Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Racing Santander has to find a result from somewhere.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Racing Santander has to find a result from somewhere.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Racing Santander has to find a result from somewhere.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Juan Pérez and Racing Santander agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Jérémy Vachoux is 36 and has run out of things to prove. What he has left is where to stand, when to slow it down and what to say at half-time, and none of that is on a fitness chart.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Racing Santander hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
A 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Real Sociedad go through and Racing Santander go home, 1-4 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Onur Ergün is 36, with 34 appearances behind him, and Racing Santander will have to plan for whichever answer comes.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 13 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Racing Santander hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Andrea Gemello and Racing Santander agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Beaten 4 times, with 5 saves for company. Goalkeepers carry these scorelines on their record whoever actually caused them, which is the quiet injustice of the job.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Racing Santander have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Racing Santander have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Racing Santander has to find a result from somewhere.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Miguel Rocha and Racing Santander agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Racing Santander have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Miguel Rocha arrives at Racing Santander with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Excellent Ikpeama arrives at Racing Santander with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.
1-5 to Atlético Madrid, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Racing Santander has to find a result from somewhere.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“The easiest signature of my career.” George Younan and Racing Santander agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Gustavo Puerta and Racing Santander agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
The shirt still fits. Eduardo Iglesias is back at Racing Santander, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
The shirt still fits. Pedro González is back at Racing Santander, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Work is signed off on a capacity of 31856. It is the sort of decision a club is judged on twenty years later, by people who were not there when it was taken.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
The terracesEverybody has an opinion about Simon Eriksson
Lukas Watkowiak arrives at 33 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
Onur Ergün is 36 and has run out of things to prove. What he has left is where to stand, when to slow it down and what to say at half-time, and none of that is on a fitness chart.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Sergio Canales and Racing Santander agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Sergio Pabón is 33 and has run out of things to prove. What he has left is where to stand, when to slow it down and what to say at half-time, and none of that is on a fitness chart.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Racing Santander has been clear about where Gonzalo Almenara stands, which is more than many ever get.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The one award nobody else on the pitch can win goes to Simon Eriksson, on 13 clean sheets across the season. Keepers wait a career for a season like it.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
He is 20, and nobody at Racing Santander signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Andre Grey will call it something else in private.
The name of Gustavo Puerta keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Racing Santander say nothing, which says plenty.
The terraces4 Jun 2029
Supporters make their feelings known about Simon Eriksson
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Racing Santander would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Gonzalo Almenara may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
In brief
The terracesThe press have found their man in Andrés Martín
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Manu Hernando will call it something else in private.
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Sergio Martínez and Racing Santander agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Racing Santander is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
A season average of 7.19 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Racing Santander know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Andre Grey will call it something else in private.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 12 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Simon Eriksson and Racing Santander agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Racing Santander is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Racing Santander pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
A season average of 7.13 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Racing Santander know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
In brief
The terracesThe press cannot get enough of Andrés Martín
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Racing Santander have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Racing Santander, and 1 appearances in 7 say he has earned the hearing.
A new partner, a signature and a photograph nobody will remember. It funds a fortnight of wages, which is more than most headlines on this page can say for themselves.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 15 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
The shirt still fits. Finlay Wilkinson is back at Racing Santander, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Sergio Canales has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Racing Santander know, and have known for weeks.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
A season average of 7.37 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Racing Santander know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 12 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
A season average of 7.07 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Racing Santander know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
The name of Manu Hernando has come up in conversations Racing Santander were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Racing Santander have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
13 graduates from an academy now rated 11 out of 20. A club this size does not survive any other way, and every name on that list is known in the town.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Sergio Canales has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Racing Santander know, and have known for weeks.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
The terracesThe press have found their man in Andrés Martín
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
A season average of 7.01 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Racing Santander know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
13 graduates from an academy now rated 11 out of 20. A club this size does not survive any other way, and every name on that list is known in the town.
In brief
The terracesThe press cannot get enough of Jorge Salinas
SquadThe selectors could not leave Jorge Salinas out
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Athletic Bilbao go through and Racing Santander go home, 2-3 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
A season average of 7.13 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Racing Santander know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
Cultural Leonesa will want this one forgotten quickly: 3-0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Racing Santander were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
13 graduates from an academy now rated 11 out of 20. A club this size does not survive any other way, and every name on that list is known in the town.
A season average of 7.01 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Racing Santander know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Racing Santander have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Thiago Henrique arrives at 33 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.
The terraces25 Sep 2028
The crowd stays with them
8 of the 30 senior squad came off to the sort of reception a club has to earn. Support like that is not unconditional, but this week it was not asked to be.
In brief
The terracesThe press have found their man in Jorge Salinas
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Racing Santander have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
The shirt still fits. Ricardo Prieto is back at Racing Santander, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
The shirt still fits. Markel Garrido is back at Racing Santander, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
The shirt still fits. Jaime Prieto is back at Racing Santander, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
The shirt still fits. Vicente Pascual is back at Racing Santander, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Racing Santander hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
SquadMario García asks for a word with the manager
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Mario García has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
The arithmetic ran out, and everybody could see it coming from a distance. The hard summer starts now, and next season's fixtures will be full of unfamiliar names.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A new face in his position, and Álvaro Mantilla suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Racing Santander have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing Santander can pretend not to have heard.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Hannes Hermann and Racing Santander agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Racing Santander would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Racing Santander has to find a result from somewhere.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Sergio Canales and Racing Santander agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Racing Santander has to find a result from somewhere.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Racing Santander has to find a result from somewhere.
2-6 to Sevilla, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Suleiman Camara will call it something else in private.
In brief
The terracesEverybody has an opinion about Simon Eriksson
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Simon Eriksson knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Jokin Ezkieta will call it something else in private.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Racing Santander have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Peru Rodríguez and Racing Santander agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Racing Santander, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Racing Santander know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
The terracesThe spotlight tightens on Arthur Caike