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[Surrey_Albion]

Heartwarming story as they've been out of the top two divisions for most of the last 30 years.

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Acording to their badge only been in existance for 30 odd years aswell

 

[hans kraay fan club]

So, about this 'team built for £2m idea"...

How much is John Utaka now on, given that he was earning £70k per week at Pompey?

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Acording to their badge only been in existance for 30 odd years aswell

they are one of the original sides from back in the 30's,changed there name a few times i think

there rugby club narrowly lost to toulouse last year in the play-off final at the stade de france

also they have a very good handball team,t think they are the only french side to win there version of the champions league

a very talented city on all accounts

 

[sir albion]

So, about this 'team built for £2m idea"...

How much is John Utaka now on, given that he was earning £70k per week at Pompey?

They spent 2million €'s this season,doubt they pay big wages anyway so would guess utaka is on roughly 20,000 €'s a week.

 

[Notters]

Wouldn't mind if we played in the French league, there would be some cracking away trips.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Wouldn't mind if we played in the French league, there would be some cracking away trips.

i really don't know why we don't tour normandie,le harve,caen and rouen would all provide a very good workout pre-season
and the fans would love it i'm sure

 

[Notters]

i really don't know why we don't tour normandie,le harve,caen and rouen would all provide a very good workout pre-season
and the fans would love it i'm sure

Quite. Or Picardie/Champagne - Lens, Lille and Reims.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Quite. Or Picardie/Champagne - Lens, Lille and Reims.

or the breton clubs of rennes,lorient and brest

 

[T soprano]

Been a fan of there's for years, I holiday just to the south of there at a place called Agde, really pleased for them!

We holiday there as well a bit further down in vias one of my favourite regions in France

 

[SeagullinExile]

Good call for a thread!

Great achievement. Gives hope to all us 'smaller' teams in the footballing world. Been to the town a few times on the drive to Spain, a beautiful part of France. Happy for their supporters!

 

[Austrian Gull]

Acording to their badge only been in existance for 30 odd years aswell

They've gone bust twice in the last 30 years. When a club in France goes bankrupt it has to start again with a brand new name - they are in every other way the original club (ground, kit etc.)

 

[Austrian Gull]

yes,pleased to see bastia go up,shame ajaccio couldn't manage to stay up,no corsican derby
but caen went down and le harve avioded the drop,so we do have a normandie derby
hopefully rouen can join them next season,my favourite french club
shame there nickname is the "red devils"

AC Ajaccio did stay up - Caen, Dijon and Auxerre went down. So we will have the Corsican derby in Ligue 1 next year. However, driving from Bastia to Ajaccio is a pig of a journey over mountain passes. Must take 2-3 hours.

Went to see Bastia play at the start of the season. The locals seem to reserve most of their hatred for Nice, Marseille and PSG. Ajaccio are seen as the Corsican little brother. Great atmosphere in the stadium - highly recommend a visit!

 

[Notters]

or the breton clubs of rennes,lorient and brest

lorient's about as nice as portmouth though, having been there.

 

[Austrian Gull]

lorient's about as nice as portmouth though, having been there.

Brest is no better!

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

AC Ajaccio did stay up - Caen, Dijon and Auxerre went down. So we will have the Corsican derby in Ligue 1 next year. However, driving from Bastia to Ajaccio is a pig of a journey over mountain passes. Must take 2-3 hours.

Went to see Bastia play at the start of the season. The locals seem to reserve most of their hatred for Nice, Marseille and PSG. Ajaccio are seen as the Corsican little brother. Great atmosphere in the stadium - highly recommend a visit!

i see they won 2-0 in toulouse yesterday,thought they'd already gone,thanks for the correction
yeah,i think corsicans in general would love independence
wasn't napoleon born in ajaccio? and made it the capital

 

[Max Paper]

We holiday there as well a bit further down in vias one of my favourite regions in France

I know Vias, it's actually closer than you think to Agde, less than 4 miles! It's a fantastic part of France, have you driven over the Millau Viaduct since it opened? It's astonishing and cuts hours off the drive down!

 

[T soprano]

I know Vias, it's actually closer than you think to Agde, less than 4 miles! It's a fantastic part of France, have you driven over the Millau Viaduct since it opened? It's astonishing and cuts hours off the drive down!

Not been over the viaduct yet , last time we went was by train made a change from driving plus with the cost of petrol & tolls the train was a cheaper option .

 

[ditchy]

Not been over the viaduct yet , last time we went was by train made a change from driving plus with the cost of petrol & tolls the train was a cheaper option .

Did you put the car on the train or hire one when down there ? Thinking of going that way late summer and thinking of going by Rail

 

[somerset]

Been a fan of there's for years, I holiday just to the south of there at a place called Agde, really pleased for them!

Hey, I have stayed on old town Agde a few years back, great area......got the Tgv all the way down from Let Havre... went back near there last year too..... sorry to change the theme of this thread.

 

[somerset]

They've gone bust twice in the last 30 years. When a club in France goes bankrupt it has to start again with a brand new name - they are in every other way the original club (ground, kit etc.)

Very much a Rugby area, football is not big down there like it is in the North, only in big cities like Monaco and Marseilles etc