Polonia Warsaw: An emotional goodbye

What a week it has been for Polonia Warsaw and its fans.  On Tuesday the club was denied a licence to play in the Ekstraklasa for next season due to huge debts, a decision which means Polonia will fall down the Polish league structure.   From August Polonia will play in either the 4th, 5th or […]

A history of the Warsaw derby: Polonia Warsaw vs Legia Warsaw

On Saturday Polonia and Legia Warsaw will meet in the next instalment of the Warsaw derby at Polonia’s stadium Konwiktorska 6. In the last Warsaw derby in September Polonia came away from Legia’s Pepsi Arena with a creditable 1-1 draw. The match however was more notable for the actions of Legia fans who fought with […]

Spotlight on Polonia Warsaw (part two)

Several weeks ago I gave you the first part of my insight into Polonia Warsaw.  It’s time to join the guys from dumastolicy.pl for part two.  Amongst other things, they’ll be talking about how Polonia is seen by other fans in Poland, whether the club is famous for a specific style of play and what […]

Time for a plan B?

With my first taste of the Ekstraklasa behind me, I threw myself once more into the fold as I went to see Polonia take on Zagłębie Lubin at Konwiktorska on Saturday afternoon.  I was hoping for a bit less of a traumatic experience this time around. The build-up to the game was dominated by discussions of […]

Back from the frozen wilds of Konwiktorska

After all the waiting I finally got to go to my first Ekstraklasa game when I visited Konwiktorska yesterday for Polonia Warsaw’s match against Górnik Zabrze.  In the build-up to the match I cast my net wide trying to get people to come along with me.  It wasn’t an easy task to convince people but […]