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<blockquote data-quote="M Two One" data-source="post: 432694" data-attributes="member: 29650">No intention to be harsh here; do you know about Leclerc&#039;s (big Wal-Mart type corporation) sponsorship spread? Do you have any idea how huge Pau&#039;s sponsorship deal is with one of the ten biggest corporations in the world? Do you even know the sponsorships for French clubs at all, no, otherwise you wouldn&#039;t even write any of that. I agree and have before that some smaller markets will not be able to compete, this has already happened, but others will still thrive and a few already are.Change indeed happens, but this isn&#039;t American sports where if you don&#039;t have an arena with enough box seats they&#039;ll take away your team and put it somewhere else. Some towns in France are growing rapidly and receiving more and more attention - five star hotels, luxury casinos, etc. I&#039;ve seen it for myself. After coming back to the States for a few years I returned to see Pau was turned upside down. Pau seems more like a city than a town now. It was an incredible difference in such a short time span.This is all due to many factors aside from major increase in population. For one, major corporations are located in these towns and are passionate about local ideals - such as their sports clubs. There is also the environment. These are the difference makers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="M Two One, post: 432694, member: 29650"] No intention to be harsh here; do you know about Leclerc's (big Wal-Mart type corporation) sponsorship spread? Do you have any idea how huge Pau's sponsorship deal is with one of the ten biggest corporations in the world? Do you even know the sponsorships for French clubs at all, no, otherwise you wouldn't even write any of that. I agree and have before that some smaller markets will not be able to compete, this has already happened, but others will still thrive and a few already are. Change indeed happens, but this isn't American sports where if you don't have an arena with enough box seats they'll take away your team and put it somewhere else. Some towns in France are growing rapidly and receiving more and more attention - five star hotels, luxury casinos, etc. I've seen it for myself. After coming back to the States for a few years I returned to see Pau was turned upside down. Pau seems more like a city than a town now. It was an incredible difference in such a short time span. This is all due to many factors aside from major increase in population. For one, major corporations are located in these towns and are passionate about local ideals - such as their sports clubs. There is also the environment. These are the difference makers. [/QUOTE]

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