Pest Control
| Pest Control Hattrick 
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 La Pést | |
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Official kits
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| Symbol | Mouse |
| Colours |  White, red, gold
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| Team data | |
| City | Cormano (MI) |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Nation |  Italy
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| Zone | Latin Europe |
| Continent | Europe |
| League | VII.69 |
| Foundation | January, 6th 2020 (Season 73) |
| Manager | FaBReLLa
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| Coach |  Sławomir Pustelnik
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| Arena | Dismaland (42.000 seats) |
| Website | www.pestcontrol.it |
Pest Control is a hattrick club founded on January 6th, 2020 by FaBReLLa. The headquarter is located in Cormano, Lombardia, Italia. Future stars are coming from the youth team, Young Boys Brella.
FaBReLLa is the former manager of another hattrick club, Magiuster United, a team that has been active from 2005 to 2016.
The team name is a clear homage to Banksy and street art. In fact, Pest Control is the company that oversees the rights of the street artist, as well as Dismaland, the stadium, is the name of one of his most bizarre projects, a decaying and ruined amusement park. Offlaga Disco Park, instead (the former arena of the KiLLeR PLaSTiC F.C./Magiuster United), is the ground where youth team plays home games, in order to give continuity to the manager story and pay homage to his previous experience on Hattrick.
History
The origins
After a long period far from the scenes, FaBReLLa decided to come back in Hattrick in the beginning of 2020, while on vacation with his family. He was prompted to the comeback after an evening spent drinking beers with friends in a Milan pub, recalling the old glorious days of KiLLeR PLaSTiC F.C. The group of that unforgettable evening was composed as follows: Mauro (former manager of Atletico Zanzare), Salvatore (former manager of F.C. Emmarisa 11), Marco (former manager of STELLA VILLASANTESE), Emiliano (former manager of C.S. Bellas) and his brother Alessandro (former manager of U.S. Bettolino). Some of them came back to Hattrick in that period, and a few other came back even before (Alberto, manager of Onopko's boys, and Jacopo, manager of Kununurra from Oceania). Finally, he involved a few others friend in that comeback clash, that's to say Daniele (Daneister) and Simone (Bellavista Wanderers from Chile).
Foundation and new beginning
So, a few days after that evening, he collected the legacy of an abandoned team, Aradeo, that was playing in VIII.1681. The season was drawing to the end, and the final placement was 2nd. The team lost the playoff game, but was promoted due to a bonus promotion. So, after less than a month since his comeback, he was already in VII division.
The following season was very hard. The team was not ready for the 7th division, and ended the season at 6th place. The playoff match was a success, though, and he gained to chance for another season in VII. The focus of the training was in Defence, one of the training never choosen from the manager in his previous Hattrick life.
Turning point
He moved than to the group #517 of VII division, to be able to play with his friends Aubergine (Aubergine United) and Alex-FHBB (RomaCapitale). The team ended 3rd, with a chance to go up to 6th division, but lost the playoff match. On season 76, playing again in VII.517, the final position was 5th, while Aubergine United went up to 6th division (2nd place) and RomaCapitale was 3rd. During that period, the manager, irritated by the crazy prices of the market, came up with the idea of developing an homegrown team, with players from the youth team, and thus embraces to ideal of cycle training.
For season 77, he moved to VII.69, in order to play with his friend Guybrush_Treepwood (manager of Ruspolandia f.c.). The 3rd final place admitted Pest Control to the playoff match, lost again. The following season ended 4th, senza infamia e senza lode.
In the following season he was reached in VII.69 by his friend jack_burton-FHBB, manager of Casal Bernocchi (who also draw the wonderful crest of Pest Control). The team played an amazing season, but due to a start centered on the cup, and some undeserved defeats (both matches against Casal Bernocchi, the home one 
and the away one , and the last match versus Proale United ) condemn them to a poor 4th place.
Club history
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Crest & colours
Crest
The official crest of Pest Control is a grinning mouse holding the team name with one hand, while playing with a heart-shaped yoyo with the other. This amazing logo was designed by jack_burton-FHBB, one of the best HT friends of FaBReLLa, manager of Casal Bernocchi (who also played in the same league of Pest Control in season 79). The yoyo recalls the team's HGT vocation, while the mouse connects directly to the very first logo of the team, a Banksy stencil that portrays a mouse while cleaning the house (also direct reference to the team name).
Colours
The colours originally choosen from the manager were red and green (the italian flag's colours), in reference to the HGT philosophy, but with the upgrade to the new logo, they became red and gold (or, better, a kind of cross between yellow and an acid green).
Stadiums
Main arena
The home games of Pest Control are played at Dismaland, located in the hamlet of Brusuglio, a stone's throw from the Manzoni villa. Currently, the official capacity is 42,000 seats.
The first renovation and expansion of the stadium took place from 17th to 24th July, 2020. These works involved the restyling of the seats, a new wider access area, and the renewal of the lighting system, in addition to the new capacity of 20,000 seats.
On November 26th, 2020, president FaBReLLa authorized new modernization works for the stadium. First step: expansion of the arena's capacity by 8,000 units, from 20,000 to 28,000, in order to accommodate even more spectators. Second step: improvement of the VIP lounge and creation of new underground car parks.
On April 8th, 2021, a new session of works in Dismaland ended. This time, a ground heating system was installed, to avoid winter frosts, and the entire electrical system was completely redone. The capacity had been increased again, from 28,000 to 36,000 seats.
The last tranche of works so far is the one that took place between 24th and 30th July, 2021. It was the opportunity to bring the capacity to 42,000 seats and to install a new futuristic roofing of the entire stadium, as well as than to redo the external facades and create new access ramps.
- Terraces: 23.730
- Basic seating: 9.660
- Seats under roof: 7.560
- Seats in VIP boxes: 1.050
Last improvements: 30/07/2021
Training center
Pest Control trains at the facility called Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, an old stadium in Cormano, converted into a multipurpose sports center. It is in fact equipped with an 11-a-side football field (with an athletics track and 1,200-seat grandstand), a 7-a-side football field, two indoor facilities for 5-a-side football and a bar.
Youth club arena
Offlaga Disco Park is the Young Boys Brella's home. It's the former stadium of Magiuster United, and is located in the south-east area of Milan, where FaBReLLa used to live from 2007 until 2009. This arena can host up to 600 spectators.
Club
- FaBReLLa - President
Gaston Pianzola - Chief Executive Officer- Giacinto Natali - Managing Director Corporate
Mãdãlin Nistor - Financial Controller- Giancarlo Sinibaldi - Managing Director Sport
- Andrea Torre - Scouting Area Coordinator
Jurjan van Klaveren - Team Manager- Yuri Beazzi - Secretary
- Carlo Parisotto - Technical Area Chief
- Paolo Nuarte - Press Officer
Ilja Lindner - Youth Sector Manager
- Sławomir Pustelnik - 1st team coach
- Leandro Compagno - Assistant coach
- Fiorenzo Gulino - Assistant coach
- Bruno Camporini - Medic
- Armando Zarro - Form coach
Kawawe Mitei - Goalkeeper coach- Gabriele Cocumelli - Youth team coach
Sponsors
For the current season, the main sponsor is RNA Random Numbers Accounting, that grants 27.000 € for each league match played. The technical sponsor is Adidas.
Coaches
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Notable players
Prize shelf
| Season | League | PTS | MP | MW | MD | ML | GS | GA | GD |
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| 76 |  FHBB Cup - IV edizione |
39 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 27 | +29 |
Ladders
Club statistics and records
Top caps & top scorers
Players in bold are still in Pest Control roster. Last update on 07 december 2021. Between brackets, the goals/the caps. Only official matches.
| Top caps | |
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| 1 | 85 (11) Romano Tartagni |
| 2 | 84 (57) Cuono Bortolotti |
| 3 | 81 (4) Stefano Vesci |
| 4 | 74 (9) Cuono De Sario |
| 5 | 59 (9) Giovanbattista Bodda |
| 6 | 54 (2) Vincenzo Centrella |
| 7 | 51 (0) Leandro Compagno |
| 8 | 47 (21)  Mohamed Reda Boukais |
| 9 | 43 (0) Stefano Curtopelle |
| 10 | 41 (1) Orazio Gagna |
| Top scorers | |
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| 1 | 57 (84) Cuono Bortolotti |
| 2 | 21 (47) Mohamed Reda Boukais |
| 3 | 17 (28) Ivano Pietrasanta |
| 4 | 12 (36) Gabriele Cocumelli |
| 5 | 11 (85) Romano Tartagni |
| 6 | 9 (40) Marco Sanfelici |
| 7 | 9 (74) Cuono De Sario |
| 8 | 9 (59) Giovanbattista Bodda |
| 9 | 8 (32) Yuri Beazzi |
| 10 | 7 (16) Vincenzo Rigoni |
Top matches
- Highest official match HatStats: 284 - vs. Proale United on 27/11/2021 (79/14)
- Midfield: excellent (8) (very high) [96]
- Right defence: excellent (8) (very high) [32]
- Central defence: outstanding (10) (high) [39]
- Left defence: formidable (9) (very low) [33]
- Right attack: formidable (9) (very low) [33]
- Central attack: inadequante (5) (very low) [17]
- Left attack: formidable (9) (low) [34]
- Highest official defence HatStats: 127 - vs. Casal Bernocchi on 16/10/2021 (79/8)
- Right defence: outstanding (10) (very low) [37]
- Central defence: supernatural (14) (very low) [53]
- Left defence: outstanding (10) (very low) [37]
- Highest official midfield HatStats: 99 - vs. Picciotti on 26/06/2021 (78/8)
- Midfield: formidable (9) (very low) [99]
- Highest official attack HatStats: 98 - vs. BrigAntiFa on 23/10/2021 (79/9)
- Right attack: excellent (8) (very high) [32]
- Central attack: formidable (9) (very low) [33]
- Left attack: formidable (9) (very low) [33]
Supporters & rivalries
Team's fan club is called GNùBBì³ FHBB & Shallontre. Currently there are 1.599 members.
- Highest attendance: 38.251 - vs. Proale United on 27/11/2021 (79/14)
Roster
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Individual prize shelf
| Global Season | Player | League | Goals |
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| 77 | Cuono Bortolotti |
 VII.69 |
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Foreign players
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Transfer stats
| Total Purchases: | 5.760.559 € |
| Total Sales: | 18.673.001 € |
| Difference: | 12.912.442 € |
| Average (bought): | 288.028 € |
| Average (sold): | 811.870 € |
| Average (bought + sold): | 300.289 € |
| Players bought: | 20 |
| Players sold: | 23 |
| Number of transfers: | 43 |
Top transfers
| Player (Position) | Sold for | To | Day (Season/Week) | TSI |
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 Arménio Gomes Cabral (IM) |
2.703.010 € | Eels United |
10/05/2021 (78/2) | 17.400 |
| Samuele Marolla (DC) |
2.450.000 € | Valdazze |
07/12/2020 (76/12) | 22.760 |
 Cameron Steinmetz (W) |
2.089.000 € | ASFogliatella |
03/05/2021 (78/1) | 11.850 |
 David Filomeno (W) |
1.731.890 € | fc teleleii |
08/03/2021 (77/9) | 26.980 |
| Jordan Marcon (DC) |
1.487.000 € | Salvatore |
11/01/2021 (77/1) | 25.120 |
| Jakub Bajur (GK) |
1.243.000 € |  FC Rebel United |
28/06/2021 (78/9) | 8.710 |
| Eros Aiazzone (DC) |
1.211.760 € |  Nogometni klub Venec |
07/07/2020 (75/6) | 8.250 |
| Gaetano Sancin (GK) |
1.124.000 € |  Steentjes |
16/11/2020 (76/9) | 5.110 |
| Orazio Gagna (DC) |
1.037.340 € | De Waaslandwolf |
25/01/2021 (77/3) | 15.410 |
| Davide Roccetti (DC) |
949.000 € | U.E. SANT JAUME |
21/09/2020 (76/1) | 8.720 |
| Renzo Esseni (DC) |
885.000 € | Mcbrady17 |
21/09/2020 (76/1) | 7.440 |
| Player (Position) | Bought for | From | Day (Season/Week) | TSI |
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| David Filomeno (W) |
1.618.588 € | Legazpi |
12/09/2020 (75/15) | 20.390 |
| Cameron Steinmetz (W) |
1.587.121 € | International Pivs |
24/09/2020 (76/1) | 11.160 |
| Jakub Bajur (GK) |
882.300 € |  STRYYK |
31/01/2021 (77/3) | 6.600 |
| Mohamed Reda Boukais (FW) |
422.281 € | Avenir Football Villeneuvois |
08/04/2020 (74/9) | 6.220 |
| Arménio Gomes Cabral (IM) |
270.301 € | FC Swords Team |
04/07/2020 (75/5) | 990 |
| Stefano Curtopelle (GK) |
220.320 € |  Talvivaara FC |
29/04/2020 (74/12) | 2.500 |
Youth section
The youth team has strategic importance for Pest Control, due to the manager's choice not to draw on the transfermarket for new grafts. This prompted, from the beginning, to invest heavily in the club's youth sector, to identify the best young people around Italy and bring them to the youth squad, to make them grow and make their debut in the first team. The staff of the youth sector can count on the performances of Mr. Gabriele Cocumelli, flanked by the scouts Michele Guerci, Valerio Scardia and Luca Cortesi, looking for young talents in the whole peninsula.
| Name | Speciality | Promotion day | Age at promotion | TSI at promotion | GK | DE | PM | WI | PS | SC | SP | # of sales |
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| Gaetano Sancin | none | 11th November, 2020 | 17 years, 0 days | 4.260 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sandro Ravani | none | 19th July, 2021 | 17 years, 48 days | 2.400 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Orazio Gisondi | none | 17th April, 2021 | 17 years, 0 days | 1.800 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Pierpaolo Lostuzzo | none | 10th September, 2021 | 17 years, 12 days | 1.460 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Matteo Zagato | none | 19th June, 2021 | 17 years, 68 days | 1.190 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Vincenzo Rigoni | Unpredictable | 14th May, 2021 | 17 years, 1 day | 1.170 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Giovanbattista Bodda | none | 21st July, 2020 | 17 years, 92 days | 1.090 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dino Duma | none | 21st October, 2021 | 17 years, 109 days | 1.060 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Paolo Mammone | Powerful | 10th April, 2021 | 17 years, 30 days | 1.030 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Hall of Fame
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Ilja Lindner
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| First day with club | 2006-01-15 | |
| Current occupation | Restaurant Owner | |
| Was inducted in the Hall of Fame at age 55 in March 17, 2007. | ||
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Carlo Parisotto
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| First day with club | 2007-03-17 | |
| Current occupation | Player Union Representative | |
| Was inducted in the Hall of Fame at age 43 in July 12, 2008. | ||
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Paolo Nuarte
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| First day with club | 2006-02-11 | |
| Current occupation | Vice-Coach of MUFC | |
| Was inducted in the Hall of Fame at age 43 in January 25, 2013. | ||
Flag collection
Home
Dismaland has hosted teams from 22 of 145 countries.
Away
Pest Control has visited 50 of 145 countries.
