Author: dougearle

  • After their month long transfer ban ended, Espanyol have been very busy making up for lost time. Since the start of the ban several players were sold externally to make room in the squad for the planned recruits. Lasse Sobiech moved…

  • Nearly a week has past since a transfer ban was imposed on Earle his Espanyol side. In just seven days Earle has already seen at least four transfer targets move elsewhere. With the likes of Emiliano Viviano, Rafael Galhardo, Gabriel…

  • Tonight it was confirmed that Espanyol will be playing in Division 5 next season. A 1-0 loss to Torino sentenced the Spaniards to their fate rubbing salt into the wounds of the clubs transfer ban put in place just yesterday.…

  • It’s been 19 games since Earle took charge of Espanyol marking his first half a season in charge. Since his appointment at the end of February a lot has changed at the Barcelona based club. The changes have been noted…

  • Last night, for the first time this season, Espanyol moved out of the relegation zone. A string of strong form saw them leapfrog last nights opponents, West Brom, to gain a one point advantage over the drop zone. Since Earle…

  • Tonight Espanyol will travel to Argentina to face River Plate in a tough Division 4 fixture. Earle has named his starting 11 and it seems Miroslav Klose will make his first start in nearly a month. The German veteran hasn’t…

  • Just over half way through the season and fans are finally beginning to see the potential of the new Espanyol side. Since arriving, 5 games ago, Earle has seen the team more than double their points in the league to…

  • On March 1st 2016, Doug Earle took over a deflated RCD Espanyol side who sit bottom of Division 4 with 5 points and only a single win from 15 games. Earle was met by an aging squad of players with low motivation and no one…