” An injustice ? Yes because on the return matches, we played the strongest teams. We played PSG, Marseille, Lyon and our competitors did not play them. So there is a form of injustice in this judgment. Sporting equity is not respected. “ Thursday evening, during a live organized on the Facebook page of Amiens SC, President Bernard Joannin strongly criticized the LFP’s decision to definitively stop the Ligue 1 season. At the same time, the body established a final classification via a quotient system. With this process, the Picard club, nineteenth, is demoted to Ligue 2. The day after these decisions, Amiens does not take heart. The residents of the Unicorn stadium have published an official statement on their website and reserve the right to challenge the League’s decision in court.
“This decision is for our club, all of our players, coaches, administrators, volunteers and supporters extremely fraught with consequences. In the state of our thinking and pending the publication of the minutes of this Board of Directors, Amiens SC reserves the right to contest this decision, since sports equity, in this particularly difficult period for all, should on the contrary have led the various decision-making bodies not to pronounce any relegation, “ specifies in particular the press release. It remains to be seen whether this future recourse will affect the future of Amiens …
Press release from Amiens SC: https://t.co/g7QfWhd421 pic.twitter.com/8jKHDBP5I7
– Amiens SC (@AmiensSC) May 1, 2020
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