The greenest club in world football? The rise and rise of Karvina
I'd had Karvina's fixture with Mlada Boleslav pencilled in since the start of the season, given that I'd had to plan somewhat meticulously in order to complete the Czech First League this season. That probably won't be possible this season following various scheduling issues and a brief illness, but barring any setbacks, I should only be left with two or three Czech First League grounds to visit next season. When the fixture was announced for the Sunday, I was a little annoyed initially, given that I tend to prefer attending games on Saturday before chilling on Sunday like a true Craig David. Then I realised there was an an opportunity to make a weekend of it with a tick in the Slovak League on the Saturday - you can check out my most recent blog on Ruzomberok here if you like. Given that I'd come back to Brno via Karvina on my way back from Zilina recently, it made sense to stop over on the way back and take in a club widlely (citation needed) known as the greenes...