Predictions for the Upcoming Season

[blackjack]

Now that the World Cup is over, we turn our focus back to the club level. Much is still to be determined in the transfer market, but I think it is reasonable now to begin predicting who will finish where. Here are my thoughts, I'd like to hear yours as well.

Ligue 1
Lyon
Marseille
Monaco
PSG
Rennes
Lille
Saint Etienne
Bordeaux
Lens
Auxerre
Toulouse
Nancy
Nantes
Nice
Sochaux
Sedan
Le Mans
Lorient
Troyes
Valenciennes

Promoted from Ligue 2
Caen, Strasbourg, Brest

Coupe de France
Marseille

Coupe de la Ligue
Lens

[Allez Lyonnais]

Well this looks like a fun. :D

Ligue 1

Lyon
Monaco
PSG
Lille
Lens
Bordeaux
Marseille
St. Etienne
Auxerre
Rennes
Nice
Toulouse
Nantes
Nancy
Sochaux
Le Mans
Sedan
↓ Troyes
↓ Lorient
↓ Valenciennes

↑ Caen
↑ Bastia
↑ Strasbourg

CdF

Lyon

CdL

Nantes

[Tsigalko]

Ligue 1
Lyon
Lille
Marseille
Monaco
Lens
Bordeaux
Saint Etienne
PSG
Rennes
Toulouse
Auxerre
Nice
Sochaux
Le Mans
Nancy
Sedan
Lorient
Troyes
Valenciennes

CdF
Bordeaux

CdL
OM

[Fonsos]

Now that the World Cup is over, we turn our focus back to the club level. Much is still to be determined in the transfer market, but I think it is reasonable now to begin predicting who will finish where. Here are my thoughts, I'd like to hear yours as well.

Ligue 1
Lyon
Marseille
Monaco
PSG
Rennes
Lille
Saint Etienne
Bordeaux
Lens
Auxerre
Toulouse
Nancy
Nantes
Nice
Sochaux
Sedan
Le Mans
Lorient
Troyes
Valenciennes

Promoted from Ligue 2
Caen, Strasbourg, Brest

Coupe de France
Marseille

Coupe de la Ligue
Lens

You're a Chelsea supporter. Isn't there a player you guys need to go buy?
;O)

Now being the PSG fan I am, it should come as no surprise that we will win Ligue 1 and UEFA Cup. I also predict that OM will be relegated.

:O)

The truth has been spoken.

Fonsos
Paris C'est Magique!!!!

[blackjack]

You're a Chelsea supporter. Isn't there a player you guys need to go buy?
;O)

Now being the PSG fan I am, it should come as no surprise that we will win Ligue 1 and UEFA Cup. I also predict that OM will be relegated.

:O)

The truth has been spoken.

Fonsos
Paris C'est Magique!!!!

I'm a Chelsea supporter, but also a supporter of the French league in general. I wouldn't call myself a "supporter" of Marseille, but I do root for them in Ligue 1.

Oh yeah, and I quite like our squad as it is. ;)

[sl7vk]

Nancy will win L1 this year.

[Pierre-Henri]

Nancy will win L1 this year.

Pff, who cares about Ligue 1 ? Ligue 2, my friend, that's the big stuff, the real macoy.

Just imagine : Dijon, Châteauroux, Libourne Saint-Seurin, Niort, Reims, Brest, Créteil, Tours.... My heart is pumping already.

Can't wait to see the Libourne Saint Seurin / Strasbourg game, the pinguins vs the storks, with all the stars who will offer 90' minutes of thrilling joy to the extatic crowds.

[SportBoy333]

Can't wait to see the Libourne Saint Seurin / Strasbourg game, the pinguins vs the storks, with all the stars who will offer 90' minutes of thrilling joy to the extatic crowds.

We should have a contest to see who can come closest to picking the actual attendence for that match. My guess is that about 5,000 will show up when they play in Strasbourg.

[quentinc]

1. St. Etienne

...All the other teams...

20. Lyon

[Sachin]

1.... Nice
2-20... eh... who cares

Sachin

[Montréal United]

Lyon - (Make it 6 in a row, but still 4 behind Les Verts)
PSG - (Pauleta is still around)
Lille - (Puel is still around and the group is experienced)
Monaco - (Will Koller play more than ten games this year? I doubt it)
Lens - (Lack of focus due to european play will hurt their play)
Marseille - (Anywhere from 3 to 10th can happen if Ribery goes)
Saint Etienne - (Hasek will discipline the team into a better unit)
Bordeaux - (Even with Micoud, Europe will hurt their focus)
Auxerre - (Santini out, Fernandez in. Will it make such a difference in the end result?)
Rennes - (New manager and stars are flying out of the club)
Nice - (How long until they get their new digs?)
Toulouse - (Will Baup turn around these underachievers? I sure hope not…)
Nantes - (They better do well since I'm stuck with them in the fantasy league game)
Sochaux - (Perrin will avoid the relegation battle, but just…)
Nancy - (Second season up, will the magic continue?)
Sedan - (Who really cares? Anyone???)
Le Mans - (If they sell Hautcoeur to Les Verts, this is their future)
Troyes - (Is there one Troyes fan on BigSoccer???)
Lorient - (Now, I know there isn't one fan around of these guys…)
Valenciennes - (If I was a fan, I wouldn't travel to the game in Marseille...)


Coupe de France: Lyon

Coupe de la Ligue: St-Etienne

Promoted: Caen, Dijon, Bastia

Time until a crisis explodes in Marseille: Matchday 8 as the manager quits after Cisse blasts his tatics in the media.

[sl7vk]

Lyon - (Make it 6 in a row, but still 4 behind Les Verts)
PSG - (Pauleta is still around)
Lille - (Puel is still around and the group is experienced)
Monaco - (Will Koller play more than ten games this year? I doubt it)
Lens - (Lack of focus due to european play will hurt their play)
Marseille - (Anywhere from 3 to 10th can happen if Ribery goes)
Saint Etienne - (Hasek will discipline the team into a better unit)
Bordeaux - (Even with Micoud, Europe will hurt their focus)
Auxerre - (Santini out, Fernandez in. Will it make such a difference in the end result?)
Rennes - (New manager and stars are flying out of the club)
Nice - (How long until they get their new digs?)
Toulouse - (Will Baup turn around these underachievers? I sure hope not…)
Nantes - (They better do well since I'm stuck with them in the fantasy league game)
Sochaux - (Perrin will avoid the relegation battle, but just…)
Nancy - (Second season up, will the magic continue?)
Sedan - (Who really cares? Anyone???)
Le Mans - (If they sell Hautcoeur to Les Verts, this is their future)
Troyes - (Is there one Troyes fan on BigSoccer???)
Lorient - (Now, I know there isn't one fan around of these guys…)
Valenciennes - (If I was a fan, I wouldn't travel to the game in Marseille...)


Coupe de France: Lyon

Coupe de la Ligue: St-Etienne

Promoted: Caen, Dijon, Bastia

Time until a crisis explodes in Marseille: Matchday 8 as the manager quits after Cisse blasts his tatics in the media.

Mark my words guys... Sochoax will be this years biggest surprise. They have had a wonderful recruitment this summer, and there coach is no junker. They will make a wonderful push, mark my words!

[Montréal United]

Mark my words guys... Sochoax will be this years biggest surprise. They have had a wonderful recruitment this summer, and there coach is no junker. They will make a wonderful push, mark my words!

Maybe so, but outside first place, everything is up for graps and will be real hard this year. Are they much better than Toulouse, St-Etienne, Nice, Auxerre, Rennes or Lens??? Who knows!

One thing is sure, it gonna be a nice one (nicer if we get somekind of battle at the top)

I named PSG for runner-up, but they could easily blow up and finish around mid-table.