This could be the end of a journey of several months. Several years even.
According to our information, the city of Nîmes is in the process of definitively signing the end of the new Costières district and new stadium project. If this decision were adopted, it would logically follow the position taken by the CDAC, the appeal body of the departmental commercial development commissions, a few days ago, which had issued an unfavorable opinion on the commercial aspect of the future complex. As the first deputy of Nîmes explained yesterday on our TV set, “you have to be realistic and lucid.” According to him, too much torment for too long prevents us from continuing the collective adventure around Nîmes Olympique with Rani Assaf. The sporting dynamic is no longer there. There are too many unknowns. As it stands, the City can no longer and no longer wants to defend this project. She also no longer wants Rani Assaf at the head of the club. The mayor and his first deputy want him to leave, “in an assumed and responsible manner”. And for this, only one solution seems necessary: refuse everything. “Today, we are in an emergency situation. This is one of the last moments where we can say that Rani Assaf is no longer the man for the job,” explained Julien Plantier again in The Objectif Gard Club last night. Without ever regretting the decisions made before. The sale agreement for the Costières stadium against the advice of the municipal opposition. The consultation prior to the building permit when the obvious questions were already there. The anger of the supporters, the successive sporting descents without moving a finger. Suddenly, 70 years of history. The behavior of Rani Assaf. And the sluggish start to the National season was the final straw. Either. The fact remains that this situation perhaps suits the person concerned. Who is also tired of this political game. Exhausted by the constant setbacks, he will put his money elsewhere. Perhaps there where the passion will be a little less crazy. And Nîmes will return to its usual routine. With a shareholder, shareholders who will be able to set at least around ten million euros to buy the club, the same thing to rehabilitate the Costières stadium and the equivalent sum to recruit, pay the rental of the stadium to the City and have a little ambition. Finally, the City will have to find a new scapegoat for all its problems…
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