Chills guaranteed this Friday morning at the Mégarama cinema in Nice. And not because of the air conditioning. OGC Nice subscribers are invited to come and discover a one-hour film retracing the 2002-2003 season, that of the rise to D1. Kaba Diawara’s goals, José Cobos’ tackles, Everson’s strikes and this Ray stadium on fire, amazed by the exploits of its Rouge et Noir, which went through all the emotions and all the divisions in a few weeks.
Maurice Cohen as saviour, Gernot Rohr as guide
No one has forgotten this incredible, unique, unexpected season after this eventful summer. At first forbidden to go up, the Gym slips into the door to D1 in extremis thanks to its savior Maurice Cohen, who raises the money to convince the authorities then puts together a team in a hurry with this coach at the inimitable accent the German Gernot Rohr, true guide on the bench of this merry band cobbled together, which puts blows of hammer to competition and nails the beak with the detractors.
Teardrop guaranteed
At the head of the D1 at the break after victories against Marseille, Monaco or the big team of Auxerre, the Gym had launched this epic thanks to a first success at home against Strasbourg, well, that the Aiglons meet this Sunday at the Allianz Riviera. So 20 years later, the club rewinds and invites its subscribers to come and discover this film which traces this human adventure, which finally ended in 10th place.
– OGC Nice media