Updated 31^st May 2006

PLAYERS MEET THE COACH. Over the next couple of days Red Stars' playing staff will have individual meetings with the President, Bruno Davoine as well as new coach Bruno Naidon and Patrice Haddad. After these interviews a clearer picture will emerge as to the future shape of the team. Several departures are expected, some perhaps linked to the departure of former coach Jean-Luc Girard. Will Messrs. Cuervo, Fourneuf and N'Simba feature in next seasons' line-up ? RED STARS SEASON THAT WAS. AllezRedStar.com will bring you all the details of where Red Stars' various teams finished their respective seasons. Today we focus on the Reserves and the under 18s, where Red Star have two teams competing. DHR (Reserves). 1. ACBB 70 pts, 2. FC Mantois 67 pts, 3. Villepinte 66 pts, 4. Paris SG 57 pts, 5. Ezanville 52 pts, 6. Le Tremblay 50 pts, 7. Levallois 47 pts, 8. Draveil 46 pts, 9. RED STAR 45 pts, 10. La Colombienne 44 pts, 11. Chatou 44 pts, 12. Cosmo 40 pts Red Stars' record : P 22 W 5 D 8 L 9 F 21 A 31 Mahmoud Cissé, reserve team striker is a regular visitor to this site, and in an exclusive interview told us that the important victory in the DHR last Sunday which effectively saved their place in the championship was in no small way due to the support that the players have received. He particularly thanked AllezRedStar.com for our regular features on the reserves, for making them feel that they are an important part of the club, which indeed they are. AllezRedStar.com pay attention to all the clubs' sides, unlike many internet sites in France where the reseves are often a forgotten element. Harry Vitalien, key defender for the reserves DH (Under 18s first XI). 1. NOISY-LE-SEC 62 pts, 2. ACBB 61 pts, 3. Saint-Denis 56 pts, 4. Entente SSG 56 pts, 5. Paris SG 56 pts, 6. Paris FC 55 pts, 7. Saint-Leu 53 pts, 8. RED STAR 51 pts, 9. Brétigny 49 pts, 10. Aulnay 48 pts, 11. Les Lilas 45 pts, 12. Montgeron 29 pts Red Stars' record : P 22 W 7 D 8 L 7 F 37 A 32 contre Red Stars' under 18s PH (Under 18s second XI). 1. ANTONY 54 pts, 2. PUC 51 pts, 3. Entente 50 pts, 4. Plaisir 48 pts, 5 . Villetaneuse 40 pts, 6. Chatou 40 pts, 7. Meudon 39 pts, 10. FC Mantois 38 pts, 9. Malakoff 34 pts, 10. RED STAR 27 pts Red Stars' record : P 18 W 2 D 3 L 13 F 23 A 53 COMING SOON TO YOUR SCREENS. The first trailers for the exciting Red Star movie, made by Benoît Ferreux will soon be available to this sites' visitors, another exclusive for AllezRedStar.com. In the meantime here are three stills taken from the film:    WEEK-END SCORES ROUND-UP CFA 2 : ENTENTE SSG - RED STAR : 0-1 FEDERAL (Under 14s) : LE BOURGET - RED STAR : 1-5 LIGUE DE PARIS Reserves (DHR) : RED STAR - ACBB : 1-0 Ladies : BUTTES CHAUMONT - RED STAR : 1-2 Under 18s (DH) : RED STAR - BRETIGNY : 0-0 Under 18s (PH) : FC MANTOIS - RED STAR : 3-3 Under 15s (DSR) : FC MANTOIS - RED STAR : 0-0 Under 15s (PH) : RED STAR - TREMBLAY FC : 1-2 Under 13s (DH) : LES LILAS - RED STAR : 0-2 Under 13s (DHR) : RED STAR - VIRY-CHATILLON : 0-0 DISTRICT Under 18s (Excellence) : RED STAR - FC SOLITAIRES : 6-1 Under 15s (2nd division) : LE RAINCY - RED STAR : 4-3 Under 13s (1st division) : NOISY-LE-SEC - RED STAR : 7-3 Talents Critérium : MONTREUIL ESD - RED STAR : 12-1 MESSAGES. We've received this message from Sören, a visitor from Sweden I ’m living in Sweden and somehow stumbled on the website allezredstar.com as I was searching on the web for an answer to my curious question to whatever happened to the once famous Red Star of Paris. I’m amazed (and grateful) to find a website in English and I have been fascinated by what I’ve read so far. I just want to know more! Thanks for a very interesting reading experience, I will definitely stay updated about the fortunes of Red Star thanks to your site. Sören Thanks for the mail, Sören, nice to hear from you and as has been the case for the last eight years, AllezRedStar.com will try to bring you all the news and developments from Saint-Ouen. Red Star are probably the most international of all French clubs outside of the professional game, and to reflect this it is vital to have an English version of the site. In fact, one could probably count on the fingers of one hand the number of French football club internet sites that have an English version. Meanwhile, to all our international visitors, why not drop us a line ? We'd love to hear from you, wherever you are in the world. Tell us about yourselves ! Why Red Star ? How did you find us ? Do you have any interesting stories to tell us about Red Star or anything else for that matter ? Mail: john@allezredstar.com

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JEAN-LUC GIRARD OUT, BRUNO NAIDON IN After twenty years of service with Red Star, Jean-Luc Girard is no longer in the coaches' hot seat. The club and the former player have parted company. Girard returned to the Saint-Ouen club in 2003 before taking over the first team reins in January 2004. After a first season of consolidation, Girard led his men to DH championship honours and this season to promotion from the CFA 2. Replacing him as Red Star first team coach is the experienced Bruno NAIDON, former man in charge at neighbours Les Lilas, long-time CFA residents.

Updated 29^th May 2006

CHAMPIONS !. Red Star ground out an end-of-season 1-0 win at Sannois on Saturday evening, thanks to a Vincent Fourneuf penalty. Entente dominated for large periods of the game but once again Yann Bell was in fine form and the Entente strikers lacked the cutting edge to make a difference. At the end of the game the supporters gathered at the rear of the main stand to greet their heros, and the news came, thanks to AllezRedStar.coms' editorial team, that Valenciennes had held leaders Le Havre reserves to a 1-1 draw, meaning that Red Star were champions on head-to-head goal difference. So the season draws to a close, one that saw Red Star steam off into a fine lead over their rivals only for internal wranglings and an ill-advised "coup d'état" by coach Jean-Luc Girard against his president, followed by a dismal series of performances and results throw the season in jeopardy. As Red Stars' rivals caught them up, the Bobigny courts threw out all the charges of mis-manangement presented against the clubs' directors and in the wake of this president Davoine sacked Girard only for the entire playing squad to walk out in support of the coach. Red Star sent their under 18s to Evreux to lose narrowly, but after mediation from Patrick Haddad, a deal was struck which meant that Girard would see out the season as coach. Immediately Red Star beat their nearest and most dangerous rival Saint-Quentin with an injury-time winner before embarking on a run of six straight wins that took them to the championship. Goalkeeper Yann Bell, pictured with Nabile Yessad, was one of the key figures in the championship campaign Incidentally, this is the second time in Red Stars' history that they have been crowned CFA2 champions; in 2000-2001, coached by former favourite Christophe Fiatte, Red Stars' reserve team were hnoured by the title. At the same time Red Stars' first team, coached by Jean-Luc Girard slumped from the National to be relegated to the CFA. Joining Red Star in the CFA are Saint-Quentin, for a while serious rivals to Red Stars' promotion push. Despite conceding a late equaliser at home to Saint-Omer (2-2), the club from the Aisne will also play CFA football next season. Meanwhile at the wrong end of the table, Avion and Chantilly are relegated and Rouen Reserves may still have to go into the promotion/relegation play offs to decide their future. SCORES IN THE CFA 2 - ENTENTE SSG - RED STAR : 0-1 - EVREUX - ROUEN : 2-1 - SAINT-QUENTIN - SAINT-OMER : 2-2 - AMIENS - ARRAS : 0-4 - CHANTILLY - ARMENTIERES : 0-1 - ABBEVILLE - AVION : 2-0 - VALENCIENNES - LE HAVRE : 1-1 - OISSEL - CAMBRAI : 0-1 FINAL TABLE. 1. RED STAR 87 pts, 2. Le Havre 87 pts, 3. Saint-Quentin 81 pts, 4. Arras 79 pts, 5. Oissel 77 pts, 6. Entente SSG 73 pts, 7. Cambrai 73 pts, 8. Valenciennes 72 pts, 9. Saint-Omer 71 pts, 10. Amiens 70 pts, 11. Evreux 65 pts, 12. Abbeville 65 pts, 13. Armentières 64 pts, 14. Rouen 63 pts, 15. Avion 59 pts, 16. Chantilly 45 pts. RESERVES SAVED !. Red Stars' reserves pulled off a remarkable 1-0 home win at Bauer yesterday to ensure that next season they will take part in the DHR. Loïc Ghili was Red Stars' scorer. RED STAR - ACBB : 1-0. Goal : Ghili (78), referee : M. Feirrera, attendance 100 RED STAR : Salifou, Liheouel, Pagés, Tounkara, Vitalien, Béhiche, Ghili, Budoc, Cissé, Gueï, Aklouche, Ararouche, Diallo, D. Diawara. Coach : F. Scaratti. Loïc Ghili scores for Red Star UNDER 18s. With a goalless draw against Brétigny, Red Stars' under 18s coached by Eric Santamaria confirmed their survival in the DH. This capped off a fine run of nine games unbeaten. Bravo ! RED STAR IN TROUBLE. Red Stars' away trips to Saint-Omer and Amiens have resulted in fines of 500 and 750 euros respectively following off-the-pitch incidents. At both games Red Star were punished for fans letting off smoke devices, and at Saint-Omer the game ended in an affray, whereas at Amiens the officials were spat upon. Not the kind of image that Red Star would really like to convey, and financially disastrous to the club. BARBECUE If you are in Paris over next weekend, you are invited to the Red Star FC 93 barbecue at Stade Bauer. Celebrate promotion and the CFA 2 championship with Red Star, entrance is only five euros and includes the food drink & entertainment. Please book your place by calling + 331 40 11 04 26. (yes, we do speak English !). Also at the barbecue there will be a tombola, cost one euro per ticket, and you can win season tickets, Red Star FC 93 official shirts, the excellent « RED STAR » book written by Pierre Laporte & Gilles Saillant as well as lots of other prizes.

Updated 24^th May 2006

LAST WEEK OF THE CFA 2. Red Star have already booked their place in the sun, or the CFA at least, but there still remains one game to play in the CFA 2 this coming weekend. At the top, Red Star could be crowned champions if they beat Entente Sannois Saint-Gratien away and if Le Havre fail to beat Valenciennes on their travels. Just behind, Saint-Quentin have their own destinies in their hands and must beat Saint-Omer to have a chance of being one of the top "second-placed" teams in the CFA 2. At the wrong end of the table, Chantilly are already relegated, but might still have a hand in deciding who goes down with them, as they take on Armentières at home in one of three crucial clashes at the bottom. The other games involving relegation threatened sides are Abbeville v Avion (the latter requiring a miraculous combination of results) and Evreux v Rouen. The bottom six clubs all play each other. At Red Star, there is still one "championship" to decide, as both strikers Lassana Doumbya and Azzedine Benmesmoudi are tied on twelve goals each. Top scorer is Saint-Quentins' Anthony Canédo with one more than the Red Star duo. Nabile Yessad in action against Valenciennes THE TABLE. 1. LE HAVRE 85 pts, 2. RED STAR 83 pts, 3.Saint-Quentin 79 pts, 4. Oissel 75 pts, 5. Arras 74 pts, 6. Entente 72 pts, 7. Valenciennes 70 pts, 8. Cambrai 69 pts, 9. Amiens 69 pts, 10. Saint-Omer 69 pts, 11. Rouen 62 pts, 12. Evreux 61 pts, 13. Abbeville 61 pts, 14. Armentières 60 pts, 15. Avion 58 pts, 16. Chantilly 44 pts UNDER 18S. AllezRedStar.com have exclusive photos from the Under 18s' fine win at Les Lilas, which takes them one step nearer to safety. Since the arrival of coach Eric Santamaria at the helm, the youngsters have gone from strngth to strength and are enjoyign a fine spell of results. Bravo Eric & bravo the future Red Stars ! Abrioux opens the scoring FROM OVER THE ATLANTIC. On the 29th of June at the Stade Joliot-Curie, Red Stars' under 15s have a friendly game against the Metro Strikers youngsters from St Louis in the USA. More information will follow as and when we have the details. Meanwhile, Red Stars' indoor footballers, whom have enjoyed a fruitful first season including a good cup run have been invited to take part in an international tournament in Spain over eight days. MESSAGES. Messages have been flooding in from all over the world congratulating Red Star on their promotion. A heartfelt thank you goes out to all whom have contributed. Here is a selection of messages that we have received: Just sorry I could not make your promotion game this season, I still have the memories of last season when you won the DH ! I am really excited to watch Red Star in CFA next season, I will definitely come over for a game, hopefully it will not be postponed this time ! Well done! Mishi, London, UK Please send congrats from the U.S. to all the boys. Red Star have made the 1st step back to where they belong! David Fantastic news! Congratulations & good luck for next season! Pete, Liverpool, UK I'm a fan from Milan, Italy, what can I say... Congratulations !!! As Flo said, "The future will be green, the future will be red... as green as the hope, as red as our hearts".. Red Rainbow, Milan, Italy WEEK-END RESULTS ROUND UP CFA 2 : RED STAR - VALENCIENNES : 2-1 CHAMPIONNAT FEDERAL (Under 14s) : AVION - RED STAR : 9-0 (ouch) LIGUE DE PARIS Reserves (DHR) : LEVALLOIS - RED STAR : 1-1 Ladies : MONTESSON - RED STAR 2-2 Under 18s (DH) : LES LILAS - RED STAR : 0-2 Under 18s (PH) : RED STAR - ENTENTE SSG : 1-2 Under 15s (DSR) : RED STAR - VERSAILLES : 2-2 Under 15s (PH) : OLYMPIQUE NEUILLY - RED STAR : 5-1 Under 13s (DH) : RED STAR - VINCENNES : 1-0 Under 13s (DHR) : LE MEE SPORTS - RED STAR : not played DISTRICT Under 18s (Excellence) : ROMAINVILLE - RED STAR : 1-3 Under 15s (2nd division) : RED STAR - COURONNES : 5-2 Under 13s (1st division) : RED STAR - ENFANTS GOUTTE D’OR : 0-4 Under 13s (3rd division) : CHAMPIONNET - RED STAR : 7-0 Coupe : Benjamins Espoirs : RED STAR - DRANCY : 2-3 Coupe Poussins B : RED STAR 2 - BOBIGNY : 1-0 Talents Critérium : RED STAR - SAINT-DENIS : 1-4 Red Stars' poussins, winner of the Coupe de Seine-Saint-Denis 2006. Bravo !

Updated 22^nd May 2006

RED STAR PROMOTED ! After an absence of four years, Red Star are back in the CFA, the fourth level of French football. Saturdays' 2-1 win over Valenciennes reserves allied to Saint-Quentins' failure to beat Arras sealed their ticket to the CFA. Watched by a big crowd, Red Star took command of the game from the start, but had to be patient until the half hour mark when they were awarded a free kick in a good position. Taïeb Abdallahs' floating kick beat Martinez in the visitors' goal to put on Red Star foot into the CFA. Four minutes later Benmesmoudi put his striking partner Doumbya through, and he lobbed the ball delightfully over the Valenciennes' goalie to double the advantage. The second half saw Red Star command the game without actually scoring, but the copy book was blotted by a late penalty awarded to the visitors which Danset converted to reduce arrears. The final whistle blew, Red Star celebrated their win but it was only when the news filtered through that Arras had held Saint-Quentin to a goal-less draw that the party could really begin. Dressing room scenes as promotion is celebrated Bilal Hammami Don't forget that on June 3rd Red Star are holding a giant barbecue at Stade Bauer to celebrate the promotion. Contact +33 1 40 11 04 26. Price of the event is five euros, including food, water and or wine). After Saturdays' game, it was the turn of the Collectif des Amis du Red Star to organise an end-of-season paty. WEEK 29 RESULTS. Saint-Quentin are at home to Saint-Omer next week, where a win will most likely boook their place in the CFA with Red Star. All games start at 6pm CET, Saturday - RED STAR - VALENCIENNES : 2-1 - ARRAS - SAINT-QUENTIN : 0-0 - ROUEN - OISSEL : 3-4 - SAINT-OMER - EVREUX 2-0 - ARMENTIERES - AMIENS : 0-1 - AVION - CHANTILLY : 3-0 - CAMBRAI - ENTENTE : 2-1 - LE HAVRE - ABBEVILLE : 2-1 TABLE. 1. LE HAVRE 85 pts, 2. RED STAR 83 pts, 3.Saint-Quentin 79 pts, 4. Oissel 75 pts, 5. Arras 74 pts, 6. Entente 72 pts, 7. Valenciennes 70 pts, 8. Cambrai 69 pts, 9. Amiens 69 pts, 10. Saint-Omer 69 pts, 11. Rouen 62 pts, 12. Evreux 61 pts, 13. Abbeville 61 pts, 14. Armentières 60 pts, 15. Avion 58 pts, 16. Chantilly 44 pts. Yannick … sporting a loyal hair-cut ! UNDER 18S. Red Stars Under 18s beat Lilas 2-0 away on Sunday, thus taking a giant step towards safety from relegation. Since arriving at the helm, coach Eric Santamaria has put together a run of seven games undefeated. At Les Lilas, Red Star lined up as follows : BEDDAF, MBOMA, HAGUY (cap.), FENEUILLE, ZORGANI, MAKKRAT, BOURAMEUR, ZITOUNI, DIABO, ABRIOUX, LETTAT, DOUMBIA, PENSSEDENT. Goals : Abrioux (29), Doumbia (72) Red Stars' under 18s have a half-time pep talk from coach Santamaria RESERVES. Red Stars' second XI had to thank Aklouche for their equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Levalllois. But La Colombiennes' surprise win at Paris SG means that Red Star will have to beat ACBB and hope that their rivals slip up to avoid the drop. AND FINALLY. Congratulations to Vice President Eric Charrier and his wife on the birth of their second daughter Appoline.

Updated 19^th May 2006

ALSO IN THE CFA 2 THIS WEEKEND. There is a Normandy deby this weekend between Rouen and Oissel. Patrice Heaulmés' men will be hoping that their late push can knock Saint-Quentin from their perch, albeit unlikely. Evreux desperately need points from their trip to Saint-Omer; Armentières, another struggler are home to Amiens, whom have slipped a little in recent weeks. Avion meet Chantilly in the battle of the bottm, but both clubs know that they will playing DH football next season. Le Havre are at home to Abbeville whereas Cambrai take on Entente SSG. All games kick off Saturday at 6pm CET THE TABLE. 1. LE HAVRE 81 pts, 2. RED STAR 79 pts, 3.Saint-Quentin 77 pts, 4. Arras 72 pts, 5. Oissel 72 pts, 6. Entente 71 pts, 7. Valenciennes 69 pts, 8. Cambrai 65 pts, 9. Amiens 65 pts, 10. Saint-Omer 64 pts, 11. Rouen 61 pts, 12. Evreux 60 pts, 13. Abbeville 60 pts, 14. Armentières 59 pts, 15. Avion 55 pts, 16. Chantilly 43 pts. This table includes Le Havres' replayed win, 3-0 against Avion on Wednesday evening. STRIKE FORCE. Davidson may be the man of the moment in recent games, but their is a mini duel going on between Red Stars' two front men for top scorer. With two games remaining Azzedine Benmesmoudi has scored 12 and Lassana Doumbya 11 goals. - Azzedine Benmesmoudi : Cambrai (1), Le Havre (1), Avion (1), Arras (1), Saint-Omer (2), Evreux (1), Chantilly (1), Abbeville (1), Avion (1), Abbeville (2) - Lassana Doumbya : Avion (1), Arras (1), Saint-Omer (2), Rouen (1), Evreux (1), Saint-Quentin (1), Abbeville (1), Le Havre (1), Avion (1), Chantilly (1) Azzedine Benmesmoudi Lassana Doumbya, middle OFFICIALS. Satrudays' game will be officiated by Giovanni Richard assisted by Pascal Poupeau & Kaddour Berrara. TOMBOLA . On Saturday Red Star will be selling raffle tickets for a tombola, price 1 euro the ticket. The draw will be made at the barbecue on Saturday June 3rd, Stade Bauer. Details of the barbecue : +33 1 40 11 04 26. Some great Red Star prizes are on offer. Don't forget that after the game at Bauer on Saturday against Valenciennes, Red Stars' supporters organisation Le Collectif des Amis du Red Star are holding a party. RED STAR GAMES THIS WEEKEND. CFA 2 : RED STAR - VALENCIENNES CHAMPIONNAT FEDERAL : AVION -RED STAR LIGUE DE PARIS Reserves (DHR) : LEVALLOIS - RED STAR Ladies : MONTESSON - RED STAR Under 18s (DH) : LES LILAS - RED STAR Under 18s (PH) : RED STAR - ENTENTE SSG Under 15s (DSR) : RED STAR - VERSAILLES Under 15s (PH) : OLYMPIQUE NEUILLY - RED STAR Under 13s (DH) : RED STAR - VINCENNES Under 13s (DHR) : LE MEE SPORTS - RED STAR DISTRICT Under 18s (Excellence) : ROMAINVILLE - RED STAR Under 15s (2nd division) : RED STAR - COURONNES Under 13s (1st division) : RED STAR - ENFANTS GOUTTE D’OR Under 13s (3rd division) : CHAMPIONNET - RED STAR Coupe : Benjamins Espoirs : RED STAR - DRANCY Coupe Poussins B : RED STAR 2 - BOBIGNY Talents Critérium : RED STAR - SAINT-DENIS

Updated 16^th May 2006

VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes appear to have abandoned any hope of promotion to the CFA with the result that their team is largely made up of youngsters hopeful of making progress in the ranks of the club whos first team is now officially back in the top flight. The professionals are now enjoying their Summer break as the youngsters "man the fort". Red Star will still have to be wary, however as one or two bright prospects will be on show in red shirts at Bauer on Saturday. Meanwhile, with Saint-Quentin still hot on Red Stars' heels, they too are feeling the pressure as Arras and Oissel make late push for glory. Although no longer a real threat to Red Star, they are only five points adrift of Saint-Quentin and Oissel pulled off an impressive 4-2 win at Sannois on Sunday, watched by AllezRedStar.coms' cycling spy. The remaining fixtures are as follows: Red Star : Valenciennes (H) and ESSG (A) Saint-Quentin : Arras (A), Saint-Omer (H) Arras : Saint-Quentin (H), Amiens (A) Oissel : Rouen (A), Cambrai (H) For Red Star the task can be easily summed up: beat Valenciennes and the club, barring disaster, will have one toe already in the CFA. If they do, and if Saint-Quentin fail to beat Arras then promotion will be sealed at Bauer. If Red Star fail to beat Valenciennes and Saint-Quentin avoid losing at Arras then the race is wide open again. Looking now at the last game which is at Sannois against the Entente. Should this be the championship decider then Red Star will have a very tough task on their hands indeed. But then again, just nine days ago Entente buried Valenciennes 5-1 with one or two first teamers in the starting XI. However, a vastly-changed Entente slumped one week later at home again to Oissel. What line-up will Entente field against Red Star should it be a crunch game ? Bearing in mind last seasons' event at the Stade Michel Hidalgo, when Entente did Red Star no favours in the promotion push by winning 2-1 amidst forgettable terrace scenes, will Entente go for it ? Or will there be any kind of solidarity between the clubs ? Ideally Red Star will make these sort of questions irrelevant by beating Valenciennes on Saturday. Time will tell. Red Stars' defence holds firm at Abbeville. Will Valenciennes break them down on Saturday ? WEEK-END SCORES ROUND-UP CFA 2 : ABBEVILLE - RED STAR : 1-3 LIGUE DE PARIS Reserves (DHR) : RED STAR - VILLEPINTE : 1-2 Under 18s (PH) : PUC - RED STAR : 3-2 Under 15s (DSR) : LES LILAS - RED STAR : 3-1 Under 15s (PH) : RED STAR - MONTREUIL : 2-3 Under 13s (DH) : PARIS CENTRE FORMATION - RED STAR : 1-0 DISTRICT Under 18s (Excellence) : RED STAR - BONDY : 0-2 Under 15s (2nd division) : COSMO FC - RED STAR : 2-0 Under 13s (3rd division) : RED STAR - LE BOURGET : 3-0 Benjamin critérium : RED STAR 2- AUBERVILLIERS : 2-2 Benjamin critérium : RED STAR 3 - AUBERVILLIERS : 5-2 Kaba Diomande & Vincent Fourneuf PARTY. Whetever the outcome of the games on Saturday, even if Red Star fail to seal promotion, the supporters' association Le Collectif des Amis du Red Star will be holding a party behind the stand at Bauer to honour the players and coaching staff. All are welcome. Music will be provided, the Perry Boys manning the decks for the occasion. The party starts after the final whistle !

Updated 15^th May 2006

FINE WIN AS SAINT-QUENTIN SLIP UP. Red Star find themselves in pole position in the race for the CFA as nearest rivals Saint-Quentin dropped two vital points in a 1-1 draw against Armentières. Top spot was achieved at the expense of Le Havre who will have to replay their game against Avion from earlier this season which they won 5-0 after a wrangle over an ineligible player. A tricky trip to Abbeville, a side at the wrong end of the table in need of points and a hostile public makes Red Stars' 3-1 away win even more impressive. Azzzedine Benmesmoudi was back after injury and a five-game suspension and after only nineteen minutes set his team on the way with a fine goal. With the game in the bamance he doubled the lead just after the hour mark and left the pitch to an ovation from the large army of travelling supporters to be replaced by the lively Davidson Charles. In the final minutes it turned out to be Charlie the Darling again as he side footed home the third goal. Abbeville had resuced arrears on eighty minutes but this turned out to be a false hope. In reality Abbeville should have drawn level on fifty eight minutes when defender Nabile Yessad was unfairly adjudged to have handled in the penalty area, but Yann Bell was in fine form and turned the penalty kick away. AND NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS. Our man Gérard was ready camera in hand to film the third goal, and left his machine running as Davidson and Lassana Doumbya ran towards him in celebration down the touchline. Some Abbeville supporters near to him (there is about five feet between the fences and the pitch at Abbeville) were pretty upset about their team losing, the third goal with shades of offside but nothing can justify their shouts towards Davidson which can be clearly heard on the video. For the non-French speakers the translation says "Go and eat your bananas..." The sort of thing that football does not need at all. It might only be a minority of racists at Abbeville but this sort of stuff needs to be kicked right out of football (and society) all together. In any case, Red Stars' collection of different origins showed their merit and the scoreline says it all - 3-1 to Red Star ! Davidson Charles in thoughtful mood on the way home OTHER SCORES THIS WEEKEND. Lowly Avion created the surprise by beating Amiens 1-0; Chantilly drubbed at home by rampant Le Havre 5-0; Evreux are back in the brown stuff going down 1-0 to Arras; Cambrai came back from Valenciennes with a goalless draw;. Rouen crushed Saint-Omer 5-1. Red Stars' cycling spy saw the end of the game at Sannois where the locals, fielding a very different side to the one that crushed Valenciennes last week slump 4-2 to Oissel. LEAGUE TABLE. 1. RED STAR 79 pts, 2. Le Havre 77 pts, 3.Saint-Quentin 77 pts, 4. Arras 72 pts, 5. Oissel 72 pts, 6. Entente 71 pts, 7. Valenciennes 69 pts, 8. Cambrai 65 pts, 9. Amiens 65 pts, 10. Saint-Omer 64 pts, 11. Rouen 61 pts, 12. Evreux 60 pts, 13. Abbeville 60 pts, 14. Armentières 59 pts, 15. Avion 54 pts, 16. Chantilly 43 pts. Le Havre and Avion have a game in hand. FAIR PLAY OF THE WEEK. Goes to the returning Azzedine Benmesmoudi, whom, after outsprinting his rival decided to put the ball into touch when his opponent pulled out of the race for the ball with a torn muscle. Rather than profit from his opponents' injury by passing the ball to Lassana Doumbya in a scoring position, Azzedine allowed the Abbeville player to receive attention. Azzedine Benmesmoudi, with no doubt as to whom the flag belongs ! YANN BELL. Red Stars' likeable goalie had a fine game, despite at one point severy injuring his hand whilst punching clear. Yann was able to finish the game, during which he saved a penalty and should be between the sticks for the crucial clash at home to Valenciennes next weekend. Red Star could seal promotion in front of their home fans if they beat Valenciennes and Saint-Quentin fail to beat Arras. Yann Bell struggles with a hand injury MORE PHOTOS FROM THE GAME. Dressing room joy after the win The supporters send off the players' bus from Abbeville ! RESERVES IN DEEP TROUBLE. Following a 2-1 home defeat to Villepinte, Red Stars' reserves are in serious danger of relegation from the DHR. Despite taking the lead, Red Star conceded two quick goals and the points slipped away. They now must peform miracles against Levallois reserves and ACBB ro save their skins. Red Star open the scoring Nabyle Lettat shackled

Updated 11^th May 2006

LAST WEEKENDS' RESULTS CFA 2 : RED STAR - CHANTILLY : 3-2 CHAMPIONNAT FEDERAL (Under 14s) : IVRY - RED STAR : 4-0 LIGUE DE PARIS Under 18s (PH) : VILLETANEUSE - RED STAR : 2-1 Under 15s (DSR) : CRETEIL - RED STAR : 1-0 Under 15s (PH) : RED STAR - LEVALLOIS : 3-1 DISTRICT Coupe Benjamins Espoirs : EPINAY - RED STAR : 2-4 ONE OUT, ONE IN. Grégori Sinobad will miss the trip to Abbeville through suspension. However, on the positive side, striker Azzedine Benmesmoudi could be in line for a recall having served his five-match suspension. Azzedine Benmesmoudi, center, pictured earlier this season OFFICIALS. Abbeville v Red Star will be officiated by Jean-François Tessier assisted by Laurent Bourgeois & Michaël Bellancourt

Updated 9^th May 2006

CUTTING IT A BIT FINE. Against Saint-Quentin it was the ninety-third minute; against Amiens it was the ninety first minute; on Saturday at a rainy Bauer Red Star mananged to beat their opponents in regulation time, but only by one minute ! Once again it was Davidson Charles, substitute, who broke Chantillys' hearts with his eighty-ninth minute winner following a mazy run through a tired visitors' defence. Earlier it was Chantilly who had twice taken the lead, the first on the stroke of half time from a saved penalty kick whilst Red Stars' leaden-footed defenders watched Yann Bell save the spot kick only for Chantilly to net the rebound. After the pause Red Star drew level with a fine long-range attempt from skipper Reevis N'Simba. Chantilly then retook the lead seven minutes after, and with only eight minutes or so remaining, Red Star threw everything but the kitchen sink forwards. Lassana Doumbya latched on to a through ball and crucified Chantilly's young goalkeeper, then in the dying seconds Davidson went it alone to grab all the points for his team, vital as news filtered through that Saint-Quentin had hung on to their first half lead at Avion to keep the race in full flow. Vincent Fourneuf: determination despite the pouring rain CFA 2 results - RED STAR - CHANTILLY : 3-2 - AVION - SAINT-QUENTIN : 0-1 - ENTENTE - VALENCIENNES : 5-1 - LE HAVRE - AMIENS : 0-1 - OISSEL - SAINT-OMER : 1-1 - ARRAS - ROUEN : 3-0 - CAMBRAI - ABBEVILLE : 0-0 - ARMENTIERES - EVREUX : 1-1 Note Sannois' impressive win over a weakened Valenciennes outfit. With several first-teamers strengthening the Val d'Oisiens, they raced into a 2-0 before wrapping the game up. A consolation goal for the visitors was insufficent, and now Valenciennes find themselves eight points adrift of Red Star. Present at the Stade Michel Hidalgo, other then AllezRedStar.coms' cycling spy, were Red Star first-teamers Greg Sinobad, Alhaji Baldé, Bilal Hammami and Vincent Fourneuf together with supporters Vincent, Slim, Tarik and Pierre the Pharmacien from Argentueil. TABLE 1. LE HAVRE 77 pts, 2. RED STAR 75 pts, 3. Saint-Quentin 75 pts, 4. Entente SSG 70 pts, 5. Oissel 68 pts, 6. Arras 68 pts, 7. Valenciennes 67 pts, 8. Amiens 64 pts, 9. Saint-Omer 64 pts, 10. Cambrai 63 pts, 11. Evreux 59 pts, 12. Abbeville 59 pts, 13. Armentières 57 pts, 14. Rouen 57 pts, 15. Avion 49 pts, 16. Chantilly 41 pts. BUS TO ABBEVILLE. On Saturday May 13th Red Star FC 93 are running another free bus to Abbeville for the supporters. Departure from Stade Bauer is at 3pm CET. Contact : Red Star FC 93 +33 1 40 11 40 26 or e-mail : redstar189@aol.com. Lassana Doumbya, scorer of Red Stars' second goal SHIRTY. Chantilly normally play in green and turned up at Bauer with no change kit. So Red Star lent them the ancient blue kit that Red Star once wore at Chantilly in a similar situation in 2003. At that time Nabile Yessad and Vincent Fourneuf wore the same blue shirts and Red Star slumped to a 4-0 defeat; Fourneuf didn't even last ten minutes on the pitch before receiving his marching orders. On that day Devipart and Dewolf were in the Chantilly line-up and on Saturday they were the once to have that losing feeling in the same blue shirts. IN GOALS. Chantillys young goalkeeper Julien Robustelli hasn't yet celebrated his eighteenth birthday, but is already well-known at Red Star, having played for both the Under 14s and the under 15s at Red Star. Chantilly have blooded the youngster with an eye on the squad for next seasons' DH campaign. Julien Robustelli HERO Nabile Yessad receives the congratulations of a young Red Star supporter TOURNOI DE CAHORS. Red Stars youngsters were invoted to take part in a tournament in the south in Cahors, near the home of long-term Red Star fan Alex. Not only did he pop along to encourage the youngsters, but top bloke Alex provided the food for the youngsters and their entourage. He sent us a couple of photos of the event for site. Cheers, Alex ! BAUER GETS A FACELIFT. Work has already started on the 1975-constructed stand behind the goal at Bauer in order to bring it up to the standards required for the CFA. SAD NEWS. We have recently heard of the death of the brother of Red Stars' SASP vice-president Benoît Delanoé in a plane crash. To Benoît and his family AllezRedStar.com express our sincerecst condolencies.

Updated 5^th May 2006

CFA 2 ROUND UP. Yesterday evening Le Havre lost rather surprisingly at home to Amiens 0-1. The rest of the weekends' game take place on Saturday, with the exception of Entente - Valenciennes whom kick off Sunday at 3m CET. Rouen are away at Arras; Cambrai welcome Abbeville; Oissel will be hoping to keep their push going with a win at home to Evreux CURRENT TABLE. 1. LE HAVRE 77 pts, 2. RED STAR 71 pts, 3. Saint-Quentin 71 pts, 4. Entente SSG 66 pts, 5. Valenciennes 66 pts, 6. Oissel 66 pts, 7. Arras 64 pts, 8. Amiens 64 pts, 9. Saint-Omer 62 pts, 10. Cambrai 61 pts, 11. Evreux 57 pts, 12. Abbeville 57 pts, 13. Rouen 56 pts, 14. Armentières 55 pts, 15. Avion 49 pts, 16. Chantilly 41 pts. Kaba Diomande in action at Amiens RED STAR GALES THIS WEEK-END CFA 2 : RED STAR - CHANTILLY CHAMPIONNAT FEDERAL (Under 14s) : IVRY - RED STAR LIGUE DE PARIS Under 18s (PH) : VILLETANEUSE - RED STAR Under 15s (DSR) : CRETEIL - RED STAR Under 15s (PH) : RED STAR - LEVALLOIS

Updated 3^rd May 2006

ALLEZREDSTAR.COM EXCLUSIVE: MICKEY 3d AT BAUER Post-match photo call Stade Bauer saw a new star player yesterday... but more of a musical star than a footballing red one. Popular French beat combo Mickey 3d, musicians and entourage were in Saint-Ouen for a special football match with winners of a competition organised by radio station RTL 2. The winners had come from all four corners of France (Epernay, Fréjus, Nantes, Paris …) for the game played in good spirit in sunny conditions. For the record, Mickey 3d ran out 3-2 winners in a game which also featured members of staff of Virgin France. The group hail from the Saint-Etienne region and logically are big fans of their local club. They recorded a song in honour of former Vert Johnny Rep, Dutch international footballer. They have concerts lined up in Rouen (4 May), 5th May in Caen, 6th in Nantes, 7th Saint-Malo and the 10th Saint-Etienne. They have an album out « Matador » which is really very good and has already sold 200 000 copies. (Mickey 3d Internet site: www.mickey3d.com/main.htm ). A full photographic report will be soon exclusively on AllezRedStar.com. The two teams before the kick off Mickey on the attack Mickey … signs for Red Star ? WEEK-END RED STAR RESULTS CFA 2 : AMIENS - RED STAR : 0-1 LIGUE DE PARIS Reserves : PARIS SG - RED STAR : 2-0 Futsal : RED STAR - DRANCY : 6-2 Under 18s (DH) : NOISY-LE-SEC - RED STAR : 1-1 Under 18s (PH) : RED STAR - PLAISIR : 0-4 Under 15s (DSR) : RED STAR - LE BOURGET : 1-1 Under 15s (PH) : GARGES - RED STAR : 2-1 Under 13s (DH) : RED STAR - CRETEIL : 2-2 Under 13s (DHR) : EVRY - RED STAR : 4-1 DISTRICT Under 18s (Excellence) : AULNAY - RED STAR : 3-2 Under 13s (1st division) : RED STAR - GAGNY : 1-2 Under 15s (2nd division) : RED STAR - BAGNOLET 3-6 Under 13s (3rd division) : AULNAY - RED STAR : 9-0 Critérium Benjamins : RED STAR - LA GARENNE : 7-2 Benjamins critérium : EPINAY - RED STAR 2 : 0-2 Benjamins critérium : EPINAY - RED STAR 3 : 4-2 Poussins critérium : RED STAR 1 - COSMO FC : 4-0 Poussins critérium : RED STAR 2 - COSMO FC : 3-4 Poussins critérium : RED STAR 3 - COSMO FC : 4-2 Poussins critérium : RED STAR 4 - COSMO FC : 7-2 Talents critérium : RED STAR - DRANCY : 3-2

Updated 2^nd May 2006

LAST GASP WINNER. Davidson turns away after scoring the decisive goal Last week it was the third minute of stoppage time, this week the first - Red Star are leaving things late at the moment in their quest for promotion. Davidsons' winner proved to be vital, as nearest rivals Saint-Quentin turned a 1-0 deficit against league leaders Le Havre into a 2-1 victory. Meanwhile, Valenciennes, who must have been nursing a hangover following their first XIs' promotion to the top flight slumped 1-0 at home to fast-improving Oissel. This leaves both Red Star and Saint-Quentin with a five point advantage over Valenciennes and Oissel. Next up for the top clubs : - RED STAR - CHANTILLY, Saturday May 6th, 6pm CET at Stade Bauer - AVION - SAINT-QUENTIN - OISSEL - SAINT-OMER - ENTENTE - VALENCIENNES CFA 2 ROUND 26 results:. - ROUEN - ARMENTIERES : 0-2 - EVREUX - AVION : 1-1 - SAINT-OMER - ARRAS : 0-1 - SAINT-QUENTIN - LE HAVRE : 2-1 - CHANTILLY - CAMBRAI : 0-1 - ABBEVILLE - ENTENTE SSG : 3-1 - VALENCIENNES - OISSEL : 1-2 - AMIENS - RED STAR : 0-1 TABLE. 1. LE HAVRE 76 pts, 2. RED STAR 71 pts, 3. Saint-Quentin 71 pts, 4. Entente SSG 66 pts, 5. Valenciennes 66 pts, 6. Oissel 66 pts, 7. Arras 64 pts, 8. Saint-Omer 62 pts, 9. Cambrai 61 pts, 10. Amiens 60 pts, 11. Evreux 57 pts, 12. Abbeville 57 pts, 13. Rouen 56 pts, 14. Armentières 55 pts, 15. Avion 49 pts, 16. Chantilly 41 pts. RED STAR IN TROUBLE. Off the pitch, as the club has been punished by the FFF for several incidents: against Evreux, the club has been fined for setting off flares. As for the incidents at Saint-Omer, Red Star have been summed before the FFF on the 18th of May to give their side of the story. On Saturday at Amiens, more flares and apparently Red Star "supporters" are alleged to have spat on the referees' assistant. Disgraceful and this kind of action cannot be condoned at all. Red Star have been in trouble on several occasions this season, let's just hope that the club doesn't have points deducted as a result. THE NEWS IN PHOTOS. Bilal Hammami, sporting a headband to protect a head injury Amiens goalie Thomas Chatalen saves a Red Star free kick In the stands, Damien Paturle, Benoît Delanoé, Patrice Haddad & Olivier Renard (Admin director of Amiens) Olivier Renard & Benoît Delanoé visit Amiens' home at La Licorne OTHER RED STAR RESULTS. Red Stars' under 18s coached by Eric Santamaria held leaders Noisy-le-Sec to a 1-1 draw, going 1-0 in front only to be pegged back from the penalty spot. Meanwhile Red Stars' reserves slumped 2-0 at Paris Saint-Germain. Red Stars' indoor footballers recorded a fine 6 - 2 win against Drancy

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