Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:43 am  

Massive exposure for FCL. No idea why the Paris would want to do this, exposure for the XIII game, if they win then they're the megabucks team beating a local side, if they lose they look really stupid (and chances are they will lose playing a different game).
Could it be that this is Paris investigating the option of starting a league side?

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:48 pm  

Maybe it was the fact that both teams have played in Pink? Stade are doing pre-season training in the area and the players suggested it would be a good training exercise seems to be the only reason. I think both teams are treating it as a friendly runabout, rather than a serious inter-code point proving thing. Three twenty-minute periods.

[John_D]

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:05 pm  

belgianxiii wrote:

Could it be that this is Paris investigating the option of starting a league side?

Rumours to that end have been flying about for a while now

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:04 pm  

John_D wrote:

Rumours to that end have been flying about for a while now

But the guy who gave rise to all those rumours (Max Guazzini), by turning up to the France/Australia game and reminiscing about watching Marseille RL as a kid, is no longer the clubs owner/president. As SF nearly went bust last month, can't see an RL club being high on the agenda of the new owner.

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:38 am  

http://www.fcl13.fr/equipes/equipe-elit ... fiche.html?

http://www.fcl13.fr/equipes/equipe-elit ... fiche.html?

[John_D]

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:28 pm  

JonM wrote:

As SF nearly went bust last month, can't see an RL club being high on the agenda of the new owner.

Oh did they? My heart bleeds.
Maybe paying super-annuated Australian RL players isn't the best business plan after all. *cough* Toulon *cough cough*

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:52 am  

I've heard Stade Français are training for the game in Castelnaudary.

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:50 am  

phil4.13 wrote:

Whilst on the topic of les quinzistes, Stade Francais & FCL are looking at the strong possibility of playing each other next month in a game of one half union, the other half league. Didn't Wigan do something similar some years ago?

Yes they played Bath. I went to the game.

Won the first half (League) but got well beaten in the second half (Union)

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:52 am  

Dragonsfan wrote:

Yes they played Bath. I went to the game.

Won the first half (League) but got well beaten in the second half (Union)

There were two games, one of each code. Did you go to the game at Maine Road or Twickenham? The biggest cheer of the night at Maine Road was when Bath scored their try. Phil De Glanville did himself proud. Jeremy Guscott was a disgrace.

Re: USAP in trouble? (OT) : Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:43 am  

Catalancs wrote:

I've heard Stade Français are training for the game in Castelnaudary.

They are attending FCL's defensive training tomorrow night. FCL are without their foreign legion & the Bentleys while Stade won't have their internationals.