The Pride of Vallekas

Who doesn't like ranting on Granada? I enjoy it. A lot. But this story is not about Granada. It is about a story, a sad one at that - how a club avoided disappearance by becoming subservient to a foreign club. This is part 1 in a multi-part series. Part 2 comes out tomorrow. Hopefully. If you look at it from Granada's perspective, Gino Pozzo was a ray of light at the end of a dark tunnel. In 2002-03, Granada depended on itself to get promoted to the Segunda B, but an unfortunate own goal by Juanjo against Quintanar del Rey at home tore the dream to shreds. The following season was excellent, but in the play-offs, a theoretically inferior rival - La Roda - would eliminate them. In that year, players were forced to lock themselves in the stadium as a protest for not receiving their wages. In 2006, the team was promoted from the fourth level. And good thing that happened, since at the time Granada was in the worst sporting and economic position in its history. Loren...

Heath Chesters runs the official Granada English Twitter account, which has over 10,000 followers! You can check it out here . On that note, Granada has an English website too, which you can check out here . Finally, I would highly recommend following Heath on his personal Twitter account here . A bit about yourself and your background... I moved to Granada province in Spain at the end of 2005, so this is my 12 th year living in this marvelous area and as far as I’m concerned, I’m here for good. It’s a fantastic location to live and the people are very welcoming. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I’ve always been a keen follower of football and with a particular interest in the European game. Living here offered me a great opportunity to watch games at all different levels locally in Andalusia, helping me to develop a rich knowledge and understanding of Spanish football. Obviously, this has been useful for the various freelance content I’ve produc...