The FC Nantes Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2037
Dehmaine Tabibou 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 FC Nantes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Aug 2037
Johann Lepenant 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2037
Graduation day at FC Nantes
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.
Market17 Aug 2037
Vincent Thomas steps up from the FC Nantes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vincent Thomas 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.
Market17 Aug 2037
FC Nantes promote Alexandre Rolland from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexandre Rolland 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 Aug 2037
Philippe Robert steps up from the FC Nantes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Philippe Robert 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 Jean Denis steps up from the FC Nantes academy
- Squad No hiding place for Louka Gautier
- Squad Tobias Leikanger signs a new deal