Groundhopper: Athletic Club, San Mamés Stadium
It was match day in Bilbao as the red and white of Athletic Club was proudly on display throughout the city.
Category: Groundhopper
Groundhopper: A new beginning for Portugal
“That gesture, along with the passion on display from the fans around us as they sung the national anthem and backed their team, only endeared me more to the country and its people.”
Trains, Planes and a Crazy Taxi Driver
“The beer was vile so I again plumped for pear cider all the way from Cornwall! The old BATE stadium was adjacent to the bar and it seemed a pity we weren’t playing here – proper old skool stadium.”
Groundhopper: Missing out on glory in North Yorkshire
“It wasn’t going to be the easiest of matchdays. With the game being played in midweek, I had to book some time off work. Meanwhile, getting back home on the cheap meant I’d have to get the first train back from York at 3:50am…”
Forest Green Rovers: Tasting the vegan football experience
“A vegan menu, at an eco-friendly club that attracts worldwide fans thanks to its moral values, was a unique matchday premise that I’d been keen to sample.”
Women’s Championship: Scoring by the dozen
“Hopefully the WSL re-structuring will be the catalyst for domestic women’s football to reach the same heights and interest as international fixtures – where attendance records are continuously being broken.”
Groundhopper: Feyenoord Rotterdam
“I loved the Feyenoord atmosphere and how they pyro’d the hell out of the start of the match. So when I got an email through from the club offering me tickets, I was never going to say no, was I?”
Groundhopper: Falling For Edinburgh
“My knowledge of Hearts – or Heart of Midlothian, to give them their full title – was pretty sparse before heading to Edinburgh. Walking to their stadium, though, I began learning more about the team…”
