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…
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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…
As things stand, Sola no longer exist as a competitive club – however, it’s worth keeping an eye on them to see if they’re ever reborn in some phoenix capacity. Should that be the case, visitors can look forward…
Wrecked, ruined grounds are quite a forte in Poland, but Wojkowice is something else. A true, one-off rarity, it appears like a lost relic from a different world. Presenting itself as a mass of broken terraced steps that run…
Just what is it with Poland and its away ends? Defying description, Wojkowice’s contribution to the loopy world of local football is little more than a grass slope enclosed by rusting wire fencing: it looks more like a chicken…
With the ground facing the threat of renovation, it’s quite possible that by the time you read this it’ll be completely different to the place that I enjoyed. Hope that’s not the case, for this is one hell of…
Dropped at an angle in the corner of the ground, this new age away pen lends added appeal to a ground not short of mind-boggling flavours. I get the idea that away fans are a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon at this…
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…
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…
