Club Brugge 4-2 Standard
Jan Breydelstadion
Att 25,831
2 September 2012
Consistency
I was reading one of Dan's reports the other day when it dawned on me that the four ground we visit most (Aldershot, NAC, Dordrecht and Club) all lack a single game page. For Club at least, I will now put that right.
Opened in 1975 the stadium (formerly known as the Olympiastadion) is situated approx 3 km to the west of the City of Brugge in the St Andries district of the city. It was extended for the 2000 Euros when the shallow end covered terraces (later seated) were extended to raise them higher than the side stands. This increased the capacity to 29,472 (limited to 28,000 with segregation).
The stadium is set amongst several training pitches, it is city owned and hosts the home games of both Club and Cercle Brugge.
Ok so that is the formalities out of the way. So, you ask, give us your views on the place. Well, regular readers will know I am not a fan. It is a bit of a concrete jungle, the seats are uncomfortable and the leg room narrow. But, credit where credit is due. They have had a clean up, the electronic turnstiles (recent;y installed) are remarkably quick, new electronic scoreboards are in two corners and it still has the huge bar behind the home end. The bars outside are great on match day and it is a short bus ride from one of the prettiest cities in the world.
As for on the matches themselves, tickets are nearly always available on match days (ex-Sporting), the atmosphere is normally pretty good (especially when Standard or Sporting roll into town) and the team win far more than they lose.
The fans are normally friendly, although they do have a habit of getting on the refs' backs and screaming at the slightest fouls. They also target any player with even the slightest Anderlecht connection. And they expect to win..every game.
And win they did today, a lot easier than the scoreline suggests. The home team looked good going forward, but Standard are not the team they were a couple of years ago. Credit to their fans....90 minute effort for the boys from Liege.
Opened in 1975 the stadium (formerly known as the Olympiastadion) is situated approx 3 km to the west of the City of Brugge in the St Andries district of the city. It was extended for the 2000 Euros when the shallow end covered terraces (later seated) were extended to raise them higher than the side stands. This increased the capacity to 29,472 (limited to 28,000 with segregation).
The stadium is set amongst several training pitches, it is city owned and hosts the home games of both Club and Cercle Brugge.
Ok so that is the formalities out of the way. So, you ask, give us your views on the place. Well, regular readers will know I am not a fan. It is a bit of a concrete jungle, the seats are uncomfortable and the leg room narrow. But, credit where credit is due. They have had a clean up, the electronic turnstiles (recent;y installed) are remarkably quick, new electronic scoreboards are in two corners and it still has the huge bar behind the home end. The bars outside are great on match day and it is a short bus ride from one of the prettiest cities in the world.
As for on the matches themselves, tickets are nearly always available on match days (ex-Sporting), the atmosphere is normally pretty good (especially when Standard or Sporting roll into town) and the team win far more than they lose.
The fans are normally friendly, although they do have a habit of getting on the refs' backs and screaming at the slightest fouls. They also target any player with even the slightest Anderlecht connection. And they expect to win..every game.
And win they did today, a lot easier than the scoreline suggests. The home team looked good going forward, but Standard are not the team they were a couple of years ago. Credit to their fans....90 minute effort for the boys from Liege.