Last eredivisie match in our old stadium was today, as well as the official farewell.... And a worthy farewell it was. A 3-0 victory over NEC, great old fashioned atmosphere, 200 former FCG players making an appearance, fireworks after the match and a party in a huge tent next to the stadium.... Although i'm fully aware of the nescessity of a modern stadium in modern football, and i think the Euroborg is an absolutely stunning stadium for us, i feel sad and empty knowing that our days in the oosterpark are over. It was/is a unique stadium and after thursdays match vs. Volendam in the cup it will all be over.... /cry
I feel your pain, it was very strange to say goodbye to lovely, hideous old Diekman. Can we still beat up your lot at the Euroborg or do they have good security in place?
I doubt Twente will be on the dealing end of any beat-up at Groningen Johan Shame, shame, shame... Oosterpark was the last old-school stadium there was, with the packed terrace behind the goal and all. Really too bad.
Exactly......lovely and hideous at the same time. I hope the spirit of Stadion Oosterpark moves with us to our new ground, but that's entirely up to us, the supporters. The away section and the 'aanvoerroute' are isolated from the rest of the stadium exits and surroundings. Best chance would be to arrange a battle a day prior to the match at a place miles away from the stadium
Ah yes, it's not like we haven't managed it before! Exactly the same as at the Arke stadium as you probably know, the security measures I mean. Do you also have a train station right on the doorstep of the stadium? Also what is that HORRIBLE name Euroborg about? Twente fans completely ignore the Arke name by the way. It's the Epi Drost Stadium.
Same in Alkmaar. Most fans are going to ignore the name DSB-stadium and will call the new stadium "Victorie-stadium".
the name 'Euroborg' was just a working title for the entire project at first. The area is called Europapark, and 'borg' is an old saxon word for stronghold. People got so used to the name, they decided to keep it. Unless there is a sponsor who's willing to pay for a stadium name it will stay that way..... I'm not too worried about that though. Not that I like it that much, but a name is easily changed, unlike the design of a stadium. Maybe we'll get a sponsor name like most other clubs have, or maybe the name will be changed to 'Tonny van Leeuwen stadion' or something along those lines in the future.....we'll see