AGM passed with no problems

We would be enchanted to have to play Las Palmas in the playoff

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At the AGM last night the club announced they will survive

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The club looks to achieve their second goal going up directly from the first or second place 

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Miguel Concepcion breakfasts with the press.

The president of CD Tenerife, Miguel Concepción, had breakfast with members of the local press and media. The meal took place in the Hotel NH Santa Cruz. This meal took place on the penultimate day before the derby and many of the themes discussed were about the game against UD Las Palmas on Sunday. The breakfast meeting lasted an hour. At the end of this, Miguel Concepción & Miguel Ángel Ramírez, president of UD Las Palmas met in the reception of the Hotel NH Santa Cruz, both taking the time to wish each other luck in the up coming game. Here are some of the topics covered.

INTRODUCTION.- “On Sunday we will have a great experience. The Derby is a game we all await with hope. I wish that this will be the game where the fans will finally be compensated for all their faith. For this we need the squad to respond to the needs of the club. I am sure they will make the effort and show their potential. I believe this will be the game where we move up. In my five years as president we have never lost a Derby. I have seen three draws and three wins. Now I want to see the forth win”.
DERBY.- “These are special games, the ones where you live the competition. I don't think this will be a miserable game. I see it will be a more exciting game than usual. Here we are after a bad start and Las Palmas who started better aren't doing well right now. We hope this will be the game where we wake up” and “This is a game that will leave the loser hurt”.
TICKETS.- “We have 22.000 seats in the Heliodoro and UD approx 30.000 in their grounds. They therefore have the chance to be more generous than us. That said for this derby they asked for 500 tickets and we gave them. Then Viajes Halcón asked for 400 more tickets and these were given. The away fans are seated in the area on San Sebastián, where it meets Herradura. There will as always I am sure be other fans in the other stands, people who have organised their own trip. We gave Las Palmas the tickets they asked for. I understood they were happy”. “I think the stadium will be full this weekend. Right now there are very few tickets left to sell”. “ We have made an effort for the fans with the three and four game packs. The reason there were queues at the stadium was they can only buy 4 tickets each but that is the law”.
RAMÍREZ.- “I have read various declarations he has made about the ticket sales. He knows that our field has limited space. And in this sort of game security is very important. I also want to be assured that when we go to Gran Canaria that UD Las Palmas will fulfil their obligations”.
TELEVISION.- “This club signed a contract with Canal Satélite Digital. I know that the Canarian government have declared the derby is a general interest game, using a law which has now been disapproved. In this fight we are on the side of our client, who has special interest to show this game. If it is shown live that will damage their business. This wouldn't be good for future television rights sales. I also think that the game should be shown to all Canarians but then Television Canaria should negotiate with the holder of those rights2. “The way I see it today the game will not be shown on open television. Although I am not sure if a judicial sentence won't make some difference”.
PATHWAY.- “As any club president, I think we would like for a rival to give us an honour path into the last game, because this would mean we had won the league. Last summer that is what I said when someone asked me about the last game which we would play in Gran Canaria. I said it with no bad ideas although if I have offended some people I am sorry. I repeat I said it honestly. It was what I thought and I expressed that thought. I can now assure you there will be no honour path for my team”.
RESULTS.- “This will be a hard fought battle. The one who will win is the one with most chances. We will fight hard but it won't be easy. I wouldn't think of guessing the result. I know that UD will go all out for this match. But for my part, I am sure this is a game that will make the fans happy”.
NINO.- “I hope he will score on Sunday. He is our star player. I know that this year things aren't going the way he wanted them too”.
TEAM.- “I will ask the team to give the fans back all the love they have given us this year. I know that many of the fans have made sacrifices to be with us this year. And they deserve a victory. The support we have seen has no price, and can never be repaid”. “The players are all committed”.
RIVERO.- “I asked the Government president if he would be at the game this Sunday. I don't think you should miss the Canarian football party. But I can't finally say if he will be there or not”.

SIGNINGS.- “I spoke this morning to Sports director Juan José Lorenzo and we are hopeful to inform you in the next few hours of a signing of a midfielder. I hope for two or three more signings before the game against Girona”. “I understand that some players say no to CD Tenerife right now as we are last in the table. But our present classification in an accident. We are going up from there, our best reputation is that here the players get paid. It is also true that in the winter market players wait until the last minute to decide where they want to change too. We don't like this, we want to sign players as soon as possible. The negotiations are going well”. “We had no discussions with player Leo Borzani”. “If three new players arrive perhaps some player might go”. “The sports director is looking at players who might leave. All our players are important, but if some have no way to play or there is no space, then perhaps it would be better if they look for somewhere else to play”.
MANDÍA.- “I see him as very implicated and preoccupied. In football its clear that trainers need wins. I support him to the maximum but we need to see results”.
TEAM.- “Something went wrong. In August, we all thought that we had the second best squad at this level. Things didn't work out and we felt obliged to change the technical team. At this stage we feel the need to reinforce the squad”.
RELEGATION.- “It doesn't even pass through my thoughts. When I came to the club I was asked the same thing and I would preside over the club at any level. That said, my time is over after five years in the position. Right now is not a good time to change the administrative organisation. Right now how to help the team is the principal problem”.
FINANCE.- “We have done what we ought to have, the best we could. After five years here, I have achieved the things I set out to. Although perhaps there were other who could have done it better. For this reason I don't feel I should stay longer in the presidency. Perhaps it is time for someone else. But nether the less it is not easy to manage a club like CD Tenerife. You need to look at the suppliers and not leave the sports area alone unsupervised so results are achieved. I think there are many here who could take the club. I would like to finish but CD Tenerife will always have my support”.
BERTRÁN.- “The negotiations are in his representatives hands. We were told it was not the best time to discuss. This is what Santiago Llorente was told before he left the club. I don't know if in the future a time will come when we an all negotiate. I don't know if the layer has signed anywhere else. The player says no and I take his word, although if he decides to leave we would respect that”.
HELP.- Both Tenerife and Las Palmas are sponsored by the Canarian government. We are not negotiating any further aid. What is more it is not the moment for that”.

Santiago Llorente let go today.

Miguel Concepción, president of CD Tenerife announced today, Monday, that the club had reached an agreement with Santiago Llorente to terminate his contract that associated him with the blue and white team. He thanked Santiago Llorente for all the sporting success he had with the team and for all the hard work and effort he had dedicated to the club.

Santiago Llorente landed on the island in 2008 to initiate what was his third stage here in the club. Amongst his great successes here is the ascension to La Liga with José Luis Oltra as trainer. Llorente also worked for the blue and white club between 1989 & 1995 and 1998 & 2000.

It was Javier Pérez who first had the confidence to bring him here and ascend to the maximum category. CD Tenerife lived with Santiago Llorente as technical director some of the clubs most historic moments such as the classification for the UEFA Cup, and to find player of the category of
Juan Antonio Pizzi, Mata, Dertycia, Fernando Redondo, etc.

As well as CD Tenerife, Santiago Llorente has been technical director in clubs such as Real Oviedo, Real Valladolid, Real Jaén & Getafe. His second stage in the club started in 1998. His attachment lasted two years, after the club went down to the Second Division, the director from Valladolid left the club again.
Llorente admitted “this is a very bitter moment for me and I need to assume it. These situations happen in football. When the results don't come projects and plans seem absurd”.
Llorente continued by explaining. “sadly this season the results have been negative and we need to accept the position in the classification table. Football is a game and I leave with work unfinished. I understand the club's decision and I have always managed to get by in difficult situations including ones as difficult as this”.

He also, wanted to “Thanks the president and the council for all the confidence they gave me, I have always been free to work here, happily and I want to thank all the people who worked with me, for their collaboration, their loyalty and their solidarity”.

He finished “ I hope that 2011 will be an important year and that CD Tenerife will celebrate the best results”.

Radio interview for Radio El Dia with Miguel Concepción,

Club president Miguel Concepción, was interviewed this morning by Radio El Día by  José Moreno, on the morning show l “El día por delante”.(The day in front of us)

During the interview the maximum authority of the blue and white team stated that he was convinced that the team are going to change and that positive results will come soon. He insisted that there is no discussion about trainer, Gonzalo Arconada.
Miguel Concepción, in a long interview showed his optimistic side and reiterated his confidence in the players and trainers. At the same time he again mentioned that fact that the team needs to be  grateful for the continued assistance from the Caja Canarias bank especially the Bank president, Álvaro Arvelo.
Sports department.- “We hope that from Saturday in the game against Rayo Vallecano the team start to play the way we are all expecting. We have built a squad that is exciting and haven't skimped on the budget. We need to recover our hopes and aims. We are concerned but not worried”.
Changes.- “The trainer knows what needs to be changed and I am convinced that he will manage this and we will see a team worthy of the category and the fans will not longer be unhappy. As for last season, we have made the changes we felt necessary to the squad. We are sure they will make the effort and manage to go back up again.  This season is different to last year and now we need to look forwards. This is not the moment to question the trainer, we have no doubts about him. With a good game and a win in Rayo Vallecano  everything will change and things will look different. We need to have patience and confidence in the team. There is no debate about the trainer”.

Confidence.- "I have no doubts that the team will continue to improve. I am convinced that the next game on Saturday will be different. Both the squad and the training team have our complete confidence. We are sure that the team will be fighting at the top of the table. Shortly we will see the team we all await and I am sure they will start against a good team like Rayo Vallecano (Saturday 17.00 - TV Canaria)”.


Fans.- “I am pleased to announce that the campaign for season tickets have been good this year. We called for the fans to support the team and more than 13,500 came forward to buy or renew their season tickets”.
Junior teams.- “Our youth squads are very important to us. The most recent example is the increased contract of Josmar Zambrano, instead of bringing a player in from outside”.
Marc Bertrán.- “Soon we will start to negotiate and we hope he will extend his contract and will stay with us several seasons more.”.
Continuity.- “This is not the moment to decide whether I will stay or not. What I would say is that it doesn't depend on a result or a season. Challenges have to be met and the more difficult they are the more I like them”.
Financial solidarity.- “the club is stable, with the clear objective to go back up to the first division. We need to lower the debts to be able to buy better players. The debt is about 20 million it has been reduced again a little but it is certain that in the first division it is easier to reduce as there is more income”.
CajaCanarias.- “Our relationship with the bank is outstanding. The survival project for the club would have been impossible without them and their president, Álvaro Arvelo. They are our main sponsor”.
Promotion entity.- “If it is for the good of the club the two will be fused. We are at present producing a study to see the advantages. These will then be considered by both sets of shareholders. The Sports city (Ciudad Deportiva) is an asset for the club. But possibly we will move all our activity to the Taco mountain ”.

This seasons captains

The club has announced that this season the captains will be Marc Bertrán, Sergio Aragoneses, Nino, Pablo Sicilia & Luis García.
There are two weeks left to renew season tickets. They can be renewed until the first home game against UD Salamanca on either the 4th or 5th of September. There have been 1000 new season tickets taken up and no more will be sold until the club sees how many season tickets are not renewed. The club announced on Sunday that 9,400 season tickets had been sold until then.

Club president Miguel Concepción commented on Canarias Radio that, " we are excited for the new project that we have put into action. It will help us overcome the bad feelings going down last season left us with". He sated that he was excited for the new season to start and was plaeased with the way the league is now set out. That not only do the clubs have a cahnce to go straight up if they are first or second but also that is they finish between third and sixth they can play in the playoff to have a chance to go up. 

Miguel Concepcion in La Palma.

Miguel Concepción was on Friday in Barlovento. The president of  CD Tenerife took the time to visit the Mayor Lázaro Brito, of the area thanking him once again for the support given to the team by everyone in the area. The president had time to talk to the press. He made the following comments about the club.
Preseason. “I have been informed about everything that went on here in Barlovento. What we already knew has been confirmed. The trainer is happy because the squad is showing good form. He actually expected them to be in less shape than they are. He is very happy".
Signings. "We are making a great effort and sacrifice financially to have a competitive team, that can start with good expectations. Everything that improves the group is to our benefit. Julio Álvarez had offers in the first division, but he belived in our project and has decided to come to Tenerife. This shows the form we are going to have. We are miking a team with plans. On paper we are the favourites butthen we will need to work long and hard. The idea is to recover what we lost at the end of last season".
Central defenders. "You all know that we are in discussion for Prieto to be one of our players. He would come on loan but this isn't fixed yet. I never say anything is so when it isn't. We hope to finish these discussions soonWe are missing two central defenders and we will find them. We are also looking in the international market."
Marc Bertran & Nino - "We are counting on Marc Bertran. There were offers for him but they were not serious offers. We are confident he will stay. He has one year left on his contract and we are sure he will be playing here. We are sure over the year we will negotiate that he stays longer. We have had offers for Nino too but we want to count on both these players. Some agreement could always happen but of the offers that have been made nothing came of them".
Season tickets - “We have 1300 renewed season tickets. This is a holiday time and it shows. We hope the new signings will help enthuse people to renew. I hope the press will help us create enthusiasm for our new project. Monday will be the first day that you can buy a new season ticket and I am sure there will be moe sold then. The number of renewals is normal for the date".
Calendar.- “The calendar is al the same. Every game we need to go out and fight our hardest. I am loking forward to the team going out there and winning . I will be going to the game in Girona and hope we will win there. It would be great to get to the derby, have everything tied up and they could make us an honour parade. But the league is long and hard. I hope the team will fight to go up from the first game. The derby at the end could be lovely, like a gold watch for Canarian football. It will be a great game. Best would be if neither have anything to play for by then”.
Friendlies.- “We are greatful to Barlovento, the town hall and the town team, el Norte. The freindly we play here every year has been to help pay for the grounds. This year we prefered to pay them for the time we have used the ground. Then there will be the games against Marino & Zaragoza. before we go to the mainland. Once there we will play against Almería & Betis. We didn't manage to arrange a game against Hercules but we are in negotiation with Levante.  In any case we will play against important rivals. The presentation game for the Trofeo Ciudad de Santa Cruz is not yet fixed. We are still looking for a team”.

Presentation

tation

Gonzalo Arconada was officially presented Tuesday as the new trainer for Club Deportivo Tenerife. This act took place in the Press zone of the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium and also present from the club were CD Tenerife president, Miguel Concepción; and Sports director, Santiago Llorente. Presented with Gonzalo Arconada was the second coach , José Ramón Eizmendi (an ex CD Tenerife player) and physical trainer Sergi Pérez. Both of these men arrived with Gonzalo Arconada, having worked with him in Numancia.

Miguel Concepción was the first to speak welcoming Gonzalo Arconada and his team.
“Arconada”, he described his ample experience as a trainer, both in Numancia and in other clubs including Almería and Real Sociedad. He stated that Arconada had managed to take Numancia up to the first division. That he fits the criteria the club was looking for in a trainer and this was why the club had decided he would be our best option for this season."

He then commented further on next season saying, "The presentation of our new trainer starts the beginning of the project 2010-2011, we hope that the fans will start to believe in the club again and that they will see that the club and the players will fight to go back to the first division. I guarantee we will have a competitive team and our objective will be to be in the highest ranking from the beginning."
To conclude the President from La Palma stated " we now have a competent trainer and only need the sports director to fill team with the players we are missing. I hope this will be as soon as possible and before pre-season training starts. I hope the fans will show confidence in the institution and continue to support the team. We are sure to make them happy and be a winning team."

Arconada continued to talk after the blue and white president. The points he covered include

Thanks.- “In the first instance I wish to thank the club for the interest they have shown in me. And for the support I have received on behalf of the city and the fans. I hope to respond to all this confidence you have in me."

Reasons for signing.- “CD Tenerife is an important club in professional football in Spain. The offer fills me with pride and satisfaction that I was chose to lead this new drive to take the team back to the fist division as soon as possible. The agreement was quick on both sides.”

Aims.- “I take this quest without any complexes. We are all winners and should be very ambitious because of this our aim should be to go back to the first division. We shouldn't be afraid to talk of this aim. What we need to do first is make the team competitive. We don't need to speak of what will happen in June only concentrate in the day by day work which will make the final result we need. There is a long path to follow and it will have good moments and bad ones. We need to avoid falling into states of euphoria or depression. We need to have confidence and perseverance in our job.”

Nino.- “He is a great footballer, very important and his staying is fundamental for the club. He can score many goals and good players are always highly valued in a good squad. He will be an important part of the team.”

Marc Bertrán.- “We are counting on all our players who are under contract. Always some names will be more important than others and we believe those players will be important players in the team next year.”

Player signings.- “I will be talking to Santiago Llorente about the players need for the team. We have similar opinions in the talks so far.It is important that the club knows the sort of player I am looking for but I have every confidence that the knowledge and experience Santiago Llorente brings to the job will prove successful when the team is formed.”

Ideal team.- “We need to make a competitive team with winners who will inspire the fans and can add points both away and in the Heliodoro. I am sure that at home with the support of the fans we will continue to be a strong team and I hope that we will have the same fortress as two seasons ago which would be an enormous factor in ascending the team to the first division.”

Philosophy of the game.- “I like to see a team who plays the ball, who have control of the game and we will be looking for players who have those skills. We need to build a team who are competitive and intense. There needs to be a balance between aggressive play and at the same time good ball skills to reach the final objective scoring goals. The aim of ball possession is the medium to score gaols it is not an aim on its own. Although if you have the ball your opponents cant run with it and score gaols against you.”

Message to the fans.- “This level is very complicated, as every year. The message we need to transmit to the fans is confidence and from the beginning we need your help without fail. We need you to believe in us because we will work hard ourselves. We need you to have faith and we will try that you do not feel betrayed at any moment for the level of play and the competivity the team will show.”.


Lastly Santiago Llorente spoke to clear up various items. When asked about Nino and Marc Bertran he declared there had been some interest in various players but that the clubs idea was that the players under contract stayed with the team.

He then added that Gonzalo Arconada had signed with CD Tenerife for one season but if all was well he couldn't see any problem in continuing the relationship. If not then their paths will follow other routes. "From the beginning the both sides understand what we are doing and I am sure that our relationship will continue for many seasons." he finished.

Gonzalo Arconada with second coach , José Ramón Eizmendi (an ex CD Tenerife player) Miguel Concepción and physical trainer Sergi Pérez on the field in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium.

Miguel Concepción talks to the fans.

Yesterday morning Club president Miguel Concepción was in the offices of local newspaper La Opinión de Tenerife, to answer fans questions sent in by internet about the up to date goings on in the blue and white club.

Miguel Concepción answered the questions given and tried to be open and honest with the fans. The businessman for La Palma was asked about aspects of the clubs sporting & institutional plans and he then defended his efforts as president of C D Tenerife.


The president of the team commented on the near future of the club. He explained that the club is going to build a team to aspire to return to the first division. That you can never be sure this is what will happen but that the aim of the club is to return to Primera next summer.

Trainer - When he was asked about trainer José Luis Oltra, Miguel Concepción stated that both the team council and the sports director coincided in the thought that it was time for a change in Tenerife and that they wanted to start a new project with many new players and a new training team. Above all the president was clear when he said "Until I have a signed contract nothing is sure, we continue to look to sign a trainer who fulfills the characteristics we are looking for. Don't forget the second division is not finished. There are trainers who are not working and others who will be leaving their jobs when the season is completed.

Youth teams - The fact that several of the members of the team who had come up through the youth teams have left this year was a question from several people. Concepción answered " We plan to continue to promote the youth teams and work with our young players but we also have to respect that there are players who will want to leave Tenerife as they see their future as being better in another team. We will continue to work the way we are at present." In another question he responded "Our aim has always been to support our youth players but the places in the first team have to be filled by the best players we have for the spot. This is what makes the team competitive"

Fans - The maximum boss of CD Tenerife defended his position in the club with comments that the fans supported him and the team. His words included " I know that in a large group of fans there will always be some who do not have this feeling but generally the fans want me to be president."

Finances -When asked about the financial situation the club finds itself in Miguel Concepción revealed that although being relegated has meant that the entity doesn't think they will be able to reduce the debt next year, three years at the highest level will allow the club to reduce the debt to zero. This is partly why the club is going to make the enormous effort to return to the first division as soon as possible. He also discussed the hope that this year the club will be fused with the promotora a separate entity to the club itself.

When asked about Nino the president stated that there were on going negotiations and that he felt they were going well. He repeated that he hoped Nino will finish his career here in Tenerife.

Miguel Concepción explains on Radio Nacional

Miguel Concepción in an interview on Radio Nacional Saturday the 29/05 talked about different themes including the project for the coming season and the feelings after the relegation.

"One needs to look to take the club back to the standard of the fans which is a standard of the first division." stated the maximum authority for the club in response to a question asked by interviewer Domingo Álvarez." We need to look to the future. To work together to place CD Tenerife back where it belongs in the first division. 
When asked about the player Nino he recollected that "he still has a contract with the team and that he will continue playing. I would like him to finish his career here on the island. Marc Bertran also has a contract with us."
I am pleased with the way the team fought throughout the season. But as we didn't win the last two games we are back in the second division." he commented when asked to rate the previous year. "We should be happy with the last season. There were mistakes made and we should learn form them so they are not repeated. Now we need to construct a project to take us into the top positions of the second league." 

Miguel Concepción honoured trainer Jose Luis Oltra saying "Oltra came to us as a trainer we had looked for and he did a great job. He took us to the first division but he couldn't manage to keep us there. With that here in CD Tenerife it was decided the cycle was over. Had he managed to keep the team up then there would have been the option to negotiate a further contract. But our return to the second division made it seem pernicious  his continuity in the club. That said Oltra will always be welcome here.
Resuming his time as president he remembered " the season 2005/2006 was very difficult when I took over the presidency in the club although we managed to save the team and remain in the second division.We then consolidated the following two seasons we renewed the squad and then last year we managed to take the team up to the first division."
When asked if he wanted to send a message to the club and the fans the president said " We need to stick together, to have unity between the club, the fans and the press. I am calling for an effort between us all to return to the maximum football division."
When asked about the immediate future of the club Miguel Concepcion signaled that "we are starting a new project, with many new faces, as much in the technical team as in the players squad. I would like the new trainer here as soon as possible as this will help dissipate any doubts the fans and press have. But many of the trainers are still competing and some are not working. We are having discussions and till now nothing is decided." 
He followed by saying "I have complete confidence in the sports director Santiago Llorente. He has done a good job." He was then asked about the statement made last week that he might retire from being president explaining "I took the position for five years and as many know I do not stop until I have achieved my objectives. At no time will I abandon the club. In February there will be the possibility of elections and the council can be renewed. If there is a group who can show they will continue our lines in both the sporting and the economic areas, then I will be prepared to resign. But I will never turn my back on CD Tenerife."
He finished "We have all suffered and cried about the relegation of the team. We are going to try again. Together we can get there. We should have a team who are competitive and steady. And I call for the fans to keep coming to the stadium."

Round up

Round up for this week:

We have dates for the next two games. CD Tenerife is playing away on Tuesday against Sporting de Gijon on Tuesday at 19.00 and at home against Getafe on Sunday the 18th of april at 4pm.

Halcon Viajes have a package for the Sporting game leaving Tenerife South on Monday the 12th of April with the return being on Tuesday at about 22.30. The trip includes a bus from Oviedo to Gijon and a night in the Hotel Begoña Park, and the entrance to the game in el Molinon.

Real Valladolid, the next rival for CD Tenerife, are due to arrive on the island at 14,45 on Friday on a plane form Madrid. With them will be their president Carlos Suárez. The same day the team will train with their new trainer in the Ciudad Deportiva of CD Tenerife at 19:30. The purple players are staying in the Hotel Silken Atlántida, in the capital of Santa Cruz.

Carlos Velasco Carballo will be the referee for Saturday's game between CD Tenerife and Real Valladolid, A referee with whom we have had a fair amount of luck. Of the four game he has refereed for us two have been ins and the other two have been draws.

The club and the fan clubs will be handing out shirts like the ones above for fans who go to greet the team. The cost of the shirts is symbolic as it is 1 euro and the money raised will go towards providing colour in the stadium for home games. Fans who are outside the grounds at 17.15 can buy their shirts and greet the team as they arrive on the Tribuna side.

The Club president Miguel Concepcion stated in an interview this week that "we are in difficult times, and because of this we call for calm. In difficult moments you need to keep a cool head." He added" we want to keep the union between the club and the fans. The team is in good spirits preparing itself for the last eight games that we have to play. This Saturday is the first of the eight finals. Nothing is in our mind but a win against Valladolid and then the journey to Gijon a stadium historically lucky for us. And this is what we need to go adding to the points too. We have to reach the 43 points we need to save ourselves. The team is together and in great condition. The team believes. We all believe. This is my message for the press" added the maximum leader of the club.
"This project was formed to stay up, not to do so would be a failure" recognised Concepcion who stated, "I respect the opinions of others but this have been a four year plan and whatever happens it is a job which has satisfied a lot of fans. We have done our best with the possibilities we had."
”The club council feels if we go down we will try again next year to go back up. But right now there is no need to think about that. We are dependent on ourselves. Jose Luis Oltra will finish the season with us and for next year we need to see where we are to be able to make decisions."“Clemente is a great trainer but we need to think about  CD Tenerife. In our stadium we are difficult to beat.” considered Miguel Concepción when asked about the game this Saturday in Real Valladolid.

When asked about the CD Tenerife B team, the president said "we follow the training and play of all the lower teams. We will see if next year players for the B team can come up to lay in the first team. This is the joy of the youth sides."

Talking of the B team there is a rumour in the AS newspaper that Airam is going to play for Villareal B next season.

Interviews after the Deportivo game with the coach

José Luis Oltra seemed calm in at the press conference on Saturday after the game against Deportivo La Coruña. The blue and whites trainer repeated he was proud of the players and the way they played. He avoided no question and no responsibility.

Oltra started analising the game in the following terms:" We saw the same film as always in an away game. Three shots at goal and three goals by the oposing team. We were good but always some mistake condems us. It has been incredible. It is hard for me to go out and value games like this afternoons. I know it is hard but the team is still there in with a chance. Playing like this the victories will come. The team never gives up, they always fight. Will will be recompensed for this. I believe and am working for that.”

Whan Oltra was asked which route he shopuld take to make the ream react, he responded with a question, "Do we need to follow the same line?, We need to change the results but the way to play away forom home is the way we played today. We were serious and organised, and we had chances. All this would change if we won a gameand the path to follow is the one form this afternoon. That said there are clearly thing to correct.”

When asked about the capability of the team and if he himself could see the salvation, he replied" this sort of valuation needs to be done at the end of the season. Now I believe in the team, I belive they are commited to acheive the objectives. I am the one to blame the one who makes the most mistakes. But I repeat i believe in the way we play. i am confident we will reach our goal.”

When asked about the role of Miguel Concepción, Oltra said that “The president is always with the group. He is a person who organises well, who always supports us. Today he has said nothing specific neither to me nor to the players.”

Players pages

I though I would tell you all about the websites players have:
Juan Lu Hens has this one: link
Alfaro too: link
and the latest to have been bought to my attention is Mikel's: link

There has been talk again in the papers about if the club will buy somone during the winter break. Santiago Llorente says he will go on looking until the last moment and the president of the club says he will find the money if the Sports Director finds a player the club needs. This leaves everthing in the air but time is running out. We didn't actually sign Mikel Alonso last year until the 28th of January.

Tickets for the Zaragoza game go on sale from this morning at 10 am and will be on sale in the stadium, in Playa de las America and in Puerto de la cruz.

Gaizka Saizar rumor says will go to a second division club, favourite to the press seems to be Cadiz. The club website makes no comment, except to have a quote form the player saying "I am finding every training session better. I feel a need to play more to help my recuperation. I would prefer to play here but it is clear the situation here is complicated."

An interesting statistic is that in the 12 seasons that we played in the first division in half we scored more points in the second half of the season then the first. This may serve as encouragement as we begin the second half of this season at the weekend

The Spanish football federation would like to take on of the games each week and play it on a Monday and on of the second division games to be played in a Friday. They hope to have the clubs approve this before the end of the season so we may well be going to Santa Cruz on a Monday evening instead of a Saturady or Sunday. Teams in Europe will not play on Monday so it will be the little teams. It may at least mean that we move away from 4pm on Sunday.

Thoughts for a new year

There has been a lot of talk on various forums including the Armada Sur one about how badly the team is playing and if they continue to play like this they will go down. This is certainly possible. For those of us who have been going to support CDT this year is going to be fabulous what ever the final position. Don't get me wrong I would love the team to say up and will support them to the end however they play. I hated the way they whistled at Manolo in November. However they will still be my team and I will still be going to see them play even if next year it was in the second division as we have for years.
The club had serious financial problems 3 years ago and when Miguel Concepción stood for president he made promises. Promises he has kept. He promised we would consolidate, we did. He promised that in 3 years we would go up to the first division, we have. And when we went up this year he has promised we will stay up. Anyone with knowledge about the club knows we still have large financial debts, less that thre years ago but still debts. This means we have difficulties when it comes to buying players. Nino came on loan and only after he proved he could make it with us did the club buy him.
The new players this year Roman is on loan as Espanol has too many non-Europeans, Dinei came from an major injury and Bellvis came up from Elche in the second division. Alfaro coming back on loan was regarded as a miracle. Other than this the team renewed what they had and got on with it. And they have done well until now. Away games have always been a struggle. 3 seasons ago we went nearly the whole year without an away point. If our home ground wasn't such a fortress we would have been in segunda B.
We can make this if we all pull together but the team needs to feel we support them. Hopefully Santigo Llorente will manage to buy or find two or three players to support the team. But most of all we need to support the players and be there at every game cheering them on. See you Sunday.

New Years wish

Miguel Concepción expressed his wish for 2010 as the need for CD Tenerife to stay in the first division. In an interview on Monday to Radio El Dia he took the time to describe the state of events in the club.
" If you look at the balance of the year the highlight has been our return to the first division. I never expected the support from the fans this was unbeliveable. I have constantly been overwhelmed although I have tried to keep this under control."
When asked about the future he stated he had confidence in the team, That CD Tenerife had good players even with those injured, the team was playing well. When he was asked about the posibility of signing more players in the winter he commented that there were player in the clubs ecconomic possibilities. In relation with the outstanding debts he mentioned the club has managed to reduce the debt by 50 %, that the lubs accounts were being managed efficiently.
His last comments were for Hector trnasmiting the clubs condolences and support to the player and his family.

Kome back but injured

Kome was back at training yesterday but has an injured leg muscle and it is questionable if he will play on Saturday.

There were more than 200 people waiting to buy seats for Saturdays game this morning in Santa Cruz. The game is expected to sell out.

In interviews yesterday in the press room at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium Carlos Bellvis stated "I can see a very competitive team and we are capable of staying up. The fans always help us. On Saturday I hope the Helidoro will be full and am sure the fans will be ther to support us on hundred percent". When asked abou Sevilla Bellvis commented that they were a great team with many great players especially their forwards. "We know that a simple error could cost us the game. So we will need to be very concentrated from the first minute onwards."

Sergio Aragoneses started his interview by commenting that they were talking about a very complicated rival, a team that in the last few years has always been in European competitions. "That said," he continued "it is a game that anyone could win. We need to make the most of our chances as they present themselves. We need to go all out to win because the best would be if those three points stay here at home." To conclude he confirmed that the support of the fans will be very very necessary.


Miguel Concepción again affirmed that nothing had been discussed about paying the players an extra payment if they stayed in the first division. He said the players hadn't asked for anything all they need is to go out and win the 45 points the club needed to stay up.

Tickets for Sevilla game go on sale.

Tickets go on sale this morning for the game on Saturday. Sevilla are third in the league, but Capel is away with the under 21's and Adriano Correia has problems with his stomach muscles. We will see what is to be. Of the 14 visits from Sevilla in Tenerife CDT has won half the games.

In a Player interview yesterday Roman Martinez stated that the team wanted to gift a win against Sevilla FC to the fans.

The club has just employed ex referee from the Primera Division, Manuel Ángel Pérez Lima, to help with technical advice for the players and coaches.

The president of CD Tenerife, Miguel Concepción in an interview on Radio COPE yesterday (Tuesday) covered various points of interest. He stated that he would have liked the team to have won the round in the Copa Del Rey but it wasn't possible and now the team needs to look forward and try to reach the 45 points that we need to stay in the first division. He commented that this is not going to be easy but everyone is confident that the team will get there. He also spoke of the attempt to try to raise the number of shares that members need to go to the AGM, He stated that what they wnated to do was within company law and there would be a vote to see if thiswas what the shareholders wanted. When asked about the number of delegates he confirmed that the club was looking for a maximum of seven and a minimum of five. Lastly he talked about the timing of games he has been in meetings with the president and vicepresident of the LFP( Spanish professional football league) and now needs to talk to Media Pro representative Jaume Roures where he hopes to come to a solution which respects the Canarian time difference. He asks that they respect the times in the league and that we are not asking for a favor just that the team is treated the same as every other team.

Cristo Marrero an ex CDT player who was on the Island took the time to pass by training yesterday to visit the team and the trainers.

Midweek game

Mid-week games are unusual in Spain. There is an occasional cup game, but otherwise football is generally played on Saturday or Sunday. This season in the first division there are league 4 games the whole year played midweek. CD Tenerife are playing on Wednesday at 8pm. They have a busy week and the plan looks like this.

Day	Timw	Place	Activity
Monday	10:00	El Mundialito	Training
Tuesday	10:00	Heliodoro	Training
Tuesday	-	Heliodoro	List of players for game
Tuesday	-	Heliodoro	Press interview José Luis Oltra
Wednesday	20:00	Heliodoro	CD Tenerife-Ath.Bilbao
Thursday	10:00	El Mundialito	Training
Thursday	-	El Mundialito	List of players for game
Thursday	-	El Mundialito	Press interview José Luis Oltra
Friday	10:55	Los Rodeos	Flight to Madrid (UX)
Friday	-	NH Abascal	Stay in Madrid
Friday	-	Madrid	Training
Saturday	17:00	Bernabéu	R.Madrid-CD Tenerife
Sunday	11:45	Barajas	Flight to Tenerife Norte (UX)

In an interview on Saturday evening CD Tenerife President Miguel Concepción stated that the team we have now is strong. That it is the product of all last years work with a little added reinforcement. He felt that the team can give more than they showed on saturday but stated that 14 teams in the first division are at the level that CD T

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enerife is playing. He commented again that he would work at the Federation so the times of games were at a time that corresponded with the Canarian clock not the mainland Spanish clock with the hope that in future midweek games would be at 9pm instead of 8pm.

Mallorca V. CD Tenerife

The game this afternoon is at 5pm Canarian(UK) time. It is being shown on Pay Per View on Canal Plus which we are lucky enough to have at home and although I am not sure what they are charging I am going to watch it anyway. The Armada Sur fans are going together to watch it in Suters Bar, Parque de La Reina, Tenerife.

The Club is looking for their first away points in the Ono Stadium. They are sure that the great form they have been showing until now will stand them in great stead for gaining the 3 points available in this afternoon's game.
In an interview yesterday afternoon in Los Rodeos airport Ezequiel Luna stated "we are very excited we have worked hard all week to correct the mistakes we made in Sunday's game We will be concentrating hard for the 90 minutes of tomorrows game so we won't be making any more mistakes. In this category if you make a mistake it can cost you a goal and you lose the game."
Richie said Mallorca is a good rival, they have great players and are not going to be easy to beat, we are going to the match with our game plan and expect to play well and gain a good result. We know it has been raining a lot in Mallorca but the ground condition will be the same for both teams.
Jose Luis Oltra in his interview announced “You need to keep both feet on the ground. We aren't inferior to any team, but we are not superior either. Mallorca has 2 good results so far, but we are confident the team can show their good side.”
Miguel Concepción will be at the Mallorca v. CD Tenerife game. This is the second away game the president has managed to attend.
The team will be staying at the Hotel Tryp Bellver, in Palma de Mallorca the Capital.

Dani Kome who played for Mallorca commented that "we are going with the aim to gain 3 points. We are a humble team but we are keen to show our skills and we will continue to follow the trainers instructions." He has been injured this week but stated that is the Mister called for him to play he would be enchanted to play against Mallorca
He finished his interview saying that although he didn't play many games for Mallorca during the 2006/07 season he had enjoyed his time there and was looking forward to going back to show how well he can play.