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Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
By EuropeanFootballNews.co.uk May 15 2007
French club Stade Rennais have turned their attention to young Finnish goalkeeper Niki Mäenpää in their quest for a new number one. Mäenpää has enjoyed an impressive spell at Dutch First Division side Den Bosch this season replacing former PSV player Gino Coutinho as the number one at s'-Hertogenbosch.
Rennes coach was watching Mäenpää on Den Bosch's 1-0 victory over VVV last Saturday and was very impressed. Rennes are now expected to approach Den Bosch with a transfer offer during the summer. Mäenpää himself, who has settled in well in the Netherlands, is unsure of a transfer to France, having had difficulties adjusting to the lifestyle on his spell at Lens a couple of years ago. The 22-year-old is said to prefer playing in the Dutch topflight, but should Den Bosch fail to clinch a promotion to Eredivisie, the lure of the club that has a reputation of developing young keepers might prove to be too strong. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech and Manchester City keeper Andreas Isaksson are the two main examples of Rennes' goalkeeper production line.

Mäenpää started his career at Finnish club HJK, but moved to Lens' youth academy as a teenager. He made it to the bench at Lens, but never got a chance to play for the first team. A move to Den Bosch proved to be a successful one as he proved to be one of the best goalkeepers in the division and alerted the interest of Rennes, among others. Rennes coach Pierre Dréossi plans Mäenpää to replace current number one Simon Pouplin. Mäenpää has featured in Finnish national team camps, but is yet to make his full debut, with Bolton keeper Jussi Jääskeläinen standing in the way.

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Lulu (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:15:15:56:53

finnish names should be banned...


is Pillua Nollostutta from Vittu FC not much better btw?

Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Edmundo (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:15:16:05:23

That would be Ville Wallén... No, he's not much better.

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: DTCharly (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:15:17:16:06

is there a way to have this as a normal thread? I mean, I only read the story once...



I still don't understand this new system

Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Edmundo (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:15:17:27:48

Have no idea. (Smiley here)

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Lulu (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:15:17:35:05

feck John wards fled the board...

the rats leave the sinking ship

Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Edmundo (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:15:17:40:07

But you're still here, my @#$%& friend...

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Edmundo (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:15:19:24:46

What? You can't say 'rödent'? It's like Soviet Union here!

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: DTCharly (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:15:20:10:39

shhh Lulu is a communist, if I were you I'd edit that

when I was over there he could only talk about el Che Guevara

Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Lulu (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:16:11:52:08

....


and whats rödent? is that swedish?

Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Edmundo (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:16:11:54:43

Rödent without the ¨ is English, but it got censored for some reason. Means "ein Nagetier".

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Lulu (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:16:12:09:53

i know what a @#$%& is...


but why is it censored?


and are all threads after a story like this?

Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Edmundo (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:16:13:20:52

I have no idea why it's censored. Maybe some authority might want to lighten us up? It's not a very strong word, like motherfucker.

And I don't like this kind of thread. Maybe there needs to be a separate thread made to discuss the things written in an article. This is just awful.

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Edmundo (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:16:13:21:56

Hahahaha, it didn't censor motherfucker!!! Now that is funny!

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Lulu (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:16:14:22:33

hilarious

Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: Edmundo (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:16:16:13:23

Be careful you won't kill yourself with laughter.

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Re: Rennes after Finnish goalkeeper
Posted by: DTCharly (IP Logged)
Date: 2007:05:16:16:56:08

motherfucker motherfucker motherfucker



it is certainly amusing

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