I've never liked Lyon before, but what a triumph of long-term planning!

No coincidence that the golden age of French clubs in Europe was around 1990-96 - just before the Bosman rule came in. Lyon's trick was to handle that far, far better than anyone else, IMO.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on October 20th 2010 at 20:18:10

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Watching Lyon - Benfica (General Chat) - shoddy, Oct 20, 20:05:49
- Regarding Lyon, this is really interesting - completely changed my view on them: (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 20, 20:07:54
  - brilliant (General Chat) - shoddy, Oct 20, 20:16:42
    - Im watching Gourcuff for the first time in ages (General Chat) - shoddy, Oct 20, 20:18:20
      - I think he's fantastic - I hope Blanc can sort out the rift with Ribery (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 20, 20:20:12
    - I've never liked Lyon before, but what a triumph of long-term planning! (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 20, 20:18:10
- ha ha, 1-0 Lyon! (General Chat) - shoddy, Oct 20, 20:07:19
  - haha, classic! (n/m) (General Chat) - HoofinHughes, Oct 20, 20:08:15

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