Laurent Blanc

Hearing he's close to becoming the new Chelsea boss

When did Conte leave?

He’s still there arguing over a pay-off.

How long was he with us, one or two seasons ?

Originally Posted by Albert Tatlock

How long was he with us, one or two seasons ?

one season, but he turned in the box on the last day meaning his time here ran to 18 months.

Originally Posted by browser

one season, but he turned in the box on the last day meaning his time here ran to 18 months.

Christ

Blanc was very good second half of his first season. Ledge.

Will be a disaster at Chelsea.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Blanc was very good second half of his first season. Ledge.

Will be a disaster at Chelsea.

I do hope so.

Originally Posted by browser

one season, but he turned in the box on the last day meaning his time here ran to 18 months.

Two seasons hth

Funnily enough - was reading Keane's book last night, specifically that period when he was here.

Keane loved him - said he was genuinely gutted when we last to Neverkuesen.

We all were

Dropping him was a key reason we won the league.

Likeable but past it.

a player I found incredibly frustrating when at united but also very likeable.

Originally Posted by Lazlo Panaflex

a player I found incredibly frustrating when at united but also very likeable.

Pretty much

Good lad Blanc imo.

Seemed to be an excellent pro and was a very good player. Just a shame we got him at the end of his career. Once he'd got used to the English game he did a reasonable enough job for us.

Originally Posted by sa7

Good lad Blanc imo.

Seemed to be an excellent pro and was a very good player. Just a shame we got him at the end of his career. Once he'd got used to the English game he did a reasonable enough job for us.

Maybe don't watch the documentary Les Bleus.... Blanc comes across as an absolute @#%&! when they are secretly taped discussing quotas on dual nationality youth players in training academies.

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The plan allegedly involved limiting non-white youngsters from entering the selection process through training centres as early as age 12 or 13. One suggestion was to set a cap of 30% on players of dual-nationality origin. In the transcripts, Blanc reportedly favoured the idea of quotas and made comments about "big, strong, powerful" black players. The transcript showed him favouring players with "our culture, our history". He reportedly cited world champions Spain as an example: "The Spanish, they say: 'We don't have a problem. We have no blacks.'"

So Blanc is into White rights????

No surprise.

Originally Posted by Baron

Maybe don't watch the documentary Les Bleus.... Blanc comes across as an absolute @#%&! when they are secretly taped discussing quotas on dual nationality youth players in training academies.

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I thought I heard that report got discredited. It was pretty ugly stuff if true but I'm not convinced it was.

Originally Posted by Baron

Maybe don't watch the documentary Les Bleus.... Blanc comes across as an absolute @#%&! when they are secretly taped discussing quotas on dual nationality youth players in training academies.

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Whoa!!

Originally Posted by andyroo

I thought I heard that report got discredited. It was pretty ugly stuff if true but I'm not convinced it was.

It was however:

The French football coach, Laurent Blanc, has been cleared of wrongdoing in the row over secret quotas to limit the number of black and north African-origin players on the national team. But the French sports minister, Chantal Jouanno, said comments made in a meeting of football officials to discuss quotas was "borderline tending toward racist".

& regardless of context, the above quote I mentioned doesn't reflect well on him at all.