The Remarkable Rise, Fall & Rise Again of Widzew Łódź

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Күн бұрын

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@picassawi5578
@picassawi5578 Жыл бұрын
You don't have to appologise for butchering Polish Alfie :D What you will find is that (most) Polish people will be highly appreciative of you at least trying and it's always nice when we hear positive things about our country with our "Polish Pride". Poland suffered a great deal last century, so if anything positive - we are tough and do find the strange masochistic pleasure in watching our domestic league :D
@aaap6516
@aaap6516 Жыл бұрын
Watching our national team however is just masochistic and brings no pleasure
@armavir740
@armavir740 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: before the breakout of WW1 one of the winners of the Łódź city cup was a club called Newcastle Łódź. Apparently their coach was a Geordie & it was him who came up with that name.
@jmakiola
@jmakiola Жыл бұрын
Ruch Chorzów, my club (I live a walking distance from the stadium) has experienced a similar story. Perennially underfunded, they managed to win a record 14 championships. Some 10 years ago they still managed to qualify for the european competitions. Then the financial shit hit the fan, and within three years they were struggling in fourth tier of Polish football. They have since risen again, and are currently very much in contention for third back-to-back promotion, which would bring them back to top tier. Oh, and also, they are allied with Widzew, and the games between the two clubs were called something along Friendship Derby.
@abelorfigo
@abelorfigo Жыл бұрын
Widzew Ruch!
@kacperstoj4235
@kacperstoj4235 Жыл бұрын
Wiele takich historii u nas. Polonię Warszawę też można podpiąć
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
Do Ruch Chorzów have a few similar friendships with other Polish clubs? I went to Poland recently for 3 weeks towards the end of last year, went to quite a few Polish football games, and I thought I noticed that some clubs had banners just stating 'Ruch Chorzów' on them - I think Wisła Kraków might have been one.
@kacperstoj4235
@kacperstoj4235 Жыл бұрын
@@thomasjohnson2862 yup, all polish clubs have those agreements (we call them 'zgoda') with other clubs. For example Lech Poznań has this agreement with Cracovia and Legia fans are friends with Zagłębie Sosnowiec
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
@@kacperstoj4235 Interesting. Why do certain clubs become friends with each other? For footballing reasons or something like religion, ideology etc?
@AlfaQuarto
@AlfaQuarto Жыл бұрын
Very good video. What is worth to mention is that Widzew has interesting ticketing system. Due to almost all seats are sold-out for season tickets, club provided possibility to "release" your seat for single match, so at 18K stadium Widzew sells around 20K-22K tickets per home game. That 2K-5K tickets difference are the fans, that know in advance that won't be able to come to stadium during matchday and agree to free their place. Otherwise there would be no possibility to visit stadium only for single game.
@0rE0z500
@0rE0z500 Жыл бұрын
I just want to say thank you for making this. As a fan of the Ekstraklasa, the league and its clubs never get the any attention for how truly competitive the league is. It was very nice to see such a popular KZbinr make a video on it
@iorn2590
@iorn2590 Жыл бұрын
Widzew Łódź without a doubt has one of the best fans in the country, really glad you made a video about us! Really cool people are interested in our history
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
What’s the history of the city rivalry with ŁKS?
@iorn2590
@iorn2590 Жыл бұрын
@@thomasjohnson2862 Always been in our shadow
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
@@iorn2590 What’s ŁKS’s club’s history and story? Widzew are from the Widzew part of the city and founded by workers, what’s ŁKS’s background?
@iorn2590
@iorn2590 Жыл бұрын
@@thomasjohnson2862 not too sure actually
@adblox
@adblox 13 күн бұрын
@@thomasjohnson2862 No info on who it was made by, but there is a video (though granted it's in Polish)
@ACSR17
@ACSR17 Жыл бұрын
As a Pole I really appreciate your effort when it comes to polish pronounciations
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
Isn't it pronounced more like Wooj?
@ACSR17
@ACSR17 Жыл бұрын
​@@thomasjohnson2862 Yeah, close to that
@refilwemokoene2922
@refilwemokoene2922 Жыл бұрын
This isn't a football channel it's a history channel. Love it
@depekthegreat359
@depekthegreat359 Жыл бұрын
RTS Widzew Lodz are one of my favourite respective Polish football clubs and I fully salute their bravery in terms how they would overcome their difficulties after that heroic shocking victory over Liverpool to be where they are now and I fully hope they would replicate their glory years as a real mediocre club in Poland as they would work hard in their transfers and thus,work extra hard to win their titles in near future,good friends!!!LONG LIVES RESPECTIVE RTS WIDZEW LODZ AND POLISH FOOTBALL!!! 🇵🇱
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
What’s the history of their rivalry with ŁKS?
@xelasc
@xelasc Жыл бұрын
Alfie is the only person that can make me watch a documentary all the way through about a highly obscure team that I never heard of. Way to go my man!!!!
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
Damn, these documentaries are super interesting. Can only appreciate the research you put into those... and the pronunciations of course.
@armavir740
@armavir740 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate Alfie's effort, but honestly these polish pronouciations were abysmal lmaoo
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
@@armavir740 Polish is quite hard to pronounce for foreigners. Even an apparently simple word like Lodz will require some checking.
@armavir740
@armavir740 Жыл бұрын
yeah i know I'm not mad, it's just funny
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
@@armavir740 Of course he could have just used the usual English versions and run away with it... I don't think anyone except for some purists would bother.
@armavir740
@armavir740 Жыл бұрын
dude chill
@SuperBachano
@SuperBachano Жыл бұрын
This video makes me proud as a Widzew fan. Thank you for the time to do such extensive research, and for putting this video together!!
@pbarra81
@pbarra81 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. Many years ago i had a polish girlfriend, and i lived for 4 months in Widzew. I got photos in the old stadium, i said “i’m a tourist” in broken polish and they let me in 😂❤. Given all that i cared and studied the past of Widzew Łódź, and i was surprised to see their rich history in polish football. I noticed when they were relegated in the last decade, so now this video makes me very very happy for WL and it’s people. Zawsze wierni ❤⚽️
@marciocarvalho577
@marciocarvalho577 Жыл бұрын
Can you do a documentary about Boavista FC? One of only two clubs in Portugal who broke the hegemony of the Big Three in Portugal and were crowned champions in 2001. Played the likes of Bayern Munich and Liverpool in the UCL and reached the UEFA Cup semifinal in 2003. They were relegated in 2008 and only came back to top flight in 2014, following many years of judicial cases and financial crisis.
@pedrofontan5462
@pedrofontan5462 Жыл бұрын
Faria um video excelente adorava ver o Alfie a cobrir. E também ouvir ele a dizer Loureiro
@NathanBoardman19
@NathanBoardman19 Жыл бұрын
Brit living in Łódź here and I've been to the Wedzew stadium to watch the U21 world cup match between New Zealand vs Columbia
@vikkiroxx
@vikkiroxx Жыл бұрын
Great job Alfie :) I would definitely add something about Marek Citko. He was the biggest star of that mid-90s team. He was the first "football celebrity" in Poland, although not by choice. He is quite a modest man, but in those grim days he was a spark of light, much better technically than others and the whole nation literally adored him for a year or two. People were wearing shirts with his name, hanging his posters on the wall, etc. We called it "Citkomania". He was supposed to join Blackburn in 1997 (a year after Shearer left), but a terrible injury stopped his career.
@opflug553
@opflug553 Жыл бұрын
As someone who works on the Ekstraklasa for my job, this video is a delight.
@maciejbala477
@maciejbala477 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Always nice to see you going to my country, or to any country which is less known to the average football fan for that matter. As usual, I really appreciate your effort to get the right pronunciations. Yes, you still got a lot wrong, but come on, it's Polish, nobody expects you to be good at it, and you surpass my expectations anyway. But as a footnote, since you seemed slightly confused about the right way to pronounce the club name, it isn't "vidzyev" but simply "vidzev" (former is more Russian/Ukrainian, not Polish), and the "ó" in "Łódź" is pronounced like "oo". Again though, only a footnote, and the thoroughness of your research shows as usual, doing the extra mile and clearly distinguishing you from most football channels. You're awesome.
@Maj1794
@Maj1794 Жыл бұрын
Incredible research 👏🏽
@AIeksejs
@AIeksejs Жыл бұрын
I really like the historical part of the videos too. the parts that have not much to do with the club perse but give you a really good feeling on how the region is.. + a little knowledge is always fun
@armavir740
@armavir740 Жыл бұрын
YEESSSS ALFIE CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE LIVED TO SEE THE DAY YOU MADE A VIDEO ABOUT MY CLUB
@Fisher1874
@Fisher1874 Жыл бұрын
Great video as always. Another example of how a fan run club can take them to the top and kinda reminds me a bit (but not quite as extreme) as what my team, heart of Midlothian, have gone through over the past 20 years or so
@Pitbullfun11
@Pitbullfun11 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the opportunity to learn something about polish football from the english channel as a Pole myself, great job Alfie😌
@manfrommontreal
@manfrommontreal Жыл бұрын
Great research done!
@123Maurusce
@123Maurusce Жыл бұрын
We're witnessing the rebirth of "The Third Grand Widzew". Do boju Widzew!!! We'll see you in European cups in couple of years again.
@niallfoody97
@niallfoody97 Жыл бұрын
could you do a video on Gazélec Ajaccio who went from playing in Ligue 1 in the 15-16 Season to being Dissolved in the 5th tier because of their association with Corsican Mafia A.K.A The French Connection.
@Dingle17
@Dingle17 Жыл бұрын
Class video as always - any chance of a Real Sociedad video - few interesting points about the club and now we are back to ucl/ even title challengers
@armavir740
@armavir740 Жыл бұрын
AUPA BILBAO!!
@seandelap8587
@seandelap8587 Жыл бұрын
What will happen to Everton if they they get relegated that would be an interesting discussion
@bababababababa6124
@bababababababa6124 Жыл бұрын
I’m sure that they’ll just get promoted straight away next season if they did, which is unfortunate because I love seeing them struggle 😂
@saeed_05
@saeed_05 Жыл бұрын
@@mathres17 well he means on a wider scale Everton are one of the founding members of the English football league and have never been relegated, they technically are a big club but i love watching them struggle because they’re shit😂
@MrBlazemaster525
@MrBlazemaster525 Жыл бұрын
​@@saeed_05Everton have been relegated before lol twice in fact The difference is the sums of money floating around now are magnitudes above what it was compared to 1930 and between 1951-54
@saeed_05
@saeed_05 Жыл бұрын
@@MrBlazemaster525 well they haven’t been relegated yet in the premier league era but it’s just great to watch them struggle so badly
@MrBlazemaster525
@MrBlazemaster525 Жыл бұрын
@@saeed_05 football didn't start in 1992 🤡
@TheEmilia1
@TheEmilia1 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Poland. Thank you for wonderfull vid.
@Wooki3
@Wooki3 Жыл бұрын
Great video. As a citizen of Łódź and a season ticket holder for Widzew I salute you. I imagine It required a very deep research to make especially from a foreign perspecive. After Poland regained Independence in 1918 due to Marshall Piłsudski and his newly created Polish army we only had about 20 years of peace. In 1939 we were invaded by Germany and Russia and until 1989 we had Communism imposed by Soviets. In reality we had only been developing properly as a country for the last 30 or so years. For the first time since we lost Independence in 1795. Crazy when you take that into perspective.
@OfficialFingazMC
@OfficialFingazMC Жыл бұрын
22:06 confusingly. Lol yeah, because League 2 being the 4th tier isn't weird at all is it Alfie...
@jesuisunstroopwafel
@jesuisunstroopwafel Жыл бұрын
*stares at the English League Two*
@OfficialFingazMC
@OfficialFingazMC Жыл бұрын
@@jesuisunstroopwafel Erm, well yeah, that's the point I was making mate lol.
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
He made an allusion to the illogical naming of the top 4 tiers of English football quite recently.
@bababababababa6124
@bababababababa6124 Жыл бұрын
@@OfficialFingazMC he’s made fun of that before many, many times. Also just because England’s league structure is confusing doesn’t make Polands any less so
@OfficialFingazMC
@OfficialFingazMC Жыл бұрын
@@bababababababa6124 Who said it does?
@RomaInvicta202
@RomaInvicta202 Жыл бұрын
Football clubs should be owned by fans as a rule - great stuff from Widzew's supporters - I wish you luck :)
@krzysztof9565
@krzysztof9565 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I was really moved ❤️🤍❤️. Widzew is in my heart in whole my entire life
@mikexstad1121
@mikexstad1121 Жыл бұрын
The best videos are ones like these from outside the top 5 leagues, imo
@carltonleboss
@carltonleboss Жыл бұрын
Such a interesting club.
@CharlieH-N
@CharlieH-N Жыл бұрын
Majestic video
@marcinsoltys5795
@marcinsoltys5795 7 ай бұрын
That was a lot of good and proper information about Widzew Lodz. GJ!!
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
Great video Alfie! I've become quite sympathetic to Polish football after spending 3 weeks there last year. I'd be interested to go and watch Widzew Łódź, if they have enough capacity in their stadium of course, and I would need to find something red to wear. I've been watching the Ekstraklasa since, and Widzew played pretty well in their 2-2 draw at Legia last week. Alfie mentioned the Ekstraklasa's low place in the UEFA rankings, and you wonder why. Poland has one of the worst reputations in Europe for hooliganism, but is Poland's hooliganism really much worse than its counterparts? The country's stadiums seem to be very good. I've seen it said that Ekstraklasa is competitive and the top places in the league change every year, so the same teams don't play in Europe every year, which weakens the coefficient. From what I understand, the top Polish clubs aren't that well run by their owners, which maybe partly explains why Raków Częstochowa are top of the Ekstraklasa?
@jmakiola
@jmakiola Жыл бұрын
This is an issue on a much deeper level - the clubs are generally overspending, the youth training is poor, to say the least, clubs don't function in the long term, there were multiple corruption scandals, nearly every club has a managerial merry-go-round, and clubs are eager to sell their best players as soon as they are worth anything of note, just to balance the books. Raków is one of the few clubs that had a long-term strategy, and stuck to it, even if it meant short-term losses. This is now paying dividends.
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
@@jmakiola Interesting. Hopefully Widzew can be among the small list of well run clubs. This video suggests they’re well run, well supported and have a long-term strategy.
@Bula1910Lodz
@Bula1910Lodz Жыл бұрын
@@thomasjohnson2862 Additionaly... In Poland, public money often supports the budgets of clubs. But also from public companies (KGHM - Zagłębie Lubin, Orlen - Wisła Płock, PGE - Stal Mielec). This money is most often spent unwisely. Don't invest in scouting, training, marketing, etc., just buy players from managers you know. Clubs that also have public funds can easily accept players (giving them a good salary) from poorer clubs that try to manage their money wisely, train players or build their strategy (Warta Poznań, SKRA Częstochowa). Raków was in a better situation, because their owner is very rich and was able to keep players.
@nicocorbo4153
@nicocorbo4153 Жыл бұрын
due to this video i learned that the weird polish "L" with a diagonal line through it is pronounced like a "W". thank you alfie
@memofromessex
@memofromessex Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great video :)
@nummer3357
@nummer3357 Жыл бұрын
Supporting an historic club who has yet to reach the top league again 12 years after bankruptcy I'm jealous of supporters to clubs like Widzew Łódź that just bounce back asap. They know nothing about suffering!
@IGORTWO1
@IGORTWO1 Жыл бұрын
Love to see the Club from my hometown on this channel!
@mireks.1030
@mireks.1030 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic job mate💪
@ezraezra2928
@ezraezra2928 Жыл бұрын
Gornik Zabrze had a big success between 1960s and 1980s, winning 5 for each league and domestic cups. English football might be familiar about this club, especially Manchester. In 1968, Gornik was one of the victims from Matt Busby's winning team, though they salvaged a 1-0 win at home as a consolation. Two years later, Gornik stuns the likes of Olympiacos, Rangers, and Roma to reach the Cup Winners Cup Final, but lost to none other than English club, this time United's city rivals before the dominant force with Abu Dhabi Group and Pep Guardiola (even though they are still deserved to win the Champions League). Gornik also faced numerous European giants like Juventus, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid.
@prkp7248
@prkp7248 Жыл бұрын
To this day this cups winners cup is the only international award for Man City.
@gigi-bl5yu
@gigi-bl5yu Жыл бұрын
Kinda reminds me of CSKA Sofia and to some extent Hajduk Split and I guess Union Berlin and Rangers. I'm just naming them randomly though, the heck do I know.
@Micfri300
@Micfri300 Жыл бұрын
Definitely not rangers lol.
@adblox
@adblox 13 күн бұрын
As an ŁKS fan since 2022, as much as we are enemies, I must respect how we both brought our respective clubs from the fifth tiers (V Liga) of Polish Football in 2015 to the Ekstraklasa, with ultimately one being regular players, and another being a yoyo-club. I hope we (ŁKS) can actually finally do something to get promoted to face off with Widzew, i'll be excited if that ever comes, but as for now I have to wait as my club goes on a four game losing streak atleast twice per year.
@ArielSBTV
@ArielSBTV Жыл бұрын
I love to see Polish Clubs On this channel! Well done bro! 🎉
@Wiz1910.
@Wiz1910. Жыл бұрын
my team 😀😀😀
@willflint5014
@willflint5014 Жыл бұрын
I should be working on a grad school paper but Alfie comes first.
@PIE_MAN2
@PIE_MAN2 10 күн бұрын
I’m from Scotland I support Motherwell there are a lot of Polish people here in Scotland in fact they are the largest immigrant community in Scotland there are many Polish shops and such and speaking to them they all love football as much as we do here in Scotland and I can honestly say I’m hooked on Polish football although still need to find me a polish team to support think the Polish league is very underrated in Europe
@Daniel.Emmanuel10
@Daniel.Emmanuel10 Жыл бұрын
It’s pronounced “Vidzev Woodge” that’s the closest transliteration in English but really it’s Widzew Łódz
@HFC786
@HFC786 Жыл бұрын
Consider doing a video on the 7 highest paid footballers in WSL it’d be fascinating to see if women get paid well
@bababababababa6124
@bababababababa6124 Жыл бұрын
Bro he actually needs to get views to make money 😂 Look I don’t mind the WSL I watch it from time to time, but if we’re being real most people just don’t care about it unfortunately
@nishant54
@nishant54 Жыл бұрын
They are paid very well even better than men for the revenues they generate. But very few watch them because it's a physical sport which women can't play forever biologically. Hence, no need to watch it. Don't be a pseudoliberal fool.
@linsithebe7080
@linsithebe7080 Жыл бұрын
I don't want a 10min video on that to be honest, it's just not my thing.
@ryomawashere4032
@ryomawashere4032 Жыл бұрын
It is still an issues here in Europe? I don't follow this part of news but as far as I know the american are the one being loud about this. American sports culture is silly (to put it kindly) TBH. Insane ticket price and the american actually indoctrinated to enjoy commercial while watching sports. And they complain not getting view from matches.
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
@@bababababababa6124 Well, he releases videos on quite some obscure topics (Widzew Lodz is not exactly blockbuster material) so going after easy money is not his sole motivation.
@Karoleeeeeekk
@Karoleeeeeekk Жыл бұрын
good to see alfie looking at polish clubs, wisła befone now Widzew cant wait for other teams like Lech or some from 1 liga (second tier).
@leemcdonald1342
@leemcdonald1342 Жыл бұрын
Video idea: 7 formations that are rarely used in modern association football
@TheAndostro
@TheAndostro Жыл бұрын
in poland we have so many clubs that did something in european cups then rise again in second tier of polish football now we have clubs like Ruch ŁKS (rising again) or Wisła Kraków (that is falling)
@me_m2004
@me_m2004 4 ай бұрын
Always love ur content
@hieuhaang8802
@hieuhaang8802 Жыл бұрын
Can you do a video about the club currently at the top of the Polish League? I though Legia was up top until I realized it was a team that I've never heard about
@dawiddukiewicz5870
@dawiddukiewicz5870 Жыл бұрын
I'm so proud of your attempts to pronounce the Polish names
@Panbazooka
@Panbazooka Жыл бұрын
Widzew top
@janpress2384
@janpress2384 Жыл бұрын
I just watched the away game of Widzew live against Pogon and their away fans were really impressive. They supported 90mins, made flag displays, a tifo, A LOT of flares and in the last 15min they all took their shirts off lol
@75pc44
@75pc44 Жыл бұрын
Videos that start with an embarrassing Liverpool defeat are good videos
@paintsniffer401
@paintsniffer401 Жыл бұрын
every video concerning an embarrassing Liverpool defeat is a good video
@Professionallypessimistic
@Professionallypessimistic Жыл бұрын
Videos that start with Liverpool accolades are good videos
@BigSwan090
@BigSwan090 Жыл бұрын
@@paintsniffer401 your name checks out
@bababababababa6124
@bababababababa6124 Жыл бұрын
@@BigSwan090 cry more
@paintsniffer401
@paintsniffer401 Жыл бұрын
@@BigSwan090 found the Liverpool fan
@BALHAM69
@BALHAM69 Жыл бұрын
a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now. The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore. How they were very close to moving to ireland How they went up the English football leagues. It would be a good documentary video if you can do this. #thepeopleschannel
@maccamcfcflc
@maccamcfcflc Жыл бұрын
My first European game was them v Man City 76/77(?)
@Daniel.Emmanuel10
@Daniel.Emmanuel10 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on Polonia Warsaw
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
Been to see them play! I see they were Ekstraklasa champions in about 2000, now they're in the 3rd division.
@sezam1584
@sezam1584 Ай бұрын
NASZYM KLUBEM RTS CAŁA POLSKA O TYM WIE ŻE CZERWONA ARMIA TA TO KIBICE WIDZEWA!!! ❤🤍❤
@RO-eb7tx
@RO-eb7tx Жыл бұрын
Suggestion - 7 footballers who were underused by their international side; think Marcus Rashford for England at 2022 World Cup.
@abbiewaters1085
@abbiewaters1085 Жыл бұрын
Please do a video on teams who won a trophy/league title and do not exist now (more recent ones but any work)
@louielouie95
@louielouie95 Жыл бұрын
What On Earth Is Going On At Dundee United?
@iuliangheorghe6857
@iuliangheorghe6857 Жыл бұрын
You should do a video about Rapid Bucharest!
@wartyPL
@wartyPL Жыл бұрын
I don’t like widzew but I’m just proud Polish football is becoming recognised :)
@louielouie95
@louielouie95 Жыл бұрын
How Football In Ukraine Was Affected During The Russian Invasion
@israelbenitezjimenez533
@israelbenitezjimenez533 Жыл бұрын
"Wudzh"
@craiggordon3944
@craiggordon3944 Жыл бұрын
What's happening with Russian football since their suspension by FIFA? Video idea.
@Derlei
@Derlei Жыл бұрын
The traditionally top 3 clubs in Poland with a rich history are Widzew Lodz, Legia Warsaw and Lech Poznan
@krisztianbalogh7677
@krisztianbalogh7677 Жыл бұрын
Wisla nothing?
@marekkorbel9954
@marekkorbel9954 Жыл бұрын
Also Wisla Krakow, Ruch Chorzow and Gornik Zabrze.
@seandelap8587
@seandelap8587 Жыл бұрын
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany yet has had very little success in terms of its football clubs so being a large city isn't always a guarantee of having successful football teams
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
PSG wasn't that successful either before the arrival of the Qatari millions.
@seandelap8587
@seandelap8587 Жыл бұрын
Indeed
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
@@seandelap8587 Berlin has a complicated political history and much because of that it's (for German standards) a poor city and the 50 + 1 rule of German football prevents a takeover of a Berlin club by some millionaire. When it comes to Paris, it's not really a football loving city. For a city of 10 million or so people, the support thrown behind PSG is quite small. It's a city of many other interests and the common Parisian only has a vested interest in football.
@Micfri300
@Micfri300 Жыл бұрын
​@@soundscape26 uefa cup semi finals in the 1990s says they weren't exactly struggling. Hertha berlin have been hugely underachieving always.
@Micfri300
@Micfri300 Жыл бұрын
​@@soundscape26 yes and no. If psg were run with a well run structure they would succeed.
@gladius4487
@gladius4487 Жыл бұрын
Why is it that whenever I do a new Football Manager save Alfie makes a video on them?
@me_m2004
@me_m2004 4 ай бұрын
Can you do a video on the rise of brighton or crystal palace
@wolfmauler
@wolfmauler Жыл бұрын
You should point out that the fall of communism was "bad" for Polish football, in the sense that there was no longer a draconian authoritarian police state to prevent players leaving and pursuing their careers where they pleased. Rather an important distinction.
@zed6221
@zed6221 Жыл бұрын
Highly recommend Pogoń Szczecin all brazilian team to make new video about it
@RyuzakiTaiyou
@RyuzakiTaiyou Жыл бұрын
Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 467) I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.
@FlamingBasketballClub
@FlamingBasketballClub Жыл бұрын
Stop lol
@arzhi_azis
@arzhi_azis Жыл бұрын
Day 400: Indonesia XI If All Eligible Players Had Declared For Them.
@hi-rr2vm
@hi-rr2vm Жыл бұрын
Keep dreaming bocah
@MrBlazemaster525
@MrBlazemaster525 Жыл бұрын
Naturalisisi wkwkwkwkwk
@studyaccount4009
@studyaccount4009 Жыл бұрын
Its out you mad lad
@biz1910
@biz1910 Жыл бұрын
Tylko Widzew💪
@misterwardy1972
@misterwardy1972 Жыл бұрын
Why did u change the thumbnail? Was the original one a load of shite?
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
Algorithm optimisation
@Kingzz_twix333
@Kingzz_twix333 Жыл бұрын
Day1: Rise and fall of Klaipėdos Atalantas
@kacpermichalak696
@kacpermichalak696 Жыл бұрын
Łks myje ręce szamponem
@peterfighter
@peterfighter Жыл бұрын
Widzew myśli, że Mazurek Dąbrowskiego to ciasto
@armavir740
@armavir740 Жыл бұрын
ŁKS myśli, że In-vitro to pizzeria
@tomaszm2833
@tomaszm2833 Жыл бұрын
łks myśli, ze szampon to napój wyskokowy :)
@Panbazooka
@Panbazooka Жыл бұрын
Lets go
@princesibanda9594
@princesibanda9594 Жыл бұрын
Its pronounced "Woodge" not "Wodge". The "O" with the dot on top is pronounced with the "ooh" sound.
@borowiakk
@borowiakk Жыл бұрын
Funniest thing about this is that if Widzew would lost yesterdays match there was a chance of them falling to the league below but RTS won and we all happy
@alekwilkos4826
@alekwilkos4826 Жыл бұрын
Make a video about Raków Częstochowa.
@c23st7
@c23st7 Жыл бұрын
Use Dinamo Bucharest for a video!!!
@paulguise698
@paulguise698 Жыл бұрын
Hiya Alfie, would you ban Polish clubs out of European football like what we had to suffer in the middle 1980s to the early 1990s? because of the state of hooliganism? I hope the Polish Football league can get it sorted out, I can remember when Widzew Lodz played Manchester United in the 1998/99 Treble winning season for Manchester United, Manchester United won 2-0 at Old Trafford and it was 0-0 draw at Widzew.
@tommyk5122
@tommyk5122 Жыл бұрын
Your memory is not to great, check again who was playing against mu then 🔴⚪🔴TYLKO WIDZEW RTS !!!
@adamqwerty270
@adamqwerty270 Жыл бұрын
łódź is 4 biggest city in poland right now
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
Interesting to talk of a complete lack of nostalgia for the communist days in Poland, unlike other countries. Was it because communism was imposed on them, or also because the country was left so devastated by the wars, or something else? I know Poland is also quite a Catholic country and the church was opposed by the state, not sure if that's something to do with it?
@Wooki3
@Wooki3 Жыл бұрын
It's because USSR invaded Poland when we were fighting Germans in 1939. After Poland was sold to USSR during Jalta Conference in 1945 Stalin imposed Communism on Poland, created Central Economy, communist militia, spies were keeping tabs on people. Imagine Orwells 1984 came true. Former Polish soldiers and rebels were convicted by Soviet Comissars and sentenced to death and torture. People were transported to labor camps in Syberia. You were not allowed to say anything against the Communist party and you could go to prison or worse for teaching real history in which USSR was not painted as a friend of Poland but as an agressor. Due to Cold War USSR started losing it's integrity and Poland's workers strikes became very powerful. USA's inteligence had their share in making sure the collapse will be complete. Pope Jean Paul II gave people confidence and soviets could not stop him from publicly telling the truth about USSR. Since 1989 Poland made a massive leap forward in all areas of development and no one wants to go back co socialism/communism because we know what it means.
@Daniel.Emmanuel10
@Daniel.Emmanuel10 Жыл бұрын
Went to an LKS Łódz game to watch my mate play. One guy in the turnstiles said you guys better not be Widzew academy players, you’re not safe here 😂
@thomasjohnson2862
@thomasjohnson2862 Жыл бұрын
Is the rivalry between Widzew and ŁKS mainly down to being from different parts of the city and Widzew being a workers' team? Plus Łódz I imagine is big enough for 2 clubs, who will probably meet again in Ekstraklasa next season
@Desabafando10
@Desabafando10 Жыл бұрын
"Somewhat confusingly named fourth liga". Bro, you're fourth tier is called league 2. What are you saying
@kadivkida
@kadivkida Жыл бұрын
there needs to be a comma after "Fall" in the title. but, you know, great video otherwise.
@biffmuncher23
@biffmuncher23 Жыл бұрын
Unlike Manchester though, it's a nice place
@Marcus-uh8cj
@Marcus-uh8cj Жыл бұрын
the name is also not rolling from the tongue in German :D
@utlr8313
@utlr8313 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard of club the rangers from Scotland
@alexcampbell7685
@alexcampbell7685 Жыл бұрын
Not sure you can complain about a fifth tier called the fourth league when you live in a country that insists on, for example, calling the fifth level of a building the fourth floor 😅
@soundscape26
@soundscape26 Жыл бұрын
So you're an anti-ground level?
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