A Bedtime Story

By: Inara | June 3rd, 2007

nounours I came across this old blog entry the other day, and though it’s from April, it’s still quite relevant. The author, Tuttofoot, wrote a humorous but accurate account of three small Lyonnais (fans) reassured by their teddy bear, Houllier.

I was going to translate it myself, but the google translation does a much better job than I do (my French is embarrassing). You can also find the original here.

Note: Nounours means teddy bear.

Good night small Lyoneses…

In Lyon, the sun lay down and small the supporters OL was on the point of sleeping. Pimpequenelle and Nicaulas did not manage however to find the sleep, too anxious with the idea of knowing of what the next season would be done. Suddenly, Nounours Houllier went down from its cloud to border small the Lyons supporters and to reassure them as for the recruitment of the summer. It entrusted a secrecy to them: full of European stars were going to join the rows of the OL…

Nounours Houllier sat down on the bed of Pimpequenelle and undertook a tale for small the gones. Attentive, Nicaulas and Pimpequenelle demandirent then in Nounours Houllier how the OL was going it to gain the League of the Champions the next season.

“Dis Nounours, how that one will make to gain C1 with our team of L1”, known as Pimpequenelle.

“Oh, oh, oh”, exclaimed Nounours. “Jean-Michel, the sandman, sold tons of sands and to gain full with sousous which will enable us to build a competitive team the next season”, rétorqua Nounours.

“But which will one take Nounours then? ”, Nicaulas, dubitative exclaimed.

“First of all, I announce to you that Luca Toni, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and David Trezeguet are our targets in attack, and that at least one of them will come with the OL the next season”, Nounours affirmed. “If Fred from goes away, one will have full with under buying the best attackers of the world, and why not Diego Milito or Arouna Koné”, added Nounours.

“But tell me Nounours, why they did not come this winter, when the OL was cold? ”, asked Nicaulas.

“It is simple, they did not know what they lost but now, they know that Lyon is a large club of Europe”, rétorqua Nounours. “And worse you know, Milan Baros and Fabio Santos, it is heavy my small Nicaulas” added Nounours.

“Me I find that they fear these amateurs, I would have liked Nicolas Anelka, Carlos Tevez or Didier Drogba like had said it the sandman! ”, Pimpequenelle acknowledged.

“Why do you tell that my darling? ”, Nounours questioned. “We are nevertheless sixfold champion of France!”

“One lost also the Cut of the Nounours League”, released Nicaulas, a bit sulky person. “Me I would have liked that one buys young people like Jesus Navas, it is too strong”, launched Nicaulas.

“Ah not my small! Navas is very bad, it plays FC Seville. Moreover, fortunately that one did not take Christian Poulsen, it is one of the worst mediums of ground of planet, worse than Alou Diarra”, affirmed Nounours.

“Me Poulsen I find it gifted”, known as Pimpequenelle. “But one had promised to us other large players like Joaquin, Simao and Mauro Camoranesi. Why they did not come Nounours? ”, Pimpequenelle questioned.

“Yes why? ”, Nicaulas added.

“Oh, oh, oh the children”, answered Nounours. “Heu… it is the hour to lie down the kids! Think of the recruits of the next year! Imagine on the left Sylvain Armand, Nadir Belhadj in the medium in the place of Malouda! Or Bakary Sagna in defense and Steve Savidan in attack! Don’t that make you dream? ”, asked Nounours.

“BOF”, answered Pimpequenelle. “It is a little like Glen Johnson, it is announced as a large blow to come but they do not come in fact. In more one is likely to lose our best players if Abidal, Malouda, Govou or Fred from go away, hein Nounours”, asked Nicaulas.

“Oh, oh, oh children”, rétorqua Nounours. “You are too anxious, it is necessary to sleep and make beautiful dreams! ”, it added. “Imagine that one gains the League of the Champions the next season, with one doubled of Marouane Chamakh finally! ”, it launched.

“But Chamakh it is Of Bordeaux, therefore it is null, hein Nounours”, questioned Nicaulas.

“Go, with the bed small young imps! ”, Nounours answered curtly and going up on its scale.

“Good Nounours night! ”, the children exclaimed.

Once gone up in its cloud, Nounours called to the sandman.

“Could not You have transfered me pauv’ naze”, says it to Jean-Michel.

“Listening Nounours, one will balance a sand handle to them in full face and they will dream so that they will not be able to never have, because we know both that the next season all will be finished, with the fall of the action out of purse and the bankruptcy of the club”, argued the sandman.

- “Have You Jem reason”, answered Nounours. “One finished the round of the district and one breaks. It is the last year that I do that I warn you”, conclua Nounours.

And thus all the Lyons supporters fell asleep deeply by dreaming of glory and stars that never they will not have. Because they are only dreams, isn’t this a sandman? Good night small Lyoneses…