In Ligue 2, AS Saint-Étienne have won their six matches played at home. A series to which Saint-Etienne supporters are obviously no strangers. True to their reputation, the Magic Fans and the Green Angels increased the activities and songs to push the Greens to Geoffroy-Guichard.
On October 24, the Kop Nord notably marked the occasion on the occasion of its 35th anniversary. Imposing Tifos, smoke bombs and fireworks transformed the stands into a real spectacle. But these festivities were not to the taste of the Professional Football League. The disciplinary committee has decided to collectively sanction the Saint-Etienne supporters by pronouncing the closure of the Kop Nord for the next three home matches. A decision which deprives some 8,000 spectators of their usual stand.
The Kop Sud also in the viewfinder
The Kop Nord will therefore only reunite with its supporters on January 29, for the reception of Dunkirk. By then, the Greens will have played three matches in Geoffroy-Guichard: Laval, against which the sanction has already been served, then Nancy, on December 12, and Boulogne, on January 15. But the Kop Sud supporters also made a name for themselves during the reception of the Laval residents. Three tifos were deployed and smoke bombs were also lit in the stand.
Enough to attract, again, the attention of the disciplinary committee. Given the usual firmness of the LFP with regard to the use of pyrotechnic devices, the Green Angels in turn risk a sanction. The Kop Sud could thus be closed for at least two matches. If this hypothesis is confirmed, Geoffroy-Guichard’s two lungs would therefore remain silent until 2027, and the reception of Dunkirk. The verdict will fall this Wednesday, at the end of the traditional disciplinary committee.
