So you're a season ticket holder in England and you move to another country what are you going to do? I think I'll manage to get to around 10 games next season but I'm going to need a weekly fixof footie where possible. As Basel is home to one of Switzerland's better teams it was an easy choice to pop along and see whether the Swiss footie experience would be a reasonable alternative. Today FC Basel played their main rivals for the Swiss title, FC Zurich. Apparently there had been a lot of trouble at the same game last season and so (very unswiss like) the stadium was surrounded by riot police! The atmosphere was surprisingly good with a European ultra style display by the home fans and with the ubiquitous male cheer leader conducitng the chanting. As for the football let's just say the quality wasn't quite the same as at Ashburton Grove but I didn't expect much. Basel won 4-2 and maybe, just maybe, they'll get to play Arsenal in a Champions League qualifier. One downside - the team is managed by ex-Spuds boss Christian Gross....
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