As a German, the cameo by Lutz van der Horst was the most unexpected thing that has ever happend in your Videos. Wish you a good stay.
@dscheypi4 ай бұрын
Bin auch fast vom Glauben abgefallen, als er ins Bild geradelt kam.
@domaniac91194 ай бұрын
I never knew that I needed Lutz van der Horst explaining the Anzeigenhauptwachtmeister in bad English while being scared of pyros in an Alfie video in my life.
@simcoe40454 ай бұрын
Now I’m very curious to find out if Alfie is going to make an appearance on the next episode of heuteshow.
@thomasw.41564 ай бұрын
echt so
@jaspermatthies8314 ай бұрын
Same
@davinnicode4 ай бұрын
Ironic how Sky sports think of Gelsenkirchen as a shithole when there are plenty of similar cities in Britain 😂
@buckokid59304 ай бұрын
To be fair the British would be very willing to describe those as shitholes as well
@zellhaufen85834 ай бұрын
it' still the truth, after the 1990s all the money went into East Germany and then abroad, while those places in the West were left to fall apart
@nbr61164 ай бұрын
I'd argue worse even. Lived in Stoke for a time and yeah... Comparing it to the likes of Oberhausen is flattering.
@TheOoTGamer4 ай бұрын
@@zellhaufen8583 Thats not true. Northrhine-Westphalia gets a lot of money out of the Länder-pot to this day. Yes, the east recieves more, but thats kinda understandable. Also try to have a train trip through the east. Apart from the big cities it doesnt look any different to Gelsenkirchen. Reality is, Gelsenkirchen and most of the east just arent economically that competetive for different reasons. Until there's an economic upswing in these regions, no money in the world will help.
@MrIkOgNiTo4 ай бұрын
Tbf Gelsenkirchen is a shithole no one's denying that not even a Gelsenkirchener 😂
@Tk-fk4sk4 ай бұрын
No way you casually met Lutz Van der Horst and the Heute Show. Its really huge in Germany
@neilarcher64514 ай бұрын
I would never have thought that the "Anzeigenhauptmeister" would be mentioned in Alfie's videos.
@BSDBoyHDD4 ай бұрын
It would be cool if someone explained Alfie what exactly he's known for 😂😂😂
@Cancun7714 ай бұрын
@@BSDBoyHDD Nah just let him google it. Gonna be hilarious.
@fairphoneuser90094 ай бұрын
"Hauptstadtanzeigenmeister" was what Lutz van der Horst said. He was quite a Horst! ;-)
@leafstorm33064 ай бұрын
Paralleluniversum
@BaluDerBaer9334 ай бұрын
Der sagt ja auch irgendwas mit Hauptstadtmeister, selbst dafür die die GEZ-Marionette zu dumm. ;-)
@tobiwan0014 ай бұрын
Hey. Heute Show is basically the German version of „the daily show“ and Lutz - the guy you met - is one of the off-site reporters. Heute Show usually has between 1 and 2 million viewers on regular television and a lot more on streaming.
@Andre-fj4xx4 ай бұрын
No german has ever spoken so fond of Gelsenkirchen. I am amazed.
@Sphagetti__4 ай бұрын
It's a bit painful that the biggest fan of Gelsenkirchen can't pronounce Gelsenkirchen
@Ssseeee-ok5rc4 ай бұрын
NAH ICH LIEBE GELSENKIRCHEN MEINE HEIMAT MEINE LIEBE NUR GELSENKIRCHEN ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@i.3363 ай бұрын
Meistens ohne je da gewesen zu sein. Aber wie sagen wir hier in Gelsenkirchen: Woanders ist´s auch Scheiße!
@Sandhof172 ай бұрын
@@i.336isset
@nbr61164 ай бұрын
Having lived in Stoke-on-Trent for a time, I cannot fathom the sheer gaul of some brits calling Gelsenkirchen and the general Ruhrpott area ugly. The stretch of Stoke down to Birmingham is the Pott ordered on wish Another great and fun Video, Alfie!
@jhp10454 ай бұрын
I mean it is. I am saying this aß a German.
@SamTurtonsamsamsam9993 ай бұрын
Having grown up in Stafford...I agree. Only good thing around there is Cannock Chase.
@jhaych4 ай бұрын
People over here in England don't realise how big of a club schalke is over in Germany
@KisMiska104 ай бұрын
Unfortunately a fallen Giant.
@TheGregcellent4 ай бұрын
Of a certain age, I'd say
@daimsaeed4 ай бұрын
As someone born in the city but living in the UK for most of my life. I have always followed schalke even though I have never been to a single game
@soundscape264 ай бұрын
Ah, Dortmund's rivals.
@KisMiska104 ай бұрын
@@soundscape26 Do you mean the small village by Lüdenscheid?
@leometz72874 ай бұрын
17:02 That dude is making a parody of a German "celebrity". So there's this dude called 'Anzeigenhauptmeister' (high master of complaintments) who wears a uniform similar to the man in the video. He rides around on a bicycle and files reports on people for small misdemeanors like parking wrong in his free time and sends hundreds of them to the local authorities. He even reported his neighbor for parking wrong. He's really harsh, like he will file a report, even if your car is just two centimeters within a no-parking-zone. On his uniform he wrote POLIZFI (a misspelling of POLIZEI, police) therefore that dude wrote UEVA instead of UEFA.
@fairphoneuser90094 ай бұрын
But he said Hauptstadtanzeigenmeister! So this correction and/or explanation is necessary!
@MrIkOgNiTo4 ай бұрын
He doesn't do that anymore since people have beaten him up 😅 Also the police told he needs to stop and the mayor of Tübingen was threatening him with legal actions. Dude was hilarious 😂
@ovefrank82244 ай бұрын
Yeah, that guy however is Lutz van der Horst who works for a very famous TV Show in Germany, called "Die heute Show" - basically the german equivalent of the "Daily Show" by Jon Stewart in the US of fookin' A.
@livwake4 ай бұрын
That’s the most German idea for a celebrity I can think of
@TheMarslMcFly4 ай бұрын
@@livwake well, "Celebrity" is a really lose term in this case. He was more of an internet phenomenon for two or three weeks 😅
@princepretty4 ай бұрын
As a german I wanted to compliment you for your very nice report. So an englishman showed me Gelsenkirchen, sometimes KZbin still is a beautiful place. Enjoy your stay in Deutschland ❤
@NouGeTV4 ай бұрын
A Heute-Show and HTC Sevens connection isn‘t what we wanted but we needed.
@dankeman52664 ай бұрын
Bruh the most unexpected Lutz van der Horst / HeuteShow x Alfie collab 😂😂😂 The guy‘s a legend in Germany, if he was more drunk you two could‘ve had a nice long conversation about the complex entagelments of football, politics and society lol
@stevqtalent4 ай бұрын
*more drunk
@dankeman52664 ай бұрын
@@stevqtalent true misspelled
@hugolabbate88444 ай бұрын
Funny thing is: I'm from Belo Horizonte (mentioned in the first seconds of the video) and my grandma, who made me a Schalke fan, is from Gelsenkirchen! I was thrilled by this tiny coincidence and even happier with such a fantastic video about a city and football club that I've learned to love and cherish over the years. Long live the GEil Gelsenkirchen and my ever resistent Schalke 04 💙
@lukelillebrorcyran83974 ай бұрын
Your dna is 100% Football Heritage
@derneuewestphalian2964 ай бұрын
Schalke ist groß!
@PatataMaxtex4 ай бұрын
People in 95% of Germany: "LUL he says Gelsenkörschen, not Gelsenkirchen" People in the south of Gelsenkirchen: "What are you guys talking about??? He says it exactly like we do"
@MrIkOgNiTo4 ай бұрын
But the regional dialect would actually use a J instead of a G isn't it? So wouldn't it be "Jelsenkörschen"?
@hurtigheinz37904 ай бұрын
@@MrIkOgNiTo Das klingt irgendwie mehr nach Kölsch. Komme vom linken Niederrhein, bin gelegentlich in GE und würde es "Jelsenkürschen" aussprechen.
@Gelsenbury4 ай бұрын
@@MrIkOgNiToNot in Gelsenkirchen, no. Further towards the Rhine, maybe. There are several different dialects in the region.
@vHindenburg4 ай бұрын
@@Gelsenbury That difference is in places just the next street over.
@Lijo19884 ай бұрын
Lol nein
@davidjames1494 ай бұрын
miss seeing Schalke in the Champions League. Huntelaar's volley against Real Madrid during their 7-1 loss is one of my favourite goals ever
@herbertbisdorf27174 ай бұрын
How dare you? It was only 6:1. 😉
@davidjames1494 ай бұрын
@@herbertbisdorf2717 you're right. sorry, been a while since i've watched highlights from that match, Huntelaar's goal is the main thing that stuck with me
@herbertbisdorf27174 ай бұрын
@@davidjames149 it was a fantastic goal.
@matthewhernandez83424 ай бұрын
Where is Huntelaar and Draxler now?
@herbertbisdorf27174 ай бұрын
@@matthewhernandez8342 Hutelaar is retired, and Draxler plays in Katar. 💰
@josephjafri98894 ай бұрын
It was a pleasure meeting you in Dortmund at the Italy Albania match and I actually mentioned I would be in Gelsenkirchen for the Italy Spain match so this is awesome to see. Cheers from the US
@BerkTheBoss4 ай бұрын
Dude, you are great at this documentary style. It was fascinating and informative but in a live vlog! Awesome
@shannonkeys85944 ай бұрын
Appreciate the fact that you are at the euros and still can put together another video package for us. Appreciate your time Alfie
@PrototypeSourri4 ай бұрын
Wow you're so lucky to have met Lutz, he's a legend in German late night :D
@powerviolentnightmare50264 ай бұрын
Kinda funny to meet Lutz van der Horst out in the wild.
@SuperAnimeking1004 ай бұрын
Smart decision with Germany to have Gelsenkirchen as a host. Big football atmosphere, great stadium, and most importantly, huge economic stimulus to a struggling city
@lukaprzygodda79054 ай бұрын
Im sorry to Tell you we spend around 20 mil to host 4 games ..
@SuperAnimeking1004 ай бұрын
@@lukaprzygodda7905 well, fu*k
@ahelsitaev3 ай бұрын
@@lukaprzygodda7905 Atleast you will play Champions League next year :D
@georgehh25742 ай бұрын
Hosting games is expensive 🤣
@nickroyle59554 ай бұрын
This is one of my favourite sevens videos i've ever seen. So relaxing and insightful.
@punctual5014 ай бұрын
We got a HITC Sevens vlog before GTA 6
@ishaanmattoo97324 ай бұрын
Looks like you're a new member, he made vlogs during the last Euros too
@reinrassigerStuhl4 ай бұрын
We Germans also got an Alfie and Lutz van der Horst crossover noone ever expected lol
@punctual5014 ай бұрын
@@ishaanmattoo9732 oh I had no idea, I’ve only been watching for a couple of months now
@kiritomato19084 ай бұрын
I respect your determination to pronounce every single german e like the e in the english alphabet and not the e from expert expansion or expactation. The Anglo Saxon is strong in you!
@zellhaufen85834 ай бұрын
one day they will try to get it right and then we'll become really scared.
@generalpenultimo65024 ай бұрын
That you just casually met Lutz shooting for the Heute Show is the funniest shit I've seen in a long time 😂 I was just sipping a drink when his face popped up and I had to laugh so much I almost chocked to death 😅 On another note, what an amazing video, actually looking at the city behind the games and at the culture. I hope you have more of this planned it is an absolute joy to watch
@needfoolthings4 ай бұрын
In the rest of Germany, Gelsenkirchen is exclusively known for Schalke. Nothing else. No cathedral, no beer, no bridge, no nothing. It IS a phenomenon.
@deinvaterduhs4 ай бұрын
We are also known for poverty tho, so your statement is not really true
@needfoolthings4 ай бұрын
@@deinvaterduhs If you are from Gelsenkirchen, you don't have any insight if you're known or not. Gelsenkirchen is a bubble within reality, everybody else isn't certain it's real. Nobody going there has ever returned to tell the tale.
@deinvaterduhs4 ай бұрын
@@needfoolthings Der Bielefeld Witz war schon vor 15 Jahren unlustig und ist es Heute auch noch.
@silvesta50274 ай бұрын
I’m really impressed how Alfie did those live segments in a long, single takes. Didn’t trip up over his words, and was so packed with information
@tomdadada4 ай бұрын
I am german as well, and not being a soccer-fan, today i learnt something about Gelsenkirchen from a Brit! Thank you, for your interesting video and you got a cool, calm style in presenting your stuff. I especially liked the historical background in the beginning, combined with you walking around the city. Cheers! (Btw. Lutz ist der Coolste!)
@meowwww92754 ай бұрын
Underrated match banter from Alfie, looked like you boys had fun. Just to say im an Everton fan and fell in love with Schalke as they seemed like a German version of us, up the Royal Blues. My yearly FM first save is always 3 teams, Everton, Schalke and a randomly selected new team (Blackpool for FM 24).
@PrimeZonSteam4 ай бұрын
Alfie in the field, gotta love it
@se7ensavage7074 ай бұрын
As a South African, I am so envious of the European football fan experience.
@jontalbot14 ай бұрын
I have watched Kaiser Chiefs and it was pretty awesome. I think l was the only white person in the stadium. The standard of football was not great but really good atmosphere
@that34014 ай бұрын
@@jontalbot1lol the white people over herr stopped with the football and switched to rugby and cricket where we are more successful can't blame them though as our football quality has decreased and is poor
@AfricanCorn-np8jt4 ай бұрын
Yeah our football culture is kinda lame wish the soweto derbies was similar to the North African derbies with the teams fans divided in the stadium and pyros and flairs and banners derby games would be so much more lit than whatever we have now
@glps61674 ай бұрын
If you want to explain to a German where Gelsenkirchen is located, the simplest way is to tell him "it's near Schalke." The city quarter is more famous than the city itself, due to the football team. A large part of the population has Polish roots, migrants who came in the 19th century to work in the coal mines. The Schalke team which dominated German football 1933-1942 fielded many players with Polish names. The two most famous of them were Fritz Szepan and Ernst Kuzorra. One of them played for Germany once, the other two times. The Nazis wanted their players in the national team to be Germans, and disliked Schalke. But the team was too famous and popular to undertake measures against them, other than ignoring them when the national team was selected, or rigging some games against them. Until 1942 that is; after the fall of Stalingrad, many of its players were drafted to the army.
@kgtl123453 ай бұрын
Great info 🙏
@irunfar11254 ай бұрын
Lad, I need more of the same content, can't get enough of it! Cheers
@mortezz12684 ай бұрын
No way they're talking about the Anzeigenhauptmeister on HITC Sevens
@daz47254 ай бұрын
🇩🇪 Schalke 04 🤝 Heart of Midlothian 🏴
@rangersking66994 ай бұрын
“German trains aren’t that much better than English trains and that’s probably as strong of an insult as you can get” Americans(me, I’m Americans) weeping about Amtrak in the corner: 😢
@lougiacobbi7254 ай бұрын
Just rode one. Spent several hours in the middle of nowhere because some hayseed decided to sleep in his truck on the tracks in West Bumbleturd, North Dakota.
@rangersking66994 ай бұрын
@@lougiacobbi725 no, instead a 3 mile long BNSF train takes priority over you so you’re stuck on the siding waiting for it to crawl by you while it goes 2 miles an hour
@lougiacobbi7254 ай бұрын
@@rangersking6699 yeah, that happens a lot, have to stop frequently because BNSF has the right of way.
@robertwilloughby80504 ай бұрын
The interesting thing about Gelsenkirchen is that in the late 60's - early 70's, the German government offered a serious amount of aid to small glass producers with one caveat - some had to merge and move to Gelsenkirchen. So Gelsenkirchen still has a fairly good glass industry.
@wiellie67184 ай бұрын
Nice video Alfie. Enjoy your stay and hope you have no climate guilt for travelling so much.
@stellarsjay17734 ай бұрын
Heavily industrialized areas are always fanatical about their teams. Goes back to days when games were the only things they had to look forward to in otherwise grim lives. Lots of places like that, not just Germany.
@netLG4 ай бұрын
this video feels like it should've been posted on your personal channel
@soundscape264 ай бұрын
Guess he doesn't want to put this channel on hold for a full month.
@Not_Sal4 ай бұрын
I disagree, I like seeing this kind of content here
@soundscape264 ай бұрын
Really good watch. I reckon you have a future in vlog/documentary-style videos shall you one day decide to expand from your usual content.
@Hunter664yt4 ай бұрын
credit to you for researching deeply into this and as for your other videos you always do research about the location or person background
@krisorgan4 ай бұрын
One of your most insightful videos, very interesting, thank you for posting. I really hope Schalke can get back to the top of German football. Oh and was there doubts about Kane starting??? Don’t think so? His name is the first on the team sheet.
@roberw19124 ай бұрын
We have so many cities like this in the UK. If you're from Yorkshire or Lancashire you probably feel at home
@MylesHSG4 ай бұрын
Exactly, it's basically the German Huddersfield, Doncaster or Hartlepool
@roberw19124 ай бұрын
@@MylesHSG I was living in Wolverhampton a few years ago and spoke to someone from Bielefeld and found out our cities had a lot in common.
@MylesHSG4 ай бұрын
@@roberw1912 Wolverhampton is probably a much better comparison, both smaller cities in a larger conurbation, near coal fields and both with large historic football clubs.
@indiekiddrugpatrol31174 ай бұрын
Reminds me a bit of Derby
@davinnicode4 ай бұрын
I mean you guys came up with the Industrial Revolution and then someone took the ideas and brought them over to Germany, especially to the western part where Gelsenkirchen and many other similar cities are located.
@rosshoyt20304 ай бұрын
Great vlog! Football fans must be in awe of your ⚽ knowledge 😮
@drtk7224 ай бұрын
Thumbs up once more from Germany. And even with state tv "celebritiy" non-cameo...😊
@raplita44174 ай бұрын
loved the video and the city seems nice! excited for more content like this
@penotozzi58454 ай бұрын
Great to have met you Alfie and agreeing to having a photo taken with myself. You are a top bloke and just as nice as I thought you would be. Your work is great. This video is amazing. I came here in 2006 and it left a lasting impression. I described it as being “stuck in the 1960s” and I meant that in the nicest possible way. I remember that it was a small town centre - it seemed a lot bigger this time- very quiet with not much to do. And to top it all it had this amazingly modern and massive football arena. This time I ventured more and with my 2 mates we found this amazing brutalist building just minutes from the centre with a tourist information centre. There was nobody in and it seemed that there was a volunteer hub for the Euro volunteers. There’s a lot more to this place than meets the eye. I too found it very charming… I love a brutalist building…this is brutalist city. In 2006 I remember how great the public transport was and been telling everyone how great it was. I don’t know what’s happened this time. We went to the game and instinctively knew there were issues and it was apparent that it would not get better. We got to the town centre….it was empty. We got a Uber and thank God we did having heard the stories the next day. Keep up the good work Alfie….. And let’s hope England win… I would love for Gareth to win it…. He is much maligned for his style of play but that’s his trademark . I don’t expect anything different in our next game but we do look solid defensive and tight defences win trophies.
@lukaprzygodda79054 ай бұрын
As a schalke fan myself i have to tell you we have, since our relegation last year more mebers than our rival. Which is slightly more succesfull than as our glorius club.. great and very kind vid
@govaert74 ай бұрын
Well done Alfie with your vlogging effort, would be nice to see more of this effort from you in the near future!
@alfredovillanuevajr.4 ай бұрын
10:54 😂 Yeah, I probably wouldn't have wanted to be on camera either because I'm shy. It's a very interesting video. I love these kinds of videos. They're so cool to know more about the history of the football/soccer teams. I love documentary series of stuff like this. It's just such a great game. The best of all of them in my honest humble opinion. Great job on the work of the video and please do more of these. :)
@YüahPunkt4 ай бұрын
What a moment when one of your favourite KZbin channels makes a video not just about your football club, but about your city. And one of the country's most famous comedians appears in the video and has to explain a German meme. I love everything about it.
@andreag-punkt93193 ай бұрын
Vbt ist für immer!
@ilamgarek37394 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video Alfie ❤
@mismisimognomo1014 ай бұрын
Alfie, i'm so happy for you, for being over there and experience the Euros in person, deserved ! You even take the opportunity to make yet more interesting content 🖤
@depekthegreat3594 ай бұрын
Gelsenkirchen is the most obssesed city and one of the vibrant cities in Germany and all of Schalke 04's home matches the loudest I have ever heard in a German football,good friends!!!:-D
@Cancun7714 ай бұрын
Clearly you've not been in Dortmund yet.
@KornWolf-ll8ji4 ай бұрын
@@Cancun771 Dortmund most overrated in Germany.
@davinnicode4 ай бұрын
@@KornWolf-ll8ji yeah there is a little bit of truth in there. Dortmund is also great but loudest fans I would also give it to Schalke. However, usually if you‘re going to VeltinsArena you won‘t see quality football 😄
@KornWolf-ll8ji4 ай бұрын
@@davinnicode Thats right. But you will see a lot of passion. 😁
@depekthegreat3593 ай бұрын
@@Cancun771 I have heard the their arch rivals Borussia Dortmund have one of the loudest in Germany but Schalke prevail in this,good friend!!!👍🏾
@cameronsingh80074 ай бұрын
Great video Alfie 🙂⚽️
@kelvinengland39914 ай бұрын
When you're from Hull everwheres a haven......except Scunthorpe
@WhiteHartDane4 ай бұрын
I was surprised to find out that the original ground, Glückauf-Kampfbahn, still exists. Its main stand is even listed/protected. Anyway, like the HSV I hope that Schalke will soon return to the Bundesliga.
@ram37394 ай бұрын
I would like more of these kinda videos Alfie .... You so good on camera!!!
@EpIcPoWeR934 ай бұрын
Lutz van der Horst as the Anzeigenhauptmeister and Alfie in the same video has to be the best crossover ever, such a Fiebertraum
@laurenzreidinger95064 ай бұрын
Lutz van der Horst is a legend of German late night comedy. You were lucky to meet him!
@idkjustchangingmyname73434 ай бұрын
Allie working hard to repair British reputations abroad. Can you help us Americans abroad next?
@kindmulberry71964 ай бұрын
Brilliant idea Alfie, to make a proper vlog instead of the usual podcast type videos.
@Brabour4 ай бұрын
Meeting Lutz van der Horst...so surreal
@AntoniusTyas4 ай бұрын
Alfie making culture series is not something I'm expecting. Not bad at all.
@mrdaykurutakuchannel4 ай бұрын
I miss the Royal Blues playing in the German top tier.....
@einfqchkoqlq42164 ай бұрын
As a guy from Gladbeck which is about 10 minutes from Gelsenkirchen and my favorite team being Schalke i love the recognition
@Outwhere4 ай бұрын
As someone living just north of Gelsenkirchen, I liked the shots of Scholven (the multiple cooling towers) which I always see in the distance.
@timteichmann68304 ай бұрын
Phahaahahahah, this is the most unbelievable crossover ever. This TV guy in highvis you randomly met is a very famous political satirist. Never expected to see you two meeting each other
@TylerAven104 ай бұрын
Ah yes, my favorite Vlogger, Alfie Potts Harmer
@Jorge23Costa4 ай бұрын
Gelsenkirchen will always have a soft spot in our heart as a FC Porto fan, 2004 final was there!
@i.3363 ай бұрын
As a Gelsenkirchen citizen I have to say that the Gelsenkirchen you know from 2004 has nothing to do with the Gelsenkirchen today. It´s so much worse today: (
@Michael-v3z1s4 ай бұрын
Great vlog I'm a iLife long Schalke my whole family comes from the Ruhr Gelsenkirchen is a little city with a big Heart. Football and Schalke is on everything.
@JayloT934 ай бұрын
Found Lens in France to have the similar vibe as this. Not much to look at in the mining area of northern france. Not glamorous at all. But passionate fans with attendances of 40 000 most home games who create a great atmosphere!
@hairsstandonend4 ай бұрын
Best video you've done. Really tried to understand the local point of view.
@aarons06833 ай бұрын
Geeeeeeeeeeeeelsenkirchen Schalke 1904! Für deine Farben leben und sterben wir! Du bist das was uns am leben hält! Schalke ist das geilste auf der ganzen Welt! 💙🤍⚒️
@DGAMINGEN4 ай бұрын
As someone from Germany I can confirm that the Heute Show cameo of Lutz van Der Horst is obsolutely amazing. Edit: I also took like 10 secs to figure out why Alfie had to explain "public viewing" to viewers.
@FCWINGMEN4 ай бұрын
I love this style mate love it
@Hyde_Hill4 ай бұрын
Currently managing Schalke in FM, as I love fallen giants. So this is fun. Hope Schalke will recover.
@abhigyanghosh93304 ай бұрын
My father went to the area somewhere around the early 2000s and I remember him saying how everyone would just take off during the weekend to watch football. It was very difficult to get something done in a factory if things broke down in the weekend XD XD. And like everyone there was like as you say a massive football fan and they were fiercely loyal. Most people if able went to attend the away games without fail, even taking off days for the occasion.
@davinator51674 ай бұрын
Gelsenkirchen being in the centre of the Ruhr area (one of biggest urban areas in Germany with over 5m people) probably also contributes heavily to Schalke's popularity. Just like the fan you interviewed many supporters aren't from Gelsenkirchen itself but from one of the many big cities around (Dusseldorf, Essen, Duisburg, Bochum etc.). Gelsenkirchen is more like a quarter of a much bigger city.
@tobias50734 ай бұрын
2:24 aint no way you are literally walking the corner of the street my appartment is. Quite fascinating. And I bless you for giving the world a differentiated and more correct view on Gelsenkirchen.
@ganaed3 ай бұрын
I've been following Schalke since Ozil was there, huge fan of both. Great video
@natumdraco33144 ай бұрын
Need a football travel show with Alfie going around and interviewing interesting people and then enjoying footie with the locals
@cliterally17914 ай бұрын
this was deeply charming!
@zweimeterzwerg4 ай бұрын
Alfie, your video is a pot of gold.
@tomsimpson5584 ай бұрын
Sit back, relax and join me on a journey to a fucking piss up
@OfficialFingazMC4 ай бұрын
Great, video as always mate. And good to see some video as well as the usual Getty images lol
@mikexstad11214 ай бұрын
Love this
@BALHAM694 ай бұрын
Nice watch, well done on vlog.😊
@DrtyALGreen4 ай бұрын
I always forget what the town is called for Schalke and when I'm remimded of it it makes me smile. Then proceed to just say it over and over for 5-10 minutes cus its so German and fun.
@timblagdon1034 ай бұрын
Remember when Schalke 04 signed Raul from Real Madrid also they were mentioned in Das Boot!
@ifan_12344 ай бұрын
please make a video about the Cymru premier, the league is ignored and underfunded despite the success of the Welsh national team in recent years
@LiftandCoa2 ай бұрын
I love that all the germans here are celebrating the Lutz van der Horst cameo
@craigfairlie92474 ай бұрын
Totally unrelated Alfie/HITC but i really like your glasses.
@DuckslayerCFC4 ай бұрын
Fantastic video alfie, great to see the atmosphere up close!
@tim71404 ай бұрын
Lutz van der Horst as Anzeigenhauptwachmeister in this Video lol 😂😂 to many german memes.
@windofhorus6664 ай бұрын
i can remember when football manager (15 i i think) when they didn't have the rights to call Schalke 04 by their team name and they were called Gelsenkirchen instead, which i thought odd at the time but now i know a lot more about Gelsenkirchen . Thanks Alfie!
@pointgrey54 ай бұрын
Hell of a vid Alf, the man on the street style is great
@Msyfr4 ай бұрын
Great effort Alfie, still need some work on your interviewing skills. Overall, awesome format, and I hope you do this with other cities! 🙌🙌🙌🙌
@saskoreacts4 ай бұрын
18:47 und jetzt alle "PYYYYROOOOOTEEEEEECHNIIIIIIIIIICK IST DOCH KEIN VERBRECHEN..."