The Tours Chronicle
Squad22 Feb 2027
A fracture rules Rodrigo Paillalef out for 90 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Tours will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Tours
Daniel Laine 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.
Boardroom22 Feb 2027
Simon Couillot will join Tours for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Simon Couillot has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Tours have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Vincent Robert out for 26 days
The medical room confirms 26 days on the sidelines for Vincent Robert, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Home is on Noah Franke's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Tours are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Loan watch22 Feb 2027
Guillaume Boyer counts the days
“I watch every Tours game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Sochaux runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
In brief
- Market The Lucas Silva question follows Tours around
- Market The shop window has Maxime Dagorn in it
- Loan watch Pierre Aubert is watching from the bench at Juve Stabia