SamBlue
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They had financial difficulties before and they were relegated. Still insane what happened to them, thy are like Everton of French football, no pun intended.
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Bordeaux
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mac
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Going down the divisions kind of worked for us , before all this ffp shite. Not so for a huge club like Bordeaux though . Different times
You'd think there would be some sort of financial restrictions put in place by UEFA to stop this sort of thing happening
I know that's tongue in cheek, but maybe if there weren't so many restrictions they would have been taken over by now instead?
Alan Harper's Tash
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Mad that their nickname wasn’t the Clarets.
Seems unbelievable that a club this size can fold.
Seems unbelievable that a club this size can fold.
StillBluessinceHydeRoad
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It really is depressing. Years ago I had two friends who travelled huge distances every weekend to watch the club. This is a real blow not only to the city but also to the region. Any chance of the CFG acquiring another French club?
cptaidan88
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Sad news for their fans. I went to a Europa League game there the night after we played away in Lyon. Architecturally a great ground but a financial weight around their neck I suspect. The owner Gerard Lopez was hated in France before he even took over, so sentiment towards him unlikely to have changed. Also owns Boavista in Porto and they themselves narrowly avoided relegation this year.
In positive news Bordeaux's demise confirms the status of CFG club - Troyes, in Ligue 2 though. Would imagine the Savino money they're receiving should go a long way in Ligue 2, could mount a promotion push if some of that is invested right, which would be quite the turnaround.
In positive news Bordeaux's demise confirms the status of CFG club - Troyes, in Ligue 2 though. Would imagine the Savino money they're receiving should go a long way in Ligue 2, could mount a promotion push if some of that is invested right, which would be quite the turnaround.
Tbilisi
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Will form as a phoenix club Im sure with that amount of support.
super_city_si
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be awful. Just imagine your team being no more. Very sad. Judging by the uproar in their TV deal I can see a few more going this way. Their league needs a radical re-structure financiallyDesperately sad to see any club going out of existence but especially so when it’s a club of this size.
Feel for their support.