This Thursday, RC Lens published a press release to express its anger regarding the travel ban on its supporters in Montpellier.
The 15th day of Ligue 1 will begin this Friday with a meeting between Montpellier (13th) and the RC Lens (6th). If the stakes are high for the two teams in the standings, this match will be marked by the absence of Lensois supporters in the stands of the Stade de la Mosson. Following the various incidents which have taken place in Ligue 1 stadiums in recent weeks, such as in Marseille or Nantes, the Hérault prefecture has decided to prohibit the travel of Sang et Or supporters to Montpellier.
A misunderstood decision
Following this decision, the Artesian club published a press release to express its discontent this Thursday, in particular due to the fact that there is not the slightest animosity between the two clubs, which are not direct opponents in the ranking either. . “While a preparatory meeting was held on Tuesday with the prefecture during which the arrival of Blood and Gold supporters was in no way called into question, the ban formulated the next day appeared to be a decision taken in a manner discontinuous. (…) In the decree, which mentions ‘the non-existence of disputes between the supporters of the two clubs’, mention is made of ‘the repeated nature of events likely to disturb public order since the launch of the French championship of football’ “lamented the northern club initially.
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The club reacts and questions following the publication of a prefectural decree prohibiting the travel of Artesian supporters to Montpellier.
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— Racing Club de Lens (@RCLens) December 7, 2023
Who then insisted on the fact that the meeting between MHSC and Racing presented no risk of spillover.“At a time when tragedies have occurred around certain stadiums, Racing, a historic, popular club which promotes fanism and its joyful fervor, is fully aware of its responsibility, that of registering and working in the French football unit. As part of this essential unity, vector of a necessary renewal, how is it therefore possible that half of the J15 matches can be played with open parking spaces and that a match not classified as a risk generates a ban? At a time when inequalities are already appearing, the club is calling for much clearer clarity”.
