Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Boumsong’s journey from Desailly’s heir to French farce




When Times Online listed its 50 worst Premiership players last week, there were howls of protest from supporters of Newcastle United about Jean Alain Boumsong – not at his inclusion, but at his omission.

However, the France defender, who is seen as one of the poorest signings made by the club, has not always been regarded as a joke. Although the circumstances of the arrival of Boumsong and Amdy Faye, his former Auxerre team-mate, at St James’ Park have been questioned, Boumsong’s £8 million transfer from Rangers was hardly controversial.




And in case your French is up to the task and you'd like to know more about the Geordie flop, here's his website officiel: http://www.jeanalainboumsong.fr/

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