Comments on: European Fields: Landscape of Lower League Football

European Fields: Landscape of Lower League Football

psmealey — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:41:57 -0800

European Fields: Landscape of Lower League Football Gorgeous shots of some football pitches throughout Europe. Taken by Dutch Photographer Hans van der Meer. From SpoFi

By: Robot Rowboat

Robot Rowboat — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:55:24 -0800

Wow. These are superb. Great post.

By: carter

carter — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:21:32 -0800

Excellent (and nostalgic)! Thanks, psmealey!

By: jouke

jouke — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:41:49 -0800

Ha, I liked the 3rd foto from Dutch Fields; the keeper staring at the ball floating in the ditch. Very good.

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:44:01 -0800

The west series there is very good also. Thanks!

By: ClanvidHorse

ClanvidHorse — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:00:55 -0800

Fantastic pictures and a great post. Some of these pictures are discussed in great detail in the great book Brilliant Orange by David Winner. Well worth looking at.

By: Robot Rowboat

Robot Rowboat — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:04:58 -0800

Ha, I liked the 3rd foto from Dutch Fields; the keeper staring at the ball floating in the ditch. Yeah, I liked that one too. No doubt he's about to complain loudly that he shouldn't have to go in after it because he didn't kick it there, while silently cursing some dieties for making him a goalkeeper. All the other players will stand at the far side of the pitch and say things like 'yeah but it's his job: he's the goalkeeper'. Play will be suspended until someone finds a big stick.

By: sergeant sandwich

sergeant sandwich — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:48:22 -0800

i love how 2 of the 3 pictures from italy have some knob rolling around the pitch in fake agony. i guess it's systemic.

By: piscatorius

piscatorius — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 14:23:15 -0800

Beautiful post. thanks.

By: patricio

patricio — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 15:57:07 -0800

excellent, thanks. book bought.

By: mosessis

mosessis — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:23:21 -0800

sgt, i had the exact same thought. they train em early on.

By: craven_morhead

craven_morhead — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 19:30:02 -0800

Oh, you mean SOCCER FIELDS! /i keed, i keed...

By: jacalata

jacalata — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:56:48 -0800

This is great. Now I just have to find out which french team actually wears a full zebra striped kit, and buy one.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:05:20 -0800

I saw these on exhibition at a Beijing gallery a few months back, great pictures!

By: tremolo1970

tremolo1970 — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:09:27 -0800

Nice...thanks.