According to the presidents of the two clubs, the meeting took place completely normally. Périgord Foot led 2-0 then scored a third goal. This is where the situation got out of hand. Vincent Eyssartier, president-player of Hautefort, explains that he “heard nothing” and prefers to stop there. On the other hand, his Corgnaco counterpart Daniel Foncy summarizes the context. “I was on the sidelines. We score the third goal, it’s a bit of a discussion but the referee grants it. Then he says that a supporter, obviously from Hautefort, threatened him with death. I did not hear anything. So he stopped the game and told me that he was going to the gendarmerie to drop off a handrail. There were fifteen minutes left in the game.
Daniel Foncy deplores what happened. “It is not possible to see that! We are here to play football. »
In committee Thursday
For his part, Jonathan Blondy, the president of the Dordogne arbitration commission, is disappointed: “I had a somewhat complicated weekend. I blame the blow. That’s a lot in a short time, when we do everything to bring referees and clubs closer together. »
With success in terms of violence and threats on the ground. The phenomenon had taken on worrying proportions in recent months, especially since the end of the Covid crisis. On this specific point, Blondy believes that things are settling. “On the pitch, yes, we have fewer worries compared to last season. “Thanks in particular to the many meetings between the two football families that are the clubs and the men in black. ” This evening [NDLR : lundi 13 février], we have a meeting with the clubs of D2, D3 and D4. They will be around twenty, which is a very good thing! »
On the other hand, as soon as it touches the public, the boss of the Périgord referees has the impression of urinating in a Stradivarius. “It’s not discouraging but… We also have the problem of parents among young people. We realize this more and more. In any case, I want to underline the courage of the referees. They apply the directives of the Ligue Nouvelle-Aquitaine.”
Namely Law 5 of the rights and duties of referees, which provides that the referee can stop the match – after having first warned the delegate at least – if racist, homophobic or threatening remarks are made.
Thursday, February 16, the clubs of Limeuil, Périgueux Foot, Périgord Foot US and Hautefort will go before the Disciplinary and Litigation and Litigation Commissions of the District of the Dordogne.
