Articles tagged with "lens"
Loïc Rémy in blue
By Jay | March 25th, 2008On loan from Lyon, young rising star Loic Remy has gotten the call from national coach Raymond Domenech of France. Following an injury to ...
Olivier Thomert shines as Lens goes down again
By Jay | March 25th, 2008As Lens prepared for the final descent a former Lensois ran his former mates ragged on sunday. Former Lens great Olivier Thomert, much maligned ...
Instant classic at the Bollaert
By Jay | March 17th, 2008Sunday's clash between Lens and Marseille turned out to be one of the most exciting affairs of the drab season. In a comback reminiscent ...
Weekend Watch Recap: Let's Dance
By chris | March 17th, 2008Saturday Roma 2 - Milan 1: For the Giallorossi faithful, and probably some neutral observers, this one's going directly into the vault as one of the ...
What The Rent Boys Are Up To
By Inara | March 16th, 2008Currently, Lyon have FIVE players out on loan and one playing for them. So let's check on their progress, shall we? Milan Baros - 6 ...
Weekend Watch: When Maldini Met Totti, the finale
By chris | March 14th, 2008Saturday Roma v Milan: Because it's two of the biggest clubs in Europe fighting for two vastly different spoils, and not what you'd usually expect. Roma ...
Lens back in the danger zone
By Jay | February 25th, 2008Quietly, lens have slipped back near the relegation zone and coach Jean-Pierre Papin once again finds himself in a spot of bother. The Lensois produced the ...
Dindane and Coulibaly return
By Jay | February 8th, 2008After disappointing results in the African Cup of Nations Lens stalwarts Aruna "danger man" Dindane and Adama "popo" Coulibaly return to La Gaillette to prepare ...
Daycare Happenings and an American in France!
By Inara | January 30th, 2008It's not just the big guns that are active this transfer window. Lyon's collection of assorted youth players will be leaving on loan in search ...
Only Five Days Left
By Inara | January 25th, 2008Silly season went by very quickly, and though it doesn't seem like it, Lyon have been fairly busy during this transfer window. We sold Nadir ...
Lens dismantles Lyon..3-0...Belhadj shines.
By Jay | January 20th, 2008And just like that, when the final whistle blew the Lensois had easlily dispatched champions Lyon in a match that was dominated from start to ...
Lens vs. Lyon Preview
By Inara | January 19th, 2008This is going to be an abbreviated match preview. With the African Cup of Nations starting tomorrow, I have my hands full with the Ghana ...
Sidi Keita and Belhadj shine....Lens wins!
By Jay | January 17th, 2008In qualifying easily for the semi-finals of the League Cup , which will now bring on Le Mans, the Lensois have not only advanced in ...
Paris Saint Germain Finally Wins at Home
By Laurie | January 14th, 2008For the first time all season, Paris Saint Germain's notoriously rebellious crowds had a reason to not riot after a home game. Because, believe ...
"Le Druide" Leclercq back at Lens
By Jay | January 10th, 2008Legendary coach Daniel Leclercq who led the blood and gold to the Ligue 1 championship in 1997/98 season has been reunited with his old mates ...
Long Time Gone: Nadir Belhadj back at Lens. Is Jimmy Kebe next?
By Jay | January 8th, 2008Its been a long time since Algeria international Nadir Belhadj last roamed the training pitch at La Gaillette but this tuesday the player known as ...
Maoulida signs. Now What?
By Jay | January 2nd, 2008Well, when it comes to recruitment it doesn't hurt to be a world famous French footballing hero. Apparently this was one of the reasons ...
Shopping Sidi Keita.....
By Jay | December 27th, 2007Well, the winter break is finally upon us and as the snow falls and the pitches freeze a glimmer of hope can be found in ...
Aruna: Lensois until 2010
By Jay | December 26th, 2007It has been made official that Lens' top striker Aruna Dindane will remain in the blood and gold until 2010. The The Ivory Coast international was ...
Cissé rumors dispelled, Gouffran battle continues
By Jay | December 11th, 2007In the lead up to the winter transfer period many rumors have been circulating at La Gaillette, namely the recent article published in L'Equipe which ...
Mmm ... Transfer Rumors for Breakfast
By Martha | November 15th, 2007[Posts on the death of Gabriele Sandri and subsequent events are collected here; this post is being updated with today's news. It's been announced that ...
The roller coaster continues for Lens
By Jay | October 6th, 2007The wild ride continued saturday night as the struggling Lensois marched into the Stade Felix Bollaert with heavy hearts after this week's disappointing result against ...
Quelle Surprise...
By Inara | September 29th, 2007Lyon once again prove to be Lens' undoing. I actually feel quite sorry for Lens because they are a good team, but for some reason, ...
An Early Exit: Lille Gets Eliminated From The Coupe de la Ligue
By Julien | September 28th, 2007This Wednesday, LOSC was eliminated from the Coupe de la Ligue by their northern nemesis, RC Lens in the 16èmes de finale. Match line-ups: The Bad ...
Lyon vs. Lens, aka Rangers Warm Up
By Inara | September 27th, 2007Tomorrow's game against Lens is an opportunity for Lyon to get into shape for next week's Champions League match. With performances improving steadily (the Barca ...
Mangane out for three games
By Jay | September 24th, 2007Well, a bit of unfortunate news is emanating out of la Gaillete. Our new midfielder, Senegalese international Abdou Kader Mangane will miss Lens' next ...
Olivier Monterrubio Refuses Toulouse
By Daryl | September 22nd, 2007Lens were trailing Toulouse 1-0 today when Olivier Monterrubio punished a sloppy clearance with this unstoppable volley. The point keeps Lens just above the Ligue ...
The adventure begins.....
By Jay | September 21st, 2007Hello! I want to welcome all passionate Lens, Ligue 1, French football and football fans in general. Since there are so many fine ...
Recent Tragic World Soccer Developments/Caen's "Rain Date"
By Chris | August 29th, 2007First off, and more importantly than any match I could ever talk about, two soccer players died this week. By now, everyone has heard the ...
Lens, Hamburg and Leiria held to draws
By Ian Rose | August 16th, 2007It's going to be a bit tougher going for some of the bigger teams in the UEFA Cup's second qualifying round than they might have ...
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