The Grenoble Foot 38 Herald
Market9 Feb 2032
Emir Saitoski is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Grenoble Foot 38 is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad9 Feb 2032
A move Ladji Sylla would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Ladji Sylla is living that version at Grenoble Foot 38, and it tends to show in the first month.
Player ratings9 Feb 2032
Nobody could get near Emir Saitoski
Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad9 Feb 2032
Tempers go at Grenoble Foot 38
Ethan Degny 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.
Squad9 Feb 2032
Moses Amasi falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets9 Feb 2032
Olympique Lyonnais tell Grenoble Foot 38: Justin Bengui Joao 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.
Match7 Feb 2032
Emir Saitoski’s goal not enough for Grenoble Foot 38
Emir Saitoski scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Quevilly-Rouen, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market9 Feb 2032
Daniel Roussel steps up from the Grenoble Foot 38 academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Roussel 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.
Market9 Feb 2032
Robert David steps up from the Grenoble Foot 38 academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert David 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 Didier Morel steps up from the Grenoble Foot 38 academy
- The dugout Rodrigo Guedes gets it from the manager
- Squad Ladji Sylla is a square peg at Grenoble Foot 38