The Llaneros Herald
Squad16 Aug 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Kelvin Osorio
100 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Llaneros lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
Kelvin Osorio says Llaneros went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Llaneros
Francisco Meza and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market16 Aug 2027
Alfredo Gomez steps up from the Llaneros academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alfredo Gomez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market16 Aug 2027
One of our own: Nicolas Cardona joins the Llaneros first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nicolas Cardona is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Aug 2027
Santiago Gonzalez steps up from the Llaneros academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Santiago Gonzalez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market16 Aug 2027
One of our own: Hugo Restrepo joins the Llaneros first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hugo Restrepo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Jhildrey Lasso
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
94% of the income goes out in wages at Llaneros
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
In brief
- The dugout Jhildrey Lasso is still paying for one afternoon at Llaneros
- The dugout Luis Miranda gets picked when it counts
- Squad Manuel López has had enough of the bench