The OGC Nice Post
Squad11 Oct 2027
Words exchanged at OGC Nice
Kevin Carlos and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
Isak Jansson gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad11 Oct 2027
Dylan Jams signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Dylan Jams commits to OGC Nice for another 3 years.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
Hicham Boudaoui has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at OGC Nice will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad11 Oct 2027
Isak Jansson wants out of the dugout
“I did not sign to watch. Nobody does.” The oldest complaint in the game, and OGC Nice will have to answer it with minutes or with a move.
Market11 Oct 2027
The Thierno Barry story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Thierno Barry signs something — a contract at OGC Nice or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Looking ahead11 Oct 2027
Ludovic Ajorque goes back to face Stade Brestois
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Ludovic Ajorque’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and OGC Nice needing him to play as if none of it matters.
Squad11 Oct 2027
Rafik Guitane remains an outsider
A year in and the city has not opened up, the language has not come, and lunch is eaten alone more often than anybody at OGC Nice would admit. It shows on Saturdays.
The dugout11 Oct 2027
A door opens for Morgan Sanson
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- The dugout Issiaga Camara asks for a word with the manager
- Market The shop window has Greg Ranjitsingh in it
- Boardroom The OGC Nice academy earns its keep