Post by sandbachhatter on Feb 19, 2017 17:33:37 GMT
Afternoon gents
I'm taking over hosting responsibilities this week, so here are my choices for Week K.
I’ve tried to go for a few countries we haven’t yet visited, so take your pick from these three beauties:
But don’t let that put you off choosing them as your winners this week. Not only do they have a delightful looking club crest, they also have a rather splendid stadium:
The Kielce Stadium (wonder how they came up with the name?) can seat 15,550, but due to Polish ground regulations, which require a buffer between opposing fans (as well as a hand car wash in the corner of the stadium – joke), their league matches are restricted to 13,823 home fans, and 777 visiting supporters.
Here is their kit:
Hi-diddly-ho neighborino, we’re off to Flanders! West Flanders, in fact, and the home of everyone’s favourite Belgian First Divisioners, Kortrijk.
Still, that solitary missing seat isn’t the biggest of their problems, as they are owned by non-other than Malaysian-Welsh hybrid nut-job Vincent Tan, he of Cardiff City fame and imminent destruction.
Finally, in honour of our good friend Jarkko, let’s head to Norway, and the brilliantly-named ‘Kongsvinger’ which, loosely translated, means ‘giant ape’s digit’. Or something like that.
Don’t let their boring-as-sh*t strip put you off (plain red shirt with white shorts at home, and the exact reverse away, blah, blah, blah), as Kongvinger have a lot going for them apart from their brilliant name.
Founded in 1892, they play in the very small 6,000-seater Gjemselund Stadion, of which most of the 6,000 seats appear to be behind one goal:
Even better, they are the proud owners of the sort of club crest you might expect to see on an old lady’s teapot (see above).
Their manager, according to Wikipedia, goes by just the one name, ‘Vacant’, so I assume he considers himself something of a celebrity, like Cher, or Bono, or Madonna.
Get voting!
I'm taking over hosting responsibilities this week, so here are my choices for Week K.
I’ve tried to go for a few countries we haven’t yet visited, so take your pick from these three beauties:
Korona Kielce (Poland)
Korona, founded relatively recently in 1973, play in Poland’s top flight, the Ekstraklasa (which is Polish for ‘Greedy League’). They have remained in the top flight since gaining promotion in 2005, with the exception of the 2008-09 season, when they were banished to the league below following corruption charges.
The Kielce Stadium (wonder how they came up with the name?) can seat 15,550, but due to Polish ground regulations, which require a buffer between opposing fans (as well as a hand car wash in the corner of the stadium – joke), their league matches are restricted to 13,823 home fans, and 777 visiting supporters.
Here is their kit:
There are no players within their ranks that you might recognise, although Canadian midfielder Charlie Trafford does seem to be especially out of place.
They say you can’t Polish a turd, but on this occasion, I think we’ve found a nice shiny one!
They say you can’t Polish a turd, but on this occasion, I think we’ve found a nice shiny one!
KV Kortrijk (Belgium)
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Hi-diddly-ho neighborino, we’re off to Flanders! West Flanders, in fact, and the home of everyone’s favourite Belgian First Divisioners, Kortrijk.
What they lack in imaginative kit wear...
....they more than make up for with their homely League 2 style Guldensporen Stadion (named after the ‘Battle of Golden Spurs’ in 1302), which can hold one person shy of a 9,400-strong crowd (probably would have been worth adding an extra seat, to avoid the wrath of those with OCD, like myself).
Still, that solitary missing seat isn’t the biggest of their problems, as they are owned by non-other than Malaysian-Welsh hybrid nut-job Vincent Tan, he of Cardiff City fame and imminent destruction.
Very much the Mary Gibbons of Malaysia, other parallels can be drawn between Kortrijk and our beloved County, not to mention the fact that, due to financial irregularities, they too were dropped a few divisions in 2001 (although, unlike County, they were back into the top flight inside seven years).
Their squad currently boasts some fantastic names – Stijn de Smet (forward), Hannes Van der Bruggen (Midfield) and Anthony Van Loo (Defender). The latter, despite having a comical name, very seriously had a defibrillator fitted to his heart in 2008, and when he suffered a suspected heart attack mid-match the following year, there is apparently Youtube footage of it kick-starting his ticker and saving his life. You gotta love technology sometimes.
Kongsvinger (Norway)
Finally, in honour of our good friend Jarkko, let’s head to Norway, and the brilliantly-named ‘Kongsvinger’ which, loosely translated, means ‘giant ape’s digit’. Or something like that.
Don’t let their boring-as-sh*t strip put you off (plain red shirt with white shorts at home, and the exact reverse away, blah, blah, blah), as Kongvinger have a lot going for them apart from their brilliant name.
Founded in 1892, they play in the very small 6,000-seater Gjemselund Stadion, of which most of the 6,000 seats appear to be behind one goal:
Even better, they are the proud owners of the sort of club crest you might expect to see on an old lady’s teapot (see above).
Their manager, according to Wikipedia, goes by just the one name, ‘Vacant’, so I assume he considers himself something of a celebrity, like Cher, or Bono, or Madonna.
In the ‘90s, they featured in both the UEFA and Intertoto Cups, managing a draw at home against the mighty Juventus in the former (only to be narrowly knocked out on aggregate in the return leg), and they later trounced some of Maccy’s boyos, Ebbw Vale FC, 9-1 on aggregate in the latter. And who doesn’t like to see the Welsh take a beating?
Get voting!
