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I think Cardiff City and FC Nantes should become much closer. We're both from Celtic nations and now have an even stronger bond, united in grief. Perhaps the two teams could play each other in an annual match during pre-season, one year in Cardiff and the next in Nantes and so on.
Gate receipts to go to the family maybe?
Families... Yes, great idea
Good idea, even invite a team or two and make a mini competition pre season thing....I’m sure there would be plenty of takersOriginally Posted by alan_corneli
I'm not sure how much is done after your City becomes twinned but a very, very small positive out of this tragedy could be becoming closer to Nantes and this friendly game could help do that.
Business leaders and local concillors get to go on a jolly to the relevant "twinned" City.
Yes you always see these pre season tournaments ,could call it the Celtic Loire-Atlantique tournament ,great shout /idea Goats and Alan
Is this thread serious? Or is everyone messing around? It's difficult to tell.
Well, you did read it on the internet.
I’ve gathered data from several sources and reached the conclusion that they’re serious.
The club's and supporters' response to the tragedy has been poignant and heartfelt. Let's not jump on the 21st Century football sentimentality train ..
Or we move on, which is what I suspect will happen.
These ideas of tournaments etc, whilst very romantic won't be so appealing if we got relegated twice.
Would you object to an annual pre season game between the 2 clubs where any gate money went to a charity? If so, you could always boycott it. You’re an expert at that.
He’s brutal isn’t he? The profiler within me says the fbi should take a look, not the same kettle of fish as mr h, a more sophisticated type.
To be fair, maybe a one off at the start of next season, but an annual event? I don't think it would work. We couldn't even sell more than 6,000 tickets for the testimonial of one of the clubs favourite players a couple of season ago.
I don’t object to anything. However, I do believe the alleged bond between the two clubs is a myth.
Relations between the two clubs may not be too bad at the moment, but it seems to me that there is a potential for litigation in many facets of the Sala tragedy and so that situation could change in the future.
Wrong country, goats. We’re not in America.
Not the 53rd state yet? Almost
53rd??? Who are the other 2???
Guam and Puerto Rico are US territories. But there are still only 50 states.53rd??? Who are the other 2???
Well now. Nobody’s suggested that fans from both clubs are writing love letters to each other. But even a bitter ex fan like you can see a connection has been made through a tragedy.
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Has it? Really? Do you genuinely believe fans of Nantes now have some kind of affinity for Cardiff City? If so, what leads you to that conclusion?
Just jumping in on this. I've certainly seen a lot of good will messages online and social media from Nantes fans, sharing pics and videos with footage from the Arsenal and Bournemouth games and the like.
Obviously their mourning is completely different to ours but I still think there has been some sort of shared grieving between Nantes and Cardiff fans.
I've posted on some Nantes forums and have had a few fans contact me on Social Media and various conversations how sad it has all been.
Whilst I expect it to die down in due course I still believe there will be some sort of lasting link.
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