The Team Near the High Castle (with the low attendance)
Back in April 2023, I took my first of what would be three trips to Trenčín via the convenient FlixBus from Brno, though the fact the FlixBus back wouldn't be 'til the following day meant a night in the city, as for whatever reason I didn't feel the need to look for any trains back that evening in lieu of the absent buses. That said, I wasn't complaining given that during that weekend, it quickly became one of my favourite Slovak cities and somewhere I would return to. Firstly there's the magnificent castle, visible from the stadium depending on where you happen to be sat. I couldn't see it from there on my second visit back in September of the same year, which was actually to take in a Trenčín game, but I've had the pleasure of visiting the castle itself and experiencing the majestic skyline from the great height that the castle sits upon. The first visit was for a game between nearby Dubnica nad Váhom and Košice, which the away side duly won 1-2, with b...