So good we're on the tele!

Week 6: FC Zbrojovka 3 - 1 SK Dynamo Ceske Budejovice

One might say the wheels are coming off. Following last week's abject display, the mighty men of FC Zbrojovka marched into Prague and got turned over 5-0. To Slavia Prague. Admittedly, not the worst team from Prague in the division, but they're not far off. A woeful result.

Two poor results on the spin - along with a disappointing draw in the first home game versus Teplice - and the media vultures are out in force. The Prague-orientated television channels sense pending catastrophe and hospitably opt to broadcast this game. Given that I've lived here for 18 months and knew nothing of Ceske Budejovice, I should set the tone.

Their recent form is worse than Brno's. They probably could consider that an achievement. Losing at home to Banik Ostrava and Liberec, coupled with a beating 3-1 at the hands of Sparta Prague - and the referee, probably - they are in equally dire straits.

And yet, this game is moved to a 3:15 Saturday afternoon kick-off, which is a bit of a novelty by local standards. A few drinks before the game in our new haunt - the bar in the corner with the free-to-view terrace and we're ready for kick-off.

Grey. Overcast. Misery.

The first thing that stands out is the attendance, and lack thereof. Not a single away fan made the trip. Why not? Well, I think a few things. The weather was foreboding, the game was on TV, and they are a bit of a rubbish team to follow. It doesn't stop them going one-nil up after a stint of botched defending.

There's officially 2222 people here. It feels much less; closer to 1000. I'm interested to find out whether this is to do with the game being televised - given the cost of a match ticket (90Kc)  I doubt that - or whether Czechs just don't do football on Saturdays. There is also the likelihood that the 'new season' of goodwill has ended abruptly.

More grey. More overcast. More misery. Zero away fans. 

Thankfully, Brno rectify things and win the game 3-1. Not the best game to have witnessed, but a welcomed return to form.