Sitting in the gutter looking up at the stars? Polish clubs in European competitions

It’s been a rather rough summer for Polish sides in European competitions.  By 3 August  only one club, Legia Warsaw, remains in with a shot of European group stages but even the Polish champions have suffered a fall from grace, being eliminated from the Champions League by the Kazakh champions FC Astana.  In order for […]

Ekstraklasa’s back and it’s not alright

After two months of twiddling of thumbs and listening to transfer rumour after transfer rumour, the Ekstraklasa finally returned tonight. The Polish winter break is pretty rough on Polish fans, although the fact that many supporters here are enthusiasts of other European leagues makes the break a lot easier to cope with. I’ve written many […]

The Warsaw ‘B’ Klasa up close: KS Bednarska

Most people await the coming of the New Year with bad television and party preparations, not at Rightbankwarsaw.  I welcome in the New Year by writing a blogpost about the lowest level of Warsaw’s pyramid system, the ‘B’ Klasa.  I’m not sure if this is a good omen for 2013 or not.  The focus this […]