Dunga99

Hello and welcome to the official Spanish La Liga Clan thread. This is a new clan I am starting up that guarantees success, heartbreak and a whole lot of banter as the seasons go on . There are a few members from the FMEL still playing here plus a couple of additions.

We decided to try something different this time around after mainly playing in the English league for the last couple of years.


The clan plays two nights a week. Those two nights being Sunday and Tuesday. Both sessions will be 7pm till 12am Although I advice all members to be on msn at 6:30pm because that is when t+t starts.

This is more of a update thread and members can post if they want to but knowing how lazy our lot are, I wouldn't count on it


Teams


Marc - Zaragoza

Carl - Betis

Stephen - Espanyol

Simone - Osasuna

Simon - Valencia

John - Villarreal

Danny - Sevilla

Andrew - Athletic



Ideally once the first season is finished we are looking for a couple more members but please don't post in here about joining.

Dunga99

Marc - Zaragoza

Marc has picked a good starting team for the first season but a few of their best players are only on loan until the end of the season. I reckon Marc will have a good season with the team and break into the Champions League because in our last game he build a good solid formation, also without being any European torments this year his players should have that extra yard of sharpest in the league.

Star Player Pablo Aimar

Highest Transfer paid Joseba Llorente 4.2 million
Highest Transfer received Ewerthon 3.6 million



Carl - Betis

Betis were once the worlds richest club, but the days when they signed Denlison have long gone, Still a force to be reckoned with in the league Carl should gain a final position good enough in the league for a European place.

Star Player Rafael Sobis

Highest Transfer paid Theo Janssen 3.5 million
Highest Transfer received Cristian Pecci



Stephen - Espanyol

Espanyol are a good solid side in Li Liga and qualified for the Uefa cup this season via the Spanish cup. With Garica and Tamudo up front I'm sure they will score enough for a mid table finish.

Star Player Raul Tamudo

Highest Transfer paid Fernando 500k
Highest Transfer received Walter Pandiani 450k



Simone - Osasuna

One of the better teams to start with as Osasuna are a Champions League team. With a few million to spend on new players to add already to his top squad I'm sure Simone will be challenge for a Champions League place again with Osasuna.

Star Player David Lizoain

Highest Transfer paid Aruna Kone 4.7 million
Highest Transfer received Savo Milosevic 3 million



Simon - Valencia

Razor got the pick of the teams allowed for humans getting his hands on Valencia, a world class team with mainly Spanish players. They have class players in every department of the squad with the likes Villa, Joajuin and Ayala that spring to mind. With the extra TV money Valencia receive each season than the other human teams it will be up to him to put pressure on the top two of Barcelona and Madrid in the first couple of seasons.



Star Player David Villa

Highest Transfer paid Damien Duff 8.5 million
Highest Transfer received Miguel 10 million



John - Villarreal

Again John has landed on his feet with a good team in Villarreal, only a couple of years ago they were making the Champions League and playing some great football along the way. The only down point for John, is he has to wait a whole season before Juan Roman Riquelme comes back from his loan deal from Boca.

Star Player Cani

Highest Transfer paid Renato 3 million
Highest Transfer received none



Danny - Sevilla

Sevilla are more of a team of workers than superstar apart from Daniel Alves who I consider the world's best right back. Current holders of the Uefa cup I be looking to defend that title again this year and hopefully do enough in the league to keep my job, as usually my first season is nothing to write home about.


Star Player Daniel Alves

Highest Transfer paid Mauro Esposito 8 million
Highest Transfer received Frederic Kanoute 9.75 million



Andrew - Athletic

Poor Andrew really has taken up a hard task with Athletic, they may start with a good team but its going to be hard bring in new players due to the only signing Basque rule at the club.


Star Player Franciso Javier Yeste

Highest Transfer paid Gaizka Mendieta 375k
Highest Transfer received none

stabwest

good luck lads :thup:
the Spanish game is a good game, hope it works out for you lot.


p.s don't let Lee join

dooter

and betis will soon again be one of the richest teams in spain ...heheheheh
good work danny ...great host and a rubbish manager lol

Dunga99

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Cheers Lee and Stabwest :thup:

phlapster

Spains a hell hole if you find yourself in B3 or even B2 Stab haha.

Andy H

Good luck with this lads, I know it will be good. :thup:

Debtu

Today we report on the amazing scenes inside the La Romereda this week, it started with the surprise sacking of big Victor Fernandez, the appointment of complete unknown Marc Debieux ‘Debtu’.
Marc Debieux started his Zaragoza with a defeat to the mighty Real Madrid, Zaragoza missed two consecutive penalties, breeding rumours that the team weren’t happy with Debtu’s appointment, however the tide seems to be turning with a lucky 2-1 victory over Celta and a good win over much fancied Deportivo 2-0.


Reporter- caught up with Marc Debieux leaving a kebab shop late one night on the Spanish streets, here’s how the interview went.


Q- How did you come to be the new Zaragoza manager?

A- I was approached after my former team Merton Park had just gone top of the Sussex Sunday league 5th division with a 9-2 victory, as I was heading off for the Hackney Marsh’s changing rooms I was approached by Zaragoza chairman Eduardo Bandros and offered the job on the spot, as an uncompromising centre half in my hayday he felt I had the necessary qualities needed to take the club to the next level.


Q-What was your reaction to the job offer?

A- well it was a hard decision to leave my beloved Merton Park but the opportunity to leave Sunday league pub football for the glamour of La Liga football was to compelling.


Q- The media have commented that they expect you to have a tough season how do you predict the season turning out?

A- I have full faith in the current squad and expect a top six finish, if I can coop my transfer targets in the January sales I hope to push for a European place maybe in the Champions League.


Q- Have you identified for potential signings?

A- we need to increase the number of players in the first team squad as a few injuries would cripple us. More creativity is need on the wing and I want to bring in a young hungry striker to get us the goals to push us up the league.


Q-Finally who have you been most impressed with from your current squad?

A- Pablo Aimar

A fantastic attacking midfield player who’s heroics won us the game up at Deportivo, I expect many more performances of that nature if we are to progress.



Thats me signing off for now

Dunga99

Good session guys :thup:

With all my cup games I managed to play 19 games :eek: in a 5 hour session which is awesome for online play.


We will finish the season in the early part of Tuesday session and hopefully we have 2 new members joining us bring the number up to 10.

ada

1 March 07

PRESS CONFERENCE

Q.Mr O'Halloran how do u find life in Spain?

A.It's taken a while for me and my family to adjust our lifes to the spanish way of thinking but i think were getting there life in spain is alot diffrent to life in Ireland,this also effect my contol of the team having very little spanish at the start didnt help but my assistant was there to help me out when ever i needed a hand,he has now moved on to bigger and better things and his quality has shown as he is now a manager him self

Q.You havent enjoyed the best start at Estadio El Madrigal,do u think you can turn things around?

AAs i said above when u come to spain or any country thats speaks a diffrent language you are always going to have problems at the start but i know and the board and players know i am capable of turning things around.If the board didnt believe i could turn things around they wouldnt have agreed a new 3yr deal with me. .

Q.Do you think the absence of players such as Juan Roman Riquelme(on loan at boca),Robert Pires(out injured all season),Gonzalo RodrÃ*guez(missed the first 3/4 of the season thruogh injury),Cani,Nihat both seeming to be injury prone throughout the season has hinderd the clubs progress under your management?

A.I think any team in the league would miss the players you have jus listed out to me,the players you have listed are player that would be in my first 11 week in week out no doubt,but im big enought not to complain about the injuries we have got and just to do my best for the club and do the board and fans proud come the end of the season

Q.Diego Forlán was joint top scored in spain the seasion before you arrived at the club,but even as your team struggle in the league and are out of every cup compition ,you still dont seem to be prepaired to take a game on the firey striker who is bound to be leaving Estadio El Madrigal come the closed seasion,why is this?

A.Yes we have struggled this seasion but we cannot pinpoint out lack of goals and our leaky defence at jus 1 player,were a team and we take the responsibility for every goal conceded as a team form me the manager to the boot boys,as for Diego form well i feel i have given him a fair chance to prove him self to me i ave started him in 10 game and ifhe is the quality striker we are lead to believe he should ave scored at least 1 goal in those 10 games but im not ruling him out,Diego has told me that when ever he puts on the yellow jersey he will give me 100% and thats wat we need from all our players,As soon as Diego has broken his duck this conversation will seem silly because if he gets a head of steam up the is no defence in this league that can stop him



TUNE IN AT THE SAME TIME TOMRO TO SEE PART 2 OF THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Villarreal BOSS JOHN O'HALLORAN

(Juan Roman Riquelme doing what the Villarreal boss want to see him do now celebrating his goal)


Matias Fernandez one of O Hallorans future stars