It is a completely official letter that Jerome Baloge addressed to Guy Cotret.
“I was informed, without any other form, of the sale of the majority shares of SASP which induces a change of owner and precipitates a change of governance of the club. I am very surprised and regret that neither the City nor the Community of agglomeration were not informed further upstream of these projects and intentions “.
This is not a trial of intent
Reached by phone the mayor of the city admits that on the form he did not really appreciate how the change of shareholders took place. However, he stresses that this is not a trial of intent vis-à-vis the new management team but does not prevent ” The image of the City and that of the club are closely linked. A professional football club is an ambassador for an entire territory. Its sporting results, its links with amateur clubs, its ambitions in youth policies (to become youth teams like the U17s) or in women’s sport (to become of the Chamoiselles team), its governance and its relations with communities public are scrutinized and evaluated by the various observers and the Niortais. ”
It’s a strange welcome mail
Jérôme Baloge wants to know the real intentions of the new team. For his part, Guy Cotret shows himself surprised by the letter and its content: “I have just been appointed, I was completely absent from the acquisition phase and it is a strange welcome letter from the mayor of Niort, I am surprised by the terms of this letter, not necessarily pleasant but I think the Mayor has good reasons to write a letter of this nature, it will be the occasion to meet him. “
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