"I put on the hat and the hood because it's cold, not to hide my face!"
Jon (name has been changed) is a regular at fan protests.
This thirty-something, member of the “Marseille Trop Puissant”, was at the Commanderie last Saturday.
He returned on this Clasico Sunday, even if the atmosphere was very different.
About twenty supporters spent part of the afternoon in front of the Marseille training center.
But the CRS present inside were more numerous than the fans: since the entrance, it was difficult to count the vans, better aligned than the Marseille defense during the last meetings.
A riot truck was also positioned in the parking lot, just in case….
Among the supporters present, on this freezing Sunday afternoon: a few couples, families with children, supporters who got together to smoke a cigarette "with colleagues".
We also met a bunch of thugs disappointed that nothing was happening.
"And in front of the Vélodrome, it gets hot?
They asked us.
Banners all over town
Jon, generally well informed, assures us that there will be no slippage: “Last week, I knew two days before the demonstration that there would be an action at the Commanderie.
Today there will be nothing.
We put enough pressure on Jacques-Henri Eyraud last week.
The most important thing for us now is to support our imprisoned brothers.
"
In addition to the Baumettes, the supporters showed their support in front of the Luynes prison.
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Eight supporters are in pre-trial detention after the intrusion at the Commanderie.
Several support banners were displayed, in particular in front of the Baumettes and Luynes prisons: "Our passion does not deserve prison", in white on a blue background.
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"While rumors of redemption circulate, supporters also attacked Frank McCourt:" Leave the Capitol, take care of the white and blue house!
"
Impossible for fans to display their dissatisfaction around the Vélodrome: the enclosure was cordoned off, protected by dozens of police officers and reinforced barriers.
One of the groups of supporters, the Marseille Trop Puissant, ensures that they were not allowed to enter the stadium to “decorate” their area.
They had planned to pay tribute to one of their members who died a year ago.
The ultras evoke a "censorship" of the management, which has not commented.
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This debate does not interest Mohamed, who defines himself as "a supporter not angry.
"This OM fan would have liked to be" like the Parisian ultras at Le Bourget ".
He was impressed by the atmosphere that accompanied the departure of the Parisian players this Sunday morning.
The Parisians also deployed an ironic banner of support for Jacques-Henri Eyraud, while encouraging their players.
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Mohamed would have liked to do the same and give a little courage to the Marseille players before this hundredth clasico: “They are entitled to a little support after all they have been through, right?
They should not only see the supporters who want to break everything.
Mohamed did not see anyone.
The Olympiens bus must leave the Commanderie well after the curfew time.
And given the number of police present, it was better not to dawdle.