OGC Good followers invaded the pitch with fury on Sunday evening after a goalless draw with Metz meant the Ineos-owned membership faces a relegation play-off as they struggle to maintain their place in Ligue 1.
The French aspect wanted a victory on the Allianz Riviera to make sure they saved their place within the high flight for an additional season, after a dismal marketing campaign that has been plagued by ugly scenes.
Nonetheless, they could not break down a Metz crew that had already cemented their place because the basement boys of the season, 15 factors adrift of Claude Puel’s aspect, forward of the fixture.
It implies that Good will enter a two-legged play-off in opposition to St-Etienne, who completed third within the French second tier, in a bid to avoid wasting themselves from the drop.
Upon the full-time whistle, the Good ultras stormed the pitch in a rage, donning balaclavas and holding flares, with the gamers having to scurry down the tunnel to keep away from the confrontation.
The ultras had already moved from their normal spot within the higher tier of the stadium mid-match, and it grew to become more and more clear as time handed that they had been getting ready an invasion if the consequence went south, which it did.
OGC Good followers stormed the pitch after a goalless draw in opposition to Metz means the crew faces a relegation play-off
The fan fury was directed at Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos who’ve overseen a downward spiral on the membership within the final yr
They had been but once more directing their anger towards Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos, who wish to promote the membership as they pour all their efforts into Manchester United.
The membership have been on a dramatic downward spiral this season, beginning it within the Champions League after a fourth-placed end final time period, and ending it getting ready to their first relegation to Ligue 2 in almost 20 years.
The message earlier than the sport was a optimistic one; nonetheless, with followers displaying a banner that learn ‘Everybody to Paris’ as Good put together to face Lens within the Coupe de France last on the Stade de France on Friday.
However quickly, the temper modified. Throughout the match, the followers had been chanting the French equal of ‘Get your a***s into gear’ as they sensed that the consequence they wanted was not going to be achieved.
Then got here the chaos at full-time, paying homage to scenes again in November, when Good supporters attacked their very own gamers on the coaching floor after the aspect’s sixth successive defeat.
When the crew bus arrived again on the membership’s coaching floor after a 3-1 defeat by Lorient, round 400 offended supporters had been there ready for the gamers and workers.
Boga and Moffi had been reportedly punched, kicked, and spat on, with a few of the blows mentioned to be to their genitals. It is usually mentioned that they’d racist slurs thrown their approach – Moffi performed 90 minutes within the recreation, whereas Boga got here off the bench.
Ratcliffe, who bought the membership again in 2019, is searching for a cut-price deal with the intention to offload Good, however is at the moment no nearer to discovering a purchaser.
