The Sunday Scene

17 Sunday Nov 2013

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Sunday 10th November 2013 ko 11.00

BLSZ (Budapest League) II Osztály

KŐBÁNYAI IFUSAGI SE 10 (Nagy 23 44 70 Galántai 34 Helmes 37 52 64 78 Lovász 68 Zeis 89)

ÚJUBDA KFT II 0

Att 33

Entry FREE

No Programme

It has to be said that an 11am kick-off on a Sunday is positively gentle! After the metro ride to Népliget and number 1 tram to MTK, Andy and I headed south-east on the number 37 tram to district 10, or Kőbánya.

Kőbánya, or Quarry if literally translated, started its existence as a centre for limestone mining and many of the beautiful buildings to be seen in the capital are built from materials extracted here. Later the area became known for its claypits, the clay being good for bricks, and later still for winemaking. During the Communist era brewing started up in Kőbánya and the Kőbányai Világos, a light beer became extremely popular throughout Hungary. Continue reading →

The Secret Policeman’s Ball

15 Friday Nov 2013

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Saturday 9th November 2013 ko 20.00

NB-I

MTK BUDAPEST 1 (Kanta 82)

BUDAPEST HONVÉD 1 (Hidi 85)

Att 2,000

Entry 2000 HUF (approximately £5.60)

No Programme

Team Sheet FREE

Scarf 1500 HUF  (approximately £4.20)

From Vasas it didn’t take long for Andy and I to retrace our steps back to
Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor, home of Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre, or MTK Budapest.

We’d called in earlier, before the Elóre game and called in at the main office to try and buy tickets. We were met by a man who spoke absolutely no English but more than made up for it with a magnificent Magyar moustache! He gave us a magical guided tour of the ground, including a sight of the new statue of Nándor Hidegkuti to be unveiled before the evening’s game. Continue reading →

The Iron

14 Thursday Nov 2013

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Saturday 9th November 2013 ko 16.00

NB-II

VASAS BUDAPEST 1 (Gál 26)

SZIGENTSZENTMIKLÓS 1 (Takács 51)

Att 800

Entry 2000 HUF (approx. £5.62)

No Programme

Team Sheet FREE

From Elóre it was simple enough to get to the Stadion Rudolf Illovszky, just take the “1” tram still further away from Népliget passing the Puskás Ferenc Stadion before taking the “14” tram a few stops north-east in Budapest’s 13th district. If you’re travelling here by Metro the nearest stop is Forgach on the M3 line.

The club dates from 1911 and was set up by members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers,  as the Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the “Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers.” Continue reading →

The Trams

13 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Saturday 9th November 2013 ko 12.00

U21 II Osztály Közép A

BKV ELÓRE 2 (Bajusz 9 Peinlich 16)

SZOLNOKI MÁV UTÁNPÓTLÁS 4 (Baté 12 Zskakái 45 69 Tóth 84)

Att 89

It seems that if you like football, and you’re in Budapest, the place to be is Népliget station. Apart from being the station for Ferencváros’ Stadion Albert Florian, currently being rebuilt, it also is handy for the “1” tram route which runs east to west along the Hungária körgyűrű  (Hungary Boulevard) and has the stadia for MTK, Elóre, and the National Puskás Ferenc Stadion, along its 13 km length.

Elóre’s Sport utcai stadion, or Sports Street Stadium is adjacent to MTK’s, with just the street, Sport utcai separating the two.

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Rewritten by machine on new technology

12 Tuesday Nov 2013

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Friday 8th November 2013 ko 19.00

Hungarian NB-1 Liga

VIDEOTON 1 (Kleinheisier 87)
MEZŐKÖVESD ZSÓRY 0

Att 2,300

Entry 2,200 HUF (approx. £6.20)

No Programme

Videoton play in the town of Székesfehérvár, about 65km south-west of Budapest. The distance is significant if you’re taking the train from Budapest-Déli pályaudvar, or Budapest South station, as return tickets aren’t available for journeys of less than 100km. Its easy enough to buy a single ticket costing 1300 HUF, around £3.67, as ticket machines have an English button!

Simply getting to Déli pályaudvar is interesting though if you travel from the south on the metro, you’ll use the Russian-built M3 line then change to the more modern, western-style M2 line. That theme of old and new cheek by jowl was a constant wherever Andy and I travelled.

Szekesfehervar, or to translate Continue reading →

The Teenage Honved

11 Monday Nov 2013

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Friday 8th November 2013 ko 14.00

Hungary U18 No 1 Osztaley Liga

BUDAPEST HONVED 0

MTK BUDAPEST 0

Att 89

Entry FREE

No Programme

Ever had one of those moments when you take a step back and contemplate where you are? Honvéd was another in a series for me, and when I glanced over to my travelling companion Andy, his glazed eyes told me his reaction was the same as mine.

We’d flown into Budapest the night before, and taken full advantage of the excellent, and cheap Continue reading →

Traffic Flow

06 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Tuesday 5th November 2013 ko 19.45

Midland Alliance League Cup 2nd Round

COLESHILL TOWN 3 (Lloyd 9 Brown 38 45)

BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS 4 (Osborne 11 49 81 Clarke 14)

Att 28

Entry £5

Programme £1.50

Now I have a funny feeling I know what a few of you are thinking now! It’ll be along the lines of “How can someone who spent 7 years living in Banbury have failed to visit here?” I know, just one of those quirks of fate I suppose.

In fact as I type I’m wondering whether I’m the only groundhopper to have visited the other Coleshill, of the North Berkshire League first? Any takers? http://wp.me/p1PehW-19z

This Coleshill is of course in Continue reading →

Backlash

06 Wednesday Nov 2013

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Saturday 2nd November 2013 ko 15.00

League 2

OXFORD UNITED 0

BRISTOL ROVERS 1 (O’Toole 71p)

Att 6,374 (862 away)

Entry S/T

Programme £3 (incl’ Oxford Mail)

I’ve got used to professional footballers’ interviews with radio stations, the media training tends to remove anything of interest. So OUFC’s Dave Kitson’s interview on Radio Oxford was a welcome breath of fresh air even if, in time the FA disrepute charge will cost him in one form or another.

He described referee Mark Brown as, Continue reading →

The Temple of Football

02 Saturday Nov 2013

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Saturday 2nd November 2013 ko 10.30

Middlesex County League Premier Division

SINGH SABHA SLOUGH 2 (Riaz 31 L Ferdinand 68)

BRITISH AIRWAYS 3 (McAuley 5 62 Murphy 71)

Att 83

Entry FREE

Programme £2

2 Samosas and a tea £2.50

I wish Tony Incenzo would organise more of these Middlesex morning kick-offs, and yes I’m aware Slough isn’t in Middlesex! The format is simple enough, a programme is always produced, then its up to the hopper where to head afterwards, there is after all around two-and-a-half hours to get somewhere!

Singh Sabha were possibly the most interesting club featured thus far. Formed in 1977 the club were originally called FC Lions, but changed name when they came under the wing of the local Continue reading →

Hipster

01 Friday Nov 2013

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Wednesday 30th October 2013 ko 19.45

FA Youth Cup 1st Round

DIDCOT TOWN 0

OXFORD UNITED 3 (Ashby 26 56p McCormack 67)

Att 291

Entry £4

No Programme

Team Sheet FREE

Regular readers of these articles will be aware that the Loop Meadow Stadium is one of my semi-regular haunts. There are no lack of local clubs I could frequent, but Didcot are a friendly bunch, and they seem to be a club that stages a game well. The game was intriguing too, with the club’s respective youth teams facing off for the right to play the winners of Maidstone vs Southend United.

What I hadn’t expected was the size of the crowd, or the demographic of them. Continue reading →