The Clermont Foot Courier
Match21 Aug 2027
No end in sight to Clermont Foot's wait for a win
11 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Clermont Foot has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Ibrahim Coulibaly keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Clermont Foot may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market23 Aug 2027
Clermont Foot turn down Dijon for Ibrahim Coulibaly
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Real improvement from Cheick Oumar Konaté at Clermont Foot
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Cheick Oumar Konaté is 23, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Clermont Foot
Patrik Carlgren 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.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Clermont Foot
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words at Clermont Foot training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gabriel Moscardo is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market23 Aug 2027
Marcel Rey steps up from the Clermont Foot academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcel Rey 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Clermont Foot promote Hervé Lacroix from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hervé Lacroix 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.
In brief
- Market Sébastien Muller steps up from the Clermont Foot academy
- Player ratings Danel Sinani runs at them all day
- Match Honours even between Clermont Foot and AC Ajaccio