Whilst Oxford flounder in a stormy sea of inconsistancy, Bordeaux ride the waves with a renewed vigour like a beautiful antique clipper with the wind billowing in their sails. "Champions League - ho!!! Cries First Mate Darcheville to Lieutenant Micoud, as out of nowhere 3rd place in Le Championnat becomes an surprise possibility. Having in the last four battles confidently disposed of the men from Montbelliard and Valenciennes and fought respectable stalemates at Sedan and Monaco more than matching the Monaguesque Kings finest troops at Stade Louis II, Les Girondins almost by accident sit 3rd in the table. Not that I'm for a moment questioning the ability of Admiral Ricardo's management, its just that even he couldn't really have envisaged that considering the woeful start to the season the soldiers of the Scapulaire would still have an outside shot at the big time with nine games to go. With Ligue 1 as tight as ever (only 4 ponts seperate Bordeaux from 11th Placed Rennes) and given the quality of the chasing pack (Lille, Marseille, St Etienne) finishing third would be quite some achievement, perhaps UEFA Cup football via either 4th place, the Intertoto cups or even winning next weeks Coupe de la Ligue will be the more likely outcome. 
Top picture is from the official website www.girondins.com, the other is my own.
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