FC Den Bosch 3-1 FC Eindhoven
4 February 2013
De Vliert
Sad to see
The crowd was officially announced as 3,148, but as you can clearly see from the pictures, there wasn't anything near that in de Vliert last night. Make your own mind up, but the stadium holds 9,000 so I would say there was less than 2,000. It could be due to the fact the game was on a Monday night, it could be that it is just before Carnival or it could be the adverse publicity resulting from the racial abuse given to AZ's Jozy Altidore in the cup match last week (AZ and the ref considered abandoning the game - there was an anti racism flag last night on the M-side). But it is more likely to do with events on the pitch. All the time I have been in the Netherlands Den Bosch have been a 'force' in the Jupiler League, averaging a 6th place finish over the last 7 years since their relegation from Ere Divisie. But this year they are struggling towards the lower half of the table. This win raised them to 11th in the table, but had more to do with just how bad FC Eindhoven are (another club that have recently featured much more towards the top of the table).
All of which is sad to see as this is one of the better grounds in the Jupiler League and their fans along the M-side normally create a really good atmosphere. I hope they sort their on field problems out, but it looks to me like more than one or two players they need. Eindhoven on the other hand, probably need to start all over again.
Footnote; not sure how many times I have been to de Vliert, but noticed the old schoold floodlight for the first time last night......check them out, always good to see!!
All of which is sad to see as this is one of the better grounds in the Jupiler League and their fans along the M-side normally create a really good atmosphere. I hope they sort their on field problems out, but it looks to me like more than one or two players they need. Eindhoven on the other hand, probably need to start all over again.
Footnote; not sure how many times I have been to de Vliert, but noticed the old schoold floodlight for the first time last night......check them out, always good to see!!