Last updated: 17th July 2008
Riera: Back with Barins
Arnau Riera has agreed to return to Falkirk on a season-long loan, skysports.com can confirm.
The Sunderland midfielder has been considering his options over the summer and trained with Blackpool earlier this month.
Now the former Barcelona man has decided to return to Falkirk - where he spent the whole of last term.
"Arnau is delighted to be moving back to Falkirk," his agent Craig Honeyman of SEM told skysports.com.
"He really enjoyed his spell there last term and he was a big crowd favourite, so the move is good news for everyone."
Riera has played just twice for Sunderland since joining in 2006.
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 13th September | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aberdeen vs Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Falkirk vs Hearts |
| 15:00 | Hibernian vs Dundee Utd |
| 15:00 | Inverness CT vs St Mirren |
| 15:00 | Motherwell vs Celtic |
| 15:00 | Rangers vs Kilmarnock |
| Saturday 20th September | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aberdeen vs Dundee Utd |
| 15:00 | Hamilton vs Hibernian |
| 15:00 | Hearts vs Inverness CT |
| 15:00 | St Mirren vs Falkirk |
| Sunday 21st September | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Rangers vs Motherwell |
| 16:00 | Kilmarnock vs Celtic |
| Saturday 27th September | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Celtic vs Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Dundee Utd vs Hearts |
| 15:00 | Falkirk vs Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Inverness CT vs Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Motherwell vs St Mirren |
| Sunday 28th September | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 14:00 | Hibernian vs Rangers |
| Saturday 4th October | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aberdeen vs Hibernian |
| 15:00 | Celtic vs Hamilton |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 31st August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Celtic 2 - 4 Rangers | |
| Saturday 30th August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Falkirk 1 - 2 Inverness CT | |
| St Mirren 0 - 1 Aberdeen | |
| Hamilton 1 - 2 Hearts | |
| Hibernian 0 - 1 Motherwell | |
| Dundee Utd 0 - 2 Kilmarnock | |
| Saturday 23rd August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers | |
| Celtic 3 - 0 Falkirk | |
| Hearts 2 - 1 St Mirren | |
| Motherwell 1 - 1 Dundee Utd | |
| Inverness CT 1 - 1 Hibernian | |
| Kilmarnock 1 - 0 Hamilton | |
| Sunday 17th August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Dundee Utd 1 - 1 Celtic | |
| Saturday 16th August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| St Mirren 0 - 0 Kilmarnock | |
| Inverness CT 0 - 1 Hamilton | |
| Hibernian 3 - 2 Falkirk | |
| Motherwell 0 - 1 Aberdeen | |
| Rangers 2 - 0 Hearts | |
| Monday 11th August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Hamilton 3 - 1 Dundee Utd | |
| Sunday 10th August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Celtic 1 - 0 St Mirren | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Hearts | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Celtic | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 4 | 7 |
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