And two. As in 2020, the Thionville Moselle Handball (TMHB) is chomping at the bit. The health crisis has put a net stop to games, training and friendly meetings since the confinement of last November. Recently, the seniors, saturated to stay on the sidelines, were allowed to meet again, in the open air. The City provides the Jeanne-d’Arc stadium on Sunday afternoon. A little breath, while waiting for something better. “We were cut off in our tracks. We had big ambitions. We wanted to bring the first team up to National 2. W e had recruited on purpose, including coach Ambrosio Dos Santos or winger Carmel Vidal. Instead of all that, we are heading straight for a second white season ”, regrets the president, Grégory Wagner.
His friend and club manager, Philippe Ouchene, takes note of the ambient slump, but increases tenfold in desire and energy to start again in September. “Today, we are working for the next season. We hope to fly over the N3 and strengthen training among young people. Everything is done in this direction. Today, the club is in the reconstruction phase and it is starting to pay off. “He swears by one goal:” climbed to N1 within two years. Handball from Thionville has a place to take at a high level ”. Chick!
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Sponsors and a business club
The source of the war, sponsorship appeared with the arrival of the Wagner-Ouchenne duo in 2019. Both business leaders, they were able to cast a wide net among their network and arouse renewed interest in a club steeped in history. . “We are in the process of creating a business club. Things are well advanced. In mid-February, it was the Lidl brand, official sponsor of the National Handball League, which came to make its contribution: € 2,268. “Each time we open a new store, we reserve 50 cents from € 15 of purchase. The operation lasts for the first four days of launch, ”summarizes Lidl’s development manager, who inaugurated a latest generation store close to the Jean-Pierre-Adams gymnasium, last October. The brand also brought back equipment for young people. “This check will help us to do some work, especially at the clubhouse level that we want to expand next year,” continues Grégory Wagner. The president imagines match nights “like a big party, where you come to have a good time, have a drink and have a bite to eat afterwards”. He does not despair of bringing in a wider audience, including seniors and young people. Notice to amateurs… and to the curious.
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