The RC Lens Herald
Squad23 Aug 2027
A one-man rearguard from Robin Risser
There were 14 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match21 Aug 2027
No end in sight to RC Lens's wait for a win
11 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at RC Lens has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Real improvement from Samson Baidoo at RC Lens
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Samson Baidoo is 23, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Market23 Aug 2027
RC Lens turn down US Creteil for Rayan Fofana
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at RC Lens
Allan Saint-Maximin 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.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at RC Lens
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Saud Abdulhamid has improved at 28, which nobody expected
Careers are supposed to plateau and then decline, and the players who ignore that are always the ones who were listening on the training ground. 3 points of it, over months, at an age where the direction normally only goes one way.
Match21 Aug 2027
RC Lens come up short against Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market23 Aug 2027
Racing Santander join the queue for Rémy Labeau Lascary
Add another name to the list: Racing Santander have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Rémy Labeau Lascary. The answer from RC Lens has not changed — yet.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Robert Roux joins the RC Lens first team
- Market Raymond Nguyen steps up from the RC Lens academy
- Match Allan Saint-Maximin answers Paris Saint-Germain immediately