”The season is already a success. At the start of the year, we would have signed with both hands to finish in such a position,” announces Jean-Marie Demonceau, active member of the club for 37 years.
If the game of musical chairs, obtaining licenses, the demotion of Warnant, the possible bankruptcy of Visé can change a lot of things, the final round of D3 ACFF could therefore give rise to 6 amounts towards D2 ACFF out of the 8 teams competing in this final round. What makes the Elsautois committee want to do it? “The idea is not to go up at all costs. We don't draw plans on the comet. It is clear that the team is not going to slow down and we will not ask them to take the field to make up the numbers. The objective was to maintain, not to move up and therefore perhaps skip ahead. Now, this final round must serve as preparation for next season and thus allow our young people trained at the club to gain a little experience” he admits. Especially since according to coach Boris Dome, Crossing Schaerbeek is tough. “Obviously, this team is marked as favorite. The coaches watched footage of their meetings and it seems that things are playing really well. We were not spoiled by the draw but it is obvious that the pressure will be on our opponents.”
We therefore wish, to choose, rather to evolve in D3 ACFF next season near the Léon Crosset stadium and continue the work of training young people in the hope that the second team joins P2. “We have been working hard to train young people in our region for years. It wouldn't necessarily be a gift to send them to D2 ACFF. We must remain faithful to our principles and keep credible projects. If we stabilize nationally, we will be able to keep our young people, help them progress and therefore help the club progress. he punctuates.
