The Clermont Foot Courier
Market20 Aug 2035
Abdelghani Mohamed asks to leave Clermont Foot
“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.
Match18 Aug 2035
No end in sight to Clermont Foot's wait for a win
5 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.
Squad20 Aug 2035
Mohammed Guindo in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Clermont Foot this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom20 Aug 2035
Graduation day at Clermont Foot
8 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.
Market20 Aug 2035
One of our own: Robert Henry joins the Clermont Foot first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Henry is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market20 Aug 2035
Thibault Rivière steps up from the Clermont Foot academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thibault Rivière 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.
Market20 Aug 2035
One of our own: Édouard Maillard joins the Clermont Foot first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Édouard Maillard is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad20 Aug 2035
No hiding place for Ilian Saleh
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ilian Saleh, and the manager let it.
Player ratings20 Aug 2035
Edwin Ayiba in the eights
A performance of 8.21 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
In brief
- Boardroom A promise the Clermont Foot board did not keep
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Mohammed Guindo
- Squad Mateo Sierra falls out with a teammate over standards