The Ponferradina Post
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
No thanks: Hugo Álvarez rejects the move
Ponferradina had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Celta, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Words exchanged at Ponferradina
Hugo Rincón 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.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Ponferradina
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Door shut on Juan Bobba
Ponferradina asked and Unionistas said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market21 Aug 2028
Martín Ferrer steps up from the Ponferradina academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Martín Ferrer 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: Javier Molina joins the Ponferradina first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Javier Molina is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Aug 2028
Ricardo Alonso steps up from the Ponferradina academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ricardo Alonso 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Ponferradina promote Daniel Vidal from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Vidal 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.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
A promise the Ponferradina 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
- Squad Javier Pereyra falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout A door opens for Pau Ferrer
- The dugout Andoni López knocks on the manager’s door