As any bitter Leeds fans will tell you (the few who have learnt to speak rather than grunt), it’s hard to admit when your glory days are over. So the cro-magnon Neanderthals who live in caves around Elland Road should feel some sympathy for Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo – a 27-year-old former Club Brugge player who once scored against Juventus in the Champions League.
Alas, the former Belgian under-21 star has fallen on hard times of late, but he was recently thrown a lifeline by Bury. And while Gigg Lane may not exactly be the Stadio delle Alpi, it was still a shot at a fresh start in football and a rare chance for Bury fans to claim they had a genuine European star in their ranks. He signed non-contract terms with the club on a Monday. But by Tuesday, manager Kevin Blackwell had torn up the deal and sent him packing.
Apparently Jeanvion was so poor in his first game at his new club – a reserve outing against Bolton – that Shakers boss Blackwell had already seen enough.
“Yulu was a free agent; he was out of contract and had shown a little bit in training,” said Blackwell. “I signed him on non-contract terms with a view to looking at him in the reserves against Bolton, if he had shown something in that game, I might have been able to throw him on the bench … so he’s on the next flight to Brussels.”
Never mind Shakers fans, we’ve heard good things about another trialist who’s on the market at the minute. He’s called Ali Dia and he used to play in the Premier League after being spotted by a keen eyed Graeme Souness. Apparently he’s related to George Weah…
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