toontownman Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 It's a huge move up for him. Hope he can hit the ground running. I think it's a great league for his style too. Auxerre are a classic club to me from when I was growing up. Also developed some amazing players over the years. Bit of a sleeping giant imo The Real Marc, TGAA_Star, WestHamCanadianinOxford and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 11 hours ago, Borjans Sweatpants said: Knowing their family personally, they’re an absolutely incredible group of people, the highest morals you can find all the way from grandparents to grandkids. I take it that you, like me, are from the Ottawa valley?? Unnamed Trialist and Borjans Sweatpants 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cnk4wdkv3zlo Motherwell at 'advanced stage' for Bair sale toontownman, Obinna, Addona and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 (edited) 20 hours ago, Ed_S said: I take it that you, like me, are from the Ottawa valley?? Yes sir, raised Carlingwood area but living in the Barrhaven burbs now. Edited July 15 by Borjans Sweatpants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Auxerre provides some top 5 league experience. They may also get relegated to Ligue 2, or worse if they are anything like Troyes. Playing in Ligue 2 wouldn't be the worst, better than SPL with Motherwell, arguably. Part of me would have preferred Rangers or Celtic, but maybe their rumoured interest wasn't real... Either way, looks like this will get done. Excited to see what he can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 21 minutes ago, Obinna said: Auxerre provides some top 5 league experience. They may also get relegated to Ligue 2, or worse if they are anything like Troyes. Playing in Ligue 2 wouldn't be the worst, better than SPL with Motherwell, arguably. Part of me would have preferred Rangers or Celtic, but maybe their rumoured interest wasn't real... Either way, looks like this will get done. Excited to see what he can do If they get relegated, they will loan him, and if they stay down, they will sell him. That’s what Troyes did with Mama Baldé who was loaned to Lyon last season and subsequently bought this year, after Troyes got relegated once more. I think Bair has left a strong enough impression in Scotland that Motherwell, or any other similar team would be thrilled to take him back if Auxerre go right back down. Celtic’s striker, Furuhashi scored 14 goals last year and 27 prior, and Rangers’ striker Cyriel Dessers scored 16- one more than Bair. I think Auxerre will actually give him more of a chance to play than either of them, given the competition. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 1 hour ago, Obinna said: Auxerre provides some top 5 league experience. They may also get relegated to Ligue 2, or worse if they are anything like Troyes. Playing in Ligue 2 wouldn't be the worst, better than SPL with Motherwell, arguably. Part of me would have preferred Rangers or Celtic, but maybe their rumoured interest wasn't real... Either way, looks like this will get done. Excited to see what he can do Rangers were not Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 PastPros, Kadenge, Canuckia and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fOLi0Noop/?igsh=MTZkdTJxY2NjbWg1aQ== cronaldo7, johnyb, HochelagaFC and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 5 minutes ago, K Edgar said: Awesome announcement video, and damn he’s pretty nice in French. Didn’t know he was from Ottawa, I thought he was from out west for some reason. Jack1997, Borjans Sweatpants, HochelagaFC and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 5 minutes ago, K Edgar said: Always fun seeing what they do with Canadians in silly announce videos. Fresh Prince of MTL, PastPros and Borjans Sweatpants 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 That's a big step up. Good for him. Does OneSoccer have Ligue 1 for next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 5 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Always fun seeing what they do with Canadians in silly announce videos. Relieved there were no namesake mammals in that one. The Real Marc, WestHamCanadianinOxford, NVsoccer and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Does anyone know if Auxerre is at least better than Troyes when Ugbo was there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 16 minutes ago, jordan said: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fOLi0Noop/?igsh=MTZkdTJxY2NjbWg1aQ== Number 9 can be just symbolic but I will take it as a good sign. InglewoodJack, sebdeserio, Jack1997 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strait Red Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 19 minutes ago, Aird25 said: That's a big step up. Good for him. Does OneSoccer have Ligue 1 for next season? Bein Sports had it last season, I think OneSoccer had a separate deal to show Lille games only. I think Bein’s deal has expired though and Ligue 1 is looking for a new carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 4 year contract. Nicely done. Lvoe the french too! johnyb, Ivan, costarg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 43 minutes ago, Aird25 said: That's a big step up. Good for him. Does OneSoccer have Ligue 1 for next season? A team of DAZN and BeIn just won the rights. Not sure what that means yet Strait Red and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, VinceA said: Does anyone know if Auxerre is at least better than Troyes when Ugbo was there? They are all these smaller French cities with money--Auxerre is surrounded by the best vineyards of Burgundy, some of the finest in the world--who are vying to consolidate in top flight. The population base is weak and the stadium is small, under 20,000. It is similar to Troyes but perhaps even smaller (it is just 50 km from Troyes, btw), it relies on the region supporting it (like Villareal for example). The biggest city in the region, Dijon, is in 2nd division, but their stadium is even smaller. French football does not correlate well with its population centres and geography. Many cities amongst the largest in France can't keep a team in top flight or struggle (Strasbourg, Bordeaux). Paris only has one team, plus one in 2nd, and then the suburbs, even working class suburbs, don't have a team. So it is the modern scenario where a deep-pocket owner and tv money can create new contenders: the clubs that make it work are often not the historical ones in top flight, which is how you get Brentford and Hoffenheim and perhaps Villareal being the most consistent (though they relegated 12 years ago as well). Troyes being City Group, they should be better, look at Girona. I have no idea what this Auxerre is about, but I suspect they are a likely relegation candidate and staying up in Ligue 1 will be a success story for them. For example: is signing Bair an indication that they know what they are doing or that they don't? Edited July 16 by Unnamed Trialist longlugan, GasPed, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) Very moving post by his father on FB, an open letter to Stuart Kettlewell, Motherwell manager, thanking and praising him for getting Theo to this place in his career. And that video released is awesome. Edited July 16 by Ed_S jordan, dyslexic nam, Canuckia and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 St. Johnstone entitled to a solidarity payment despite likely doing more harm to him than good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Number 9 has to be a good sign (and the 4 year contract). Corazon, NVsoccer, nolando and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 2 hours ago, Ed_S said: Very moving post by his father on FB, an open letter to Stuart Kettlewell, Motherwell manager, thanking and praising him for getting Theo to this place in his career. And that video released is awesome. Kettlewell is an excellent man manager. I have heard very positive stories about how Kettlewell brought him in and gave him the confidence to take over the main striker role after they lost Kevin van Veen. Bair's manager at St Johnstone, Steven McLean, was a former player there and honestly, in way over his head. It was his first managerial job too and got it full time after a run of 6 or so half decent results that kept them up the season before. Ivan and Cheeta 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 4 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: is signing Bair an indication that they know what they are doing or that they don't? Sounds like a calculated roll of the dice to me. It might hit, it might not. But the odds are good, he's got all the tools. Thrilled he got himself a 4 year deal. One less thing to worry about, gives him some breathing room to focus on his game. Unnamed Trialist and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ed_S said: Very moving post by his father on FB, an open letter to Stuart Kettlewell, Motherwell manager, thanking and praising him for getting Theo to this place in his career. And that video released is awesome. Any link to that Ed? I also think that 4 years and the no 9 is amazing, that is a real vote of confidence in him from a team that could struggle to stay in Ligue 1. Edited July 16 by Unnamed Trialist Club Linesman and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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