SK Cesky Brod play in the B division of the fourth level of Czech football, there being three divisions on this rung of the pyramid.
As grounds go this was a little delight, as hopefully you will agree, where I had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon watching the home side eventually win by the odd goal in three against visitors Decin.
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This is the entrance to the ground.
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We get in at one of the corners behind the goal, there is open standing at this end.
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But we are going to head round the other way, clockwise. From this first corner we look over to the main stand.
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As we start our tour there is this refreshment hut on our left.
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Beyond, down this side is open hard standing, with rows of raised uncovered seating behind. With steep, tree lined banking atop them.
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It certainly looks a bit unusual to me.
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Up on that strange staircase is a man filming the match.
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Here is a shot of him perched up his tower.
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We look over toward the main stand as the players 'meet and greet'.
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Time to kick off.
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Past the plastic seats it becomes terracing, with a few choosing to stand higher up on the banking.
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From up on the steps we look towards the club buildings at the other end.
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Here we look across to the main stand again, from up on the raised open seats.
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Moving on it's open standing, with a raised walkway, and one bench on it, fully utilised!
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Behind the goal are the changing rooms, and nearest to us, the bar.
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From this corner we look across the pitch.
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Netting protects the building s behind the goal.
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From here we see the open side, and how wooded it actually is.
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By the goal we see over to the main stand side.
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In front of the changing rooms is a club noticeboard.
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The man we see is standing in front of the entrance to the changing rooms, with toilets to the right.
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Some of the visiting team coming out for the second half.
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Ditto the home side.
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With the match officials dashing out too.
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We're now on our way toward the tree lined far side.
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Another corner flag snap, looking over to the rows of open seats.
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Down the side, toward the stand, is hard standing.
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From here we look back at the club buildings behind the goal.
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Almost at the main stand, with the back of the dugouts next to us.
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Now we're almost in front of the stand. Take a good look and clock the metal round thing on top of the wall in front of the seats on the left.
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It's on the end of a long pole, and looks a bit larger than a football at the end...
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I presume it is for hooking balls out of the stream that runs immediately behind the stand the full length of the pitch!
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This is the home dugout.
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The dugouts are out of this shot, either side of the main stand, which we look at here.
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Back on the spectator side again here, we look toward the stand.
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From in front of it we glance over to the goal at the end we came in.
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Next we look over the halfway line to the open seats.
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Now we're sat up in the main stand, from where I watched most of the match.
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Wooden benches to our right.
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Now eyes to the left!
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Couldn't resist a stretcher snap!
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Back down the front, time to continue our walk round the ground.
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At the end of the main stand we look back into it.
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Past the stand we go past the away dugout, capturing a stylish local! ;-)
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Tree lined open standing continues to the corner.
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From here we look to the open end at this part of the ground.
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Hard standing, with one step of old terracing behind.
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My final corner flag shot, the open seating in the background.
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We finish our tour with a little bit of second half action, with main stand as backdrop.
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On the way out we pass the adjacent out of use swimming pool.
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It doesn't look as though it's been used for swimming for a long time. It might seem strange but it looked appealing in it's rundown state, which is why I snapped it.
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If ever you get the chance I couldn't recommend a visit here more. It's less than a hour by train from Prague & perfect for a birthday treat! ;-)