Forcados made sure to open Palha Blanco and TouroeOuro showed the state of the arena
After the opening of the “Largo do Forcado”, located next to Praça de Toros Palha Blanco, in Vila Franca, the wide range of current and former members of the Grupo de Forcados Amadores de Vila Franca who were there about what was supposed to be the party, did everything to show TouroeOuro the state of the Vilafranquense bullring, even opened its doors, so that everyone could put their feet on the ground.
Never seen in Portugal, the arena filled, and everyone stepped up and stepped, with the aim of proving that at 4pm the ring was functional and that there would be no danger to the physical safety of the proclaimed bullfighters.
Lots of sadness, anger, and indignation in the “mouths” of every pitchfork, the same ones that predicted what might be one of the most famous bullfighting events of the year and that would be a box office hit.
According to the statement printed at the Palha Blanco box office, the bullfighting festival, which evokes the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Grupo de Forcados Amadores de Vila Franca, did not take place due to the impractical condition of the grounds / arena.
sand case
TouroeOuro can certify “in loco”, the state of the arena and prove that the arena met more “credibility” conditions for the event to be held.
Unprecedented
Never before has the organization of a postponed or canceled bullfighting festival been mobilized to prove to everyone, but especially to fans in general and the fans and friends of the Vila Franca group, in particular, that the alleged reasons for postponing the event are not legal.
Among the visitors to the track, as well as past and current members of the group and their families, the veterinarian who advised the direction of the race, Jorge Moreira da Silva, the Livcinio family (Torodrome businessmen) and Luis Capucha, president of the Associação de Tertillas bullfighting.
The result: sadness and disappointment prints everyone’s face…
Atmosphere
At the time of the start of the festivities, as well as in the two or three hours before the show, not a drop of water had fallen on Villa Franca, as the sky was slightly cloudy or even clear.
The harm of unjustified and undeclared postponement
The decision to postpone or cancel, made late, caused many audiences to rush to the bullring and only there, along with closed ticket offices, did they realize that there would be no show.
All fans unanimously agreed that it was incomprehensible and that all this was a huge lack of respect for those who “fed” the festival. TouroeOuro can see that there are fans who have traveled over 150 kilometers to see one of the season’s best cartels, arriving and’Knocks his nose on the door“.
Available and those who dictated “No”
There were several versions circulating in the moments before and after the festival and it is certain that none of the horse trucks were near Palha Blanco. Whoever saw it says that it seems that there was nothing and never will be …
At the time of the draw of the Basanha bullring and the first doubts settled, the ranchers “gave permission” to assemble the estados, taking responsibility for the final decision that could arise from there …
Having said that, the defining of “available” and “unavailable” begins, and we all know that the first decision is up to the head of the label, and yes, the decision made, convinced and without the “pimples”. Festival on Earth!
After that, the tour began for those who agreed to move forward and those who did not. We know seniority is a job and in bullfighting it’s a real job, but… since the parts were left out, Salgueiro and Marcos Bastinhas were ready to fight bullfights, the others delegated the decision to “the oldest job”, as per the rules and they wanted even from the race director , Lara Gregorio de Oliveira, writes in the report to the IGAC that there will be no conditions for performing the show, and they demand that the directors sign their intent, so that the truth came out in that report.
unanimous decision?
Of course not, but here and in consultation with the bullfighting regulations, we know the decision doesn’t have to be unanimous and for this very reason, it makes sense to quote Marcos Bastenhas’ post on his social media pages. “…I had a great delusion that I was with the audience of this Rising Ground again, but it seemed that the grounds of the field did not meet the conditions.”.
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