Valence FC, from hero of the French Cup to dissolution?

Hero of the French Cup in the fall, Valence FC must face acts of violence which could lead to the dissolution of the club.

“We have upgraded our image. We conveyed an image that was not very positive. There we showed that we were capable of bringing in a different audience, from different neighborhoods, from different cities. It’s a plus for Valencia. » At the end of November, Brigitte Armand was delighted with Valence FC's French Cup run. The Regional 3 club had in fact created a huge surprise against Marignane Gignac (National 2). The president must now be disillusioned. Since December 22, his club has been in the crosshairs of the authorities and authorities.

That Sunday, around 5:30 p.m., a hooded man armed with an assault rifle opened fire in the parking lot and near the locker rooms of the Jean-Perdrix stadium. According to several media, he was looking for the coach of Valence FC. The worst was even avoided. Several members of the SEL Saint-Priest-en-Jarez were in fact in the parking lot when the individual started shooting. “The person responsible for the shooting, looking for an instructor from the local club, fled and a stolen vehicle was found burned nearby” specifies the minutes of the disciplinary committee of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes League.

The Valence FC premises had already been affected by an arson a few months earlier. These incidents occur in a context of settling scores over drug trafficking funds. A few days before the events, a Valentin rapper was shot and killed in the lobby of a building. Faced with these serious incidents, the League took the decision to “suspend as a precautionary measure the pitch of the Jean Perdrix stadium for the team entered in the Regional 3 seniors championship”. Several Valentin players are even very worried and have been instructed not to return to the stadium.

What is the future of the club? Several sources report a possible dissolution. “We are mobilized at all times to find the appropriate solutions to keep the football school goingassures Renaud Poutot, Valence sports assistant, to France 3. There is a group of educators and volunteers who have done a great job. They therefore dissociate this from those who caused these settling of scores and from the image of Valence FC. » The next few days are likely to be decisive.

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