The end of an OM president’s reign is rarely peaceful; a flood of criticism, or even worse, from supporters can bury him. And the outstretched hand of the successor is only an illusion that quickly dissipates. To take full advantage of his state of grace at the end of 2016, Jacques-Henri Eyraud settled the Vincent Labrune case and linked up with groups of supporters, who had made the former TV producer live through the last fifteen difficult months. Again at the start of 2021. Present as sports director during the famous capture of the Commanderie on January 30, Pablo Longoria quickly brushed the leaders of associations in the right direction, even before his appointment at the end of February. Bragging to the McCourt clan that he was “a former ultra from Gijon”a tough guy who could calm angry crowds, he chose a strategy diametrically opposed to that of Eyraud.
Pablo Longoria and the difficult management of OM supporters since his appointment in 2021
