The Stade Lavallois Courier
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Stade Lavallois
Thibaut Vargas 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
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Stade Lavallois
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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Stade Lavallois
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Dylan Mbayo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market17 Aug 2026
Stade Lavallois promote Nicolas Dumas from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicolas Dumas 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
Robert Hubert steps up from the Stade Lavallois academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Hubert 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
Mathieu Moulin steps up from the Stade Lavallois academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mathieu Moulin 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 Joseph Royer from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Joseph Royer 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Sam Sanna was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.33. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Match15 Aug 2026
Stade Lavallois share the spoils with AS Nancy
A 2‑2 draw with AS Nancy leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Olivier Durand on the draw
- Boardroom Stade Lavallois say no to the training-ground money
- Looking ahead A test against the best for Stade Lavallois