It’s an unusual schedule: the elected officials of the city of Brest are summoned on Tuesday December 10 at 2 p.m. for the last municipal council of the year 2024, with a copious menu of 89 deliberations on the agenda. “A municipal council which starts at 4 p.m. does not allow me to go to Guingamp for 9 p.m.”admits Mayor François Cuillandre, whose decision to bring forward the meeting made “unanimity”.
The historic supporter mayor
Because in the assembly he will not be the only one, at nightfall, to head towards the Roudourou stadium, 100 kilometers away (around 1h20 drive). Since the thunderous European debut of Stade Brestois, we almost talk more about football than politics in the corridors of town hall, and certain elected officials have developed a passion for football.
“It’s a subject that drives us, that fascinates us”confirms François Cuillandre, who is a little amused by this sudden craze: “It’s good, I’ve been a supporter for much longer, I knew the club after its relegation, there were 300 or 400 spectators.” The mayor tries to attend as many home games as possible, when his schedule allows.
Loyal subscribers
An unconditional supporter of the Ty-Zefs, Karelle Hermenier never misses a meeting at home. The deputy mayor, who also went to Barcelona, goes so far as to organize your schedule according to Stade Brestois. “As soon as the calendar comes out, I put all the matches in my diary, home and away. The weekends are safe, since you never know if it will be Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The idea is not to miss a single match at the stadium”. Having fallen into it as a teenager, she has been a subscriber to the Foucauld tribune for several years. “Beyond the game, what we see, there’s really this excitement, this atmosphere when we go to the stadium, that’s what’s great!”
The elected environmentalist Glen Dissaux is also a fervent supporter of SB29, although opposed to the new stadium project. Subscriber to Arkéa, he managed to go to Prague with friends. A trip he won’t soon forget. “To arrive on the main square with a thousand Brest residents, the songs, the march throughout the city… All united under the same colors, with the same passion, it was absolutely incredible!”
“Collective happiness”
Other members of the municipal or metropolitan assembly are regularly seen in the stands, such as Fortuné Pellicano (who does not fail to make it known, photos on the networks to support) or Patrick Appéré, the sports assistant.
Tristan Foveau is not very frequent at the Francis-Le Blé stadium, but he made the trip to Catalonia on November 26, the evening of celebration of the 50th anniversary of the metropolis. The vice-president (in charge of sustainable waste management and energy operators), also head of the Finistère federation of the Socialist Party, is a sports fanatic. Goalkeeper for RC Loperhet until the age of 15, he then turned away from football a little in favor of basketball.“We can’t help but get caught up in the collective happiness, because it’s not just football in truth, it also talks about Brest, it highlights Brest. It’s a super nice team with a very friendly coach. charismatic who makes you want to follow the thing. So frankly, the more people join this adventure, the better it is for everyone.
Karelle Hermenier sees no limit to the Pirates epic: “Why not meet in Munich (for the final) in May. Everything we are experiencing, we could not imagine it. So we might as well dream until the end.”
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