Public Announcement

First of all we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to all of our season tickets holders, not just the one that was unfortunate enough to get shot while attending the football game. We sympathize with everyone because, just like our fine members of the parliament some weeks ago, we do not discriminate people on account of ethnicity, religion, type of admission or amount of pain they have suffered during our team's matches. We are All overwhelmed by the severity of the punishment that the club faces, and five games without the presence of the supporters is, to say the least, unjust, and just goes to show that the State really is hell bent on destroying football in this country. Although it hasn't, this kind of accident could have happened anywhere in the world and is in no way extraordinary.

Concerning the liability for the unfortunate event that happened during the thursday Cup game, we are in no way responsible for the actions of criminals and repeated offenders who, at the same time, are our fan groups leaders and managing board members. During the managing board meetings they have not exhibited any signs of violence that is out of the ordinary and this display of agitation comes as much to ours as everyone else's surprise. Our monitor service has done everything within the confines of the law to ensure the safety of everyone on the stadium. The absence of usual supporter's requisites such as fire crackers, torches, brass knuckles, crowbars, knives and cleavers is a statement to our organizational professionalism. Also, the object associated with the incident is a hand gun, and in no way does it falls under the jurisdiction of the monitor service. It is clearly a domain of the Police.

FC Red Star will appeal to this draconian sentence whose only goal, clearly, is the continuance of the negative campaign towards the Club and domestic football in general. Although we do not expect for the appeal to change anything, since all the levers of control are in the hands of the sworn enemies of our great Family, we are exercising our right in accordance to the statute of the League to which we always have and ever will adhere. Previous thirteen incidents are clearly isolated events and in no way reflect our beloved Club.

Sincerely and Respectfully,
FC Red Star.