Julien Sable and Francios Clerc are out of contact with Nice and wont be extended. http://news.maxifoot.fr/info-158914_120525/football.php
Clerc is still a great rightback .... he should play for Toursfc too bad tours don't have a pot to pi$$ in...
Puel wants Chalme from Bordeaux to replace Clerc http://news.maxifoot.fr/info-158933_120526/football.php
hopefully montpellier don't follow auxerre's footstep, btw anyone see that a lot of the top clubs are in some sort of transition OM(board/transfer wise), OL(transfer/youth incorporation), PSG(transfer wise), Lille(replacing the wingers in their formation), though m'pellier is not a top club they seem to be the most stable with few folks probably going in or out
Dunno about that, Giroud and Yanga-Mbiwa both I think are pretty certain to leave in the summer, perhaps Belhanda as well. I doubt they will do an Auxerre because the supporting cast outside the "big 3" is actually really good but I don't see them as a title contender next year.
I would be very surprised to see any of them leave to be honest, unless some big money offers come along, probably after next season
hope you're right but Nicolin seems open to possibly sell http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/s...giroud-and-mapou-yanga-mbiwa-to-leave?cc=5739 I guess it comes down to what a good offer is.
I think he wants to sell them, just not right now hopefully he will convince them to stay for another year A club Im looking forward to see progress is Nice, Puel in charge, new stadium, and not afraid to dream big
i don't see how any comparison with auxerre can be drawn. the problem with AJA was not that they lost important players(who left that did anyone else any good?); they had been playing way over their heads to get that CL spot already and even at iso-roster they were bound to sink right back to mid-table: the fact things got worse (much worse!) in (not only!) my opinion is all down to the three old fools in charge (les trois "papys flingeurs"). montpellier's case is much closer to bordeaux's; even though they rose more quickly from much lower, they had a steadier and more solid progression and if their winning the title this year was a surprise, their fighting for it was not. and though they will struggle next year with the triple whammy of added exposure, CL fixtures and players leaving or wanting to leave, i expect a similar trajectory: a year or two in the ventre mou and then back to challenging for a european spot.
the fact that they overachieved is the basis, yes no one really good besides maybe jallen(?) left and he flopped at lille but the overall squads were acquired cheaply and are not worth that much with the exceptions of giroud/belhanda/yanga, but before this season they were relatively unknown You're right though they are closer to bordeaux which is a positive, they also have young players that can stay and eventually be sold to re amp the squad later on
Bayren Munich were one of the teams Giroud was linked with but they are going to sign Dzeko it looks like.
Repères 2012/2013 Les grands rendez-vous de la saison : vendredi 10 août : ouverture de la saison - 1ère journée mercredi 25 septembre : 16es de finale de Coupe de la Ligue (entrée en lice de 14 clubs de Ligue 1) mardi 30 octobre : 8es de finale Coupe de la Ligue (entrée en lice des clubs européens : Montpellier HSC, PSG, LOSC, OL, Girondins de Bordeaux et OM). samedi 22 décembre : 19e journée – fin des matchs aller samedi 5 janvier : 32es de finale de Coupe de France (entrée en lice des clubs de Ligue 1) samedi 20 avril : Finale de Coupe de la Ligue dimanche 26 mai : 38e journée samedi 1er juin : Finale de Coupe de France Nouveau ballon pour les 80 ans A l’occasion des 80 ans du football professionnel, la Ligue 1 dispose d’un nouveau ballon officiel conçu par Adidas, nouveau fournisseur officiel des ballons de la Ligue 1. La 1ère journée de Ligue 1 La journée inaugurale a lieu les 10, 11 et 12 août. Le match d’ouverture du champion, Montpellier Hérault SC, sera à la Mosson contre le Toulouse FC, vendredi 10 août. Les autres affiches de cette journée qui lance la saison de Ligue 1 sont : AS Nancy-Lorraine – Stade Brestois 29 AS Saint-Etienne – LOSC Lille ESTAC – Valenciennes FC Evian Thonon-Gaillard FC – Girondins de Bordeaux OGC Nice – AC Ajaccio Paris Saint-Germain – FC Lorient Stade de Reims – Olympique de Marseille Stade Rennais FC – Olympique Lyonnais L’été des promus Pour leurs quatre premiers matchs de la saison, les trois promus en Ligue 1 auront des fortunes diverses. SC Bastia : 1ère journée : va au FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2e journée : reçoit le Stade de Reims 3e journée : va au Stade Rennais FC 4e journée : reçoit l’AS Saint-Etienne Stade de Reims : 1ère journée : reçoit l’Olympique de Marseille 2e journée : va au SC Bastia 3e journée : va au FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 4e journée : va au Toulouse FC ESTAC : 1ère journée : reçoit le Valenciennes FC 2e journée : va à l’Olympique Lyonnais 3e journée : reçoit le FC Lorient 4e journée : reçoit le Stade Brestois 29 Le régime du Champion Les grands rendez-vous du champion du France de Ligue 1, le Montpellier Hérault SC, pour son premier mois. 1ère journée : reçoit le Toulouse FC 2e journée : va au FC Lorient 3e journée : reçoit l’Olympique de Marseille 4e journée : va au FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Les grandes affiches Les grands matchs de la phase aller de Ligue 1. 4e journée : LOSC Lille – Paris Saint-Germain 6e journée : LOSC Lille – Olympique Lyonnais 8e journée : Olympique de Marseille – Paris Saint-Germain 10e journée : Olympique de Marseille – Olympique Lyonnais 12e journée : Montpellier HSC – Paris Saint-Germain 13e journée : Girondins de Bordeaux – Olympique de Marseille 14e journée : Olympique de Marseille – LOSC Lille 18e journée : Paris Saint-Germain – Olympique Lyonnais Les derbys 5e journée : Stade Rennais FC – FC Lorient 9e journée : AC Ajaccio – SC Bastia 10e journée : LOSC Lille – Valenciennes FC et ESTAC – Stade de Reims 16e journée : AS Saint-Etienne – Olympique Lyonnais Téléchargez le calendrier complet de la saison 2012/2013 de Ligue 1 Les nouveaux stades Cette saison sera aussi marquée par l’arrivée de nouveaux stades. Le premier achevé est celui de Lille, en juillet prochain, et qui accueillera comme premiers matchs : 2e journée : LOSC Lille– AS Nancy-Lorraine 4e journée : LOSC Lille – Paris Saint-Germain 6e journée : LOSC Lille– Olympique Lyonnais 8e journée : 6e journée : LOSC Lille – AC Ajaccio
I dont usually like to make predictions, but now that Marvin Martin has chosen Lille, I predict Boudebouz will go to OM, and Anthony Mounier will go to OL to replace Bastos.
mounier from nice? I didnt see a whole lot of matches from Nice, is he good enough to replace bastos?
I thought they would want to keep him since they have Puel there but he is rumored to be going to OM or OL.
is he as good as bastos pound for pound? no. over a whole season will he contribute as much? it's very likely.
Can we all laugh at OM now ? Im sick of hearing about their financial problems. I am a Ligue 1 fan and a large OM is good for everyone but their money problems are just so embarassing that its hard to support them. I still cant figure out why DD hasnt quit by now.