Withdrawal of points? Matches behind closed doors, partial or total? ASSE will be fixed this Thursday on the sanctions imposed by the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League on the club after the excesses and the scuffles which followed the descent of the Greens in Ligue 2 on May 29. The return barrage against AJ Auxerre ended with an invasion of the pitch and the throwing of smoke bombs.
Sanctions that worry Thierry Simonnet, the president of the Socios Verts. “If we have points withdrawn to start a season that starts in Ligue 2, we actually fear all that. Afterwards, we can also have a relocation at stadium level. It would also be a big minus to start the season, so we’ll see.”
The supporter regrets these collective sanctions. “I still find it unfortunate that the football authorities in France only impose collective sanctions. I would say stop collective sanctions, find the culprits and then prevent them from returning to the stadium.”
The Green Socios project more than ever on the table
The sanctions imposed by the League could cool David Blitzer, the American billionaire tipped to buy ASSE. In case of sale, Thierry Simonnet intends to talk to him about his minority shareholding project by the fans. “We are approaching 2,000 subscribers, so we are continuing our merry way. There, in the last few weeks, we have been working on the substance of the project, that is to say what we can really bring to the club. And we is in the process of writing a white paper, more precisely a green and white paper with different themes. We will be able to communicate on these different themes little by little on our YouTube channel all summer long.”