When the happiness of some makes the misfortune of others. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, Ligue 1 has been stopped. The length of the confinement had wiped out any hope of recovery. The Professional Football League (LFP) acted on Thursday, stopping this season and taking into account the classification of clubs at the time of the suspension to prepare for the next steps. Amiens SC, 19th in L1 after 28 games, will therefore play next year in Ligue 2. A decision that the club, the city and the metropolitan area are contesting.
Friday, the day after the announcement of the LFP, the Amiens club had reacted strongly: “Amiens SC reserves the right to contest this decision, since sports equity […] should on the contrary have brought the various decision-making bodies to pronounce no relegation. The next day, the club president, Bernard Joannin, had driven the point home, ensuring that he was going to "fight two fights, that of the legal battle and that of reconstruction", while inviting the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noël Le Graët, to show “humanity. "
"Repercussions both on the economic aspect and on the attractiveness"
The Picard club highlights the "heavy consequences" of this relegation. Because, in addition to the sporting aspect, it is also a question of money. "The community is already measuring the repercussions both on the economic aspect and on attractiveness", underline in a joint press release Brigitte Fouré, mayor of Amiens and Alain Gest, president of Amiens Métropole. They list as follows: “the rental of the stadium that Amiens SC pays to Amiens Métropole, the direct and indirect jobs generated by the meetings will have an impact on the local economy. "
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So, if there is a judicial meeting, the Amiens SC will not go alone. With their lawyers, the two communities will determine, from Monday, "a battle plan on the legal field. The Picard club's appeal should not be the only one filed against the LFP's decision. In Toulouse, the TFC also brandished the threat of legal action in the event of relegation.
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