thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
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Fairly well known as a place for tourists in the North West of Spain - excursions available from the cruise ports of A Coruna and Vigo
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[Albion] David Mella
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US Seagull
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To be fair, I didn't know where A Coruña was either. But I spent two minutes on Google and now I know more about A Coruña than he, apparently, knows about Brighton and Hove.
They have a Roman lighthouse. They claim it is the only one still standing and operational. Neat.
Half Time Pies
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They also once had a great football team, Deportivo de la Coruna won La Liga, the Copa Del Rey and got to the semi finals of the champions league in the early 2000's! My wifes family is from there and its a lovely city, its been really sad to see Deportivo fall down the leagues.
Deportivo Seagull
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Glad to see the use of ’a’ rather than ‘la’. We don’t want any of that Castilian bollocks in Galicia.
Santiago is about 45 mins away from A Coruna.
…. and yes the light house does work.
Deportivo Seagull
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I was at Coruna airport flying back to Blighty when Rivaldo flew out to sign for Barcelona.
We have fallen a very long way and can thank Lucas Perez for getting the goals that got us back into Segunda. He‘s a local lad and basically paid off his contract so he could sign for Depor. It cost him just under 500k …
Deportivo Seagull
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Sadly very depressing. I can still vividly remember watch the final game of the ‘99 season on Sky when Donato scored the first with a thundering header. My uncle was at the game and he said it was the greatest moment of his life,
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
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They also have some infamous artworks at the cruise terminal entrance that everyone who visits will have a photo of
Farehamseagull
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They’re on their way back though thanks to former Arsenal player and Depor legend Lucas Perez!
I’ve always liked Depor, partly due to the kit, but also since the early 2000’s days of Pablo, Fran, Victor, Tristan and my absolute favourite, Juan Carlos Valeron. What a team they were!
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Deportivo Seagull
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Francisco Gonzalez for me. Galician who played 550 games for Depor, also Manuel Pablo.
Edit: just looked the 1999 squad … I had forgotten just how good it was.
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No, Nastic would be promoted if overall result would be tied after 120 minutes because they've finished higher in their respective Primera RFEF group.
Don't ask me why, just Spanish football logic.
Is it too late to say that I liked his efforts fronting 606?
Toe job to could do a job?
Toe job to could do a job?
That team was superb, I must have been 8 or 9 but had a real soft spot for Depor growing up and watching them in the CL. The battering ram Walter Pandiani up top as well. How he and Tristan ended up at Birmingham and West Ham respectively
Valeron was an incredible footballer, hugely underrated and forgotten somehow.Farehamseagull
Solly March Fan Club
Yeah Valeron was brilliant, as you say, hugely under rated. And like Juan Roman Riquelme of that era, a proper number 10 that you just don't get in the game any more. Both players incredibly slow but with a brain, touch and skill way ahead of everyone else.That team was superb, I must have been 8 or 9 but had a real soft spot for Depor growing up and watching them in the CL. The battering ram Walter Pandiani up top as well. How he and Tristan ended up at Birmingham and West Ham respectively
Bish Bosh
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Agree, Mellor was very supportive as 606 host during the Archer/Stanley years. As a lawyer he was able to cut through the bullsh1t and do a forensic job on the crooks.
