“Loyalty and support for our jersey”. It is with these words that the candidate for the takeover of AS Saint-Etienne introduces his remarks, posing as a simple supporter, this Monday, on social networks.
The Drôme industrialist calls on the whole big green family to unite behind the club and to encourage as best as possible “those kids” to tear off the hold.
Boil the cauldron
He remains motivated, certainly more than ever, and tries to benefit the troops: “You have to go to the stadium. You have to encourage the team in good and bad times, not let go of historic players and welcome those who arrive as best as possible” in this period of winter transfer window.
And regardless of the results of the past few weeks, “the series of seven defeats in a row and the two poor games won this season”, which Olivier Markarian finds it difficult to satisfy.
Ligue 2 is no picnic
He doesn’t want to. But then no desire to relive this yo-yo between the elite and the second division of French football: “I knew it, Ligue 2, the descents, the climbs, the slush fund I knew!” gets carried away Olivier Markarian.
It is more, according to the Drôme industrialist, than a heartbreak, it is also an economic reality that we no longer wish to know, with a cut budget sometimes cut by two or even by three and employees whose should, the club separate: “that those who believe that going to Ligue 2 will be an opportunity to clean everything up, I tell them, watch out”. On good terms.