RSS
RSS
Facebook
Follow us on Facebook
Twitter
Follow us on Twitter

Portsmouth snap by Lyon striker Frederic Piquionne on loan

Published 00:00 06/08/09 By

Crisis club Portsmouth have snapped up Lyon striker Frederic Piquionne as a bargain replacement for Peter Crouch.

Piquionne, 30, who scored just twice in 19 matches for Lyon last season, joins on loan and will make his debut in a friendly against Rangers on Saturday.

Pompey boss Paul Hart will also offer contracts to French triallists Fabrice Pancrate and Yassin Moutaouakil.



Which classic football manager are you? Take our test

Follow MirrorFootball on Twitter for breaking news, the latest opinions and fun stuff throughout the day

Get the best priced tickets to the best games at Mirror Tickets.

Win two tickets to see Fulham vs Man City with Mirror Football.

Post to :

Your comments

Related content

Dundee sack Scott
    Rio charity cock-up as £125,000 boots sell for just £18,000 at auction - exclusive
      Mancini met Juve officials at Craven Cottage - Exclusive
        Tottenham to offer Gareth Bale new long-term deal
          Mascherano demands mega pay-rise to stay at Liverpool
            Juventus line up shock move for Mancini - Exclusive
              Man United on a mission to make history, warns Fletcher
                Benitez: I'm the man to keep Torres at Liverpool
                  Beckham poised to become the official ambassador for English football - Exclusive
                    Vidic insists he will not quit Manchester United

                      Don't miss these

                      Exclusive Lucas interview: Liverpool would be mad to get rid of Rafa Benitez
                        Why Beckham has to be the global face of English football
                          Why Abramovich's expensive Chelsea flops are the new Damned Blue-nited
                            Pictures of the Week, March 14-20, 2010
                              Follow all today's football LIVE!
                                What do you think will happen in today's games?
                                  Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Saturday's papers
                                    Roy Hodgson wins my vote to be England's next boss after his Fulham heroics
                                      Bayern, eh? Bloody hell!
                                        Why Abramovich is paying a high price for meddling with Mourinho's team
                                          Get in the mood for United v Liverpool with these amazing unseen pictures from our archive
                                            The Plugger vs...The Rifles
                                              The Champions League draw has turned the competition into a Man United job audition
                                                Champions League special - Martin Lipton rates the remaining eight runners and riders gunning for the European Cup
                                                  'This is where it starts to matter, where every game counts' - Martin Lipton previews a crucial weekend in the title race
                                                    Listen to the new MirrorFootball podcast - March 19, 2010
                                                      Why Hodgson is a better manager than Mourinho, who is not the genius his Fleet Street fan club have made him out to be
                                                        How the Wally with the Brolly is making the biggest comeback since Sinatra in Holland
                                                          Why genius Mourinho must be the next Man United boss
                                                            Why Rooney gets my vote over Messi in the shoot-out of the super strikers
                                                              Exclusive Carlton Cole interview: Injuries, West Ham's relegation battle and the World Cup
                                                                Whatever happened to the Crazy Gang?
                                                                  10 things you need to know about Jack Rodwell
                                                                    Strawberry blond? Who are you kidding! The best Ginga XI of all-time
                                                                      3PM Extra: The best things we've found on the internet today - March 18, 2010
                                                                        Liverpool archive special: See amazing unseen pictures of the 1984 and 2005 European Cup triumphs
                                                                          Reds alert: 10 things Liverpool need to get right to beat Lille
                                                                            10 things we learned from watching Barcelona vs Stuttgart
                                                                              Fulham on the way out of Europe? Juve got to be joking!
                                                                                10 things you need to know about Marek Hamsik
                                                                                  Chelsea transfer special: who will join in the summer - and who will leave?
                                                                                    Whoever finishes fourth deserves it, but I hope it's Spurs
                                                                                      Has Randy Lerner really got value for money at Villa?
                                                                                        Rocket science, own goals and bouncebackability - The life and times of Iain Dowie
                                                                                          St Patrick's Day special: See amazing unseen pictures of Irish football legends
                                                                                            Cheer up Pompey... Nine reasons to look forward to life in the Championship
                                                                                              Mourinho has left Ancelotti, Abramovich and Chelsea's players with plenty of questions to answer
                                                                                                Inter's win proved Chelsea have still not banished the ghost of Mourinho

                                                                                                  Latest Vote

                                                                                                  View Previous Polls

                                                                                                  Does Carlo Ancelotti now have to win the title to keep his job?

                                                                                                  Place vote

                                                                                                  View results

                                                                                                  Latest columnists

                                                                                                  Michael Calvin

                                                                                                  Michael Calvin
                                                                                                  Why Abramovich's expensive Chelsea flops are the new Damned Blue-nited
                                                                                                    Why Portsmouth should be relegated two divisions, and managers need to get tough on players
                                                                                                      Why Al Fayed should get some of the credit for Hodgson and Fulham's success
                                                                                                        Read more from Michael Calvin

                                                                                                        Mark Lawrenson

                                                                                                        Mark Lawrenson
                                                                                                        Roy Hodgson wins my vote to be England's next boss after his Fulham heroics
                                                                                                          Way Beck will be very hard for David, but there's still time for Hargreaves to win World Cup call
                                                                                                            Why the future is looking torrid for Liverpool, plus Dowie is too late to save Hull
                                                                                                              Read more from Mark Lawrenson

                                                                                                              Brian Reade

                                                                                                              Brian Reade
                                                                                                              Why Abramovich is paying a high price for meddling with Mourinho's team
                                                                                                                Why Riera's World Cup dream is just that, and Avram Grant might have the last laugh
                                                                                                                  The real reason why Hull appointed Dowie, and why Keano should think about giving up
                                                                                                                    Read more from Brian Reade

                                                                                                                    Simon Mullock

                                                                                                                    Simon Mullock
                                                                                                                    The Champions League draw has turned the competition into a Man United job audition
                                                                                                                      Is Dimitar Berbatov misunderstood - or just an arrogant flop?
                                                                                                                        How Chris Hughton cured my irrational hatred of Newcastle
                                                                                                                          Read more from Simon Mullock

                                                                                                                          Brian McNally

                                                                                                                          Brian McNally
                                                                                                                          Why Hodgson is a better manager than Mourinho, who is not the genius his Fleet Street fan club have made him out to be
                                                                                                                            Steven Gerrard and John Terry acting like they are a law unto themselves is setting a terrible example
                                                                                                                              Dowie may claim he isn't a gamble for Hull, but his chequered CV suggests otherwise
                                                                                                                                Read more from Brian McNally

                                                                                                                                Latest blogs

                                                                                                                                Why Beckham has to be the global face of English football - Mirror Football Blog
                                                                                                                                  Exclusive Lucas interview: Liverpool would be mad to get rid of Rafa Benitez - Mirror Football Blog
                                                                                                                                    Harry Redknapp: The FA Cup means everything to me - Mirror Football Blog
                                                                                                                                      Pictures of the Week, March 14-20, 2010 - Mirror Football Blog
                                                                                                                                        What do you think will happen in today's games? - Mirror Football Blog
                                                                                                                                          Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Saturday's papers - Football Spy
                                                                                                                                            Bayern, eh? Bloody hell! - Mirror Football Blog
                                                                                                                                              Arsenal's Champions League clash with Barca is one for the sadists - not purists - Betting Blog
                                                                                                                                                View all Blogs

                                                                                                                                                Judge criticises conduct of Portsmouth FC administrator feeds.timesonline.co.uk 21:39 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Cesc Fabregas maintains title charge despite man disadvantage feeds.timesonline.co.uk 19:29 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Niko Kranjcar pushes Tottenham past ten-man Stoke feeds.timesonline.co.uk 17:07 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Portsmouth's magical minute breaks Hull City hearts feeds.timesonline.co.uk 17:03 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Mikel Arteta breaks down ten-man Bolton's resistance feeds.timesonline.co.uk 16:49 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                We can win the title says Wenger football.co.uk 05:03 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Jervis Scores For Bulls football.co.uk 04:16 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Portsmouth 3 Hull 2- Late comeback gets Dowie reign off to miserable start football.co.uk 03:43 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Sunderland 3 Birmingham 1- Black Cats hell Bent on survival football.co.uk 03:42 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                View more

                                                                                                                                                Burnley Stats - 2009/10 Season clarets-mad.co.uk 04:21 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Late goals help youth team see off Stockport clarets-mad.co.uk 03:58 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Portsmouth 3 Hull 2- Late comeback gets Dowie reign off to miserable start football.co.uk 03:43 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Wigan 1 Burnley 0 - Match Stats clarets-mad.co.uk 03:27 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Arsenal 2 West Ham United 0 westhamunited-mad.co.uk 02:57 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Arsenal 2 West Ham United 0 arsenal-world.co.uk 02:57 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Sunderland 3 Birmingham City 1 sunderland-mad.co.uk 01:17 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Stoke City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 tottenhamhotspur-mad.co.uk 01:00 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Portsmouth 3 Hull City 2 hullcityonline.com 00:57 21-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                View more

                                                                                                                                                Laws hails Clarets recovery footballfancast.com 23:40 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Rafa sounds Reds rallying cry footballfancast.com 23:20 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Mikel – Easiest £12m Fergie’s ever made footballfancast.com 23:12 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Wenger believes in title charge footballfancast.com 23:00 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Luis Nani Makes Brave Prediction noreply@blogger.com (manuniteddevils) 23:00 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Pavlyuchenko set to leave Harry with a transfer dilemma footballfancast.com 22:51 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Hamburg v Schalke – Preview – 21 March 2010 soccerlens.com 22:45 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Fergie sets Rooney goal target footballfancast.com 22:40 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                View more

                                                                                                                                                Cheltenham Festival: Imperial Commander does the talking for Nigel Twiston-Davies as favourite Kauto Star falls in the Gold Cup mirror.co.uk 00:10 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Nigel Twiston-Davies follows Imperial Commander's Gold Cup triumph with son Sam's Foxhunter Chase victory mirror.co.uk 00:02 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                From the horse's mouth: My stable is buzzing following a fantastic Cheltenham Festival double mirror.co.uk 00:00 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                CARLISLE RUK mirror.co.uk 00:00 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Bets console mirror.co.uk 00:00 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                PIPELINE mirror.co.uk 00:00 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Bets console mirror.co.uk 00:00 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                Soldatino takes Triumph Hurdle victory and wins Nicky Henderson trophy for the top trainer of Cheltenham 2010 mirror.co.uk 00:00 20-Mar-10

                                                                                                                                                View more