The body, via the director of national competitions Christophe Drouvoy, indicated in a letter addressed to president Gérard Lopez “that if the (Bordeaux) club is not able to receive the public on the occasion of the next Cup meeting from France […]the meeting will be reversed, the progress of the Coupe de France cannot be envisaged without an audience on a recurring basis. » While confirming the absence of an audience, and of revenue to be divided between the two teams in the competition, for the 8th round, despite the Herbretaise proposal to host the match.
Consequence for the Vendéens, lack of audience and revenue, only the 12,000 euros “bonus” for participation in the 8th round entered the coffers. Having been responsible for travel and accommodation costs the day before the meeting, the finalists of the 2018 edition therefore decided to send a letter to the FFF to request compensation on the basis of their previous experiences at this stage of the competition.
The Girondins had previously given up on organizing the match at Matmut Atlantique, anticipating a probable loss of around 30,000 euros due to the cost of using the stadium and sharing the revenue. The Gironde prefecture has deemed the presence of the public impossible at the Pierre-Paul Bernard stadium in Talence and at the Sainte-Germaine stadium in Bouscat, because of the risks inherent in the conflict between the two Bordeaux Ultras groups, Ultramarines and North Gate.
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