Rayo Vallecano's supporters have answered the club's latest move with a cautious yes. Through Plataforma ADRV, 15 peñas said they welcomed the return of La Franja and the refund tied to the three matches played in Butarque as a first positive gesture, while warning that the dispute is far from over.
The response arrived around the Elche match, when the argument between the club and its stands had already become part of the week's football conversation. The peñas said they wanted to reduce the tension and open a temporary truce, a shift that matters now because it sets the tone for the next stretch of the season rather than leaving the issue to drift.
What the club announced was concrete, at least on paper: La Franja will return, and the proportional part of season tickets for those three matches in Butarque will be refunded. For the peñas, that was enough to count as movement, but not enough to close the matter. They described the step as an advance, then immediately drew the line under it by saying it was not the salvation of Rayo.
That balance is what gives the statement its weight. The groups praised the gesture and said it showed that unified supporters can make themselves heard, but they also made clear that gestures must become facts and words must become real commitments. The truce they are willing to open is temporary, not a surrender, and it is not meant to erase what came before or pretend the conflict has been solved.
Now the pressure shifts back toward the club. The peñas asked for a meeting with the board before the match against Celta on 31 October, saying they want to certify that there is a real will to change. In practical terms, that makes the next few days a test of whether the club's announcement was the start of a settlement or only a pause.
For Rayo Vallecano, the immediate question is no longer whether the supporters will react. They already have. The question is whether the board will turn that small victory into something lasting before the next fixture arrives, or leave the argument waiting for the next public clash.
