The Racing Ferrol Sentinel
Squad23 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Racing Ferrol
Tiago Caballero and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Racing Ferrol rebuffed over Moi Gómez
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Osasuna have kept their man, and Racing Ferrol go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Racing Ferrol
5 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Racing Ferrol promote Ismael Navarro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ismael Navarro 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Héctor Aguilar steps up from the Racing Ferrol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Héctor Aguilar 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Nil Blanco joins the Racing Ferrol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nil Blanco is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Nicolás Castillo joins the Racing Ferrol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nicolás Castillo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Nicolás Salinas signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Nicolás Salinas commits to Racing Ferrol for another 3 years.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
A promise the Racing Ferrol board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
In brief
- The dugout Miquel Parera gets picked when it counts
- Squad Ander Gorostidi falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Azael García knocks on the manager's door