England trip

[Roelof]

I need your help.

Before it's time to get married and who knows raise some children, it's time for more groundhopping. Okay, I already saw a couple of stadiums, but it's never enough. That's why I decided: the second half of this year I will travel around the UK to fulfill my dream: a month of only football. And if it's possible, everyday a new ground.

I'm not sure when I'm going, but I think it will be in novembre. Normally I travel with some friends, but I have the wish to travel alone. Meet new people is some of the things I love about travelling and groundhopping. Sure, I can travel trough the UK and sleep in hostels or hotels and watch a game and leave. But what is better then watch a game with the locals? Somebody that loves to show me their ground, their club and their passion.

So, I'm looking for those people. Short something about myself. I'm a sportsjournalist from Holland. I'm a commentator of every game of Eredivisie-team Heerenveen, the old team of players like Van Nistelrooy, Huntelaar and Thomasson. And of Seip (Brentford), Hooiveld (Southampton) and Vayrynen (Leeds). But also of Mark de Vries. He now plays for first division team Cambuur. Few weeks ago he was in the news. He is 38 now and there is a possibility that he doesn't get a new contract. When he was asked about that, he got tears in his eyes. The interviewer asked him why he gets emotional, he answered with: "I just want to play." Beautiful.

I'm 29, living together with my girlfriend in Leeuwarden, the northern part of Holland. I love groundhopping. Two years ago, my dream came through, where I visited a match of Boca Juniors in Argentina. But I also (sometimes work-related) visited Paok Saloniki, Napoli, Helsingborg, Dortmund, Portsmouth, Newcastle, Dinamo Zagreb and many others. I have a own website, but it's more a digital portfolio for my work and it's in Dutch: http://www.roelofdevries.webs.com.

So. Do you wanna join me to a match? Drink a beer? Show me your city? Or even have a couch to sleep on? (a place to sleep, is not a must offcourse, only cheaper )

Please give me a sign then.

You can also email me: [email protected]

Greetings,

Roelof de Vries

[jasonpat]

Well if you planned your holidays in this way then its wonderful way to spent full month with the football matches, i hope you will get success in your mission.