Belgian Football

Chutney

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Worth a go?

Will be there in August, looks like the season will have just started, so pondering whether to try and fit a game in.

Will be fairly handy for St Truiden, Genk and Standard Liege, but it's not like we'd have to travel too far to get to other games.
 
Saw a few Anderlecht and Mechelen games while I was over there. If you want a footy fix and to sample the world game then go for it.
 
I saw the Bruges derby a few years ago. Cracking day in the sunshine. Match was OK, fell asleep in the second half… 😞. 🍻 played its part there.

Easy to get tickets on the day.
 
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That's a very good point. I'd expect top notch scran in the Belgian league too.
Wouldn’t stay it was top notch but a Bicky burger with beers in the sunshine among the Club fans before the match hit the spot.
 

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Liege have a stadium I'd like to visit. Very compact but hight; it's what I imagine AP could have been on the land available.

No way local residents would have been ok with it though
 
Worth a go?

Will be there in August, looks like the season will have just started, so pondering whether to try and fit a game in.

Will be fairly handy for St Truiden, Genk and Standard Liege, but it's not like we'd have to travel too far to get to other games.
I'd say yes. I've been trying to do a couple of Belgian games for ages but never quite managed it. One problem is that like many countries they play games across the weekend but announce the actual dates quite late so it can be difficult to plan. But, as you say, it's pretty easy to get anywhere so if you are not particularly fussed about where you are going it should be straightforward. Tickets seem to be easy enough to get hold of. I think it was @BoroFur from off here who did a tour last season but he doesn't seem to be around much any more.
 
I'd say yes. I've been trying to do a couple of Belgian games for ages but never quite managed it. One problem is that like many countries they play games across the weekend but announce the actual dates quite late so it can be difficult to plan. But, as you say, it's pretty easy to get anywhere so if you are not particularly fussed about where you are going it should be straightforward. Tickets seem to be easy enough to get hold of. I think it was @BoroFur from off here who did a tour last season but he doesn't seem to be around much any more.
Had a feeling you'd be along, Cap.

Yeah, will likely be quite ad-hoc, but will keep an eye out for the fixtures the days we're there and take it from there.
 
What constitutes high risk? Is crowd trouble much of a thing in Belgium?
I'm not sure. In this case it was just the teams involved. One from Bruges and one from Antwerp. Everyone I spoke to reckoned that Cercle didn't have a hooligan problem and that the concern was unfounded. There was no trouble at all but it may have been a different story had it been a Club, rather than Cercle, home fixture.
 
I'd say yes. I've been trying to do a couple of Belgian games for ages but never quite managed it. One problem is that like many countries they play games across the weekend but announce the actual dates quite late so it can be difficult to plan. But, as you say, it's pretty easy to get anywhere so if you are not particularly fussed about where you are going it should be straightforward. Tickets seem to be easy enough to get hold of. I think it was @BoroFur from off here who did a tour last season but he doesn't seem to be around much any more.
That's right it was BoroFur who did a Belgian football tour earlier this year. Always seemed a decent poster to me, think he must be banned 🤔
 
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