An official of the supporters of the ASSE and the mayor of Saint-Étienne reacted to the sanction imposed by the LFP at the Loire club. They are against games behind closed doors.
ASSE takes note of the closed session
For the incidents that occurred at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard during the match between ASSE and Angers SCO, the LFP Disciplinary Commission took sanctions against the Saint-Etienne supporters. They are banned from traveling for the match against FC Metz on Saturday (5 p.m.) at the Stade Saint-Symphorien and banned in “the Chaudron” during the reception of Clermont Foot on February 7.
Provisional measures, pending the investigation of the case during the session on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 during which the instructor will submit his report. In its official statement, AS Saint-Étienne indicated that it “Took note of the investigation of the case and of the first decisions rendered”.
USS President protests against collective sanctions
The president of the Union des Supporters Stéphanois (USS), Jean-Guy Riouhe believes that ” it is unacceptable “ to impose such a decision on all Saint-Etienne supporters. “Once again, we are going for a collective sanction when there is a whole administrative and judicial arsenal to sanction the troublemakers. There, potentially 42,000 ASSE supporters are sanctioned. The grandpa who is a subscriber and for whom the game is his only outing of the week, the father and his son who bled to take out a subscription and have a moment of leisure. They did not throw smoke bombs on the lawn “, he denounced in comments on Radio Scoop.
Perdriau, “we have the means to take individual sanctions”
The Mayor of Saint-Étienne, Gaël Perdriau, sincerely regret the incidents of last Friday. However, he is also against collective sanctions. “The incidents are deplorable and they penalize everyone. What we saw was not the image of AS Saint-Étienne that we know around the world. We have to support the team in all circumstances, so I regret the excesses and these consequences, ”he lamented on the same media. The elected Stéphanois “thinks that we have the means today to take individual sanctions”. Nevertheless, he feels a little helpless. “But we are in the world of football and all that escapes me …”, he admitted.