The US Boulogne Sentinel
The dugout17 May 2027
Christian Kitenge: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” US Boulogne have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad17 May 2027
A falling-out at US Boulogne
Ivann Botella and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market17 May 2027
No place for Joffrey Bultel in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Joffrey Bultel has his answer from US Boulogne; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
Squad17 May 2027
Words at US Boulogne training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Christian Kitenge is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout17 May 2027
Ousmane Ba asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout17 May 2027
Julien Boyer has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Julien Boyer has written the date down.
In brief
- Squad Enzo Loiodice is the talk of the training ground
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Amine El Farissi
- Squad Emmanuel Kouassi is out on the grass again