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Thank you very much, my friend. Enjoy the game if you watch it tonight!

No problem, my friend. Have a great evening and toast to Valenciennes' victory tonight!

It's match day for Valenciennes, who host US Orléans at 7.30pm French time. US Orléans are fourth in the league. The aim is to keep up the momentum after last Saturday's win at Nancy. We lost the first leg, so we have to win the return tonight! Link to the match: Allez VA!

I have the same impression as you!

Valenciennes pulled off a fine win at leaders Nancy last night. There was an improvement in the game and in the way it was played. It was more interesting than usual. Around 250 Valenciennes supporters present. Go VA!

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Valenciennes are eliminated this evening against Le Mans. Score in normal time: 1-1. Penalty session: Le Mans 4-3 Valenciennes. Now it's time for the championship! Allez VA !

Sport Republic and their ability to react quickly... Not their strong point...

Stade du Hainaut — Wikipédia "Financing for the Stade du Hainaut totalled €75.9 million. This included a loan of 14 million euros and an equity contribution of 41 million euros from the Valenciennes Métropole urban community. This was supplemented by a €20 million subsidy from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region." Bearing in mind that during its construction, the Stade du Hainaut was closed for about 1 year (cancellation of planning permission by local residents who complained about possible nuisance), during the stoppage of the worksite, there was a penalty of €10,000 per day... I'd put the total cost at 85/90 million euros.

Well, what an announcement at lunchtime! 😳

By the way, speaking of JKS, SR won't be paying Valenciennes the €5 all at once. From the news I got yesterday, it looks like €1.5m this year, €1.5m next year and the rest in 2 years' time...

@Turkish I sincerely hope so! Getting back into Ligue 2 would be great haha! We've made a lot of improvements, especially in terms of administration and communication, but the sporting side isn't really up there at the moment...

To give you an idea of what our stadium looked like on the day it opened in July 2011, we hosted Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund (0-1 defeat).

The good thing about us is that there will always be a small group of loyal supporters who will always be there for the club and the team, whatever the championship. Some supporters who hadn't come for years have come back since the arrival of Sport Republic, and even if some of my compatriots are a little disappointed, I personally remain positive, telling myself that a project takes time to set up and that it's not in 2 years that the first results will pay off. We always hope to fill the stadium, it's always nice to see people, but in France, without sporting results, you don't attract many people, and at the moment, it's cold, so people prefer to watch the match on television, knowing that the championship is free with Youtube this year.

There are around 42,000 inhabitants in Valenciennes, and the Stade du Hainaut has 25,172 seats. The Valenciennes metropolitan area has a population of around 195,000. When we were in Ligue 1 between 2011 and 2014, there were around 12,000 for the classic matches and more than 18,000 for the big games like those against Marseille, Lille, Lens, Paris and Lyon. The record attendance is 23,021 for the PSG reception in 2012. We actually have 2 clubs playing in Ligue 1 around 1 hour away: Lille LOSC and Racing Club de Lens, which are clubs that attract people and get results, so that's not in our favour. This year we have a loyal base of around 4,000 people who are always there, but after that we're not the best in France in terms of love of football.

There aren't many small teams left and we're playing against a team from the same league as us. Here's the table below: (L1) -> Ligue 1 (1st division) (L2) -> Ligue 2 (2nd division) (N) -> National (3rd division) (N2) -> National 2 (4th division) (N3) -> National 3 (5th division)

Hello folks. It's match day for Valenciennes as they travel to Le Mans in the French Cup (the stadium is next to the 24-hour Le Mans circuit, for those who know). Kick-off 8.45pm French time, broadcast in France on Bein Sport Max 7. I should have a streaming link for you shortly before kick-off. In my opinion, if we qualify, I'll be happy of course, but if we're eliminated, we'll be able to focus on the championship.

Hello friends, I hope you're well. I followed your team's score yesterday and I'm pleased that you won yesterday at Saint Mary's and in style. I hope that this victory will help the team to regain confidence and start building positive momentum for the future. It's going to be a long road and it's going to take time, but I hope that things will get better for you very soon. Have a great week, my friends.

After that, the transfer of players from one club to another belonging to the same owner is nothing new in modern football... Of course the €5m will do us good, I'm not saying otherwise, but on the one hand we're losing a player with potential, and it remains to be seen whether we'll recruit another similar player...

Great view behind the stand before second half 🙃

Live in Stade du Hainaut ! Allez VA ! 🔴⚪

Joachim is the 3rd biggest transfer for Valenciennes: Kévin Cabral sold to LA Galaxy on 8 April 2021 for €5.4m Steve Savidan was sold to Stade Malherbe de Caen on 1 July 2008 for €5m. and Joachim in the last few days for €5m.

Hello friends, today is match day for Valenciennes at the Stade du Hainaut. It's the first league match of the year 2025, with the reception of Paris 13 Atletico. I'm hoping for a return to winning ways this evening! Link to watch the match: Nice day friends! Go VA!

That's probably one of the advantages of multiple ownership: it makes it easier to keep the best players.

I think that if the season goes on like this for you (I don't wish it on you, of course), it's possible that he'll make a few appearances on the pitch to prepare for next year. If not, I think he'll start with the B team.