10,000+ adoring fans...well let's say 30 odd readers multipled.

Ta very much, a true landmark, on a day when we celebrate Sunderland's Duncan Watmore gaining his 1st Class honours degree from Newcastle University (see below). He studied economics and business management. Paolo di Canio might have studied Politics and Sociology, if his behaviour 10 years ago is anything to go by.

This is the anniversary of Paolo di Canio's fascist salute in 2005. Livorno, which is a pretty unpleasant port on the edge of Pisa and very much a working class town, were promoted to the Serie A the year before.

This was their first visit to the top flight since 1949. The supporters are left sided to say the least, displaying banners with Guevara and Stalin and this political leaning tends to rub the Italian right wingers up the wrong way. I have been to Livorno and there are plenty of signs of this on the walls; graffiti, emblems and adornment.

Di Canio was a member of the neo-Nazi ultras as a youngster and is adorned with tatoos showing his feelings. When Lazio hosted Livorno early in April 2005, di Canio gave the opposition fans the "finger".

The following year after losing 2-1, he upset the opposition fans with a "palm down, straight arm salute" to his own fans. "I am a fascist not a rascist", says Paolo, "and the salute is aimed at my fans." He had done this twice before against Roma and Juve, so the third time was the last straw. He was made to promise never to do it again! he also had a moment at the Stadium of Light when he was the "general" and that didn't have the effect he hoped for.

Other "brain boxes", who didn't cause a flap;
David Weatherall of Sheffield United a1st in Chemistry, Steve Palmer a software engineering degree from Cambridge, Steve Heighway (economics), Slaven Bilic (law), Iain Dowie (Masters in engineering), Steve Coppell (economics) and Graeme Le Saux-a Guardian reader!!
Not too many recents are there?