Toulouse FC Thread

[soccer krazy]

Elmander joins Bolton and Daniel Braaten joins Toulouse
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/7478332.stm

[toulousain]

For the moment...

In :
CASANOVA Alain (Coach)
BONNET Alexandre (on loan, Sedan)
BRAATEN Daniel (Bolton)
CAMARA Alseny (on loan, Rodez)
CARRASSO Cédric (Marseille)
CETTO Mauro (Nantes)
CHERFA Walid (on loan, Tours)
DIDOT Etienne (Rennes)
FORT Pavel (on loan, FC Bruxelles)
HAMEL Sebastien (Marseille)
PENTECOTE Xavier (on loan, Bastia)

Out :
ARRACHE Salim (loan expired, Marseille)
ARRIBAGE Dominique
BATLLES Laurent (Grenoble)
CHERFA Walid (Gimnastic Tarragona)
DAO Issoumaïla
DIEUZE Nicolas (Le Havre)
DOUCHEZ Nicolas (Rennes)
ELMANDER Johan (Bolton)
JÖNSSON Jon (Brondby)
MERMILLOD Alan
RIOU Rudy (Marseille)
SANTOS Francileudo

[SportBoy333]

Matheiu wants out but they are holding out for more money.

[Schwalker]

It looks likely that Sören Larsen from us (Schalke 04) will join you soon.

He´s a typical no-nonsense striker...Had bad luck with injuries the latest season but still popular with the fans.

[toulousain]

He could be the successor of Elmander. A striker from Scandinavia...

[Burnfan68]

So, any news this week? What about Emana going to Sevilla (?)? Ihope tomake it over there to get to at least one game this season.

[Solsombra]

Can anybody here tell me anything about Hérita Ilunga? According to several West Ham United websites the player moved to the Hammers on a loan deal late last night... seemingly confirmed here:

http://www.tfc.info/fr/Actualite/101002/Dernieres_news/40979/Ilunga_prete_a_West_Ham

I was just wondering what kind of player he is, position, strengths, weaknesses etc...

[StarrMatthieu]

Doublé de Gignac





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=999rRCzVF6M

[zizouForlife]

he could have had hat trick if he was not called offside.

anyway this guy is on fire, he will be useful for france in the upcoming years

[panicfc]

glad this thread ia back to life

[guignol]

and glad to see panic back!

[panicfc]

Thanks. Been around, just don't post as much.

Merry Christmas!

[guignol]

yes merry xmas and have a kölsch on me!

[Nanbawan]

For the moment...


Out :
ARRACHE Salim (loan expired, Marseille)
ARRIBAGE Dominique
BATLLES Laurent (Grenoble)
CHERFA Walid (Gimnastic Tarragona)
DAO Issoumaïla
DIEUZE Nicolas (Le Havre)
DOUCHEZ Nicolas (Rennes)
ELMANDER Johan (Bolton)
JÖNSSON Jon (Brondby)
MERMILLOD Alan
RIOU Rudy (Marseille)
SANTOS Francileudo

BTW, thanks for Douchez guys ! :D ;)

He would have a hard time in English speaking countries given his name but it was still a great addition to Rennes' squad as for now.

[robledo]

can anyone tell me much about Ebondo of Toulouse? He`s being linked with my club Newcastle (unfortunately for him :D) as we have an injury crisis. Reliable defender?

[StarrMatthieu]

GigLigue 1's leading goalscorer André-Pierre Gignac says his




love for the city convinced him to sign a one-year contract extension with highflyers Toulouse FC.nac loving life at Toulouse

Leading light
The 23-year-old has risen from relative obscurity to the top of the scoring charts in France with 13 goals in 21 league appearances, one ahead of FC Girondins de Bordeaux striker Fernando Cavenaghi and Paris Saint-Germain FC's Guillaume Hoarau, and three more than Karim Benzema of Olympique Lyonnais. Such form persuaded Toulouse president Olivier Sadran to hand Gignac an extension until 2012, an offer the Martigues-born player was only too keen to accept.

'Ambitious project'
"I accepted this ambitious project because it is very interesting and I love this city," he said. "I feel very good when in the side and among my team-mates." Such sentiment would have been a surprise 12 months ago when Gignac, who arrived from FC Lorient in the summer of 2007, was in the midst of a barren run in front of goal and would fail to add to his tally of two in the second half of the season.

Elmander exit
His strike partner, Johan Elmander, scored eleven last term but when the Swedish international departed for Bolton Wanderers FC in the summer, Gignac answered the call of coach Alain Casanova to be the club's front-line forward. "Everybody was stunned by Elmander's performances but Gignac is now on par," said Casanova. "He fights like a devil and leads the line very well."

Point to prove
Gignac is uncapped by France although Les Bleus coach Raymond Domenech admitted in September 2006 that he intends to "keep an eye on him". "I think about becoming top scorer even though the main aim is to secure a top-three place," said Gignac, who scored eight times on loan at FC Pau in 2005/06. "We can do it as we have a squad of players who want to prove a point after indifferent spells elsewhere." The squad for the friendly against Argentina on 11 February will show whether Domenech still has his eye on Gignac.

[guignol]

i have a certain fondness for tfc and was glad to see them get through, but the match they played to do it was far from satisfying. first look at pentecote was very promising, sirieix and sissokho were serious and professional, cetto too, but the rest of the team was lamentable, especially congre and ebondo, neither seemed to care a fig.

i only saw the first half, but since the final score was 0-1 with an OG i can't imagine it was any better.

sure they went through. but week after week, it's winning that brings more winning, heads up play and commitment that brings more of the same. against a team as week as last night's opponent they should have won easily, and would be better prepared for this weekend than by lazily walking it through last night. if valenciennes creams them i won't be surprised.