Great game, if you are a neutral or Gnistan fan. This information is evident from the first game as well, The coach/manager needs to look at the players he has, and the type of football they technically can play right now. The high press tiki-taka Barcelona style is not going to work with...

Luckily in Finland the Railway network is really good (and well priced) so for the majority of away games I would assume that getting to them is not to much of a hassle even the further away games like Oulu for example. MIFK and FC Haka look really interesting. Haka's stadium reminds me of a...

Fantastic! This gives me a much bigger picture and perspective both for Ilves and the Veikkausliiga in general. The Pirkanmaa derby makes sence and the Haka and HJK rivalry sounds interesting and it is great to hear your views on the other teams in Tampere in terms of the feelings of rivalry...

I had a question in which I was hoping someone here could spread some light on for me. I had a very brief look through the football pyramid in Finland and did not remember seeing Tappara anywhere. Would I be right to assume that they do not have a setup for football? I know about the...

This topic is about Ilves and isn’t really the place for a debate to discuss the differences between League one and the Veikkausliiga. So after this post I’ll stop and you can message me directly if you wish to discuss about it further. I appreciate what you are saying and understand why you...

Interesting to see the development of football stadiums in Finland. Does seem to be a huge gap in terms of facilities within the Veikkausliiga when comparing all the stadiums. I really like the fact that away from home you can practically go to almost a Park one week, to a modernized all seater...

You really under estimate the level of 3rd division football in England, or perhaps have not seen a game below the Championship if you believe that to be the case (I am not going to assume) I do not think Charlton are a great team, nor did I say that? I simply said I supported them (I grew up...

Hello! Football fan from England here (Originally) (Charlton supporter) I have been living in Finland for the past 5 years and was delighted to see the New Tammela stadium is within walking distance of my home, so I had to take the opportunity to go to my first Veikkausliiga game. I know quite a...