Bob Bradley is Class

According to Wikipedia, the top 3 normally get promoted...except, for some unexplained reason, THIS season, when only 2 will be promoted. This bears further investigation...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligue_1

 

Ah. But, also according to Wikipedia, the decision to promote only two teams was later overturned by an appeal to the Conseil d'État[7] and the French Football Federation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015–16_Ligue_2

 

Not looking good, only drew to 18th place team. Le Harve is 3 points back in 4th, and on a worse GD.

 

Bradley and Le Havre were essentially eliminated from promotion today. They won 3-1 but Metz (the team in third) has won their last two. Metz is now sitting three points ahead of Le Havre with a better goal differential (+6) with one match to go.

 

Le Havre almost did it. They got the results and zeroed out the goal differential only to fail to advance based on total goals scored (54-52). It was quite the exciting day in France.

http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2016...on-ligue-2-one-goal-metz-lens-bourg-en-bresse

 

Give the man a full campaign and a transfer or four and Le Havre goes up next season. Still impressed with the gentleman.

 

The bookies are never the best source but.....

http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2016/07/28/bob-bradley-linked-with-hull-city-job-in-premier-league/

 

Finally, to Wales. Good luck Bob.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...sco-guidolin-and-replace-him-with-bob-bradley

And confirmation from the offal.

http://www.swanseacity.net/news/art...adley-manager-francesco-guidolin-3343952.aspx

 

Good luck to Bob

 

I know this was an opportunity that he couldn't pass up, just not a fan of him leaving mid-season. I hope Bob is ready to hit the ground running because the fan base is up in arms;

http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/swanseacity/forum/180140/page:3#.V_Jy-c7oFSU

9 pages of people extremely angry at ownership, and expecting relegation.

 

This is very impressive. I hope he succeeds.

The Premier League just got a lot more exciting.

 

And he went out a winner last night. A 2-1 victory for Le Havre over Sochaux. Now it's northwest to Wales.

 

I hope he succeeds wildly. It can only help American soccer if he does.

 

4 points out of the first 7 matches good for 17th place with only 6 goals to start the season. Succeeding will be to keep that club afloat until Jan. and then looking for goal scorers in the window.

 

Must say.. though I was never a big Bradley fan, I'm delighted.
Here's the most entertaining topical opinions, IMO:
This FourFourTwo article is so predictable we can sing the chorus, first time through.. but fun anyway.

Here's the winning tweet:
Kevin Keegan:
I told Bob Bradley, “over here we call it football, not soccer.”
He said, “pipe down, asshole.”
I said, “over here we call them arseholes.”

Good Times!

 

Good luck today at the Emirates Mr. Bradley. Succeed wildly.

 

Tough go of it so far. 2 away losses (Gooners and Stoke) sandwiched by a nil-nil result at home. Doesn't get any easier with ManU and Everton in the next two, which probably means deeper in the relegation zone for the Swans. I'm sure 90% of the Swansea fanbase want him sacked already.