Drancy is angry with FC Nantes who left with their recipe

It is often the number 1 source of conflicts in the Coupe de France between amateur clubs and professional clubs. Indeed, while the two teams generally receive a revenue at the end of the competition's matches, professional teams often decide to sit on them so that the more modest clubs collect more money. However, this class is not always present among Ligue 1 or Ligue 2 teams. This Sunday, it is JA Drancy which is furious against FC Nantes for this reason. While the Canaries soundly beat the amateur club at the Bauer stadium this Saturday (4-0), the Ile-de-France team will lose a lot of money after renting the Saint-Ouen stadium for 30,000 euros and after paying 16,000 euros security costs. To cover these expenses, the JAD will not even be able to count on the share of FC Nantes, which left with its ticket revenue from the match.

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A decision which provokes the ire of Alain Melaye, president of the Drancy club: “we are going to make a transfer to the people of Nantes of 13,000 euros while the club has a budget of several tens of millions of euros,” regrets the president of the JAD in the columns of the regional 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 him after the match. I am disappointed, bitter and angry! It’s a big disappointment for amateur football. There is no rapprochement between amateurs and pros. However, many stars come from small amateur clubs. Kita’s attitude is petty.”