After traveling to Toulouse and then to Périgueux (Dordogne), FC Versailles supporters will go to the Allianz Riviera in Nice to see their team compete in a historic Coupe de France semi-final on March 1 at 21 time. A decision pointed out by Anthony Perrat, president of the club association: “It is the worst choice. It’s a disappointment for the supporters not to play nearby. »
The one who organized the travel of supporters throughout the competition highlights logistical constraints. He says that “it will be complicated to organize a trip like in the previous rounds”.
He maintains that “it had to be played in Île-de-France”. The Parc des Princes option having been quickly swept away, the “best compromise” would have been the Charléty stadium. But the cost of renting the Porte de Gentilly enclosure is high for Petit Poucet Yvelinois and especially the Paris Police Prefecture issued an “unfavorable opinion” on Tuesday in terms of security.
To play at home, heading for the final
None of FC Versailles’ posters in the Coupe de France have been played at home since the round of 16 against Toulouse. Meeting which had already been relocated for lack of a suitable stadium in Île-de-France. The last game at home was the round of 16 against La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée), at the beginning of January.
Anthony Perrat imagines that, if on the contrary it had been decided to play the half in the Paris region, or even in Beauvais (Oise), “the enthusiasm and the adhesion would have been even stronger”. In Versailles, the idea of a retransmission of the match is on the table.
Despite a new relocation, the supporters do not lose hope and continue to believe in the magic of the Coupe de France: “We are living a magnificent moment, it is still a semi-final”. The solution to finally play in an enclosure in the Ile-de-France? Anthony Perrat has found it: “If we have to go to the final to play at the Stade de France, we will go to the final! »