At the call of Adhishatz Mag and the Peones, a rally is organized this Monday evening at 5:45 p.m. on the Place Royale in Pau before a municipal council during which the opposition has planned to demand explanations from the mayor, François Bayrou on the situation of Elan Béarnais. The supporters wanted to show their support for the basketball players from Bearn and to express their anger and sadness about the situation in which the club finds itself, threatened with relegation.
An atmosphere like at the Sports Palace
We could hear songs from supporters and songs of support for Elan Béarnais this Monday evening in front of the town hall of Pau. Bass drum and applause to accompany these voices that avoided chanting slogans referring to the club takeover fiasco by Americans. “There is disgust to have seen this club sabotaged in less than a year, and especially after the year we have just experienced“says Monique present at the gathering.
– Rafael Ben Abdelmounen
A supporter of Elan did not hide that he was angry with François Bayrou, “he doesn’t like basketball, we rarely see him at the club, he is still responsible“. And this question that haunts this supporter: “Why has he [François Bayrou] chose these Americans?“ All the protesters gathered this evening sent the message that they would not abandon their club.