The Stade Lavallois Courier
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Stavros Gavriel
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Stade Lavallois
Owen Kouassi 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Stade Lavallois
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Dylan Mbayo falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market17 Aug 2026
Stade Lavallois promote David Roche from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Roche has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
François Blanc steps up from the Stade Lavallois academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. François Blanc has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Emmanuel Ménard steps up from the Stade Lavallois academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Emmanuel Ménard has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Stade Lavallois promote Alexandre Gautier from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexandre Gautier has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match15 Aug 2026
Stavros Gavriel rescues a point for Stade Lavallois
It needed Stavros Gavriel to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against AS Nancy, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.
In brief
- Squad Cyril Mandouki dropped after a run of poor form
- Boardroom Stade Lavallois turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad Stavros Gavriel finally opens his account