Articles tagged with "transfers"
Jean II Makoun to Lyon Would Be a Dream Come True
By Inara | May 14th, 2008On my list of players that I want transfered to Lyon, Jean II Makoun is #2 (you all know who #1 is). He's a midfield beast who has his share of technical qualities, and he scares the shit out of any player. He's so awesome. I love watching him pl ...
Transfer News: Makoun, Sylva
By Julien | May 14th, 2008LOSC defensive midfielder Jean II Makoun has been attracted by yet another club. Ligue 1 powerhouse and potential 2007/2008 season titleholder Olympique Lyonnais has shown interest in the Cameroon. Supposedly, Lyon needs him to reinforce Jérémy T ...
Hatem Ben Arfa to Arsenal?
By Inara | May 12th, 2008NOOOOOOOOO. My very worst nightmare is coming true. I'm a huge Hatem Ben Arfa fan. He has some faults, but I adore him. He's so talented and has so much potential. I just know he's going to be one of France's biggest stars. A goodbye k ...
Miralem Pjanic is Coming to Lyon
By Inara | May 9th, 2008I've been waiting a while to report this because all I've been seeing so far are whispered rumors, but now all the newspapers are reporting it, and the player himself was seen at Lyon last Wednesday. But neither the player nor the respective clubs ha ...
The Fight for Europe! (in Birmingham...)
By David | May 8th, 2008Last weeks results all turned out fantastically well for the Rovers and their European hopes. If we win at Birmingham and Villa don't at West Ham then it's 6th place and a shot at the UEFA Cup through the Intertoto (how good does that sound? - le ...
Tony Sylva's Departure and Transfer Rumors
By Julien | May 8th, 2008This monday's edition of La Voix des Sports, a French football website, had a transfer rumor regarding 2 ASSE keepers. Supposely, Jody Viviani and Jérémie Janot could both be heading to Lille next season. The rumor has not yet been confirmed howe ...
Spurs Notes:
By Richard | May 8th, 2008*** Jonathan Woodgate has singlehandedly made our defense of corners go from poor to stout. Is it just me that sees this? I swear that 90% of corners taken against us since Woodgates arrival end up on his head. *** I love the Gennaro Gattuso rumor ...
Thursday Transfer Talk
By Steven | May 8th, 2008Two more games to go, and Sunday may be a special one. Not only will I be celebrating my birthday as we kick Sampdoria's ass, it'll most likely be Amauri's last home-game in La Favorita. And he wants to say goodbye as a captain. The only problem is: ...
Exodus, Movement of The Zacc
By Steven | May 7th, 2008According to Kicker, a German magazine that is always right, it's a definite thing: Cristian Zaccardo is leaving Palermo for Wolfsburg. God knows what he's been thinking, but it gives us another seven million euro. But still, unlike his defensive ...
CdF SEMIFINAL: Lyon vs. Sedan
By Inara | May 6th, 2008Guess the last time that Lyon played in the Coupe de France semifinal? If you guessed 1998 - exactly ten years ago - you're absolutely correct. The last time Lyon actually won this cup was 35 years ago. That was back in 1973, an event that dwarfe ...
Two Three Pieces of Good News
By Inara | May 5th, 2008
If any of you are keeping up with the U17 Euro Championship, France defeated Ireland 2-1 in the tournament opener, thanks to goals from Lyon players. Four of them started the match (Clement Grenier, Yannis Tafer, Enzo Reale, and Sebastien Faure), and ...
Two Three Pieces of Good News
By Inara | May 5th, 2008
First of all, if any of you are keeping up with the U17 Euro Championship, France defeated Ireland 2-1 in the tournament opener, thanks to goals from Lyon players. Four of them started the match (Clement Grenier, Yanis Tafer, Enzo Reale, and Sebastie ...
"Hugo is Perfect," Secret Stealing Italians, and the End of Spa Week
By Inara | May 2nd, 2008Be still my heart. Gregory Coupet has designated Nice's Hugo Lloris as his perfect successor. Geez, what more proof does Hugo need of my Lyon's love for him? According to the media, Lloris would not be opposed to a move to Lyon - but not as Coupe ...
Younes Kaboul.... Stop Talking
By Richard | April 30th, 2008Is there even a shred of truth to what Younes Kaboul has said about his manager Juande Ramos over the past few days or does the entire thing just stink of 'player upset over not being good enough to get first team football'? Kaboul hasn't appe ...
Random Monday Thoughts
By Steven | April 28th, 2008Goddamn, that was a dull game. We can forget about Intertoto for sure now, so let's start focusing on next season. That season might well be without Bosko Jankovic. A couple of weeks ago, he told Stadionews that he won't be leaving, but now the G ...
Ramos reels in Luka Modric
By Richard | April 28th, 2008Nothing like swooping in and grabbing the player you want right off the bat. If you missed it, Tottenham Hotspur have signed Dinamo Zagrab and Croatian Attacking Midfielder Luka Modric for a fee reported to be around 15.8 million on a five year d ...
Marseille Offer Samir Nasri for Hatem Ben Arfa!!!!!
By Inara | April 28th, 2008Normally, a rumor like this aren't worth the paper it's written on. But when L'Equipe gets involved, that means that something is afoot between the Rhone and the French Riviera. Word is that Marseille would be willing to exchange Samir Nasri ...
Fabio Grosso Bitchslaps a Player, Plus Other Lyon Nuggets
By Inara | April 26th, 2008Fabio Grosso's week isn't getting any better. Last weekend, he was verbally abused by Strasbourg coach Jean-Marc Furlan for being a "piece of macaroni shit." Today, during Lyon's 2-2 draw against Caen, Grosso was sent off, the third Lyon player to be ...
Rover's Hopeful Signings. No. 2: Another Midfielder
By Jim | April 23rd, 2008Yes, right off the bat I know, not specific. Well I have two in mind but allow me to elaborate. These names are not of the highest quality in some people's minds, I'm sure. These two players I am hopeful about though I rate very highly and hopefully ...
Transfers that make NO sense
By Inara | April 23rd, 2008There are days when I wake up in the morning, read the news, and say WTF. Today was such a morning. Can someone please explain to me why Lyon are offering to extend Gregory Coupet's contract? It's already until 2010, and Aulas wants to make i ...
Spurs Notes:
By Richard | April 23rd, 2008-Jamie O'Hara is definitely no left back. I read quite a few 'player rater' blogs that scored his performance from Saturday's draw at the JJB as rather decent. I thought he looked well out of place and every time Wigan tried to make a run down their ...
Transfer Market Musings- I swear to God this will not become a regular thing
By alessio | April 22nd, 2008After missing yet another live Juventus game this weekend due to court-mandated university-mandated community service (Thank god it was the last one) I am finally back. And I know there is nothing worse than someone constantly spouting market bullsh ...
Rovers Hopeful Signings. No1: Andrei Arshavin
By David | April 20th, 2008With Europe looking unlikely it's time to look forward to the new season. I hope over the next few weeks I can write a little bit about players who I would like to see come to Ewood, or players who may be coming to Ewood. Jim, feel free to add your's ...
The pain, the pain of it all! Rovers 1-1 Man Utd (with extended highlights)
By David | April 20th, 2008One of the comments in Jim's liveblog was "Friedel for President" - I couldn't agree more. Friedel has to be one of the most underrated keepers in the world, and we'll miss him when his time is up, especially as our defence looks really shakey in rec ...
The blue revolution begins here..
By jamie | April 19th, 2008Introductions...They're great no? Much in the same way that Everton have burst onto the premiership scene, bringing with them their own brand of slick, one-touch football, with a proud David Moyes at the helm, I'm gonna present myself (Jay), the new ...
How will Spurs Squad Look in 08/09?
By Richard | April 18th, 2008How will Spurs Squad Look in 08/09? No, I don't mean the kits, though we'll stand to know how those look long before my real question is answered. What I'm wondering is who will still be part of this team come next September once the window shuts and ...
Are Lyon Bad Parents?
By Inara | April 18th, 2008It's a difficult question for any club wanting to be more successful. Do they trust in their academy graduates, or do they spend money on bringing in young players of slightly more established quality? Lyon, eager to join the elite group of Europ ...
Bayern Bits
By Angela | April 15th, 2008A roundup of what's going on with Bayern. 01. They're currently in search of a midfielder. As we all know, Roberto is only contracted through 2009 and thus far there is no news on him renewing his contract for any longer than he had intended whe ...
Random Tuesday Tidbits
By Steven | April 15th, 2008First off, I'll show that I can be emotional too: Ciccio, I miss you! You've been playing like a young buck in Reggio, and I'm asking if you would consider moving back across lo stretto. I know I'm not the only one asking this, so here you go: the of ...
Lyon Tell Patrick Muller To Pack His Bags
By Inara | April 11th, 2008First off, apologies for not getting to this sooner, but thanks to a particularly nasty strain of flu, I've been too tired to do much typing. Thankfully, I work in an infectious disease lab, so I can't go into lab until I'm better. So these past five ...
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