It's crazy yes.
For example. I'm flying over for the Chelsea game on the 26th of August. Flying from Amsterdam to Birmingham as that is where I will stay for four days of groundhopping. On the friday before, my local team Fortuna are playing Young Ajax in the Dutch 2nd tier.
Now I can't just take the car and drive directly to their academy ground. No, have to buy the ticket beforehand and am supposed to travel by an organised clubcoach to the game. I'm not allowed to go into Amsterdam to have a drink and if I go into the home end I can get a stadium ban for upto 2 years.
So I actually would have to travel to Amsterdam, get back to Sittard after the match and drive back to Amsterdam the following morning. Luckily we're only a small club so everybody knows everybody. Now will stay at an hotel by Schiphol Airport, drive to a gas station at the motorway close to Amsterdam and arrange for the official supportersclub to pick me up there.
Next day in England I can take the train to London, go to Stamford Bridge, have a beer in a pub pre match, get my ticket and go and watch the footy.
Bit of a difference, isn't it?