Walsall player 138. Bertrand Bossu

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Bertrand Bossu (born 14 October 1980) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who played for Isthmian League Division One North club Harlow Town.
Born in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Bossu started out as a boy at small French amateur club US Blériot-Plage, before joining Calais RUFC. When he was 16 he moved to RC Lens but never managed to play for the professional team there as he was confined to the third and fourth teams.
Bossu joined Barnet in March 2000. He made his debut and subsequently only first team appearance for Barnet on 17 May 2000 in the second leg of the play-off semi-final. Barnet were trailing 2–0 (4–1 on aggregate) away to Peterborough United when Bossu replaced the injured Lee Harrison in the Barnet goal. He conceded one more goal, giving David Farrell his hat-trick and confirming Peterborough’s place in the final.
He joined Conference side Hayes on loan in December 2000. His one-man heroics in the 1–0 win away to Boston United on 2 December ended a run of seven consecutive defeats. However, in the process Bossu broke a finger and returned to Barnet to recuperate.
He joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in March 2001, but failed to make a first team appearance for them and was released by Barnet at the end of the season. He rejoined Hayes in August 2001, but lost his place as Hayes were relegated from the Conference. Although he began the following season as second-choice, he regained his place in the side and went on to win the Hayes Supporters’ Player of the Year Award in 2003. In the midst of this he had also become the first Hayes goalkeeper to score a goal, with a last-minute header in the game away to St Albans City.
Bossu joined Gillingham in September 2003 and made his debut later that month away to Walsall. He played just five more times that season, including the victory at home toPremier League side Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup.
In August 2004 he joined Torquay United on a three-month loan deal playing in the first two games of the season away to Bristol City and at home to Hull City the same month. However, he was sent back to Gillingham by Torquay with a knee injury, prompting a row over who should pay his wages. He joined Oldham Athletic in late October 2004, but failed to make their first team.
He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2004–05 season, joining Darlington in August 2005. The same month he joined Accrington Stanley on loan, playing one Conference National game away to Cambridge United before returning to Darlington where he played 10 times before being released at the end of the season. He then joined Walsall in September 2006, but was released in May 2008.
After being released by Walsall, Bossu then went on trial with Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen. After impressing goalkeeping coach Jim Leighton, he was offered a contract with the Scottish club. Bossu left Aberdeen in August 2009 after only three appearances for the club.
He signed for Crewe Alexandra on a two-month contract on 28 October following a successful trial. However, he left six days later after asking for his contract to be cancelled.

Bertrand Bossu

Personal information
Full name	Bertrand Bossu
Date of birth	14 October 1980 (age 35
Place of birth	Calais, France
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Gravelines
Youth career
1989–1997	Calais RUFC
1997–1999	RC Lens
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	RC Lens	0	(0)
2000–2001	Barnet	1	(0)
2000	Hayes (loan)	1	(0)
2001	Rushden & Diamonds (loan)	0	(0)
2001–2003	Hayes	60	(1)
2003–2005	Gillingham	4	(0)
2004	Torquay United (loan)	2	(0)
2004	Oldham Athletic (loan)	0	(0)
2005–2006	Darlington	9	(0)
2005	Accrington Stanley (loan)	1	(0)
2006–2008	Walsall	1	(0)
2008–2009	Aberdeen	1	(0)
2009	Crewe Alexandra	0	(0)
2011–2013	Harlow Town	22	(0)
2013–2015	Calais RUFC	0	(0)
2015–	Gravelines	0	(0)

Walsall player 136. Roger Boli

Roger Boli (born 26 September 1965 in Adjame, Côte d’Ivoire) is a French former footballer who played striker for clubs in the French and British leagues. He is currently an agent in France.

Boli, older brother of Basile, started his career with AJ Auxerre, where he spent four seasons. A season at Lille OSC followed, before a long spell with RC Lens. During his seven seasons with the club, Boli won promotion to Ligue 1, and finished joint-top scorer in the 1993-94 season. A season was spent with Le Havre AC before moving to England with Walsall in 1997. Boli’s twelve league goals with the Saddlers drew attention from Scottish side Dundee United and Boli moved north in a £150k deal in 1998. Injuries restricted him to just three league appearances, although he did score once in the Scottish League Cup against Stirling Albion, and within three months a £100k move saw him head to AFC Bournemouth. Boli’s seven appearances would be his last before retiring in the summer of 1999.

In May 2001, Boli arranged a benefit match – Le Jubilé de Roger Boli – which saw past and present Lens players play against a team of French superstars (Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly, Patrick Vieira, Eric Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin, etc.). Lens won 7-2, with the match proceeds going to the Raoul-Follereau association.

 

Years              Team                     Apps    (Gls)
1984–1988       AJ Auxerre              55      (5)
1988–1989       Lille OSC                24      (5)
1989–1996       RC Lens                 229     (67)
1996–1997       Le Havre AC            26      (4)
1997–1998      Walsall                       41     (12)
1998               Dundee United             3      (0)
1998–1999      AFC Bournemouth     7     (0)