A group of Barcelona supporters’ teams have accused the board of promoting the membership out “economically and socially” after being kicked out of the Olympic Stadium for the final two residence video games.
Barça introduced final week the indefinite closure of an space behind one of many objectives as a consequence of a dispute with followers over unpaid fines totalling €21,000.
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Because of this, the teams that make up the Espai d’Animació (EDA) — the singing part within the North Aim stand — weren’t in a position to attend the Champions League win over Brest or the LaLiga loss to Las Palmas, which marked the membership’s a hundred and twenty fifth anniversary.
“After a long time supporting the membership by means of its greatest and, above all, worst moments, residence and away, they’ve prevented us from celebrating and having fun with our a hundred and twenty fifth anniversary,” a press release signed by the 4 supporters’ teams that type the EDA stated.
“This isn’t about fines we do not wish to pay, there’s way more within the background. Little by little, the socios [members] are dropping the burden they’ve traditionally had.
“The membership are eradicating the ambiance, filling the stadium with vacationers, Mexican waves at 0-0, ‘kiss cams,’ a joke of an announcer, indecent costs, fomenting the absence of rivalries, altering colors for advertising and marketing functions and taking massive selections with none transparency or session.
“There are infinite causes that reveal the intentions of the board, prioritising a enterprise mannequin the place these closest and most loyal to the membership are harmed. They’re promoting the membership economically and socially.
“The closing of our part, the voice of the stadium, is the subsequent step within the social loss of life of the membership. Both we react or they’ll find yourself destroying an important factor this membership has.
“You do not play with the membership’s dignity. Or with the membership’s historical past. And particularly not with the worth of the badge and the sensation of the socios and followers.”
Barça say the EDA haven’t paid fines, per an settlement between the 2 events, the membership have obtained for 14 violations totalling €21,000. The fines relate to the breach of laws relating to chants and behavior contained in the stadium.
The EDA argue the fines are associated to particular person actions, that the membership have the instruments to establish who’s accountable and that they shouldn’t be punished as a collective.
The EDA occupy a bit behind one of many objectives on the Olympic Stadium — the place Barça are taking part in quickly whereas Camp Nou is regenerated — which is made up of round 600 seats.
Barça say the EDA’s “mission is to create an environment of assist for the workforce that encourages the remainder of the general public to hitch in from the primary minute of each recreation.”
The part remained empty for the Brest recreation, but it surely was occupied for Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Las Palmas, with the Catalan membership opting to re-sell the seats because the stand-off with supporters’ teams continued.
