Sporting-Osasuna, a game in the blizzard

Good morning, dear Osasunists! We are living a snowy weekend and we are playing a Sunday morning again! All in all it is the most typical time for an English football match. And that is the reason I like watching games like this one: Sporting-Osasuna, two traditional teams in the Spanish Liga that were a long time in Second Division. Both teams are living a bad "CUESTA DE ENERO" ( hard times after festivities of Christmas ). Osasuna ended the first round of La Liga as one of the surprises apart from the good season of Levante F.C. But, Osasuna have lsot four games and got only two draws in January and they have lsot the feeling that they could do good play in this season. On the other hand, Sporting fans aren't happier than Osasuna's. You must only have a look to the photo on the left and see that their supporters are angrier and upset with their team. Manuel Preciado, tehir coach for six seasons has been dismised this week and as it is usual there are many stories about the life of their players outside the pitch in the papers, so the fans start whistling their players and they withdraw their support to the team! Now,Iñaki Tejada is their new coach. You know there is an unwritten law that new coach, won match! The coliseum in Gijon was full of paintings to encourage the new coach to win the match with a direct rival and an outraged rival. Iñaki is concerned with the defense and he wants to play with the lines nearer one each other. Unfortunately, what I am more concern about is the difficulty for a Osasuna supporter to go with the team away! I know that Madrid was almost forbidden, but I see that Asturias is also a ban land. First, it was Oviedo as we were blamed of their relegation and also their disapperarance, but now it is Sporting, a supporter group I admired for their honestity and fairness! But the insults against Osasuna and their supporters make me feel upset and worried! I hope no one who decided to enjoy a visit in Gijon and their hobby won't have any problem and come back to Pamplona as happy as a baby with a present! Osasuna will look for a victory 26 years later, when they won 1-2, with the goals scored by the well-known Javier Castañeda and Enrique Martín. Gora Osasuna! Aupa Rojillos!

Osasuna-Sporting, football is back

Osasuna and Sporting from Gijon started the season 2011-12 at the Reyno de Navarra stadium this evening. They had finished in a good position last year and supporters from both teams are still in good terms!Tonight the final score was on the side of Osasuna ( 2-1 ) not with great difficulty after some mistakes in defence! Aupa Rojillos!Gora Osasuna!

Osasuna-Sporting, a historical derby

Good afternoon, dear Osasunists! Today we receive the visit of a historical team and very appreciated one, not only for their players, but also for their supporters: Sporting F.C., from Gijon, in Asturias.

Some weeks ago I talked about my first football albums. It was when Osasuna was about to play against Hercules F.C. Sporting was in that same album and Osasuna wasn't. One of my idols in football was a former Sporting player and later F.C. Barcelona star: Enrique Castro, "Quini", a football myth( Now Sporting fans bring his memories with Villa ).

We are in November 2010, and history is back again!And both teams must struggle to avoid relegation at the end of the season. Remember that Osasuna rivals are those one which play against Real Madrid the previous week. Therefore, there have been few articles about this match and more about the confrontation between Preciado, Sporting's coach, and the coach of the white team from Madrid. ( by the way, I am not longer going to name either Real Madrid nor Mourinho here. THEY DO NOT DESERVE ANY PROPAGANDA ) Only a final sentence for this topic: AUPA PRECIADO!!! ( YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT AND MORE OSASUNISTS!!! )

Manolo Preciado is one of those football coach I really like, and I'd like to have on my side, because he teaches his players the idea of effort, hardwork and possibility that Camacho might not know how to transmit. Some days ago I read an article in a newspaper in Pamplona about the lack of support at the Reyno de Navarra stadium and the divorce between us, the supporters, and the team ( considering not only the players, but also the chairman and his men, and the coach ). I think one of the guiltiest people is Camacho, and Izco because his stubborness to keep Camacho on Osasuna's bench ).

Let's talk about the match itself now, as I have talked about history, support and hate for other teams, and the problems of Osasuna; but I haven't said anything about this afternnon game. Osasuna got one more victory than Sporting and that is the reason of the difference in the classification between both teams. But there isn't much hope to see a brilliant match at the Reyno, as Sporting and Osasuna do not characterize their confrontations for scoring many goals.

Sporting have not won any match away this season ( ufff!problems!!! you know how Osasuna is a good team to break statistics. You'll see how much we'll suffer to keep the points home this afternoon )

GORA OSASUNA!AUPA ROJILLOS!

Sporting-Osasuna, a traditional northern confrontation

This weekend I am going to write my weekly article in a previous day, as I'll be out of my home office before the match starts, so it's imposible for me to write on Sunday.

Osasuna is playing against Sporting in Gijón at 5 o'clock on Sunday. It's a classical game in the Spanish League, but in the last decade both teams had to strugglre to recover their category, the one which belong to both for history, as they were in second division at the beginning of 2000.

The most lately remembered confrontation between both teams was in May 2000 when more than 7,000 Osasuna supporters travelled to Gijon to help their team with their songs so they could get their goal: to promote to First Division.

The local team scored five minutes before the end of the match, but almost when the referee is about to whistle off, Ivan Rosado, our salvator, score to keep Osasuna options against Recreativo for the following weekend. And everybody knows the end of this story, luckily!

Therefore, El Molinon Stadium is synonimous of good news. However, there are other "black" dates. The score of 7-1 at 93-94 season is one of the most shameful defeats in our history, and Camacho's debut was a defeat too ( 2-1 )

Let's see what happens this Sunday! I hope I finish my weekend with good news!
Aupa Rojillos! Gora Osasuna!