The Angers SCO Courier
The terraces17 Jul 2028
The mood at Angers SCO has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Angers SCO baulk at the price for Tiago Morais
LOSC Lille wanted more than $9.6M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Ante Vuković is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Late improvement for Louis Mouton
At 26 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
Squad17 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Angers SCO
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Louis Mouton was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Words exchanged at Angers SCO
Mabrouk Rouaï and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market17 Jul 2028
Angers SCO promote Hervé Caron from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hervé Caron 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.
Market17 Jul 2028
Angers SCO promote Christophe André from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Christophe André 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.
Market17 Jul 2028
Olivier Bernard steps up from the Angers SCO academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Olivier Bernard 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.
In brief
- Market Angers SCO promote François Huet from within
- The dugout The manager makes Ante Vuković a promise
- The dugout Ange Lago knocks on the manager's door