They are four and, on the eve of the passage of the Girondins de Bordeaux before the appeal committee of the DNCG (National Management Control Department), they decided to support the professional players of the Girondins. These are the four clubs of the Bordeaux metropolis whose women’s team also plays in the 1st national division: Mérignac Handball (Butagaz Energie League), Les Lionnes du Stade Bordelais Rugby (Division 1), Bordeaux Mérignac Volley-Les Burdis ( Elite Division) and the Women’s USB Water Polo (Division 1).
The players wear the colors of a club whose drift from the men’s team sweeps away everything in its path.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the four clubs say that “the FCGB women’s team has shown, throughout the season, professionalism, courage and commitment that has never wavered. The players wear the colors of a club whose drift from the men’s team takes everything in its path, including the commitment and performance of the women’s team. In the deafening silence that surrounds the FCGB Women, we make our voices heard as professional and high-level team sports teams: To all the players, we affirm our support and our solidarity, as well as to the staff and, also, to all the employees of the club, collectively threatened in their professional future”.
The Women of the Girondins are the great forgotten in history.
The four teams wish to recall that “the Women of the Girondins are the great forgotten of history“while they”now alone embody the highest level of football in Bordeaux and Gironde”. And Gérard Lopez’s rescue plan does not really allow them to continue to play the leading roles in the French championship, or even like this year in the Champions League. “With a budget of 2.3 million euros in 2021/2022 (compared to 112 M€ for the men’s team…)continues the press release, the women’s budget would drop to 1.9 million euros for the 2022/2023 season (compared to a provisional budget of 40 million euros for the men’s Ligue 2)”. The hemorrhage at the level of the players is already there. 8 major elements of the team have already announced their departure, including French internationals Eve Périsset and Charlotte Bilbault currently preparing for the Women’s Euro which begins on Wednesday in England.