Betis have one of the best fanbases in Spain, and they deserve better than the current squad of players who have condemned the club to relegation.

Even more so, the current administration and the looming spectre of Lopera have virtually sealed this fate over the last few years. Betis epitomise the amateurish way in which some Spanish football clubs are run, in fact I would imagine they are probably the worst.

Right out of the Dimitri Pieterman school of how to ruin a club.

He was a character. Lopera renamed the stadium after himself, I'm surprised he's not made himself "team physio" in order to manage the team from the bench.

My alltime favourite player.

Expect a fire-sale of the best players (and David Odonkor) at Betis over the summer. They were in a bad state financially beforehand so god knows what relegation will do to them.

For some reason I'm quite glad Osasuna have stayed up. I think its my soft spot for Walter 'The Rifle' Pandiani.

The sizeable lunatic element of the Betis support makes me have little sympathy for their plight, and the players and boardroom hardly hold much appeal either.

Wouldn't be too surprised to see them fall further given the financial fall-out relegation brings, and the utter incompetence of the owners.

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What about fascist sympathisers, the Frente Atletico? Hardly angels are they?

Did I claim otherwise?

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The Spain squad for the Confederations cup looks very, very strong. The midfield is scary.
Five out of the 7 non-La Liga players are from Liverpool and despite having an outstanding season Victor Valdés has been overlooked yet again.



Eidur Gudjohnsen back to the Premier League.

Casillas, Reina?