Pro D2: “It's scandalous!” The president of the Agen lets his anger burst on the refereeing of the club since the start of the season

Some players or supervisors of the Sua have let their anger burst into the final whistle, as rarely this season. Several have expressed, through gestures, words, or just looks, deep frustration. The cause of all this?

The defeat in Nevers where, however, the Sua did almost everything it took to bring victory back. “The game offered was both ambitious and effective, even if we can still settle certain details,” says Jean-François Fonteneau.

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But in the aftermath of this bitter evening, another element tapped the club: arbitration. At the end of the game, several “decisions”, as mentioned by Sébastien Calvet at the post-match press conference, taken by Mr. Noirot interviewed. The Tarn-et-Garonnais, however, has kept his calm, because he also knows that he cannot say everything he thinks.

This is not the case of Jean-François Fonteneau, freer in his words, and who did not deprive himself: “I do not hide from you that I am catastrophe by arbitration. Since the start of the season, I have the impression that we are poorly refereed. Still on Friday, this was the case. »»

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Actions Crité the Boss of Sporting. We thus think of the “very severe” yellow card inflicted on Evan Olmstead, delayed tackles not reported on Billy Searle, or with two actions at the end of the meeting very important and having perhaps decided to the fate of the meeting.

“Why does he don't secure himself and watches the video?” »»

The first is the start of a general fight (74th), where the third Neversian line Steven David launches several meters to put a blow, but ultimately only touches his partner. On video, no box was released, the Sua recovering a simple penalty.

“The explanation is completely crazy. Since he misses his target, he does not take a cardboard. This means that if you punct and chestnuts, you are struggling if you can't find the target … it's still huge ”, Fonteneau plague. The second action is “a double screen” on the penetrating group causing the test and the victory of the Uson.

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On the bench, Adel Fellah was winning, demanding in vain an use of video. “This is the gain in the match that is played out, and it's scandalous. It is the referee who ultimately drops the room on one side or the other. Why does he not secure himself and does not watch the video? The answer is very simple. He does not ask for it because it is her choice. He is afraid that if, indeed, the observation highlights a situation against his decision, it turns against him. »»

“We are friendly …”

Then the businessman claims the end of the politeness. “When you play like this outside, and you have situations that are not at all balanced, it's super frustrating. Since the start of the season, I have the impression that we are poorly arbitrated, whether at home or outside. “The boss of Su Agen even wonders” if there is not a particular situation against us “. “I don't know if there is a stir of the past. But I think we are systematically ill -arbitrated. »»

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And Jean-François Fonteneau to go even further by taking the example of the pre-Fleuri, where the supporters, this Friday, disputed a lot, playing their role of 16th man thoroughly in the stands. “We are friendly. We receive our referees in a large stadium. They risk nothing. When they go to Nevers, it's not the same. There, you have the public three meters from the touch referee, which screams like a crazy. Supporters impose enormous pressure on the referees. Already, it's not the same approach. “If he admits being” perhaps a little excessive “, Fonteneau wants to be” very upset compared to this match “.

However, Sébastien Calvet and his staff “regularly meet” the referees and their referent, Romain Poite. “But here is the result … Friday, sincerely, there are three or four decisions which are abnormal, and which are not balanced. He may have forgotten to whistle against us a penalty or two, but the balance is lunar. They also have to explain the new rules to us. They do not realize that there are important financial and human issues. This weighs heavily in the end. »»

In two weeks, Sporting will go to a new very hot stadium, in Sapiac, for a derby often very tight and which can be played with a whistle. “We are not going to do victimology. I don't want to play the crying. But the least of things is to be able to have a balanced arbitration. »»