Alasdair Madden's Road to Nowhere
Tales from some of my (mostly) European football trips
“Where do you want your statue Vincent Kompany?!” spluttered Gary Neville from the television gantry. The talismanic Belgian defender had just put Manchester City ahead against Brendan Rodger’s Leicester side with a quite stunning strike. That iconic moment, on the penultimate match day of the 2018/2019 season, would prove decisive in an utterly captivating two-horse … Continue reading Visiting Vincent: RSC Anderlecht v Charleroi 8 December 2019
When I booked a train from Strasbourg to Gent in February 2017 to visit friends for a long weekend, I had hoped that my trip would coincide with a game at the Ghelamco Arena: the newly-built home of Belgian side KAA Gent. A quick scan of the fixture list informed me however that Hein Vanhaezebrouck's … Continue reading Jupiler Pro League Throwback: Standard Liège v KAA Gent, 19 February 2017