Nantes FC Info

**pete** · 14/07/2004, 12:07 PM

They have averaged 30-32k crowds in recent years. Anyone what they expecting on sunday?

**Peadar** · 14/07/2004, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Anyone what they expecting on sunday?

13-15K max.

**tiktok** · 14/07/2004, 12:17 PM

i saw a post somewhere saying they're only going to open up enough sections of the stadium to give a 10,000 capacity, so I'd imagine they're not even expecting that many

methinks they'll be outsung

**pete** · 14/07/2004, 6:08 PM

Check out Nantes forum on left top corner

**tiktok** · 14/07/2004, 6:45 PM

sad reflection that 64% of the fans who bother to post on the forums can't be bothered to go, going on forums here, you'd imagine as a group they'd be among the more motivated sections fans.
facing a small attendance

**DolansWaistcoat** · 14/07/2004, 7:07 PM

My brother says they played man u in the CL a few years back and beat them 2-1 in Nantes,anyone know if thats true.I know they have played in the CL fairly recently and that they finished sixth last year in the french prem.

It is a pity that there fans won't bother coming out to watch them against us,but lets hope that no matter how many turn up that they'll be booing at the end of the game just like the biys in Malmo and Nec.

**tiktok** · 14/07/2004, 7:17 PM

Originally Posted by DolansWaistcoat

My brother says they played man u in the CL a few years back and beat them 2-1 in Nantes,anyone know if thats true

Not sure, but even if it is they on managed to draw 3-3 with Sligo Rovers in '97, I think I'll concentrate on that result

**DolansWaistcoat** · 14/07/2004, 7:35 PM

Lol,ya i'll have to agree with ya there,focus on the sligo game. but if we manage to beat Nantes then it'll be the team that beat man u in the Cl group stage in 2002 not the team that drew with sligo in '97 that i'll be shouting to the barstooler's about City beating.

**De Town** · 14/07/2004, 7:47 PM

was it not a 1 all draw with man u. i think van Nistelrooy scored a peno in the last minute to get a draw.

**DolansWaistcoat** · 14/07/2004, 8:14 PM

Probably was so,typical of the man u scum with a last minute peno.If City got a 1-1 over there i'd be delighted.

thecorner · 15/07/2004, 1:20 AM

score was 1-1 with united winning the game at old trafford 5-1

**pete** · 15/07/2004, 9:20 AM

They finished 6th last year, thats 3 points ahead of Marseille who beat Newcastle in Uefa Cup Semi if you need english comparison.

Inter Toto 2003
3rd round: Nantes (FRA) - Wil (SWI) 2-1 3-2 Nantes 5-3 on agg
Semi Final: Nantes (FRA) - Perugia (ITA) 0-1 0-0 Perugia 1-0 on agg
Final: Perugia (ITA) - Wolfsburg (GER) 1-0 2-0 Perugia 3-0 on agg

French League:
2002-03 - 9th, 2001-02 - 10th, 2000-01 - 1st, 1999-2000 - 12th.

CL 2001-02
1st Group Stage: (won group)
Nantes - PSV 4 - 1
Lazio - Nantes 1 - 3
Nantes - Galatasaray 0 - 1
Galatasaray - Nantes 0 - 0
PSV - Nantes 0 - 0
Nantes - Lazio 1 - 0
2nd Group Stage: (last in group)

**Peadar** · 15/07/2004, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by thecorner

with united winning the game at old trafford 5-1

Crap! We'll have to win 6-1 at home so

The FourFiveOne will need to be reversed to a OneFiveFour

Originally Posted by tiktok

Not sure, but even if it is they on managed to draw 3-3 with Sligo Rovers in '97

Wow! Remember Sligo Rovers!?!
Whatever happened to them?
They had a Cup final a few years ago and no one has heard of them since.
Don't suppose the Showgrounds has improved any bit over the years.

**James** · 15/07/2004, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Don't suppose the Showgrounds has improved any bit over the years.

actually it has, main stand now looks the job from last time i was up there
its bigger then donie forde from memory and the roof actually covers all the seats ..(imagine that!)

new west stand

check out the video clip of it. v nice sligo

nd on further investigation its shown how progressive sligo actually is.. with a new training facility under developemtn also

http://www.sligorovers.com/developme...news_march.htm

an all weather training facility of their own.. we shud be so luck in cork

**sullanefc** · 15/07/2004, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by DolansWaistcoat

Probably was so,typical of the man u scum with a last minute peno.If City got a 1-1 over there i'd be delighted.

Van Nistelrooy in the 93rd minute. Wouldn't it be sweet if City did the same

**Peadar** · 15/07/2004, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by James

we shud be so luck in cork

Could it be that they've spent so much on facilities that they can't afford decent players?
We need as many "regional" clubs as possible

Originally Posted by sullanefc

Van Nistelrooy in the 93rd minute. Wouldn't it be sweet if City did the same

No it wouldn't be sweet because that would mean that our run of clean sheets in Europe would be over.

**sullanefc** · 15/07/2004, 11:41 AM

Yeah, but we'd beat them 5-1 at the cross anyway

**DolansWaistcoat** · 15/07/2004, 11:54 AM

let's not get carried away 4-1 will do us at the X.

**pete** · 15/07/2004, 1:15 PM

Team Ranking

Nantes 39th
City 216st

**tiktok** · 15/07/2004, 1:50 PM

"What the hell are Nantes up to?
I just saw on their website (As usual!) that a Nantes selection that will include their experienced defender Pascal Delhommeau and new signing Julio Caceres (Won't play against us as his registration has yet to go through!) will play a benefit match (Reseach against cerebral tumors!) against fellow French 1st Division side Stade Rennes on Saturday 17th at 6 p.m. That's right ... about 24 hours before the City game! Either they are very cocky, very good, or very unimpressed with Intertoto matches!"

a case of underestimating us I wonder???