Óscar García Junyent - Club CONFIRM appointment as Head Coach (8.10pm, 26 June)

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

I have no idea who this Guillem Balague is, should I be excited. Does he have a decent track record?

He's one of the biggest experts on Spanish Football, regular on Sky Sports. Knows his stuff and isn't known to BS. He's written books about Pep and is currently researching one about Messi.

 

[theonesmith]

I have no idea who this Guillem Balague is, should I be excited. Does he have a decent track record?

He broke the Vicente story? Very well respected journalist

 

[shaolinpunk]

Spanish Oscar's barmy army

 

[Bra]

Would be very very happy with this. Tweet from guillem is good news he has good contacts.

 

[terryberry1]

Re: Óscar García Junyent

If anything this is an upgrade. I bet he has a plan b and c too

 

[Bra]

Hope it is interim to permanent rather than in wings waiting.

 

[Postman Pat]

I have no idea who this Guillem Balague is, should I be excited. Does he have a decent track record?

Guillem Balague is a Sky Sports Spanish football expert. He is a regular pundit on Sky Sports' show Revista de la Liga and has also written for some of Britain's newspapers as well as several popular Spanish newspapers.

This guy knows his stuff and is well respected Spanish journalist.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Would be very very happy with this. Tweet from guillem is good news he has good contacts.

So now we just have to find out if Oscar Garcia Junyent is a good manager.

 

[Icy Gull]

He's one of the biggest experts on Spanish Football, regular on Sky Sports. Knows his stuff and isn't known to BS. He's written books about Pep and is currently researching one about Messi.

Thanks, I don't watch Sky football and I don't read football books hence my complete ignorance.

 

[Bakero]

Sounds like it's happening. If Oscar doesn't come now I'll be very Grouchy.

 

[fork me]

MTA sports director Jordi Cruyff said that "We are sad to lose two such outstanding professionals as Juan and Ruben who contributed so much to winning the title this past season, but we fully understand their desire to continue their partnership with (ex-head coach) Oscar Garcia".

Says to me that Oscar is going somewhere soon at least.

Hmm, so they could come with Oscar? We should get a red and yellow away kit to make our team and coaching staff feel at home...

 

[tinycowboy]

Fantastic - I agree with others that we should make this official soon so that we can get on with our work today. I know it's possibly a bit retrograde, but can we have the Dagger back too, as a special treat? Even if he doesn't play, it would ramp up the excitement-o-meter for me for a good few weeks anyway....

 

[Max Paper]

Looks like Naylor is reading this thread and finding his news

 

[Bladders]

If anything this is an upgrade. I bet he has a plan b and c too

We'll know he's an upgrade when he comes back from 1-0 down.

 

[Max Paper]

If Guillem Balague is convinced that's good enough for me!

 

[8ace]

http://www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/en/news/news-articles/torijo-and-martinez-step-down/

Ah, that must have been added to the story subsequently - it was about two sentences when I posted the link.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

So now we just have to find out if Oscar Garcia Junyent is a good manager.

I have been thinking that myself.

 

[fork me]

I have no idea who this Guillem Balague is, should I be excited. Does he have a decent track record?

He's a commentator for Sky Sports Spain. Knows his stuff.

 

[Rookie]

Looks like Naylor is reading this thread and finding his news

Or he read a tweet from a respected source. Why the Naylor hate?

 

[spongy]

Does this Oscar Garcia fella speak English?