- Demoted on April 30 in Ligue 2 following the premature cessation of the championship, Amiens and Toulouse have found hope.
- Tuesday, June 9, the State Council decided to suspend their relegation pending clarification from the League.
- But skepticism reigns because fans fear that the authorities of French football will not review their copy.
At choice, they will be the cuckolds or the miracles of Ligue 1. Since Tuesday and the announcement of the Council of State which has decided to suspend their relegation to Ligue 2, Amiens and Toulouse have found hope. “Before the decision of the Council of State, we were starting to prepare for Ligue 2 because we no longer had much hope. But there, we feel that something has happened and we have regained faith. But we celebrate it moderately because nothing is done ", recognizes Fabien Cassar, president of the North Tribune, main kop of supporters of Amiens SC
It must be said that for two months, the supporters of the two clubs have been living in an emotional elevator. Demoted on April 30 after the League's decision not to resume the championship due to the Covid-19 crisis, the two clubs first hit rock bottom. If the TFC, 20th and last, was clearly dropped ten days from the end, Amiens SC, 19th, could still catch up by four points over Nîmes (18th).
Fans are wary of the League
After screaming at the injustice, the two clubs felt that they had been heard by the Council of State. “This decision was absolutely not unexpected. Ethically, morally, sportingly, we deserve to descend. But given the way the season ended, legally, we cannot be relegated. The Council of State could not decide differently. It puts people who tend to think they are omnipotent and think they can do whatever they want with football in their place. "Estimates Yves Dussert, president of the Association of defense of the interests of the Toulouse supporters (Adist).
But in Picardy or Haute-Garonne, hope quickly gave way to skepticism. If the Council of State suspended relegations, it is also to give the League time to decide, by June 30, to play 20 or 22 next season in Ligue 1. And here, nobody believes the league will change its mind. “We are very suspicious of the LFP. We know that it can refuse to find a solution and not give a damn about sports fairness, ”admits the Amiens Fabien Cassar.
The two clubs are trying to prepare for the future
Pessimism is even more pronounced on the side of the TFC like Jean-Philippe Dinh. "I remain convinced that the LFP will make sure to rectify all this, by modifying two or three things here and there, in order to bring itself into conformity with what the Council of State requests and these few" adjustments "will end up anyway by confirming the decision to demote Amiens and Toulouse to L2 ", cowardly, fatalist, the founder of the Viola Club, a group of Toulouse supporters.
Pending a possible miracle, the two clubs are preparing for all situations. In Amiens, Ligue 1 or Ligue 2, owner and trainer will not change. It is completely different in Toulouse where an American investment fund (RedBird Capital Partners) could soon take power in place of Olivier Sadran. "The only thing that really worries the fans is whether, if they stay in L1, that calls into question the sale of the club and the departure of certain leaders," said Toulousain Yves Dussert. Difficult to project into the future with a horizon still so uncertain.
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