The Cortulua Post
The terraces29 Nov 2027
The mood at Cortulua has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Match29 Nov 2027
Cortulua sink to position 18
29 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Boardroom29 Nov 2027
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Cortulua
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Market29 Nov 2027
Francisco Rodriguez puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Cortulua, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout29 Nov 2027
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Squad29 Nov 2027
A falling-out at Cortulua
Camilo Hurtado and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad29 Nov 2027
Words at Cortulua training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daniel Porras is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout29 Nov 2027
Wilmar Lemos knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Wilmar Lemos trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market29 Nov 2027
Richard Santos linked with a move away
The name of Richard Santos keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Cortulua say nothing, which says plenty.
In brief
- Market The shop window has Teo González in it
- Squad David Mina is not doing himself any favours
- Squad Joaquín Rodríguez has settled at Cortulua