Updated 29th November

IMPORTANT NEWS… At the start of the summer, the SAEMS (the company which runs the professional side of the club as well as the youth academy) was put into administration, with estimated debts of € 1 570 987 (10 305 000 F), the Tribunal de Grande Instance at Bobigny has appointed an administrator for the Association Sportive Red Star. What exactly does this mean ? Well, the administrator has a period of up to six months during which he (or she) can attempt to come to agreement with creditors and eventually potential buyers for the club, or at worst can put the AS Red Star into liquidation. Remember that on December 11th the Conseil des Prud'hommes de Bobigny (an industrial tribunal) will decide on the fate of the players and educators whose salaries are unpaid from last Spring. Interviewed by Frédéric Gouaillard, in Le Parisien, Red Stars' secretary general Michel Castejon declared that he has no fears of there being an eventual voluntary liquidation of the club. Whatever, almost twenty five years after the Red Star first "died", the club is living what could be its last days.     Bras and Castejon, hiding from the public, July 2002.

Updated 28th November

RED STAR - ROYE. Red Star take on high-flying Roye on Saturday at Stade Bauer. Unbeaten in eleven league games, the Picards will be looking to extend this run at the expense of Red Star. Match officials will be Claude Papillier, aged 40, from the Ligue de Lorraine, assisted by Yann Billaux and Nourdine Guedmi. DH, RENDEZ-VOUS AT THE ILE DES VANNES. As Bauer is occupied by the first tem this weekend,the reserves decamp to the Ile des Vannes, kick off 3pm CET on Sunday, against second placed Versailles. COUPE GAMBARDELLA. Red Star have a long away trip to Thionville. The match should take place in the middle of December. ARTHUR GOMIS ON TRIAL. Following a remarkable start to the season with his new club, Quevilly (CFA), Arthur Gomis (photo, left) has been spotted by the staff at Sedan. He is currently undergoing trils in the Ardennes. Elswhere, another ex-Red Star man Franck Busuttil (photo, center) is currently on a good cup run with his new club, Levallois. As for Kalu N'Goma (photo, right) his cup shock win with Aurillac over Saint-Etienne has brought himself to the attention of National club, Sète.

Updated 25th November

COUPE DE PARIS. Red Star made their entry and their exit in the Coupe de Paris, going down 3-0 at Lusitanos. Meanwhile, the reserves won their first match of the season at Meaux, winning 4-2 (3-2). The match was won despite the handicap of playing the entire second half with only ten men. Red Stars' under 14s were hammered 7-2 at Amiens. SUSPENSION. Red Stars' captain Mickaël Santos received a one-match ban following his recent sending off; in missing the Coupe de Paris game yesterday, he has duly served his sentence. KALU N'GOMA . Former Red Star man Kalu N'Goma is in the headlines as his new club Aurillac (CFA) knocked Saint-Etienne (D 2) out of the French Cup, winning 3-1. Aurillac is twinned with Worksop in the UK.

Updated 22nd November

OFFICIALS. The Match officials for Sundays game Lusitanos - Red Star are Eric Wery, Philippe Thoissy and the eloquently-names Fortune Raffin. SUSPENDED. Marques and Santos won't be playing as they are both suspended. COUPE GAMBARDELLA. Red Star are at home to L'Hay-les-Roses, Sunday k-o 2-30pm CET, Ile des Vannes Saint-Ouen. DIVISION HONNEUR. Meaux v Red Star, Sunday 3pm CET Stade A. Corazza, Meaux. CHAMPIONNAT FEDERAL. Red Stars' under 14s have an away trip to Amiens.

Updated 20th November

CHOISY-LE-ROI V RED STAR PHOTOS      Santos clears (photo 1); Sylla, scorer of Red Stars' goal (photo 2); Choisy-le-Roi after scoring the winner (photo 3) CHOISY-LE-ROI - RED STAR. Goals : Marizy (45), Malki (52) - Sylla (40) Booked : Hadj-Larbi (37), Maugé (86) - Santos (37), Mouflard (45), Delaneuville (67). Sent Off : Santos (76). RED STAR : Bousseliou, Mouflard (Hammami 49), Kor, Santos, Carles, Hamdane, Nemouthié, Delaneuville (El Bakkouri 75), Lakrout, Sylla, M'Boungou (Doumbya 67). Entr. M. Ousfane WE'RE BACK. After three weeks of absence, the site is back up and running. Aplogies for the lack of information during this period. So, let's see what's been happening. In the Cup, Red Star bowed out after a penalty shoot-out with Moissy-Cramayel. Despite leading 2-0, Red Star allowed the visitors to claw back into the game, and as Red Star ended the game with nine men, Moissy earned their ticket into the next round draw from the penalty spot. The weekend after Red Star grafted four points withj a -0 win over Beauvais reserves, one of the top teams in the group. Despite being under the cosh for most of the game, Syllas' sole goal proved to be the decider. Last Sunday a trip to Choisy-le-Roi proved fruitless, despite taking the lead in the game, again through Sylla just before the break. A goal in first-half injury time and another in the second half spoilt the days for Red Stars' youngsters, who are now showing a fighting spirit. Off the park nothing has changed - silence from the management in the face of financial disaster. Le Parisien of the 8th of November carried a pretty damning article on the ailing club, with debts of € 1.5 million. Meanwhile the club are promising an internal inquiry to weed out those responsible for the current plight of the club, one wonders which scapegoat will get the blame for that ! While all that goes on, the matchday programme for the Beauvais game carried an editorial entitled "Let the festival go on !" Ha ha ha - shades of Nero fiddling while Rome burns... Elsewhere certain ex-employees of the club have seen their arguments against the club verified by an Industrial Tribunal. Ex-coach Christophe Fiatte has attacked the club for unfair dismissal and to claim back what is due to him for two years of remaining contract. COUPE DE PARIS. Next weekend Red Star travel to the Stade Chéron to play Saint-Maur in the Coupe de Paris, (Sunday November 24th, kick-off 2-30pm CET).

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