If US De Bolbec, a Regional 1 club, should host Caen in Pavilly, Saturday in the 8th round of the Coupe de France (1:30 p.m.), the hypothesis of a match played at the Michel-d’Ornano stadium of the SMC has been studied but quickly rejected, the Ligue 2 club demanding 84,000 euros, according to the amateur team.
The Union Sportive De Bolbec breaks the deadlock. Looking for a stadium to host the Stade Malherbe de Caen on Saturday November 30 for the 8th round of the Coupe de France (kick-off at 1:30 p.m.), the leaders of the Regional 1 club have finally found it. The USB Normans should play their match against Caen in the town of Pavilly, at the Lucien-Lecuyer stadium (1,700 seats). But while waiting for confirmation from the FFF, other avenues had been studied. So that fans can make the most of this clash against Kylian Mbappé’s club, currently 14th in Ligue 2, the Normandy club had considered the Océane stadium in Le Havre. But due to organizational concerns and the timing being too short in relation to the HAC match, the Le Havre venue will not host the Coupe de France poster.
“Football is normally about solidarity”
Among the other options, the hypothesis of a reverse Caen-Bolbec match, and therefore of a prestigious trip to the Michel-d’Ornano stadium (20,300 seats), was also studied by the Bolbécais, obviously happy at the idea of going to play in a Ligue 2 stadium and why not carrying out a great financial transaction. But the response from SM Caen quickly cooled the R1 club.
“They sent us a quote of 84,000 euros to make their stadium available,” slips Kevin Beaufils, president of US De Bolbec in Paris-Normandie. “Suffice it to say, an exorbitant sum for a small club like ours, without even having the certainty of being able to cover our costs… I find that regrettable. Football, normally, is about solidarity. In the previous round, we left our share of the revenue at La Maladrerie de Caen, knowing that our qualification would allow us to benefit from a bonus from the Federation Caen could undoubtedly have offered us a formula that satisfied everyone, especially as it would allow them to play. on their lawn, but no…”, concludes the boss of Bolbec.
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