Despite the circumstances, Richard Pool-Jones does not lose any British comedy. "You do not have some money for me?" Challenges the most French of international English. Since Tuesday night, the former third-line of the French stage (1997 to 2001) is hanging on the phone and activates its network to find wealthy gooders could help his club at heart. "" Whatever happens we'll play the game to the end, "says he while repeating several times that the task" looks very complicated. "
If not impossible. The club chaired by Max Guazzini not play anything but its survival after the scam which he says he was subjected by the Facem , the Canadian Foundation for Children's Aid presented for nearly a month as a buyer providential. The French stage has until June 27 to submit new financial guarantees to DNACG (National Directorate of assistance and management control) on pain of demotion in Pro D2 or even if a Federal bankruptcy filing. "We have a very short time, recognizes Pool-Jones. We must rebuild a new round was done in May but the club was finally not retained at the time. For the reasons that you know. "Understand, the arrival of Bernard Laporte and his ex-Canadian friends. Among the names mentioned that of Serge Kampf (Chairman of Capgemini and patron of French rugby) returns insistently.
"It's going to be very complicated"
Pool-Jones is going to have to convince investors again turned away in favor of an unlikely Canadian Foundation. And this time, it is no longer to find five million euros. "The wage bill is higher because only 18 players signed in the meantime, recognize English. So the financial needs are greater. Today, it is closer to ten million euros. "
The sum is enormous across the rugby, especially the image of the French stage has taken a beating the past 48 hours. Max Guazzini yet keeps faith in the future as he claimed on the antenna of Radio Notre Dame on Wednesday morning. "We have contacts, anyone can come and save the French stage. And this time it will not provide bank statements (note: as Facem would have provided documents to the club) but the checks. "It will mostly find people who still have the urge to sign them.
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