France v Brazil, 9/2/11 (Paris)

Discussion in 'France: National Teams' started by Denilson70, Dec 25, 2010.

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  1. Denilson70 Member

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    I am seriously thinking of going to see this one at the Stade. Are tickets easy to come by - via francebillet presumably - any other reliable ticket outlets please? One thing that does put me off travelling from Angleterre is the French and their strikes! Like no other country I can think of the French certainly take their strikes ultra seriously. The last thing wanytt to do is spend 100 Euros on a ticket and 3 - 4 times that on hotel and travel and......you know the rest!
    Denilson70, Dec 25, 2010
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  2. guignol Moderator

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    and the thing that puts me off travelling to england is those silly bowler hats everyone wears... seriously, i don't know where the english got the stereotype of france always being on strike. statistically both the italians and germans go on strike more.

    french strikes also have the advantage of being somewhat predictable. you'll almost always get one at the rentrée (beginning of september) for example. school hols are also favorite moments. paris schools go on winter break the 12th, all other zones the following weeks, so the 9th looks pretty safe.

    the unexpected part? it looks like the match is already sold out. tix via fnac, carrouf' etc. started at 20€, but if you want one you'll need to pay through the nose with a broker.
    guignol, Dec 29, 2010
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  3. Catel Member

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    Et un ! Et deux ! Et trois-zé-ro !
    Catel, Dec 29, 2010
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  4. Denilson70 Member

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    Yes, it was obviously my imagination re the French and their strikes!
    Denilson70, Dec 29, 2010
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  5. guignol Moderator

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    not only your imagination. once at gatwick our plane home was delayed and everyone was getting furious abut the effing french and their effing strikes... completely wrong of course, but that was the prevailing kneejerk reaction.

    tough luck for you: this may be the first time the SdF has sold out since the last time they beat brazil!
    guignol, Dec 29, 2010
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  6. Denilson70 Member

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    ..........a game I was at unfortunately!
    Denilson70, Dec 29, 2010
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  7. Denilson70 Member

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    I will probably give it a miss and go to Stuttgart for our friendly in August. I am sure there will be no strikes there (!)
    Denilson70, Dec 29, 2010
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  8. CoDave Member

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    Newcastle United FC
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    Yeah, what really annoys me is that all of England shuts down for tea time in the afternoon. Then there are the Brazilians. All slathered in cocoa butter and dancing the samba with those silly feathered hats. Wtf?
    CoDave, Dec 29, 2010
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  9. Denilson70 Member

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    And when are France going to wear 1 to 11 when they play? Talk about living on 1998 and all that! - Henry with his 12, Barthez 16 etc. etc.

    And yes, I am still bitter!
    Denilson70, Dec 29, 2010
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  10. Catel Member

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    Location:
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    Last time I saw that was at a youth NT competition. Corchia had n°2 and so on. It was refreshing.

    Now we shall first know WHO are our 11 starters. :rolleyes:
    Catel, Dec 31, 2010
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  11. Denilson70 Member

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    The French definitely milked it with their numbers. Let us hope they revert to 1-11.

    Still bitter!
    Denilson70, Dec 31, 2010
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  12. guignol Moderator

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    i don't get your gripe where france is concerned: strict 1-11 went out with the W-M. n° 12 is not that big, and henry ALWAYS wore that number, players these days tend to keep the same nummber when they can, and for those who get picked every time it's easy.

    as for 16, it a traditional GK n° in france, though in the old days it was for the backup... which barthez had been not long before that WC.

    another point: in a 23 man squad, the numbers are assigned at the start of the tournament, not for every match: almost impossible to do otherwise, especially since players names have appeared on the backs.

    on the whole i agree with you, but have more problems with numbers like anelka's 39 (he actually wanted 93) or the horrible situation in italy, portugal, eastern europe... where it seems most players have numbers between 50 and 99. thank god that's absolutely discouraged in france both in clubs and the NT.
    guignol, Jan 1, 2011
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  13. Denilson70 Member

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    Just checked and this game IS a sell out. Oh well, will watch on ESPN. We owe you one (or 3 actually - 1986, 1998 and 2006 (I was at this one also)).
    Denilson70, Jan 1, 2011
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  14. Denilson70 Member

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    Is this game an official sell out?
    Denilson70, Jan 3, 2011
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  15. guignol Moderator

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    apparently so.
    guignol, Jan 3, 2011
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  16. Denilson70 Member

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    If anyone is going to do this game and is willing to do a favour, namely buy a programme or two for me (money up front so no risk), would they please make themselves known. It looks I won;t be able to get a ticket now. Many thanks.
    Denilson70, Jan 8, 2011
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  17. Denilson70 Member

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    Denilson70, Jan 17, 2011
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  18. guignol Moderator

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    guignol, Jan 18, 2011
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  19. Denilson70 Member

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    ...........not forgetting he has been banned for 180 games or something like that!!
    Denilson70, Jan 18, 2011
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  20. Bianconeri13 Member

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    i wish i could go but alas i lve in california ahah. im glad to hear sellout though, i think so far blanc has earned the support
    Bianconeri13, Jan 18, 2011
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  21. TooStrong Red Card

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    September is in very long time.
    TooStrong, Jan 18, 2011
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  22. guignol Moderator

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    september comes in february this year. something to do with the first full moon of the new k'atun falling on chinese yom kippur.
    guignol, Jan 19, 2011
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  23. Denilson70 Member

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    Denilson70, Jan 19, 2011
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  24. lefutur Member

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    :D

    thats amazing
    lefutur, Jan 19, 2011
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  25. Bianconeri13 Member

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    glad to see nene get some NT recognition,
    Bianconeri13, Jan 19, 2011
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