According to The Teamseveral partners of the Girondins de Bordeaux have sent a letter to the president and owner of the Bordeaux club, Gérard Lopez, to express their deep disagreement with his management of the club. “We observe that, since the day of your arrival, you have wanted to hold the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Unfortunately, this function essential to the success of a team has been neglected, neglected and finally never taken on. You have, we think, greatly participated in this collective shipwreck of the Girondins. This ship sank slowly under your diverted eyes and under our amazed eyes. Your absence at all levels, on the media scene, in the stands, in the center of Haillan, but especially with the players in difficult or decisive moments is inexcusable, they wrote in their letter also asking Lopez, to remedy this untenable situation by assuming its responsibilities, and by appointing a Deputy Chairman and a Chief Executive Officer in the weeks to come”.
A letter to which Gérard Lopez responded in an open letter, the content of which is shared by the sports daily. “We must not omit the starting point and the fact that without the one and those that some criticize today, there would simply be no more club. […] Many of the elements reported about me are simply fantasy insofar as my involvement, even if, by temperament, it does not take an exuberant form, is nevertheless very strong.replied the Luxembourg businessman who says he is determined and who recognizes that Bordeaux needs to adapt its organization even if, according to him, it is not necessary, give in to pressure from anyone, and without making risky choices to satisfy particular interests”.
