Valenciennes

[Weston Super Saint]

7 hours ago, ChristopheVAFC said:

Yes, my friend, we're back from 2-0 down at home to Dijon.

It was a morale-boosting win and helped break the momentum that has been lacking in recent weeks.

I've got my smile back today and I'm going to have a great day

I remember (just) what winning a game feels like.  Probably won't happen again any time soon though.

[ChristopheVAFC]

Hello friends, it's derby day for Valenciennes on 1 November!

It's off to Boulogne sur Mer for our team.

A sold-out match (6,000 seats), a full visiting stand (600 Valenciennes fans expected, or around 8 buses, not counting the many cars)...

I will of course be present for this trip, and will send you some photos of the trip nearest you.

Kick-off 7.30pm French time.

Here's the Youtube link for the match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iXUVnc9-Ro

A derby means a much-anticipated match, and both teams want victory, so let's hope it's for VA!

[Convict Colony]

Easy win tonight for you, not even in doubt, will watch part of the game, hope its a bit better than the last one ;-)

[BARCELONASAINT]

5 hours ago, ChristopheVAFC said:

Hello friends, it's derby day for Valenciennes on 1 November!

It's off to Boulogne sur Mer for our team.

A sold-out match (6,000 seats), a full visiting stand (600 Valenciennes fans expected, or around 8 buses, not counting the many cars)...

I will of course be present for this trip, and will send you some photos of the trip nearest you.

Kick-off 7.30pm French time.

Here's the Youtube link for the match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iXUVnc9-Ro

A derby means a much-anticipated match, and both teams want victory, so let's hope it's for VA!

Seeing where you are going for the game tonight i reckon you could make it to the UK in time for the Saints game tomorrow. Straight after the game pop down to the beach with a dingy and paddle out to the English 12 mile limit and get a free lift by Border Force to Ramsgate, from there jst thumb a lift to Southampton. Good chance of making kickoff!

[FredVaFC59100]

1 hour ago, BARCELONASAINT said:

Seeing where you are going for the game tonight i reckon you could make it to the UK in time for the Saints game tomorrow. Straight after the game pop down to the beach with a dingy and paddle out to the English 12 mile limit and get a free lift by Border Force to Ramsgate, from there jst thumb a lift to Southampton. Good chance of making kickoff!

does Border Force provide for FREE breakfast too or is it extra ? The illegal alien, migrant, dreamer wants to know. 

[ChristopheVAFC]

[ChristopheVAFC]

[Convict Colony]

Didnt watch the game in the end and it seems like i didnt miss much with 0-0, pity couldnt capitlise on their striker getting sent off.

Guess a good point on the road for us then and great turn out by the fans

[ChristopheVAFC]

Match day, folks, as Valenciennes welcome Bourg en Bresse to the Stade du Hainaut.

Kick-off as usual at 19:30 French time.

Here's the Youtube link for the match:

Allez VA !

[ChristopheVAFC]

Back from the stadium, our team lost 2 goals to 1.

Our 1st home defeat came at a very bad time...

On a positive note, the 20th anniversary of the ‘red and white generation’ supporters' group with this great pre-match entertainment.

Good evening to all.

Go VA!

[ChristopheVAFC]

Hello folks.

I just came across this post on LinkedIn: 

An excellent four days at VAFC - Valenciennes Football Club with Olly Lancashire as we work to further align and strengthen our approach to player and staff development across the Sport Republic clubs.

A big thank you to Simon Raux, Alexis Caron, Ben Chorley and everyone at the club for their warm welcome and for sharing valuable insights into the great work they’re doing.

This is a great initiative that will strengthen the links between our 2 clubs.

[ChristopheVAFC]

Hello friends, I hope you're well this Friday.

Match day for Valenciennes, who travel to Normandy to take on QRM (Quevilly Rouen Métropole).

The aim is to stay in the top flight, knowing that we don't play next weekend (the joys of a 17-team league).

Kick-off 7.30pm French time, match link below:

 

I can't hide the fact that I'm not feeling very good about tonight's game because we haven't won away from home since the start of the league.

We'll find out tonight in any case.

Go VA!

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[FredVaFC59100]

Kantari did it again: another week in the 3rd league and another loss 2-0. 

Wizard Chorley can preface Rasmus' next book "The art of losing"

[Gloucester Saint]

9 hours ago, FredVaFC59100 said:

Kantari did it again: another week in the 3rd league and another loss 2-0. 

Wizard Chorley can preface Rasmus' next book "The art of losing"

Whatever the inverse of the Midas Touch is, SR has it. VAFC should be ripping up that league. Feel sorry for their fans, even more so than ours

[FredVaFC59100]

2 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Whatever the inverse of the Midas Touch is, SR has it. VAFC should be ripping up that league. Feel sorry for their fans, even more so than ours

Absolutely, I never believed I would get to regret ourprevious owner, with whom the A team used to linger in Ligue 2, BUT our youth teams were keeping their ground and performing well. Now the B and U19 are also bottom of their respective tables. The dreaded Rasmus' touch I guess.

[ChristopheVAFC]

https://www.va-fc.com/articles/25434

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VAFC press release: Ahmed Kantari given precautionary suspension

The VAFC Board of Directors has decided to implement a procedure that could lead to the termination of the employment contract of Ahmed Kantari, coach of the professional team. He has been given a precautionary suspension.

Stéphane Mangione will take over as interim coach of the professional squad.

 

 

[SuperSAINT]

16 minutes ago, ChristopheVAFC said:

https://www.va-fc.com/articles/25434

 

 

Interesting.  Is this unusual?  They haven’t sacked him? 

[ChristopheVAFC]

17 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

Interesting.  Is this unusual?  They haven’t sacked him? 

In France, it's a bit different, because coaches have an employment contract and that's governed by the Labour Code.

The club has agreed that he will no longer coach the first team, so there are now 2 possibilities:

either a total breach of contract and a definitive departure from the club

or reclassification in the club's other teams. He has coached the B team on several occasions.

It remains to be seen what will be decided, bearing in mind that he is currently taking a diploma known as the BEPF (brevet d'entraineur professionnel de football).

To continue his training, he needs to be a coach at a club with a level 5 team (National 3), which is the case for our B team.

To be continued.

[SuperSAINT]

5 minutes ago, ChristopheVAFC said:

In France, it's a bit different, because coaches have an employment contract and that's governed by the Labour Code.

The club has agreed that he will no longer coach the first team, so there are now 2 possibilities:

either a total breach of contract and a definitive departure from the club

or reclassification in the club's other teams. He has coached the B team on several occasions.

It remains to be seen what will be decided, bearing in mind that he is currently taking a diploma known as the BEPF (brevet d'entraineur professionnel de football).

To continue his training, he needs to be a coach at a club with a level 5 team (National 3), which is the case for our B team.

To be continued.

Thanks for clarifying - I assume you’re in agreement with this move?

[ChristopheVAFC]

5 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

Thanks for clarifying - I assume you’re in agreement with this move?

I think we needed a change at the top of the team, but I also think our players need to take responsibility.

Many fans felt that Ahmed Kantari was more suited to the role of manager.

On the club's social networks and in the stadium on match days, chants of ‘Kantari resign’ have become increasingly frequent.

I hope we'll have a good replacement for the rest of the season.

[trousers]

1 hour ago, ChristopheVAFC said:

I hope we'll have a good replacement for the rest of the season.

Anyone else thinking what I'm thinking....? 🤔 

[Dragon_man]

7 minutes ago, trousers said:

Anyone else thinking what I'm thinking....? 🤔 

What's french for 'just pass it around at the back'

[Weston Super Saint]

7 hours ago, Dragon_man said:

What's french for 'just pass it around at the back'

Martine de R'ussell?

[Lighthouse]

I overtook a coach with VAFC branding heading down the M3 earlier today. Anybody have a clue what that's all about?

[Weston Super Saint]

33 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I overtook a coach with VAFC branding heading down the M3 earlier today. Anybody have a clue what that's all about?

The sign writer in Birmingham fucked up AVFC?

[Convict Colony]

53 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I overtook a coach with VAFC branding heading down the M3 earlier today. Anybody have a clue what that's all about?

Christophe has been summoned to the sports republic board meeting in southampton to kick some arses.

[ChristopheVAFC]

1 hour ago, Lighthouse said:

I overtook a coach with VAFC branding heading down the M3 earlier today. Anybody have a clue what that's all about?

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[ChristopheVAFC]

1 hour ago, Lighthouse said:

I overtook a coach with VAFC branding heading down the M3 earlier today. Anybody have a clue what that's all about?

This bus ?

[ChristopheVAFC]

50 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

Christophe has been summoned to the sports republic board meeting in southampton to kick some arses.

My next visit to you may be in the spring of 2025, or in the summer of 2025 if Sport Republic launches its tournament with our friends from Goztepe. 

[ChristopheVAFC]

Hello friends, I hope you're well!

Valenciennes return to action this evening when they travel to Le Mans FC.

We still don't have a head coach, but Sport Républic are taking their time to find the right person. 

We still haven't won away from home and we're hoping for our first win tonight on Friday 13th haha.

The match kicks off at 20:30 French time and can be followed live on Youtube via the link below:

Just below, I'm sharing today's press coverage of the coaching change.

Allez VA ! ❤️🤍

[ChristopheVAFC]

https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1533267/article/2024-12-13/football-national-dix-sept-jours-plus-tard-valenciennes-un-entraineur-nomme

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Football (National): seventeen days later at Valenciennes, a coach named desire

Almost three weeks after Ahmed Kantari was sacked, Valenciennes are back in the Championship at Le Mans, still without a new coach on the bench. The club has decided not to rush into finding the right man for the job, even if the time management involved raises a number of questions.

At least the Valenciennes directors cannot be accused of rushing into things. Three weeks after a disaster at Quevilly-Rouen that cost Ahmed Kantari his job, VA travel to Le Mans without knowing the identity of their new coach. The former VAFC coach, who took over on 26 November, still has no successor, although there was no need to act in a hurry.

‘The club had been transparent about the role of the interim coach. They also told me that they were giving themselves time to find the right person, so it was a conscious decision on their part,’ recalls Stéphane Mangione, who will now play his third match as interim coach after Neuilly-sur-Marne (4-3, N3) in the cup and a 4-2 win over PSG's U23s in the warm-up. Kantari's former assistant is doing his job before handing over the keys to the lorry, even if the more time passes, the greater the expectations surrounding the profile of his carefully considered successor.

Short list

The short list has been drawn up, a number of candidates have been interviewed and all that remains is to make a decision, but the club seems to have been forced to turn in on itself ever since it began looking for a coach. Three training sessions a week behind closed doors in the French National Championship - is that really serious? VA are in no hurry to find the ideal man, and while they wait for the white smoke to emerge over Mont-Houy, this strategy of taking their time is raising other questions.

Fans are astonished that the three-week non-league window has not been used to install a new coach. This confusing timing has been a constant since Sport Republic took over: Jorge Maciel was brought in very late last year and, during the off-season, Ahmed Kantari's confirmation in his post, despite the drop, took so long that we ended up wondering whether the club had not started looking for a plan B.

Mathew Banks has left the club

When it came to appointing their third coach in a year and a half, the new bosses were all on the same wavelength, no doubt also because the new man had to fit in with the organisation already in place and the abundance of staff. This no longer includes performance director Mathew Banks, who left the club of his own accord and has been replaced by Richard Hunwicks, a former physical trainer in rugby league (Catalan Dragons, Leeds). For the time being, this is the only certainty in a matter almost as breathless as the appointment of the new Prime Minister.

LE MANS - VAFC, Friday 8.30pm, live video on lavoixdesports.fr

 

[Convict Colony]

wow not looking good for VAFC after last night, now closer to the bottom than the top of the league.

There clearly needs to be a step change there, either:

Get rid of chorley and get a better DOF to get more out of this team and a new manager or invest some money and buy some players who will make the difference in the 2nd half of the season.

I agree that SR have a chaotic style of manager replacement, why not use the 3 week window or in our case international breaks to give a new manager a bit of time.

[Badger]

2 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

 

I agree that SR have a chaotic style of manager replacement, why not use the 3 week window or in our case international breaks to give a new manager a bit of time.

The more obscure, the better it seems.

Do City Group have a French club ? If they do then SR can probably identify an assistant, youth team, or girls coach to appoint at Valenciennes.

As for the break it didn’t go so well with Jones and his six weeks. 

[Weston Super Saint]

5 minutes ago, Badger said:

The more obscure, the better it seems.

Do City Group have a French club ? If they do then SR can probably identify an assistant, youth team, or girls coach to appoint at Valenciennes.

As for the break it didn’t go so well with Jones and his six weeks. 

Largely because he sent the players off on holiday for a good couple of weeks, during which he spent his time watching 'some of the recordings of previous games'.

[Badger]

8 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Largely because he sent the players off on holiday for a good couple of weeks, during which he spent his time watching 'some of the recordings of previous games'.

wonder how ‘good’ we could have been had he had that extra couple of weeks with them. 

[FredVaFC59100]

5 hours ago, Badger said:

 

Do City Group have a French club ? If they do then SR can probably identify an assistant, youth team, or girls coach to appoint at Valenciennes.

 

Yes, Troyes FC, and it is another disaster. Coincidence ? Relegated to National with us last year, only to get their asses saved in Ligue 2 by The Football Financial Regulators who relegated Bordeaux to National 2 (4th level) instead. 

People argue that Valenciennes FC would have sustained the same faith w/o SR take over, but what's the difference ? They are slowly taking us there. Fuck SR and fuck the multi-club ownership model. I don't want my club to serve as a stepping stone to Saints of Gotzepe FC.

[ChristopheVAFC]

8 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

wow not looking good for VAFC after last night, now closer to the bottom than the top of the league.

There clearly needs to be a step change there, either:

Get rid of chorley and get a better DOF to get more out of this team and a new manager or invest some money and buy some players who will make the difference in the 2nd half of the season.

I agree that SR have a chaotic style of manager replacement, why not use the 3 week window or in our case international breaks to give a new manager a bit of time.

My friend, it's been a complicated evening indeed, with this latest defeat pushing us further away from the top spots...

I wouldn't like to be at Sport Republic right now with our problems on top of yours...

From now until the end of January, it will be decisive for the rest of the season for Valenciennes and Southampton.

When it comes to money, it's a bit complicated for SR to get out the purse...

May the end of the year be good for us.

[hypochondriac]

20 minutes ago, FredVaFC59100 said:

Yes, Troyes FC, and it is another disaster. Coincidence ? Relegated to National with us last year, only to get their asses saved in Ligue 2 by The Football Financial Regulators who relegated Bordeaux to National 2 (4th level) instead. 

People argue that Valenciennes FC would have sustained the same faith w/o SR take over, but what's the difference ? They are slowly taking us there. Fuck SR and fuck the multi-club ownership model. I don't want my club to serve as a stepping stone to Saints of Gotzepe FC.

Completely fair enough. I wouldn't want my club to be that either. I mean we are all stepping stone clubs in reality but to have it so explicit like that is difficult to swallow. 

[ChristopheVAFC]

A statement from Stéphane Mangione (interim coach of Valenciennes) last night:

‘When you take 17 shots in a game, at some point you expose yourself to cracking. But we did the hard part by opening the scoring, a little against the run of play.

We decided to change our system against a National 3 team in the French Cup and against PSG's Youth League team, but the opposition wasn't the same and tactically we didn't respond.

With a lot of transparency, I think we're where we should be, I think the team is simply showing its limitations. I can be responsible for a lot of things, Ahmed Kantari too, but I can't be responsible for the players‘ feet and at a given moment, when we have to come out under pressure, with, we don't make 3 passes, when we open the score and we have 1 or 2 correct restarts and then, well, we give the ball back to the opponent and we put ourselves in danger, that's it, when you're a coach, you want to assume a lot of things but these facts are difficult.

We are going through a difficult period, that's it, within the locker room, even if the locker room is exceptional and is doing well. But I made a speech (...) because during the talk, I asked them to be united, and if it had to bend, not to break. I found that they were exemplary in this register in the first half, or in particular, there was the slip of Jordan (Poha) who was caught by Sambou (Sissoko) and that's this kind of solidarity, these are beautiful values.

So I asked them to stay calm, that the highlights of Le Mans would pass, that we could now have our own highlights and I think that's what happened during this first quarter of an hour in the second half.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long enough, and it's a recurrence that we concede goals from crosses and there you go, we're not mean enough on the marking, we're not mean enough on the ball carrier, and when we're not able to manage the source or at least manage the arrival..."

[Convict Colony]

To be honest the interim manager seems reasonable and makes fair points.

Players generally get an easier time than the manager when you see players week after week not thinking clearly under pressure and making mistakes.

I think its time to blame the players a bit more now.

[ChristopheVAFC]

6 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

To be honest the interim manager seems reasonable and makes fair points.

Players generally get an easier time than the manager when you see players week after week not thinking clearly under pressure and making mistakes.

I think its time to blame the players a bit more now.

It's all well and good to want the head of the sporting director (Ben Chorley), or the head coach (Ahmed Kantari and Stephane Mangione), but the players also have their share of responsibilities...

[Badger]

Just now, ChristopheVAFC said:

It's all well and good to want the head of the sporting director (Ben Chorley), or the head coach (Ahmed Kantari and Stephane Mangione), but the players also have their share of responsibilities...

They don't though do they ? Even now they and their agents, especiaiily the agents, will be occupied with thoughts of where they can move to for next season.

[ChristopheVAFC]

1 minute ago, Badger said:

They don't though do they ? Even now they and their agents, especiaiily the agents, will be occupied with thoughts of where they can move to for next season.

I still hope that things are moving internally haha!

[ChristopheVAFC]

https://www.va-fc.com/articles/25758

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Vincent Hognon appointed VAFC coach!

VAFC are proud to announce the appointment of Vincent Hognon as head coach of the first team. This demanding 50-year-old technician will be responsible for turning around the club's sporting situation in the National Championship. With 174 matches under his belt in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, Vincent Hognon knows exactly what a team needs to perform well and regain confidence.

French Ligue 2 champion with Metz in 2019

A former central defender with spells at Nancy, Saint-Etienne and Nice, VAFC's new coach began his first coaching stint in 2017 on the Nancy bench before joining Metz the following season. At the helm of the Grenats, he succeeded in leading the club back to the top flight in May 2019, winning the Ligue 2 title in the process.

After keeping Metz in Ligue 1 in 2020, Vincent Hognon joined Luxembourg club FC Swift, before signing for Grenoble Foot 38 at the end of December 2021, where he kept the club in Ligue 2 for two seasons in a row.

Free of any contract since his time at Grenoble, the coach has decided to sign for VAFC. The entire club would like to welcome Vincent Hognon and wish him every success as head of the first team.

Henrik Kraft, Chairman of VAFC: ‘I am delighted that Vincent Hognon has taken over as coach of VAFC. His experience, his high standards and his past successes are real assets in turning around the sporting situation and giving a new dynamic to the whole team. With a hundred or so matches under his belt in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, Vincent knows how to restore the players' confidence. Welcome to VA Vincent!

Ben Chorley, VAFC sporting director: ‘We are delighted to welcome Vincent to Valenciennes. When we began the search for a head coach, we wanted someone with a wealth of experience and a winning record. His five ascents as player, assistant coach and head coach speak volumes. It's now up to the players and staff to welcome Vincent and rise to the challenge ahead.

 

[Convict Colony]

Yeah saw that and saw he's managed at some big clubs before and seems to average 1.5 PTS per game.

What's your view on him ? I suppose proof will be over the next couple of months but if he gets you winning you can build up momentum and promotion could still be possible 🙏

[ChristopheVAFC]

9 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

Yeah saw that and saw he's managed at some big clubs before and seems to average 1.5 PTS per game.

What's your view on him ? I suppose proof will be over the next couple of months but if he gets you winning you can build up momentum and promotion could still be possible 🙏

I'm reassured because he's an experienced coach and he's known in France as a successful manager.

The most complicated thing for him will be to reassure our players and restore their confidence too.

I wish him every success with us.

[ChristopheVAFC]

Hello friends, I hope you're well this Sunday.

Today is match day for Valenciennes, who travel to Thionville in Lorraine (about a 3-hour drive away) as part of the 1/32nd final of the French Football Cup.

This is the last match of the year, but the first for our new manager, Vincent Hognon.

I'm pretty confident about this match, because generally speaking, the arrival of a new manager motivates the players to put in a good performance.

We also want to reassure ourselves before the festive season, so that we can get back on the right foot in January 2025.

The match kicks off at 5.30pm French time and will be broadcast in France on Bein Sport 2.

Allez VA! 🔴⚪

[ChristopheVAFC]

PRESS:

https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1536535/article/2024-12-22/poigne-et-experience-il-va-les-booster-vincent-hognon-plait-bien-aux-supporters

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"Strength and experience", "he will boost them": Vincent Hognon thanks the Valenciennes supporters

Appointed at the beginning of the week as head of VAFC, Vincent Hognon has been well received by the supporters who have trained his first declarations of intent and his methods while waiting to judge him on the results. First outing Sunday in Thionville.

All week, since the training sessions were once again open to the public and should always be except for exceptions, the Valenciennes supporters came in slightly larger numbers than usual.

There was clearly an effect of curiosity to observe the first steps of Vincent Hognon, appointed at the beginning of the week. And the first impressions of this coach who is giving voice are rather positive behind the fences of Mont-Houy.

"I attended two sessions, it works on a large pitch with a lot of tactical set-up and replacement, it suits me well, confides Grégory. What is really interesting is that he says what he wants and he does it again if it doesn't work. We feel that he really knows what he wants to put in place. We also see that he has a firm grip, it can't hurt."

"He knows what it's like to move up"

Tanguy is on the same wavelength, seduced like the others by the well-stocked CV of this new coach, notably promoted to Ligue 1 with Metz in 2019. "He has experience, he knows what it's like to move up and comes from a rather good experience in Grenoble. That reassures me a little with regard to the ambitions at the start of the season."

The Valenciennes fans are not, however, under any immediate illusions and are above all expecting the new boss to shake up a squad that has been far from irreproachable in terms of desire and determination in recent weeks.

"You can put Guardiola or Mourinho in charge of the team, the most important thing is the players. I expect them to do more" REYNALD, VAFC supporter

"Being caught up by Villefranche, beaten by Bourg-en-Bresse and pushed around by Quevilly, it's not possible, sighs Reynald. If it's not a technical problem, it's mental. Vincent Hognon seems like a good choice to me, but you can put Guardiola or Mourinho in charge of the team, the most important thing is the players. I expect them to do more."

That's what Vincent Hognon asked them all week before going to Thionville in the Coupe de France. "We're going to give him time," promises Grégory. If I see desire in the next matches, that'll be fine with me because that's what we expect from a change of coach. » "He will boost them", is convinced Tanguy. First element of response Sunday afternoon in Lorraine before really raising his head in 2025 in the championship.

THIONVILLE (N2) - VALENCIENNES (N), this Sunday, at 5:30 p.m., live on beIN Sports 9 and our site.

 

[sfc4prem]

2 hours ago, ChristopheVAFC said:

Hello friends, I hope you're well this Sunday.

Today is match day for Valenciennes, who travel to Thionville in Lorraine (about a 3-hour drive away) as part of the 1/32nd final of the French Football Cup.

This is the last match of the year, but the first for our new manager, Vincent Hognon.

I'm pretty confident about this match, because generally speaking, the arrival of a new manager motivates the players to put in a good performance.

We also want to reassure ourselves before the festive season, so that we can get back on the right foot in January 2025.

The match kicks off at 5.30pm French time and will be broadcast in France on Bein Sport 2.

Allez VA! 🔴⚪

Bon chance VA!

[ChristopheVAFC]

4 minutes ago, sfc4prem said:

Bon chance VA!

Thank you very much. Currently on my way to the match. I hope we can qualify for the next round!