The Amiens SC Post
Market23 Aug 2027
Nicolás Palacios asks to leave Amiens SC
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words exchanged at Amiens SC
Aboubacar Lô 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.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
4 academy graduates step up at Amiens SC
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Olympique de Marseille tell Amiens SC: Rafik Messali is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market23 Aug 2027
Luc Royer steps up from the Amiens SC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luc Royer 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
One of our own: David Benoit joins the Amiens SC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Benoit is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Joseph Rey steps up from the Amiens SC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joseph 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.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Amine Chabane stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Amine Chabane and Amiens SC agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
A promise the Amiens SC board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Amine Chabane
- The dugout Nordine Kandil asks for a word with the manager
- Squad A row about effort at Amiens SC