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Les Herbiers and the French Cup Final

flyingkiwiDK
flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
in Other Football and Sports
Love a good David V Goliath story!

This one from the BBC Sport page on Les Herbiers march to the French Cup final where they will face PSG.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43956998

I remember taking a ferry across to Calais for the 2000 final. What a great day that was!

Comments

  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,995
    Brilliant. Love this bit:

    Les Herbiers, who are the fifth team from the third or fourth divisions to reach the final, are virtually bringing the whole town to the final. They have a population of 15,933 and have sold roughly 15,000 tickets.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Their entire annual budget would pay Neymar's wages for 16 days
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,945
    It's the equivalent club size wise of Manchester City v Fleetwood.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Seems a bit unfair, some bloke called Les having to play every German in Paris.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,146
    Darn it, Beat me to it fkDW, spotted this last week, and I was keeping my powder dry to wish them luck tomorrow... :smiley: So good luck Les Herbiers!
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,674
    Not a French speaker, but does their name actually translate to The Herbs? Not exactly inspiring if so.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,146
    It is the name of the "commune" and translates as The Herbarium:

    herbarium
    həːˈbɛːrɪəm/
    noun
    plural noun: herbaria
    a systematically arranged collection of dried plants.
    a room or building housing a herbarium.
    a box or other receptacle in which dried plants are kept.

    No I had never heard the term either... I prefer your idea RCC. :+1:
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    In the morning Lux paper they are stating the players earn a maximum of 3,000 euros a month - (not sure if its capped).
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    Just to check, given that PSG are Frejch champions, can we look forward to seeing Les Herbiers in the Europa League next season (I asume they will come in at an early stage if so)?
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    edited May 2018
    ken_shabby said:

    Just to check, given that PSG are Frejch champions, can we look forward to seeing Les Herbiers in the Europa League next season (I asume they will come in at an early stage if so)?

    Only if they win it.
    A PSG win would give the place to the team that finish 6th
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  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    is this on tv by any chance?
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    Can't see anything but a 6 or 7 goal win in this one but i'm backing Les H to get on the score-sheet at least. But who knows football is a funny old game.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Karim_myBagheri said:

    is this on tv by any chance?

    Sky 717 apparently
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    stackitsteve said:

    Karim_myBagheri said:

    is this on tv by any chance?

    Sky 717 apparently
    wow. some nice find there. odd French channel.
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    stackitsteve said:

    Karim_myBagheri said:

    is this on tv by any chance?

    Sky 717 apparently
    Nice one mate cheers for that!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    I bet Neymar is gutted he's injured, it's this type of epic clash he left Barcelona for
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    the commentary might be in French but its already better than Owen Hargreaves (tbf that aint hard to do.)
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    makes me feel as if I'm on holiday.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    edited May 2018
    those bastards psg are spoiling it. 1-0 to psg. 26 mins.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Took 27 minutes tho
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  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    FFS
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    FFS

    ?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    FFS

    Zut alors, s'il vous plaît
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    killerandflash said:

    flyingkiwiDK said:

    FFS

    Zut alors, s'il vous plaît
    err, yeah exactly
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    come on the herbs!
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,750
    The_President said:

    In the morning Lux paper they are stating the players earn a maximum of 3,000 euros a month - (not sure if its capped).

    Their highest paid player is on 2500€ a month
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    PSG had a front 3 of
    Di Maria Cavani Mbappe

    And only managed 2 goals

    Great defence work from Les Herbiers
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,750
    I live about 45 minutes from Les Herbiers.

    This is a club that allows women in for free which is quite basically sexual discrimination.
    However, men can put on a dress, some lipstick and speak in a high pitched voice at the turnstiles and probably get away with it ( a bit like The Life of Brian in reverse).

    The major has announced that tomorrow in Les Herbiers is a bank holiday which means three consecutive bank holidays in a row (today was Victoire 1945 and Thursday is Ascension).

    I don't particulary want Les Herbiers to become successful: we should have a decent team here in La Roche sur Yon. We have a 6000 capacity stadium with a team two divisions below Les Herbiers, getting crowds of 150.

    The most notable thing about Les Herbiers is that every player in the team has a beard. The manager also as a beard. One of the substitutes only had a goatee - I imagine that's way he was on the bench.

    Everything I say in this post is true.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Relegated to the 4th tier tonight. 2 teams below them both got a point.

    What a week of emotion

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