Le Championnat [Archive] - Page 13

kabbott

14-05-2011, 08:24 AM

Ligue 2 this weekend:

Friday 13 May 2011

20:00 Angers SCO 3 - 1 AC Ajaccio
20:00 US Boulogne CO 3 - 2 Châteauroux
20:00 Clermont Foot 1 - 1 Stade de Reims
20:00 Evian TG FC 3 - 0 ESTAC
20:00 FC Istres 2 - 3 FC Metz
20:00 Havre AC 3 - 4 Vannes OC
20:00 Nîmes Olympique 2 - 3 Tours FC
20:00 CS Sedan 3 - 1 FC Nantes

Monday 16 May 2011

20:00 Le Mans FC Stade Lavallois
20:30 Dijon FCO GF38

kabbott

14-05-2011, 08:28 AM

Grenoble straight through to National (Div 3) after being in Ligue 1 last season! :eek:
It could be worse, maybe demoted to CFA 1 (Div 4) due to illegal betting according to L'Equipe this morning! What a waste! They've got a spanking new stadium too.

Evolution Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Evian TG FC 36 16 13 7 57 37 +20 61
2 Dijon FCO 35 16 10 9 52 37 +15 58
3 AC Ajaccio 36 15 13 8 41 36 +5 58
4 CS Sedan 36 14 14 8 56 36 +20 56
5 Le Mans FC 35 15 11 9 38 31 +7 56
6 Angers SCO 36 13 14 9 39 31 +8 53
7 US Boulogne CO 36 13 12 11 34 39 -5 51
8 Clermont Foot 36 11 15 10 48 47 +1 48
9 Tours FC 36 13 9 14 51 57 -6 48
10 Stade Lavallois 35 11 14 10 33 34 -1 47
11 Stade de Reims 36 11 13 12 50 48 +2 46
12 Havre AC 36 11 13 12 37 36 +1 46
13 FC Istres 36 11 13 12 40 42 -2 46
14 FC Nantes 36 10 14 12 34 36 -2 44
15 Châteauroux 36 11 11 14 37 42 -5 44
16 ESTAC 36 12 7 17 32 42 -10 43
17 FC Metz 36 9 15 12 37 36 +1 42
18 Vannes OC 36 10 8 18 34 58 -24 38
19 Nîmes Olympique 36 9 10 17 34 41 -7 37
20 GF38 35 7 11 17 33 51 -18 32

philsick

14-05-2011, 08:28 AM

Privat scored again for clermont.2nd highest scorer in the league and young.I wonder if they can keep hold of him?

Maybe palace should look at him,he's used to playing in red n blue stripes.

kabbott

14-05-2011, 08:33 AM

Privat scored again for clermont.2nd highest scorer in the league and young.I wonder if they can keep hold of him?

Maybe palace should look at him,he's used to playing in red n blue stripes.

Loaned out by Sochaux who want him back. St Etienne and Nice are said to be interested. In the red corner for St Etienne, philsick, and in the blue corner for Nice, BB Bob! :p

kabbott

14-05-2011, 08:36 AM

Football, National (Div 3). Amiens are promoted to Ligue 2 two years after dropping out of it:

Creteil - Colmar 0 - 2
Luzenac - Bastia 1 - 5
UJA Alfortville - Paris FC 2 - 1
Rouen - Strasbourg 1 - 2
Rodez - Cannes 0 - 2
Pacy Sur Eure - Gap 2 - 1
Beauvais - Plabennec 0 - 0
Amiens - Guingamp 2 - 1
Orléans - Niort 1 - 1

Fréjus St Raphaël - Gueugnon 3 - 0

philsick

14-05-2011, 09:20 AM

Rrivat to play alongside rivierre.Nice.

I suppose payet will be gone?

kabbott

14-05-2011, 10:32 AM

Rrivat to play alongside rivierre.Nice.

I suppose payet will be gone?

Nice or Nice? :D

kabbott

14-05-2011, 10:34 AM

National table:

Rang Equipe Pts J. G. N. P. p. c. Diff.
1 Bastia 90 38 27 9 2 81 23 58
2 Amiens 80 38 23 11 4 55 25 30
3 Strasbourg 74 39 19 17 3 54 27 27
4 Guingamp 74 38 21 11 6 81 34 47
5 Cannes 65 38 17 14 7 48 31 17
6 Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël 61 38 17 10 11 52 40 12
7 Beauvais 61 39 15 16 8 53 47 6
8 Rouen 59 38 15 14 9 51 38 13
9 Orléans 49 38 12 13 13 41 40 1
10 Créteil-Lusitanos 49 38 13 10 15 38 45 -7
11 Paris FC 48 38 11 15 12 42 42 0
12 Niort 47 38 13 8 17 43 43 0
13 Luzenac 46 38 11 13 14 36 40 -4
14 Pacy-sur-Eure 44 39 13 7 19 40 46 -6
15 Colmar 41 38 10 11 17 31 45 -14
16 Gap 41 38 11 8 19 42 60 -18
17 Bayonne 40 38 10 10 18 34 56 -22
18 Rodez 39 38 11 6 21 39 59 -20
19 Plabennec 38 38 9 11 18 31 48 -17
20 UJA Alfortville 27 39 6 9 24 35 78 -43
21 Gueugnon 16 40 3 7 30 21 81 -60

kabbott

14-05-2011, 10:39 AM

National goalscorers ...

Name the leading goalscorer. (His dad was a famous French international midfielder in the 70s and 80s.)

Third in the list is a famous ex-Czech international. Who is it?

kabbott

14-05-2011, 11:06 AM

This evening French Cup Final:

Paris St Germain v Lille

BB Bob

14-05-2011, 01:12 PM

National goalscorers ...

Name the leading goalscorer. (His dad was a famous French international midfielder in the 70s and 80s.)

Third in the list is a famous ex-Czech international. Who is it?

Thibaut Giresse (was his dad Alain Giresse?) of En Arriere Guingamp
and
Big Jan Koller still picking up a paycheck in the south of France at Cannes

(Merci M. Google)

BB Bob

14-05-2011, 01:15 PM

Big game tomorrow at Nancy, as the two relegation haunted clubs play un veritable six pointer.

All of the L1 games are tomorrow as today is the French Cup Final between Lille and PSG. Allez LOSC! On for the double, eh?

kabbott

15-05-2011, 07:31 AM

Paris St Germain 0:1 Lille

Lille on for a well deserved double!

GodstoneEagle

15-05-2011, 03:06 PM

I was in Paris last night. Plenty of football chat kicking about

BB Bob

15-05-2011, 04:01 PM

Half Time and it's all going pete tong for mes niçois

Saint-Etienne (8) 1 - 2 Rennes (5)
Caen (16) 1 - 0 Montpellier (9)
Valenciennes (13) 0 - 0 Auxerre (10)
Arles-Avignon (20) 1 - 0 Toulouse (12)
Nancy (18) 1 - 0 Nice (14)
Monaco (17) 1 - 0 Lens (19)

BB Bob

15-05-2011, 08:17 PM

Back in the merde again on the sunny cote d'azur

Sunday 15 May 2011

Fixtures of Sunday 15 May 2011
HORAIRE Home team Logo Stats / Results Logo Away team Broadcasting
17:00 AC Arles Avignon 1 - 0 Toulouse FC
17:00 SM Caen 2 - 0 Montpellier Hérault SC
17:00 AS Monaco FC 1 - 1 RC Lens
17:00 AS Nancy Lorraine 3 - 0 OGC Nice
17:00 AS Saint-Etienne 1 - 2 Stade Rennais FC
17:00 Valenciennes FC 1 - 1 AJ Auxerre
56 FC Lorient 1 - 1 Olympique de Marseille

What were the comments after Lyons spanking in the week? Is Puel on his way at the end of the season? Is Rudy Garcia taking over?

kabbott

16-05-2011, 08:57 PM

Lyo make tits of themselves (again), this time at Brest!

Brest 1:1 Lyon

It's no longer in Lyon's hands ...
Stubborn Aulas has decided to go all the way with Puel. When Puel goes (of which I'm sure), there'll be plenty of good reading to be had in the press over here. Cris, Lloris, maybe Toulalan may have some things interesting things to say, and I'm not sure Aulas will be able to keep all of this private as he likes too.

1234

16-05-2011, 10:32 PM

RC Lens have been relegated to Ligue 2 again. Shame, but we will bounce back stronger.,...

ALLEZ LES SANG ET OR
PSG v Lille on Sat for me. ALLEZ PSG

kabbott

18-05-2011, 07:07 PM

Lille are all but there.
PSG let Lyon off the hook by losing to Bordeaux.

Wednesday 18 May 2011

19:00 Girondins de Bordeaux 1 - 0 Paris Saint-Germain
19:00 LOSC Lille Métropole 1 - 0 FC Sochaux Montbéliard

BB Bob

18-05-2011, 07:44 PM

You beat me to it! I can't see Puel surviving though - I hope not for your sake!

kabbott

21-05-2011, 08:49 AM

Evian promoted to Ligue 1 after being in National (Div 3) last season, and Dijon only need 1 point from their final game. Le Mans have blown it slightly by losing to already relegated Vannes 4:3 after being 2:0 up. Like Grenoble two years ago and Ales Avignon this season, more "small" clubs in Ligue 1, and more "big budget" clubs (Lens and maybe Monaco :eek:) dropping into Ligue 2 and not necessarily being able to come straight back up.

Friday 20 May 2011

20:30 AC Ajaccio 2 - 0 FC Istres
20:30 Châteauroux 1 - 0 CS Sedan
20:30 Dijon FCO 1 - 1 US Boulogne CO
20:30 GF38 2 - 2 Clermont Foot
20:30 FC Metz 3 - 0 Nîmes Olympique
20:30 FC Nantes 2 - 1 Havre AC
20:30 Stade de Reims 1 - 2 Evian TG FC
20:30 Tours FC 1 - 1 Angers SCO
20:30 ESTAC 3 - 2 Stade Lavallois
20:30 Vannes OC 4 - 3 Le Mans FC

kabbott

21-05-2011, 08:51 AM

Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Evian TG FC 37 17 13 7 59 38 +21 64
2 Dijon FCO 37 17 11 9 55 39 +16 62
3 AC Ajaccio 37 16 13 8 43 36 +7 61
4 Le Mans FC 37 16 11 10 45 35 +10 59
5 CS Sedan 37 14 14 9 56 37 +19 56
6 Angers SCO 37 13 15 9 40 32 +8 54
7 US Boulogne CO 37 13 13 11 35 40 -5 52
8 Clermont Foot 37 11 16 10 50 49 +1 49
9 Tours FC 37 13 10 14 52 58 -6 49
10 FC Nantes 37 11 14 12 36 37 -1 47
11 Châteauroux 37 12 11 14 38 42 -4 47
12 Stade Lavallois 37 11 14 12 35 41 -6 47
13 Stade de Reims 37 11 13 13 51 50 +1 46
14 Havre AC 37 11 13 13 38 38 0 46
15 FC Istres 37 11 13 13 40 44 -4 46
16 ESTAC 37 13 7 17 35 44 -9 46
17 FC Metz 37 10 15 12 40 36 +4 45
18 Vannes OC 37 11 8 18 38 61 -23 41
19 Nîmes Olympique 37 9 10 18 34 44 -10 37
20 GF38 37 7 12 18 36 55 -19 33

kabbott

21-05-2011, 09:02 AM

Tonight Lille need a point against PSG to be sure of the title. That would help Lyon who, by beating Caen tonight at home, would guarantee a Champions' League (qualifying round) slot. I'll be at Gerland cheering on Lyon and jeering on Puel if necessary. Some of the Ultras are organising a demo at some time tonight. If Lyon get their more-than-important 3rd place there will be a firework display after the final whistle. One way or another there will be fireworks!
I got my ticket via one of the recently-appointed financial directors. She is a "friend of a friend". We were socialising last weekend and a few of us were trying to ply her with booze to get her to "spill the beans" on what is going on backstage at Gerland. She's a very nice lass, so I'm just happy that she's got me a ticket for the match tonight. For the moment!

Saturday 21 May 2011

21:00 AJ Auxerre Stade Brestois 29
21:00 RC Lens AC Arles Avignon
21:00 Olympique Lyonnais Caen
21:00 Olympique de Marseille Valenciennes FC
21:00 Montpellier Hérault SC AS Monaco FC
21:00 OGC Nice FC Lorient
21:00 Paris Saint-Germain LOSC Lille Métropole
21:00 Stade Rennais FC AS Nancy Lorraine
21:00 FC Sochaux Montbéliard AS Saint-Etienne
21:00 Toulouse FC Girondins de Bordeaux

BB Bob

21-05-2011, 09:18 PM

Tonights scores - just as well Nice won, cos its going to the wire.....

Paris-SG (4) 2 - 2 Lille (1)
Hoarau (45e+3)
Bodmer (72e)
Obraniak (5e)
Sow (59e)

Marseille (2) 2 - 2 Valenciennes (12)
Ayew (34e)
Rémy (37e)
Kadir (33e)
Gomis (67e)
Lyon (3) 0 - 0 Caen (14)
Rennes (5) 0 - 2 Nancy (17)
Traoré (16e)
Féret (90e+1)
Sochaux (6) 2 - 1 Saint-Etienne (9)
Ideye (4e, 72e)
Aubameyang (7e)
Nice (16) 2 - 0 Lorient (7)
Mouloungui (1e, 16e)
Toulouse (13) 2 - 0 Bordeaux (8)
Cetto (27e)
Capoue (55e)
Montpellier (10) 0 - 1 Monaco (18)
Auxerre (11) 0 - 1 Brest (15)
Touré (63e)
Lens (19) 0 - 1 Arles-Avignon (20)
Kermorgant (44e)

Congrats to Lille - worthy winners this year IMHO

BB Bob

21-05-2011, 09:19 PM

Heres the table - Nice need at least a point I reckon at Valenciennes next week

Team GD Pld Pts
1
LOSC Lille Métropole
+31 37 73
2
Olympique de Marseille
+23 37 67
3
Olympique Lyonnais
+19 37 61
4
Paris Saint-Germain
+15 37 59
5
Stade Rennais FC
+4 37 56
6
FC Sochaux Montbéliard
+15 37 55
7
FC Lorient
-1 37 49
8
AS Saint-Etienne
-1 37 48
9
Girondins de Bordeaux
-1 37 48
10
Toulouse FC
0 37 47
11
Montpellier Hérault SC
-9 37 47
12
AJ Auxerre
+3 37 46
13
Stade Brestois 29
-5 37 46
14
OGC Nice
-14 37 46
15
Valenciennes FC
+3 37 45
16
SM Caen
-5 37 45
17
AS Nancy Lorraine
-9 37 45
18
AS Monaco FC
-2 37 44
19
RC Lens
-19 37 35
20
AC Arles Avignon
-47 37 20

philsick

21-05-2011, 09:25 PM

3 points between toulouse in 10th and monaco in 18th relegation spot.

BB Bob

22-05-2011, 09:54 AM

Here are the final weekends games -allez les gones!

Sunday 29 May 2011

Fixtures of Sunday 29 May 2011
HORAIRE Home team Logo Stats / Results Logo Away team Broadcasting
21:00 AC Arles Avignon FC Sochaux Montbéliard
21:00 Girondins de Bordeaux Montpellier Hérault SC
21:00 Stade Brestois 29 Toulouse FC
21:00 SM Caen Olympique de Marseille
21:00 LOSC Lille Métropole Stade Rennais FC
21:00 FC Lorient AJ Auxerre
21:00 AS Monaco FC Olympique Lyonnais
21:00 AS Nancy Lorraine RC Lens
21:00 AS Saint-Etienne Paris Saint-Germain
21:00 Valenciennes FC OGC Nice

kabbott

22-05-2011, 10:18 AM

Fans turned on Puel big time last night? TBH they've been on his back for a couple of years. Of course this is something you would never see in England. Correct me if I'm wrong. Not much singing from les Bad Gones, only anti-Puel stuff, and every ten minutes they brought out anti-Puel banners and one or two aimed at Président Aulas! :eek: My daughter and I took some photos which we'll put up some time. Hard day today. BBQ + Tour of Italy highlights to catch up on in the evening. Now when am I going to do that marking?

philsick

22-05-2011, 10:23 AM

Will les verts do their rivals a favour next weekend?

kabbott

22-05-2011, 06:25 PM

Will les verts do their rivals a favour next weekend?

Lyon really "only" need a point against Monaco except if Les Verts lie down and let PSG win 0:5. :eek:

BB Bob

22-05-2011, 06:43 PM

I can see Lyon - in turmoil - losing at Monaco in an "up yours" from the players to Aulas. Nancy take all three against an already relegated Lens. Caen - not bad at home - take a point off a Marseille side already on holiday and with nothing to play for.

Nice, away at Valenciennes, need a point for safety. Cue a(nother) 3-0 pasting.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WgITKqaY5O8/Tai5dWIiwgI/AAAAAAAAAfM/uqSHXLyPb64/s1600/frazer.jpg

BB Bob

22-05-2011, 06:45 PM

Alternatively, Estrosi - the mayor of Nice and big buddy of Sarkozy - "arranges" for the Valenciennes manager to have an unsavoury incident in a hotel with a chamber maid. He is then promptly arrested and held without bail for eight days until the game is over.

Nice still lose 3-0.

kabbott

22-05-2011, 08:16 PM

French player of the year awards tonight:

Player of the year: Eden Hazard (Lille)

Best keeper : Steve Mandanda (OM)

Young player of the year : Mamadou Sakho (PSG)

Coach of the year : Rudi Garcia (Lille)

Ligue 1 team of the year : Steve Mandanda (Marseille) - Anthony Reveillere (Lyon), Adil Rami (Lille), Mamadou Sakho (PSG), Taye Taiwo (Marseille) - Yann M'Vila (Rennes), Gervinho (Lille), Eden Hazard (Lille), Nenê (PSG) - Kévin Gameiro (Lorient), Moussa Sow (Lille).

Ligue 2 player of the year : Sébastien Ribas (Dijon)

Ligue 2 coach of the year : Bernard Casoni (Evian TG)

Ligue 2 keeper of the year : Benoît Costil (Sedan)

Ligue 2 team of the year : Benoît Costil (Sedan) - Sébastien Corchia (Le Mans), Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans), Benjamin Genton (Le Havre), Cédric Fabien (Boulogne-sur-Mer) - Romain Alessandrini (Clermont Foot), Olivier Sorlin (Evian Thonon-Gaillard), Rudy Haddad (Châteauroux), Benjamin Corgnet (Dijon) - Sebastian Ribas (Dijon), Sloan Privat (Clermont Foot)

BB Bob

22-05-2011, 08:30 PM

I cn see quite a few of that Lille team playing elsewhere next season. Hazard is ready for a move and I would have thought Gervinho will join him. He's been a good player for a few years now, both at Le Mans and Lille.

kabbott

27-05-2011, 08:31 PM

Ligue 2:

Friday 27 May 2011

20:30 Angers SCO 1 - 0 Dijon FCO
20:30 Clermont Foot 1 - 0 US Boulogne CO
20:30 Evian TG FC 4 - 3 FC Metz
20:30 FC Istres 5 - 3 Châteauroux
20:30 Stade Lavallois 1 - 2 Stade de Reims
20:30 Havre AC 5 - 0 GF38
20:30 Le Mans FC 3 - 2 FC Nantes
20:30 Nîmes Olympique 1 - 2 AC Ajaccio
20:30 CS Sedan 1 - 0 Tours FC
20:30 ESTAC 0 - 1 Vannes OC

kabbott

27-05-2011, 08:34 PM

So that's it then. Ligue 1 for Evian, Ajaccio and Dijon. :eek:

Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Evian TG FC 38 18 13 7 63 41 +22 67
2 AC Ajaccio 38 17 13 8 45 37 +8 64
3 Dijon FCO 38 17 11 10 55 40 +15 62
4 Le Mans FC 38 17 11 10 48 37 +11 62
5 CS Sedan 38 15 14 9 57 37 +20 59
6 Angers SCO 38 14 15 9 41 32 +9 57
7 Clermont Foot 38 12 16 10 51 49 +2 52
8 US Boulogne CO 38 13 13 12 35 41 -6 52
9 Havre AC 38 12 13 13 43 38 +5 49
10 Stade de Reims 38 12 13 13 53 51 +2 49
11 FC Istres 38 12 13 13 45 47 -2 49
12 Tours FC 38 13 10 15 52 59 -7 49
13 FC Nantes 38 11 14 13 38 40 -2 47
14 Châteauroux 38 12 11 15 41 47 -6 47
15 Stade Lavallois 38 11 14 13 36 43 -7 47
16 ESTAC 38 13 7 18 35 45 -10 46
17 FC Metz 38 10 15 13 43 40 +3 45
18 Vannes OC 38 12 8 18 39 61 -22 44
19 Nîmes Olympique 38 9 10 19 35 46 -11 37
20 GF38 38 7 12 19 36 60 -24 33

GodstoneEagle

27-05-2011, 09:14 PM

Le Mans 2-0 down at HT, come back to win 3-2 but still miss out on promotion :D

unlucky chaps.

I imagine this means Dijon will keep Ribas for a season then, shame as I heard he was recommended to CPFC by someone ;)

BB Bob

28-05-2011, 03:27 PM

Don't forget the National

VENDREDI 27 MAI 2011
20h00 Amiens (2) 1-0 Bastia (1)
Rouen (8) 1-3 Guingamp (4)
Bayonne (17) 2-0 Cannes (5)
Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël (6) 1-0 Beauvais (7)
Orléans (9) 2-0 Colmar (15)
Créteil-Lusitanos (10) 1-1 Gap (16)
Luzenac (13) 2-1 Paris FC (11)
Rodez (18) 1-1 Niort (12)
Pacy-sur-Eure (14) 1-1 Plabennec (19)
UJA Alfortville (20) 3-0 Gueugnon (21)

Final table

Rang Equipe Pts J. G. N. P. p. c. Diff.
1 Bastia 91 40 27 10 3 81 24 57
2 Amiens 84 40 24 12 4 58 27 31
3 Guingamp 80 40 23 11 6 87 36 51

4 Strasbourg 77 40 20 17 3 56 27 29
5 Cannes 68 40 18 14 8 51 35 16
6 Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël 67 40 19 10 11 56 41 15
7 Beauvais 61 40 15 16 9 53 48 5
8 Rouen 59 40 15 14 11 54 44 10
9 Orléans 53 40 13 14 13 43 40 3
10 Créteil-Lusitanos 51 40 13 12 15 41 48 -7
11 Paris FC 49 40 11 16 13 45 46 -1
12 Luzenac 49 40 12 13 15 39 44 -5
13 Niort 49 40 13 10 17 46 46 0
14 Pacy-sur-Eure 45 40 13 8 19 41 47 -6
15 Colmar 44 40 11 11 18 34 48 -14
16 Gap 43 40 11 10 19 44 62 -18

17 Bayonne 43 40 11 10 19 36 58 -22
18 Rodez 40 40 11 7 22 41 63 -22
19 Plabennec 39 40 9 12 19 33 52 -19
20 UJA Alfortville 28 40 6 10 24 36 79 -43
21 Gueugnon 16 40 3 7 30 21 81 -60

kabbott

29-05-2011, 04:16 PM

It should be a good night's football tonight. If things didn't go their way Auxerre, who are 12th, could be relegated. Up at the top 1 point could be enough for Lyon to clinch a most undeserved 3rd (Champions' League qualifying slot) place unless St Etienne (Lyon's arch enemy) let Paris Germain get 5 or 6 (I'm not exactly sure) enough for PSG to leapfrog over Lyon and get third, in which case Lyon would have to beat Monaco to be sure. Except Monaco need maybe 1 point, if other results go their way, or probably all 3 to be sure of staying up. Lyon's unpopular coach is a former Monaco player ...
Valenciennes v Nice also promises to be a bit of a tense affair, n'est-ce pas BB Bob?

Sunday 29 May 2011

21:00 AC Arles Avignon FC Sochaux Montbéliard
21:00 Girondins de Bordeaux Montpellier Hérault SC
21:00 Stade Brestois 29 Toulouse FC
21:00 SM Caen Olympique de Marseille
21:00 LOSC Lille Métropole Stade Rennais FC
21:00 FC Lorient AJ Auxerre
21:00 AS Monaco FC Olympique Lyonnais
21:00 AS Nancy Lorraine RC Lens
21:00 AS Saint-Etienne Paris Saint-Germain
21:00 Valenciennes FC OGC Nice

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 07:23 PM

C'est vraiment l'heure de cul agité!

So far we have:-

Caen 1 OM 0
Arles 0 Sochaux 1
Lorient 1 Auxerre 0
Brest 0 Toulouse 1

Loads of time left though

kabbott

29-05-2011, 07:35 PM

C'est vraiment l'heure de cul agité!

So far we have:-

Caen 1 OM 0
Arles 0 Sochaux 1
Lorient 1 Auxerre 0
Brest 0 Toulouse 1

Loads of time left though

:D

Comment va le tien?

kabbott

29-05-2011, 07:49 PM

Les buts volent dedans gauche droite et centre

kabbott

29-05-2011, 07:50 PM

HT AC Arles Avignon 1 - 1 FC Sochaux Montbéliard
HT Girondins de Bordeaux 2 - 0 Montpellier Hérault SC
HT Stade Brestois 29 0 - 1 Toulouse FC
HT SM Caen 2 - 0 Olympique de Marseille
HT LOSC Lille Métropole 1 - 1 Stade Rennais FC
HT FC Lorient 1 - 1 AJ Auxerre
HT AS Monaco FC 0 - 0 Olympique Lyonnais
HT AS Nancy Lorraine 2 - 0 RC Lens
HT AS Saint-Etienne 0 - 0 Paris Saint-Germain
HT Valenciennes FC 0 - 0 OGC Nice

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 07:52 PM

:D

Comment va le tien?

Twitchy, very twitchy!

Here are the HTs

Lille (1) 1 - 1 Rennes (5)
Caen (16) 2 - 0 Marseille (2)
Monaco (18) 0 - 0 Lyon (3)
Saint-Etienne (8) 0 - 0 Paris-SG (4)
Arles-Avignon (20) 1 - 1 Sochaux (6)
Lorient (7) 1 - 1 Auxerre (12)
Bordeaux (9) 2 - 0 Montpellier (11)
Brest (13) 0 - 1 Toulouse (10)
Valenciennes (15) 0 - 0 Nice (14)
Nancy (17) 2 - 0 Lens (19)

Nice safe so far, but 45 nervy minutes left for les monegasques to save themselves!

kabbott

29-05-2011, 07:56 PM

Exactement, Monaco get one and then that will throw le chat parmi les pigeons.

kabbott

29-05-2011, 07:58 PM

In fact one goal for Monaco and Brest will be going down. I'm all for Brest staying up.

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:00 PM

:D As we have said before, we are all Brest men on here......

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:03 PM

Mer-de

Valenciennes 1 OGCN 0

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:06 PM

There was a piece inNice Matin today saying that if OGCN go down, their budget drops from €27m to about €12m (including the 1 year €2m parachute payment). I guess it is the same for the other relegated teams, but it is a huge difference. I guess it exaplins why Grenoble and Strasbourg completely blow up on relegation and end up going through L2 like a dose of exlax.

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:07 PM

Oh la la

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:09 PM

There was a piece inNice Matin today saying that if OGCN go down, their budget drops from €27m to about €12m (including the 1 year €2m parachute payment). I guess it is the same for the other relegated teams, but it is a huge difference. I guess it exaplins why Grenoble and Strasbourg completely blow up on relegation and end up going through L2 like a dose of exlax.

Same for Lyon if they don't qualify for the CL. Big salaries out: Lisandro, Lloris :( and Cissokho. Gourcuff to stay. He'd have something to prove.

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:10 PM

Are you in Nice atm?

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:12 PM

Lloris has just kept Lyon in it with a great save!

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:15 PM

Unfortunately not - going down on Thursday with my son. I'm listening to the Multiplex on RTL - Equipe

Sounds like ASM are giving it a right go, too. I may need a loo break in a minute.

So is Puel def off? Surely he must be?

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:18 PM

Lloris has just kept Lyon in it with a great save!

Lloris is a good niçois - he'll be doing his best to keep le Gym up.

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:23 PM

Unfortunately not - going down on Thursday with my son. I'm listening to the Multiplex on RTL - Equipe

Sounds like ASM are giving it a right go, too. I may need a loo break in a minute.

So is Puel def off? Surely he must be?

Oh yes whether 3rd or not.
I was at Gerland last Saturday v Caen with my daughter for her first ever game. Talk of a surreal atmosphere. Of course it was mainly the Bad Gones who were giving Puel the abuse with some, I must say, witty banners being produced every 10 minutes or so. Aulas kept saying that it was only a minority. True but the 34,000 other fans didn't get behind the team either. They just politely remained quiet.

There's talk of Jean Fernandez arriving. He's leaving Auxerre at the end of the evening. Lacombe, Aulas' right-hand man, is more for Rémi Garde!

LYONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsss

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:25 PM

ASSE 1:0 PSG

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:26 PM

Valenciennes 2:0 Nice

Looks like Lyon are doing you quite a favour. :)

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:27 PM

Monaco need to score twice to send Nice down.

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:28 PM

Rémy is finishing the season well.

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:30 PM

Second goal valenciennois. My 3-0 prediction looking on target. ASSE 1 PSG 0, too, but lets hope no-one tells Lyon and they don't relax too much.

I'm not sure that Eric Roy will be at le Ray next season either. He was under a lot of pressure during this season at times. We need Paul Daniels or Tommy Cooper down here or some other magician. Trying to be competetive with one of the smalllest attendences in L1 is, to say the least, challenging.

Is Fernandex a good appointment? Auxerre got into Europe last year, didn;t they, but this year has been pretty disappointing.

Domenech is still free, I think.....

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:31 PM

Ricardo or Le Guen for Bordeaux.

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:34 PM

Second goal valenciennois. My 3-0 prediction looking on target. ASSE 1 PSG 0, too, but lets hope no-one tells Lyon and they don't relax too much.

I'm not sure that Eric Roy will be at le Ray next season either. He was under a lot of pressure during this season at times. We need Paul Daniels or Tommy Cooper down here or some other magician. Trying to be competetive with one of the smalllest attendences in L1 is, to say the least, challenging.

Is Fernandex a good appointment? Auxerre got into Europe last year, didn;t they, but this year has been pretty disappointing.

Domenech is still free, I think.....

Fernandez did quite well at Marseille a couple of years ago. He did what he could at Auxerre with a small squad but has a reputation for playing defensive football, which is the last thing Lyon want next season.

Oh and a coup de chapeau for Sow.

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:34 PM

Do you know what is happening at le velodrome? With Dreyfus dying, will there be the money to spend there? Deschamps is being linked with quite a few jobs outside France too.

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:39 PM

second goal for Lyon. Looking like au revoir Prince Albert...

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:39 PM

Monaco 0:2 but de Lisandro

Nice est sauvé. Qu'est-ce qu'on dit?

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:43 PM

Do you know what is happening at le velodrome? With Dreyfus dying, will there be the money to spend there? Deschamps is being linked with quite a few jobs outside France too.

Deschamps maybe back to Italy. He wanted a top-class CF and didn't get one. That "gutted" him. He ended up getting Gignac, who's been disappointing and was expensive, and Rémy who was also expensive and showed glimpses of his undoubted talent but not week in week out.

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:44 PM

Allez Nissa
Nissa gagnera (un jour)
Allez Nice allez allez

With all due respect to Philsick, I am much more looking forward to seeing Nice play Lyons next year than Clermont!

(Remy finishes with a flier and equalise for OM against Caen 2-2)

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:44 PM

Another goal for Rémy.

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:46 PM

o_Q5b04TzqM

I really must try to get this one going at Selhurst. A cracking sing along song with that OOoooooh oooooh oooooh factor

Et forza nice allez
Pour toi seulement nous sommes nés
Tu es tout ce qu'on a
Et jamais on ne te lachera
Ce soir au stade du Ray
On va chanter t'encourager
La BSN est là
Et elle sera toujours avec toi

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:47 PM

ASSE 1:1 PSG pen Bodmer

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:49 PM

Lens have been so shite at the end of this season. It must be the thought of having to play all those games on Monday night on Eurosport again! :D

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:50 PM

Monaco down 7 years after being in the CL final! :eek:

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:53 PM

Lens have been so shite at the end of this season. It must be the thought of having to play all those games on Monday night on Eurosport again! :D

I've watched a few of them this season. :o

What's wrong with a little Stade Levallois v Châteauroux? :moo:

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:53 PM

Lille (1) 3 - 2 Rennes (5)
Sow (35e sp, 61e, 76e)
Chedjou (26e csc)
Montaño (82e)

Caen (16) 2 - 2 Marseille (2)
Mollo (6e)
Niang (45e)
Rémy (68e, 88e)

Monaco (18) 0 - 2 Lyon (3)
Diakhaté (67e)
Lopez (83e)

Saint-Etienne (8) 1 - 1 Paris-SG (4)
Guilavogui (70e)
Bodmer (90e+1 sp)

Arles-Avignon (20) 1 - 3 Sochaux (6)
Cabella (28e)
Boudebouz (18e sp)
Nogueira (50e)
Maïga (83e)

Lorient (7) 1 - 2 Auxerre (12)
Gameiro (20e)
Ecuele Manga (25e csc)
Birsa (49e)

Bordeaux (9) 2 - 0 Montpellier (11)
Diabaté (15e)
Wendel (37e)

Brest (13) 0 - 2 Toulouse (10)
Pentecôte (3e, 62e)

Valenciennes (15) 2 - 1 Nice (14)
Pujol (48e, 70e)
Mouloungui (87e)

Nancy (17) 4 - 0 Lens (19)
Bérenguer (29e, 47e)
Touré (44e csc)
Vahirua (90e+2)

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:54 PM

Sunday 29 May 2011

21:00 AC Arles Avignon 1 - 3 FC Sochaux Montbéliard
21:00 Girondins de Bordeaux 2 - 0 Montpellier Hérault SC
21:00 Stade Brestois 29 0 - 2 Toulouse FC
21:00 SM Caen 2 - 2 Olympique de Marseille
21:00 LOSC Lille Métropole 3 - 2 Stade Rennais FC
21:00 FC Lorient 1 - 2 AJ Auxerre
21:00 AS Monaco FC 0 - 2 Olympique Lyonnais
21:00 AS Nancy Lorraine 4 - 0 RC Lens
21:00 AS Saint-Etienne 1 - 1 Paris Saint-Germain
21:00 Valenciennes FC 2 - 1 OGC Nice

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:54 PM

Oi!

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:55 PM

Team GD Pld Pts
1 LOSC Lille Métropole +32 38 76
2 Olympique de Marseille +23 38 68
3 Olympique Lyonnais +21 38 64
4 Paris Saint-Germain +15 38 60
5 FC Sochaux Montbéliard +17 38 58
6 Stade Rennais FC +3 38 56
7 Girondins de Bordeaux +1 38 51
8 Toulouse FC +2 38 50
9 AJ Auxerre +4 38 49
10 AS Saint-Etienne -1 38 49
11 FC Lorient -2 38 49
12 Valenciennes FC +4 38 48
13 AS Nancy Lorraine -5 38 48
14 Montpellier Hérault SC -11 38 47
15 SM Caen -5 38 46
16 Stade Brestois 29 -7 38 46
17 OGC Nice -15 38 46
18 AS Monaco FC -4 38 44
19 RC Lens -23 38 35
20 AC Arles Avignon -49 38 20

BB Bob

29-05-2011, 08:56 PM

I've watched a few of them this season. :o

What's wrong with a little Stade Levallois v Châteauroux? :moo:

So do your french friends get it? Do they understand what effect football can have? I have always found that they get a bit.....bourgeois about the whole thing. It is seen as being something dreadfully working class.

I'm with you. I wish they showed Eurosport France over here!

kabbott

29-05-2011, 08:56 PM

Auxerre, who could have been relegated, finish 9th.

kabbott

29-05-2011, 09:00 PM

So do your french friends get it? Do they understand what effect football can have? I have always found that they get a bit.....bourgeois about the whole thing. It is seen as being something dreadfully working class.

I'm with you. I wish they showed Eurosport France over here!

In spite of France winning the WC in '98, it is not a footballing country. There are only a few clubs who have any decent away support. It's quite funny when the cameras zoom in on the away end and you can actually count the number of fans. Ligue 2 crowds are embarrassing. Let's not even talk about National.

BB Bob

06-06-2011, 08:25 PM

So the musical chairs have started.

Francis Gillot - ex-manager at Lens (oh, how they must miss him) - having steered Sochaux into Europe is leaving and looks set to join Bordeaux. I have always had a slightly irrational hatred of Sochaux, I must confess, and I thought they were a bunch of thugs when I saw them at Nice this year.

Jean Fernandez, one of the favourites to join Lyon has opted for........well, we'll have to wait and see, eh? I am sure he hasn't been tapped up at all. Oh no.

Meanwhile Remi Garde has emerged from the shadows to also be named a Lyon favourite. This, please remember, is the man who makes Claude Puel look like Frederic Antonetti (the mad Corsican in charge at Rennes now, but formerly at my beloved OGCN)

Also, down on the COte d'Azur, after a near death experience, a new victim...sorry, that came out wrong.....a new investor has been found to take a big stake in le Gym. We now have a b....a b.......a bbbbb....I just can't get the word out......a budget to spend on players and salaries. Whether this is enough to keep Ospina in goal, Clerc at LB or Mounier remains to be seen and there are some alarming tales of Eric ROy's desire to sign Frau. Still, it has got to be better than the dross on the pitch this season! On verra.

Oh, and for the first time in living memory a PSG coach has had a contract extension. Bonne chance à M. Koumbouaré. Hopefully the new Qatari investors won't want to replace him with one of the ex-Chelsea managers straight away.

And in late news, I think Deschamps is extending his time at the Vélodrome. Until July, anyway......

BB Bob

20-06-2011, 08:27 PM

Here is a quick update on some of the transfers so far this off season

AS Ajaccio

In
M. MOSTEFA (Nîmes Olympique)
Out
P. LASNE (Girondins de Bordeaux) (r.l.)

AJ Auxerre

In
R. HADDAD (Châteauroux)
O. KOSSOKO (Amiens SC)

Out

I. JELEN (c.e.)
V. BIRSA (Genoa CFC, ITA)
L. PUYO (Amiens SC)

Girondins de Bordeaux (Entr. Francis GILLOT)

In
H. SAIVET (Angers SCO) (r.l.)
G. SERTIC (RC Lens) (r.l.)
D. BELLION (OGC Nice) (r.l.)
G. KRYCHOWIAK (Stade de Reims) (r.l.)
A. TRAORE (OGC Nice) (r.l.)
P. LASNE (AC Ajaccio) (r.l.)
C. GLOMBARD (Stade de Reims) (r.l.)

Out
FERNANDO (Al-Shabab)
U. RAME (CS Sedan)
P. DUCASSE (c.e.)
M. SAUNIER (ESTAC)

Stade Brestois 29 (Entr. Alex DUPONT)

In
John Jairo CULMA (Maccabi Haifa FC, ISR)
Eden BEN BASAT (Hapoël Haifa )
GUIDILEYE (ESTAC) (r.l.)
G. LORENZI (AC Arles Avignon) (r.l.)
L. CAPPONE (FC Lorient)
J. MARTIAL (SC Bastia)

Out
F. LAURENTI (RC Lens) (r.l.)
G. NGOYI (Paris Saint-Germain) (r.l.)
Y. BOURGIS (c.e.)
F. TRAORE (c.e.)
N'TAME (c.e.)
T. COTTY (c.e.)

SM Caen (Entr. Franck DUMAS)

In
J. TOUDIC (Stade de Reims) (r.l.)
F. BULOT (AS Monaco FC)

Out
I. N'DIAYE (c.e.)

Dijon FCO (Entr. Patrice CARTERON)

In
THIL (US Boulogne CO)
B. JOVIAL (Havre AC)
Z. DIALLO (RSC Charleroi, BEL)
T.GUERBERT (U.S. LUZENAC)
C.JOUFFREAU (Changé)
S. SOUPRAYEN (Stade Rennais FC)
B. REYNET (FC Martigues)

Out
S. RIBAS (c.e.)
F. GRANDEL (c.e.)
FOMEN (Olympique de Marseille) (r.l.)
L. BADIANE (Stade Rennais FC) (r.l.)
N. SEGUIN (Olympique Lyonnais) (r.l.)

Evian TG FC (Entr. Bernard CASONI)

In
F. EHRET (FC Cologne)
Saber KHELIFA (Espérance de Tunis)

Out
P. BOUBY (FC Metz)
O. POUYE (FC Metz)
J. ROUFOSSE (AS Cannes)
M. LAFON (AS Cannes)
A. PONROY (Stade Lavallois)
N. GOUSSE (c.e.)
P. MBOUP
A. BOREL (c.e.)

LOSC Lille Métropole (Entr. Rudi GARCIA)

In
RODELIN (FC Nantes)
L. BUTELLE (Nîmes Olympique) (r.l.)

Out
A. RAMI (Valence CF, ESP) (r.l.)
Y. CABAYE (Newcastle United FC, Ang)
N. FAUVERGUE (CS Sedan)
P. FRAU (c.e.)
P. BAHERLE (US Boulogne CO)
J. VANDAM (Châteauroux) (l.)

FC Lorient (Entr. Christian GOURCUFF)

In
M. COUTADEUR (AS Monaco FC)
PEDRINHO (Academica Coimbra, POR)
F. CHAIGNEAU (Le Poiré / vie)

Out
M. AMALFITANO (Olympique de Marseille)
GAMEIRO (Paris Saint-Germain)
J. MOREL (Olympique de Marseille)
L. CAPPONE (Stade Brestois 29)

Olympique Lyonnais

In
Y. TAFER (Toulouse FC) (r.l.)
L. ABENZOAR (AC Arles Avignon) (r.l.)
N. SEGUIN (Dijon FCO) (r.l.)

Out
O.N'DIAYE (AC Arles Avignon)
DIAKHATE (FC Dynamo Kyiv, UKR) (r.l.)

Olympique de Marseille (Entr. Didier DESCHAMPS)

In
M. AMALFITANO (FC Lorient)
J. MOREL (FC Lorient)
FOMEN (Dijon FCO) (r.l.)
P. MBOW (AS Cannes) (r.l.)

Out
G. HEINZE (c.e.)
TAIWO (AC Milan, ITA)
J. GODA (c.e.)
M. DENNOUN (c.e.)

Montpellier Hérault SC (Entr. René GIRARD)

In
BEDIMO (RC Lens)
R. CABELLA (AC Arles Avignon) (r.l.)
G. LACOMBE (AS Monaco FC) (r.l.)

Out
R. ARMAND (Clermont Foot)
H. RODRIGUEZ (AC Arles Avignon)
SAVAGNIER (AC Arles Avignon)
E. NELSON (c.e.)
A. JOUAN (Clermont Foot)
X. COLLIN (c.e.)
A. SCRIBE (c.e.)

AS Nancy Lorraine (Entr. Jean FERNANDEZ)

In
B. CA (Tours FC) (r.l.)
J. CALVE (Sheffield United) (r.l.)
A. CUVILLIER (US Boulogne CO)

Out
J. FERET (Stade Rennais FC)
N'GUEMO (c.e.)

OGC Nice (Entr. Eric ROY)

In
C. MERIEM (AC Arles Avignon)
Raul FERNANDEZ (Universitario de Deportes) (r.l.)

Out
D. LJUBOJA (KP Legia Warszawa, POL) (c.e.)
D. BELLION (Girondins de Bordeaux) (r.l.)
A. TRAORE (Girondins de Bordeaux) (r.l.)

Paris Saint-Germain (Entr. Antoine KOMBOUARE)

In
GAMEIRO (FC Lorient)
N. DOUCHEZ (Stade Rennais FC)
L. ARNAUD (Angers SCO) (r.l.)
G. NGOYI (Stade Brestois 29) (r.l.)

Out
C. MAKELELE (c.e.)
G. COUPET (c.e.)
EDEL (c.e.)
K. RIMANE (US Boulogne CO)

Stade Rennais FC

In
J. FERET (AS Nancy Lorraine)
B. COSTIL (CS Sedan)
V. PAJOT (US Boulogne CO) (r.l.)
L. BADIANE (Dijon FCO) (r.l.)

Out
N. DOUCHEZ (Paris Saint-Germain)
J. LEROY (c.e.)
S. MARVEAUX (c.e.)
L. BADIANE (Stade Lavallois)
S. SOUPRAYEN (Dijon FCO)

AS Saint-Etienne (Entr. Christophe GALTIER)

In
BERGESSIO (Catane) (r.l.)
V. PLANTE (AC Arles Avignon) (r.l.)
FERNANDES (AC Chievo Verona, ITA) (r.l.)

Out

FC Sochaux Montbéliard (Entr. Mecha BAZDAREVIC)

In
S. ROUDET (RC Lens)
S. PRIVAT (Clermont Foot) (r.l.)
F. DUPLUS (Vannes OC) (r.l.)

Out
FATY (Sivasspor, TUR)
Y. BOE KANE (Vannes OC)

Toulouse FC

In
LUAN (Palmeiras, BRE) (r.l.)
S. LARSEN (Feyenoord Rotterdam, HOL) (r.l.)

Out
M. CETTO (Palerme) (c.e.)
Y. TAFER (Olympique Lyonnais) (r.l.)

Valenciennes FC (Entr. Daniel SANCHEZ)

In
K. LALA (Paris FC 2000)
M. TRAORE (Havre AC) (r.l.)

Out
N. PALLOIS (Stade Lavallois) (l.)
G. WIMBEE (c.e.)

Legend:
l. = loan
r.l. = loan
d.t. = Definitive transfer
c.e. = Contract expired

BB Bob

20-06-2011, 08:27 PM

What's happening with the management at Lyon? Any news?!?

kabbott

20-06-2011, 09:38 PM

What's happening with the management at Lyon? Any news?!?

Puel's reign is officially over from today which will probably mean Rémi Garde and Bruno Génisio (a former Lyon player from the 90s) with Bernard Lacombe having more responsibilities rather than him just telling Président Aulas how crap all the coaches are.

philsick

20-06-2011, 09:56 PM

Are the 2 players clermont signed from montpelier any good?

Whats happening with payet?

kabbott

24-06-2011, 07:41 PM

So that's it. Toulalan has signed for Malaga, and Lyon are looking at the 23 year-old Congo international David Ndinga, who plays for Auxerre, to replace him. Lyon have also been considering Cissokho of Toulouse to replace "le Toul" but the 15m€ price tag is too much nowadays for Lyon who are tightening the belt and looking to bring on more of their talented youngsters rather than splashing out wildly.

kabbott

24-06-2011, 07:43 PM

Are the 2 players clermont signed from montpelier any good?

Whats happening with payet?

At the moment it would appear that PSG and Lille are the two teams most interested in Payet.

I don't know much about the other story. I'll check it out. :hi:

kabbott

24-06-2011, 07:48 PM

Are the 2 players clermont signed from montpelier any good?

Whats happening with payet?

Romain Armand, 24 years old:

http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur26837.html

The other one is Antoine Jouan, a 19 year-old defender, who's played about 30 games for Montpellier's stiffs.

BB Bob

24-06-2011, 07:48 PM

So that's it. Toulalan has signed for Malaga, and Lyon are looking at the 23 year-old Congo international David Ndinga, who plays for Auxerre, to replace him. Lyon have also been considering Cissokho of Toulouse to replace "le Toul" but the 15m€ price tag is too much nowadays for Lyon who are tightening the belt and looking to bring on more of their talented youngsters rather than splashing out wildly.

The end of an era at the Gerland, eh? Still, onwards and upwards....

kabbott

24-06-2011, 07:56 PM

Are the 2 players clermont signed from montpelier any good?

Whats happening with payet?

Phil, Sinama-Pongolle, one of the two Le Havre youngsters that Houillier and Liverpool snapped up a few years ago without them really doing anything special, may be on his way to St Etienne.

kabbott

24-06-2011, 08:05 PM

The end of an era at the Gerland, eh? Still, onwards and upwards....

Lots of smiles between Aulas, Lacombe and Garde at the press conference yesterday. Relief all round that Puel has gone and taken the doom and gloom with him.
If Lyon get through the qualifying round of the Champions' League in August, they may try and get a relatively big signing in for that competition. If not, they'll just be trying to win the Championship back.
Other players on the way out (maybe): Bastos (to Juventus), Kallstrom, Pjanic, Cissokho (Man Citeh), Loveren (Liverpool), Cris.

Lacazette to be Lyon's next star.

Oh, have you heard that Sydney Govou may be coming back to France to play for Evian?
It's only a couple of hours down the autoroute to Lyon and all his old drinking buddies.

philsick

24-06-2011, 08:06 PM

Phil, Sinama-Pongolle, one of the two Le Havre youngsters that Houillier and Liverpool snapped up a few years ago without them really doing anything special, may be on his way to St Etienne.

He looked decent sometimes.How old is he now?

What happened to gourcuff towards the end of the season?If fabregas goes,i think arsenal should look at him to play with nasri.

kabbott

24-06-2011, 08:15 PM

He looked decent sometimes.How old is he now?

What happened to gourcuff towards the end of the season?If fabregas goes,i think arsenal should look at him to play with nasri.

In fact he's still only 26 so he may still have it in him at that level. The other player was Le Tallec who also went to ASSE on loan last year or the year before last.

Gourcuff has now had 2 very poor seasons. I don't think having Puel as a coach did much for his confidence either. He won't be going anywhere this summer, but he'll have a lot to prove at Gerland next season where I'm convinced he'll bounce back.

BB Bob

24-06-2011, 08:56 PM

Gourcuff was never a Puel type player, but then neither was Pjanic, I guess. He was great as a kid, but he's just gone nowhere for 3 years (that's Pjanic). Mybe, like LOSC, once the cloud of Puel is lifted, the players can go out and begin to relax a little.

I think Cris's legs have gone though. A great player in his day, but it must be nearly time to send him off to Nice for a bit of sunshine in his twilight years.....

What about that other kid you've got? Tar something or other? Another one from the Benzema school?

Sp1Eagle

26-06-2011, 12:56 PM

Where have PSG got this money from?

Abjekt

26-06-2011, 12:57 PM

Gourcuff will be good next year I'm sure - was never going to be easy maintaining the form he had at Bordeaux that season but he hasn't become a shit player overnight. I'm sure he'll come good this season.

Bordeaux need to fix up though, don't want my Girondins to be the French Palace :D

BB Bob

26-06-2011, 03:44 PM

Bought by the Qataris, I think. They certainly seem to have the cash to splash at the moment

BB Bob

26-06-2011, 03:45 PM

Gourcuff will be good next year I'm sure - was never going to be easy maintaining the form he had at Bordeaux that season but he hasn't become a shit player overnight. I'm sure he'll come good this season.

Bordeaux need to fix up though, don't want my Girondins to be the French Palace :D

I think a season without Tigana will sort them out!

kabbott

28-06-2011, 09:31 AM

Bought by the Qataris, I think. They certainly seem to have the cash to splash at the moment

Leonardo on his way in as Director of Football. First faux pas from Kombouaré around October/November time and he'll be out.

kabbott

28-06-2011, 10:00 AM

Lyon and Marseille are showing interest in the Monaco CB Nkoulou.
Lyon are also interested in Plasil (Bordeaux).

Lyon who start pre-season training on Thursday will be without 6 of their younger players who are playing the U-20's World Cup this summer:
Sébastien Faure (CB), Timothée Kolodziejczak (LB), Enzo Réale (CM), Clément Grenier (CM), Anthony Lacazette (Forward), Yanis Tafer (Forward).

kabbott

02-07-2011, 08:28 AM

Mexican international keeper Ochoa has signed for Ajaccio. I thought he was better than that.
Nkoulou has signed for Marseille.
St Etienne's Dimitri Payet has signed for Lille.
Jemaa is going to Auxerre.

philsick

02-07-2011, 08:30 AM

St Etienne's Dimitri Payet has signed for Lille.

Booooooooooooooo

kabbott

02-07-2011, 08:31 AM

Wolfsburg are interested in signing Pjanic from Lyon for 12m€!

kabbott

02-07-2011, 08:34 AM

Booooooooooooooo

Good player but inconsistant who "polluted" the atmosphere in the changing rooms by wanting out as soon as "big" clubs started showing an interest in him. He did very little in the second half of the season. St Etienne will be better without him, I think.

philsick

02-07-2011, 08:37 AM

Good player but inconsistant who "polluted" the atmosphere in the changing rooms by wanting out as soon as "big" clubs started showing an interest in him. He did very little in the second half of the season. St Etienne will be better without him, I think.

You're absolutely right,that's why i was booing him.One of the main reasons the form dipped in the new year.Good riddance.

BB Bob

02-07-2011, 01:03 PM

Who is going to be left in the Lyon midfield next season? Gourcuff isn't going to be winning the ball for you, that's for sure!

BB Bob

04-07-2011, 08:45 AM

A couple of news clips

Olympique de Marseille have announced France international captain Alou Diarra will complete his transfer from Bordeaux on Monday, while Didier Deschamps has also rubbished rumours of Arsenal's interest in attacking livewire Mathieu Valbuena...

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps had tried to sign the former Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Lens and Lyon midfielder last season. Diarra rejoins fellow 2009 French champion Soulymane Diawara at the Mediterranean club.

A statement on OM's official website read:

Marseille internationals will join up with their teammates at the preseason training camp at Port-du-Crouesty on Monday. While Steve Mandanda, André Ayew, Mathieu Valbuena, Souleymane Diawara, Stéphane Mbia, Loic Remy and Charles Kaboré will be there at midday, new signing Nicolas N’Koulou and Argentine playmaker Lucho will be there mid-afternoon, after they were forced to take later flights. Finally, Alou Diarra will head first to Marseille in the morning to undergo a mandatory medical and to sign his new contract. He will then head to Brittany on Monday evening.

Deschamps: Valbuena to Arsenal? Just rumours...

Deschamps also revealed during an internet chat with supporters that Arsenal's rumoured interest in France international Valbuena was just that: rumours.

"That's just standard mercato talk," said the former World Cup and European championship winner. "In the two years I've been at the club, we haven't had a single concrete offer for Valbuena - and that's not to say that he's not an excellent player.

"Given that we're in the Champions League, I think it's important that he stays at Marseille."

Good signing IMHO

BB Bob

04-07-2011, 08:46 AM

Diarra, that is, rather than Valbuena.

BB Bob

04-07-2011, 08:47 AM

THis was quite interesting, too, on the success of the French academies. English clubs noticable by their absence!

Academy graduates playing professionally

In terms of individual youth academy production, Ligue 1 clubs provided three of Europe's top six for graduates playing professionally, with Olympique Lyonnais second only to Real Madrid.

Standings:
1. Real Madrid (27)
2. Olympique Lyonnais and Barcelona (18)
4 . Stade Rennais (17)
5. Toulouse FC, Atalanta Bergamo (13)
7. Espanyol, AC Milan (12)
9. Stuttgart, Bayern Munich Athletic Bilbao (11)
12. AS Saint-Etienne, Manchester United, West Ham, Juventus, AS Roma (10)

BB Bob

04-07-2011, 08:55 AM

And news from the coast:-

Nice: 'Hand pick our recruits'

http://www.ligue1.com/images/photos/articles/web/fiche//1011_UK_L1_Lille_Nice_Gace_Ben_Saada_Fae_Pejcinovi c_Sable.jpg

Nice began preseason training yesterday with just one new signing, former France international Camel Meriem, but coach Eric Roy claimed several new players would be joining the club in the coming days...

Along with seven other sides, the OGCN staved off relegation on the final day of the 2010-11 campaign and Roy believes it was a lack of squad depth that saw his team struggle in the final weeks of the season.

Learn from costly mistakes

"Last season we played with essentially 15 or 16 players because certain elements didn't do what they had to do to play in Ligue 1, that cost us, so lets not do that again," said the former Nice and Marseille defender. "We really want to hand pick our recruits.

For the moment, only former Sochaux youth product and ex Bordeaux, Marseille, Monaco and Arles-Avignon playmaker Camel Meriem, 31, has joined.

Meriem: Technique, vision, endurance

"We wanted to sign him when he left Monaco, but it didn't happen," continued the former club sporting director who replaced Didier Ollé-Nicolle as coach for the final 14 games of the 2009-10 term. "We watched him a lot last season with Arles-Avignon and he impressed us with his technique, his measured passing and his ability to back up with repetitive efforts."

But after losing Abdou Traoré and David Bellion (loan return to Bordeaux) as well as Lionel Letizi, Alain Cantareil, Ismaël Gace, Grégory Paisley, Chaouki Ben Saada, Danijel Ljuboja, Mamadou Bagayoko, Habib Bamogo and Abeiko Quansah (all out of contract), Roy has promised more reinforcements on the way.

Monzon, Digard... others

"[24-year-old Boca Juniors left-back ] Fabian Monzon should be here by the end of the week, while Didier Digard is currently in discussions with Middlesbrough [from who he has been on loan at Nice for 18mths] because he still has a year left on his contract.

"I'm also hoping for two forwards and another midfielder," continued Roy. "We're going to hold on to our best players and bolster the squad with a few good signings. It's the proof that we're building something here."

kabbott

11-07-2011, 04:59 PM

Monzon, Digard... others

"[24-year-old Boca Juniors left-back ] Fabian Monzon should be here by the end of the week, while Didier Digard is currently in discussions with Middlesbrough [from who he has been on loan at Nice for 18mths] because he still has a year left on his contract.

Done deals by the looks of things. :p

GodstoneEagle

11-07-2011, 05:00 PM

Monzon has one hell of a left foot but can't defend.

BB Bob

11-07-2011, 08:47 PM

Ljuboja (or whatever) - the Serbian striker we had up front last year - has gone and we have sent Bellion back to Bordeaux where he can look totally disinterested on the Gironde rather than on the Cote d'Azur. Still no sign of any fresh blood up front, which is a concern as onion bag stuffing was nearly our undoing last year.

And no, I don't count Pierre-Alain "Don't Call Me Big Nose" Frau as the answer!

BB Bob

11-07-2011, 08:48 PM

Pleased to see Digard back though. He is a DM from the Aki Riihilati mould (was that enough 'i's?). Technically not the strongest, but a fantastic pair of lungs and a big heart.

kabbott

11-07-2011, 09:05 PM

Phil, so it looks like Rivière is going to Toulouse. Bad news for l'ASSE that. He could have been more ambitious in his choice of new club too.
And I think Ruffier is going to sign from Monaco. That'll give Janot more than a bit of competition for the keeper's jersey in his final year.

kabbott

11-07-2011, 09:06 PM

Pleased to see Digard back though. He is a DM from the Aki Riihilati mould (was that enough 'i's?). Technically not the strongest, but a fantastic pair of lungs and a big heart.

And Nice have also got a new President. Will he be bringing in a few €s to improve their cosy little stadium (which makes our SP look like the Millenium Stadium!).

BB Bob

11-07-2011, 09:08 PM

I'm amazed at that. TFC didn't have a bad season, really. Casanova has done a good job and they are ambitious. But leaving ASSE for there? Lets hope that Saint Etienne aren't going to join RC Lens and FC Nantes (Atlantique) in the world of really weel supported, chronically managed clubs.

kabbott

11-07-2011, 09:10 PM

I'm amazed at that. TFC didn't have a bad season, really. Casanova has done a good job and they are ambitious. But leaving ASSE for there? Lets hope that Saint Etienne aren't going to join RC Lens and FC Nantes (Atlantique) in the world of really weel supported, chronically managed clubs.

It could have been worse. He could have gone to Nice. :D

BB Bob

11-07-2011, 09:12 PM

And Nice have also got a new President. Will he be bringing in a few €s to improve their cosy little stadium (which makes our SP look like the Millenium Stadium!).

He has promised some wonga (and not all of it stuffed in a brown envelope à la niçois). There is the bold new eco-stadium being built for Euro 2016, manufactured from wood apparently :rolleyes:

Estrosi, the mayor of Nice, is very ambitious and a big mate of Sarko. He has decided Nice needs a new stadium (although to be fair, it didn't need Maigret to work that out). Unfortunately, it is planned for a rundown bit of Nice to the west that has no transport links. Still that will be sorted out later, eh?

Abjekt

11-07-2011, 09:36 PM

Haven't checked in on Ligue 1 in a few weeks - can one of you wonderful chaps give me the run-down on my Girondins?

I've got a headache [awww] and I'm going to bed [hooraaaay] so I moan less at the other half [boooo] and would love your insight into Bordeaux's close season :D

kabbott

11-07-2011, 09:57 PM

Haven't checked in on Ligue 1 in a few weeks - can one of you wonderful chaps give me the run-down on my Girondins?

I've got a headache [awww] and I'm going to bed [hooraaaay] so I moan less at the other half [boooo] and would love your insight into Bordeaux's close season :D

Going a bit heavy on the Claret, were we? :D
Hope you're better in the morning.
I'll give you the low-down tomorrow.
Bonne nuit!

kabbott

13-07-2011, 08:56 AM

Haven't checked in on Ligue 1 in a few weeks - can one of you wonderful chaps give me the run-down on my Girondins?

I've got a headache [awww] and I'm going to bed [hooraaaay] so I moan less at the other half [boooo] and would love your insight into Bordeaux's close season :D

Things can only get better. Tigana's gone and been replaced by Francis Gillot who used to train Sochaux who did very well last season. He brought through a number of very good youngsters. He's got a good reputation. A lot of players have come back from loan periods (r.p.) most of them being kids. I don't know if Bellion will be staying. Cavenaghi has gone to River Plate, Fernando has left and, of course, Diarra has gone to Marseille. I'm pretty sure Bordeaux have bought a promising Ligue 2 player to replace Diarra but he's not on this list. As I said, things can only get better. (I'm hoping the same thing for Lyon :))

Bordeaux - Entraîneur: Gillot Francis

Arrivées

Bellion David (Nice) (r.p.)
Cavenaghi Fernando (Internacional-RS) (r.p.)
Glombard Christopher (Reims) (r.p.)
Krychowiak Grzegorz (Reims) (r.p.)
Lasne Paul (AC Ajaccio) (r.p.)
Maurice-Belay Nicol. (Sochaux) (f.c.)
N'Guemo Landry (Nancy) (f.c.)
Saivet Henri (Angers) (r.p.)
Saunier Matthieu (Troyes) (r.p.)
Sertic Grégory (Lens) (r.p.)
Traoré Abdou (Nice) (r.p.)

Départs

André Felipe (Dynamo Kiev) (r.p.)
Cavenaghi Fernando (River Plate)
Diarra Alou (Marseille) 5.00 M€
Ducasse Pierre (Lens) (f.c.)
Fernando (Al Shabab Riyad) 6.00 M€
Lasne Paul (AC Ajaccio) (t.d.)
Ramé Ulrich (Sedan) (f.c.)
Sané Salif (Nancy) (p.)
Saunier Matthieu (Troyes) (t.d.)

Clapham Grand

17-07-2011, 02:29 PM

Kabbott - can you let me know what is happeneing in the National League? Was trying to look up fixtures for this season but is there a delay due to some teams appealing soemthing or other?

kabbott

17-07-2011, 02:53 PM

2010

Kabbott - can you let me know what is happeneing in the National League? Was trying to look up fixtures for this season but is there a delay due to some teams appealing soemthing or other?

I've had a quick look but found nothing concrete. What I know is this: FC Strasbourg, who finished fourth in Ligue 2 and were almost promoted to Ligue 1, were "relegated" two leagues down to the CFA (Div 5) by the DNCG (the financial controllers of finances in "pro" football). I then read that FC Cherbourg still don't know what Ligue they'll be playing in next season. Either they're being considered to replace Strasbourg or they've got their own financial problems. They're really strict over here as regards finances and if a club's books are not inorder, the club is demoted.
The FFF have published a partial calendar of the opening National fixtures. I'll find the link and keep looking for more info after the Stage has finished. :)

Edit: http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-24152.html

Clapham Grand

18-07-2011, 08:15 AM

many thanks Kabbott - would be great if you could let me know when full fixture list finally published!

BB Bob

18-07-2011, 08:19 AM

The National started on 6th August last year, so they are oing to have to pull their fingers out! Keep an eye on www.lequipe.fr as you will find it there eventually.

Clapham Grand

18-07-2011, 08:21 AM

Cheers BB - yep that was the first place I looked so I wondered if there were issues when I couldn't find it

kabbott

19-07-2011, 10:30 AM

Nice have got rid of some more (expensive) crud in Adeilson, a Brazilian who cost 1€ and who rarely played, and Quartey, a Ghanian defender.

Sylvain Wiltord has signed for Nantes! :eek:

Ederson, who missed a lot of last season through injury, is out for 2-3 months after "doing" his ligaments in last Saturday's friendly against Genk (a match they lost 3:1 with a particularly uninspiring match from Cris).

Great news for fans of the (English) Championship in France. The satellite channel "L'Equipe TV" (a sports news channel) is going to broadcast live matches from the Championship with highlights of all the other games. Unfortunately the first match chosen for the 6th August is Brighton v Doncaster.

kabbott

19-07-2011, 10:55 AM

many thanks Kabbott - would be great if you could let me know when full fixture list finally published!

Blimey! I didn't realise things were that bad.
There was a meeting yesterday with board members of the LFA (Ligue de football amateur) to decide who would be in the "National" league this season. For administrative (financial) reasons Gap, Grenoble (demoted to CFA2 = Div. 5), Strasbourg and Cannes were all demoted from the "National". On top of that Pacy-sur-Eure refused their "invitation" to stay in the "National" even though they were relegated. :confused: So four other clubs have been unexpectedly "promoted": Cherbourg, Epinal, Martigues and Red Star, and Bayonne who should have been relegated also stay in the "National"! Oh, one more thing, Cannes have appealed against the decision made to demote them, and the hearing takes place today.
So here is the list of the teams which "should" be in the "National" which starts on August 6th!:

GFCO Ajaccio, Bayonne, Beauvais, Besançon, Cherbourg, Colmar, Créteil, Epinal, Fréjus-St.Raphaël, Le Poiré-sur-Vie, Luzenac, Martigues, Nîmes, Niort, Orléans, Paris FC, Quevilly, Red Star, Rouen and Vannes.

I'll try and see if there's a complete fixture list, but they might be waiting for the outcome of the hearing today before publishing anything else.

BB Bob

19-07-2011, 11:15 AM

I knew Strasbourg had problems, but I didn't know that Grenoble had blow up too. Presumably Jan Koller has left Cannes as well - i can't believe he came cheap.

Clapham Grand

19-07-2011, 11:46 AM

blimey! Cannes was the team I was planning to watch so I hope they win their appeal!

Clapham Grand

19-07-2011, 11:47 AM

are Red Star based in Paris?

kabbott

19-07-2011, 12:19 PM

are Red Star based in Paris?

Yes!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Red_Star_Saint-Ouen

BB Bob

19-07-2011, 01:41 PM

blimey! Cannes was the team I was planning to watch so I hope they win their appeal!

Jump on the train or bus and go to see a proper team. Fréjus-St.Raphaël :D

Alternatively, if they are playing away, you could go in the other direction and watch Monaco. There is another team down that way, but they play in a sh*tty little ground and they aren't very good. Much like Palace in many, many ways....

Clapham Grand

19-07-2011, 03:25 PM

Yep Frejus are the other team - I am just outside Cannes that international weekend, so I guess Monaco won't be playing?

BB Bob

19-07-2011, 03:37 PM

I've not seen the schedules yet, but I would guess that Monaco will play a lot of their matches on Monday nights for television?

BB Bob

19-07-2011, 03:44 PM

Here are the schedules for L2

http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/calendrier_resultat#sai=80&jour=-1

You may have to go and see Nice play after all! It's dead easy from Cannes. Jump on a train and then take the tram up the hill! Allez allez allez! Issa Nissa!

Clapham Grand

19-07-2011, 04:02 PM

No L2 fixtures international weekend :(

kabbott

22-07-2011, 09:32 AM

Blimey! 15,000 fans for the presentation of the players! :eek:

http://www.eurosport.fr/football/ligue-1/2011-2012/l-ol-fait-son-show_sto2880435/story.shtml

http://i.eurosport.fr/2011/07/21/742853-8800627-317-238.jpg

kabbott

22-07-2011, 09:39 AM

Bob, Nice seem to be interested in signing Giuly who was released by PSG this summer. He may be getting on (35, I think) but he's still got the talent and enthusiasm, maybe not over a full 90 minutes.

BB Bob

22-07-2011, 09:42 AM

This was a good article:-

Fireworks light up the skies of Northern France as Lille celebrated their first Ligue 1 title since 1954. The drinks were flowing and the fireworks had barely touched the ground when validity of Lille’s grip on Ligue 1 was already being brought into question.

Would they be able to hold onto the talents of Eden Hazard, Gervinho and Moussa Sow? Their midfield talisman Yohan Cabaye had already announced he would be joining Newcastle. Towering centre-back Adil Rami had signed in January with Valencia. Would this entertaining and exciting side fall apart?

The nation was split. Some believed Lille’s project would come crumbling apart; some believed there was more to this team than their star players. However the story of the summer would quickly change as one of the sleeping giants of French football would be awoken from its slumber and dominate the news columns for weeks to come.

On May the 30th it was announced that a company called QSI or Qatar Sports Investment had purchased 70% of Paris St-Germain. The deal instantly made the club from the capital a major player in Ligue 1 and finally gave the locals a reason to be excited about their football again.

Rumours in Paris began to gain momentum. Nearly every talented player in Europe was linked with the Parisians. The stories didn’t just involve players. Sporting Directors and new managers were also on the agenda. No one’s job was safe.

The new owners were quick to act, stating that current manager Antoine Kombouare and Director Robin Leproux would stay in their current roles. This was positive news for the club as a history of instability and constant power shifts had caused one of Europe’s big names to become no more than a mid-table club. Kombouare and Leproux had steadied the ship. The manager had played for the club in the early 90’s and was a popular figure at the Parc des Princes.

One story that wouldn’t die was the possibility that another former player would return to the club in the role of Sporting Director. Inter Milan Coach Leonardo was said to be very interested in moving away from coaching and taking a role at PSG. The position would put him in charge of recruitment, looking to build on the contacts that lead to Brazilian stars Kaka and Alexander Pato moving to Milan. They hoped Leonardo would be part of the team tasked with returning PSG to the glory days of domestic and European success.

There was a problem though. Leonardo wasn’t interested in working beside Leproux and a game of cat and mouse ensued. A press conference was arranged in Paris, thought to be the announcement from Leonardo that he would take a position at the club. In a strange turn of events the Press conference was moved to Milan and Leonardo’s words didn’t fill the Parisians with confidence.

"I have very little to say on PSG," he said. "I left Paris 14 years ago. I have a life in Milan.

"I was very happy at PSG but the truth is that there's not much to say about PSG. I don't know what's happening at the club. I know they want to buy (new players), I don't know the players...

"I only met the new owners two days ago."

This was not the positive statement the fans were looking for. In the end it seems this was only a positioning statement from the Brazilian. A mere six days later Robin Leproux was told that his services were no longer required and Leonardo was appointed “Sporting Director” and with a reported transfer budget of €100m the rumour-mill has gone into over-drive.

In the past six weeks the list of players moving to PSG has been long and distinguished. Dimitar Berbatov, Samuel Eto’o, Kaka, Eden Hazard, and Gervinho are just some of the names linked with a move to the capital. Leonardo is said to be very interested in making Brazilian Paulo Henrique Ganso his marquee signing and then compliment this with some of Ligue 1’s best talent. An offer for St-Etienne’s Blaise Matuidi has already been rejected; PSG will most likely increase their offer to land the Newcastle and Liverpool target.

Doubts remain over Kombouare’s future. It seems he will be given at least a few months to prove his worth before his position will be put under pressure. The signings of striker Kevin Gameiro and goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez were already in place before QSI took over, the spotlight remains firmly on events at the Parc des Princes, waiting for QSI to put their money where their mouth is.

Back in Lille, the champions have gone slowly about their business. Cabaye, Rami and Gervinho have all left the Stade Lille Metropole however the replacement signings of Dimitri Payet, Benoit Pedretti and Marko Basa have the fans confident of another successful season. With Champions League football being played at their home stadium for the first time it seems a few more players will be added to an already talented squad in hopes that Lille can be competitive in more than one competition.

No matter what the champions do in the coming weeks it will take a few premier names to prize the limelight off the Parisians this summer.

BB Bob

22-07-2011, 09:44 AM

Bob, Nice seem to be interested in signing Giuly who was released by PSG this summer. He may be getting on (35, I think) but he's still got the talent and enthusiasm, maybe not over a full 90 minutes.

He's been a great payer in the past and has bags of experience. It seems a bit like the signing of Lilian Laslandes a couple of years ago. I don't think he is going to solve the problem of our chronic lack of goals last season, though!

Lingfield Eagle

24-07-2011, 06:17 PM

Guys, We are heading out to a cottage between St Malo and Rennes on the 13th August. We arrive at about 4pm so my plan is for my son and I to drive on down to Rennes to watch Stade Rennais play PSG that evening, 7.00pm kick off. I've now found out that PSG seem to be France's version of Millwall and therefore the game is all ticket. None can be bought on the internet and they are only available from either the box office or outlets within Brittany. There is also something about having to show a Brittany address when you purchase them. The only way I can see is to either ask the English cottage owners (who live in Brittany) to buy them for us or see if we can get some in St Malo on our way down on the day of the match (assuming they are on sale on matchday). I've written to their ticket office but had no reply. It seems like a really interesting match and we don't want to miss it, do you have any idea how we could get tickets?

kabbott

24-07-2011, 08:00 PM

Guys, We are heading out to a cottage between St Malo and Rennes on the 13th August. We arrive at about 4pm so my plan is for my son and I to drive on down to Rennes to watch Stade Rennais play PSG that evening, 7.00pm kick off. I've now found out that PSG seem to be France's version of Millwall and therefore the game is all ticket. None can be bought on the internet and they are only available from either the box office or outlets within Brittany. There is also something about having to show a Brittany address when you purchase them. The only way I can see is to either ask the English cottage owners (who live in Brittany) to buy them for us or see if we can get some in St Malo on our way down on the day of the match (assuming they are on sale on matchday). I've written to their ticket office but had no reply. It seems like a really interesting match and we don't want to miss it, do you have any idea how we could get tickets?

I'm pretty sure there's a BBSer who lives up there somewhere or at least there's something related to Britanny in his username. And no it's not Britanny Eagle, I've already looked. Brain racking time ... I'll be back.

BB Bob

25-07-2011, 11:03 AM

It was Coupe de la Ligue Round 1 at the weekend and some habit die hard. Sorry, Phil, but Clermont got off to an unsuccesful start at the only game anyone bothered turning up at, while Monaco have probably woken up to the fact that L2 might not be a walk in the park. Oh, and le Havre came back from 4-1 down at home to win 5-4 after extra time.

Friday 22 July 2011

20:00 Amiens SC 2 - 0 Nîmes Olympique
20:00 Vannes OC 2 - 1 a.e.t. ESTAC
20:00 Le Mans FC 1 - 0 AC Arles Avignon
20:00 RC Lens 3 - 0 Clermont Foot
20:00 Tours FC 2 - 1 a.e.t. Angers SCO
20:00 Stade de Reims 0 - 1a.e.t. FC Nantes
20:00 Havre AC 5 - 4 FC Metz
20:00 EA Guingamp 2 - 0 Stade Lavallois
20:00 FC Istres 3 - 2 SC Bastia

Saturday 23 July 2011

18:00 CS Sedan 4 - 1 AS Monaco FC

kabbott

25-07-2011, 12:17 PM

They've started the low-down on each club in Ligue 1 in L'Equipe. They normally start at the bottom of the pile and work up. Yesterday they began with AC Ajaccio and Evian, today it's Dijon and Nice. :(
This is what L'Equipe considers to be Nice's "équipe type":

Ospina
Clerc - Civelli - Pejcinovic - Monzon
Digard (cap.) - Hellebuyck
Faé - Meriem - Mounier
Mouloungui

Nice's transfers:

OGC Nice (Entr. Eric ROY)
In

C. MERIEM (AC Arles Avignon )
F. MONZON (Boca Juniors)
ADEILSON (FC Istres) (r.l.)
Raul FERNANDEZ (Universitario de Deportes) (r.l.)
D. DIGARD (Middlesbrough FC, ANG)
K. GOMIS (Naval)
M. POTE (Le Mans FC) (r.l.)

Out

D. LJUBOJA (KP Legia Warszawa, POL) (c.e.)
C. BEN SAADA (c.e.)
D. BELLION (Girondins de Bordeaux) (r.l.)
G. PAISLEY (EA Guingamp)
M. BAGAYOKO (c.e.)
ADEILSON (c.e.)
I. GACE (c.e.)
BAMOGO (c.e.)
A. QUANSAH (c.e.)
A. TRAORE (Girondins de Bordeaux) (r.l.)
J. QUARTEY (c.e.)
A. CANTAREIL (c.e.)
J. BERTHOMIER (RED STAR 93) (l.)

Latvian Eagle

25-07-2011, 12:26 PM

Decided to model myself on Hugo Lloris this season... :p

kabbott

25-07-2011, 12:37 PM

Decided to model myself on Hugo Lloris this season... :p

ZIn96estKlE

FYCRnxVn3nY

BB Bob

25-07-2011, 12:46 PM

They've started the low-down on each club in Ligue 1 in L'Equipe. They normally start at the bottom of the pile and work up. Yesterday they began with AC Ajaccio and Evian, today it's Dijon and Nice. :(
This is what L'Equipe considers to be Nice's "équipe type":

Ospina
Clerc - Civelli - Pejcinovic - Monzon
Digard (cap.) - Hellebuyck
Faé - Meriem - Mounier
Mouloungui

Nice's transfers:

OGC Nice (Entr. Eric ROY)
In

C. MERIEM (AC Arles Avignon )
F. MONZON (Boca Juniors)
ADEILSON (FC Istres) (r.l.)
Raul FERNANDEZ (Universitario de Deportes) (r.l.)
D. DIGARD (Middlesbrough FC, ANG)
K. GOMIS (Naval)
M. POTE (Le Mans FC) (r.l.)

Out

D. LJUBOJA (KP Legia Warszawa, POL) (c.e.)
C. BEN SAADA (c.e.)
D. BELLION (Girondins de Bordeaux) (r.l.)
G. PAISLEY (EA Guingamp)
M. BAGAYOKO (c.e.)
ADEILSON (c.e.)
I. GACE (c.e.)
BAMOGO (c.e.)
A. QUANSAH (c.e.)
A. TRAORE (Girondins de Bordeaux) (r.l.)
J. QUARTEY (c.e.)
A. CANTAREIL (c.e.)
J. BERTHOMIER (RED STAR 93) (l.)

Blimey we are short of strikers. And with Moloungui making noises about playing in the premier league and Ospina linked with Roma, it could be another tough season au Ray.

Clapham Grand

25-07-2011, 01:58 PM

any National fixtures news?

BB Bob

25-07-2011, 02:19 PM

Try here http://www.francefootball.fr/national/resultats.html

There are some dates showing now, at least

kabbott

25-07-2011, 02:36 PM

Guys, We are heading out to a cottage between St Malo and Rennes on the 13th August. We arrive at about 4pm so my plan is for my son and I to drive on down to Rennes to watch Stade Rennais play PSG that evening, 7.00pm kick off. I've now found out that PSG seem to be France's version of Millwall and therefore the game is all ticket. None can be bought on the internet and they are only available from either the box office or outlets within Brittany. There is also something about having to show a Brittany address when you purchase them. The only way I can see is to either ask the English cottage owners (who live in Brittany) to buy them for us or see if we can get some in St Malo on our way down on the day of the match (assuming they are on sale on matchday). I've written to their ticket office but had no reply. It seems like a really interesting match and we don't want to miss it, do you have any idea how we could get tickets?

Here he is: French Eagle http://www.cpfc.org/forums/member.php?u=4869

You could always try sending him a PM.
Bonne chance!

BB Bob

25-07-2011, 02:37 PM

Bien joué!

Clapham Grand

25-07-2011, 04:51 PM

Try here http://www.francefootball.fr/national/resultats.html

There are some dates showing now, at least

ta!

Cannes clearly failed in appeal and Frejus away :(

No game for me then

kabbott

25-07-2011, 05:14 PM

ta!

Cannes clearly failed in appeal and Frejus away :(

No game for me then

Are you talking about this weekend?

Saturday 6 August 2011

21:00 AC Ajaccio Toulouse FC
21:00 Stade Brestois 29 Evian TG FC
21:00 SM Caen Valenciennes FC
21:00 Olympique de Marseille FC Sochaux Montbéliard
21:00 Montpellier Hérault SC AJ Auxerre
21:00 AS Nancy Lorraine LOSC Lille Métropole
21:00 OGC Nice Olympique Lyonnais
21:00 Paris Saint-Germain FC Lorient

Sunday 7 August 2011

17:00 Dijon FCO Stade Rennais FC
21:00 Girondins de Bordeaux AS Saint-Etienne

... in which case you've got two wonderful Ligue 1 matches to choose from. Or is it another weekend?

GodstoneEagle

25-07-2011, 05:24 PM

PSG having a good day

kabbott

25-07-2011, 05:58 PM

PSG having a good day

Yes, Menez from AS Rome and Blaise Matuidi from St Etienne. Sorry Phil!
I think Jérémy Clément has signed from PSG for St Etienne, which isn't such a bad thing. I hope the ASSE fans don't get on his back (ex Lyon player) because I think he's a quietly effective DM. I don't think ASSE will necessarily be losing out there since they'll have come out €s better in the deal.

saxoneagle

25-07-2011, 06:46 PM

I'm thinking about Lyon near the end of Jan - any good matches around that time?

saxoneagle

25-07-2011, 06:47 PM

Home to Dijon 28 Jan.

I can make loads of mustard jokes.

saxoneagle

25-07-2011, 06:48 PM

Hmm, 25 Feb v PSG...

Lingfield Eagle

25-07-2011, 08:14 PM

Here he is: French Eagle http://www.cpfc.org/forums/member.php?u=4869

You could always try sending him a PM.
Bonne chance!
Hi, thanks for this, I'll let you know how I get on.

BB Bob

25-07-2011, 08:23 PM

ta!

Cannes clearly failed in appeal and Frejus away :(

No game for me then

It's annoying, eh? I am over in Nice that weekend and was hoping to see a game, but it looks like I'll have to find something else to amuse myself.

Clapham Grand

26-07-2011, 11:58 AM

... in which case you've got two wonderful Ligue 1 matches to choose from. Or is it another weekend?

3rd Sep :(

kabbott

26-07-2011, 12:42 PM

3rd Sep :(

M*rde alors! :(

BB Bob

27-07-2011, 07:43 AM

Couple of bits of OL news

1. Gourcuff is having surgery on his ankle today. Don't know how long he will be out for, though

2. OL have signed a contract for the Grand Stade de Lyon, due for completion in the second half of 2014.

kabbott

27-07-2011, 09:16 AM

Couple of bits of OL news

1. Gourcuff is having surgery on his ankle today. Don't know how long he will be out for, though

2. OL have signed a contract for the Grand Stade de Lyon, due for completion in the second half of 2014.

1) He'll be out 4-6 weeks and will miss the CL qualifying matches. Apparently he's been carrying this injury since before he came to Lyon. Pjanic, who could have been sold this summer, will not go in the end, since all the other Lyon playmakers are out. (Ederson is injured, Grenier and Reale are in Colombia for the U-19 or U-20s WC).

2) About time too. They've brought in the same constructors (Vinci) who built the Stade de France and the new Le Mans stadia amongst others. 59,000 capacity. Unfortunately it's being built on the wrong side of Lyon. Gerland was 10 minutes away by car.

kabbott

27-07-2011, 09:24 AM

PSG are looking good at the moment. Néné, Gameiro and Ménez in a 4-3-3 or Gameiro and Hoarau up front and Néné and Ménez out wide in a 4-4-2 looks promising.

David Trézéguet is training with Monaco and looking for a Ligue 1 club for this season. Nobody seems interested even if he took a (very) big cut in his wages. Nice peut-être?

Mohamed Diarra (ex Lyon and Real Madrid) is also looking for a club and training with Lyon. He is a Lyon legend. You couldn't find a better pair of DMs in Diarra and Essien at that time. Whether he's still got it is another story. When he went Monaco (Jan - June 2011), he did absolutely nothing.

Latvian Eagle

27-07-2011, 12:29 PM

Kabbott thanks for the Hugo compilations... One thing I do have to say other than his obvious amazing reflexes and shot stopping the speed at which he gets up after an initial save is second to none in my opinion. :eek: C'est Magnifique!!!

BB Bob

27-07-2011, 01:12 PM

David Trézéguet is training with Monaco and looking for a Ligue 1 club for this season. Nobody seems interested even if he took a (very) big cut in his wages. Nice peut-être?

Here are a couple of quotes from him

"Trezeguet revealed the next club he joins would have to provide him with a worthwhile challenge."

Well, we'd certainly give him that.

"On a financial level, obviously France doesn't have the same means as England, Spain or Italy. But that aspect is not the most important to me."

Just as well, as I don't think we'll be matching his last salary payment

"I am keen to make sacrifices. The most important thing to me is to find a club that really relies on me."

I don't think there will be any fear on that score....

That said, he may be 32 (or so), but he could be a great signing for Nice.

GodstoneEagle

27-07-2011, 01:13 PM

Doesn't fancy going back to Argentina?

kabbott

27-07-2011, 07:22 PM

Tonight "Le Trophée des Champions" (= The French equivalent of the Charity Shield as was) between Lille and Marseille being played at Tangier(s). No friendly match this. And it's 1:0 to Lille so far with a goal from ex-Lyonnais Balmont "the bulldog"!

EDIT: Ze teams:

LILLE : Landreau - Debuchy, Basa, Chedjou, Béria - Mavuba, Balmont, Pedretti - Payet, Sow, Hazard. SUBS : Enyeama, Souaré, Rozehnal, Gueye, Obraniak, Rodelin, Wade

MARSEILLE : Mandanda (cap.) - Fanni, S. Diawara, Mbia, Morel - Lucho, A. Diarra, Be. Cheyrou - M. Amalfitano, Rémy, A. Ayew. SUBS : Bracigliano, Azpilicueta, Sabo, E. Cissé, NKiasala, Kaboré, J. Ayew.

BB Bob

27-07-2011, 08:30 PM

Well, lets be honest. He only got any good once he had left Lyon and went to la clinique on the côte d'azur for a bit of r&r and tlc chez les niçois! :D

kabbott

27-07-2011, 08:32 PM

2172

Well, lets be honest. He only got any good once he had left Lyon and went to la clinique on the côte d'azur for a bit of r&r and tlc chez les niçois! :D

:D

3:2 to Lille with 5 minutes left. Quite entertaining!

oops 3:3 Rémy has made it 3:3 :eek:

kabbott

27-07-2011, 08:35 PM

Penalty to Marseille 89th

kabbott

27-07-2011, 08:36 PM

A.Ayew (pen) Lille 3:4 Marseille

kabbott

27-07-2011, 08:38 PM

WOW Lille down to 10 men!

Lille 4:4 Marseille

kabbott

27-07-2011, 08:39 PM

P*tain another penalty to OM but a blatant dive! (or maybe not)

kabbott

27-07-2011, 08:41 PM

Lille 4:5 Marseille FT Bloody hell!

saxoneagle

27-07-2011, 08:42 PM

4 goals in the last 5 mins??? :eek:

kabbott

27-07-2011, 08:50 PM

4 goals in the last 5 mins??? :eek:

Oui monsieur. Both defences were lacking a player such as Maxim Brillault.:D

saxoneagle

27-07-2011, 08:51 PM

I'm def thinking about coming over for the PSG match in Feb now. The wife hopefully won't be able to come as she'll be busy at work :D

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 07:51 AM

Might have to pick me up one of these crazy mo fo's this season... :o Last OM shirt I got was 2009/10.

http://www.soccerbible.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/football-shirts.2011.July.Marseille+Third/Marseille_2D00_Third_2D00_11_2D00_12_2D00_Main.jpg

BB Bob

28-07-2011, 07:54 AM

They do have some cracking kits, don't they?

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 07:55 AM

I guess that's the major advantgae of having a major shareholding in Adidas... OM get some very unique designs.

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:26 AM

ASSE Home & Away 2011/12...
http://photos.madeinsport.com/H11/ASSE_REP1_F_AH187_1_300.jpghttp://photos.madeinsport.com/H11/ASSE_REP2_F_AH443_1_300.jpg

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:29 AM

PSG Home & Away 2011/12...
http://www.boutiquepsg.fr/uploads/product/424020/1_normal.jpghttp://www.boutiquepsg.fr/uploads/product/424021/1_normal.jpg

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:31 AM

Olympique Marseille Home & Away (Third posted above)...
http://photos.madeinsport.com/H11/OM_REP1_FSPONS_PE95_1_300.jpghttp://photos.madeinsport.com/H11/OM_REP2_FSPONS_PE79_1_300.jpg

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:40 AM

Olympique Lyon Home, Away and Europe...
http://boutique.olweb.fr/images/thumbs/0000181_228.jpghttp://boutique.olweb.fr/images/thumbs/0000553_228.jpghttp://boutique.olweb.fr/images/thumbs/0000598_228.jpeg

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:44 AM

Lille OSC Home, Away, and Third...
http://www.boutique-losc.fr/data/depot/314480-314-266.jpghttp://www.boutique-losc.fr/data/depot/314491-314-266.jpghttp://www.boutique-losc.fr/data/depot/314360-314-266.jpg

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:48 AM

OGC Nice Home & Away...
http://www.ogcn.net/ogcnice/local/cache-vignettes/L240xH276/png_maillot2011-11-2d757.pnghttp://www.ogcnice.com/Multimedia/photos/albums/416/05.jpg

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:51 AM

Bordeaux Home, Away and Cup...
http://boutique.girondins.com/iso_upload/471893/t_184_241.jpghttp://boutique.girondins.com/iso_upload/471894/t_140_183.jpghttp://boutique.girondins.com/iso_upload/430339/t_140_183.jpg

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:55 AM

Toulouse FC Home, Away and Third...
http://www.tfc.info/sites/default/files/imagecache/boutique_produit/414X460-VIO.jpghttp://www.tfc.info/sites/default/files/imagecache/boutique_produit/414X460-BLANC_0.jpghttp://www.tfc.info/sites/default/files/imagecache/boutique_produit/414X460-NOIR.jpg

Latvian Eagle

28-07-2011, 08:59 AM

AJ Auxerre Home, Away and Third...
http://www.aja.fr/ajaboutique/images/produits/zoom_002086.jpghttp://www.aja.fr/ajaboutique/images/produits/zoom_002090.jpghttp://www.aja.fr/ajaboutique/images/produits/zoom_001950.jpg

kabbott

28-07-2011, 04:49 PM

Interesting ... According to Eurosport, the 10 most underestimated players in Ligue 1:

http://www.eurosport.fr/top-class_blog164/le-top-10-des-joueurs-les-plus-sous-estimes-de-l1_post1640846/blogpostfull.shtml

Beckenham Boy

28-07-2011, 04:52 PM

Pastore joins PSG for 45M€ ! Should be official in a few hours !

kabbott

28-07-2011, 05:01 PM

Pastore joins PSG for 45M€ ! Should be official in a few hours !

PSG = the French Man City.

Chelsea won't like that if true!

kabbott

28-07-2011, 05:05 PM

Blimey! PSG have also signed M. Sissoko (the Juventus one!) and Salvatore Sirigu! :eek:

BB Bob

28-07-2011, 05:51 PM

In the nicest way, the french league is probably the easiest league in Western Europe to "buy". Whether it will prove to be rich and fulfilling remains to be seen.

It is clear that neither Lyon nor Marseille have much firepower at the moment, so there doesn't look to be much competition. Poor old Kombouaré though, eh? I thought he did an OK job there last year, but at the moment it is difficult seeing him make it Week 1, let alone the end of the season.

How does this all fit in with the "fair play" rules? Or don't we worry about that any more?

kabbott

28-07-2011, 06:06 PM

In the nicest way, the french league is probably the easiest league in Western Europe to "buy". Whether it will prove to be rich and fulfilling remains to be seen.

It is clear that neither Lyon nor Marseille have much firepower at the moment, so there doesn't look to be much competition. Poor old Kombouaré though, eh? I thought he did an OK job there last year, but at the moment it is difficult seeing him make it Week 1, let alone the end of the season.

How does this all fit in with the "fair play" rules? Or don't we worry about that any more?

You know how they say "fair play" in French? Le fair play! :D
It's a concept that doesn't exist in the French mentality/culture.

kabbott

28-07-2011, 06:18 PM

Just out of interest this is the French U-20 squad taking part in the U-20s WC in Colombia this summer:

# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Pierrick Cros 23 June 1991 (age 20) 3 0 France Sochaux
16 GK Lucas Véronèse 6 February 1991 (age 20) 0 0 France Nice
21 GK Jonathan Ligali 28 May 1991 (age 20) 2 0 France Montpellier
2 DF Loïc Nego 15 January 1991 (age 20) 10 0 Italy Roma
3 DF Chris Mavinga 26 May 1991 (age 20) 4 0 France Rennes
4 DF Florian Lejeune 20 May 1991 (age 20) 5 1 France Istres
5 DF Sébastien Faure 3 January 1991 (age 20) 7 0 France Lyon
12 DF Kalidou Koulibaly 20 June 1991 (age 20) 4 0 France Metz
14 DF Timothée Kolodziejczak 1 October 1991 (age 19) 5 0 France Lyon
15 DF Lionel Carole 12 April 1991 (age 20) 3 0 Portugal Benfica
18 DF Maxime Colin 15 November 1991 (age 19) 5 0 France Boulogne
6 MF Clément Grenier 7 January 1991 (age 20) 4 2 France Lyon
7 MF Gaël Kakuta 21 June 1991 (age 20) 4 0 England Chelsea
8 MF Gueïda Fofana (cap) 16 May 1991 (age 20) 5 0 France Le Havre
11 MF Antoine Griezmann 21 March 1991 (age 20) 1 0 Spain Real Sociedad
13 MF Francis Coquelin 13 May 1991 (age 20) 5 0 England Arsenal
20 MF Enzo Reale 7 October 1991 (age 19) 7 0 France Lyon
9 FW Yannis Tafer 11 February 1991 (age 20) 10 3 France Lyon
10 FW Gilles Sunu 30 March 1991 (age 20) 7 2 England Arsenal
17 FW Cédric Bakambu 11 April 1991 (age 20) 7 2 France Sochaux
19 FW Alexandre Lacazette 28 May 1991 (age 20) 5 4 France Lyon

BB Bob

28-07-2011, 07:20 PM

A nice smattering of Lyonnais in there. I don't know much about Véronèse - let's hope he's as good as the last French keeper Nice turned out!

Latvian Eagle

29-07-2011, 07:45 AM

Interesting that you say Marseille don't have much firepower... Being one of the countries biggest teams, with a huge stadium, which is often full to capacity, you'd think the funds would be there.

BB Bob

29-07-2011, 08:03 AM

OM have more firepower than most in Ligue 1, but with the death of their owner last year, an uncertain ownership structure and no "sugar daddy" à la PSG, they won't be able to compete. However, maybe an influx of top quality players will re-invigorate le Cahmpionnat and make the best players more likely to want to stay. In that environment, I would expect OM to develop and grow. With the crowds they get, they should be one of the big clubs in Europe. They have punched below their weight for far too long IMHO.

Latvian Eagle

29-07-2011, 08:10 AM

Yes not helped by spending much of the middle 90's in Ligue 2.

Well the thing is all these new players going to PSG they need to Gel and play well together first. No guarantee of success... There was at least 3 teams in France last year better than PSG... That's a lot to overcome in one go.

kabbott

29-07-2011, 08:58 AM

Chris Mavinga (Rennes) has pulled out of the French U-20 squad and may be replaced by Thomas Fontaine (Lyon, yes another one!) or Willy Boly (Auxerre).

BB Bob

29-07-2011, 12:23 PM

If you want to download the fixtures for the team of your choice in France, follow this link

http://subscriptions.thismonkey.com/fixtures/football/calendars/fra/2011/index.html#1

It should work with outlook and other popular diary apps

Latvian Eagle

29-07-2011, 12:38 PM

All it put in my work outlook was the Sochaux game... No others... :hmph:

BB Bob

29-07-2011, 12:50 PM

Don't click on it to open it. Save it to your desktop (or wherever) and go File, Import, Import an iCalendar to load it in.

BB Bob

30-07-2011, 08:08 AM

It's still July, but Ligue 2 started this week.

Are you sitting down, Phil? Are you? Clermont start with a win! An away win!!!

Is this the shape of things to come?

Friday 29 July 2011
20:00 Amiens SC 1 - 1 ESTAC
20:00 Angers SCO 1 - 2 Havre AC
20:00 SC Bastia 3 - 1 FC Istres
20:00 EA Guingamp 1 - 1 Châteauroux
20:00 Stade Lavallois 1 - 2 Clermont Foot
20:00 CS Sedan 2 - 0 FC Nantes
20:00 Tours FC 1 - 0 FC Metz
20:20 AC Arles Avignon 1 - 0 Le Mans FC

Saturday 30 July 2011
14:30 RC Lens Stade de Reims

Monday 1 August 2011
20:30 AS Monaco FC US Boulogne CO

BB Bob

30-07-2011, 08:22 AM

The words p*ss up and brewery spring to mind. It seems that the FFF have still not decided who will be in the National!

Foot - NAT
Cannes réintégré jeudi ?
On saura jeudi si l'AS Cannes aura le droit de disputer la prochaine saison en National. Retrogradé administrativement en CFA par la DNCG le 5 juillet, le club azuréen pourrait finalement rester en National, selon le jugement rendu par le CNOSF. Le comité exécutif de la FFF se réunira jeudi 4 août pour rendre son jugement, à savoir suivre le jugement du CNOSF... ou pas. Une date qui ne permettra pas à la Troisième division de reprendre dans la sérénité puisque le Championnat débutera le lendemain. La Fédération a en attendant décidée d'intégrer le Red Star au National.

So, maybe Cinderella can go to the ball after all!

kabbott

30-07-2011, 09:14 AM

The words p*ss up and brewery spring to mind. It seems that the FFF have still not decided who will be in the National!

Foot - NAT
Cannes réintégré jeudi ?
On saura jeudi si l'AS Cannes aura le droit de disputer la prochaine saison en National. Retrogradé administrativement en CFA par la DNCG le 5 juillet, le club azuréen pourrait finalement rester en National, selon le jugement rendu par le CNOSF. Le comité exécutif de la FFF se réunira jeudi 4 août pour rendre son jugement, à savoir suivre le jugement du CNOSF... ou pas. Une date qui ne permettra pas à la Troisième division de reprendre dans la sérénité puisque le Championnat débutera le lendemain. La Fédération a en attendant décidée d'intégrer le Red Star au National.

So, maybe Cinderella can go to the ball after all!

:hi:

I've just been reading about this over breakfast. So the "final" decision will be made the day before the "National" season starts. That should be interesting. :rolleyes:

BB Bob

30-07-2011, 10:24 PM

Not an easy start in L2 for Lens, either

Lens 0 - 2 Reims
Tainmont (24e)
Fauré (35e sp)

Les ch'tis won't be shappy with shat.....

GodstoneEagle

31-07-2011, 10:56 AM

Was in the press box for Emirates Cup yesterday and chatted to some French journos about PSG. They're all looking forward to it as much as I am. Pastore is one hell of a signing.

SA Eagle

31-07-2011, 12:27 PM

Am, working in Monaco this coming week, hoping to get along to the game on Monday night What sort of standard is Ligue 2?

kabbott

31-07-2011, 04:35 PM

Am, working in Monaco this coming week, hoping to get along to the game on Monday night What sort of standard is Ligue 2?

Generally speaking very few of the good Ligue 2 players step up to Ligue 1, which would suggest that the level is not so good. But I've watched quite a few Ligue 2 matches over the years (merci Eurosport)and I don't reckon it's so bad. You'll find there's little hoofball too compared to the Championship.
What will surprise you however at Monaco is the lack of atmosphere. Even when they were in Ligue 1 the crowds weren't very big, so I'd hate to think how many will be there this season! Don't f*rt or b*rp in the ground, they'll stop the game and you'll be easy to find and you'll be thrown out. :D
Apart from that Monaco stinks of money. Admire the cars and the boats and there are loads of beautiful women down there too!
Amuse-toi bien!

SA Eagle

01-08-2011, 09:08 PM

Just back from the gaame thought it was ok for a nil all draw, although the rest of the crowd didnt agree and booed the team off at the end.

Fairly similar to the majority of Championship football really, occasional flashes of brilliance together with moments so poor they were farcical and overall a general lack of quality in the final third.

Mind you if the Monaco team had showed half as much energy, industry &urgency as the ultras near me, they would have won easily. Also their ultras had some stunning women with them, maybe the HF could organise a few loan deals?

BB Bob

02-08-2011, 06:14 AM

Monaco have not started that well, losing away at Sedan in the first round of the cup and then drawing last night. Boulougne are no muppets, though. What was the crowd like (size rather than looks-wise)?

kabbott

02-08-2011, 07:04 AM

Monaco have not started that well, losing away at Sedan in the first round of the cup and then drawing last night. Boulougne are no muppets, though. What was the crowd like (size rather than looks-wise)?

According to L'Equipe the crowd was about 6,000! I watched most of the game on Eurosport. The atmosphere was awful. If SA Eagle had started singing a Palace song on his own, we would have come over loud and clear on the TV! In any case the crowd at this time of the year is mainly made up of holidaymakers, well that's what the commentators kept on saying.

kabbott

02-08-2011, 08:49 AM

Ligue 1 kicks off next Saturday with one of THE matches of the season, n'est-ce pas BB Bob? Nice v Lyon!
Without Claude Puel this season things can only get better and there's certainly a feeling of relief now that he's gone. Lyon's pre-season form hasn't been brilliant (now where have I seen that somewhere else?), but they played their best game so far in a friendly (which was certainly more than a kickabout) against FC Porto winning 1:2 with goals from Lisandro and recent victim of the Lyon boo-boo boys Bastos because he wanted out. It now looks as if Juventus don't want him any more so he's quite happy to sign an extension to his contract! :rolleyes:
Rémi Garde has been trying out a 4-4-2 so that's at least one change from last year. Or is he doing this simply while Gourcuff is recovering from his operation?
Times are hard down here, and PSG are attracting all the attention on the tranfer market. Lyon's team will not be dissimilar to last year's, and Rémi Garde will be hoping that some of the many French U-20 internationals will step up. So will I!
In the absence of Gourcuff, Pjanic, Ederson and Lloris (sore throat for Hugo, injured or recovering for the others) plus Fontaine, Réale, Grenier, Tafer, Kolodziejczak, Lacazette and Faure (all at the U-20's WC in Colombia), this is the team Lyon put out against FC Porto ad which will be almost the same against Nice with Lloris in for Vercoutre who played a blinder on Sunday:

Vercoutre
Réveillère-Cris-Lovren-Cissokho
Briand-Kallstrom-Gonalons-Bastos
Gomis-Lisandro
SUBS: Pied, Sidy Kony (a DM from Mali),Belfodil

Koné, 19, has had some game time since Toulalan left seeing as Lyon are rather short in the DM department. They are hoping to get Ndinga to sign from Auxerre for around 8m€ this week.
A number of other Lyon youngsters have made sub appearances in the friendlies, but I'll have to check out their names.
Lyon have also got another much younger player who must be about 16 who scored a hatful of goals last season and then made some interesting appearances for the French U-16s in some tournament a month or so ago. Another new "Benzema" peut-être?

kabbott

02-08-2011, 08:50 AM

Saturday 6 August 2011

21:00 AC Ajaccio Toulouse FC
21:00 Stade Brestois 29 Evian TG FC
21:00 SM Caen Valenciennes FC
21:00 Olympique de Marseille FC Sochaux Montbéliard
21:00 Montpellier Hérault SC AJ Auxerre
21:00 AS Nancy Lorraine LOSC Lille Métropole
21:00 OGC Nice Olympique Lyonnais
21:00 Paris Saint-Germain FC Lorient

Sunday 7 August 2011

17:00 Dijon FCO Stade Rennais FC
21:00 Girondins de Bordeaux AS Saint-Etienne

kabbott

02-08-2011, 09:17 AM

Bob, apparently Nice will be signing Fabrice Abriel who has been released by Marseille.

And Phil, St Etienne have signed the 30 year-old CB Mignot from Auxerre. He's a good solid player IMO.

kabbott

02-08-2011, 09:19 AM

Lyon are also said to be interested in the 24 year-old Kenyan McDonald Mariga, who is currently at Inter Milan. Never heard of him TBH. Cue the jokes...

BB Bob

02-08-2011, 09:37 AM

Bob, apparently Nice will be signing Fabrice Abriel who has been released by Marseille.

And Phil, St Etienne have signed the 30 year-old CB Mignot from Auxerre. He's a good solid player IMO.

I don't know Abriel that well, but every little helps down on the cote d'azur. I think Nice are hoping - à la Palace - for a season of consolidation this year. We are still pretty light up front, but keeping hold of Mounier was key, and the back looks settled. Digard as captain and Faé back from injury should make our starting 11 look OK, but there isn't any great depth to the squad which is a worry. And who know where the goals are coming from, cos I don't have Mouloungui down as a 20 goal man.

Still, we beat Udinese 1-0 in our last pre-season which send us into the season in a good frame of mind. We have a good record at the Ray against Lyon, but I'm not holding my breath for this weekend. However, a bumper holiday crowd and a balmy evening might even things up a little.

This is the Udinese turnout...

http://www.ogcnice.com/Multimedia/photos/albums/418/15.jpg

Est-ce que vous êtes arrivés en minibus ou quoi?

SA Eagle

02-08-2011, 05:38 PM

i didnt think the crowd were that quiet considerimg what i had been led to believe. although i was sitting right by the guy with the drum and the fat guy with the megaphone conducting the rest of them.

kabbott

02-08-2011, 07:50 PM

i didnt think the crowd were that quiet considerimg what i had been led to believe. although i was sitting right by the guy with the drum and the fat guy with the megaphone conducting the rest of them.

I hope you haven't gone back there tonight 'cos there's a friendly charity match between Marseille and Man. Utd. Leave the money at the turnstiles for the charity and then hit the casino. :p

SA Eagle

02-08-2011, 09:08 PM

I cant think of a charity that would make me cross the road to watch manure let alone cross a city/country/principality ;)

kabbott

03-08-2011, 06:49 PM

More good news for Phil IMO. It looks like they'll be signing Steed Malbranque from Sunderland. He hasn't got brilliant statistics but he's a good player who should do well in Ligue 1. I reckon ASSE are building up what looks like a solid squad of players, even though I've just been reading that "légende" Janot may be on the way out, not being able to handle the competition for 1st team keeper with Ruffier. Janot is a very spectacular keeper, but Ruffier is definitely a class above IMO.

BB Bob

03-08-2011, 07:59 PM

He has great head tattoos

http://www.tattoo-tatouages.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tatouage-tribal-tete-crane-jeremie-janot-2.jpg

Great wikipedia profile of him:-

Jérémie Janot (born 11 October 1977 in Valenciennes) is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saint-Étienne. He has remained loyal to the club throughout his entire career, including relegations. He set a record of 1534 minutes without letting in a goal at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. He was voted "goalkeeper of the year" by L'Equipe after the 2006–07 season.
Janot is known for his hatred of Olympique Lyonnais (ASSE's traditional rivals) and thought about wearing an AC Milan kit during his match the weekend after Milan had knocked Lyon out of the UEFA Champions League.
He was considered one of the possibilities to replace the injured Grégory Coupet for the French national team, but Teddy Richert and Ulrich Ramé were called up instead, to compete with Mickaël Landreau and Sebastien Frey. In addition, youngsters Hugo Lloris and Steve Mandanda have been called up to the national team ahead of Janot, making a call-up in the near future very unlikely.

Trivia

Janot wore a full Spider-Man costume complete with his own name and kit number and club sponsors for a home match against FC Istres in 2005. He took off the mask before play began.[1]
Janot is a big fan of Brazilian MMA fighter Wanderlei Silva; Janot showed that he is a real fan of the fighter by getting tattoos on his head and arms just like Silva.

http://lille.theoffside.com/files/2008/07/janot.jpg

Priceless!

saxoneagle

03-08-2011, 09:24 PM

Lyon could be drawn with Zurich on Friday in the CL draw!

kabbott

03-08-2011, 09:27 PM

Lyon could be drawn with Zurich on Friday in the CL draw!

That could be interesting. :)

BB Bob

04-08-2011, 01:57 PM

New Nice home kit out today

http://www.ogcnice.com/images/illustrations/cartepostale-burrda.jpg

BB Bob

04-08-2011, 07:48 PM

With all due respect to PSG fans, they ain't my favourite football club. Antoine Koubouaré, on the other hand, I have a lot of time for. He did a great job at Valenciennes and comes across here as a nice guy with a healthy sense of realism.

Antoine Kombouaré realises that the pressure is on for him to get results after a massive summer spending spree, but the PSG coach is keeping things in perspective and hopes his players can do the same.
This Saturday, French football will get its first glimpse of Antoine Kombouaré's star-studded PSG line-up for the season as they play host to Lorient, and the former PSG defender knows that the life expectancy of a coach at a rich club can be very short, depending on results.

'I know how it works'

"I know the rules of the game," a calm and collected Kombouaré told sports daily l'Equipe. "If we win, I stay. If we don't, then I'll be let go. I've been in this business for 30 years and I know how it works. Honestly, when the Qataris bought the club, I didn't think I'd be staying on. New owners generally like to bring in their own men. But the prince told me: 'It's you who will lead this team'. And so now here I am, at the beginning of an exciting adventure."

Kombouaré may be excited to be at the helm of the club with the league's biggest budget, but he knows that it will take time to forge his team after the arrival of seven new players and the departure of senior squad members Claude Makelele, Grégory Coupet and Ludovic Giuly.

Nothing new

"I've already experienced the kind of position we find ourselves in now, as a player when TV station Canal+ came on the scene. They bought nine or ten important players like Paul Le Guen, Laurent Fournier, Bernard Lama, Alain Roche and David Ginola... The difficult thing for coach Artur Jorge was to build a solid team, and that task is made a little more difficult for me and my staff by the late arrivals and the lack of preparation of some of the lads."

But it certainly isn't a case of starting from scratch.

UCL target

"I'm basing our efforts on our strong showing last season," said Kombouare. "We finished fourth in the league, made it to the last 16 of the Europa League, the semi-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue and the final of the Coupe de France. The next level is a Champions League finish."

So, no talk yet of winning the title - despite many pundits as well as other clubs tipping PSG as favourites - from Kombouaré.

"I have no comment on the title," he said flatly. "People can think what they want to think. To be in the running for the title, you have to have luck on your side. Last season, if Gervinho or Moussa Sow had been seriously injured, Lille wouldn't have won the title. So if Kévin gameiro or Nene get injured this time around, what do we do?"

Passing on the message

While Kombouaré is accustomed to the pressure, he now needs to make sure his players fully understand how things will change at the Parc des Princes in PSG's new era.

"The players have to understand that we've stepped up to a new level in terms of our means and our mentality," he explained. "Results are now expected, and we can't complain about it. The players have to accept that there is now much more competition in the squad. No-one has a place in the first team stitched up. [Jérémy] Ménez has just come from Roma, and he knows this, as does Nene. We need to instil this mentality."

BB Bob

04-08-2011, 07:53 PM

More good news (IMHO) from Nice. I really like Didier Digard. He is much more a Championship defensive midfielder, I reckon, and isn't the best going forward. But he has a great heart and a terrific set of lungs on him. I'd love to see him in a Palace shirt, but failing that I am delighted to see him in a Nice one!

Ex-Middlesbrough man Didier Digard has capped his permanent move to Nice by being elected to the club captaincy, a duty the formidable midfielder warmed to in Saturday's 1-0 win over Udinese.
Digard had spent the last 18 months at Nice on loan from EPL side Middlesbrough, during which time his professional approach and consistent performances earned him pride of place in Nice's starting eleven.

So important had Digard become to the Nice machine that coach Eric Roy didn't hesitate to make his move to the Côte d'Azur a definitive one - for three seasons - and the players didn't hesitate to elect him as team captain.

'A great feeling'

"It's a very important turn of events," said the former PSG ball-winner. "It's a great feeling to be chosen by your teammates. It shows that my style works with this squad and that the lads have confidence in me. I'll certainly do my best to repay that confidence in full."

Words that turned out to be no idle promise as the 25-year-old delivered a stellar performance in his first hit-out as captain, Nice getting the better of Udinese - who finished fourth in last season's Serie A and who had already accounted for Bordeaux and Marseile this pre-season - by one David Hellebuyck goal to nil.

"It was a pleasure to watch him play," said Roy. " That's the sharpest we've seen him play in his whole 18 months at Nice."

kabbott

05-08-2011, 10:15 AM

Pauvre Bob!

West Ham have made a bid for Mouloungui, you're only decent(-ish) CF!

What would you choose, la Côte d'Azur or the East End of London me old china?

Latvian Eagle

05-08-2011, 10:18 AM

West Ham splashing money they don't have again...

Well I never!

BB Bob

05-08-2011, 10:19 AM

I think we have rejected it out of hand, but he'll probably be keen as he will get a big pay rise out of it.

Still, bouillabaisse or jellied eels? Fruits de mer or winkles? Daube de boeuf or pie and that funny juice they have with it? It's a tough choice.....

BB Bob

05-08-2011, 02:01 PM

One of the OGCN websites is running a Prediction League here

http://www.ogcn.net/ogcnice/?-Pronostics,139

If you fancy, I have set up an Equipe called CPFC BBS. If you want to join, we could run a mini competition. Just pick your scores, choose your joker match and off we go!

kabbott

05-08-2011, 02:11 PM

One of the OGCN websites is running a Prediction League here

http://www.ogcn.net/ogcnice/?-Pronostics,139

If you fancy, I have set up an Equipe called CPFC BBS. If you want to join, we could run a mini competition. Just pick your scores, choose your joker match and off we go!

Count me in! If I sign up, it won't make me a member of OGC Nice, will it? :D

Codes? Passwords?

BB Bob

05-08-2011, 02:35 PM

You'll be an honorary niçois for the season, mon ami! I don't think we need codes or passwords

For the non-French speakers

Click on Inscription
Put in your Pseudonyme and Adresse Electronique (e-mail) twice.
Under "s'inscrire dans l'équipe:" use the drop down box to select CPFC BBS
Reply to the e-mail they send you

et voilà!

On y va!

BB Bob

05-08-2011, 02:40 PM

The rules are

Exact Score: 4 points

Right result and correct goal difference: 3 points

Right Result (ie W/D/L): 2 points

Correct score for one of the teams: 1 points

Joker game: 2 times multiplier of that game

kabbott

05-08-2011, 05:50 PM

Attention Bob!

Phil and his mates from the Forez are apparently sniffing around Anthony Mounier. If he goes, you can start thinking about a trip (outre Manche) to Lens (if they don't go up or down:rolleyes:) next season.
Allez Courage! :D

BB Bob

05-08-2011, 06:00 PM

I have just been looking through today's l'Equipe and am very worried about where on earth the goals are going to come from this season. Mouloungui wants to go to Wet Sham and the only other two strikers on the books are Mounier (who is a left winger, not a striker and now, apparently, offski) and new arrival Poté. We couldn't score last year, so god help us this year!

I'd better change my prediction of a 3-3 home draw with Lyon, eh? :D

BB Bob

05-08-2011, 06:02 PM

So Cannes lost their appeal to the FFF, who have decided they can't play in the National this year. Or can they? The season starts tomorrow and Cannes are appealing their appeal, hoping to join the National in Week 2.

What a joke!

kabbott

05-08-2011, 06:36 PM

I have just been looking through today's l'Equipe and am very worried about where on earth the goals are going to come from this season. Mouloungui wants to go to Wet Sham and the only other two strikers on the books are Mounier (who is a left winger, not a striker and now, apparently, offski) and new arrival Poté. We couldn't score last year, so god help us this year!

I'd better change my prediction of a 3-3 home draw with Lyon, eh? :D

Good centre page spread in L'Equipe today (no, it's not Laure Manadou à poil, I've got them elsewhere!) with all the Ligue 1 squads and others statistics.

kabbott

05-08-2011, 06:44 PM

So Cannes lost their appeal to the FFF, who have decided they can't play in the National this year. Or can they? The season starts tomorrow and Cannes are appealing their appeal, hoping to join the National in Week 2.

What a joke!

Le Festival de Cannes! :rolleyes:

You must have read the article at the bottom of page 11 "La révolution permanente". How many teams are legitimately in Le National FFS?

This kind of thing has happened before when you've had an odd number of teams in a Ligue and one team sits out each weekend! Ca ne peut qu'arriver en France. :o
Oh and let's not forget notre cher Raymond Domenech who took the FFF to the industrial tribunal for unlawful dismissal and accepted an out-of-court settlement of 975,000€ from the FFF. He was claiming 3m€!
Vive la France!

kabbott

05-08-2011, 07:24 PM

And Clermont to go top of Ligue 2 tonight?

Friday 5 August 2011

20:00 US Boulogne CO Angers SCO
20:00 Clermont Foot EA Guingamp
20:00 FC Istres RC Lens
20:00 Havre AC Stade Lavallois
20:00 Le Mans FC Tours FC
20:00 FC Nantes SC Bastia
20:00 Stade de Reims Amiens SC
20:20 Châteauroux CS Sedan

Saturday 6 August 2011

14:30 ESTAC AS Monaco FC

Monday 8 August 2011

20:30 FC Metz AC Arles Avignon

BB Bob

05-08-2011, 08:21 PM

One thing you can say for Clermont. They are consistently inconsistent

Vendredi 5 août 2011

20:00 US Boulogne CO 3 - 3 Angers SCO CFoot Multiplex
20:00 Clermont Foot 0 - 1 EA Guingamp CFoot Multiplex
20:00 FC Istres 2 - 1 RC Lens CFoot Multiplex
20:00 Havre AC 1 - 1 Stade Lavallois CFoot Multiplex
20:00 Le Mans FC 0 - 1 Tours FC CFoot Multiplex
20:00 FC Nantes 0 - 2 SC Bastia CFoot Multiplex
20:00 Stade de Reims 1 - 0 Amiens SC CFoot Multiplex
20:20 Châteauroux 0 - 1 CS Sedan CFoot

Lens are off to a stinker this season. Nantes, despite having Wiltord, Pancrate and about 5 other strikers, have failed to score yet this season. It's early doors, of course, this season and Lens certainly get the crowds and have the money, but for now, they are propping up the rest. Maybe for Reims, the grand old dame, the glory days are on their way back.

BB Bob

06-08-2011, 09:08 PM

Week 1, and despite scoring the first goal of the season, Nissa go down at home to Lyon. Une douche froide, too, for PSG (according to l'equipe), who go down 1-0 to bogey team Lorient. Koumbouaré out in the morning?

Saturday 6 August 2011

21:00 AC Ajaccio 0 - 2 Toulouse FC
21:00 Stade Brestois 29 2 - 2 Evian TG FC
21:00 SM Caen 1 - 0 Valenciennes FC
21:00 Olympique de Marseille 2 - 2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
21:00 Montpellier Hérault SC 3 - 1 AJ Auxerre
21:00 AS Nancy Lorraine 1 - 1 LOSC Lille Métropole
21:00 OGC Nice 1 - 3 Olympique Lyonnais
21:00 Paris Saint-Germain 0 - 1 FC Lorient

Sunday 7 August 2011

17:00 Dijon FCO Stade Rennais FC
21:00 Girondins de Bordeaux AS Saint-Etienne

kabbott

07-08-2011, 08:12 AM

1 tony09 8 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 2.38 19
2 pifou 8 2 3 2 2 2.25 18
3 tabalori 8 1 2 1 2 1 3 2.25 18
4 chat006 8 1 3 2 5 2.13 17
5 ospina06300 8 1 1 2 3 2 1 2.13 17
6 cesarduRNCA 8 1 1 2 4 1 1 2.13 17
7 kiki 8 1 1 2 4 2 2.13 17
8 Mag 8 2 2 2 2 2.00 16
9 lyoneagles 8 1 1 3 1 2 2.00 16
10 gary 8 2 2 3 1.88 15
11 Milosd06 8 1 3 3 2 1.88 15
12 babou 8 1 1 2 2 1 1 1.88 15
13 Steph06 8 1 1 3 1 5 1.88 15
14 frednourdiste 8 1 4 2 2 1.88 15
15 BBBob 8 1 3 3 1 1.75 14

Nice 1:3 Lyon = 4pts :D Qui ne saute pas etc