What link would the Phoenix staff have with him, Russell Gray?
What link would the Phoenix staff have with him, Russell Gray?
Grumpy old bastard alert
Hamez, brilliant
Seriously, i would like to know exactly what the problem with james is. no one's ever come up with anything that i've seen, just a whole lot of suggestions
As has been pointed out before.
When it comes to James the Phoenix staff and players all know James very well and will know exactly what issues have hindered him making it further than bouncing around lower leagues in Europe. The fact that we have not signed him, or not been seen to approach him speaks volumes for the feedback from those that know him.
He played NSWPL a few seasons back and at no stage was he linked with an Aus club.
Hope he is massive for Sedan though.
Apart form the Nix, was he ever going to land a contract seeing as he would have been a foreigner and had just had a bad spell with injuries at the time?
We all know that his fitness/attitude in '09 let him down with Gouldy and Herbert but that should not, and as seen recently in the AW kick-about, not created friction between him and the other players. It also should not affect current Nix staff/owners.
What happened 5 years ago should not have had any influence on Merrick and the Nix of '14. If it did then there is something wrong with the club and certain players in the team (Glen and Ben?) showing bad form if they put up with the likes of Gao, Hernandez and Pavlovic etc.
Good luck James.
some people tend to forget that certain players perform better at international level than club level. He may be one of those players.
yung thug
As has been pointed out before.
When it comes to James the Phoenix staff and players all know James very well and will know exactly what issues have hindered him making it further than bouncing around lower leagues in Europe. The fact that we have not signed him, or not been seen to approach him speaks volumes for the feedback from those that know him.
He played NSWPL a few seasons back and at no stage was he linked with an Aus club.
Hope he is massive for Sedan though.
If he was such an arsehole/distruptive personality/nonce/back-stabber surely he wouldn't have been picked for the All Whites.
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight
Hamez, brilliant
Seriously, i would like to know exactly what the problem with james is. no one's ever come up with anything that i've seen, just a whole lot of suggestions
Exactly, it's all inuendo
Normo's coming home
First game and first win for the CSSA in CFA! Sedan 1 - 0 Lille Sedan 1-0 Lille
(Lille B)
82 ': Goalscorer @ GobaK9 gives way to @ Chris26James debut as Sedan jersey! Ovation pour les deux joueurs. Ovation for both players.
A fan is a fan.
CSSA are top of the league winning all 8 games played.
James is starting in Coupe de France competition but to date used only as a sub in the league games.
A fan is a fan.
There's a cool little website http://www.ardennestv.com/ardennes-tv.html which screens 10 min odd sports news shows (mainly CSSA).
A basic website where, when visited, begins video stream.
Has highlights of their games and training.
In French. Find it meditative.
Streams CSSA games live (haven't seen any). Go to the site and there's a "live" button above the screen.
A fan is a fan.


A "striking" mascot.
A league match away v Calais on the 4/10.
A fan is a fan.
great crowd....I am getting agrophobically hyperthermic just looking at them.
and have a mascot that looks like a ranga testicle? I don't think we need the whole package.
and have a mascot that looks like a ranga testicle? I don't think we need the whole package.
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
CSSA are top of the league winning all 8 games played.
James is starting in Coupe de France competition but to date used only as a sub in the league games.
Not getting much of a look in - only four substitute appearances and 84 minutes playing time so far in Sedan's eight league games. Wasn't even on the bench for two league games (on the bench for six, appeared in four):
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
CSSA are top of the league winning all 8 games played.
James is starting in Coupe de France competition but to date used only as a sub in the league games.
Not getting much of a look in - only four substitute appearances and 84 minutes playing time so far in Sedan's eight league games. Wasn't even on the bench for two league games (on the bench for six, appeared in four):
http://int.soccerway.com/players/chris-james/31491...
Chris still not getting much of a look in - only one more appearance in a league game since the above comment and his appearance on October 18, taking his season's league appearances for Sedan to five:
http://int.soccerway.com/players/chris-james/31491...
In his most recent appearance on November 1st he started and played 75 mins in the 2-3 home loss to Amiens.
Sedan lead the CFA (fourth division) table on goal difference with the same points as Quevilly.
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
His career seems to be petering out a bit
Grumpy old bastard alert
His career seems to be petering out a bit
there for the lifestyle?

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
Holy shit that is a feed
Managed to finish but I had to have a lie down. Maybe that's CJ's problem too.
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
CSSA lost in the 8th round of the french cup competition. James wasn't in the squad.
Team is first in the league, one point ahead of Quevilly.
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http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c...
A fan is a fan.
Last appeared for Sedan on November 29 as a 79th minute sub vs. Dieppe.
Only one start and five sub appearances all season.
Struggling to make it in the French Fourth Div.
#RealityCheck
Time to move on again in the January window?
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
Hi guys.
I'm french and if you need any help to translate some articles or some others stuff, feel free to ask.
What is French for 'wasted talent plying his trade in the 4th tier of French football" ?
What is French for 'wasted talent plying his trade in the 4th tier of French football" ?
baudet -

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
What is French for 'wasted talent plying his trade in the 4th tier of French football" ?
"Gâchis" :D
I was also surprised when he signed for Sedan. Sedan is not a bad team, it used to be a professional club and was even in first division a few years ago but encountered financial issues, but it's now amateur. I think that James should go back to Finland and play in the local first or second division.
Don't think he could get another gig in Scandinavia, pretty sure he tried.

Team won promotion to the 3rd tier of French football, still with 5 matches remaining.
James has scored 5 goals for the second team.
If the team is interested in keeping him on, you would think he would play in the games left.
A fan is a fan.

Team won promotion to the 3rd tier of French football, still with 5 matches remaining.
James has scored 5 goals for the second team.
If the team is interested in keeping him on, you would think he would play in the games left.
If he's only made one start and five sub appearances for a fourth tier team (and no first team apps since November 29) you'd doubt they'd consider him good enough for the third tier of French football...
Unless he's had injury issues?
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
This from September 2009 now seems very prescient...
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
This from September 2009 now seems very prescient...
Tru BUT...
plays very well with the Fern on his chest, much like Mully actually. seems to be a better international player then league player.