A rainy Tuesday with the air of a vigil of arms.
In the premises of groups of Marseille supporters, the atmosphere oscillates between anxiety and combativeness.
“Jacques-Henri Eyraud
(Editor's note: president of OM)
wants war.
He will have it ”, launches, bravache, a supporter.
"It is really very serious what is happening to us", sighs a person in charge of an association of the South turn.
This capo asked that we respect strict anonymity: “I'm afraid of ending up in prison.
Five Marseille supporters are still in pre-trial detention after the incidents at the Commanderie on January 30.
A total of 18 will be judged on February 24 and March 22.
Another threat hangs over Olympian supporters.
In a letter of formal notice, the general manager, Hugues Ouvrard, evokes a possible rupture of the convention which binds OM to its groups of supporters.
Clearly, the Marseille club could expel from the Vélodrome the associations involved in the incidents of January 30.
"It's a Marseille-style Leproux plan," resumes the leader of a group.
These are people who want to destroy passion.
"
In 2010, the president of the PSG, Robin Leproux, and the political authorities dissolved the associations of supporters and established a random placement at the Parc des Princes.
A nightmare for the Marseille ultras.
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"This Mr. Eyraud is capable of anything, launches the boss of a historic group of the turn Patrice de Peretti.
He's already fired the Yankees!
It was in June 2018 and the other associations had not flinched.
“It was not the same, the Yankees had acted alone, ensures this pillar of the North turn.
This time, we will be united.
And with the tidal wave lifting, Eyraud may be worried too.
He won't fire anyone.
"
However, it is written in black and white in the letter of formal notice that the OM "is considering terminating the agreement".
For the sociologist Nicolas Hourcade, it is “a frontal attack on the supporters.
It is normal to denounce violence and to make associations face up to their responsibilities.
But to question them globally is to add fuel to the fire!
This specialist in supporterism believes that the Olympian leadership is making a mistake with this formal notice.
"It's a declaration of war," even considers another expert in the ultra world.
Their mail ends with the idea of dialogue, but it's clearly a threat that is being wielded.
"
"Eyraud sees itself as a purifier"
For this expert, who wished to remain anonymous, “Eyraud sees himself as a purifier in a club that was dysfunctional.
He positions himself as the one who will clean the club ”.
And rid the stadium of protest supporters?
“It makes you think of a Leproux plan, that's for sure,” notes this specialist.
For Nicolas Hourcade, the OM of 2021 is not the PSG of 2010. “There had just been a death
(Editor's note: Yann Lorence, a supporter lynched near the Parc des Princes by members of a rival group )
and the Leproux plan had absolute support from public opinion and politicians.
There, it is not at all the case.
From the Communist Party to the Republicans, Marseille's elected officials have defended the supporters.
"It's at least a positive point", smiles a member of the nucleus of Marseille too powerful.
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These political reactions make the management of OM smile: “The departmental and regional elections are approaching!
"In the entourage of Jacques-Henri Eyraud, it is assured that it is" not at all "a Leproux plan:" The proof is that the management is committed to keeping prices accessible in turn.
"But an employee begins a subtle back-pedaling:" The term of formal notice was perhaps not the right one.
We should just have said that we were asking them for explanations!
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