The Chamois Niortais Herald
Squad21 Dec 2026
Defences have started doubling up on Robert Moreau
30 goals and a season average of 7.85 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.
Match21 Dec 2026
Nobody above Chamois Niortais
First, on 46 points. The table is a fact and a fact is allowed to be enjoyed, which is as far as anybody at the club is prepared to go in public.
Player ratings21 Dec 2026
A brace, and Robert Moreau takes the afternoon — 9.26
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Robert Moreau provided it, and the 9.26 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Match19 Dec 2026
Nobody wants to play Chamois Niortais right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Chamois Niortais
Robert Moreau 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.
Match19 Dec 2026
Nobody wins at Chamois Niortais
9 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
The terraces21 Dec 2026
Chamois Niortais supporters have found a favourite in Yann Simon
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Yann Simon has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match19 Dec 2026
Chamois Niortais get the job done against Tours
A 2‑0 win over Tours, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Ousmane Touré falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Squad Marc Roger stays put
- The dugout No hiding place for Jordan Sebban
- The dugout Robin Maulun left out for the big one