Real Madrid expel seventeen supporters

There were insults last Saturday at the Bernabéu against Messi and Cataluña and the response this time has been immediate. The LFP announced that it would fine the club and Madrid, at the same time would expel the seventeen supporters caught singing the offending songs by the stadiums security cameras. This is a good sign and reflects the intention of starting a new chapter. Although the new measures were expected to be effective as of December 15, Real Madrid can ban these fans as they have an agreement in place with supporters in that particular zone of the stadium. This was an arrangement that finally came about after a long winded process.

It’s not strictly true, as they say, that Florentino has distinguished himself alongside Laporta, in taking on the ultrasur group. When he arrived at the club in 2000, they were already located in the high part of the North end of the stand, as a consequence of their behaviour in a Champions League game when they destroyed the goal netting. He moved them to the south stand, behind the goal, the location where they most wanted to be. They were always united and more so when it came to defending Mourinho. ('Marca and AS, only fit for the gas chamber, they chanted if you remember). It was that way until Mourinho left the club, receiving a commemorate plaque from the ultra group on the pitch as a departing tribute. These who became more “Mourinhistas” and less “Florentinistas” interested the club less. So the club began to act.

The president expelled the insurgents and created a “youth stand” which was inspired by the Peña la Clásica, the group that produced the infamous banner ('Mou: your finger will show us the way'), after the incident with Tito Vilanova. This was not a good start. They had already ensured a UEFA ban which saw a section of the Bernabeau being closed after displaying an offensive banner in the Champions League semi-final against Bayern. The decision was made to move them to the top tier of the ground, where they are less visible. But they can still be heard. The question is, exactly how effective are these intermediate solutions or are these fans the same but just trading under a different name. Maybe this way, expelling them, bit by bit is they way forward. Good luck with the task.

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