The Liniers Post
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Liniers run out of patience with the manager
The end came on a Tuesday, as these things usually do: a short meeting, a shorter statement, and the manager clearing his office by noon. Football’s cruellest ritual, performed to schedule.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Luis Alberto Alonso minds the shop at Liniers
“I am not thinking past Saturday, and I would advise nobody else to.” The caretaker’s first rule is to pretend the job is small; Luis Alberto Alonso recited it perfectly.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Words exchanged at Liniers
Matías Belloso and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Graduation day at Liniers
6 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
The terraces5 Feb 2029
Liniers supporters have found a favourite in Jeremías Arias
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Jeremías Arias has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market5 Feb 2029
Juan Pablo Ojeda steps up from the Liniers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Pablo Ojeda 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.
Market5 Feb 2029
Liniers promote Tecla from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tecla 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.
Market5 Feb 2029
One of our own: Pedro Vega joins the Liniers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pedro Vega is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market5 Feb 2029
One of our own: Diego Villalba joins the Liniers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Diego Villalba is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.