While the second round of municipal elections takes place this Sunday, the mayor of Bordeaux had a lively start to the weekend this Saturday. At the call of the Ultramarines (UB87), the main group of supporters of the Girondins de Bordeaux, there were more than 2,000, according to local media, to demonstrate outside the Town Hall.
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The watchword of this gathering, place Pey-Berland, behind a giant banner (Nous les Girondins) was as follows: “A cry of anger, a cry of concern, but also a cry of passion”, for their club and against its majority shareholder, the American investment fund King Street, and its management.
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The club’s CEO, Frédéric Longuépée, was also omnipresent in the slogans and on the signs (“Longuépée resignation”), in the heart of a crowd of scapulars, flags, masks, Oudin, Malcom or Koscielny jerseys, smoke bombs, songs and hoots.
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“I suffer to see my club in the hands of leaders who since their arrival despise history, culture, former players, supporters …”
Matthieu, supporter of the Girondins since 1985
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During the week, Romain Manci, ultra-historic from Lescure (the old stadium) at Matmut Atlantique, said he wanted to “Rebuild the Girondins an accessible club, close and attentive to its public”.
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More than 2,000 people wandered around Bordeaux. (S. Mantey / The Team)
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Matthieu, 45, supporter since 1985, supports the movement with his vintage shirt stamped Opel: “I suffer to see my club in the hands of leaders who since their arrival despise history, culture, former players, supporters, some club employees and even other clubs in the region. We are touching the identity of the club, they want to change the logo by minimizing “Girondins” to better “market” “Bordeaux”. In Europe, we don’t talk about Turin or Munich, but about Juventus and Bayern. For us, it’s the same, we are the Girondins. “
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“The club’s image has been destroyed and flouted”
Marc Planus, defender of the Girondins between 2001 and 2015
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Before invading Place Pey-Berland, supporters had invaded social networks, under the hashtag “NousLesGirondins”, with the support of elders (Giresse, Lizarazu, Rohr, Baup, Dugarry, Pauleta, Pavon …).
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Among them, Marc Planus, the man of a single club (2002-2015), was one of the most offensive. “I no longer recognize my club, he was sorry in an interview with Gold FM and to South West. The club’s image has been destroyed and flouted, the club no longer represents anything for the people of Bordeaux. There is a deleterious atmosphere internally. When I happen to go to Haillan, I feel like I am entering a bank. (…) You bought a club with its heritage, you have no right to squander it. ” Here is already a hot file on the office of the next mayor of Bordeaux.
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