“The party will not be the same”: 80 Tourangeaux supporters in Poitiers
Friday afternoon, Cathy Le Goff and Yoann Gerard, respectively president and vice-president of the Int’nnables, group of supporters of the Tours VB, were preparing to have a bad time: they were coming back to warn several members of their association that they could not make the trip to Poitiers on Saturday, for lack of sufficient places.
“The ticket office was opened right after the victory in the semi-finals (3-1; 3-0 against Chaumont), With monstrous success. There have been computer bugs. Certain places which should not have, without anyone knowing why, found themselves available for sale, explains the manager Poitevin Cédric Énard. It was necessary to stop everything but a lot of purchases had already been made. The club worked to see how you could keep a small quota for the opponent: 80 places managed to be saved. In an hour, everything was gone. I think we could have filled the Arena (5,200 places, in Futuroscope) Without too many problems. »»
The Tourangeaux hoped for 200 tickets. “And the 200 people, we would have had them, regret the Goff. The party will not be the same. “It’s very hard, Suitable Monique Blanchard, emblematic supporter of Poitiers. Volley is partying, but the best is to do it with people we know well, I imagine what they feel. »» It is therefore in a Lawson -Body room – on the forecourt of which will be installed a fan zone – almost completely acquired at the cause of the premises, with closed counters (2,500 places), that the first round of this final will take place.
