Author Topic: The French Ligue 1 thread (Read 6186 times)

anfield_reds · « **on:** July 29, 2005, 10:00:10 pm »

A thread for those who 'kind of' follow the Ligue 1.

New season just started today with an impressive 4-1 victory by Paris St-Germain over Metz. Kalou scored one goal, 3 assists. Motm.

Five in a row for Lyon? Doubt it. Allez Paris !

smicer07 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2005, 10:00:50 pm »

Allez l'OL. We'll know who's gonna win Ligue 1 when Lyon smash 5 past Le Mans

Thomas_A · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2005, 10:09:08 pm »

I dont realy follow it closely, but this year I think the title race will be a lot closer and include 4 or 5 teams

Dowling10 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2005, 10:12:52 pm »

i try to follow it a bit, but it's never eally on tele, i see a bit on Eurosport, if Essien goes i think it will be hard for Houlliers team to do it for the 5th time in a row

Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆ · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2005, 10:13:04 pm »

Quote from: anfield_reds on July 29, 2005, 10:00:10 pm

A thread for those who 'kind of' follow the Ligue 1.

New season just started today with an impressive 4-1 victory by Paris St-Germain over Metz. Kalou scored one goal, 3 assists. Motm.

Five in a row for Lyon? Doubt it. Allez Paris !

Remember , you're our tour guide in May (hopefully)

anfield_reds · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2005, 10:18:50 pm »

Quote from: Jonathan Hall

Remember , you're our tour guide in May (hopefully)

haha, don't worry about that
I also remember you trying to 'climb' that hill to get from Galata bridge to Taksim, on a tuesday evening, it was in May as well

Jonathan Hall ☆☆☆☆☆☆ · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2005, 10:28:19 pm »

Quote from: anfield_reds on July 29, 2005, 10:18:50 pm

haha, don't worry about that
I also remember you trying to 'climb' that hill to get from Galata bridge to Taksim, on a tuesday evening, it was in May as well

Wasn't as bad a s i thought it would be. At least i was at the front. Didn't half need that beer though and a sit down.

smicer07 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2005, 12:40:28 pm »

Marseille 0 Bordeaux 2. Champions to be Lyon play later against Le Mans away.

Disintegration · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2005, 09:07:02 pm »

Quote from: S-L-Biscan on July 31, 2005, 12:40:28 pm

Marseille 0 Bordeaux 2. Champions to be Lyon play later against Le Mans away.

...and struggle to an unconvincing victory.

Sajets · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2005, 09:25:14 pm »

Lyon won 2-1

Wiltord got one and Carew another. Glad to see GH starting with a win.

anfield_reds · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2005, 10:02:45 pm »

Glad to see Vladi and Cheyrou playing in the same squad again. I thought both played quite well. Smicer looked pretty tired in second half while Cheyrou was very lively, running everywhere, fighting to get the ball, etc. I can see him getting back to his best this season.

PSG 4 - 1 Metz
Marseille 0 - 2 Bordeaux
Nantes 2 - 0 Lens
Nice 1 - 1 Troyes
Lille 1 - 0 Rennes
Nancy 0 - 1 Monaco
Sochaux 0 - 1 Toulouse
Strasbourg 0 - 0 Auxerre
Saint-Etienne 0 - 0 AC Ajaccio
Le Mans 1 - 2 Lyon

1 Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 1 0 0 +3
2 Girondins de Bordeaux 3 1 1 0 0 +2
3 FC Nantes 3 1 1 0 0 +2
4 Olympique Lyonnais 3 1 1 0 0 +1
5 AS Monaco 3 1 1 0 0 +1
6 Lille OSC 3 1 1 0 0 +1
7 Toulouse FC 3 1 1 0 0 +1
8 OGC Nice 1 1 0 1 0 0
9 ES Troyes AC 1 1 0 1 0 0
10 AJ Auxerre 1 1 0 1 0 0
11 Saint-Etienne 1 1 0 1 0 0
12 Ajaccio AC 1 1 0 1 0 0
13 RC Strasbourg 1 1 0 1 0 0
14 Le Mans 0 1 0 0 1 -1
15 AS Nancy 0 1 0 0 1 -1
16 Rennes 0 1 0 0 1 -1
17 FC Sochaux 0 1 0 0 1 -1
18 Olympique de Marseille 0 1 0 0 1 -2
19 RC Lens 0 1 0 0 1 -2
20 FC Metz 0 1 0 0 1 -3

And next week we have Monaco playing Auxerre and Marseille travelling up north to play Lens. Another interesting one to follow would be Rennes vs Nantes (kind of Brittany derby).

Lens - Marseille
Sochaux - PSG
Metz - Le Mans
Toulouse - Nice
Bordeaux - Nancy
Monaco - Auxerre
AC Ajaccio - Lille
Troyes - Saint-Etienne
Rennes - Nantes
Lyon - Strasbourg

djibril · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2005, 10:07:16 pm »

Quote from: Sajets on July 31, 2005, 09:25:14 pm

Lyon won 2-1

And they won me a treble with Rosengerg and MyPa

Garstonite · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2005, 10:11:27 pm »

I'd rather have my bollocks placed into an electric shredder than watch the French league.

anfield_reds · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2005, 10:41:07 pm »

Quote from: Garstonite on July 31, 2005, 10:11:27 pm

I'd rather have my bollocks placed into an electric shredder than watch the French league.

why bother posting here then?

Garstonite · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2005, 10:42:10 pm »

Just saying like...

TheRedBull · « **Reply #15 on:** August 1, 2005, 05:16:25 am »

Carew looks good in the French league. He might well be a top scorer this season.

Thomas_A · « **Reply #16 on:** August 1, 2005, 11:24:28 am »

Quote from: Garstonite on July 31, 2005, 10:11:27 pm

I'd rather have my bollocks placed into an electric shredder than watch the French league.

Thats not on mate. Putting me off me breckie and putting that image in me head! uugggh!

gjr1 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 1, 2005, 11:34:46 am »

Hi,

Can't say I have ever followed it before and unless this thread goes till the end of the season I doubt I will keep an eye on it.

However being a fan of Vlad I will be hoping Bordeaux do very well.

Are they in Europe this year? UEFA cup if any I would imagine.

Vinay · « **Reply #18 on:** August 1, 2005, 02:21:32 pm »

Quote from: Garstonite on July 31, 2005, 10:11:27 pm

I'd rather have my bollocks placed into an electric shredder than watch the French league.

You will be surprised. (You obviously didn't follow it in the early and mid-80's mate. You should have)

Paris Saint-Germain · « **Reply #19 on:** August 1, 2005, 09:57:31 pm »

Glad to see some people here follow our league

Bordeaux isn't in europe this year, they were shit last season ..

Quote from: anfield_reds on July 29, 2005, 10:00:10 pm

A thread for those who 'kind of' follow the Ligue 1.

New season just started today with an impressive 4-1 victory by Paris St-Germain over Metz. Kalou scored one goal, 3 assists. Motm.

Five in a row for Lyon? Doubt it. Allez Paris !

Allez Paris aussi!!!!

anfield_reds · « **Reply #20 on:** August 13, 2005, 10:23:07 pm »

Third win in a row for Paris

Can't remember the last time this happened...

Anyway, PSG top of the league as Nantes and Bordeaux lost to Ajaccio and Auxerre. Big clash on sunday with Marseille playing Lyon. Com'on GH, com'on Lyon!

SMD · « **Reply #21 on:** August 14, 2005, 07:55:23 am »

What time is Marseille - Lyon? I've got Ligue 1 on my satellite subscription but I never watch it.

Paris Saint-Germain · « **Reply #22 on:** August 14, 2005, 04:08:55 pm »

Quote from: SMD on August 14, 2005, 07:55:23 am

What time is Marseille - Lyon? I've got Ligue 1 on my satellite subscription but I never watch it.

20h45 French time, so guess it makes 19h45 at yours

Allez liverpool et allez paris.

SMD · « **Reply #23 on:** August 14, 2005, 04:11:12 pm »

Quote from: Paris Saint-Germain on August 14, 2005, 04:08:55 pm

20h45 French time, so guess it makes 19h45 at yours

Allez liverpool et allez paris.

Cheers! What do you think the score will be?

Paris Saint-Germain · « **Reply #24 on:** August 14, 2005, 04:13:29 pm »

Quote from: SMD on August 14, 2005, 04:11:12 pm

Cheers! What do you think the score will be?

Cheers!
I would like to see a draw, as i hate marseille and wants paris to be the only team with 9 points

But I think Lyon will win, 2-1

SMD · « **Reply #25 on:** August 14, 2005, 04:30:01 pm »

Quote from: Paris Saint-Germain on August 14, 2005, 04:13:29 pm

Cheers!
I would like to see a draw, as i hate marseille and wants paris to be the only team with 9 points
But I think Lyon will win, 2-1

What was the local reaction to Houllier becoming manager of OL? Do you think he can retain the title? Of course, PSG will be challenging hard

Paris Saint-Germain · « **Reply #26 on:** August 14, 2005, 05:31:42 pm »

Quote from: SMD on August 14, 2005, 04:30:01 pm

What was the local reaction to Houllier becoming manager of OL? Do you think he can retain the title? Of course, PSG will be challenging hard

Humm at first everybody was happy except lyon's fans...
Houillier isn't really popular (remember world cup 94 campaign ...)
We 'll see

I hope paris can make it but our bench isn't nearly as good as lyon's one :/

eXec-5 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 14, 2005, 10:55:08 pm »

Ahh, bollocks; Toulouse look vastly worse than they were last year. Mid-table languishing looks the best we could achieve. Again.

It's a bit depressing being a TFC fan, really. The city should be able to support a team at the very top, but instead everyone follows the rugby side.

anfield_reds · « **Reply #28 on:** August 14, 2005, 10:59:11 pm »

Quote from: eXec-5 on August 14, 2005, 10:55:08 pm

Ahh, bollocks; Toulouse look vastly worse than they were last year. Mid-table languishing looks the best we could achieve. Again.

It's a bit depressing being a TFC fan, really. The city should be able to support a team at the very top, but instead everyone follows the rugby side.

Could be worse mate, look at Marseille

1 Paris Saint-Germain 9 3 3 0 0 +6
2 AJ Auxerre 7 3 2 1 0 +3
3 Olympique Lyonnais 7 3 2 1 0 +2
4 FC Nantes 6 3 2 0 1 +3
5 Girondins de Bordeaux 6 3 2 0 1 +2
6 RC Lens 6 3 2 0 1 +1
7 AS Monaco 6 3 2 0 1 0
8 Ajaccio AC 5 3 1 2 0 +2
9 Saint-Etienne 5 3 1 2 0 +2
10 ES Troyes AC 5 3 1 2 0 +1
11 Le Mans 4 3 1 1 1 +3
12 OGC Nice 4 3 1 1 1 +1
13 Lille OSC 4 3 1 1 1 0
14 FC Sochaux 3 3 1 0 2 -1
15 Toulouse FC 3 3 1 0 2 -3
16 RC Strasbourg 1 3 0 1 2 -2
17 Olympique de Marseille 1 3 0 1 2 -4
18 FC Metz 1 3 0 1 2 -5
19 AS Nancy 0 3 0 0 3 -3
20 Rennes 0 3 0 0 3 -8

Nicoliverpool · « **Reply #29 on:** August 14, 2005, 10:59:13 pm »

could be worse, you could as well support Cannes...
I really thought David Suarez would make it at yours, good player, and a really great guy.

anfield_reds · « **Reply #30 on:** August 14, 2005, 11:05:48 pm »

how I miss the good old days when Cannes was in Division 1... back in 199.. or 198... can't even remember!

eXec-5 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 14, 2005, 11:09:31 pm »

Quote from: anfield_reds on August 14, 2005, 10:59:11 pm

Could be worse mate, look at Marseille

Haha, I know!

L'OM are turning into France's Newcastle. Great fans (and don't they fucking know it) but the shite on the pitch during the last decade (at least) has been utterly comic to watch. Ligue 2 here we come!

eXec-5 · « **Reply #32 on:** August 14, 2005, 11:19:33 pm »

Quote from: Nicoliverpool on August 14, 2005, 10:59:13 pm

could be worse, you could as well support Cannes...
I really thought David Suarez would make it at yours, good player, and a really great guy.

I know, chatted a bit with him in town last year, when I was still living there. Seemed a very down-to-earth guy (he's from the Aveyron after all), but he never looked able to take the step up. Hope he'll relaunch his career at Guingamp (though it's got to change being that far north again

)

anfield_reds · « **Reply #33 on:** August 14, 2005, 11:24:38 pm »

Great fans? Are you kidding? They start booing and insulting their players after a couple of poor results and you call them great fans?! Most of them are fickles (just as PSG fans really) and are only happy when their team wins every game at home by 3 or 4 goals (= never).

Apart from St-Etienne, and to some extent Nantes and Lens, don't see many great fans in French L1.

Paris Saint-Germain · « **Reply #34 on:** August 14, 2005, 11:43:51 pm »

Quote from: anfield_reds on August 14, 2005, 11:24:38 pm

Most of them are fickles (just as PSG fans really) and are only happy when their team wins every game at home by 3 or 4 goals (= never).

Bollocks...

eXec-5 · « **Reply #35 on:** August 14, 2005, 11:49:07 pm »

Quote from: anfield_reds on August 14, 2005, 11:24:38 pm

Great fans? Are you kidding? They start booing and insulting their players after a couple of poor results and you call them great fans?! Most of them are fickles (just as PSG fans really) and are only happy when their team wins every game at home by 3 or 4 goals (= never).

Apart from St-Etienne, and to some extent Nantes and Lens, don't see many great fans in French L1.

Great fans in the sense that the whole town moves with the fortunes of the club, more so than most places I've been. Somewhat fickle, perhaps, but not in the sense that they won't go to the game. Anyway, fickleness is the nature of the fan (and people at large). Witness popular opinion on Jamie Carragher, it didn't exactly set the world on fire before last season.

But Marseille fans are ridiculously/unrealistically/laughably demanding of their club, and that's what reminds me so much of Newcastle. Both sets of fans seem to think of thir clubs as sacred to the point that no living player or manager could ever suffice, and that can only contribute to the bad results. Both clubs could do well with less pressure.

Oh, and you also have the Tapie/Sheperd comparison that makes the analogy complete.

anfield_reds · « **Reply #36 on:** August 14, 2005, 11:50:23 pm »

Quote from: Paris Saint-Germain on August 14, 2005, 11:43:51 pm

Bollocks...

Harsh to say but that's the truth. Just face it

Paris Saint-Germain · « **Reply #37 on:** August 15, 2005, 12:20:00 am »

Quote from: anfield_reds on August 14, 2005, 11:50:23 pm

Harsh to say but that's the truth. Just face it

Harsh to say but that's bollocks. Just face it

eXec-5 · « **Reply #38 on:** August 15, 2005, 12:25:07 am »

Quote from: Paris Saint-Germain on August 15, 2005, 12:20:00 am

Harsh to say but that's bollocks. Just face it

Quote from: anfield_reds on August 14, 2005, 11:50:23 pm

Harsh to say but that's the truth. Just face it

I sometimes wish I was able to make my point with such admirable brevity

anfield_reds · « **Reply #39 on:** August 15, 2005, 12:43:02 am »

Quote from: eXec-5 on August 15, 2005, 12:25:07 am

I sometimes wish I was able to make my point with such admirable brevity

You can't, just face it!

Anyway, agree with what you said about Marseille, a whole town being involved with their club etc. You don't see that in Paris. But Marseille is a smaller city, with a very strong identity imho. A bit like Newcastle or Liverpool (but the comparison is not valid because there are 2 clubs in Liverpool). They always felt apart (or à part) from the rest of the country. Their football club is one of the few way they have to defy Paris and all. It's their pride.

Having say that, their expectation is ridiculous. How many managers have been appointed during the last 5 years at Marseille. 7? 8? The fans put such a pressure on the manager and the players that we start talking about 'crisis' after a few bad results. Remember the fans throwing stones at the players' cars in 1999 or 2000 because they had lost 3 games in a row, but they were still among the top 3 or 4. That's the sort of reaction that I despise.