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The leaders of the Regional 1 team were surprised by the “exorbitant” sum requested by SM Caen, a team of which the star striker is the owner.
“Football is normally about solidarity.” The disappointment of Kevin Beaufils, president of US Bolbec, an amateur football club playing in the 6th division (Regional 1), is palpable. With our colleagues from Paris-Normandythe strong man of the Seine-Maritime team is still struggling to digest the request received from the Caen club, which plays in Ligue 2.
Union Sportive Bolbec will indeed, this Saturday, November 30, face the professional team of Calvados as part of the 8th round of the Coupe de France. A prestigious poster, even more so since a certain Kylian Mbappé became owner of the club last July.
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Problem: the Bolbec stadium is not approved to host the meeting. The leaders therefore set out in search of land. After a long period of research, they finally found: the meeting will be held in Pavilly, around fifty kilometers from Bolbec, in the Lucien-Lecuyer stadium (1,700 seats).
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But before making their choice, the leaders of Bolbec had considered playing at the Michel-d'Ornano stadium, that of SM Caen, an enclosure that can accommodate around 20,000 spectators. And there… “They sent us a quote of 84,000 euros to make their stadium available,” reveals Kevin Beaufils to our colleagues. “Suffice it to say, an exorbitant sum for a small club like ours, without even having the certainty of being able to cover our costs. I find that regrettable.”
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And the president of Bolbec continued: “Football, normally, is about solidarity. In the previous round, we left our share of the revenue to La Maladrerie de Caen, knowing that our qualification would allow us to benefit from a bonus of the Federation. Caen could undoubtedly have offered us a formula that would satisfy everyone, especially since it would allow them to play on their lawn.
