Thisseason, theclubhopes tofinallyachievepromotion
andbegin the long journeyback toLaLiga.Thereareeven
whispersofanotherglobal share issue thisyear.Balagué
urgescautiousoptimism: “Thepotentialproblem forclubs
runby fans isshort-termism,butRealOviedo’sseemvery
cleverandverypatient.Theyhavestarted the2014-15
seasonwell, theyhaveagoodcoach inSergioEgeaand
theirgoalkeeper,Esteban,droppeddown fromahigher
division torejoin theclub–an incrediblegesture.”
Inanera inwhich thegulfbetweenwealthyplayersand
disgruntled fansgapeswider thanever, supportersof
Oviedoenjoyanenviablebondwith theirclub. “If the team
everreturns toLaLiga, the fanswillknow theyhavereally
contributed to that success,”saysLowe. “Theywillbeable
toproudlysay, ‘This ismyclub.’”
Visit realoviedo.esand follow@RealOviedoWFC. Sky
Sports’European football includesSpain’sLaLigaand the
UEFAChampionsLeagueonSkySports5
easyJet
flies toAsturias fromGenevaand
LondonStansted. Seeour insiderguide
onpage 120.
easyJet.com/holidays*
Threenightsat4*AyreHotel
Alfonso II, departing fromLondon
Stanstedon 12Decembercosts£116pp.
hotels.easyJet.com
Situated in theheartof town, ACHotel
OviedoForum isaslickurbanoffering.
DESTINATION
OVIEDO
“Inonedayyoucanvisit thebeaches to thenorth,
goskiing in themountains to thesouth, then
take ina footballmatch–and there isalways
someonewhowants tochatorshowyouaround.
InOviedo, youareneveralone”
*FOR T&CS SEE PAGE 147
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