Laurent Batlles reacted to the ASSE fans’ boycott against Caen, in Geoffroy-Guichard, on December 30, during the 17th day of Ligue 2.
Four groups of ASSE supporters have decided not to travel to Geoffroy-Guichard on Friday 30 December, during the 17th day of Ligue 2. This, on the occasion of the arrival of Stade Malherbe de Caen at Saint Etienne. They want to show their dissatisfaction with the directors of the Loire club whose management they criticize.
In a long press release published since December 13, Magic Fans, Green Angels, Stéphanois Indépendantistes and the Union of Stéphanois Supporters declared: “Kop Nord, Kop Sud, Henri-Point, seats should no longer be sold for ASSE-Caen”. We also invite all subscribers not to go to the stadium. The time has come for us to hold all these guilty parties accountable […] ! Let’s show them that to save ourselves we don’t ask for hiring, only their departure and the sale of the club […] »
ASSE: Batlles on the boycott of fans, “the boycott? I do not believe”
In light of this decision, no one doubts that the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium will sound empty in six days against SM Caen. However, ASSE, currently bottom of Ligue 2, need the support of their fans more than ever to start their rise in the table and save themselves from relegation to the national team. Laurent Batlles is certainly aware of this, but did not want to express his feelings for the boycott announced by Greens fans. When asked about it at the press conference, the ASSE coach replied: “The boycott? I do not believe. I don’t know what to think, it belongs to them. »
Before the match against the Norman club, Stéphanois will travel to Haute-Savoie on Monday to face FC Annecy. A meeting for which the supporters of the ASSE already sold out. The spaces reserved for them in the Annecy Sports Park visitor car park (with a capacity of 700 spaces) are all taken. In addition to the 200 additional seats granted to the Greens according to art Event.
