At first, we thought the gathering would make an oven. At almost 4 p.m., the Ultramarines invaded Place Pey-Berland to perform their song "Des supports du legend FCGB". The Girondins family gathered in Bordeaux again this Saturday, as the 140-year old club, whose demotion from National was determined by the DNCG (National Management Control Department), remains at risk of 'extinction. Several thousand people marched in the rue Sainte-Catherine and cours Victor-Hugo to protest the demotion of Bordeaux to National.
The "survival march", according to authorities, brought together more than 2000 people, and around 3,500 according the organizers. There were also familiar faces at the head the procession. The club's general manger Thomas Jacquemier wore a navy and blue outfit to a press conference on Thursday. He was accompanied by Nicolas Florian, the mayor of Bordeaux, Pierre Hurmic, and Nicolas Florian, his predecessor. The pavement was also pounded by parliamentarians. We could also see Paul Baysse, the defender of Girondine glories, or Philippe Fargeon.
Gernot Rohr carried the jersey of his jubilee and panama around his neck from the Bassin to show solidarity with Gironde. We still have a chance. We have to fight. The same situation was faced twenty years ago. Nice, whose coach he had been between 2002-2005, editor's notice, had almost the exact same experience. We had won because of strong mobilization [...]. What a happy sign!
Emeline, now in her 40s, has a passion for the scapular coats of arms and cannot believe she was required to do so for her club. "If you'd told me ten years ago that we would fight to keep our team in Ligue 2 I would have laughed ..."
It was the weekend of "save the FCGB" Some have travelled hundreds of kilometers by carpooling from Paris or Normandy to ensure their club doesn't become anonymous. Arnaud De Carli, vice president of Club Scapulaire and partner of the club that brings together entrepreneurs from France, cancelled a weekend with his family to walk the Bordeaux asphalt for almost two hours. "We are here to get the message to Paris as fast as possible. But I'm confident that we will get through it. "This is already good news that has just fell," Gerard Lopez's timely message.
Just before the procession arrived at the Place de la Republique the president of Girondins announced on social media that he had put an additional 14 million euros into sequestration. This was enough to keep the hope alive for a rescue.
