08/08/2026
Stop Press- Maxie Comes Off The ‘Specials’ Bench Tonight As Bill Indisposed!
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Sorry to report that we have been informed this morning that our member, CCFC’s goalkeeping legend of the 1960s and 1970s Bill Glazier has been forced to withdraw at the last minute from being our ‘special guest’ at the Sky Blues pre-season friendly against Spanish side RCD Espanyol. Normally superfit Bill had been hoping to shake off the worst of a recent chest infection to attend the game but the condition had not improved sufficiently for him to take the flight over from his Spanish home so he sends his apologies. We wish him all the best and a speedy recovery and hope to see him here at a game later this season!
Fortunately a more recent Sky Blue ‘star of the past’ has readily stepped in to the breach at short notice, our popular recent forward Max Biamou! He happened to be over in the UK from his French home on other business and was happy to become our ‘special guest’ tonight and pre-match will be touring the now considerable numbers of upgraded supporters lounges in the CBS main stand doing Q&As with several of our former player members including long-time club host Brian ‘Harry’ Roberts. Hopefully he will be able go pitch-side at half-time tonight to greet the excited Coventry fans who get the first chance to see at their Coventry home the players who won the Championship last year (plus some new signings) who will be meeting the challenge of the Premier League for the first time in a quarter of a century. After the game Maxie will join CCFPA’s Billy Bell on the stage of Lady Gs in the Arena’s G-Casino for some more fun and games in front of supporters. Thanks Max for coming off the sub’s bench so readily at short notice!
As if you need reminding the now 35 year old Max was born in Creteil, France in November 1990 and left the Sky Blues in May 2021 on the expiry of his contract and then moved north of the border to join Dundee United the following October. Max became the Association’s 275th current Full Member back in June 1991 and later posted back a photo with his official CCFPA tie.
Max spent his formative years in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, later training as an amateur in the French capital with the Centre De Formation de Football De Paris (CFFP). Apparently his early career development was hindered by both injury and education (whilst studying at University for three years). On graduation he played football locally before embarking on a career in French non-league football with clubs including Villemomble Sports (2014-15) and Yzeure (2016-17) scoring on average every fifth game.
Venturing to the UK for the first time for football purposes Max joined Sutton United for season 2017-18, a club well known to Sky Blues fans as the non-leaguers who knocked out First Division Coventry City out of the F.A.Cup at the Third Round stage just two seasons after the Sky Blues had won the Cup at Wembley! For the National League side Max knocked in thirteen goals in 49 appearances.
Max was signed by the Sky Blues in June 2017 to try and help Mark Robins‘ men pull out of the bottom tier of English football at the first attempt following the previous season’s ignominious relegation. In that first CCFC season Max played in the vast majority of games either as a starter or off the bench pulling on the first team shirt 49 times in all competitions and contributing nine (sometimes audacious) goals to the Sky Blues play-off promotion success (scoring a vital brace in the second leg playoff semi final 4-1 win at Notts County). Whilst not as prolific as perhaps hoped Max impressed with his wholehearted industriousness, flair and usefulness both in defence and attack with his heading ability.
Sadly, in August 2018 he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and could not play in League One for a substantial period of time pulling on the first team shirt only five times. At the start of the 2019–20 season the Sky Blues tried Max on the left wing but Mark Robins did not rate the move a success. Instead Max was used more as an impact player off the bench and contributed a more than decent eleven goals in his 26 games (with only ten starts) as the Sky Blues walked away with the League One title in a COVID truncated season!
His last season with City in the Championship was not so productive for the amiable skilled striker, however, as Max grabbed only six goals in his 35 appearances in all competitions though all his other positive qualities were always on display!
So Max left CCFC with the well wishes of the club and the Sky Blue Army paying tribute to Mark Robins and his staff for making him a much better player than when he arrived and thanking the fans for the warmth they have always showed him as he took pains to make himself available to support the Sky Blue family at large. Dundee United gave him three run outs from the bench from October 2021. Max had to wait until February 2024 until he got games for another outfit signing for Doncaster Rovers with a short term contract until the end of the season and scored a decent two goals in his seven appearances.
He has been back at the CBS Arena (and Wembley) in recent seasons supporting the Sky Blues. Max was also back at Legends Day 2023. Max has had a relatively short career in the game (fifty two goals in 221 first class appearances over just over seven seasons with six clubs) and it is clear CCFC will always hold a special place in the heart of our French FP. We look forward to greeting him again at tonight’s pre-season friendly (k.o. 17:30).
See you all up there PUSB
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