Last Sunday, when RC Lens faced PSG on behalf of the 4th day of Ligue 1, the displacement of Lensois supporters to the Parc des Princes was marked by strong tensions and several incidents. When the buses descent, supervision deemed excessive caused a very tense climate, the authorities even going so far as to prohibit access to the toilet before the end of the excavations. BRAV-M's intervention has aggravated the situation, causing injuries among the supporters. Following the match against PSG, the main ultra blood group in the Blood and Or, the 1994 Red Tigers, had already published a particularly virulent statement against the authorities and the security system set up in the capital. This Wednesday evening, the RC Lens also reacted to the situation, denouncing a lack of clarity of the device.
“The club wishes to recall that if a reinforced security system had been mentioned orally in a match preparatory meeting, the latter has not been the subject of any formalization or clear transmission by the Parisian authorities. As such, he has never been integrated into shared reports with the parties concerned, which helped create confusion, tension and feeling of injustice among Lensois supporters. The Racing Club of Lens is campaigning with consistency so that supporters' trips are organized in respectful, clear and uniform conditions. It is imperative that the principles of the “visitor journey” repository, adopted by national bodies, be scrupulously respected everywhere on the territory. This framework provides in particular clearly identified and adapted filtering and palpation zones, in order to guarantee a secure but also worthy reception for travel supporters. The club therefore calls for better coordination between the actors concerned – clubs, local and national authorities – to prevent such incidents from happening again. Respect for supporters and preserving a peaceful climate in stages go through clear rules, applied in a coherent way, and by a constant dialogue ”can we read in the Lensois press release in particular.
