The Worst News Valencia Fans Could Hear …

By: Cesar | April 30th, 2008

There’s a bevy of news out there regarding our beloved ahead of tonight’s dull 2-1 Liverpool win over Chelsea in a competition we only dream of being in.

I could talk about former Koeman assistant José Mari Bakero saying the Trio of Santi Canizares, Angulo and Albelda were frozen out simply for sporting reasons.

Or I could touch on the fact that Koeman recently turned down the Mexico coaching job. Mexico DOES want to go to the World Cup, correct??

I could also speak about the official end of the Canizares era, as he’s announced he will leave Valencia at the end of the season.

But what struck me was this article from goal.com, not the most reliable source of news, but still a source.

I’ll post it here with comments following the article. To read the original, click the link above. Mind you, if you’re a Valencia fan, this article will scare the pants off of you …

Valencia’s economic crisis has meant that they have pulled out of a deal to sign Marcelino and look set to have to sell David Villa and many of their big name stars.

The problems generated by the previous regime under former president Juan Soler have meant that the club’s plans have been radically altered and stories linking their biggest names with moves are not speculation, according to AS.

Marcelino had reached a verbal agreement with the club after the Copa del Rey final, but last Monday the club’s new board advised him that they could not fulfil the promises he required and major sales were to take place in the summer.

At the head of the clear-out is Villa, who this week was linked with a €20m move to Tottenham Hotspur. That idea may have appeared fanciful on the face of it, but Valencia look set to be forced to let the player talk to the Premier League outfit.

Also of value and with many admirers are such names as Silva, who Tottenham have also been linked with to fill the left-side of midfield, and Joaquín.

Fringe players are to be offered to other club in a bid to raise finances with Nikola Zigic and Miguel leading the way, along with David Albelda and Santi Cañizares, who spent most of the season frozen out under Ronald Koeman.

The new Valenica president, Agustín Morera, has had lengthy talks with vice president Rafael Salom and sporting director Juan Sánchez and they are preparing to rebuild the squad.

News of the plight of the club will shock fans who have always viewed Valencia as one of the Spanish league’s big players, but over spending has allegedly led to major problems.

Gregorio Manzano now appears to be the favourite to take over the reins as coach in the summer with Voro admitting that he has no desire to continue and wants to return to his behind-the-scenes role.

I’ll be right up front: This article scares me.

Look, we all know news from goal.com should be taken with a grain of salt. But this wasn’t just reported here. It’s all over the place, including Spanish rag AS.comandValencia paper Superdeporte.

I can deal with us selling David Villa next season, bringing in a new coach and having a period of readjustment.

But this is above and beyond that. This is basically saying we’re in full-on rebuilding mode, getting rid of key players because we can’t afford them and blowing up the entire project.

From being a breath from last season’s Champions League semifinals to the depths of rebuilding this season. And for what? Shoddy mismanagement? Poor decision making?

Utterly unacceptable.

So now Marcelino pulls out of a deal because we can’t afford to keep Joaquin and Silva.

We’re putting all of our best players up for sale, saying we can’t afford them.

What is going on here?? What happened?

Is this pure rumor mill rubbish? Or is this for real?

If it’s true, it’s about the worst news we as Valencia fans can hear.

They’re destroying our club. First and foremost, Juan Soler, who needs to sell his shares in the club RIGHT NOW. He’s using these players to finance his stadium, then he’ll walk away with a fat cat real estate deal. In the process, he’ll destroy the club while lining his fat pockets … unreal.

I don’t know what more to say … things have gone from bad to worse this season and now they’re destroying our club, chipping the pieces off one by one.

No one cares anymore. It’s always been about the money.

But why do the fans have to suffer so?