The Centurions Narbonne, the new name of the Narbonne Volleyball professional structure, welcome Cannes this Saturday (8 p.m.) in an Arena which will be full, like the club’s full range of new features this season.
Became SAS (sporting limited company) on 1is July, a purely professional structure therefore, Narbonne Volley was renamed “Centurions Narbonne”. A first novelty for the 2024-2025 season, the first match of which took place in Poitiers on Saturday September 28, with a defeat of Narbonne 1-3, and while the first match at the Arena is looming this Saturday October 5 at 8 p.m. hours against Cannes, reigning French League B champion who achieved the feat of beating League A champion St-Nazaire at the start of the season.
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“Cannes is not a little Tom Thumb and we have checked this match on our agendaexplains Bastien Anglade, the president of Narbonne, because it is important to win at home.” Prestige of the opponent with 11 national titles in the elite, Olympic effect (victory for France in Paris) or/and impatience to see the Centurions again? Still, for this first home match of the season, the Arena will be full. “Our three partner shows are sold out and we have already sold nearly 1,900 places (this Thursday, October 3, Editor’s note), explains Bastien Anglade. We are therefore expecting at least 2,500 spectators, and perhaps a little more, a good turnout.” While waiting for this resumption at the Arena, let’s take stock of the other new features introduced this season.
A shop and a student kop
While the headquarters and office of the association remain in the entrance hall of the Palais du travail, the head office of the professional structure is located under the marquee outside the Palais, and is equipped, it is new , of a shop. A store where subscribers (at a price of 150 euros for all home matches in the regular season, excluding play-offs, with a campaign which ends this Sunday) benefit from a voucher of 30 euros. In their will “to bring all generations together at the Arena”specifies president Bastien Anglade, the Centurions Narbonne are offering another novelty this season again, a supporters’ bodega, located at the Arena refreshment bar. Hosted by DJ Jerry Wallis, a reference in the Narbonne nightlife world (DJ from the L’Imprévu and Villa nightclubs), it will open the festivities before each match at 6 p.m. and continue after the match until midnight.
Another new feature this season is the creation of a student kop: “A whole section of the platform is reserved for themexplains Bastien Anglade. Three-quarters of the places are already reserved. There will be an atmosphere. To access this kop, you must get closer to the student’s house where you can buy a pack of places. Once used, students will have access to half-price tickets, i.e. 6.50 euros per seat.
Please note that this half-price is dedicated to young people and students throughout the season at the ticket offices, that general entry is set at 13 euros and is free for children under 6 years old.
