The Charleroi Gazette
Squad11 Jan 2027
A fracture rules Mathieu Deplagne out for 73 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Charleroi will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match9 Jan 2027
The wait goes on for Charleroi
10 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Patrick Pflücke was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 28. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market11 Jan 2027
Charleroi turn down KAA Gent for Alexandro Calut
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Match9 Jan 2027
Charleroi cannot find the net
5 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
Diego Callai will not be coming to Charleroi
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Sporting CP is saying, and nobody at Charleroi is enjoying the guessing.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Charleroi
Aiham Ousou was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Massamba Sow is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Match9 Jan 2027
KV Oostende take the points off Charleroi
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- Squad Thomas Delaine falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Thomas Delaine left out for the big one