http://frenchfootballweekly.wordpress.com Join me Andrew Gibney and him Jonathan Johnson as we run down the weekends action in France's Ligue 1, cover any of the weeks talking points, and preview the week's forthcoming games. @ffweekly en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:44 GMT Hipcast RSS Feeder 1.25 Sports 60 http://gib2504.hipcast.com/albumart/1002.1337185664.jpg http://frenchfootballweekly.wordpress.com Andrew Gibney Join Jonathan Johnson and Andrew Gibney as they run down the action from Ligue 1 each week. Keep you up to date with all the news stories and preview the upcoming fixtures. French Ligue 1 football podcast no France,French,Football,Weekly,Ligue,1,Le,Championnat,Arles,Montpellier,Bordeaux,Caen,Monaco,Lorient,Nancy,Auxerre,Paris,SG,Lens,Sochaux,Marseille,St,Etienne,Lyon Andrew Gibney agibney25@gmail.com 7dca46f5-e2ea-2c54-3384-3cbf4724428d Thu, 10 May 2012 14:34:17 GMT 00:59:25 Andrew Gibney no Episode 57: Montpellier one step from glory Andrew and Jon are back only days from the penultimate week of games in Ligue 1. They discuss the three championship contenders and their games last weekend. PSG's comeback against Valenciennes; Montpellier's excellent win against Rennes and Lille coasting past Caen. With Montpellier hosting Lille this weekend the guys preview the big games at the top. The Andrew was joined by Ligue 1 expert Steve Wyss (@meatmansoccer) as they discuss the situation at his team Marseille and other issues around Ligue 1 and French football in general. In Part two the guys focus on the relegation battle and what teams have the most favourable run-in for the final two games. With Laurent Blanc picking the first half of his French side for the Euro 2012 tournament Jon and Andrew look at who made the list and who didn't. Also would Ben Arfa start for France, or what will his role be. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/86eed382-e27e-15d0-f6f6-892a9d84faad.mp3 0bdd7238-7605-8cee-350b-c6e9b66253f7 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:36:56 GMT 00:41:45 Andrew Gibney no Episode 56: Not cutting the hair or the mustard Welcome to this mid-week edition of FFW. With a full calender of games during the week Jon and Andrew joined up to look at what the latest games had to offer. Auxerre climbed out of the relegation zone with a win over Dijon. Ajaccio, Caen both won and Brest and Sochaux dropped points. They also look at the chase for the Europa League and of course the league championship. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/9f72e0de-2cf9-6790-05ea-451f876b74d2.mp3 8dce15a0-f3c0-323a-9253-f189c2cbc680 Wed, 02 May 2012 12:18:15 GMT 00:48:20 Andrew Gibney no Episode 55: A Lille kick up the arse Jon and Andrew convene for a midweek podcast looking at the huge game between Lille and PSG and what it does to the title race, before dicussing the events during Montpellier's 2-2 draw with Evian. They also discuss the Coupe de France final between Quevilly and Lyon. Where both clubs go from here and discuss Quevilly and Red Star Paris's future in the Championnat National. They end the pod by picking their nominees for Player of the Month for April. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/a4de5fb3-25d3-a31b-7362-678901d5a331.mp3 90559ffd-bb6b-10d9-8767-051b67e081d9 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:54:36 GMT 00:48:25 Andrew Gibney no Episode 54: Auxerre all but gone Another huge week in the battle for Le Championnat and Andrew and Jon are all over it. Wins for the top three keep the table - as you were - but PSG wipe out the goal difference gap. No one in the bottom eight managed to win and Auxerre edge closer to relegation with the defeat to Nice. The race for the Europa League spots heat up with Lyon's 3-2 comeback win. And Toulouse slip up and fail to stay in pole position. Bastia are all but promoted to Ligue 1 after their 2-1 win over Chateauroux and we look at how well they have done and who might join them. The Coupe de France final is previewed and the serious implications that it could have for Ligue 1's future in European competition. And then the boys round-up the previews for this weekend. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/c14c5d3f-0111-184b-9f0a-d9f6ea9fdf3b.mp3 da341362-af96-393e-a88f-e570d5bf096d Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:50:42 GMT 00:55:40 Andrew Gibney no Episode 53: PSG Comedy Show Once again the guys are back discussing the latest events in France. The ongoing battle to stave off relegation which included must needed wins for Lorient and Sochaux. The title race took another turn as Montpellier and PSG both dropped points and Lille picked up all three against Ajaccio. After the break Andrew has a rant about the awful display that was the Coupe de la Ligue final between Marseille and Lyon. They also look at the teams fighting to qualify for the Europa League. Andrew then asks Jon some of the questions posted on twitter. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/1f0f6f94-6309-998a-cf71-44128ed70355.mp3 56e6f8ce-fc15-2abd-62d7-00d1dc126f4f Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:41:29 GMT 00:31:05 Andrew Gibney no Episode 52: Last chance for Lorient This week Jon and Andrew discuss again the title race and Lille's defeat that all but rules them out. Montpellier's win in Marseille puts them in pole position. Was it a statement win for how good Montpellier are or how bad a team Marseille are right now. Lorient's drop into the relegation zone comes under the spotlight, do they have enough in the tank to make a last ditch run to safety. We preview this weekend's Coupe de la Ligue final between Marseille and Lyon as well as this weekend's Ligue 1 matches. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/db15a649-3b86-a480-dd51-ee57d4180993.mp3 f79cbaae-d430-6c03-6dc7-0a88892baa78 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:19:24 GMT 00:47:40 Andrew Gibney no Episode 51: Mollo over Momo Join Andrew Gibney and Jonathan Johnson as they dissect the weekend's Ligue 1 action. Nancy's win against PSG with the backdrop of Ancellotti's team selection. Lille increase the pressure on PSG and Montpellier with a win over Toulouse and look in superb form. After the break the guys pick the five players up for March's player of the month vote and then preview Montpellier v Sochaux, PSG v Marseille and Nice v Lorient. An action packed podcast http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/7e1fded0-7d50-c12a-d6e7-c631d30710c9.mp3 e232e5ec-a995-d93d-1502-221259b4ca24 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:26:54 GMT 01:00:30 Andrew Gibney no Episode 50: How'd we get this far Andrew and Jon celebrate the 50th episode of French Football Weekly. Chatting about Evian v Lille and the other games around Ligue 1. Andrew is then joined by Andy Brassell for an excellent chat about Marseille's chances against Bayern Munich and the title race in Ligue 1. The guys finish the podcast with some predictions for this weekends games. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/63cdd4e7-eea9-5ff6-fd7f-f0ff38979255.mp3 71aaf385-f9e2-6993-7c2a-7661d18cf2d3 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:13:42 GMT 00:53:10 Andrew Gibney no Episode 49: Step too far for Fournier This week Jon and Andrew discuss the sacking of Auxerre coach Laurent Founier. The slide of AJA over the past few years and also the climb of Evian and their excellent performances. One relegation team on the up is Nancy under Auxerre's old coach Jean Fernandez. The excellent 1-0 win over Montpellier showed the fight ASNL still have in the tank. After the break they discuss this weeks Coupe de France games and the success of third division sides GFCO Ajaccio and Quevilly. After their success the guys talk about the teams in the Championnat National. Enjoy previews for this weekends games, and then the winner of the Classic Football Shirts competition. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/f772013d-06fb-04a7-b1e3-5a450b88284a.mp3 16b005b3-9b73-a684-36b5-de5050c53feb Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:17:31 GMT 00:34:50 Andrew Gibney no Episode 48: Beware the Islanders Jon and Andrew discuss Ajaccio's win over Marseille on Friday night, tied in with their excellent progress in the Champions League. Is it a distraction? Lyon v Lille is next on the agenda, can Lyon now push on and are Lille slipping at the wrong time? They round up the latest results in Ligue 1 before heading for a break and a look at the standings in Ligue 2. Three of this week's games are previewed Sochaux v Nice, Rennes v Toulouse and St-Etienne v Lyon...three massive games. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/02233bb4-dd98-b02f-98a5-947b9f2f8f46.mp3 110fb6ab-e4b2-0254-4ffc-b4144d9659a3 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:37:26 GMT 00:38:10 Andrew Gibney no Episode 47: Yaya the Banana Splits First up on the podcast is the sacking of Mehmet Bazdarevic from Sochaux. Jon and Andrew discuss the clubs future and whether they can stay in Ligue 1. They also discuss the latest disappointments from Lyon and Marseille and whether it's a changing of the guard in France. Previews of this weekend's games and a new competition is announced. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/5d9285f0-3d7d-4ade-16b6-05c2f0f92bc9.mp3 b6156652-8034-3830-87f7-3387795bc728 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:47:25 GMT 00:52:00 Andrew Gibney no Episode 46: Sail down the Riviere This week Andrew and Jon discuss the massive eight goal thriller between Lyon and PSG before fearing the worse for Sochaux after their 2-0 defeat to Toulouse. In part two the guys pick their five players up for February's Player of the Month vote. Previews for Lorient v Rennes and Marseille v Toulouse before revealing the next inductee into the Hall of the Fame. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/ece63803-e37f-c515-104b-97757525d64a.mp3 abbf32ca-affa-1b41-7b8a-47f3a4ae0d6f Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:23:41 GMT 00:46:05 Andrew Gibney no Episode 45: The John Utaka Show After the magnificent game between PSG and Montpellier at the Parc des Princes Jon and Andrew convene to break down the big game in France and Andrew taunts Jon over the goal from Nigerian striker John Utaka. Joining the guys on the podcast is Brazilian expert Chris Atkins from the Elastico. Chris joins in with the game analysis and then gives us some insight into how the Brazilians in Ligue 1 are reported over in their homeland. Before previewing two of the weekends big games Chris picks up a couple of players that could make the journey over from Brazil this summer. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/6df5118b-0a4a-97be-5242-6de16c7fd181.mp3 16412eec-b8a9-8c77-a969-bbf950c93434 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:12:08 GMT 00:35:10 Andrew Gibney no Episode 44: Flukey Aubameyang Andrew in Sheffield and Jon in Paris discuss the recent cracker between Lille and Bordeaux before running their rule over the other Ligue 1 games from last weekend. Pick the goal of the week and discuss the recent cup games. Then then build up the games between Rennes, Saint-Etienne and PSG v Montpellier. The latest Hall of Fame vote is launched before the end of the show. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/130855d2-5507-7b1b-f70f-81d4c712770c.mp3 1fb18e10-3f17-5389-a888-59c196ae1a97 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:07 GMT 00:58:30 Andrew Gibney no Episode 43: Live in Paris This week Andrew travels over to Paris for the PSG v Evian, meets Jon for the first time and conducts the first ever face to face podcast. The guys meet up with Andy Scott from Ligue1.com and Tom Williams from AFP and they discuss everything from PSG's dealings in the transfer market, differences in styles plus in-depth chat on the five teams involved in the race for the Champions League places. Lille, Montpellier, Marseille and Lyon are all covered in the conversation. (Beware of the background noise, it was recorded in a Paris café) After the chat enjoy the sounds of PSG v Evian. Pre and post match thoughts and the sounds of the PSG fans from the Boulougne. After the weekend's games are over the guys offer a round up before going off to wander around Paris. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/e0be02f2-1d90-fcce-7ba5-43f018a9d092.mp3 0cb53bed-6278-81df-e732-52a27d8d510f Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:06:19 GMT 00:50:05 Andrew Gibney no Episode 42: Roux many midfielders A new podcast for your listening pleasure. On the menu this week Lille OSC v Saint-Etienne, Valenciennes v AC Ajaccio, the latest in transfer news. Rennes v Marseille, goal of the week and a look forward to next week. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/0bda4ed8-77e8-b062-f22e-70dfb3196d07.mp3 28236844-4e03-d53c-0c0d-63e1bc03697f Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:29:33 GMT 01:00:38 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 41 - The deadly Gi-Roux Another bumper editon of the FFW podcast. Andrew has a chat to African football expert Gary Al-Smith about the upcoming African Cup of Nations tournament. They discuss Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkina Faso and all the Ligue 1 players involved. In parts 1 & 3 Jon and Andrew discuss the weekends action. OM v LOSC, Montpellier v Lyon. How good/bad are the referees in Ligue 1 after some poor decisions this weekend. They round up the recent rumours/transfers and announce the POTM competition for December. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/5a06b856-a73b-e07c-4a84-d8d241c4145b.mp3 3c969708-d13e-082d-eeb1-bdea2383fa84 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:33 GMT 00:34:14 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 40 - Danish Bacon at Evian Andrew and Jon return for the first pod of 2012. The obvious starting point is the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti at PSG. The rumours of players coming in and players leaving. Also on the managerial merry-go-round agenda is Evian's new boss Paulo Correa. The former Nancy man takes over from Bernard Casoni in what was a surprise move during the winter break. We catch up on the latest transfers as Evian sign another Dane. Kakuta moves to Dijon and Ajaccio sign another striker. The Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue are rounded up and then we look forward to the resumption of Ligue 1 this weekend. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/4875deec-f310-8d2e-9421-ee70db90e0bf.mp3 d241cea6-99d6-7515-d4f1-b72c518ae9ec Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:36:29 GMT 01:19:29 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 39 - Gignac stuffed at Christmas A jam packed podcast to end the year. Andrew and Jon go through some of the big stories in the last few weeks and cover quite a lot of ground. PSG, Lille, Montpellier, Lyon, Rennes, St-Etienne, Bordeaux, Evian, Ajaccio, Sochaux and Marseille all come over the FFW spotlight. During the show the boys also answer questions from twitter and there is the latest on the Carlo Ancelotti to PSG rumours. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/422e60bf-9ef2-7bd2-db2d-c7d6e3a3643f.mp3 de06908a-07e4-ae87-8d02-2189e8d6978a Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:35:03 GMT 00:45:29 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 37 - Bulut from the gun This week's podcast starts in Lyon as the hosts saw off Toulouse 3-2. Despite a wonder goal from Umut Bulut Lyon were just too strong. Next we travel to Corsica as Lille come back to win 3-2, sealing the game with a Eden Hazard penalty. Brest will feel hard done by losing the late goal to St-Etienne. Controversy as Jonathan Zebina wasn't allowed back on the pitch after changing his boots. Montpellier's romp over Lorient ends the match discussions. Giroud with a goal and three assists was magnificent. The guys discuss the Euro 2012 group draw, announce the Player of the Month results and preview this weekends games. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/a02ff493-c160-11b7-d75b-c491ce80537d.mp3 a113f366-36b7-a0f2-2d39-61800cd00931 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:24:34 GMT 00:50:32 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 37 - John Utaka Bandwagon This week's analysis begins in the Stade Velodrome as Marseille saw off PSG 3-0 in the Le Classique. Jonathan and Andrew then discuss Rennes v Evian, Sochaux v Montpellier and Bordeaux v Caen. Do Ligue 1 need the big name clubs is the subject of discussion in Part 2. Also the Europa League games. There is the pick of next week's games and the Player of the Month vote to round up the show. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/33b58bff-bb24-31db-c8f5-a721af8f26f4.mp3 c8e8f13e-7c12-6029-7d80-575c6fad9c1f Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:10:22 GMT 01:09:36 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 36 - Everything Changes but Roy This week Andrew and Jon discuss the recent changes at OGC Nice and the new roles taken up by Eric Roy and Rene Marsiglia and the 2-0 defeat at home to St-Etienne. Then they update you on the adventures of Red Star FC 93 and their trip to Tahiti for a Coupe de France game. Jon is then joined by famed author and Dutch football fan Simon Kuper they discuss the economic side of Ajax and Lyon and the changes in football around Europe. Excellent stuff. PSG's defeat to Nancy is put under the spotlight. PSG's plans moving forward and the situation that Antoine Kombouare finds himself in. A bumper podcast, we hope enjoy! http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/07f91811-4a54-8a17-10b9-ed38050c9e8a.mp3 d27028b4-f7a5-81c3-ff34-f7ea924a35b3 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:15:31 GMT 01:06:23 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 35 - Boude-beautiful Welcome to this week's podcast. Jon and Andrew start by disecting the Sunday night game between Bordeaux v Paris St-Germain. Bordeaux's encouraging performance and the issues behind PSG's struggle to take the three points. The winner of the HOF vote is announced and then Sochaux's excellent performance against Lyon and the potential issues they have going forward. Including Maiga's pending move to Newcastle. After the break they dicuss the reasons why French teams have failed to perform in Europe of late, and what does the future hold. October's Player of the Month is announced and then a quick preview of France's two upcoming friendlies this week against USA and Belgium. Has Blanc taken enough chances with the squad or has he missed some players out. All that and a little more in this week's podcast. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/d04cab20-28df-c2eb-c37b-12f604ddc080.mp3 a14db976-d490-07b2-147a-e62ab10d9cd9 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:03:15 GMT 00:46:10 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 34 - A Hazardous Future The first podcast of the move starts with analysis of Lyon v St-Etienne. Les Gones continue to improve and Les Verts look toothless. The play of Yoann Gourcuff and St-Etienne’s front line is up for discussion. The players put forward for October’s player of the month award are announced, and the Hall of Fame vote continues. Then then discuss this week’s top five. Brest, Dijon, Valencienns, Gillot and Eden Hazard all feature, the potential players that could be on the move in January and some news about the site wrap up the podcast. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/5d0acf0e-8c72-69d7-9f33-f152ac5c4a91.mp3 af1be6f5-c94c-7569-1232-5e9b095c76d9 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:24:36 GMT 00:42:02 Andrew Gibney no FFW - Episode 33 - Sow Sow Sow it's magic In a delayed podcast Jon and Andrew catch-up on the weekend's action. The disect Lille's win over Lyon. Looking at the Lyon side and their tactics and the reasons behind Lille's comeback. Then they go through their top 5 of the weekend. Andrew is then joined on the pod by Ross Mackiewicz from the 1970 PSG blog. Ross talks about his site and what started it all off. They discuss PSG's season and his favourite moments. In Part 4 Andrew launches the latest Hall of Fame vote and wraps up the show. http://gib2504.hipcast.com/deluge/151fa34b-f762-9b51-8859-f964b35c6c49.mp3