Relegated to National 1 as a precautionary measure for financial reasons, The Girondins of Bordeaux were to appear before the DNCG appeals committee on Tuesday. The club with the scapular finally gave up and therefore accepted its demotion to
National 1.
The day before
this decisionAlain Giresse acknowledged finding himself in a “infinite sadness.” “I feel concerned and helpless, confided the Girondin legend to
L’Equipe. But that won’t distract me from what I feel for this club. What I know are the Navy and White colours. What I’ve known is eternal. I came as a kid and I was able to make my sporting life, experience success, thanks to the Girondins.”
Giresse totally devastated by the situation of the Girondins de Bordeaux
“Gigi” seems truly distraught by the catastrophic situation of the club of his heart. “It’s sad, disappointing, unimaginable… Everything… A club can have its ups and downs. We played to avoid going down. But now, we’ve gone beyond that. We’re at the very, very bottom. I didn’t think that could happen to the Girondins. There was inevitably a cycle of bad choices, and this is where we’ve come to. We’re wrong on every level.”judges the 71-year-old technician.
The Girondins de Bordeaux must now present to the financial policeman of French football a budget for the coming season in National 1. The threat of being relegated to an even lower division looms larger than ever.
