A Second B to define

Hours and days fly by without knowing in Second Division B what the schedule will be like. “Three of July. It would be nice if we could plan the season. We are still in limbo … », Raúl Garrido let go last Friday. And is that so far in the bronze category everything is speculation about its immediate future. Next season non-professional football will experience a revolution with a new format that will divide the Second B into five groups of 20, which will be divided into 10 subgroups of 10 and play different phases to decide promotions, relegations and stays, he said. AS. After knowing where the shots will go, all that is missing is the official confirmation from the RFEF with the start date of the competition. If not, neither Olot nor Llagostera can plan a pre-season that will have to be demanding considering the almost four months of stoppage and that the first round will be frantic with 18 games for each one. Like all clubs, time is running out.

“Officially, no one has told us anything. It has been rumored that the League would start in mid-October, but we still don’t have any confirmation. It’s a really complicated situation when it comes to managing, say, preseason. We’ll start it based on the start date of the League, but we need to start tying the friendlies. All this planning is dancing and it’s hard to manage. It is not understood to be in early July and not yet know when we will start. They have to make decisions at once because they can’t let us know in a short amount of time. The teams must have the right to organize in time and not have to go at the last minute “, comments the sporting director of Olot, Sergi Raset. For his part, Llagostera’s coach, Oriol Alsina, also believes it is necessary for the RFEF to announce a date: “It would be good to know it to plan all the friendly matches, start training, have the field ready … How the sooner we know, the better. ‘

However, the two Girona clubs have been working in the offices for some time to complete the squad and have the team ready as soon as the start of the competition is known. “Regardless of when we start, we go with the usual mentality and try to get the most out of the few resources we have. We are making the best possible staff within our possibilities “, points out Alsina. The same is being done by Olot, who have already ensured the continuity of much of the block and have confirmed 17 players for next season. According to Raset, “we set to work as soon as the Federation ended the season. In fact, I had been planning it for a long time with the aim of giving continuity to the group because we are clear about the project. The competition was cut short just when the team was at its best, with good play and positive results. The idea is to give continuity to this group because there is still room for improvement with small additions. Regarding the new format, which will have a promotion phase to Second, Second B Pro and another relegation phase, Raset believes that “a slightly shorter competition is expected, with local teams that have very high budgets. It’s hard to get an idea until it’s official. ” Alsina understands that “the Federation will try to do the best for everyone” and that “we will have to compete like never before because at the end of the year we can be in 4 different categories: Second, Second B Pro, Second B or Third. There will be a lot at stake.