The Frenchman with a sledgehammer left foot could soon be gracing the Premier League again...

Remember Laurent Robert? Signed by then-Newcastle manager Bobby Robson from PSG for £9.5m in 2001, the Frenchman was hailed as the next Ginola on Tyneside. He didn't disappoint, when it came to his array of thunderbolt goals anyway, though his complete reluctance to defend often frustrated his manager, his team mates and thousands of screaming, fat Geordies. A talented player undoubtedly, but not one you'd be clambering for if you really need to knuckle down for a dogfight.

So who's he just joined on trial? That's right, Derby County.

Still, they need all the help they can get. And if he can do this to the likes of Darren Moore and Andy Griffin, he might knock some sense into them...

Posted by: Catflap Magazine