the poster facing Marseille without Ultramarines
During the period of implementation of the gauges, the group of supporters decided to suspend its activities in the stadiums
The Girondins de Bordeaux – Olympique de Marseille poster, scheduled for January 7, will be without the presence of the Ultramarines at the Matmut-Atlantique stadium. Following the government decision to replace gauges in sports arenas, which will be limited to 5,000 people, the group of supporters has decided to suspend its activities. “It is with a bruised heart that we learned of the reestablishment of the gauges in the stadiums of Ligue 1, it is indicated on the Twitter account Ultramarines 1987. As we already mentioned there one and a half, we cannot , neither ethically nor materially, to continue our activities in such circumstances. “
The main supporters of Vladimir Petković’s men indicating that their withdrawal from the stadium will be “from the implementation of these restrictions until their end”. But they will not be completely absent from the meeting against the Marseille team, against whom the Girondins have not lost at home for 44 years. “Regarding the long-awaited Bordeaux-Marseille, we are working to create an atmosphere around this match,” they specify.
Since the installation of gauges, the Bordeaux Ultras have adopted the same attitude. “A gauge of 5,000 people is necessarily exclusive. Such a restriction not only deprives many supporters of going to the stadium, but also many subscribers to find the stands. This is the red line for us ”, they explained already in August 2020. Asked by phone this Tuesday about these new measures, implemented indifferently in stadiums that can accommodate 5,000 or 50,000 spectators, Florian Brunet, spokesperson of the Ultramarines, once again explains that he “does not understand these political decisions at all”.