The Real Pilar Courier
Squad11 Jan 2027
Dylan Vergara signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Dylan Vergara commits to Real Pilar for another 4 years.
Squad11 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Real Pilar
Daniel González and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Agustín Graneros gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Agustín Graneros has just signed for Real Pilar, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Real Pilar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Dylan Vergara 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
Pantera steps up from the Real Pilar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Pantera 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
Real Pilar promote José Alonso from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. José Alonso has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market11 Jan 2027
Real Pilar promote Cristian Blanco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cristian Blanco has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market11 Jan 2027
Mago steps up from the Real Pilar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mago 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.
The dugout11 Jan 2027
The manager has not finished forgetting Iván Smith's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
In brief
- The dugout Enzo Franco knocks on the manager’s door
- The dugout Iván Smith has been promised minutes
- The terraces The stands have heard the Dylan Vergara talk too