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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 514124" data-attributes="member: 48703"><div style="text-align: left"><img src="http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/a2jPU.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x_-zFb_1AeA/S__87xrv8fI/AAAAAAAAC2M/pszQPuoTKS8/s1600/loulou_niccolin.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i78.servimg.com/u/f78/15/58/36/07/nicoll10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">This is Loulou Nicollin the owner of Montpellier Football team</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">And here are some quotes from him.</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">Aiming a blow to PSG ahead of the weekend's clash, Nicollin has mocked the calibre of signings that the capital club have made. Linked with Carlos Tevez, Alexandre Pato and many other top stars, they instead aquired the likes of Alex and Maxwell, and the director was quick to poke fun at Sunday's opponents. The left-back now has a point to prove.</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">At times Nicollin can be easily irritated, and former Olympique de Marseille president Dassier managed to provoke this gem of a quote following a disagreement between the two. Frustrated by a relative newcomer to the Ligue 1 presidential club, the Montpellier president launched this comment towards his erstwhile colleague at Stade Velodrome.</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">Involved in Montpellier for nearly 40 years, Nicollin is clearly a man passionate about his club and his sport, and these words of fatherly advice have been taken on board by his sons. Laurent Nicollin now manages much of the day-to-day running of La Paillade, while Olivier is also following his father's footsteps by enjoying a close relationship with the club.</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">Political correctness is certainly not high on the agenda of the Montpellier president, who suggested that PSG were wasting their money on the Italian coach earlier this year. Lauded the world over, Nicollin believes that Ancelotti has benefitted from strong financial backing in the past and that the true test of a coach's mettle comes with taking a less able group to success.</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">Nicollin proves that he is a man of morals ... well, sort of. Questions were raised about coach Rolland Courbis at the end of the 2006-07 season, when Montpellier were nearly relegated from Ligue 2. There were suspicions that a key end-of-season match against Ajaccio was fixed by Courbis, but it was his transfer dealings while with Marseille that ultimately drew a stint in jail.</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">After a disappointing defeat against the Corsican side, Nicollin questioned the manliness of his team, suggesting that they didn't possess the same commitment and bravery as their rivals. This is a recurring theme in his tirades, though the "shrivelled olives" comment makes this rant one particularly worth remembering.</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">It's the Champions League or nothing for Montpellier in Nicollin's view. Speaking frankly, the president effectively branded Europe's second-tier club competition as a joke, although if La Paillade were to meet Manchester City or United in the tournament, he would doubtless be a little more welcoming to the extra games.</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">Unimpressed by the manner in which Benoit Pedretti - in Nicollin's view - dictated the refereeing decisions of a 2-1 loss against Auxerre, he drew widespread criticism for casually accusing the midfielder of homosexuality. An appology was quickly forthcoming, but it didn't hit the right note ...</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">Nicollin may have said sorry, but his comments went down about as well as his initial statement. He said that he didn't have anything against homosexuals because "they leave more birds for the rest of us", but also managed a sexist statement, too, explaining why he made his initial remark: "We can speak freely, talk to each other. We're guys, not chicks."</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left">There can be little doubt that, going purely by their budget, Montpellier are grossly overachieving this season, and Nicollin has not been slow to let France's 'big clubs' know how demeaning it would be to them if MHSC held their form until the end of the season. Saucisson at the ready, should La Paillade win on Sunday night, then!</div> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: left"><a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2012/02/19/2914728/id-stab-myself-in-the-a-with-a-sausage-hes-a-little-f" target="_blank">http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2012/02/19/2914728/id-stab-myself-in-the-a-with-a-sausage-hes-a-little-f</a></div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 514124, member: 48703"] [LEFT][IMG]http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/a2jPU.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x_-zFb_1AeA/S__87xrv8fI/AAAAAAAAC2M/pszQPuoTKS8/s1600/loulou_niccolin.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i78.servimg.com/u/f78/15/58/36/07/nicoll10.jpg[/IMG] This is Loulou Nicollin the owner of Montpellier Football team And here are some quotes from him. Aiming a blow to PSG ahead of the weekend's clash, Nicollin has mocked the calibre of signings that the capital club have made. Linked with Carlos Tevez, Alexandre Pato and many other top stars, they instead aquired the likes of Alex and Maxwell, and the director was quick to poke fun at Sunday's opponents. The left-back now has a point to prove. At times Nicollin can be easily irritated, and former Olympique de Marseille president Dassier managed to provoke this gem of a quote following a disagreement between the two. Frustrated by a relative newcomer to the Ligue 1 presidential club, the Montpellier president launched this comment towards his erstwhile colleague at Stade Velodrome. Involved in Montpellier for nearly 40 years, Nicollin is clearly a man passionate about his club and his sport, and these words of fatherly advice have been taken on board by his sons. Laurent Nicollin now manages much of the day-to-day running of La Paillade, while Olivier is also following his father's footsteps by enjoying a close relationship with the club. Political correctness is certainly not high on the agenda of the Montpellier president, who suggested that PSG were wasting their money on the Italian coach earlier this year. Lauded the world over, Nicollin believes that Ancelotti has benefitted from strong financial backing in the past and that the true test of a coach's mettle comes with taking a less able group to success. Nicollin proves that he is a man of morals ... well, sort of. Questions were raised about coach Rolland Courbis at the end of the 2006-07 season, when Montpellier were nearly relegated from Ligue 2. There were suspicions that a key end-of-season match against Ajaccio was fixed by Courbis, but it was his transfer dealings while with Marseille that ultimately drew a stint in jail. After a disappointing defeat against the Corsican side, Nicollin questioned the manliness of his team, suggesting that they didn't possess the same commitment and bravery as their rivals. This is a recurring theme in his tirades, though the "shrivelled olives" comment makes this rant one particularly worth remembering. It's the Champions League or nothing for Montpellier in Nicollin's view. Speaking frankly, the president effectively branded Europe's second-tier club competition as a joke, although if La Paillade were to meet Manchester City or United in the tournament, he would doubtless be a little more welcoming to the extra games. Unimpressed by the manner in which Benoit Pedretti - in Nicollin's view - dictated the refereeing decisions of a 2-1 loss against Auxerre, he drew widespread criticism for casually accusing the midfielder of homosexuality. An appology was quickly forthcoming, but it didn't hit the right note ... Nicollin may have said sorry, but his comments went down about as well as his initial statement. He said that he didn't have anything against homosexuals because "they leave more birds for the rest of us", but also managed a sexist statement, too, explaining why he made his initial remark: "We can speak freely, talk to each other. We’re guys, not chicks." There can be little doubt that, going purely by their budget, Montpellier are grossly overachieving this season, and Nicollin has not been slow to let France's 'big clubs' know how demeaning it would be to them if MHSC held their form until the end of the season. Saucisson at the ready, should La Paillade win on Sunday night, then! [URL]http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2012/02/19/2914728/id-stab-myself-in-the-a-with-a-sausage-hes-a-little-f[/URL][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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