“The DNCG shakes us up quite severely” admits Pierre Wantiez

The scalp fell last week. Friday November 15, the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG) of the Professional Football League (LFP) effectively decided to demote FC Martigues as a precautionary measure. This Tuesday, several days after the news, Pierre Wantiez was present at a press conference. The opportunity for the latter to confirm the press release from the current red lantern in Ligue 2, indicating that an appeal would be made. “We have seven days to appeal from receipt of the notification which generally arrives between 8 to 10 days after the hearing” said the president of the Venise Provençale club in comments transcribed by our colleagues from La Provence, who recalled that the American shareholder Lepa Roskopp “even recommitted” to financing the 2024/2025 season “in front of the DNCG” during the visit to the financial policeman of French football.

“The DNCG sanctioned us because there is a difference between the accounts communicated in June 2024 which are quite significantly different from the actual landing” continues the Sang et Or manager, reporting a difference of around 300,000 €. “On this, the DNCG is shaking us up quite severely by asking us why and how its debts will be covered. Some of them go back beyond the 2022-2023 season. We even started a payment campaign yesterday” he said. he concluded on this subject. On the field side, the FCM qualified for the eighth round of the Coupe de France and will host Laval this Friday for the return of the professional championships.