http://rennes.theoffside.com News from Rennes French football team Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:03:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rennes is one of the hotbeds of French football youth formation, and has been considered by the French Football Federation and the Ligue de Football Professionelle as the best youth setup for the last 3 years. So here's a lowdown on the kids' seasons so far : Yohann Lasimant, Yacine Brahimi, ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/ones-for-the-future.html Well, it's a well-known story in the modern game : a good player comes through the ranks of a mid-table side, playing well, and before he's managed to lift the team that fed him to greater success, he's already leaving for greener pastures. Rennes isn't an exception to this rule, ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/departure-imminent.html Hi, welcome to my first liveblog! Well, being late (as usual), I'm not prepared, so it'll be a bit hectic. No major surprises in Rennes line-up : Luzi Fanni, Hansson, Mensah, Traoré Leroy, Mbia, Lemoine, Thomert Pagis Briand And Le Guen hasn't rang any changes on Paris' side : Landreau Ceara, Yepes, Camara, Sakho Souza, Clément, Chantôme, Armand Diané, Pauléta In fact, ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/liveblog-rennes-psg.html Whilst the EPL has splashed £150M (that's £7,5M per club, and since Man U and Arsenal didn't spend a penny, £8,3M per club for the other 18) during January 2008, French clubs were more conservative. With a grand total of 27 buys (real buys, not loans), the french mercato wasn't ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/silly-silly-silly-month-is-over.html Tomorrow Cameroon take on Sudan in what should be a straightforward affair for Sammy Eto'o and his friends. That'll be the last of the group stages for Rennes' players. So, who are Rennes' players getting on in the African Cup of Nations 2008 in Ghana? Mensah's Ghana and M'Bia's Cameroon are ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/competitions/our-boys-in-africa.html Whilst I was watching Rennes-Marseille, I was surprised by the large amount of trivia that the commentators were talking about. So I decided to have a little look of my own on what was strange in this game that happened only one day short of a year after the last ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/funny-things-about-rennes-marseille.html Rennes' Swedish link is something that almost became a tradition. What I mean by "almost" is that after two great players : Källström (now playing for Lyon)and Isaksson (now at Manchester City), there were two not quite so great players that joined : Hansson and Edman. Now, two good players might ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/how-do-you-say-we-dont-need-you-in-swedish.html After a 3-0 win against Martigues in the Coupe de France, it was back to Ligue 1 and business as Marseille came to Brittany. In fact, it was exactly 364 days since Marseille had won 2-0 for the 20th match of Ligue 1 2006/07 at Rennes, with goals from Cissé ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/sour-grapes-still-make-wine.html There's no denying it, I loved Dréossi. He seemed to be a good manager, with an eye for talent young and old, an ability to develop rough gems into great players, and a great catalyst for group spirit. Well, All that can only keep you in the job for so ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/these-are-rock-hard-times.html Hamburger SV might have one of the funniest names in professional football, but their squad is no laughing matter. Sitting on the last step of the Bundesliga podium, Huub Steven's squad are hoping for a second win that would put them top of Group D, and probably qualify them for ... http://rennes.theoffside.com/team-news/ich-bin-keine-hamburger.html