spyinthesky Posted 24 October, 2011 Share Posted 24 October, 2011 Southampton is twinned with Le Havre, a city of similar population and boasting a reputation for developing young players. Le Havre currently sit 3rd in the French 2nd Division (Monaco are bottom!!), so they are pushing for promotion like us. However their average gate is 7-8,000 even with lower prices. One of their away games had a crowd of 1,500!! To be fair their current stadium has a capacity of only 18,000 although a brand new one is currently under construction nearby which will house 25,000. Hardly seems worth it but perhaps they are following the Darlington model. Makes you realise how supportive crowds are outside of the top level, particularly at St Marys As posted elsewhere the Championship is the 4th most watched league in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 24 October, 2011 Share Posted 24 October, 2011 The Championship is a huge league. I can't think of another country that has such a well watched and rich 2nd tier league. The Depth in English football is beyond any other nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 October, 2011 Share Posted 24 October, 2011 (edited) Southampton is twinned with Le Havre, a city of similar population and boasting a reputation for developing young players. Le Havre currently sit 3rd in the French 2nd Division (Monaco are bottom!!), so they are pushing for promotion like us. However their average gate is 7-8,000 even with lower prices. One of their away games had a crowd of 1,500!! To be fair their current stadium has a capacity of only 18,000 although a brand new one is currently under construction nearby which will house 25,000. Hardly seems worth it but perhaps they are following the Darlington model. Makes you realise how supportive crowds are outside of the top level, particularly at St Marys As posted elsewhere the Championship is the 4th most watched league in Europe No comparison whatsoever though, the NPC is probably a better championship than the French Ligue 1 if you take away Quatar FC,Adidas FC,City of Lyon FC and Loadsapublicmoney FC. The rest of Ligue 1 is just a feeder for Newcastle. the thing is French clubs aren't allowed debt,someone has to be responsible for every centime that they've spent that they don't have.The DNCG examines every clubs accounts every year and can impose measures from recriuitment embargoes to just shutting club down. Le Havre have no money because the council doesn't give them much so they just have to sell any decent player to balance the books and get the green light each season.Monaco is a classic example, they used to fall outside of the jurisdiction of the DNCG,the instant that it was deemed unfair and they were made to submit their accounts they went into free-fall. Edited 24 October, 2011 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 24 October, 2011 Share Posted 24 October, 2011 (edited) 2011/12 Southampton in the Championship are currently averaging more than these clubs did last season in their respective top flights... Juventus Palermo Fiorentina Genoa Udinese Parma Bordeaux Auxerre Villarreal Deportivo de La Coruña Real Zaragoza And many others... Saints Premier League attendances of 30k+ averages at St Mary's would put them 3rd/4th in France, 5th in Italy and 7th in Spain. Edited 24 October, 2011 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 24 October, 2011 Share Posted 24 October, 2011 Since we dropped into this league, it has been my favourite, and that included the two years we were in League One. It's great to watch, it's great good entertainment, it's hearty, honest football, and it's not the money powered demon the Premier League has become. Monaco's position suprises me. Have they had money troubles? They were the biggest French side at one stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 October, 2011 Share Posted 24 October, 2011 Monaco's position suprises me. Have they had money troubles? They were the biggest French side at one stage. See above,since Monaco came under the jurisdiction of the DNCG their continual debt has been stopped and they can't live with the cost any more. They played in front of 6000 maximum at home in their glory days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 24 October, 2011 Share Posted 24 October, 2011 Isn't the NPC the 4th best supported league in england only behind the EPL, Bundesliga and La Liga ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 October, 2011 Share Posted 24 October, 2011 Isn't the NPC the 4th best supported league only behind the EPL, Bundesliga and La Liga ? It's certainly better supported than ligue 1, couldn't answer for Turkey though, they get some pretty big crowds down there, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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