The relationship between Barça and the groups that make up the Animation Stand goes through one of the most delicate moments. This same week, the Barça entity informed them through a letter that they had to pay the fines imposed last season by LaLiga, UEFA and the Generalitat for offensive chants or for lighting flares in the stadium. The price amounts to 21,000 euros.
The club is fed up of the fines it receives for the behavior of this sector of the stadium, made up of about 600 fans. The club gives you 15 days to make the payment. The current relationship with Laporta‘s board goes through its most tense phase since its creation in 2011, under the mandate of Sandro Rosell. This same season, cries of “Barça yes, Laporta no”.
The lungs of the Barcelona stadium will not beat during the first fifteenminutes party as a measure of protest. Despite this, they will be in their usual area in Montjuïc. It should be remembered that the group is made up of followers who bring together fans from different clubs (Penya Barcelonista Almogàvers, Supporters Barça, Penya Barcelonista Front 532 and Penya Barcelonista Nostra Ensenya).
“We will only be spectators. And From the 15th minute we will strongly encourage our players to make the entire field the 12th player and help them achieve victory,” reads the statement from the Stand. “They are chants started individually, sporadically and in some areas that are not part of the entertainment sector. Making all group members pay is not the way“, they add.
Notified before Espanyol
In the letter sent to the Animation Grada, the club also warned them seriously. In the event that a file is reopened against the club due to this sector, They will be prohibited from accessing it at the next meeting.. A threat that becomes more serious with the derby against Espanyol, a match that will be played again after the promotion of the blue and white and that historically tends to be hot and tense, with a lot at stake.
The collection of humanitarian material canceled
It is one more example of the distant relationship between FC Barcelona and the Animation Stand, which had organized a collection of essential products from 12:00 to 16:00 in front of the cauldron area of the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Less than 24 hours before the game, and through a statement on social networks, the groups reported the cancellation of the movement.
“Due to the refusal on the part of FC Barcelona to authorize the material collection vehiclesl intended for people affected by DANA in Valencia arrive at the Lluís Companys Stadium, we are forced to cancel the collection of material. In any case, we want to communicate that the Animation Stand will make a financial contribution to some NGOs that currently work in the area,” the note explains. The club’s response is that it links all acts related to the DANA tragedy to the FC Barcelona Foundation.