In Toulon, fans "take out their handkerchiefs" after Boudjellal's resignation

• The emblematic president of RC Toulon Mourad Boudjellal has quietly resigned this week, leaving full power to the new owner Bernard Lemaître.
• This early departure, four months earlier than expected, disappointed the supporters of RC Toulon.
• In fourteen years of presidency, Mourad Boudjellal has won three European champion titles and a Brennus Shield.

For the past five years, it has been the slogan: “Here, everything is different. And without its emblematic president? "For the moment, nothing has changed at the RCT," recalls Jean-Marc, a longtime subscriber to Mayol. The soundtrack of this interview confirms the substance: while we are chatting with Jean-Marc, the sound system of the spitting stage Hells Bells , AC / DC tube dear to the heart of Mourad Boudjellal. President of RC Toulon since 2006, "Mourad" quietly resigned this week, leaving full power to the new owner Bernard Lemaître. Since November, he has owned 70% of the shares. He is now alone in command.

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The club announced the palace revolution in a terse statement sent on Thursday. A mockery that disappointed, even annoyed these supporters crossed in the stands, this Saturday, during the victory of Toulon against Brive (34-17):

- "Not even a word of thanks ... It's sad. " (Jean Marie)

- "I know that you can't put two roosters in the same chicken coop, but this divorce is particularly ugly. "(Bernard)

- "We take out the handkerchiefs!" Without Boudjellal, French rugby would not be the same. He was the soul of this club, the big mouth, warrior side ... Almost barbaric. " (Olivier)

- "It was well appreciated, it is a great disappointment. It's weird that he leaves like that. He had made a farewell speech during the match against Clermont, but we thought there would be a real start, at the end of the season… Maybe on a final or on a title. (Brigitte).

Very annoyed to see these words on the part of Bernard Lemaître, and completely flabbergasted to see the lack of recognition towards Mourad Boudjellal. And then against Clermont it was not farewell ... amazed to see how it is pushed to the door, really. pic.twitter.com/KYyXFUBeP4

We can hardly describe this unilateral Toulon-Brive as a shock at the top. No tribute, therefore, if not a small banner brandished by Adeline and her husband, in the Final tribune:

I am surprised to see that we are the only ones. We wanted to say thank you for his investment in this club, for all the stars he brought back to Toulon… And above all for the happiness he brought us. "

A kid who overhears the conversation wonders: "Who is this Mourad? "It is thanks to him that we have the three stars [of European champion] on the jersey," retorts his father. With its galactic recruitments (Wilkinson, Nonu, Giteau, etc.), Boudjellal offered three European Cups and a Brennus Shield to the Toulonnais.

"I hope it will make the footballers dream"

His departure "shocked us", admits pillar Bruce Devaux "Thanks to Mourad for all he did for the club. He made him grow, ”says the young man, who has been playing at the RCT since he was 9 years old. "If we're here, it's thanks to him," continues Louis Carbonel, another child from the club. And I think he can now do great things in football. "

If everything goes as planned, Mourad Boudjellal will indeed soon be dealing with these other sportsmen, more artists than golgoths. "I am convinced: he will succeed in buying the Sporting Club of Toulon, he is a determined man," says Claude Lombardo, president of the Dragons du Pradet, a group of supporters. This "old" concludes: "We must not be selfish ... I hope it will make footballers dream as much as it made us dream! "

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