Since I've been living in S France for a few years now, I can't help but follow Marseille. They are truly a legendary club in French football, many great players have played for them, very recently they could have had a line-up including Ribery, Drogba, Nasri and Cisse. As French clubs pay a lot less generally than in the EPL for example, often the players are keen to move on, which leads to a deterioration in the quality of the football. Then even players who love their club are often forced to leave if they want to prove themselves at the highest level.
Still, around where I live, a good hours drive from Marseille, almost every football shirt you see is the sky blue of Marseille, and most cars have stickers on the back showing their support! So I follow their results and watch the odd game, it was great to play them in the Champion's League!
I got a load of stick when they beat us at Anfield, especially as I had to admit they thoroughly deserved the win, but when we stuffed them at the Velodrome 4-0 it was fantastic!
It's good to see another club who have a great following, their supporters make tonnes of noise, as I heard when the were winning at Anfield! :
A great bunch!
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