WSC advent calendar day seven
This image is of the Feijenoord Stadion, more commonly called De Kuip (The Tub), home to Feyenoord of the Eredivisie. It has a capacity of 51,177 and was opened in 1937.
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WSC advent calendar day seven
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Day six of the WSC advent calendar and we’ve got snowballs for you. When Division Three’s Sheffield Wednesday hosted top-tier Arsenal in the FA Cup in 1979, the pitch was cleared of snow but the open Kop wasn’t. It gave Owls fans plenty of ammunition to hurl at Arsenal keeper Pat Jennings as the second half began – not behaviour we condone, obviously. The game was drawn 1-1, the reply at Highbury 2-2, the second and third replays at Filbert Street 2-2 and 3-3 before Arsenal finally won 2-0 in the fourth replay.
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The third day of the WSC advent calendar and we’ve got three Kings for you.
The first is taken from WSC 187, September 2002. Haydyn Parry examined what Gillingham would do without their leading striker, Marlon King, who had just lost his appeal against a conviction for stolen goods which meant he would spend 18 months in prison.
The second is Harry Pearson on the King’s Road, so synonymous with Chelsea FC, in WSC 166, December 2000.
The third is this photo of the Greene King stadium, alternatively called De Montfort Park, home to Hinckley United of the Conference North. This 4,329-capacity stadium was opened in March 2005 and its record attendance is 3,411 – achieved against Leicester City in a pre-season friendly in July 2012.
This photo was taken at FootballFans.eu
