Monday 2 September 2013

JUST FONTAINE FOR THE GLOVERS

Bristol City defender Liam Fontaine has linked up with Gary Johnson for a third time in his career after agreeing a loan move to Yeovil Town.

Fontaine, 27, first joined the Glovers in the 2004-05 season when Johnson brought him to Huish Park on loan from Fulham, where he made 15 appearances.

He later returned to South Somerset for a second loan spell during the following season, the 2005-06 campaign, and made a further 10 appearances for Yeovil.

After Johnson left Huish Park for Bristol City, he loaned Fontaine again from Craven Cottage later for the Robins before later making the move into a permanent one.

Whilst at Ashton Gate, Fontaine helped City win promotion to the Championship in the 2006-07 season and remained a regular for the Robins as they missed out on promotion to the Championship when they were beaten 1-0 by Hull City in the Championship Play-Off final in 2008.

His arrival now means that the Glovers currently have six loan players at the club with Wayne Hennessey, Alan Tate, Joe Ralls, Michael Ngoo and another Huish Park returnee Andy Williams all on their books, as well as Fontaine.

This now means Johnson faces the conundrum of leaving one of those six out of his squad of 18 on a match day, as Football League rules permit that only five loanees can be named in any one squad for any competitive fixture.