Venelles – Le Cannet is first and foremost one of the posters for the famous derbies against the Riviera clubs (along with Cannes). The Volero Le Cannet remains a reference at the highest level with its last two French championship titles (2022 and 2023). And if the start of the season remains complicated for the Cannettanes with a victory after three days, Venelles has two successes in a row against Nancy and Béziers. Filippo Schiavo’s troupe, 90% renewed, is slowly but surely finding its feet. The objective will be to get a place in the final phase (the first 8).
For this shock, the girls from Pays d’Aix Venelles will leave their cauldron at the Halle Mandela to relocate to the Palais des Sports in Marseille. Because by deciding to relocate three matches of the Saforelle Power 6 (formerly Women’s League) to Marseille, Alexandre Hubner is trying to conquer a new territory, well beyond his Venellois stronghold. “This relocation is a new stage in our project. What matters above all is the next three years and the sustainability and development plan that we want to put in place, both from an economic and sporting structural point of view. explains President Venellois.
Tomorrow, the PAVVB will therefore “receive” Le Cannet in Marseille before returning there for “Boxing Day” on December 30, against Levallois-Paris, and ending the regular season on March 15 against Chamalières. Three dates that the National Volleyball League imposed on the PAVVB as part of compliance with the approval of the “Club License” operation requiring clubs to play in venues with a minimum of 2,000 seats, under penalty of calling into question their place in Saforelle Power 6.
So, to avoid automatic relegation, the Venellois club took its bags under its arm, time to satisfy the National Volleyball League.
At the same time, Alexandre Hubner thinks big and hopes to export his new project “Provence at the heart”. “We really want to strengthen our territorial roots, continues the Venellois president. Far beyond our city. Moreover, I wanted to thank the mayor of Venelles and departmental councilor, Arnaud Mercier, for his understanding.”
The Venellois president chose the Marseille option for hospitality, merchandising and ticketing. A bet that must absolutely be a winner on a sporting, economic and popular level.
The seduction operation will be a triple success.
8 p.m., Palais des Sports de Marseille
PAVVB – Le Cannet
France
Volleyball
