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Tidings from La Gaillette
By: Xavier |Wednesday recruiters came to observe Aruna Dindane’s health and fitness and the danger man played the entire match against Panthrakikos. Lens emerged victorious in the encounter (1-0) thanks to a penalty awarded to new Lens recruit and Moroccan international defender Issam El-Adoua. Aruna subsequently stepped up and converted from the penalty spot for the [...]
A Chat With: Steven Joseph-Monrose
By: Xavier |Steven Joseph-Monrose, 19, Lens prodigy dubbed “la perle de la Gaillette”, scored his first goal with the pros, Saturday, against Nice (1-1). He doesn’t hide his ambitions…(Here is the translated interview from La Voix Du Nord).
Steven Joseph-Monrose, last season, you made your first appearance with the youngsters of La Gaillete. Is it important for [...]
Tidings from La Gaillette
By: Xavier |Lens enters the final phase of preparation. Two friendly matches are up next: Today against Panthrakikos and Saturday the clash with Marseille. Club officials have stated that tonight, the goal is to give playing time to those little used thus far, including the players that stayed at La Gaillette the previous week. As for the [...]
Friendly: Lens-Nice (1-1)
By: Xavier |After what was described as a rather laborious football match at Vichy, Lens and Nice battled to a draw (1-1). The niçois opened the scoring with an 11th minute goal courtesy of former Lensois Loïc Rémy who converted from the penalty spot after a terrible tackle by Lens keeper Vedran Runje who wrestled the [...]
Lens back to life in Ligue 1
By: Xavier |May 17, 2008 was a day that will live in infamy for Racing Club de Lens and its many passionate supporters. Former Lens Offside blogger Jay Smallings said it best when he wrote “no more Lens”. For an iconic club who had dazzled Ligue 1 for the past 17 years the dreadful descent into the [...]






