Piast Gliwice’s unexpected title challenge and the joys of keeping it simple

Piast Gliwice defend a corner at Lechia Gdańsk Photo: Tomek R It’s been a topsy-turvy season in the Ekstraklasa, but this is no surprise in one of the most unpredictable of Europe’s top tiers, with the only predictable thing being that Legia Warsaw could very well creep across the line while not really impressing. All […]

Polglish football: If Ekstraklasa sides were English clubs: part three

It’s been several days, but don’t think I’ve forgotten about you, or this series of posts.  Yes, that’s right folks, it’s time for part three of my attempt to find English equivalents of Polish clubs (part one and part two are here).  This time round I present four clubs and their English versions. 8) GKS […]

Zdzisław Kręcina: Polish football’s Smooth Operator

A familiar, and rather comedic-looking, face has come back to the Polish football scene in the last couple of days, prompting much sneering and mickey-taking, however Zdzisław Kręcina (pictured above) is actually a much smarter operator than his appearance suggests.  In another guest post on RightbankWarsaw, Mikołaj Wojciechowski profiles Kręcina and finds out there’s a […]

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 […]

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 […]