The situation of the Girondins de Bordeaux is causing a lot of talk in National 2, where the clubs which play in this division are not used to encountering an opponent as prestigious as the scapular club.
This weekend, it was Blois which had the chance to welcome the Girondins de Bordeaux in National 2 in front of more than 2,000 spectators, while the Loir-et-Cher team is rather used to playing in front of an audience made up of 200 to 400 faithful. The arrival of Bordeaux is clearly an event for all National 2 clubs, but that is not a reason to roll out the red carpet for the Girondins. After the draw between his team and Bordeaux on Saturday (1-1), the president of Blois notably said that according to him, without very strong political support, the Girondins de Bordeaux would not even be in National 2 but even lower.
“They should be in Ligue 1, that’s obvious. I wish them the best. Moreover, they should not be there in National 2 either, they should be in Departmental, because there is surely some political or other support, and it is unacceptable that we can authorize what we authorize to the Girondins de Bordeaux club while it is refused to many amateur clubs like ours” annoyed President François Jacob on TV Tours in comments relayed by the Girondins 4 Ever site. An annoyance which reflects that of several clubs with regard to the scapular club, to which certain privileges have been granted to avoid bankruptcy and a too brutal descent from the ranks.
Bordeaux is debated in National 2
At least that’s what the president of Blois says between the lines. On the side of the Blois Foot 41 coach, Cédric Hengbart, we preferred in any case to rejoice at such a poster and the enthusiasm aroused by it rather than spitting in the soup. “It was really interesting to have people there, and it’s nice to have more than 2,000 people in this stadium. It’s a change from a week ago against Vierzon where there were 100 people, I think… No, it’s good, it’s nice” for his part commented the former SM Caen player and now coach of Blois, where Bordeaux in any case had the merit of causing a lot of talk this weekend.
