Olympique Marseille + You/How did you become an OM supporter?

Catfish · 08 Jul 2005, 04:07 PM

I started this thread in another forum. Thought it might be fun to have in here.

How did you become an OM supporter?
Why not another Ligue 1 club?
List your football background.
Tell us where you are from?
How many OM matches do you see a year on TV?
Have you been to the Velodrome?
How many OM kits do you own? Which ones?
What other clubs do you follow and why?

MODS: Please sticky this thread.
Thanks.

sl7vk · 08 Jul 2005, 04:31 PM

How did you become an OM supporter?
I lived in Nice for 1 year.... It was the year OM went to the UEFA cup final. Passionate supporters.

Why not another Ligue 1 club?
I acutally prefer Nancy.

List your football background.
I'm a soccer super fan. I played Keeper in High School, not much more.

Tell us where you are from?
From New York, living in Utah. I have duel citizenship with France and the US, and Married a Frenchwoman.

How many OM matches do you see a year on TV?
As many as FSC shows.... 6 maybe 7?

Have you been to the Velodrome?
Many times.

How many OM kits do you own? Which ones?
3. Khalifa airways, Ericcson, and 9 telecom.

What other clubs do you follow and why?
Nancy. My parents are from Nancy. Plus you can't argue with Platini's club.

Catfish · 08 Jul 2005, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sl7vk

How did you become an OM supporter?
I lived in Nice for 1 year.... It was the year OM went to the UEFA cup final. Passionate supporters.

Why not another Ligue 1 club?
I acutally prefer Nancy.

List your football background.
I'm a soccer super fan. I played Keeper in High School, not much more.

Tell us where you are from?
From New York, living in Utah. I have duel citizenship with France and the US, and Married a Frenchwoman.

How many OM matches do you see a year on TV?
As many as FSC shows.... 6 maybe 7?

Have you been to the Velodrome?
Many times.

How many OM kits do you own? Which ones?
3. Khalifa airways, Ericcson, and 9 telecom.

What other clubs do you follow and why?
Nancy. My parents are from Nancy. Plus you can't argue with Platini's club.

Did Platini play for OM? How many years and how many goals did he score?
Thanks. My wife is 1/2 Irish + 1/2 French decent. She looks very French (basically stunningly beautiful....she took 7yrs of French growing up).

sl7vk · 08 Jul 2005, 05:31 PM

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Did Platini play for OM? How many years and how many goals did he score?
Thanks. My wife is 1/2 Irish + 1/2 French decent. She looks very French (basically stunningly beautiful....she took 7yrs of French growing up).

No Platini played for Nancy..... This was before his glory days with Juventus.

Catfish · 08 Jul 2005, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sl7vk

No Platini played for Nancy.....

Thanks for the info. Do you like anyone in MLS? Real Salt Lake or NY/JY Metros?

sl7vk · 08 Jul 2005, 10:24 PM

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Thanks for the info. Do you like anyone in MLS? Real Salt Lake or NY/JY Metros?

RSL is fine with me. I've been to 4 games this year. But MLS will never be as good as European football until it's big enough to develop a promotion/relegation system. If finishing last has no consequences, then a league loses something IMHO.

Catfish · 09 Jul 2005, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sl7vk

RSL is fine with me. I've been to 4 games this year. But MLS will never be as good as European football until it's big enough to develop a promotion/relegation system. If finishing last has no consequences, then a league loses something IMHO.

I want MLS to do well and watch Fire games on TV, been to a few in the last 2 years, but European footie is waaaaaaaaaaay better to follow. The passion, tradition, and quality of play is just amazing.
I couldn't agree more. That is something that I wish all American sports had, it also creates much needed motivation, so the players are not just out there earning a paycheck even if they stink.