dᵻspˈaɪt ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚɹ ʌv sˈɛvɹəl ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪvz ɪnðɪ ˈɔf sˈiːzən sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐlˈeɪn kˈɑːfi ɔːɹ nˈɪkələz bˈɑːɾəm, ðɪ ˌɛmˌɛsbˈiː plˈeɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ðə lˈiːdɪŋ ɹˈoʊlz ɪnðə lˈiːɡ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn bɪkˈʌz ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm təbi ðə fˈɜːst ʌvðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ sˈiːzən, ðə klˈʌb fˈaɪnəli fˈɪnɪʃt bᵻhˌaɪnd kˈɑːlɪt.
Despite the departure of several executives in the off season such as Alain Koffi or Nicolas Batum, the MSB plays always the leading roles in the league in 2009 – 2010 because after having a long time to be the first of the regular season, the club finally finished behind Cholet.