“Canal, it’s my life, it’s horrible”, the editor-in-chief of Golf+, Thierry David, sidelined by Canal+

The editor-in-chief of Golf+, Thierry David, confirmed to us that he was going to be thanked by the sports management of the Canal+ group following the incident of the slippage of the channel's two historic consultants during the FedEx Open de France.

The rumor of the sidelining of the journalist at the head of the Canal group's golf channel for almost 8 years has continued to circulate since the affair of inappropriate comments from consultants Fabrice Service et Patrice Barquez during the FedEx Open de France (October 10-13).

Contacted by telephone, Thierry David confirmed to us that he would currently negotiate his departure with the management of the channel because “the desire of both parties is for things to go well”, he told us.

They think I wanted to cover up the affair when I thought I had managed the incident by speaking with Béatrice Pavon.

Thierry David

The managers of the Canal group would criticize him for not having relayed the information of the slippage directly to the duo of consultants quickly enough when it gained momentum. “They think I wanted to cover up the affair when I thought I had managed the incident by speaking with Béatrice Pavon. »

“22 years of house”

Matthew Pavonlearning the remarks made live on the air by Tarnaud and Barquez who spoke of their young years with the mother of the French number 1, in “very limited” terms at the CREPS in Toulouse, had refused to answer the questions of the other journalists present to cover the FedEx French Open.

“When I learned of the affair, I asked Fabrice and Patrice to apologize, I myself apologized on behalf of the editorial staff to Béatrice. She confirmed to me that if they apologized on air, the case would be closed. Which they obviously did the next day. I also spoke with Matthieu. For me, it was managed. »

Having worked for Pathé Sport before joining the Canal+ sports editorial team in 2002, Thierry David will therefore say goodbye to a group and an editorial team to which he is very attached. “It’s been 22 years, I love this house. I have a great golf team. Canal is my life. It's horrible. Today we are talking but, yes, I am going to leave.”

For its part, Canal+ has still not made official the departure of the group's golf manager.