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The most decorated team in French football history are back where they belong, among Europe’s elite. A remarkable decade seen l’OM, as they are known to all, scale the very heights of European football and plunge to the depths of ignominy. Days after becoming the only French side to win European premier club tournament, the UEFA Champions League in its first final of 1993, Marseille were involved in a bribery scandal that saw their then club president Bernard Tapie jailed and the club stripped of their championship and relegated. Fighting back through the 1990’s, the club clawed their way back to the top flight and even made the UEFA Cup final of 1999. A creditable performance in the Champions League a year later may just be a taster of what’s to come with the latest talented squad.
FM07 Information
Nation - France
Year Founded - 1899
Status - Professional
Reputation - Continental
Chairman Status - Loves the club
Favoured Personnel – Jean-Pierre Papin, Didier Drogba, Gérard Gili
Fierce Rivals – Paris-SG, Lyon, Valencienned, Monaco
Other Rivals – Nice, Saint-Etienne, Bordeaux, Toulon, Istres, Martigues
Finances - Rich
Estimated Value - £89M
Stadium – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Stadium Capacity – 60,000 all seater
Reserve Stadium – Stade Roger Labert, Marseille
Training Facilities - Top Training Facilities
Youth Facilities - Excellent Youth Facilities + Youth Academy
Continental Competition – UEFA Champions League
Media Prediction – 2nd
Squad Average Age - 24
Squad Personality – Determined
FM07 Team Information
After the sale of the much coveted Frank Ribery to Bundesliga giants Bayern Munchen, Marseille have been left with a fairly depleted squad. The additions of rising star Jacques Faty and the audacious Djibril Cisse have seen fears allayed for now but a real lack of depth and cover in the forward positions could leave them vulnerable over a long gruelling season, especially as they push to make an impression in this seasons Champions League.
And with the likes of Lyon looking more intimidating each season, you have a real challenge on your hands to take I’OM back to former glories, GOOD LUCK!
2007/2008 First Team Squad
GK
Cédric Carrasso
Sébastian Hamal
Steve Mandanda (loan)
DEFENCE
Habib Beye
Hassoun Camara
Ronald Zubar
Gaél Givet
Jacques Faty
Julien Rodriguez
Laurent Bonnart
Taye Taiwo
Leo Mattos
Salomon Olembé
Just started a new game on the FMFormations update V3.0.
couldnt find a thread for Marseille so i started this one, sincere apologies if there is one but i really couldnt find it!
Anyway...
Start off with £9m and a pretty poor squad but im sure it will be fine for a reasonable challenge on the league.
Transfers In:
Martial Yao - £120k
Henri Saivet - £450k
Kevin Barre - £220k
Gabriel Obertan - $650k
Oguchi Onyewu - $600k
Stefan Radu - £625k
Danut Coman - £425k
Transfers Out:
None as of yet.
Loans In:
Lucas - Liverpool
Anderson - Man Utd
Nicklas Bendnter - Arsenal
Aaron Hunt - Werde Bremen
Staff In:
Gerd Muller - Coach
Txema Noriega - Scout
Wolfgang Dremmler - Scout
Gonzalo Abando - Coach
Roberto Cabral - Coach
Daniel Rolland - Scout
Alain Boon - Coach
Giambattista Venturati - Coach
Fausto Salsano- Coach
Kees Rijvers - Scout
Andre Vilas Boas - Scout
Ed van Stijn - Scout
Summary:
Really looking at this being a LONG term FM so ive decided to spend most of my cash on youngsters and try work with the squad i have.
very pleased to have got the loan signings of Lucas and Anderson, (best friends in the centre of my midfield aww) rapidly ran out of money without making too many impact signings, which is worry. Looking into signing Nakamura purely for the finance but already he seems to be too expensive and the board have refused to make any more money available.
2 games into the season:
Lorient 0-3 Marseille
Marseille 1-1 Lyon
thats about it for now...hope there a few more of you out there playing with the mighty I'OM!
i'm playing with lyon mate but anyway the best of luck
zubar, taiwo, faty are all quality
some tips on french youngsters if you want are benzerga, saivet, costil, jourdren, degre vincent future worldstar, didier digard, menez, obertan from bordeaux, also one or two from monaco forgot their names though, accapandie from auxerre, kaboul, abenzoar from lyon :cool:, many many others ...
OK! finally got round to finishing my first season as i was diverted from FM for a wee while!
SUMMARY 2006/07
League:
3rd
Coupe de France:
Quarter Final
0-1 Nice
Uefa Cup Winners
1-0 Sevilla
Champs League
1st Group Stage
3rd Place
This was a real hard season, one of the hardest ive had on FM07 and it was a real refreshing challenge!
I was plagued by injuries throughout the whole season, at one point Nakamura, Nasri, Cisse and Taiwo all got injured at the same time for 4 weeks!!! and they were all my highest performers at the time!! very dissapointing.
also had to let go of Lucas as he broke his leg in the first few days of the transfer window closing!
I was able to bring in Nakamura on the last day and also managed to link up with JEF UTD of Japan so finances are great!
I brought in Flamini and Ratinho in the January window.
Signed a new contract in April and was given a transfer kitty of £24m which allowed me to tie up Kompany (£9m) + Anelka (£11m - split payments) + Stefan Fiore (free).
Nice surprise to be given a further transfer kitty of £24m when the season closed!!
busy trying to organise my team for 2007/08 so i'll report back when im happy.
and so i take it there aren't many Marsille managers out there?
FM 2007: Stade Vélodrome - Home of L'OM 
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