Quirky Football

PEC Zwolle UK: Meet The Members - Matt Murphy Next Up in our Meet The Members series is PEC Zwolle UK Co-Founder and Chairman, Matt Murphy from Preston, England. Why do you love PEC Zwolle? "I love that the club doesn't give up, through different reincarnations and hardship the club has carried on. It has fighting spirit. The Fans are so passionate yet warm and inviting. It has a great history and captivates the people of Zwolle. A club the City can be proud of". What do you love about the City of Zwolle? "I love the friendly people, I have made good friends who are fellow Zwollenaars. The City is very charming and I can speak for the group by saying the nightlife is great. You cant beat getting merry in the bars of Zwolle with good people and finishing the night in Febo!" (You see you can't get a Febo over here in England). First Memory of Dutch Football? "Apart from the great Ajax sides in the 90s, I remember going to watc...

PEC Zwolle UK: Meet The Members - Rob Danson The First member of the group to be introduced is co-founder of the Group, Rob Danson from Kirkham, England. Rob has attended Three of the Four trips the group have made to The Netherlands. Why do you love PEC Zwolle? "It's a long story going back to the summer of 2017, but basically ever since that weekend we adopted PEC as our second team. Then ever since our first trip to Zwolle I've considered myself to be a Blauwvinger" What do you think about the City of Zwolle? "Amazing! The City captures the culture of everything we associate with Holland and we completely fell in love with it on our first visit in January 2018. Rob comments that PEC Zwolle UK member Tony Yates wants to move to Zwolle and "we'll be holidaying there all the time" if that becomes a reality. First Memory of Dutch Football? "We best not mention Euro 96 had we..." (England 4-1 Holland) Rob then reminisces abou...