Carassonne TV great very entertaining and quick!!! www.dailymotion.com/video/xrazjs ... ?start=639

Carassonne TV great very entertaining and quick!!! www.dailymotion.com/video/xrazjs ... ?start=639

Thanks for the gift Sanjunien and Mrs Sanjunien
Thanks to 'fax fans Steve and Mick for an entertaining weekend
Thanks to all the Eagles fans, players and staff for yet another great road trip.

Lee Sanders and Nathan Walmsley look good prospects and welcome to Sheffield Jack Latus

ASC XIII TV www.dailymotion.com/video/xrazjs ... t?start=41

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Great trip and would go again next year but the competition is ultimately pointless.

Highlights were HL's broken French to some un-suspecting Halifax fans and me beating the Irish landlord at darts for a pint in the Celt pub.

The sentiments of HL's liver are also reflected by my own.

HL's Franglais fun with the fax fan (Steve) was a classic especially because he'd been speaking to him the night before.

I'm looking forward to dude's Tom Daley imperssion.

The lowlight apart from the flight delay was you soaking my legs in the bog in the ground when you pressed that button,

Sorry about that...

Thank god it happened to somebody else i thought it was just me lol

Absolutely brilliant weekend despite the flight delay (I'd just said to Neil "at least I won't have to spend 8 hours in the airport like I did going to Perpignan", when the announcement was made - that'll teach me!) Interesting pricing policy in the taxis over there. 6 euros from our hotel to Chez Felix, about a 10 minute walk for me - and the same from Chez Felix to Stade Domec, probably two and a half times further! Nice touch by the landlord of Chez Felix to provide us all with a pint (or was it a litre) of Grimbergen before Saturday's game. Very nice with a massive lemon wedge. Honourable mentions to the landlady of the Celt for tuning into the Featherstone match on Sunday afternoon. Oh yes, and there was the small matter of the Eagles game. I thought it was a solid performance from our boys, given there were some changes to the team and some younger lads in there. It was always going to be a game of unknown quantaties and we handled it well I thought.
Then on Sunday, a trip to the old City was well worth it, to add a bit of culture to procedings. I could've spent all day and a lot of money in there. So, to sum up, the highlights; Chez Felix and the Celt for their hospitality and also the Carcassonne supporters and ground staff for the same, and Le Cite for the culture. Lowlights ; the 8 hour delay coming home and my dicky tummy on Saturday which came too close for comfort to stopping me going to ther natch. Maybe the large slice of Quiche Lorraine after 6 pints of Kilkenny the night before wasn't such a good idea!!

I missed 2 tries fetching a cone of chips and more beer - I was only gone 2 or 3 minutes but knew who'd scored because of the chants.

There were 3 women (Brighton and Birmingham) on the outgoing flight who saw the team and supporters and were curious so they went to the Tourist Info Office to find out where it was and also attended the game.

Avignon 2013 anyone?

Another lowlight was the fence around the pitch

It's fair to say that I am insanely jealous at reading this thread!

the others reckon you were hiding in the bogs !



went to the function thingy but only stayed for the free aperitifs - did you see the Catalan lads there ? ie:
Greenshields,Blanche etc ?

good concept for the game but the wrong time of year, in the LER off-season that is

This appears to be the problem - it's a concept that's good on paper, but when do you run it? If it's now then the French teams are on a wind down, if it's after the English season then you'll have the same problem...

I messaged the Chez Felix bar in French (but via google translator) thanking them for the hospitality while we were there and have had a nice message back saying that we are welcome to go back anytime.

I agree with HL the competition just needs a bit more thought of when they are played and the format etc.

Tubbs said he wasn't keen on going, seemed to me though that he enjoyed it enough on Friday night.

Tip for anyone going, if you have old shirts etc the locals do like to swap and Sanjunien always appreciates them.

most welcome - just a souvenir of Limoges - anyone welcome to stay 'chez nous' anytime, just give us a couple of days notice by 'pm'

great to see the loyal fans yet again and a big thanks to Marty for making the effort to get down - it can't be easy so well done mate and look forward to seeing you again

yeah, the kids played well, just like the whole team but MA wasn't too impressed with the performance - they looked pretty good to me with the main thing being no one picked up any bad knocks ahead of the big one at the LSV - just goes to show the high standards the coach sets his club...

Best place for it. On paper.

Where were you this weekend anyway?

Part-timer.

Thanks for the compliment mate. You're right, it's not easy, but it gives me something to do and keeps me off the streets lol. And the great thing is, we met quite a few people along the way who will hopefully become friends and had a great time into the bargain. I know the people who went, regardles of what they may think of the concept of the Anglo French Cup, thoroughly enjoyed the weekend as a whole. Oh, and thanks for the PMs, just found em. LOL. Technology!!

well, it's pointless 'pm' ing you then isn't it ? I sent the 'pm's ten days ago !!! so i'll have to ask you like this.....

I hope you don't mind me asking - 'pm' with areply if you wish but....
what happened to you mate ? - have you always been physically handicapped ?

my missus fell down the stairs whilst sleepwalking in 1998 and smashed up her right leg,did her back in and her heel was in twenty pieces just like a parachute accident and has been registered handicapped ever since !

A combination of factors necessitated my presence in the UK.

No I don't mind. I was born with spina bifida, but thanks to my parents, I was always encouraged to be as adventurous as was possible and not let things get me down. I think I'm managing not to let them down too much.

you're a legend mate - don't know how you get through it, honestly



sorry about your lot last night - they looked a mess in the second half - do you reckon the french trip had an effect ?

I'm sure it must have had some effect.

I believe that they had a 0700 start on Sunday and a coach drive down to Girona which would have been 2 - 3 hours before the flight back to Doncaster.
Probably a good job that they weren't on the same flight as us which was delayed by approx 8 hours.

It was the IFF transponder things that weren't working, always better if they are as it saves you from being shot down by an RAF Tornado

yeah, probably not the best way to end a weekend break ?

On the other hand, you don't have to queue up at passport control.