Boli on the bench against Torquay United?! He's not asking for too much dosh says his agent, well they would wouldn't they? But it looking as if trialist striker Yannick Boli could still become a Southend United player.
Yannick Boli: 'Please Luggy, let me be a Shrimper, I won't ask for too much money' The Shrimpers reserve-team boss and veteran centre-back Graham Coughlan said in midweek that triallist striker Yannick Boli could earn a permanent deal with the club after scoring again against the Farmers seconds in his side's 4-2 win. Frenchman Boli followed up his goal in the Blues Two's triumph over Stevenage last week by scoring one, assisting with another, and winning a penalty in the away victory, which sadly Lee Sawyer missed. Coughlan was impressed enough to say at the time: "Yannick was a real livewire in attack and was certainly a handful for them to deal with. He scored, won a penalty and created another one of the goals, so he did well. But it will be up to the manager if we decide to offer him a deal." Well, his agent, and it is in their interest of course, has bigged up the possibilty of a deal going ahead, and with rumours that he would break the bank so the move was 'unlikely', it seems that may not be the case. Echoman Chris Philips has tweeted that Boli's agent said: "We're not asking for a lot. He's training again with the team today and I would expect it to be sorted out before weekend." Depend whose bank they are talking about but is Blues boss Paul Sturrock losing patience with the time it's taking for last season's top scorer Barry Corr to return to full fitness? The agent also claimed the Shrimpers were still interested in former Tranmere Rovers centre-back Maxine Blanchard, who has also had a reserve outing, which would put him above the ex-Plymouth defender Krisztian Timar who played with Boli against Stevenage and has been reprted as training with the first team squad. Colchester United Reserves 2 Southend United Reserves 4; Match Report: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk Boli & Blair Show Part 1: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk Two on trial: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk Maxime Blanchard Centre-half who turned out 20 times for Tranmere Rovers in League One, but was released at the end of last season. Thanks to popular Tranmere fansite www.thecowsheds.co.uk for the following factfile about the Frenchman.
FACTFILE
Full name: Maxime BlanchardNationality: FrenchDate of birth: 27/10/1986Previous clubs: Laval, L'Entente SSG, Moulins
Born in Alençon in the Normandy region of France, Blanchard made nearly 100 appearances in French football before leaving Moulins in June in order to seal a move to England.
Tranmere boss Les Parry handed Blanchard a trial with Rovers and, after spending several weeks at the club, he earned a one year contract. He made his competitive debut as a sub away to Huddersfield, playing in a deep-lying midfield role.
He impressed the Rovers fans at the game with his aerial ability and reading of the game, and was given his first start for the club at centre back in the Carling Cup tie with Swansea City ten days later.
The Blanchard Files
Personal information Full name Maxime Blanchard Date of birth September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) (age 24) Place of birth Alençon, France Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2008 Laval 26 (0) 2008–2009 L'Entente SSG 35 (1) 2009–2010 Moulins 35 (1) 2010–2011 Tranmere Rovers 20 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 30 April 2011 (UTC).† Appearances (Goals).
(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for full player info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxime_Blanchard)
The Boli Files Personal information Full name Yannick Boli Date of birth 13 January 1988 (1988-01-13) (age 23) Place of birth Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Paris Saint Germain Number 29 Youth career 200?–2005 Paris Saint-Germain Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2007 Paris Saint-Germain II 29 (5) 2007– Paris Saint-Germain 2 (0) 2008–2009 → Le Havre (loan) 11 (0) National team 2008– Côte d'Ivoire 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2008.† Appearances (Goals).
(Player info supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannick_Boli)
Source: FOOTYMAD
