Kosova National Team [General topic]

[Dallku]

The stadium is sold out(all tickets were sold in Kosovo apparently) but today around 30k Kosovars crossed the Albanian border.

INSANE INTEREST.

If there was a 50k capacity stadium in Prishtina they would probably fill it up even against San Marino.

[AlMadman]

Madman complaining about dallku is the biggest irony ever. You 2 are much more near than you think.

Wtf??? Je mire djalo?

[Migjeni]

The stadium is sold out(all tickets were sold in Kosovo apparently) but today around 30k Kosovars crossed the Albanian border.

INSANE INTEREST.

If there was a 50k capacity stadium in Prishtina they would probably fill it up even against San Marino.

Nah, I don't think that would be the case in the future, after the team has consolidated, but yeah, for the next year - maybe two - the seats will - for the most part - be sold out, I think.

Also, I've never understood the half-empty seats when Albania plays. It's as if the love for sports is greater in Kosove than it is in Albania, but again, it's just a perception I have, so please tell me I'm wrong if that's the case.

[Dallku]

I don't think it's only "love for sports" thing but a social/mentality thing mosty. For example Kosovars were celebrating when a Kosovar won Big Brother Albania just because he was from Kosovo. That about sums things up. Albanians are more... I don't wanna say "advanced" or "westernized" but they give less of a shit basically.

[Migjeni]

Haha, never saw anyone celebrating a Big Brother win, honestly. Not on Facebook not anywhere. It might also be the "milieu" you're part of and engage in, so someone might do that, I won't rule it out - but I don't think that celebration of a Big Brother-win was a general thing

But serious now, sometimes I think it might have something to do with the mentality of Yugoslavia. Sports were quite important in that country, which might have rubbed off on the Albanians also. For instance, we can look at Ilirida which has the best Albanian club, I would believe and the best fans in Shkendija too. But again, I might be wrong, lol.

[Albo_eagle]

The stadium is sold out(all tickets were sold in Kosovo apparently) but today around 30k Kosovars crossed the Albanian border.

INSANE INTEREST.

If there was a 50k capacity stadium in Prishtina they would probably fill it up even against San Marino.

Read carefully.

Many believe in the idea of an ethnic Albania, uniting Albanian populations in Macedonia, Kosovo, southern Serbia and Montenegro under the black eagle of the Albanian flag. Travelling around Kosovo, you will rarely see the Kosovo flag flown, while the Albanian flag is everywhere.

"We call it the 'petrol station flag.' It is not our flag," said Korab, a 23-year-old member of the Plisat, of the Kosovo flag as 30 or so fans drove down in a fleet of minibuses.

Also you have never been to Kosovë so you know nothing of what we think.

[Dallku]

Haha, never saw anyone celebrating a Big Brother win, honestly. Not on Facebook not anywhere. It might also be the "milieu" you're part of and engage in, so someone might do that, I won't rule it out - but I don't think that celebration of a Big Brother-win was a general thing

But serious now, sometimes I think it might have something to do with the mentality of Yugoslavia. Sports were quite important in that country, which might have rubbed off on the Albanians also. For instance, we can look at Ilirida which has the best Albanian club, I would believe and the best fans in Shkendija too. But again, I might be wrong, lol.

Kosovars have this tribal mentality, a "us against the world" . Anything small or big is considered a massive achievement. It's like a child that's growing up and learning and is excited about everything. When that child grows up he'll mature and won't be so excited about petty things. I'm assuming that the same thing will happen with Kosovo. Now you'll pack the stadium vs San Marino but I bet you in 20 years that won't be the case.

Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia have gone through this phase Kosovo is at right now. Now their stadiums are half empty just like Albania's.

[Migjeni]

I think that's normal from a country which has just been recognized somewhere. The urge to 'prove themselves'. I don't think it's going to take 20 years. Give two years maximum and you'll see that the stadiums are not going to be sold out.

[Dallku]

Wow at Kosovo's starting lineup. Bunjaki really is the really is the opposite of De Biasi.

[Migjeni]

Shpend Ahmeti and others from VV at the game. There goes the forum's only Albanian and his home made thesis that VV are against Kosova's team. Also the main chant still: Shqipni etnike

All those traitors gathered at the same stadium