The Mirandés Post
Squad14 Feb 2028
At 18, Carlos Márquez is already the best thing here
An average of 7.17 in a first team he is several years too young for. Mirandés have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Carlos Márquez, 18, steals the show — 7.88
Marked 7.88 at 18, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Tomás Mendes pops up at the right end — 7.80
7.80, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Mirandés
Aritz Arambarri was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match12 Feb 2028
Mirandés get the job done against Algeciras
A 3‑2 win over Algeciras, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
The manager makes an example of Pablo López
“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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Mirandés promote Leo Gutiérrez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Leo Gutiérrez 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
One of our own: Enrique Santiago joins the Mirandés first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Enrique Santiago is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Feb 2028
Iván Cortés steps up from the Mirandés academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Iván Cortés 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.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Álvaro Djaló
- Squad Alberto wants to go home
- Squad Words at Mirandés training over how hard people work