Looking forward to this, I quite like a French save

Good luck mate! Hope I can be of help if you need questions about the French league system! Toulouse is going to be an interesting one, will be following closely!

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Toulouse had a poor pre-season tour, suffering three defeats in five matches as they prepare for the start of the Ligue 1 season.

After finishing their pre-season training camp in the United States, Toulouse went up to Canada to face the Montreal Impact, coming away victorious 2-1 with Toulouse captain Abel Aguilar scoring the winning goal.

After the victory in Canada, Toulouse travelled to Belgium where they suffered consecutive 1-0 defeats to the hands of KRC Genk and Club Brugge in a poor display. Toulouse lost again in their first match in the Czech Republic, losing 3-1 to Bohemians 1905 after having a one goal lead early in the match.

In their final game of the pre-season, a goal in the 89th minute from Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder sealed a 3-2 victory.


Suffering a thigh injury in Toulouse’s pre-season fixture against Bohemians 1905, Boisgard missed the remainder of the pre-season and will miss the first two matches of the season. Many expected the 18-year-old to go out on loan this season but Boisgard managed to earn a spot in the Toulouse first team squad after some good performances in the pre-season. It is expected that Boisgard will start on the bench for a majority of the season as Toulouse manager Dominique Arribage looks to develop him.


Going down injured early in the pre-season match against Club Brugge with a back injury, Pavon is expected to miss the first two games of the Ligue 1 season for Toulouse. Pavon only recently joined Toulouse and will have to earn his spot in the starting side back from Brazilian Somália who is expected to start on the left wing during his absence.


Toulouse face two tough tests in their first month of the Ligue 1 season, starting their campaign against AS Saint-Etienne who managed to qualify for the Europa League by finishing 5th last season.

They then travel to face fellow relegation candidates Stade Malherbe Caen followed by a match against AS Monaco where Toulouse be hoping to pull off an upset. To finish the month, Toulouse face Stade Rennais FC at Rozahon Park.

Despite a poor pre-season, Toulouse will be hoping to get their 2015/16 campaign off to a good start as they look to improve from last year where they managed to avoid relegation by one position, finishing in 17th.

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Decent fee for him. Hopefully you can use it to bring some better players in. Good luck with this.

Mixed pre season mate, and a tough start to the Ligue 1 campaign, all the best! Good signing in Pavon and good negotiating for the Braithwaite fee!

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Obertan?..... *unfollows story*

what are your goals for the upcoming season?

Starting the Ligue 1 season in impressive fashion, Toulouse have managed to pick up three victories in four matches in August.

In their first match, Toulouse performed poorly against AS Saint-Etienne. Despite going into half time with a one goal advantage, Toulouse conceded three goals in the second half including two goals in two minutes from Robert Beric to see AS Saint-Etienne come away with the victory.

Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder put in a dominate display during their 3-2 victory over Stade Malherbe Caen, scoring two goals and providing an assist late in the second half to secure the victory.

In their most impressive performance of the month, Toulouse managed to defeat AS Monaco with a goal from William Matheus in the 81st minute giving Toulouse the victory and causing quite an upset.

The final match of the month saw a goal from Toulouse defender Uros Spajic give his side a 1-0 victory against Stade Rennais FC.


Brazilian left back William Matheus has been awarded the Player Of The Month for August after starting the season off in great form. Playing in a more advanced role than last season with Toulouse has seen Matheus create an impact in attack, providing an assist and a goal this month while being solid defensively.

The 25-year-old only played in 10 games last season for Toulouse but is expected to have a much larger role this season after starting every game in the opening month of the season.


It is no surprise to see Paris Saint-Germain sitting at the top of the Ligue 1 table with the side expected to dominate the Ligue 1 once again, winning every game so far and only conceding one goal this season.

En Avant de Guingamp and Toulouse have both show good early form, an early indication of both sides avoiding relegation this season are being expected to be amongst the contenders for going down to Ligue 2 at the start of the season.

Despite being expected to compete for the places in the European competitions, Girondins de Bordeaux, Olympique de Marseille and LOSC Lille have all started poorly in the opening fixtures.

Great start to Ligue 1 mate!

Disappointing start to the month with the home loss but you really pulled it round by the end! Good job.

It was certainly a month of two halves for Toulouse, losing their first two games only to turn it around and win the last two games.

In their opening fixture of September, both teams fought out a very even contest but Toulouse failed to convert their chances, a problem which Stade de Reims did not have as they ran away with a 2-0 victory.

Next up, Toulouse travelled to faced rivals Girondins de Bordeaux in a physical affair, both sides were unable to find the back of the net as the game entered injury time until Henri Saivet managed to get onto the end of a cross from Milan Gajic to steal the three points and send their fans into raptures.

The struggling Olympique de Marseille travelled to Stadium Municipal and got away to a 2-0 lead but the day would belong to Cristian Pavon who announced his arrival scoring a hat-trick in a dominant display as Toulouse came away with a 4-2 victory.

In the final match of the month, Toulouse faced last placed SC Bastia with a goal in the 31st minute from Wissam Ben Yedder sealing the win.


Despite good performances from Gabriel Obertan and Cristian Pavon it was William Matheus who won the Player Of The Month once again after continuing on with his terrific form so far this season.

His best performance of the month came against Olympique de Marseille, providing two assists in a 4-2 victory as well as being considered the best player on the pitch in the 1-0 loss to rivals Girondins de Bordeaux.

So far this season, William Matheus has been able to make vital interceptions which has seen him making a tremendous impact for Toulouse.


Paris Saint-Germain remain at the top of the Ligue 1 with AS Saint-Etienne and Olympique Lyonnais in pursuit. Toulouse have maintained forth position and continued their impressive start to the season.

Olympique de Marseille and LOSC Lille continue to struggle with both managers beginning to have media pressure placed upon them despite only being eight games into the season.


Toulouse have been drawn to face rivals Montpellier HSC in their first fixture in the Coupe de la Ligue this season, fans would have been hoping for a match against a Ligue 2 side this early in the competition but will be happy to have the chance at defeating their rival.


At the start of October, Toulouse face two relegation candidates in GFC Ajaccio and Angers SCO before facing Olympique Lyonnais who will go into the match at Stade de Gerland as heavy favourites.

To end the month, Toulouse is set to face Montpellier HSC twice in four days with fans from both sides excited to face their rivals in such circumstances. Montpellier have been in poor form over the past month and will be looking to build their form back up through the rivalry.

Great start to the season mate! Shame to see Marseille in the relegation zone though