

Transfers and Player Movement
Who’s staying, who’s going, who’s rumoured, you know how it is.
The Signing of the Summer
By: Thomas |Sainté began the season with three strait losses, including one to newly promoted US Boulogne. It seemed as if the ten time champions would have another season fighting relegation. Then the scouts in Argentina reported back. Gonzalo Bergessio of San Lorenzo was available and interested in a move to France. Augusto Fernandez of River [...]
Yohann Gourcuff Finally Comes Back To His Senses
By: Sam |Yohann Gourcuff has been loaned to FCG Bordeaux for the upcoming season. Cool!
Where were you two seasons ago when he announced he was leaving Stade Rennais for AC Milan? It doesn’t really matter where you were, but unless you’re a rossoneri fan, you probably emmitted a loud-ass groan. I know I did. After having a [...]
Samir Nasri Evokes the Apocalypse, “Could Leave Marseille”
By: Sam |Oui, c’est possible que je parte.
Gah.
In an interview with the unfortunately credible French sports newspaperL’Équipe, the 20-year old, who played his first full 90 today since coming down with an injury, confided that a departure from Marseille at the end of this season would be possible. What with there being more prestigious clubs than OM [...]
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.31) Transfer Special!
By: Sam |Hear that creak? That’s the sound of the window closing. Forever. aka a few months. Boy-oh-boy did everyone’s favourite league produce some fresh comings and goings today! Let’s get straight down to them.
+ Man, Le Mans are fast. Bad news first: Backheel-master Grafite has signed with Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg! For a cool eight million euros, [...]
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.17)
By: Sam |Breaking into the burning house of news and rumours, the valiant firefighter rallied his squad. “We’ve got to get in there and salvage every single bit of Ligue 1 info we can!” With that, the brave crew rushed in to do just that. These quick fixes about Sylvain Wiltord, Matt Moussilou, Kim Kallstrom, Luigi Pieroni [...]
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.10)
By: Sam |Climbing up the steep and periolous face of DND mountain, the adventurers finally arrived to the top to meet the Ligue 1 guru sitting peacefully atop the icy pinnacle to fill in the weary men about the latest from the French league, with stuff about Karim Benzema, Mamadou Niang, Kim Kallström and Grafite.
+ Extra, extra! [...]
The Daily-Or-So News Dispatch (07.08.09)
By: Sam |Hungry for transfers, rumours and goings-on, the Daily-or-so News Dispatch (DND) pirate ship approaches an unsuspecting mom-and-pop info rowboat for the hottest Ligue 1 tidbits, extra special today with little stories about Charles Itandje, Daniel Cousin, Sidi Keita and Samir Nasri.
+ After speculation of a move to either Lyon or Manchester United, it’s in fact [...]
The Transfer Cauldron is Boiling Once Again
By: Sam |08/08/08 is one year away, but some clubs decided 08/08/07 was lucky enough to go ahead and make some substantial transfers. What’s more, today there was a surprisingly high ratio of actual signings to unfounded rumours. I like these kinds of days.
+ First off, it seems as though Italian defender Manuele Blasi is going to [...]
It’s Inter’s Turn to Say Nasri’s theirs, Wiltord ain’t Going Nowhere, Tosic to Werder Bremen
By: Sam |It’s adorable how every single club in the world thinks their offer will be the one to lure Samir Nasri along. Today, we heard Inter Milan claim loud and clear that Nasri and OM wouldn’t be able to resist their 25 million euro offer come January. On the front page of Corriere dello Sport, Inter [...]
The Sky is Blue, The Pope is Catholic, Real Madrid is in Love with Samir Nasri
By: Sam |Bernd Schuster and Pedrag Mijatovic, deep in discussion, strut into the small boutique on the corner of UEFA Boulevard. The shopkeeper, visibly irritated by the appearance of the two gentlemen, exclaims, “Sod off, you two! Milan’s not interested! You’re wasting my time!”. Mijatovic, chuckling to himself, takes a step towards the reluctant owner.
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