http://france.theoffside.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:29:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The LFP announced what most French football fans had already suspected today, that Raymond Domenech would stay on as boss under certain conditions. He tentatively had the job for another 3 games, with matches against Austria on September 6, Serbia on September 10, and Euro 2008 rivals Romania on October ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/domenech-stays-france-is-disappointed.html So while most leagues are awash with transfer rumors and some big name deals in the works that turn into transfer sagas that span the entire summer, France remains pretty quite. With Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, and Marseille quietly going about their work with some solid but not spectacular deals, it ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/the-short-lived-summer-transfer-saga.html According to a few less then credible sources that have picked up a Le Parisien interview with the FFF president, Jean-Pierre Escalettes, Raymond Domenech will stay on as France coach. Of course this decision comes as a shock to many people after the pathetic European Championship France had, which for ... http://france.theoffside.com/blogroll/leaked-news-on-ray-ray.html So it may seem like a stretch here, but with the signing of Yoann Gouffran from Caen and the loan of Yohann Gourcuff from AC Milan, Bordeuax will look to prosper from the GOU connection. Of course Gouffran is a forward/winger and Gourcuff is a central midfielder, but the two ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/the-g-o-u-connection.html So after being humiliated at the European Championships yet again, we now see that the national squad will be undergoing significant changes. It seems logical that Domenech will be fired, hopefully with a Marie Antoinette style guillotine execution in front of the Parisien crowds. Both Bixente Lizarazu and Marcel Desailly ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/end-of-an-era-for-france.html How do you say fire Domenech in French? Does not matter what language, he is rubbish and has ruined our EURO campaign. Feel free to trash talk here. http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/how-do-you-say.html Hey everybody, I am back. As Sam has come back to action I thought I would too, as I have nothing to do at work so posting keeps me occupied. I want to discuss some of the activity in the transfer market which is already pretty hot and heavy before ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/a-flurry-of-activity-in-ligue-1.html Ah, the new schedule. Who knew that something so simple as mixing and matching twenty different names thirty-eight times could spark so much discussion and debate. Here's what's what in terms of the 2008-2009 fixtures. Day 1 is on 9 August. Nantes jump back onto the scene and take on Auxerre ... http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/games-to-watch-next-season.html Yohann Gourcuff has been loaned to FCG Bordeaux for the upcoming season. Cool! Where were you two seasons ago when he announced he was leaving Stade Rennais for AC Milan? It doesn't really matter where you were, but unless you're a rossoneri fan, you probably emmitted a loud-ass groan. I know ... http://france.theoffside.com/transfers-and-player-movement/yohann-gourcuff-finally-comes-back-to-his-senses.html Hey, France fans. There is less than a month to go before the start of Euro 2008. This means it's time to start preparing ourselves. From now through the start of Euros, the France National Team page over at World Cup Blog will be running daily polls ... http://france.theoffside.com/european-competition/france-fans-lets-get-ready-for-euros.html