President of ASSE for almost 20 years and supporter of the club for life, Roland Romeyer does not intend to let go of Saint-Etienne like that. After the sale last June, Roland Romeyer still played a major role. Today he is still president of ASSE Cœur Vert and therefore supports the Foot Fauteuil section.
The ASSE Armchair Football section was created in 2016. It's only been eight years. Yet in such a short time, ASSE has made a name for itself on the national scene. Today the club has three teams. One in Division 1 which continues for a third consecutive season. A second has just joined the second division. Finally, the last one is more “leisure”. It is at the Gymnase de l'Etrat that the training takes place. The season takes place over several days where each club plays several matches. Currently in the middle of the table in the D1 championship, ASSE will still have many matches to play.
The rise of ASSE
At the end of the first team's first season in D1 in June, coach Pascal Brousmiche confided:
“It is the culmination of five years of work and a reward for all the efforts made by ASSE and Aésio, the city of L'Étrat and all the volunteers. When, in addition, the national coach comes to you see to tell you that it is totally deserved given the consistent game that we have developed, it is a pleasure. Like all the messages we have received from coaches or club managers. very proud of all these brands of support.”
The strong message from Roland Romeyer
This Thursday, in an interview for Le Progrès, Roland Romeyer looked back on the creation and rise to power of the club. “At the start, we had a young disabled supporter, Maxime, who followed us with his parents, even during away matches. […] And I told him that he would soon play in Saint-Etienne because I was going to create a wheelchair football section. This is the beginning of the story! »
Creating this section of wheelchair football at ASSE was particularly close to Roland Romeyer's heart, as he explains. “AS Saint-Etienne still plays an important social role in the city, the department. […] The wheelchair football team is a joy because it allows children and young people to practice this sport,[…] they have a smile, their parents have a smile, and for me, it’s the best reward to see them happy.”
