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Ben is going bye bye... https://le11hdf.fr/vafc-ben-chorley-plus-quune-question-de-temps/ VAFC: Ben Chorley, just a matter of time? Enzo PailotMay 5, 2025 Dave Winter/FEP/Icon Sport Accompanied by a disappointing record, to say the least, and threatened by the desire to "Frenchify" all levels of the club, Ben Chorley's time at VAFC is numbered. The English sporting director, gradually pushed towards the exit, even appears less and less present and involved in daily life, while the question of his replacement is on the table. Ben Chorley arriving in the next few weeks, or even days? After going through three coaches since his arrival (Jorge Maciel, Ahmed Kantari, Vincent Hognon) without finding a miracle solution, Sport Republic is preparing to change its target. Highly criticized by Valencia fans, to the point of being the target of several banners at the Hainaut stadium in recent months, Ben Chorley is on an ejection seat at the end of the season. According to our information, the fate of the 42-year-old sporting director is even being decided behind the scenes. The official announcement should come at the end of the season, shortly after the final matchday of the National. It must be said that the Englishman has few arguments to convince the new management led by Dirk Gerkens , who immediately announced his desire to "Frenchify" the club from the locker room to the offices, to maintain his confidence. For two years, the man who built the squad that finished bottom of Ligue 2 last season, then the one who was unable to get back there despite the biggest budget in National , has had a series of failures. Of the forty recruits, it is difficult to find real long-term satisfaction beyond Jean Louchet . Dave Winter/FEP/Icon Sport And if the sale of Joachim Kayi Sanda to Southampton, facilitated between clubs in the Sport Republic galaxy, was able to highlight the Valenciennes team and replenish the coffers, the management of the cases of Aymen Sadi (free to Angers), Ismaël Bouneb (free to Le Havre) and especially Manga Foe Ondoa , who punished VAFC for the incessant pressure from its sporting director by signing freely to Estoril Praia (Portugal), as reported by La Voix du Nord , does nothing to improve the case of Ben Chorley, who has been under threat for many weeks as revealed at the end of last year . A transition already underway at VAFC The latter, gradually sidelined and certainly aware of the impending sentence, is becoming increasingly discreet. The VAFC board, according to our information, is already working on his replacement, with the desire to get its hands on a French profile in order to strengthen the new French-speaking cycle and turn the page on " foreign and arrogant certainties and attitudes ," reports a source close to the club. The possibility of appointing a former club coach was even considered for a time, before being ruled out according to the latest reports. Time is already running out for VAFC, just a few weeks before a summer transfer window full of turmoil : fewer than a dozen players are under contract beyond this summer, knowing that not all of them will want to sign up for a second season in the National, and that a host of new recruits are therefore expected. In other words, the summer promises to be a busy one for Hainaut. But without Ben Chorley, apparently. A surprise to no one. Enzo PAILOT with Romain PECHON

Did Eddy Zdziech manage to maintain both A and B teams in their respective leagues during his entire tenure while SR is a consistent train wreck on both fronts ? Saints' relegation to Championship in 2023 and again this year, combined with one of the most disastrous run in PL history, clearly demonstrates that VAFC situation isn't just a fluke but an endemic problem with SR.

How would you know...unless you have vested interest in SR. You keep on reminding me of Matthew Le God more and more as time goes by.

When the $h!t hits the fan, everyone gets it...or should I say, la merde? https://le11hdf.fr/le-vafc-vers-une-cure-dausterite-a-grande-echelle/

Is it just because SFC went down w/ VA FC doing poorly and Gotzepe was still afloat ?

all of that is just wishful thinking; the root of the problem is Dragan Solak. He got into business with 2 con artists; I put zero trust in someone that has such poor judgement at this level of responsibility . The sooner SR get the f out; the better. Spring of 2026 will bring the same convoluted excuses from the same fellows as to why the club failed to win promotion to Ligue 2. Maybe they should consider turning to Jesus instead to fill the void inside.

Yeah ? -with players on loan and has-been free transfers from obscure leagues just like last year ? -with Siga Diarra, a very talented scout, jumping ship after 11 years at the club ? Who found good players with literally no money ? Who brought in GrBic during the 2023 winter transfer window to save our ass from relegation...until SR took over and finally relegated us to National ? It will keep on going for the worse as long as SR remains in charge, in fact we were more competitive under the previous tenure with Eddy Zdziech, the tables ranking don't lie. SR took us to 3rd league and managed to get the B-Team relegated twice. Quite an achievement for "experts in football", in just 2 years none the less.

you are wise, but there is sadness in your wisdom.

Isn't this what I've heard from you guys last summer ? "SR has no excuses, they had one year to prepare, we must go up this year, etc..." even my favorite Wizard, Ben Chorley said on record in April 2024 : "we will go back to Ligue 2 next year" Now, let me tell you, my real name is Fredodamus, and I predicted on August 12th 2024 on this forum that VA FC would finish mid table ranking, and that's exactly what it is going to be ! Now let me look at VA FC future under SR "leadership", hum..., hold on...,oh I see it clear now ! : "NOT GOOD"

We don't need no money, we don't need no fame; we've got Ben Chorley and this goes a long way.

Only the 2 top teams go up; The 3rd one plays two games (home and away) against Ligue 2 team ranked 18th. It's pretty much over due to the teams above VAFC having one more game at hand. One third of National league teams are made up of club that used to be in Ligue 1 w/ good youth teams. I don't see us getting back up anytime soon given that our summer transfer window always consist of free or on loan players. The more things change the more they stay the same; SR is as crappy as the previous owner.

Bon voyage le Christophe !

stability in mediocrity.

They could start by turning the light on at the end of the tunnel we are all in by getting the F out. I freaking hates those useless POS bozos, pardon my French.

Definitely Exempt, they had peace of mind that relegation was inevitable. That's the hope that kills you,

Nah, first it is paid under 3 installments, just an accounting trick from SR really, second Ben Chorley said "No Money" when asked last month if he would spend on transfers. We ended up, just like under the previous tenure, getting a couple of players on 6 months loan. I wonder if Traore, that you guys loaned us straight after purchase from Nice will ever play for your A or even B Team; his work ethic, just like Kayi Sanda, is subpar.

To tell you how much SR sucks balls, we can draw a stunning comparison with a USL Dunkerque (USLD). The Turkish investment group Amissos acquired USLD in July 2023 while the club was still in National and won promotion to Ligue 2. SR acquired VAFC at exactly the same time in July 2023! Both clubs had about the same budget (10M euros). In December 2023, USL Dunkerque, were bottom of the table just like VAFC. They performed a massive turnaround during the winter transfer window and managed to finish 16th and stayed up, while our genius wizard Ben Chorley and the other fuckers at SR fiddled around and managed to get us relegated to National 1. Fast forward 1 year, VA FC in threading water in National 1 and very likely to remain there next year with tougher competition. I don't see us going back up while SR stays in charge. They also manage to fuck up the B team with 2 relegation in a row. Meanwhile, USLD is ranking 3rd in Ligue 2 with a good chance to win promotion to Ligue 1. They've also reached the semi final in French cup, playing against PSG in a few weeks. The only thing SR is good at is getting the fan base lethargic to a point where no one contest their BS. inept incompetence in the stadium on matchday. Yeah They suck balls big time.

What a bunch of clowns...

Ben Chorley did assert last year in an interview still available on the club website, that Joachim Kayi Sanda was "the best Center Back in the world". €5m is dirt cheap me think for such an gem with an outstanding work ethic. Our defense did improve since he left. Coincidence ?

at night ? then I guess that the world's his oyster, The bars are temples but their pearls ain't free; he will find a god in every golden cloister; And if he is lucky, then the god's a she, he can feel an angel sliding up to him...

Yes ! we are UID FC. United In Despair FC. Soon to roll all over Europe, winning over Jagiellonia Białystok orKnattspyrnufélagið Víkingur. Living the dream!

Yes Sir! Private Fred, reporting for duty.

Once we win Champions league and intercontinental cup and the French cup and then I should become less grumpy. When our rival RC Lens goes down to Ligue 2 then I'll be very happy!.

Yes!, a win that should secure our stay in National and prevent relegation to National 2! another magic trick from wizard Chorley!

No doubt ! now that Henrik Kraft (Chairman of Valenciennes FC) got the boot from Saints, he will be able to focus all his expertise, genius, pragmatism and wisdom to take us back to Ligue 2, Ligue 1, Champions league and beyond! I am so glad that you don't set any time limit for success, this how successful businesses are run in communist countries (like France ?).