http://mallorca.theoffside.com News from RCD Mallorca Spanish football team Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:59:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For all the uncertainty that comes with the transition of an offseason filled with the loss of major players and the change in ownership, management in Palma has to be commended for continuing to try and improve the team within their budget to make them competitive in LaLiga this year. ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/help-coming-from-madrid.html With all the preseason action going on, a fan or pundit can look at the results with mixed emotions. Yes its the preseason and all the clubs are looking at new players and returning players are often trying to get back into soccer seriously after having a little vacation time. ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/the-mallorca-cup-and-a-positive-outlook.html This has been one of the worst summers in the clubs history and any true fan of this club has to be upset at what has gone on in the past couple of months. While the owners of the club openly looked for a buyer, the team expectedly but belatedly pushed ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/mallorca-sold-and-sold-out.html Now that we have definitely lost two of our heros, I wanted to give my thoughts on these transfers out as well as mention some other transfers in that kind of fell under the radar which I failed to mention in my last post. Fan favorite Ibagazas transfer has been confirmed ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/bad-move-guiza-and-other-transfer-news.html Give Mallorca credit. When you have multiple players who are clearly heading to bigger clubs, its easy to sit back and wallow in misery about what could have been and not try to bring in some talented replacements. An attitude like that causes such a quick downfall and the next ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/some-new-blood.html Now that Euro 2008 is over, things should heat up in the transfer market. Mallorca hero Dani Guiza managed to have himself a good tournament with a couple of goals and he clearly showed why he was La Ligas top scorer. His missed penalty in the Italy game luckilly will ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/who-is-alhassane-keita.html After just missing out on a UEFA Cup place and refusing to play in the Intertoto Cup, Mallorca and its fans will spend the summer seeing which of the players who made last year so much fun will leave for bigger clubs. With EURO 2008 putting many moves on hold, ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/its-going-to-be-a-long-summer.html First lets all be reminded of how great Memorial Day is and for the freedoms that allow me to write this blog and for us to enjoy the beauty that is America and thanks to the efforts of our soldiers, the beauty that is many countries in the rest of ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/uefa-the-intertoto-and-ignoring-year-end-gossip.html Even though I dont want to accept the reality that Dani Guiza, the likely winner of the Pichichi this year, is playing his last game for the club on Sunday, I do accept that if not for him, the final game of the season would mean nothing and we would ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/mallorca-zaragoza-guizas-last-stand.html Although I support Manchester United because of George Best(my favorite player of all time) who I met briefly while serving as a ball kid back in 1977 for the LA Aztecs of the old NASL, I am not a passionate fan like I am for Cagliari and Mallorca. Therefore I ... http://mallorca.theoffside.com/team-news/la-liga-at-its-best-and-worst.html