Top 14 Semi Finals

[Tony Manx]

Interesting.....surprise, surprise BT Sports give no build up whatsoever.....................so much for the plaudits from some people for BT Sports coverage!!!

Broadcast started at 19.45 when match due to start but as it did not start until 19.55, at least Cotter could gabble away about nothing pertinent!!

 

[Tony Manx]

Essais Toulon.................Allez Toulon!!!!!

 

[Jaguares]

F**k!!!!

 

[Tony Manx]

F**k!!!!

You never did say why you "hate" Toulon!!

 

[big ginger 8]

That'll be a yellow.

 

[Tony Manx]

That'll be a yellow.

Agreed....Ref has warned them already!!

 

[Jaguares]

That'll be a yellow.

I say: Red Card such as Warburton in WC 2007

 

[Tony Manx]

I say: Red Card such as Warburton in WC 2007

....yet still you do not say why you "hate" Toulon!!!

Argentinians are all the same.....play acting!!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

....yet still you do not say why you "hate" Toulon!!!

You'll struggle to find many outside of France who like Toulon, they're not exactly an endearing side.

 

[Tony Manx]

You'll struggle to find many outside of France who like Toulon, they're not exactly an endearing side.

Personal question......not a general one!!

 

[Amobokoboko]

Common RAcing!!!

 

[Tony Manx]

Common RAcing!!!

Yes they are, old boy, common as muck....not like the old days of pink bow ties at all!!

 

[Jaguares]

....yet still you do not say why you "hate" Toulon!!!

I said it many times in the forum, because is the money's team. I don't like that kind of club in Rugby Union

Argentinians are all the same.....play acting!!

Yeah, Hernandez always is acting, like this:



Beautiful acting!

 

[Tony Manx]

I said it many times in the forum, because is the money's team. I don't like that kind of club in Rugby Union

...ah and Racing of course are all home produced talent!!!!

 

[Jaguares]

...ah and Racing of course are all home produced talent!!!!

No but what makes Toulon is already pornographic

 

[Tony Manx]

Always a source on interest the following are the budgets for each Top 14 club for this season courtesy of http://www.sportune.fr/article/top-14-rugby-tous-les-budgets-de-la-saison-2013-2014-94230/2


Les budgets des clubs de Top 14 pour la saison 2012-2013
[TABLE="width: 477"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Club[/TD]
[TD]Budget prévisionnel[/TD]
[TD]Evolution sur un an[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1. Stade Toulousain[/TD]
[TD]35,419M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 0,449M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2. ASM Clermont[/TD]
[TD]25,52M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 1,198M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3. Stade Français[/TD]
[TD]22,81M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 2,158M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4. RC Toulon[/TD]
[TD]21,84M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 1,823M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5. Racing-Métro[/TD]
[TD]21,74M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 0,712M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6. Montpellier[/TD]
[TD]17,51M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 2,461M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7. Grenoble[/TD]
[TD]18,644M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 3,744M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8. Bayonne[/TD]
[TD]17,96M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 0,187M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9. Castres[/TD]
[TD]15,61M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 1,725M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10. Biarritz[/TD]
[TD]17,33M€[/TD]
[TD]- 0, 386M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11. Perpignan[/TD]
[TD]14,47M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 0,483M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12. Bordeaux-Bègles[/TD]
[TD]12,862M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 0,932€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13. CA Brive (promu en Top 14)[/TD]
[TD]11,092M€[/TD]
[TD]- 0,4M€[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14. Oyonnax (promu en Top 14)[/TD]
[TD]9,172M€[/TD]
[TD]+ 3,67M[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

That 100k euro makes all the difference!!!!

No but what makes Toulon is already pornographic

Que?

 

[Tony Manx]

Close 1st half with three penalty misses from JW and one from JS with the latter missing a drop from 30 metres in front of post at end of normal time...

7-6 Toulon who are hanging on!

I would suggest that ball and territory stats (thanks BT for not giving any!) favour Racing and tackle count favour Toulon...............all to play for!!

 

[Jaguares]

That 100k euro makes all the difference!!!!

Que?

Yeah but those teams always had many supporters and has a rich history in Rugby. Those teams have genuine income is more money not like Toulon, where a millionaire took over the club. That's the model that I don't like, a millionaire owner who thinks he's a rock star.

I would like to see the table of what how money spent Toulon in the last five years, and how money they spent before have a millionaire owner. Then I want to see it spent Toulouse in the last five years, and how money they spent before the last 5 years. And you see Toulouse always had a high income while Toulon is the product of having a millionaire owner.

 

[Tony Manx]

Yeah but those teams always had many supporters and has a rich history in Rugby. Those teams have genuine income is more money not like Toulon, where a millionaire took over the club. That's the model that I don't like, a millionaire owner who thinks he's a rock star.

I would like to see the table of what how money spent Toulon in the last five years, and how money they spent before have a millionaire owner. Then I want to see it spent Toulouse in the last five years, and how money they spent before the last 5 years. And you see Toulouse always had a high income while Toulon is the product of having a millionaire owner.

You are not winning on this you know......Racing have a benefactor called Lorenzetti who has provided as much funding over the years.....Toulouse have Aerospatial.......Clermont have Michelin....even dear old Biarritz and Grenoble have had Cap Gemini until recently. No club survives on its income from the supporters or even with the TV money!!!

Toulon have never been top of the budgets for the Top 14 and Toulouse and Clermont have.............get over it and I am not a Toulon supporter!!!

 

[gaston le gaff]

back to the rugby maybe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!