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Post by Vegas Claret » Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:15 pm

Relegated to Ligue 2 because of financial issues...........just a reminder that John Texter is involved, as he is with Botafogo who still owe us for Vitinho
https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2 ... g-meeting/

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Re: Lyon

Post by JR1882 » Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:30 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:15 pm
Relegated to Ligue 2 because of financial issues...........just a reminder that John Texter is involved, as he is with Botafogo who still owe us for Vitinho
https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2 ... g-meeting/
Seismic this - they were given a “provisional relegation” a while back but I think there was a general understanding that a) they would get things in order and b) the league would renege from that course of action having seen some willingness.

Absolutely raises some questions around multi club ownership yet again, and having multiple clubs when seemingly you can’t afford one (that irony isn’t lost on us) :lol:

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Re: Lyon

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:35 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:15 pm
Relegated to Ligue 2 because of financial issues...........just a reminder that John Texter is involved, as he is with Botafogo who still owe us for Vitinho
https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2 ... g-meeting/
The same John Texter who is looking to buy another English club after selling his stake in Crystal Palace

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Re: Lyon

Post by Vegas Claret » Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:54 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:35 pm
The same John Texter who is looking to buy another English club after selling his stake in Crystal Palace
Oh I hadn't heard about that. Any idea who ?

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Re: Lyon

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:55 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:54 pm
Oh I hadn't heard about that. Any idea who ?
No idea of any club but read it in the last 24 hours

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Re: Lyon

Post by MrTopTier » Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:59 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:55 pm
No idea of any club but read it in the last 24 hours
Probably Sheffield Wednesday.

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Re: Lyon

Post by claretfern » Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:00 pm

Read earlier today on a newsfeed that Sheffield Wednesday was mentioned.

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Re: Lyon

Post by Vegas Claret » Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:06 pm

He shouldn't be allowed near any club given Botafogo owe us and Lyon have been relegated - how could he possibly pass any ownership tests ?
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Re: Lyon

Post by claretburns » Tue Jun 24, 2025 9:22 pm

Players like Lacazette and Lopes have been released as well.

Textor's holding company announcing debts of £422 million.

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Re: Lyon

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:01 pm

If he bought Sheffield Wednesday then it really would be a frying pan into the fire situation for their fans

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Re: Lyon

Post by Firthy » Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:03 pm

Have Lyon got any decent players we could buy?

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Re: Lyon

Post by ClaretFelix » Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:20 pm

Firthy wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:03 pm
Have Lyon got any decent players we could buy?
Absolutely, some good young players who would, I imagine, be setting their sights higher than us, such as Thiago Almada and Malik Fofana, whilst also having Mikautadze and Maitland-Niles whom we were allegedly after a couple of years ago. Plenty of experience too in the form of Tolisso and Tagliafico.

I doubt very much any would come our way, but stranger things have happened!!

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Post by CyrilEbokiPoh » Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:07 am

Relegated due to financial issues. Finished sixth in the league and late stages of Europe. Probably bigger clubs than us circling. But there should be some absolute bargains there!

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Re: Lyon

Post by Quicknick » Wed Jun 25, 2025 10:46 pm

I bet they're dancing in the streets in St Etienne.

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Re: Lyon

Post by Longsider » Thu Jun 26, 2025 7:39 pm

ClaretFelix wrote:
Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:20 pm
Absolutely, some good young players who would, I imagine, be setting their sights higher than us, such as Thiago Almada and Malik Fofana, whilst also having Mikautadze and Maitland-Niles whom we were allegedly after a couple of years ago. Plenty of experience too in the form of Tolisso and Tagliafico.

I doubt very much any would come our way, but stranger things have happened!!
There definitely could be a fire sale.

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Re: Lyon

Post by ClaretPete001 » Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:02 am

I thinkTextor had some interest in Everton

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Re: Lyon

Post by martin_p » Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:24 am

Are they still going to make ice cream?

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Re: Lyon

Post by mybloodisclaret » Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:55 am

Don't suppose this Texter fella could have any interest in our neighbours? Hutchy was adamant that Americans are just queueing up to buy them and drag them out of their depths. Sounds like he could be just the fella.

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Re: Lyon

Post by ecc » Fri Jun 27, 2025 5:10 pm

I doubt very much Lyon will be playing in L2 next season. The DNCG, the French League's financial arm, is radical but we've seen a lot of clubs relegated and then find the money required to plug the gap.

The FFP system is different in France: every professional club has to go before a panel in June and present their projected budget for the forthcoming season and their expected revenue.

But the DNCG doesn't care where the money comes from; it doesn't have to be generated by the club itself.

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Re: Lyon

Post by JR1882 » Fri Jun 27, 2025 6:13 pm

Longsider wrote:
Thu Jun 26, 2025 7:39 pm
There definitely could be a fire sale.
I don’t think so, whilst there has been some substantial fundraising (Cherki etc) Lyon will be confident of a successful appeal.

Textor is the main issue really, he has shown nothing but distain & disrespect for the DNCG and indeed the whole process all season so I think they have limited sympthy at this point, if the club leave him out of proceedings they may have a chance.

Interesting angle with the Vitinho money too as he was trying to argue that money held in the ownership group was adequate to escape the relegation, however this isn’t in Lyon’s accounts so the DNGC aren’t accepting it. It seems (to a very untrained eye looking in from the outside, so correct me) there is one pot of money for all clubs he owns that just gets moved where it’s needed and when it’s needed on a priority basis, and paying us isn’t a priority at present as he is building up capital in the hope it will suffice to keep Lyon in the league, even though seemingly he has no intention of putting it in Lyon’s accounts.

Multi club ownership can be a murky world.

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Re: Lyon

Post by Tricky Trevor » Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:50 pm

PSG have saved Lyon from relegation by paying Barcolas’ fee in full, instead of the terms agreed.

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Re: Lyon

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:59 pm

JR1882 wrote:
Fri Jun 27, 2025 6:13 pm
Multi club ownership can be a murky world.
Horribly murky in so many ways

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Re: Lyon

Post by Tribesmen » Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:05 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:59 pm
Horribly murky in so many ways
Something has to give and you would hope FIFA would make a stand but then again their whole interest is money

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Re: Lyon

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:02 pm

Lyon remain in Ligue 1 after a successful appeal

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Re: Lyon

Post by Vegas Claret » Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:16 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:02 pm
Lyon remain in Ligue 1 after a successful appeal
Lets see what happens now with Palace and the Europa League....

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Re: Lyon

Post by Tribesmen » Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:21 pm

Palace can't play if Lyon are in for sure .

Remember they threw out Drogheda in Ireland for the same thing , you can not have different rules .

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