Groundhopping

se9addick said:

Fortune 82nd Minute said:

se9addick said:

Went to watch Union St-Gilloise v Tubize In the Belgium second tier play in Sunday at Heysel.

St-Gilloise are the third most successful team in Belgian football (after Anderlecht and Club Brugge) but have fallen on hard times recently and won 2-0. Very off watching a match in a 90% empty stadium with a dark history.

Have they rebuilt the stadium since the disaster?

No, the terracing has been replaced by seating but I think it's essentially the same stadium. They are building a new national stadium in Brussels which will also become Anderlecht's home ground.

I walked around the ground but couldn't see any tribute to the disaster which I thought was odd.

Did they produce a programme?

Of the teams likely to be in league 2, I can add another four grounds to my Charlton attended list.

se9addick said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

se9addick said:

I'm in Amsterdam for work so thought I'd pop along and and watch some football - Amsterdamsche FC are in the third tier and are Amsterdam's oldest team ("much older than Ajax" a guy I chatted to in the bar told me proudly!) quality is probably Welling standard but they have a brilliant bar

Nice one, did they produce a programme?

Yep

Good work.

Main entrance/Clubhouse of Uckfield yesterday.

The gate of approximately 48 meant there was not a queue for a half-time coffee.

Down to league two, down to conference, down to conference south, down to ryman premier, down to ryman south, then another one will see us there.

I make that about six mate.

North Lower Neil said:

48 is a bit exact for 'approximately'?

Hit me with it, yes I am an anorak.

However, I would normally do a headcount but in non-league circles you do not know if the officals pay or have free admission. The official gate on the Sussex League website was 42.

Rock Spectacle said:

Officially 147 at Whitstable Town V Erith Town yesterday, the same day that the World Snooker started. Merely coincidence I'm sure...

Nice little ground down there, one of the better in the Kent League.

sillav nitram said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

As the smallest away contingent thread has been derailed a tad I thought I'd open this for us enthusiasts of a new ground.

Shrewsbury will be my 92nd for a second time, I completed it before in about 93 when I visited Mansfield.

I will be contacting Shrewsbury and hope that I get an acknowledgement in the programme.

Often thought of doing this myself but I'm always pulled to my senses, when I realise I'll be watching Charlton, then sanity is quickly restored.

How many times have you seen a Charlton win on your travels?

And how often have you come away from games and asked yourself, why am I doing this?

Hope this doesn't come across as a put down, it's not intended.

Having been going since '76 I have seen a few away wins and up to the past 12 months I have never questioned why I go.

Now that the Belgians have ripped the guts out of the club I cannot take anymore until they f*** off. It comes down to a principal with me.

I have always groundhopped and thoroughly enjoy the grass roots game.

I managed to get this one in last weekend.

I was concerned as this was Atletico's penultimate league game before moving to their new ground I'd have problems getting a ticket. Fortunately I was wrong and 30 euros secured me a ticket on the morning of the game.

Badge secured, but as programmes are not produced by Atletico I had to make do with the football paper produced on the day.

Excellent traditional ground so rare these days, and a great atmosphere throughout the game.