: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:03 am  

Table: Barcelona 32 Villarreal 28 Valencia 27 Real Madrid 26 Sevilla 24 Atletico Madrid 21 Deportivo La Coruna 21 Valladolid 19 Malaga 18 Sporting Gijon 18 Real Betis 17 Getafe 17 Racing Santander 15 Almeria 15 Mallorca 13 Athletic Bilbao 12 Espanyol 12 Numancia 11 Osasuna 8 Recreativo Huelva 7 Marquez gone, so I guess that answers your question Catalancs.

Table: Barcelona 32 Villarreal 28 Valencia 27 Real Madrid 26 Sevilla 24 Atletico Madrid 21 Deportivo La Coruna 21 Valladolid 19 Malaga 18 Sporting Gijon 18 Real Betis 17 Getafe 17 Racing Santander 15 Almeria 15 Mallorca 13 Athletic Bilbao 12 Espanyol 12 Numancia 11 Osasuna 8 Recreativo Huelva 7 Marquez gone, so I guess that answers your question Catalancs.

: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:26 pm  

not really a surprise. wonder how long camacho will keep his job now

: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:39 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

not really a surprise. wonder how long camacho will keep his job now

He's not done badly - they're absolutely awful, that much is true, but in spite of this they are only 4 points off safety. There's a whole clutch of teams in the relegation mire. The only one of the promoted sides I think's made of tough enough stuff is Malaga, I'm not totally convinced by Gijon. Plus there's Athletic and Recreativo's continued struggle. Mallorca are on a bad trot. Camacho deserves more time and a transfer window to see if anything can be accomplished there.

: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:54 pm  

The Penguin wrote:

He's not done badly - they're absolutely awful, that much is true, but in spite of this they are only 4 points off safety. There's a whole clutch of teams in the relegation mire. The only one of the promoted sides I think's made of tough enough stuff is Malaga, I'm not totally convinced by Gijon. Plus there's Athletic and Recreativo's continued struggle. Mallorca are on a bad trot. Camacho deserves more time and a transfer window to see if anything can be accomplished there.

since camacho has taken over osasuna have played 7, won 1, drawn 1 and lost 5.
they've scored 6 and conceded 12.
they're probably just as well giving camacho more time as i dont think changing the manager now would make much of a difference as osasuna are hardly loaded and they arent going to attract to many quality players in january.
at least their still in the cup though athletic in the last 16

: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:34 pm  

Real are set to annouce the signing of Huntelaar in the next 48 hours with a transfer fee in the region £20 million. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11827_4577332,00.html

Real are set to annouce the signing of Huntelaar in the next 48 hours with a transfer fee in the region £20 million. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11827_4577332,00.html

: Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:37 pm  

A unknown superstar wrote: Real are set to annouce the signing of Huntelaar in the next 48 hours with a transfer fee in the region £20 million. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11827_4577332,00.html poor lad! and what about saviola and higuiain?

A unknown superstar wrote: Real are set to annouce the signing of Huntelaar in the next 48 hours with a transfer fee in the region £20 million. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11827_4577332,00.html poor lad! and what about saviola and higuiain?

: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:48 pm  

tamudo out for between a month and 6 weeks and mané the new manager. interesting times at espanyol

: Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:44 am  

For the unitiated, Mané is a 58-year-old Basque former Mallorca, Levante and Athletic Bilbao manager who is perhaps most famous for leading Alaves to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool. However the following season they were relegated to the Segunda and he hasn't really hit those heights since then. He's got an uphill task dealing with one of the most porous defences in La Liga. They really haven't recovered from losing Zabaleta and Riera.

For the unitiated, Mané is a 58-year-old Basque former Mallorca, Levante and Athletic Bilbao manager who is perhaps most famous for leading Alaves to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool. However the following season they were relegated to the Segunda and he hasn't really hit those heights since then. He's got an uphill task dealing with one of the most porous defences in La Liga. They really haven't recovered from losing Zabaleta and Riera.

: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:06 am  

The Penguin wrote: For the unitiated, Mané is a 58-year-old Basque former Mallorca, Levante and Athletic Bilbao manager who is perhaps most famous for leading Alaves to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool. However the following season they were relegated to the Segunda and he hasn't really hit those heights since then. He's got an uphill task dealing with one of the most porous defences in La Liga. They really haven't recovered from losing Zabaleta and Riera. thanks sir can't believe you didn't mention his time at lleida! by the way, starting to regret going for sevilla and atletico to win league w/o barça, madrid! pablo piatti still playing well though

The Penguin wrote: For the unitiated, Mané is a 58-year-old Basque former Mallorca, Levante and Athletic Bilbao manager who is perhaps most famous for leading Alaves to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool. However the following season they were relegated to the Segunda and he hasn't really hit those heights since then. He's got an uphill task dealing with one of the most porous defences in La Liga. They really haven't recovered from losing Zabaleta and Riera. thanks sir can't believe you didn't mention his time at lleida! by the way, starting to regret going for sevilla and atletico to win league w/o barça, madrid! pablo piatti still playing well though

: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:14 am  

Catalancs wrote:

pablo piatti still playing well though

Almeria suffering a bit of a slump though. Squad lacks depth IMO and they dearly miss Felipe Melo who is undergoing a hit-and-miss first season at Fiorentina. Just goes to show what a fantastic job Emery did there. They've got options up front with Negredo and Piatti in good nick so they should score enough goals to stay out of the relegation scrap.

Speaking of Unai Emery, according to Marca his current club's financial woes persist, apparently they are facing some rather large loan repayments to Bancaja by the end of the year which could paralyse them financially.