The arrival of the bus of the ASNL players in the Marcel-Picot stadium, in Nancy, plunged into a mortuary atmosphere this Friday, April 22, around 7 p.m. Wooden crosses, a procession all in black, songs, insults and a coffin with the inscriptions: “1967 – 2022“. A macabre march just before the reception of Quevilly-Rouen to mark the despair of the Red and White fans, almost condemned to go down to National at the end of the season.
The anger of several hundred supporters
The gathering of supporters gradually gathered in front of the doors of entrance 2 of the Marcel-Picot stadium, when the players’ bus arrived. The reception was made with songs and insults. The procession carried the voice with wooden crosses and a coffin, brandished at the end of two sticks.
The end of the season is experienced by many supporters like the pure and simple death of the club. “We have no more hope, we will go down to National or even more… And we will never go back up, our club, it is finished“, loose one of the demonstrators, all in black too.
The date of April 22, 2022 almost sounds ironic. On April 22, 2006, ASNL won the League Cup. “Sixteen years ago… We were in Paris. It was a party, and then it’s disappointment“, sighs Jean-Yves, a supporter from the start. Despite this situation, the vast majority of fans present say that they will continue to be behind their club, even in the event of relegation to National.