Not classy FC Nantes. According to Le Parisien, the Canaries did not leave their share of ticket revenue after obtaining their ticket for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against Drancy, National 3 team (0-4), late Saturday afternoon at the Bauer stadium in Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis).
“We are going to make a transfer to Nantes of 13,000 euros while the club has a budget of several tens of millions of euros,” sighs Alain Melaye, president of the JAD, interviewed by the Ile-de-France daily. “For us, the trip to the Bauer stadium and all the expenses incurred will leave us with a hole of 40,000 euros. We will undoubtedly have to pay a large protective net to the Red Star manager because the Ultras Nantais burned it after the match .”
“When you are the president of a big club like Nantes, you are a great gentleman”
If the regulations do not oblige professional clubs to cede their share to amateur clubs, this gesture of solidarity is very common. This Sunday, FC Rouen sent a message of thanks to Lille and its president Olivier Létang for their “beautiful spirit of fair play.” Alain Melaye will not do the same with Waldemar Kita. The leader of Drancy severely criticized the attitude of his Nantes counterpart, accusing him of not coming to greet him in addition to leaving with his share of the revenue.
“Kita's attitude is small. It doesn't make you grow, man. When you are the president of a big club like Nantes, you are a big man. I am convinced that if we had faced PSG, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi would have come to greet us.” This is not the first time that FC Nantes has not shone for its class in the Coupe de France. Against AF Virois last year (revenue of 18,000 euros) or AS Vitré in 2019 (41,218 euros), Waldemar Kita had already not shown generosity. These choices seem perfectly assumed.
Original article published on RMC Sport
