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+++ Jérôme Roussillon Signs on a short term deal +++

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  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,825
    Henry Irving said:
    When he scores the winning penalty for us in the play-off final in May 2026 you'll eat your words.
    Looking at him, Rousslillon will probably eat them first 
  • CostaFortune
    CostaFortune Posts: 409
    brownbear said:
    Older fans will of course remember dear old Ralph Milne turning up in January looking like he had had a good Christmas, and if I remember correctly debuted against a young Stuart Pearce in a dire 0-1 home defeat to Forest. I met dear old Ralph many years later, and can confirm that he admitted that strength and conditioning were perhaps not his top priorities during his brief spell witj the Addicks.
    Think his song was, "He's fat, he's round, his arse is on the ground, Ralphy Milne"
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,401
    brownbear said:
    Older fans will of course remember dear old Ralph Milne turning up in January looking like he had had a good Christmas, and if I remember correctly debuted against a young Stuart Pearce in a dire 0-1 home defeat to Forest. I met dear old Ralph many years later, and can confirm that he admitted that strength and conditioning were perhaps not his top priorities during his brief spell witj the Addicks.
    Yet there would be highlights on Football Focus of Dundee United playing in Europe and Milne was ripping defences apart.
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,360
    went to man utd after if i remember correctly - seemed unlikely but apparently was signed to be Alex Ferguson's drinking buddy  
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 14,116
    edited December 2025
    Playing for the U21s tonight so hopefully can gain some fitness
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 14,116
    Played 63 mins 
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,493
    fenaddick said:
    Played 63 mins 
    Any running?
  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 990
    fenaddick said:
    Playing for the U21s tonight so hopefully can gain some fitness
    Just in time for the 2 games before his contract expires in a week and a half  
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,627
    CAFCsayer said:
    Astrit was quality... Probably would have played at a much higher level if he sorted his fitness out. Seem to remember reading at the time, probably on here, that he smoked like a chimney

    He came to us from Liege whilst Dushitelet was owning them.
    In other cirumstances it would have been interesting if he stayed with us as I agree with you, he was a very good footballer.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 33,101
    Crispywood said:
    fenaddick said:
    Playing for the U21s tonight so hopefully can gain some fitness
    Just in time for the 2 games before his contract expires in a week and a half  
    Wasn’t he signed on a short term contract? If so we don’t know for sure when it expires.

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  • Crispywood
    Crispywood Posts: 990
    LargeAddick said:
    Crispywood said:
    fenaddick said:
    Playing for the U21s tonight so hopefully can gain some fitness
    Just in time for the 2 games before his contract expires in a week and a half  
    Wasn’t he signed on a short term contract? If so we don’t know for sure when it expires.
    No but it’s either Jan 1st or Jan 31st considering when players contracts expire and since we haven’t played him yet we can assume we don’t want him here any longer than we needed to and probably have a whole list of LWB’s we’re looking at getting in straight from the start of the window 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,627
    LargeAddick said:
    Crispywood said:
    fenaddick said:
    Playing for the U21s tonight so hopefully can gain some fitness
    Just in time for the 2 games before his contract expires in a week and a half  
    Wasn’t he signed on a short term contract? If so we don’t know for sure when it expires.
    Shortly.
  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,479
    Might be doing him a favour, getting him to a reasonable level of fitness in time for the window to open and a club can take a chance on him or Bell is out for longer than anticipated, or we might have to call on him over a busy Christmas period, or none of those. 
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 8,360
    Rousillon - full bodied and much better when allowed to breath (particularly after chasing 21 year-olds) 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,361
    Crispywood said:
    LargeAddick said:
    Crispywood said:
    fenaddick said:
    Playing for the U21s tonight so hopefully can gain some fitness
    Just in time for the 2 games before his contract expires in a week and a half  
    Wasn’t he signed on a short term contract? If so we don’t know for sure when it expires.
    No but it’s either Jan 1st or Jan 31st considering when players contracts expire and since we haven’t played him yet we can assume we don’t want him here any longer than we needed to and probably have a whole list of LWB’s we’re looking at getting in straight from the start of the window 
    I'd hope we have someone lined up and ready in time to play at Blackburn on 4 Jan. Realistically though i think it'll probably not be until Sheff Utd on the 17th.
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,782
    LargeAddick said:
    Crispywood said:
    fenaddick said:
    Playing for the U21s tonight so hopefully can gain some fitness
    Just in time for the 2 games before his contract expires in a week and a half  
    Wasn’t he signed on a short term contract? If so we don’t know for sure when it expires.
    It's a week closer
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,560
    Okay my latest theory is that he's on probation to be a Hyltonesque coaching staff candidate. That has to be the answer, watching him waddle after the ball in pre-match has no other explanation 
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,917
    What on earth is going on here? 
    I get he was likely unfit when i came in, but has been through the door a month now. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 38,034
    Looking more and more likely he was only signed as emergency cover.

    I wouldn’t be surprised to see him released and a new signing comes in at LWB.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,644
    I'm assuming he's only under contract until the 1st Jan? Got to have been a 1 month emergency cover deal and we'll never see him play a first team minute. 

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  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,568
    Always nice to have a gig through the Xmas period, in any profession, even for a footballer I expect. Can't blame him for putting himself in position. But if its true he ate most of a whole box of quality street on the team coach back from Norwich, getting so sick he couldn't even make the bench for the next game, that does raise serious questions.
  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,479
    swords_alive said:
    Always nice to have a gig through the Xmas period, in any profession, even for a footballer I expect. Can't blame him for putting himself in position. But if its true he ate most of a whole box of quality street on the team coach back from Norwich, getting so sick he couldn't even make the bench for the next game, that does raise serious questions.
    Yes indeed, WHY have Quality Street changed the wrappers on the sweets after what seems like decades of the glittery wrappers ? 
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,360
    Guessing his short term contract is over

    One for the history books
  • closet_addick
    closet_addick Posts: 350
    Michelin Man is out? I just got the shirt with his name on the back ffs! 
  • Diebythesword
    Diebythesword Posts: 517
    Up there with florent roumba and paolo monteiro as bizarre international signings. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,644
    Have we had enough bizarre international signings for an 11? I'd add Martin Christensen and Goncalo Brandao to it. 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 38,034
    Sergio Leite in goal.

    Steve Barbe in midfield.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,644
    Juan Cobian and Roussillon as fullbacks I guess? 
  • IR94
    IR94 Posts: 882
    Cory Gibbs, Rúrik Gíslason, Karim Bagheri, Omar Pouso

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,605
    Signing for West Ham  

    Another one we let slip thru our fingers

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