Updated 29th July 2004

FROM LAST NIGHTS GAME Benmesmoudi, Ouattara and Hamdani put on the pressure GOOD START. Red Star obtained a fine goalless draw against Sainte-Geneviève des Bois (CFA 2) yesterday evening. The visitors, who had already played and won two pre-season friendlies (Villemomble 1-0 & Sens 3-1), proved to be a hard opposition to break down, thus giving a good test to the new-look Red Star 2004-2005. In the first half in particular, Red Star gave a very good account of themselves. Watched by around ninety people on a balmy evening, the blend of old heads and newcomers worked very well indeed, and at times the football on show was of a very high quality. In the second half things threatened to get out of hand, with a confrontation between the Youssouf Dao and a visiting player, which ballooned into virtually all the players getting invloved. In the end things calmed down with the sensible intervention of the two coaches. Red Star should have won, they had one or two good chances in front of goal which they failed to capitalise on. On the whole, though, coach Jean-Luc Girard was satisfied with the performance. Next up on the 4th of August is a friendly against Arménienne and then a trip away to Nogent-sur-Oise on the 8th. NEW BOYS. This was the first outing for the new arrivals : Bell, Greg Sinobab, Ahmed Hamdani, Tandia and Ouattara, the latter a product of the under 18s of ACBB. Tarek Abdallah should join the squad at the beginning of August. Another new face was Hamdanis' brother, who will normally feature in the reserves. Half-time breather WELCOME BACK. For a period in the game both Yessad and Hammami had a run out, and performed capably, despite only having returned to training earlier this week. BAD NEWS. Yann Bell, Red Stars' new goalie has recently lost his Grandfather. Our sympathies go out to Yann and his family. BIG FRANCK. After spending half of last season in attack, Franck returns to his place in the back four, a role he performed admirably yesterday evening. PHILIPPE CUERVO. Phil has renewed his licence with Red Star and should shortly be back in training. BIT LATE. Due to heavy traffic on the Peripherique, the players of Sainte-Geneviève arrived just before 8pm CET and so the match got underway with half an hour delay. Featuring in their line up was ex-Red Star man Morad El Othmani. The stated aim of the club is promotion to the CFA after just missing out last season.    Left: Hamdani & El Othmani - right : Hammami & Yessad RED STAR . Red Star version 2004-2005 should be more or less made up of the following : Bell (Choisy-le-Roi), Benhamou, Essomba (free) - Cuervo, Dao, Diomande, Fourneuf, Gueï, Hammami, Yessad - Abdallah (Cosmo), Benmesmoudi, Budoc, N’Simba, Ouattara (ACBB), Sinobab (Poissy) - Baldé, Gassama, Hamdani (Saint-Leu), Tandia (Espérance Aulnay).

Updated 28th July 2004

THIS EVENING. Red Stars' pre-season preparations continue this evening at Stade Bauer with a friendly match organised against CFA 2 outfit Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. Kick off is at 8pm CET, and normally entry is free for friendlies. For the game Jean-Luc Girard will still be without one or two of his squad, as they have only just returned to training since this Monday. He will be able to field several of mast seasons' squad (Benhamou, Fourneuf, Dao, Benmesmoudi, N’Simba, Baldé, Gueï, Gassama …) as well as then new faces (Bell, Sinobab, Hamdani, Tandia). Training at Bauer

Updated 23rd July 2004

YESTERDAYS' TRAINING SESSION AT STADE BAUER Advice from coach Jean-Luc Girard The fourth session organised by coach Jean-Luc Girard was played out in temperatures reaching 29°c at 7pm CET. A thirty minute jogging session was followed by a session with a football and then more jogging. Sunday is a rest day but before then there are two more sessions arranged. Taking part with Red Stars' players is old boy Jimmy Hamme, captain of Red Stars' under 17s during the Gambardella cup run of 2001, when they reached the quarter finals. Another survivor from that era is defender Kaba Diomande. Jimmy is currently on the lookout for a new club after being released by L2 outfit Châteauroux. Jogging with Aboubacar Tandia left and Azzdine Benmesmoudi right Brushing up on technical skills YANN BELL & JIMMY HAMME.    Yann Bell, Red Star goalkeeper and right, Jimmy Hamme SAINTE-GENEVIEVE DES BOIS. Red Stars' first friendly game opponents from the Essonne finished second in their CFA2 group last season. Their best player, 26-years old midfielder Demba Diagouraga has left the club to join L2 outfit Nancy. Sainte-Geneviève des Bois have their first friendly on Satrudat at 4pm CET against newly-promoted Villemomble. COUPE DE FRANCE. On Wednesday the draw was made and Red Star have been paired with Saint-Brice FC (95) on the 19th September, away. The club has 600 members, formed in 1973 and play at the Stade Léon Graffin, rue de la Forêt 95350 Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. Games featuring DH clubs: Portugais Draveil - Evry Alfortville - Morangis-Chilly Les Mureaux - Saint-Leu Yerres - Lusitanos Boissy - Orly Romainville - Le Mée Sports Ezanville - Meaux Goussainville - Aubervilliers Montrouge - Arménienne Bonneuil-sur-Marne - Cosmo Ermont-Taverny In the CFA 2 clubs : Vanves - Les Lilas, Basse-Seine - Sainte-Geneviève des Bois, Les Ulis - Villemomble, Villejuif - Choisy-le-Roi.

Updated 22nd July 2004

COUPE DE FRANCE. The draw has been made for the third round of the Coupe de France and Red Star have been drawn to play Saint-Brice away. More details on this club from the Val d'Oise to appear soon. The match should take place on Sunday September 19th. GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME Stade Bauers' groundsman examines the replanted turf at the home of Red Star. IN THE DRESSING ROOMS. A look at the changing rooms of Stade Bauer, where the unlucky Salifou Essomba contemplates the pot on his leg. UNDER 14s. This season, Red Stars' under 14s are the highest placed of any of the Red Star sides. Coached by Cédric Malhomme, the youngsters must finish the season eighth or higher in order to continue at a national level. Also in their group are: Lens, Lille, Paris FC, Racing 92 and neighbours Le Bourget. Others are Wasquehal, Lambersart Chantilly, Dunkerque, Vermelles, Avion The season starts like this : Sunday 12th September : Le Bourget (A) Sunday 19th September : Wasquehal (H) Sunday 26th September : Paris FC (A) Sunday 3rd October : Chantilly (H) Sunday 10th October : Lambersart (A)

Updated 21st July 2004

REPAINTED The flats behind the goals at Stade Bauer are currently having a bit of a facelift. Vincent Fourneuf admires the Bauer turf. BACK IN TRAINING. Six from last seasons' squad go through their paces on Monday : Salim Benhamou, Reevis N’Simba, Kaba Diomande, Alhaji Baldé, Vince Fourneuf and Big Franck Gueï

Updated 20th July 2004

LUCIEN LEDUC. 1960, just before the Coupe de France victory against Saint-Etienne 4-2, Monacos' captain Raymond Kaelbel does a blood pressure check on Lucien Leduc LUCIEN LEDUC - HIS CAREER. Lucien Leduc only wore the colours of Red Star for one season, 1945-46 the last season that Red Star reached the cup final. He started out in football in the north at Boulogne. During the war he played with Clermont, Sète and Excelsior Roubaix before arriving at Saint-Ouen. From then on he moved back north to CO Roubaix becoming champion of France, then signing for Racing and finally won the Coupe de France with Roger Quenolle. A spell in Venice in Italy before moving back to France and Saint-Etienne. Internation four times, scoring one goal. He played and won against England on May 19th 1946, at Colombes (2-1). As coach he made his debuts at Annecy before taking over at Monaco in the early 1960s. Twice Champions (1961 & 1963) and twice cup winners (1960 & 1963). He returned to Monaco at the end of the 1970s where he took the club back into the first division and to be D1 champions. He also was coach at Servette Genève (Switzerland), Angers, Marseille, Reims then Standard Liège (Belgium), WAC Casablanca (Morocco). He went into retirement but returned briefly to coach the PSG in 83-84. Whilst there, he met a young Jean-Luc Girard, an apprentice at that time. Lucien Leduc will be buried this afternoon in Menthon Saint-Bernard (74). Monaco 1960, Coupe de France winners. Back : Lucien Leduc, Kaelbel, Nowak, Alberto, Thomas, Biancheri, Ludo. Front: Hess, Hidalgo, Roy, Cossou, Carlier YESTERDAY EVENING AT STADE BAUER. L-r: A. Benmesmoudi, A. Hamdani, G. Sinobab, A.Tandia, Y. Dao, M. Gassama & V. Fourneuf BACK TO WORK. Fourteen players reported present yesterday at 7pm CET. Some arrived extra-early, including Aboubacar Tandia, former centre-forwards with Espérance d’Aulnay. In just two seasons at that club he scored thirty nine goals, sixteen in the Excellence and twenty-three last season in the PH. Three "old boys" accompanied: Kaba Diomande, Azzedine Benmesmoudi and Mustapha Gassama. Later, the rest of the players arrived, including injured goalkeeper Salifou Essomba, who will have his leg in plaster for 45 days.    Left, two goalkeepers Yann Bell & Salim Benhamou. Right, Eric Charrier, Christian Duraincie, Olivier Renard & Jean-Luc Girard The players did thirty minutes of jogging after a briefing session with Jean-Luc Girard. Daily training is planned until the end of the month. Today after more jogging, the players will start to train with a ball on the synthetic pitch. For the first test, a friendly has been organised on Wendesday July 28th against Sainte-Geneviève des Bois, a CFA2 club which narrowly missed out on promotion to the CFA in the play-offs. Of the missing players, Nabile Yessad, Bilal Hammami and Tarek Abdallah, they should be back within a couple of days and Red Star will almost be at full strength. DEPARTURES. For the moment four players have quit Red Star; Yoann Delaneuville, last seasons' player of the year as voted by this sites' visitors, Yves Desmarets 25 yesterday (both signed for Poissy), Riad Fellahi and Mikaël Germain, who has left to be fourth-choice keeper at Créteil (CFA 2 -PH).

Updated 19th July 2004

LUCIEN LEDUC Following on from the recent deaths of ex-Red Star players José Farias and Roger Quenolle, Lucien Leduc, born Deember 20th 1918 in Portel, has passed away this weekend. He played for Red Star during the season 1945-45 and played in the final of the Coupe de France. He later went on to be coach with Monaco, Marseille and Reims. Red Star FC 93s' youngsters BEST YOUTH CLUB. As they say the future lies with our children, and if this is the case then Red Star have some good times to come. To prove it, the Ligue de Paris has just published the league table based on merit of the best youth teams. Red Star are top ahead of ACBB, Sannois-Saint-Gratien, Les Lilas and Montrouge. Bravo to our youngsters ! HOLIDAYS OVER. This evening at 7pm CET sees the first training session of the new season at Stade Bauer. Jean-Luc Girard starts to plan for a very important season in the history of Red Star. FROM THE PAST. Red Star season 1956-57, a photo take from the defunct Miroir-Sprint magazine. Included in Roger Quenolle who passed away last week. Back : Le Boedec, Lupi, Le Gall, Gondoin, Lapoire, Loubière Front: Chayssac, Dumareix, Quenolle, Vandooren, Brandt

Updated 16th July 2004

BLOW. Salifou Essomba, Red Stars' exciting young goalkeeping prospect, who joined the club during June, has broken his ankle during pre-season preparations. To cover, Jean-Luc Girard has signed Yann Bell, former goalkeeper with Choisy-le-Roi (CFA). Bell, aged thrity has spent the last three seasons with the club from the Val-de-Marne. Salifou Essomba, training at Bauer in June FIXTURES (continued). For the second half of the season : Red Star - Cosmo Ermont-Taverny (23rd January), Arménienne - Red Star (30th January), Red Star - Morangis-Chilly (2nd February), Orly - Red Star (13th February), Le Mée - Red Star (27th February), Red Star - Evry (6th March), Red Star - Aubervilliers (13th March), Saint-Leu - Red Star (20th March), Red Star - Versailles (3rd April), Sannois Saint-Gratien - Red Star (17th April), Red Star - Lusitanos (24th April), Red Star - Meaux (1st May), Brétigny - Red Star (8th May). DHR - RESERVES. Red Star débutera get their campaign underway at home on Sunday 5th September against Sannois Saint-Gratien reserves. The other teams in group B are:Le Perreux, La Colombienne, Levallois (2), ACBB, Cachan, Villepinte, Palaiseau, Poissy (2), Le Tremblay & Chatou.

Updated 15th July 2004

FIXTURES OUT. Red Star get their season underway on Sunday August 22nd with a trip to somewhat less-than-appealing Meaux, coached by former Red Star coach Jacky Lemée. One week later the visitors to Stade Bauer are ... Le Mée of course ! For the first half of the season : Cosmo Ermont-Taverny - Red Star (5th September), Evry - Red Star (12th September), Red Star - Arménienne (26th September), Morangis-Chilly - Red Star (10th October), Red Star - Orly (24th October), Aubervilliers - Red Star (7th November), Red Star - Sannois Saint-Gratien (14th November), Red Star - Saint-Leu (28th November), Versailles - Red Star (5th December), Red Star - Brétigny (12th December), Lusitanos - Red Star (19th December). The full fixture list wil shortly be published in the usual place on this site.

Updated 13th July 2004

ROGER QUENOLLE. News has come in of the death of Roger Quenolle, aged 79. Former Red Star centre-forwards from 1953 to 1957, and scorer of 15 goals during the season 1955-56. He also played for Racing, was capped twice and later went on to be coach at Poissy during the 1970s.

Updated 2nd July 2004

NEW SIGNING. Red Star have signed a goalkeeper, Salifou Essomba (pictured below left). Meanwhile midfielder Mounir Jalliti, who started the season as a regular in Red Stars' first team but was little-used since then, eventually finishing the season with the reserves, has left the club to join Arménienne.    FROM THE ARCHIVES. On Sunday August 18th 1957, there was a double bill of football at Stade Bauer in the Second Division. Firstly, the C.A.P. lost heavily to visitors Limoges 0-4 before Red Star lost also, to Bordeaux 1-2. Other teams in the division at that time included : Strasbourg, Forbach, Perpignan, Nantes, Rouen, Nancy, Troyes, Stade Français, Rennes, Grenoble, Besançon, Sète, Le Havre, Roubaix, Aix, Montpellier, Cannes & Toulon. C.A.P. v LIMOGES, 1957. Centre forwards Ossey shoots past Desgranges watched by Czapski, Thieffine & Hatchi. C.A.P. v LIMOGES, 4th goal. Orsey (right) dribbles past Landi and centres for Hatchi. RED STAR v BORDEAUX. Bordeauxs' young centre-forwards Plaziat (2nd from the right) scores his second goal past Bachortz (left). Nabat, Prouff & Loubières look on. RED STAR v BORDEAUX. Couronnes (2nd left shoots narrowly wide, to the relief of Gondouin & Loubières. (documents Miroir-Sprint).

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