Eric Grassien, fan No 1 of the Eagles and Soul of Vernets
His life has often been hell, but he always smiles at her. “Saved” by Ge/Servette, who has become the team’s mascot, he dreams of celebrating a league title against Biel.
Eric Grassien, here with Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Vincent Praplan and Benjamin Antonietti (from left to right), is, so to speak, part of the Servettian family.
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If Ge/Servette should need some extra soul, here it is. The Eagles, who begin their National League final against Bienne on Friday at Vernets, can as always count on their number one supporter. Eric Grassien, in his armchair, can no longer stay in place. This final, this grail that the Garnets have never won, he carries them in his belly, pegged to the guts. “I keep telling the players, yes, this year we’re going! he says without leaving room for doubt. If we win the cup, for sure, I will end up on the ice. I want it so much, this title of champion. For the guys first, for all the public… and then for me too, a little bit.