Goodbye to Albion's Spanish contingent?

[Mental Lental]

Looking at the players that are out of contract and the specualation regarding Ulloa, it isn't entirely improbable for us to be starting the season without a single player or member of the coaching staff from Spain (or other latin countries.)

If the new manager is someone like Sherwood I can't really see us getting any more in either.

So would we be happy to ship out the flair and get some cloggers in for next year?

 

[Robot Chicken]

Ultimately, the Spanish flair didn't get us promoted to the Prem. Close, but no cigar.

 

[countryman]

Looking at the players that are out of contract and the specualation regarding Ulloa, it isn't entirely improbable for us to be starting the season without a single player or member of the coaching staff from Spain (or other latin countries.)

If the new manager is someone like Sherwood I can't really see us getting any more in either.

So would we be happy to ship out the flair and get some cloggers in for next year?

We'll definitely still have Calde. The coaching staff most likely won't be Spanish but to get rid of all of the Spanish players would be bad.

The Spanish player I am worried about losing is Lopez. He may not be strong but he makes up for that in skill and can change games.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

You need to play fast attacking football to get in the Prem - Two attackers scoring goals and a defence that can watch your back as you rush forward. Experienced players seem to be the key.

When you reach the Prem you need to know how to defend and concentrate on getting 40 points grinding out results - do that for 3-4 years and with a few good buys you can eventually have a squad worth £200M and start to evolve and compete. Again Experience is the key

 

[RexCathedra]

In other words, bring on the hoofball.
Because all that Spanish ticky-tacky is so boring.

I'm pretty sure I'm missing something here....

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I see that Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli League again this season, with a management team as follows:

Sports Director Jordi Cruyff (Netherlands)
Head Coach Paulo Sousa (Portugal)
Assistant Coach/Fitness Coach Nacho Torreno (Spain)
Assistant Coach Victor Sanchez (Spain)

Could all do a job?

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

La Liga Premier esta muy leijos con el futbol jugadors de Espana.

Didn't even need Google translate for that. Not even the bits I made up. Speaking Spanish is all about believing in yourself and how good the person you're speaking to is at guessing.

Seriously though, as long as Calde stays in some capacity or other, then de nada.

As they may well say.

 

[Lawro's Lip]

We'll definitely still have Calde. The coaching staff most likely won't be Spanish but to get rid of all of the Spanish players would be bad.

The Spanish player I am worried about losing is Lopez. He may not be strong but he makes up for that in skill and can change games.

Agree about Lopez. I think many would be happy to see him go, based on a poor second season, but the year before he looked a real find.

 

[Napper]

I see that Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israeli League again this season, with a management team as follows:

Sports DirectorJordi Cruyff (Netherlands)
Head Coach Paulo Sousa (Portugal)
Assistant Coach/Fitness Coach Nacho Torreno (Spain)
Assistant Coach Victor Sanchez (Spain)

Could all do a job?

Interesting as didn't Sousa largely fail over here tactically

 

[drew]

Agree about Lopez. I think many would be happy to see him go, based on a poor second season, but the year before he looked a real find.

He is talented but to be fair, in the two seasons he has been here, he has only really played well in one quarter of that time, ie the second half of last season.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Looking at the players that are out of contract and the specualation regarding Ulloa, it isn't entirely improbable for us to be starting the season without a single player or member of the coaching staff from Spain (or other latin countries.)

If the new manager is someone like Sherwood I can't really see us getting any more in either.

So would we be happy to ship out the flair and get some cloggers in for next year?

Does it follow then, that if a player wasn't born in Spain, that he is a clogger?

You may well be right though, we will be without a single player from Spain by this time next week, with all of the Spanish flags and the Gaviotas banner disappearing from the south west corner too.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Calderon is not Spanish.


Having said that he better not leave as I'll cry.

 

[studio150]

Does Calderon escape the cull due to being a Basque.

 

[Don Quixote]

Well that's going to annoy all the Spanish lovers on here. I for one am glad, it was an unhealthy obsession.

 

[albion534]

Well that's going to annoy all the Spanish lovers on here. I for one am glad, it was an unhealthy obsession.

There's never an unhealthy obsession when it comes to Calde

 

[somerset]

Does Calderon escape the cull due to being a Basque.

If he escapes , it will be because he never fails to give 100% on and off the pitch.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Well that's going to annoy all the Spanish lovers on here. I for one am glad, it was an unhealthy obsession.

Nice username btw.

 

[Gritt23]

Does Calderon escape the cull due to being a Basque.

I thought Bruno was Basque as well.

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

I thought Bruno was Basque as well.

He's Catalan so quite possibly might escape it too!

 

[Machiavelli]

Ultimately, the Spanish flair didn't get us promoted to the Prem. Close, but no cigar.

Or, you could look at it this way:
Ultimately, the Spanish flair got us into the play-offs. Twice.