Comments on: Gréve Grève? (See Me Speaking French There? Recognize!)

By: Martha

Martha — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:31:21 +0000

When it comes to Inter, mele, you’re as predictable as I am! Just, you know, in the other direction.

(I only speak English, sadly, so your trick won’t help me. I have, however, figured out that Google ALWAYS screws up personal pronouns and, of late, has been changing every team name out for a team in the EPL. What the hell is that about?)

By: mele419

mele419 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:17:06 +0000

Oh, and if you know one foreign language, and you see how Google translates that, you can sort of figure out what it’s saying in other languages.
For example, I know Italian, and I know how online translators say certain things, so I can figure out what it means when it says something like “the it will come to stadium the Nice” =P

By: mele419

mele419 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:39:37 +0000

Saw your comment from the HABs offside…
Oh Martha, you know me too well =P

By: Inara

Inara — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:56:52 +0000

I don’t know how low the price will be. I’m guessing it’s mainly allowing Lyon the opportunity to match whatever is offered by other clubs. So it really depends on Remy’s market value in two years. If it inflates, then Lyon will have to pay it, but if it doesn’t, then Lyon would pay less. At the very least, Nice will recoup what they paid last season and probably earn a couple of million more. But I don’t think Nice will be able to earn big bucks of Remy, simply because they don’t have the strong bargaining position that clubs like Marseille and Lyon have.

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:38:47 +0000

Jeez, Julien, just rain on my parade, why don’t you!

(Did I really? I double-checked it, too. Dammit. Will go fix, thanks.)

By: Julien

Julien — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:32:51 +0000

Martha, you used the wrong accent mark in “grève.” It is accent “grave” not “aigu.”

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:29:13 +0000

Thanks, Laurie! (I think understanding is easier when there are a billion articles you can feed to google — that way, you can at least figure out which giberish is closest to accurate.)

I’d love to know from anyone whether this has any chance of a)happening, or b)having an effect. There’s a history of strikes in professional sports in the US, does one exist in France or, indeed, anywhere in Europe?

See, Jennifer? Everyone’s gonna want him if he stays healthy, and Nice just won’t be able to hold on to him.

Inara, I trust that clause also involves a criminally low price?

By: Inara

Inara — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:13:30 +0000

Rumor is that there is a clause on Remy’s contact that would Lyon to buy him back (or at least get first option should Nice decide to sell Remy). It’s funny, the media has been totally wtf about Lyon selling Remy so they could buy Piquionne. Then again, had Remy stayed at OL, he wouldn’t have been able to play as a starter, so moving to Nice was win win for both sides.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:10:07 +0000

This strike thing! I don’t like.

But look! http://www.footmercato.net/ol-loic-remy-une-erreur-de-casting_article26175.html

They’re suggesting that OL buy back Remy. Maybe you were right..

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:15:22 +0000

Martha, I did a main page post on this last week — not sure if this will clear up anything or not. There are also a couple of excellent articles in goal.com (in English!!!) Links to both are in the post if you haven’t already seen them.
http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/battle-of-the-acronyms-as-france-prepares-for-a-strike.html

But yes, you’ve got the gist of it. And I’m still amazed by your ability to figure out anything through Google translate.