The Nimes Herald
Match16 Jan 2027
11 unbeaten for Nimes
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 11 matches without defeat is a foundation Nimes did not have in the autumn.
Player ratings18 Jan 2027
No sign of nerves from Stanis Idumbo at 21 — 7.78
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Stanis Idumbo did not need any: 7.78, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
Marowane Khalid keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Nimes may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Alidu Seidu due for a Nimes medical
Everything agreed with Stade Rennais, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Nimes
Rominigue Kouamé was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Words at Nimes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Paul Pogba is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Nimes rebuffed over Davide Zappacosta
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Atalanta have kept their man, and Nimes go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
Ayman Kari gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match16 Jan 2027
Nimes see off Valenciennes
Three points for Nimes, 2‑0 the final word against Valenciennes in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Match Nimes keep winning on the road
- Looking ahead Top-of-the-table clash for Nimes
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Rominigue Kouamé at his very best