ChristopheVAFC

A narrow 2-1 defeat tonight... We conceded a goal at 90+3... It's a shame. We were around 500 supporters for this short trip, 250 in the visiting stand and 250 in a corner of a local stand.

Derby day for Valenciennes! A trip to Dunkirk! 1h15 drive / 130km distance. 400 supporters will make the short trip. (yes, I know it's not a lot if you look at your travels) haha. Allez VA, allez les Saint's!

Congratulations on your latest victory last night. The fight goes on to stay in the top places in the league. Go Saint!

Good evening! That's a very good question. At the moment, opinions are divided about my club's sporting situation. Mathematically, it's still possible to stay up, but it's true that the more the days go by, the more complicated it becomes. In my personal opinion, I still believe in staying in the second division. And even if we're relegated, I'll continue to support my club whatever happens. If we are relegated to the third division, I hope that Sport Républic will have a plan to get back up just as quickly.

My team also played yesterday at home against the 4th-placed team in the league. Final score: 1-1. We were leading 1-0 before being pegged back. It was a draw that felt like a defeat for us yesterday because we had the chance to win the game...

Congratulations to you on another victory yesterday at Saint Mary's Stadium. We had a bit of a scare in the 1st half with the score at 0-2. Your 2nd half was incredible!

Here in France, the "National 1" championship, or France's third division, is played throughout the country. Unlike the National 2 or National 3, which are regionalised. Some clubs have already managed to move up straight away from National 1 to Ligue 2, but it's not necessarily easy, and all our players will have to be involved.

Thank you very much, it was a complicated game as usual, but we've qualified for the first time since 2012. Around 50 of us made the trip to Lyon.

Congratulation for the victory saint's friend !

Wahou !

An opponent within our reach! We can believe it! Enjoy the match too!

Match day for my team, away to Concarneau (in Brittany), kick-off at 7pm French time! I hope we can get our 2nd league win in a row! Have a great weekend!

Sekou Mara will not be going to #FCMetz. Southampton do not want to let him go on loan #mercato @lequipe Can you lend it to us? 😁

Hello everyone. I wish you and your team a good match. I'll be keeping a close eye on your results from Valenciennes. Go Saints!

We've waited a long time for this victory, but it's finally here! Thank you for your message.

Thank you all for your many messages! I hope tonight marks the start of a long fight to keep my club in the second division. It's going to be a long battle, and we're going to have to keep fighting until the very last second of the season.

It happens from time to time that our players have a bite to eat just after the match, and tonight they deserved it!

Thank you very much, it's true that we have a beautiful stadium, and yours is great too! We're nowhere near as full as you are at the moment, but it's a good thing. Winning games in it isn't bad haha

Yes! they did! 1st win at home, and it feels really good

Match day here in Valenciennes, reception from Bastia (Corsica). I'm hoping (finally) for our 1st home win of the season. Have a good Saturday!

Beautiful goal !

There are a few differences, as you so rightly say. Our two clubs both have beautiful stadiums that deserve to be filled. In fact, I'll have the honour of coming to the Saint Mary Stadium in 2 months' time.

My stadium hosted 4 matches of the 2019 Women's World Cup: Australia v Italy Netherlands v Cameroon Italy v Brazil Italy / Netherlands

It's an honour to answer your questions! - 1st question: Old stadium: 16,547 seats New stadium: 25,172 seats ---------------------------------- - 2nd question: See photo below: ---------------------------------- - 3rd / 4th question: VAFC have rented the stadium since it was built and the rent depends on the division in which the club plays (the rent is flexible). Regarding the cost of building the stadium, initially it was 75 million euros, but in the end it cost around 100 million euros, the fault of the neighbours who had the work stopped for 1 year because they were afraid of the noise pollution. The payment is public/private, with one part paid by Valenciennes Metropole and the other by the construction company.

Don't worry about getting back to me, I'm at your service