Vibrate again on game nights! This is all that the supporters of Red Star, the historic club of Saint-Ouen, who are starting their season in National, are asking for this Monday, August 24 at 8.45 p.m. against SC Bastia. The opportunity for the Greens to find their favorite Bauer stadium, where they have not evolved for more than five months due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
It is also a reunion night for the loyal supporters of the Red Star and the Olympic, the bar located opposite the stadium. "There are three other bars in the street but we are the supporters," proudly recalls Akli, owner of the establishment since 1996.
"We missed football"
Last Thursday, a few days before the resumption, they were not many leaning on the zinc. "I must admit that the majority of my income is made on match days," said the boss.
Before adding: “We missed football. The stadium is a bit of our historical monument, and Saint-Ouen lives through the Red Star matches, so his return here warms our hearts, especially after a period like the one we have just experienced. "
Fans suspend events in the stands
Yes but now, the Olympic should not make the expected recipe this Monday. Covid-19 requires, the Red Star Fans, the main group of supporters, have announced "to suspend group activities and the animation of the Rino Della Negra stand ( Editor's note: which hosts the kop ) until further notice".
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The @RedStarFC returns to the National championship next Monday under special conditions. The Red Star Fans want to use common sense in a complex health context and communicate their position on the return of the public to the Bauer stadium. pic.twitter.com/2NXHBRH9bN
"Alcohol, drinks and everything in the bar do not go out of date, so I don't order more, not less and I will see at the moment if there are people,” Akli puts in perspective. his beer tap. The same goes for the staff: there are three of us on match days, and we're not going to change anything ... "