Just realised I had completely disregarded that the UEFA coefficients were also used for the qualifying round. Finally Toulouse facing Liverpool had a lot more to do with them not being a historical top French contender for Europe than anything to do with the value of the French League http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=566670.html and http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf Annex II What I find really stupid about the seeding system is the fact that a team like Tampere could end up seeded ahead of Fenerbache, Spartak Moska, Sparta Prague, AEK Athens on the simple fact of it beating a team that would've been seeded if it had qualified for the 3rd round (Levski sofia)
Yes, that rule was weird. I think it's because the draw took place before the end of the second qualifying round. The bad UEFA coefficient of Toulouse will be also a problem in the UEFA Cup, we won't be seeded and we could draw teams like Bayern...
I would like to know if it is true that there are a player from Kiribati (John-Jack Dagland) and another from Palau (Ahn Juang Vlantintop) on the U21 Squad of Toulouse FC. Here is the article on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulouse_FC#U-21_Squad But I check it on the web of the team and they don´t appear.
Arent you worried about your team, toulousain ? Near the bottom of the league and out of Europe. Seems like the bubble has finally burst. The only positive is that I read Elmander could sign an extension but I have my doubts about that happening.
If Toulouse beat Nancy in midweek, they'll have considerably less to worry about, but has anyone seen the injuries that TFC have? Fabinho, Paulo Cesar, Congré, Cetto, Sirieix, Mathieu, Dao, Jönsson (in no particular order, this is off L'Equipe) Congré, Cetto and Mathieu would definitely be starters in defense I think, so it explains a little how Bordeaux could score 4 against them. Fabinho has struggled with injury I think all season and is now injured again. This does not excuse TFC's underperformance, but without those injuries, one has to believe they'd be doing much better.
I had them finishing 8th at the beginning of the season, but then again, look how I thought then it would turn out. 1. l'OL 2. Bordeaux 3. l'ASM 4. PSG 5. l'OM 6. Rennes 7. LOSC 8. Toulouse Yeah, half of those would be in the bottom half of the table at the moment.
Yes, I'm a little bit worried but the team have shown some progress against Bordeaux and Nancy, without winning though. It seems that they want to fight against this situation. Of course it's a disappointment in comparison with the last season, but we have to be realistic and tell that we finished third luckily.
From one Toronto Fc fan to a Toulouse Fc fan I say hello from Canada, We are both fans of TFC! http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/t280/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_fc TFC TFC TFC TFC!!!!
i'll be at gerland tomorrow and we'll have some serious revenge to take... i wonder what kind of reception elmander will get !
Elmander joins Bolton and Daniel Braaten joins Toulouse http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/7478332.stm
For the moment... In : CASANOVA Alain (Coach) BONNET Alexandre (on loan, Sedan) BRAATEN Daniel (Bolton) CAMARA Alseny (on loan, Rodez) CARRASSO Cédric (Marseille) CETTO Mauro (Nantes) CHERFA Walid (on loan, Tours) DIDOT Etienne (Rennes) FORT Pavel (on loan, FC Bruxelles) HAMEL Sebastien (Marseille) PENTECOTE Xavier (on loan, Bastia) Out : ARRACHE Salim (loan expired, Marseille) ARRIBAGE Dominique BATLLES Laurent (Grenoble) CHERFA Walid (Gimnastic Tarragona) DAO Issoumaïla DIEUZE Nicolas (Le Havre) DOUCHEZ Nicolas (Rennes) ELMANDER Johan (Bolton) JÖNSSON Jon (Brondby) MERMILLOD Alan RIOU Rudy (Marseille) SANTOS Francileudo
It looks likely that Sören Larsen from us (Schalke 04) will join you soon. He´s a typical no-nonsense striker...Had bad luck with injuries the latest season but still popular with the fans.
So, any news this week? What about Emana going to Sevilla (?)? Ihope tomake it over there to get to at least one game this season.
Can anybody here tell me anything about Hérita Ilunga? According to several West Ham United websites the player moved to the Hammers on a loan deal late last night... seemingly confirmed here: http://www.tfc.info/fr/Actualite/101002/Dernieres_news/40979/Ilunga_prete_a_West_Ham I was just wondering what kind of player he is, position, strengths, weaknesses etc...
he could have had hat trick if he was not called offside. anyway this guy is on fire, he will be useful for france in the upcoming years