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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 26, 2024 8:22:45 GMT
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jul 26, 2024 8:43:33 GMT
Shame, a good club back in the day
Produced Dugarry and possibly had Zidane?
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Post by noustie on Jul 26, 2024 8:45:20 GMT
Shame, a good club back in the day Produced Dugarry and possibly had Zidane? Wiltord and Lizarazu too. |
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Post by noustie on Jul 26, 2024 8:50:57 GMT
Unfortunately think a few teams will go this way - the big shitebag clubs like Barca and Real will always get saved one way or another but local unsexy clubs will be left to fold once tv money shrinks/ owners lose interest.
There's part of me hopes the Super League happens so the big clubs can all fuck off and have an NFL type arrangement and leave the rest of us to it.
Rangers is another one watch with their stadium issues and players leaving for the square root of fuck all.
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jul 26, 2024 9:04:17 GMT
Id always seen Bordeaux as just behind PSG and Marseilles in France. Certainly one of their Big 6 if they have such a thing
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Post by J-Roar on Jul 26, 2024 9:06:58 GMT
Id always seen Bordeaux as just behind PSG and Marseilles in France. Certainly one of their Big 6 if they have such a thing I think it's Le Grand Cinq over there. |
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Post by werrington on Jul 26, 2024 9:19:21 GMT
We need to rid ourselves of the Coates family and get one of these types as owners
Jeez and people actually want them out and risk it all
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Post by shrewspotter on Jul 26, 2024 9:21:56 GMT
We need to rid ourselves of the Coates family and get one of these types as owners Jeez and people actually want them out and risk it all fortunately it's the minority mate, I'm not sure by binning off Coates how it helps us, I'm unaware of FFP being constricted to uk owners only. |
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Post by callas12 on Jul 26, 2024 9:37:32 GMT
Vitesse Arnhem nearly went the same way at the end of last season & they've been massive in Eredivise for years now.
Still been relegated due to combined poor form and points deductions, but fortunately still in existence, for now anyway.
There's still meetings planned to discuss their future over licences after failed takeover plans and things are still looking worrying for them moving forwards.
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Post by Gods on Jul 26, 2024 9:47:25 GMT
When I was at school we went to 'la grande dune du Pilat'in Bordeaux, it's the tallest sand dune in Europe.
You'd think if they can sustain this mighty sand dune they could run a pro football club.
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Post by nottsover60 on Jul 26, 2024 9:53:43 GMT
And Shalke who nearly got relegated to the third tier last year and would have gone out of business if they had because they wouldn't have been able to prove that they could exist financially down there.
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Post by foxysgloves on Jul 26, 2024 9:58:55 GMT
There but for the grace of God…..
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2024 10:34:57 GMT
We need to rid ourselves of the Coates family and get one of these types as owners Jeez and people actually want them out and risk it all Agreed. Local owners only. Ipswich have shown us the way. |
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Post by Linx on Jul 26, 2024 10:44:51 GMT
I actually had a Bordeaux shirt - navy blue with a large white V across the front. It was on the rack in a Decathlon, along with the usual suspects like PSG, OM and OL, so they were a big club a few years ago. It probably says something about the state of French lower league football that a grand old club like that has relinquished its professional status.
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Post by Stoke70 on Jul 26, 2024 10:50:07 GMT
Bordeaux produced Zidane, Lizarazu, Dugarry, Wiltord, Tchouaméni. By this time, only Lizarazu and Tchouaméni reacted to this.
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Post by noustie on Jul 26, 2024 11:12:14 GMT
I actually had a Bordeaux shirt - navy blue with a large white V across the front. It was on the rack in a Decathlon, along with the usual suspects like PSG, OM and OL, so they were a big club a few years ago. It probably says something about the state of French lower league football that a grand old club like that has relinquished its professional status. In comparison to England and Germany second division in France looks proper shit like - average attendance last season was 8500 with only one side over 20k far out in-front of the rest. www.worldfootball.net/attendance/fra-ligue-2-2023-2024/1/For comparison, that is less than the Scottish Prem even taking Rangers and Celtic out! |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 26, 2024 11:12:59 GMT
We need to rid ourselves of the Coates family and get one of these types as owners Jeez and people actually want them out and risk it all 🤣🤣🤣 I love how the alternative to the Coates’ is oblivion. It’s a cult. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 26, 2024 18:16:53 GMT
We need to rid ourselves of the Coates family and get one of these types as owners Jeez and people actually want them out and risk it all 🤣🤣🤣 I love how the alternative to the Coates’ is oblivion. It’s a cult. It isn't that. It's simply acknowledging we have steadfast owners who won't be dropping us in the shit anytime soon. |
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Post by bigvern on Jul 26, 2024 18:28:45 GMT
Unfortunately think a few teams will go this way - the big shitebag clubs like Barca and Real will always get saved one way or another but local unsexy clubs will be left to fold once tv money shrinks/ owners lose interest. There's part of me hopes the Super League happens so the big clubs can all fuck off and have an NFL type arrangement and leave the rest of us to it. Rangers is another one watch with their stadium issues and players leaving for the square root of fuck all. If Bordeaux are unsexy then once the Coates' leave, we are most certainly fucked. |
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Post by shakermaker on Jul 27, 2024 18:54:53 GMT
I visited Bordeaux on holiday last October. Lovely, beautiful city yet quite modern too. If the club was one of the Big 5, it would be a very attractive place to be for a footballer. Very surprised it’s come to this.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jul 28, 2024 7:48:49 GMT
When I was at school we went to 'la grande dune du Pilat'in Bordeaux, it's the tallest sand dune in Europe. You'd think if they can sustain this mighty sand dune they could run a pro football club. Also home to the longest shopping street in Europe. Great city. |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Jul 28, 2024 21:23:57 GMT
Jesus, my second favourite team as well!!! 🫤
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 29, 2024 10:16:38 GMT
I visited Bordeaux on holiday last October. Lovely, beautiful city yet quite modern too. If the club was one of the Big 5, it would be a very attractive place to be for a footballer. Very surprised it’s come to this. Went there a couple of years back and agree 100%. Great city. Wine not bad either  |
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Post by pavel on Jul 29, 2024 11:15:02 GMT
I visited Bordeaux on holiday last October. Lovely, beautiful city yet quite modern too. If the club was one of the Big 5, it would be a very attractive place to be for a footballer. Very surprised it’s come to this. Went there a couple of years back and agree 100%. Great city. Wine not bad either It is a wonderful city, visited a number of times, the first time over 40 years ago staying with friends, great food and wine then and when I last visited a few years ago. The place has a real buzz to it now. Bordeaux were probably my favourite French team, perhaps alongside Marseille. Such a shame that football has come to this and I suspect it will only get worse. |
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Post by Northy on Jul 29, 2024 11:25:06 GMT
When I was at school we went to 'la grande dune du Pilat'in Bordeaux, it's the tallest sand dune in Europe. You'd think if they can sustain this mighty sand dune they could run a pro football club. Went there when our RN ship was visiting Bordeaux, it's at Arcachon. The made us go to the Mayors reception in Bordeaux, in white uniform, the state of it at the end of the day with all that free red wine was a sight to behold! |
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Post by pavel on Jul 29, 2024 13:29:16 GMT
When I was at school we went to 'la grande dune du Pilat'in Bordeaux, it's the tallest sand dune in Europe. You'd think if they can sustain this mighty sand dune they could run a pro football club. Went there when our RN ship was visiting Bordeaux, it's at at Arcachon. The made us go to the Mayors reception in Bordeaux, in white uniform, the state of it at the end of the day with all that free red wine was a sight to behold! It is indeed Arcachon, a huge dune and in its day a fairly quiet place, in my twenties on holiday with friends, the idea was to run up it as fast as you could, oh to have that energy now. Now that is a training exercise! Fabulous country all around with Biarritz not far away. Massive waves which will flatten you, which happened to me, waves come in pairs with the very occasional 3rd one, which got me, sand in the most unspeakable of places when I eventually resurfaced battered and bruised. Wonderful part of France. |
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Post by metalhead on Jul 29, 2024 16:26:55 GMT
Awful for their supporters.
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Post by stiggerstackle on Jul 29, 2024 20:00:47 GMT
Currently sat in a bar in the Dordogne chatting to a barman about this very thing - he’s says it’s akin to a national scandal.
My lads both want local football shirts, and he’s said now that Bordeaux have gone, we can either go for Toulouse (first tier - purple and pink) or 4th division Bergerac (has no idea what colours they play in)
I made a comment about supporting your local team and he responded ‘you’re in rugby country now’ 🤣
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2024 20:03:26 GMT
We need to rid ourselves of the Coates family and get one of these types as owners Jeez and people actually want them out and risk it all Agreed. Local owners only. Ipswich have shown us the way. They were just copying Burnley, Leicester, Wolves and Southampton with their local owners. |
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Post by hchpotter on Jul 29, 2024 21:46:27 GMT
Back in the 80´s they had Tigana and Giresse. Superb players alongside Platini in the France side that won the Euros. Trésor and Ferreri were also top players. Always liked the fact that their goalie was called Dropsy!
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