The Bourg-Peronnas Sentinel
Squad21 Aug 2028
Roman Laspalles damages knee ligaments — 91 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 91 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Real improvement from Siebe van Langen at Bourg-Peronnas
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Siebe van Langen is 19, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Bourg-Peronnas
Quentin Lacour 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.
Squad21 Aug 2028
A late step up for Andy Pembélé
At 28 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 4 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Graduation day at Bourg-Peronnas
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market21 Aug 2028
Bourg-Peronnas promote Philippe Guillaume from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Philippe Guillaume 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Bourg-Peronnas promote Nicolas Vincent from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicolas Vincent 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Stéphane Morel steps up from the Bourg-Peronnas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stéphane Morel 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Dominique Collet steps up from the Bourg-Peronnas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dominique Collet 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
- Boardroom Bourg-Peronnas board go back on their word
- Boardroom Bourg-Peronnas turn down the training-ground plan