ix os ▁and ▁gave ▁them ▁permission ▁to ▁ro am ▁freely ▁around ▁the ▁stad ium , ▁using ▁them ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁political ▁gain . ▁When ▁N ú ñ ez ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁his ▁vice - pres ident ▁Gas part ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁president . ▁Gas part ▁public ly ▁expressed ▁his ▁sympath ies ▁for ▁Bo ix os ▁No is , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁group ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁chairman . ▁The ▁comment ▁caused ▁the ▁Bo ix os ▁No is ▁members ▁to ▁occasionally ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁' the ▁chairman ' s ▁boys '. ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁saw ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁vice - capt ain ▁Lu ís ▁Fig o ▁to ▁arch - rival s ▁Real ▁Madrid . ▁When ▁Fig o ▁returned ▁with ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁to ▁Camp ▁N ou ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁Bo ix os ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁perce ived ▁tre ach ery ▁by ▁wh ist ling ▁and ▁je ering ▁whenever ▁he ▁went ▁near ▁the ▁ball . ▁The ▁ab use ▁pe aked ▁when ▁the ▁Bo ix os ▁threw ▁a ▁cut - off ▁p ig ' s ▁head ▁next ▁to ▁Fig o , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁taking ▁a ▁corner . ▁ ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁minutes ▁by ▁the ▁ref eree , ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁players ▁off ▁the ▁pitch ▁because ▁of ▁fear s ▁for ▁their ▁safety . ▁It ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁ 0 – 0 ▁draw . ▁ ▁When ▁Joan