The Bourg-Peronnas Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Rayan Souici in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bourg-Peronnas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Benoît Marchand steps up from the Bourg-Peronnas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benoît Marchand has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bourg-Peronnas promote Bruno Brunet from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bruno Brunet has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bourg-Peronnas promote Théodore Noël from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Théodore Noël has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Théodore Julien joins the Bourg-Peronnas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Théodore Julien is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Francis Kembolo 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.
In brief
- Match Bourg-Peronnas come up short against Nimes
- Player ratings Andy Pembélé runs at them all day
- Squad 13 new faces, and Bourg-Peronnas are still learning each other
- Squad Ousmane Touré falls out with a teammate over standards