SUMMER UPDATE, 24th June 2017,

SUMMER UPDATE,   24^th June 2017,   

New manager Maxi Barrera and the club directors have had a busy summer up to now. The Rojillos have signed four players from neighbours Yaiza with the league’s second top scorer Alex Yunes probably being the pick of the bunch. Centre back Kamara is also another great signing.

Goalkeeper and player of the year two seasons ago Agoney has left the club and junior keeper Sasha Roche will be playing second fiddle to Alejandro.

Probably the biggest surprise is British boy Louis Kennedy being released from the club after his five year stint with the Rojillos. The gifted left winger is just 23 years of age and was one of the few players from last season who could still hold his head up high. There is no doubt the left winger will have many offers from other clubs in the Tercera Division. Fellow British player Brad Cockerill will once again be wearing the red and blue of Lanzarote.

Others to leave the club include Javi Navarro, Fran Gil whilst club captain Rosmen has retired. Other players continue to negotiate new contracts and this will be updated in due course.

Next season there will be three Lanzarote sides playing in the Tercera Division in the Canary Islands with C.F. Haria incredibly gaining promotion for the first time in their history to Spain’s fourth tier of football.

The small village club led by their inspirational veteran midfielder Vladi gained promotion in strange circumstances. Haria lost the playoff final, however due to a mistake in regulations the La Palma side Los Llanos played the match with a player who did not have a valid contract, however both clubs appealed and both sides are now promoted so next season there will be 21 teams in the league.

Pre season will commence around the 20^th July with friendlies to be announced however the main tournament San Gines played in Arrecife will be on 3,4,5^th August with the tournament in Tinajo due to be on 10,11,12^th August ending with the San Bartolomé tournament commencing on the 15^th August.

The opening match of the season will be on 20^th August however fixtures will not be released until late July. Season tickets are not available as yet but as soon as they are I will post information.

Come and see Ian and Lanzarote midfielder Brad at either the Sunday Teguise market or the Friday Puerto Del Carmen market both between 9am to 2pm all throughout the summer.