The meeting did not start at the scheduled time (21 hours) due to damage to goal nets during the lawn invasion by ultras of the Stéphanois Club.
Le Monde with AFP
Incidents erupted, Friday, October 22nd in the early evening, at the time of the pre-game protocol between Saint-Etienne and Angers at the 11 e Ligue Day 1.
The meeting did not start at the scheduled time (21 hours) due to damage on the nets of goals during the invasion of the lawn by several ultras of the Stéphan Club, where they turned rockets and others fumigebies.
During the warm-up, the Kops had deployed Stigmatizing Banners Claude Puel, the coach, leaders and players, guilty of them from the chaos in which their team is located.
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Threats against Puel
“We were quite discussed, you make us crack”, could we read on calicots before the stands do not crack pyrotechnic machines, while the police forces were deployed in front of the presidential tribune and the benches. . “Puel resignation”, “Direction Resignation” and “we want a team worthy of his audience,” chanted the kops.
Thursday, before Claude Puel’s press conference, the top three groups of Ultras Stéphanois – Magic Fans, Green Angels and Independent – had hung a banner on the gratings of the training center threatening the coach of the Greens: “Puel, you have twenty-four hours to resign.”
AS Saint-Etienne, who has still not won a single meeting this season, is currently 20 e and in the last position of four points, four lengths of Bordeaux ( 17 e and first not relegable).