“The Oosterparkstadion”
1933-2006

“Only “73 years you were in our midst, but in our hearts we will carry you forever.
Forever, despite the fact that history will eventually fade.
Yes... even though time is trying to expel you,
you will remain in our memory forever.
At the Zaagmuldersweg, behind a nursing home in the district Plan Oost you were born.
To be exact on Saturday, September 30, 1933
and the then mayor was chosen as an obstetrician.
Four beautiful fields; 'Het Oostersportpark' that's what you were called at the time.
No one could have suspected that you would eventually be praised as a historic feel-ball stronghold.
You passed on exactly what a real Groninger stands for.
“No resistance no matter how great, that strikes us down.”
'The Oosterparkers' once made a beautiful club song...
They sing about headwinds and about no one who renounces.

Your life developed slowly, but quite quickly, there was some kind of turnaround.
You made choices to grow and said, “STOP, no more sports for me.”
Yes, even in your early childhood you quickly managed to pursue your goals.
Very resolutely you cried: “SOCCER!” and a relationship with GVAV-Rapiditas formed positive and
Impressive for the rest of your life.
There were stands, a clock, a scoreboard, light towers and spectators even up to 11,500.
Slowly but surely you grew up, you shone and you weren't tired of life.
The Eredivisie, big matches and a main entrance with letters so big,
that a shadow mirrored your name on the ground.
You, Oosterpark... were a heroic home for FC-Groningen,
or also called “The Pride of the North” popularly called.
Unfortunately, multiple scars have also ended up on your body of life...
The war caused considerable damage,
But your deepest pains arose from a deliberately lit fire.
Your beating heart was then tried to kill and a part of it has unfortunately actually perished.
However, as the club song of the 'De Oosterparkers' managed to sing, you are proud and triumphant.
In the year 2006 you were finally deprived of the 'light of life' and
our memory is now a very unique piece of nostalgia.
I am therefore grateful to be able to describe you in a very small piece of poetry.
It's almost unimaginable now, but in the middle of a residential area, that's how you stood for years.
From sports field to stadium, just between the houses, between the people,
Yeah... that's how humanly intimate you've been through life.
And now;
Never again Oosterpark: residential area 'De Velden' has replaced our warm home port.
Is there ever ever a revelation of my hidden desire ever revelation?
My desire gnaws; “Never again Oosterpark?”
And all that after everything we've been given?
I wish that one day another magnificent monument will be given to all your loved ones!

by: Angeliena House/Voice of Thoughts www.angelienahuis.nl


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