The Paris FC Courier
Match21 Aug 2027
A bad afternoon for Paris FC against Olympique de Marseille
2-3 to Olympique de Marseille, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Otávio 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.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
The ground is getting bigger
The plans are signed off at a capacity of 14323. Decisions like this are judged twenty years later, by people who were not in the room when they were taken.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Kevin Trapp lets one through his hands
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Market23 Aug 2027
Paris FC sign Théodore Dufour, one for the future
Théodore Dufour is 17, and Paris FC have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market23 Aug 2027
A long bet from Paris FC on Christophe Arnaud
He is 16, and nobody at Paris FC signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market23 Aug 2027
A long bet from Paris FC on Robert Meyer
He is 15, and nobody at Paris FC signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market23 Aug 2027
A long bet from Paris FC on Henri Renault
He is 15, and nobody at Paris FC signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
The terraces23 Aug 2027
Everybody has an opinion about Kevin Trapp
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
In brief
- Squad Ilan Kebbal finally opens his account
- Squad Rudy Matondo finally opens his account
- The terraces The press cannot get enough of Ilan Kebbal