They want to make their voices heard in the face of the inflexibility of the Professional Football League. Around 400 supporters Girondins de Bordeaux met on Friday January 7 near the Matmut Atlantique stadium, before the Bordeaux-Marseille classic scheduled for 9 p.m. Ultramarines call for demonstrations for denounce the decision of the Professional Football League (LFP) to maintain the match of the 20th day of Ligue 1 despite the health situation. They plan to welcome the players’ bus before the meeting.
“They wanted to scuttle our club”
On multiple occasions in recent days, the Bordeaux club had requested the postponement of the meeting, because of several cases of Covid-19 in its workforce. Several other players, who were no longer infected in recent days, have not regained their physical capacities and therefore cannot appear on the scoresheet against Marseille. But the LFP remained inflexible, prostrated on the rules, which indicate that a match cannot be postponed only from eleven unavailable players because of the Covid-19.
“They wanted to scuttle our club, together we are going to snatch victory,” said the Ultramarines, the main group of Bordeaux supporters, on their Twitter account. They also indicate having spoke to players before the match, asking them “to tear themselves away, out of pride, pride, and respect for our club and its supporters”. Fans have planned to stay around the stadium throughout the game, which is played behind closed doors. They will follow him on the radio, under the south bend.