CB Fry Posted 9 June, 2023 Share Posted 9 June, 2023 So, we now know the identity of the winners of the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference in five years time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 10 June, 2023 Share Posted 10 June, 2023 Its is official we have the worst stadium in the sport republic empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted 10 June, 2023 Share Posted 10 June, 2023 Ligue 2 is good fun. On the last day of the season, Bordeaux, who were playing to win promotion and Rodez, who were playing to stay up had their match abandoned after a fan ran on the pitch and pushed a Rodez player after they went 1-0 up. Don't think a decision has been made yet, so the table still stands with Rodez relegated and Bordeaux missing promotion with one game played less than the rest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_Ligue_2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 10 June, 2023 Share Posted 10 June, 2023 23 hours ago, skintsaint said: Looks like they been trying to sell since 2018. https://forum.vaenl1.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=26812 Some Nigerian wanted them https://www.africanews.com/2023/04/05/richest-man-in-nigeria-steps-up-plans-to-buy-valenciennes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 10 June, 2023 Share Posted 10 June, 2023 2 hours ago, HarvSFC said: Reaction of the player to a push is embarrassing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted 12 June, 2023 Share Posted 12 June, 2023 There's certainly a lot of Marketing potential with some of Valenciennes players. Here's A Zinga. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 15 June, 2023 Share Posted 15 June, 2023 (edited) ... Edited 15 June, 2023 by Master Bates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 Incredible work from the Valenciennes fans 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted 6 July, 2023 Share Posted 6 July, 2023 (edited) Rumours are the Valenciennes deals due to complete on the 11th July... Staffing already look very Sports Republicy New Manager - Jorge Maciel New assistant - Joao Nuno Fonseca (Former Man City) New Assistant - Leando Morais New Director of Football - Ben Chorley (Former Swindon) New Director - Mathhias Letterme (formerly Director at KV Kortrijk in Belgium) Edited 6 July, 2023 by Nolan Thought mentioning Valenciennes would be appropriate 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 6 July, 2023 Share Posted 6 July, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Nolan said: Rumours are the deals due to complete on the 11th July... Staffing already look very Sports Republicy New Manager - Jorge Maciel New assistant - Joao Nuno Fonseca (Former Man City) New Assistant - Leando Morais New Director of Football - Ben Chorley (Former Swindon) New Director - Mathhias Letterme (formerly Director at KV Kortrijk in Belgium) New mananger? Blimey that was fast! Did Martin not bring and assistant with him as well? Edited 6 July, 2023 by Saint86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 6 July, 2023 Share Posted 6 July, 2023 2 hours ago, Nolan said: Rumours are the Valenciennes deals due to complete on the 11th July... Staffing already look very Sports Republicy New Manager - Jorge Maciel New assistant - Joao Nuno Fonseca (Former Man City) New Assistant - Leando Morais New Director of Football - Ben Chorley (Former Swindon) New Director - Mathhias Letterme (formerly Director at KV Kortrijk in Belgium) Ben Chorley the main stand out, ex Portsmouth numbskull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 6 July, 2023 Share Posted 6 July, 2023 31 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said: Ben Chorley the main stand out, ex Portsmouth numbskull. Any relation to Rich Chorley? Also a numbskull. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 6 July, 2023 Share Posted 6 July, 2023 1 hour ago, The Cat said: Any relation to Rich Chorley? Also a numbskull. Very harsh, RC has no connection to Portsmouth whatsoever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 7 July, 2023 Share Posted 7 July, 2023 On 06/07/2023 at 10:52, Nolan said: Rumours are the Valenciennes deals due to complete on the 11th July... Staffing already look very Sports Republicy New Manager - Jorge Maciel New assistant - Joao Nuno Fonseca (Former Man City) New Assistant - Leando Morais New Director of Football - Ben Chorley (Former Swindon) New Director - Mathhias Letterme (formerly Director at KV Kortrijk in Belgium) Apparently he’s been prepping for it for quite sometime. Was going over last year to watch academy games etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 8 July, 2023 Share Posted 8 July, 2023 I always wonder how SR are rating Directors of football, never heard of Chorley but I firstly assume he can speak french and is he rated within the game ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 8 July, 2023 Share Posted 8 July, 2023 17 minutes ago, Convict Colony said: I always wonder how SR are rating Directors of football, never heard of Chorley but I firstly assume he can speak french and is he rated within the game ? Chorley not? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 8 July, 2023 Share Posted 8 July, 2023 5 hours ago, Master Bates said: Chorley not? "...and don't call me Chorley" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo1976 Posted 8 July, 2023 Share Posted 8 July, 2023 On 12/06/2023 at 07:15, Nolan said: There's certainly a lot of Marketing potential with some of Valenciennes players. Here's A Zinga. wonder if hes also good at golf like Paul......................................................(azinger).............🤭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribtickler Posted 8 July, 2023 Share Posted 8 July, 2023 They have breathed new life into the club, it was a festering pit of soulless wannabes akin to a crowd at a spice girls concert. I think they can take us places most of us could only dream about, and I only dream about Kellogg’s factories onwards my saints! that’s all I will say on the matter 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 8 July, 2023 Share Posted 8 July, 2023 11 hours ago, Convict Colony said: I always wonder how SR are rating Directors of football, never heard of Chorley but I firstly assume he can speak french and is he rated within the game ? He’s highly rated at Connect 4 and speaks fluent tripe. I currently rate him 53 in the Empire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23rdSaint Posted 9 July, 2023 Share Posted 9 July, 2023 12 hours ago, Ribtickler said: They have breathed new life into the club, it was a festering pit of soulless wannabes akin to a crowd at a spice girls concert. I think they can take us places most of us could only dream about, and I only dream about Kellogg’s factories onwards my saints! that’s all I will say on the matter Deppo...? Is that you...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 10 July, 2023 Share Posted 10 July, 2023 On 08/07/2023 at 11:52, Ribtickler said: They have breathed new life into the club, it was a festering pit of soulless wannabes akin to a crowd at a spice girls concert. I think they can take us places most of us could only dream about, and I only dream about Kellogg’s factories onwards my saints! that’s all I will say on the matter Good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 Henrik and Rasmus Pictured at Valenciennes last Friday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 40 minutes ago, Nolan said: Henrik and Rasmus Pictured at Valenciennes last Friday. The greatest era in their history awaits them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 1 hour ago, Nolan said: Henrik and Rasmus Pictured at Valenciennes last Friday. Mate they also posted photo of them in the boardroom, could already tell rasmus handed out copies of his book signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 3 hours ago, Nolan said: Henrik and Rasmus Pictured at Valenciennes last Friday. Here shown being released from Broadmoor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 according to Matt Slater of the Athletic…this happened today. 🤷🏻♂️ “Expensive business this football ownership lark. Southampton’s owner Sport Republic has just put in another £18m in new shares. That’s a total of £155m injected into the club since December 2021. They earned 65 points over the last 2 seasons, £2.4m of shareholder cash per point.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 5 minutes ago, saint lard said: according to Matt Slater of the Athletic…this happened today. 🤷🏻♂️ “Expensive business this football ownership lark. Southampton’s owner Sport Republic has just put in another £18m in new shares. That’s a total of £155m injected into the club since December 2021. They earned 65 points over the last 2 seasons, £2.4m of shareholder cash per point.” And this imo is why the owners deserve slack and a measure of understanding. It's not Rupert and Guy. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 1 hour ago, hypochondriac said: And this imo is why the owners deserve slack and a measure of understanding. It's not Rupert and Guy. They're showing some financial commitment, that's for damn sure. Let's hope the guys on the pitch can deliver for them (and us). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 1 hour ago, saint lard said: according to Matt Slater of the Athletic…this happened today. 🤷🏻♂️ “Expensive business this football ownership lark. Southampton’s owner Sport Republic has just put in another £18m in new shares. That’s a total of £155m injected into the club since December 2021. They earned 65 points over the last 2 seasons, £2.4m of shareholder cash per point.” I assume he has put another £18m to ease cash flow issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 12 hours ago, Convict Colony said: Mate they also posted photo of them in the boardroom, could already tell rasmus handed out copies of his book signed. Oh, did the photos show them getting use out of the book? Like wearing it as a hat, propping up wobbly desks or keeping doors open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Force Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 I give credit to the guy who signed the cheques, not the guys who spaffed it up the wall. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsFan86 Posted 11 July, 2023 Share Posted 11 July, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 12 July, 2023 Share Posted 12 July, 2023 9 hours ago, SaintsFan86 said: Before we get too carried away apparently they need to put 17m into VAFC today to become owners - so some of that will be ear marked- gotta assume some of that also could go to our turkish brothers as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodymatt Posted 18 July, 2023 Share Posted 18 July, 2023 This could easily be Dragan taking about Ankerson. Leeds making all the same mistakes we did with the same outcome. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 19 July, 2023 Share Posted 19 July, 2023 On 18/07/2023 at 02:56, goodymatt said: This could easily be Dragan taking about Ankerson. Leeds making all the same mistakes we did with the same outcome. Yes, but we are still stuck with Rasmus W. Ankersen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 20 July, 2023 Share Posted 20 July, 2023 On 11/07/2023 at 19:50, saint lard said: according to Matt Slater of the Athletic…this happened today. 🤷🏻♂️ “Expensive business this football ownership lark. Southampton’s owner Sport Republic has just put in another £18m in new shares. That’s a total of £155m injected into the club since December 2021. They earned 65 points over the last 2 seasons, £2.4m of shareholder cash per point.” Bless the Athletic being factually incorrect again. They appear to have not included the Goztepe points since SR have owned them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 20 July, 2023 Share Posted 20 July, 2023 9 hours ago, Dark Munster said: Yes, but we are still stuck with Rasmus W. Ankersen. No, Wilcox is now the director of football. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 20 July, 2023 Share Posted 20 July, 2023 10 hours ago, Dark Munster said: Yes, but we are still stuck with Rasmus W. Ankersen. Yes but his job is to oversee the Sports Republic rosta. Again as he was supposed to do last season until Joe Shields walked out on us. If you bothered to watch the excellent Jason Wilcox interview he specifically said that Saints will not sign any players unless Wilcox and Martin agree. Can’t be any clearer than that. Dragan also said in a recent interview he could have focussed more on Saints last season. Don’t forget Sports Republic isn’t his only business. He is obviously rectifying that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodymatt Posted 20 July, 2023 Share Posted 20 July, 2023 It’s clear we have made necessary changes and Wilcox is now driving things. The point I was trying to make was that both Saints and Leeds adopted a ‘find the next best talent early’ approach and we both got the same result of relegation. I do expect the new structure to oversee a more balanced recruitment model. Leeds owner saying in that clip that they needed to sign more experienced and ready players with their £100m outlay, I feel the same about our £140m spend. Lavia was our best player last season, Alcaraz seems a rough diamond and ABK looked really good when he stayed fit. So youth wasn’t solely to blame. I think Bazunu was the biggest and most unnecessary risk. Letting Romeu leave and I do think Redmond could have offered more than those that remained too. Just a lack of leadership all over the pitch. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 23 July, 2023 Share Posted 23 July, 2023 Interesting signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 23 July, 2023 Share Posted 23 July, 2023 15 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: Interesting signing. Started his career in France it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted 25 July, 2023 Share Posted 25 July, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 25 July, 2023 Share Posted 25 July, 2023 (edited) Taken off their official site: After reaching a definitive agreement with the previous majority shareholders, Sport Republic, the London-based sports investment company, has finalized the investment by carrying out the capital increase in the VAFC and thus becomes the club's new majority shareholder. VAFC becomes Sport Republic's third football club, joining English club Southampton FC and Turkish club Göztepe SK Itshistory, the loyalty and fervor of its supporters, its exceptional stadium and training facilities, its training center ranked among the best in France, make VAFC a great football club with enormous potential.We are delighted to see this investment come to fruition after working on it for a long time. Valenciennes has all the characteristics and infrastructure to become a reference club.The former presidency has created a solid foundation, new opportunities for growth and development are available to us, we will work hard and support the club with the necessary resources to achieve this. Access the press release Eddy Zdziech After a long reflection on the future of our club, Sport Republic quickly established itself as the best new majority shareholder of the VAFC.I am convinced that Sport Republic has the capabilities to enable the VAFC to continue and accelerate its development to achieve the most ambitious goals. Their strategy and their desire to get involved in local life have totally reassured us about their desire to respect the history of our club as well as the work undertaken in recent years.It will have been an honor and a great pride for me to have chaired this club which means so much to our territory for almost a decade, to have protected it and to have allowed it to have the essential assets to convince Sport Republic to invest in Valenciennes.I will soon want to thank all the wonderful people with whom I had the immense pleasure of exchanging and working. They will forever remain etched in my memory.I wish all the Sport Republic teams and of course the VAFC all the success they deserve.Go ahead Edited 25 July, 2023 by Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 17 August, 2023 Share Posted 17 August, 2023 Unhappy Goztepe fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 17 August, 2023 Share Posted 17 August, 2023 Just now, Master Bates said: Unhappy Goztepe fan He'll be an unhappy saints fan soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Disco Stu Posted 17 August, 2023 Share Posted 17 August, 2023 That last point is obviously very important. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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