A new kit, a new player, and other news

By: dan_c | June 14th, 2011

The kit

This seems like the best place to start.

The away kit has been released, and I’m sure will divide opinion. Me, I like it somehow, although I’d like to see it played in before I make it concrete opinion. Whether by design or coincidence, the new design is strikingly similar to the Valencia kit of the late 70s.

Alternative kit

Valencia 70s

A small history lesson then. The shirt contains the Senyera flag, 4 red stripes on a yellow background (although the standard flag usually has horizontal stripes, to the best of my knowledge). This was the flag of the Crown of Aragon. The Crown of Aragon was a a group of states under the rule of the King of Aragon in the 14th and 15th centuries. At its greatest, the Crown stretched from the east coast of spain across the Mediterranean, including much of Southern Italy and part of Greece.

History lesson over.

I like the kit.

New Player – Dani Parejo

Apologies for the error of the last post, for some bizarre reason I listed Parejo as a left back. Um…

Anyway, as a solid, exciting young player with bags of potential I like him. I am worried however that we are spending much of our already limited transfer budget on a player who we hardly need when other issues in the squad are more pressing.

Dani is currently on international duty at the U21 championships, where speaking of which…

Mata Report

Juan Mata put in a great performance for a very impressive Spain U21 team. To be honest, they were head and shoulders above England. They displayed the same Barca-esque passing brilliance and with the future looking so bright, there is no doubt that Spain will at least be up there if not dominating the international scene for many years. Mata put in some great passes, and generally dictated play. He was let down by a lack of a Soldado-esque player to feed, but overall will be happy with his role. I certainly was.

Banega speculation Ever going to end?

Probably not before a transfer materializes or the very last day of the transfer window. I’d love t hold him. Mikel Arteta has been linked and he has impressed in the Premier League in the past seasons but his injury-prone state is a worry. My opinion is if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Only sell Ever if he and Emery can’t work through differences and we get very good money for him.

Amunt

Much Love