There’s just one side to speak of at Slavia Ruda Slaska, and that’s a decaying concrete bank hewn into a natural slope that vanishes into the forest; crowning it sits a half-destroyed press cabin that wobbles so much you…
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Away ends do not come any worse than that found at Slavia Ruda Slaska – accessed up a densely overgrown path, visitors will eventually find themselves on a disintegrating terrace littered with felled tree branches, rocks and accumulated debris.…
A ruin wrapped inside woodland would be the best way to describe this horseshoe-shaped stadium, and it’s particularly striking when carpeted in the auburn colours of autumn. Stepping over jagged piles of stone, it’s a magical trip back in…
When it was opened in 1968, this stadium held 30,000, a fitting home for a team that at the time was playing in the top league – and games in the European Cup were swiftly to follow. The years…
Szombierki is something of a special ground and that much is emphasized by a bizarre away end – seen as a shallow, oblong strip of fenced concrete, find this plopped at random onto a vast, grassy bank. To see…
In my eyes, a good ground demands a special away end – and Kmita have just that. Slotted diagonally in the corner of the ground, this temporary-looking structure is made all the more special for the way in which…
In a recent April Fool’s Joke, the club announced the looming demolition of their legendary away end. Tanks to those dickheads – I nearly swallowed my tongue due to shock – there are some things that just should never…
Welcome to the time machine. The benches that once lined the stands of this cosmic commie era bowl were removed in 2009, and today all that remains are ever-stretching acres of vast concrete terracing. For stadium nerds, this football…
If you think modern football is rubbish, then you haven’t visited Zabierzow. The main stand is the principal talking point and it’s an absolute marvel: think lots of varying levels, pointed stanchions and curvy steel finishes wrapped in creeping…
For me, this stadium is one of The Seven Wonders of Polish Football. Naturally, all eyes fall on the gorilla cage reserved for away fans, but this ground also offers so much more than a novelty section for travelling…
