While the rag is burning between the supporters and the management of OM, the deputy mayor of Marseille, Samia Ghali, has clearly taken a position in this conflict.
Tension is at its peak in Marseille. After a stormy meeting Monday evening between representatives of supporter groups and OM management, Marcelino resigned this Wednesday, before denouncing “wants of intimidation” and “individual attacks of which the president and his steering committee were the target”. But that’s not all, Pablo Longoria and his teams, shocked and very affected by this alleged intimidation, are also considering resigning.
For their part, the Marseille supporters, through the voice of Rachid Zeroual, the boss of the South Winners based in the southern bend of the Vélodrome and presented as the author of alleged threats against the Olympian leaders, denied having “ made death threats”and add: “We want to meet the main shareholder who is Frank McCourt. He needs to come as quickly as possible to listen to what we have to say to him. »
“ Supporter clubs are the real Marseille”
A subject which has even just entered the political scene. This Thursday morning at the microphone of BFM Marseille, the deputy mayor of Marseille, Samia Ghali, sided with OM supporters, without a word of support for the club’s management, although she hoped “that things will eventually calm down. »
💬 “Things eventually calm down”
Crisis at OM: Samia Ghali, deputy mayor of Marseille in charge of major events, says she is “not worried” about the club pic.twitter.com/uNDk2YzmIZ
— BFM Marseille Provence (@BFMMarseille) September 21, 2023
“That doesn’t worry me, she said. We are lucky to have exceptional supporters in Marseille with this passion that carries them away at times. One thing is certain: they love the Vélodrome stadium, OM and that is priceless. Supporters’ clubs are the real Marseille with all that that entails, the good and the bad. I have no worries that things will eventually calm down. The questions will need to be answered. You shouldn’t add fire to the fire and let things organize themselves. We have very important events for Marseille, we are not going to spoil the party. There is the match this evening, the Pope, the Marseille fair. Many events are concentrated over a few days so understand that the priority is there. »
