Even if Laval does not (yet) compete with the unconditional Saint-Etienne fans or the Marseille fans, the Tangos supporters are there and they will even be in the stands to the last home game of the season on Friday May 6 at the Francis Le Basser stadium, like Franck, who lives in Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine). “I will leave home on Friday morning and I will return on Saturday morning“, explains the supporter, who has already planned everything.
“Impossible to support another club”
“This match is phenomenal, it is mandatory to support the stadiuminsists the Fougerais. Mayenne is a land of football so it’s so nice to see the Francis Le Basser stadium full to give voice to our players.” Franck has supported Tango since 1975, the year he attended his first home game. “We are lifelong supporters of Stade Lavallois, because when you liked a club in your youth, it’s impossible to encourage another.“
And it takes more than 700 km for Stéphane, an expatriate in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), to forget his favorite club. Andouille’s child lives and eats Tango. “At the weekend, I can wear the jersey all day to go to Strasbourg, to go shopping or to go to Germany. I have my scarf too so my kids are telling me to stop, but no I’m not stopping. I have always identified with this club.“
Same story with Mickaël, who nevertheless left Montsûrs and Mayenne in 1998. But nothing helped, he remained attached to the Mayenne club. “It’s mostly childhood memories. which means that we don’t want to let go of the club like that. Even if there, there may have been periods when we were less careful, like when we were in the soft underbelly of National in recent years. But despite everything, I still followed the results. And then this year, with the enthusiasm there is and the results, we keep ourselves a little more informed and we watch the matches a little more.”