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My Football Travels: De Kuip (Dutch Cup Finals)

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Sunday, 28 June 2009. De Kuip (Dutch Cup Finals). Since 1989 all finals of the Dutch Cup ('KNVB-beker' in Dutch) have been played at the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam. This was part of a strategy of the KNVB to give the domestic cup competition more status in the Netherlands. I attended the finals in 1997, 2000, and 2008. Nevertheless Roda JC won the game convincingly: 4-2. The first major trophy in the history of the club was in the bag. The players were happy too. It took eight years for Roda to reach t...

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My Football Travels: Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide (Roda JC)

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Friday, 8 October 2010. Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide (Roda JC). I was visiting my parents in the Netherlands last weekend and decided to take some pictures of Gemeentelijk Sportpark (= Municipal Sports Ground. Kaalheide. Fortunately the gate was open and I could walk into the ground without any problems. I started visiting Kaalheide during the 1994/95 season. Roda were at their best at that time. They only lost two league games in the whole season and finished the season in runner-up spot beh...The o...

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My Football Travels: Stadion Woudestein (Excelsior v Roda JC)

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Friday, 8 October 2010. Stadion Woudestein (Excelsior v Roda JC). The not so impressive entrance to the away stand. I was pleasantly surprised to see these terraces in the away end. The IJ.B. Albers Tribune. The main stand is called the Henk Zon Tribune. Celebrations after Kah's equaliser. Roda kept on searching for the winning goal which finally came in the 88th minute. Get off that fence you naughty boy! Saturday 2nd October 2010. Excelsior 1 Roda JC 2. Roda JC: Kah 69. Hadouir 88. Mandemakers Stadion ...

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My Football Travels: Koning Willem II Stadion (Willem II v Roda JC Kerkrade)

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Sunday, 17 April 2011. Koning Willem II Stadion (Willem II v Roda JC Kerkrade). On Saturday 2nd April, whilst in the Netherlands for a few days, I paid my first visit to the Koning Willem II Stadion, the home ground of Willem II. I had been at Helmond Sport the night before. But this game was my main reason for visiting my home country twee weeks ago. For some reason I had not been at Willem II before and the club from Tilburg now look certs for relegation to the Jupiler League. Luckily I had not missed ...

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My Football Travels: Philips Stadion (Sweden v Turkey)

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Sunday, 15 August 2010. Philips Stadion (Sweden v Turkey). Again some old pictures, these were taken at the Philips Stadion during a Euro 2000 group match just over ten years ago. This was the first time that the European Football Championship was hosted by two countries, Belgium and the Netherlands. I still lived in the Netherlands at the time and had managed to get tickets for Sweden v Turkey at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven and Denmark v Czech Republic at Sclessin. In Liège in Belgium. On this site...

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My Football Travels: Haarlem-stadion (HFC Haarlem)

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Wednesday, 6 April 2011. In Rotterdam. Three days later the club were declared bankrupt. The stadium is a twenty-minute walk from Bloemendaal train station. Unfortunately it was absolutely pouring and I arrived at the ground soaking wet. I was delighted the gate to the stadium was open but because of the horrendous weather I did not take as many pictures as I would have done on a sunny day. Haarlemsche Football Club Haarlem. Only months after the demise of the club amateur side Nieuwe. Haarlemsche Footba...

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Forgive me Delilah: A gruelling end to proceedings.

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Football, she is a cruel mistress. Friday, 7 May 2010. A gruelling end to proceedings. By the time I got back to the car and had, along with Keeling senior, fully deconstructed where we had gone wrong and what needs to be done for the next season, I had calmed down somewhat and accepted the loss as a partial blip in an otherwise successful season. I consoled myself with the knowledge that, despite the result, we were definitely guaranteed a second year of top flight football. It was the Chelsea game that...

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Forgive me Delilah: April 2010

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Football, she is a cruel mistress. Wednesday, 7 April 2010. The business end of the season. By about 70 minutes, the fiery atmosphere that would usually accompany this derby(-ish) game was all but gone, with the lacklustre game proving to be the answer to the local constabulary's prayers. When the final whistle went, Sunday roasts and an afternoon spent basking in the sun were already on supporters minds, as was the ridiculousness of starting a game at 12 noon on a Sunday. This brings me neatly back to t...

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Forgive me Delilah: January 2010

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Football, she is a cruel mistress. Monday, 18 January 2010. Liverpool (h) Saturday 16th January - A scrappy but deserved point. So with cautious optimism, I went into this fixture, aware that we perhaps. Cause an upset, but never forgetting that while the cavalcade of comedy that is Liverpool's abject failure this season is highly amusing to all and sundry, it doesn't guarantee three points for the Potters. Consider the glut of strikers Liverpool have offloaded in recent years, Crouch, Bellamy, Keane, Mo...

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Forgive me Delilah: February 2010

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Football, she is a cruel mistress. Wednesday, 24 February 2010. Portsmouth (a) Saturday 20th Feb - Justice, thy name is Salif. Let me start out by issuing a unreserved apology to a Mr S. Diao. In my previous blogs I have questioned your performances and even your ability to pass to men in the same colour shirt as you. However, after Saturday's game, I believe you are in fact a king amongst men and deserve the key to the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the right of Primae. Over all newly wed brides. Was given ...