I was interviewed by So Foot (French Arty Footie mag) a few months ago and got to know the journalist, Brieux. He came over, had a drink in the Liberal club and went to the Bolton game.
Been in touch ever since so I asked him for some inside info on our new signing Yassin.
Here's his unedited response.
"For Moutaouakil, well, you will not believe me... Actually, Chateauroux (Yassin's old club) were
in the top 3 of the Ligue 2 until november 2005, when a So Foot journalist
came to make an article about "footballers's wife in chateauroux".
Chateauroux is one of the worst city in France, nothing to see, nothing to
do, and complicate to go there...
So, we thought that making an inside report of being a footballers' wives
(or bitches sometimes ( yeah, there are a lot in football, even in
Chateauroux...) over there could be funny. After interviews, pictures and
the article, it happenend that the goalkeeper and the captain fought at
pratice because goalkeepers'wife said in the article that the captain was
not able to shoot free kick and his wife was awful. result at the end of the
2005/2006 : team in the last 5 !
One article in the national L'Equipe explainded seriously that the staff,
the team and all the locker room players have "understimated "the impact of
the So Foot article ! Umbelievable. Since 2 years, the ambiance in
Chateauroux is horrible... and that explains why Yassin wants to leave. Also
that he is young, approached by Lazio and other great clubs, and is said to
be the future Willy sagnol !!!! So, that could a good choice, kind of
Chimbonda in less physical, for the moment... Go Addicks, again and again...
Happy to have news from you,, anytime. Peace to you and all your buddies.
And tell joe that saint-Etienne's game was great this year. The new talent
is Bafé Gomis ! Great lion ! peace again. B"
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Can we get that on the big screen please at random times throughout the games?
"Go Addicks, again and again!. High Five!"
And we've scooped the new Willy Sagnol. Here's hoping he makes more impact than the old Kelly Youga. Go Addicks (again and again)
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LOL - issssssssssssssssssssss nice