Nothing is going well at the SPVB, the Poitiers volleyball club. In League A, they are last with three points and a pretty bad ratio of one win to eight losses. But nothing is lost for Quentin, a loyal supporter. An opinion shared by Seven, the dragon mascot of the SPVB. It’s the same body, but when the costume is on, Quentin leaves his place to let Seven express herself.
Of course there is some good. “- Quentin.
If he recognizes that the start of the season is not the one expected, Quentin do not give up however for the Poitou team. “Of course there is good! The transfer window was magnificent. We recruited Christian Poglajen, Olympic bronze medalist. It’s still nice in Poitiers to have an Olympic medalist. We know there is. potential in this team “, assures the young man. You have to recreate a team and it takes time for him. “But I trust the team and I know it’s a long season, we haven’t even made half of the home games so I trust the team. And that’s really to be expected. as a mascot “, he ends.
The next match is scheduled for Saturday, November 27 against Plessis-Robinson, among the Parisians, twelfth out of fourteen. It’s for the 10th day of the championship.
In the right place at the right time
Quentin is the mascot for three years. He pitched the idea to the club at a time when there was no sound from supporters and the league was allowing either cheerleaders or a mascot. It takes a good half hour to enter the character before each game. “By the time I enter the locker room with the little dragon, it’s not Quentin anymore”, he assures. He pursues : “I really play a role in the club.” Throughout the match he encourages, blackmail the audience. In the end, Quentin leaves Seven, but he’s exhausted. “In some tense matches, in terms of tie-break, I have already started uneasy”, he smiles. “It’s a real kiff, I love it”, insists Quentin, who missed the public during the games behind closed doors.