Did you know? It’s getting to that time of the year again. That time of the season where club administration take a good hard look at their position in the league table and start firing coaches. Racing Santander has seen 3 head coaches forced out in 2011 alone. The latest one, Héctor Cúper, left before a replacement could be found. So Racing has instead given the title to a triumvirate of 3 coaches: Juanjo González, the sporting director; Fede Castaño, the director of youth football; and Pablo Pinillos, a recently retired player. This is the first time that a team in La Liga has had 3 head coaches at the same time. (And it’s pretty hilarious to see them all shouting from the bench at once.) The triumvirate seems to be working, as Racing managed to squeak out a win against Villarreal CF a few weeks ago, whereas previously they had only won one game in 13 played. Nevertheless, it looks to be a tough season for Racing fans. The club faces a number of financial and management problems that you can read more about here. (Fair warning, it’s a Sid Lowe article, so it’s rife with lurid prose.)

Did you know?

It’s getting to that time of the year again. That time of the season where club administration take a good hard look at their position in the league table and start firing coaches.

Racing Santander has seen 3 head coaches forced out in 2011 alone. The latest one, Héctor Cúper, left before a replacement could be found. So Racing has instead given the title to a triumvirate of 3 coaches: Juanjo González, the sporting director; Fede Castaño, the director of youth football; and Pablo Pinillos, a recently retired player. This is the first time that a team in La Liga has had 3 head coaches at the same time. (And it’s pretty hilarious to see them all shouting from the bench at once.)

The triumvirate seems to be working, as Racing managed to squeak out a win against Villarreal CF a few weeks ago, whereas previously they had only won one game in 13 played.

Nevertheless, it looks to be a tough season for Racing fans. The club faces a number of financial and management problems that you can read more about here. (Fair warning, it’s a Sid Lowe article, so it’s rife with lurid prose.)