Dans une école lyonnaise, un instituteur demande qui est pour l'OL. Tous les élèves lèvent la main sauf un.
L'instit lui demande quelle équipe il soutient. Le gamin répond: l'OM. L'instit lui demande pourquoi.
 
Le gamin: "ben mes parents sont fans de l'OM donc voilà quoi."
 
L'instit s'énerve." C débile comme raisonnement. Si ton père était un crétin et ta mère une conne, tu serais quoi?"
 
Le gamin: "Ben, supporter de l'OL."

Bryan Bergougnoux n’a pas participé à cette reprise. L’attaquant lyonnais était à Toulouse pour officialiser la signature d’un contrat de quatre ans pour une indemnité de transfert oscillant entre trois et quatre millions d’euros. Bien pourvu en attaque avec Govou, Wiltord, Frau, Nilmar et maintenant Carew, l’OL se déleste assez logiquement d’un élément prometteur qui avait peu de chance de trouver sa place cette saison. D’autant plus que la gourmandise lyonnaise dans le secteur offensif n’est pas encore totalement satisfaite.

Chelsea are in transfer crisis after Lyon's Michael Essien and Atletico Madrid's Fernando Torres become the latest targets to shun them. (Sun)
 
The Blues are now planning to recall on-loan striker Hernan Crespo from AC Milan. (Independent and Star)
 
Michael Owen has been house-hunting near the Chelsea training ground in Surrey and even viewed the pad of Scott Parker who is moving to Newcastle. (Mail)
 
Leeds midfielder Olivier Dacourt is in talks with Bolton Wanderers. (Sun)
 
Barcelona are set to swoop for Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who has stalled in talks over an improved contract. (Mirror)
 
Liverpool are in talks with Real Madrid reject Luis Figo but are struggling to agree wage terms. (Daily Express)
 
The Reds hope to wrap up the signing of Villareal goalkeeper Jose Reina for £6m by the end of this week. (Times)
 
West Ham hope to lure Figo to London for around £60,000 per week - or two thirds of his current wage. (Star)
 
Portsmouth are trying to sign strikers Carlton Cole and Kevin Phillips to replace Yakubu. (Sun)
 
Newcastle have warned off Spurs from making an approach for midfielder Jermaine Jenas. (Sun)
 
Celtic look set to lose out on Southampton keeper Antti Niemi and Wisla Krakow striker Maciej Zurawski. (Daily Record)
 
Hearts' major shareholder Vladimir Romanov will have talks with George Burley over the managerial position within the next 24 hours. (Daily Record)

Robert fined for slamming Souness
 
Newcastle have fined Laurent Robert two weeks' wages for his stinging attack on manager Graeme Souness - even though he has agreed a move to Portsmouth.
 
The French winger, 30, told The Sun that the Magpies would have lifted the 2005 Uefa Cup "if Souness had the intelligence to see what was going on".
 
"If he keeps going like he has, he'll get fired and deserve it," he added.
 
But Newcastle are still paying his wages until Friday and have disciplined him "for a breach of club discipline".
 
Robert also criticised Souness on the eve of the Uefa Cup quarter-final second-leg defeat against Sporting Lisbon.
 
He was dropped for that game and was in and out of the team for the remaining Premiership games.
 
"He put kids in the team and left me on the bench to annoy me. He's just a child," Robert added.
 
"He made a personal matter out of our disagreement and, by punishing me, he punished the whole team.
 
"I'm sure Alan Shearer told Souness he had to play me - but nothing happened.
 
"He will get nowhere screaming at players and slamming doors."
 
Robert also revealed that he was not alone in his dissatisfaction, while in the Newcastle dressing room.
 
"Other members of the team aren't happy with him, though they don't have the courage to speak out. But I've never been afraid of anyone," he said.
 
"We finished last season so badly that, towards the end, I just laughed at him.
 
"And I can see only a lot more pain for the players, the fans and the chairman while he remains manager."

Boss Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, is continuing to scour Europe for striking reinforcements.  
   
Priced out of moves for his first choice targets Dirk Kuyt at Feyenoord and Peter Crouch at Southampton, he was reported today to have switched his attentions to Lyon forward Sidney Govou.  
   
Chief executive Parry said, however, that a deal for the 25-year-old was "very unlikely."