Watching Champions League Football in a Welsh Village

[@beni29_]

The fact is that these Ferencváros players are NOT bench-players. The goalkeeper is Dibusz Dénes, one of the best hungarian goalkeeper. ;)

[@meelooxavier6502]

As punishment for not recognizing the Ferencvaros first team players, Tom should play an FM challenge with Ferencvaros 🙃 Something easy, like "win UCL and WCC with Ferencsvaros in 10 seasons max"

[@Math_Yeww]

@@meelooxavier6502 He needs to learn how to pronounce it properly first.

[@Məhəmməd-q1t]

Agreed

[@GoogleMeAgain]

@@Math_Yewwferenk vaross 😂

[@johnf8067]

You should go to Greece for the next round of the UCL, as PAOK are hosting Malmö for the second leg- the atmosphere is going to be insane and you're guaranteed high action and entertaining football as well

[@prodigice]

sadly foreigners cant buy tickets, at least for now

[@johnf8067]

@@prodigice they now can, the issue is fixed. And that was only for Greek foreigners I think, but still

[@IsaacGranby-p6c]

Hi Tom it was great meeting you at the TNS game, I was the villa fan. But I suggest you go to the Bodo Glimt game as it would be cool to go to the arctic circle to see a game.

[@samrabey89]

Yeah thats my second choice... want slovakias bratslavia more tho lol

[@dimthegreek]

Bro, Malmo vs PAOK is gonna be the highlight game of the round💀

[@nachovyofficial]

KRO SOTV 💙

[@Silesia9]

Jagiellonia - Bodo, but in Poland (Białystok). The city isn't as unique as Bodo, but Jagiellonia is in the Champions League qualifications for the first time so the stadium will be crowded and the atmosphere on the stands very hot.

[@R3RS2024]

As a Ferencvaros fan I really enjoyed this round of the Cl, next we got FC Midtjylland. By the way we use those high shirt numbers in our club for our best players. Honestly no idea why.

[@nosnikes7554]

For the next round i would recommend going for the jagiellonia białystok - bodo glimt game, the team form Poland is really intresting story - they won the title for the first time in history (on the start od the season they were predicted 13 in the league and season before they were 4 points safe from the relegation zone) and also, they are probably the only polish team playing that attacking football so their games are really fun.

[@1998TimG]

PAOK vs. Malmö sounds like a fun match. Going to Malmö to showcase swedish football sounds like an interesting idea. But the athmosphere in Thessaloniki should be an absolute banger.

[@win-nufc]

Fenerbahce vs Lille. Probably first leg as Fenerbahce are unreal

[@hilomob]

Great irl vid bro, love to see content straying from the normal FM vids

[@ClubSoda98]

Oh holy shit, I live five minutes down the road from Llansanffraid and work in Oswestry. Crazy seeing coverage of my middle of the nowhere club.

[@petersiddorn1369]

Remember back in the day during Soccer Saturday Jeff Sterling if TNS won he would say. They will be dancing in the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight. So glad to see them getting some love.

[@predictivetextisforaunts]

They’re called The New Saints now.

[@predictivetextisforaunts]

And it’s Jeff Stelling, mate.

[@leeandnath]

That was actually the ground anthem for a while.. lyrics were something like “don’t feel down don’t feel in distress, you’ll be dancing in the streets of TNS”

[@plogrismaftuskarbuns]

U should go to Bodø and watch the game against Jagiellonia next! Beautiful area and an unique experience watching football above the arctic circle

[@maba1503]

I really really hope we will get a series like this next year also(even after two episodes I absolutly like it), it is awesome to get to see the stadiums and the different teams around Europe. I really wish that you will have the time and money for it. And that we viewers can show that we are interested in this type of content.n

[@rhysgriffiths6779]

If you want a better experience of football in the welsh leagues, have a look at caernarfon, Colwyn bay, Bangor, Haverfordwest and barry

[@SGMiner21]

TNS doesn't really have fans, and are pretty disliked by Welsh football fans. Being the only professional team in the country they completely dominate the league and leaves the Cymru Prem to be completely uncompetitive, with Connah's Quay Nomads being the only real competitor. But, despite this, they are our only team left in Europe and we need them to win a fixture or two in the Europa and Conference Leagues for Wales to not lose a European place. They are essentially a National League North side in terms of quality and probably should be playing there, despite being representatives of Llansantffraid as well as Oswestry, would do a world of good if they could swap places with Merthyr Town who are a fan owned team in the 7th tier of England and are the only viable Welsh team in the English pyramid that can feasabley enter the Welsh pyramid without being a financial disaster. Speaking of finances, the Cymru leagues really need investment by the FAW (Welsh FA) if they are to became a more competitive league on the European stage, removing the financial inequality and allowing for clubs across the top 2 tiers to improve to an extent where more than 100 fans are willing to turn up to games. The Welsh pyramid has lovely fans and teams but there just isn't the incentive for the casual fan to get involved, most football fans in Wales support the top 6 or Midlands teams, or the local football league side and it's rare that the Cymru leagues have any appeal to many of these fans outside of European fixtures like this one.

[@MikeJenkins-xm6yj]

Th watching Colwyn bay or Bangor they get huge crowds(for Welsh teams) Caernarfon as well

[@EllisChallenger]

Basically Welsh MK Dons

[@daireguiney464]

As an Irish football fan, I completely agree with the second part

[@tiby14]

Welsh FA should try to bring Cardiff, Swansea, Wrexham and Newport back from England imo. But ofc, they need to pump money to motivate them because they earn alot of money in Championship/L1/L2 than what the welsh league is currently offering. If they bring the cash, i don't think their fans would mind having some european nights rather than 2nd/3rd tier of english pyramid.

[@MikeJenkins-xm6yj]

@@tiby14 they tried that and they refused

[@welshwizzard8209]

great video btw, hopefully the welsh league can continue to grow and one day in my life be at least similar levels to scotland

[@waldiwusler688]

TNS had a really cool side three years ago when they beat Viktoria Plzen. The current squad lacks something, mainly speed.

[@davevad9]

Glad to see you diversifying your output man. I often wonder about folk who do gaming videos and what the long term prospects of it are in terms a career. Looks like you've seen there might be an endpoint to FM experiment videos and are trying to build something more sustainable. Best of luck with it and who knows, maybe we'll see you on MOTD in a few years time.

[@tomand203]

I would recommend going to APOEL! They’re current champions in Cyprus they’re record league winners with 29 wins. A surprisingly large stadium and ofc Nicosia has some amazing Greek/cypriot food.

[@Isherz314]

quickly becoming one of my favorite channels! keep it up!

[@HistoricFootballz]

Union Saint-Gilloise They have for Belgian standards a small but historic stadium and it could be a very entertaining match

[@pieterkeuppens380]

Unfortunately, due to regulations, they are not allowed to play in their own historic stadium. Instead they play European games in the stadium of rivals RSC Anderlecht. Atmosphere is guaranteed though, very good beers as well.

[@HistoricFootballz]

I know that,very unfortunate as a Belgian

[@quevda]

Do Bodo/Glimt, it’s around the arctic circle and it will be a super interesting location to visit. Love these style of videos as a fan of football and geography!

[@mattifootballstandard]

As a local and a fan of your work Tom your pronunciation of Oswestry is painful yet sweet to see new content... 🤣

[@andrewtaylor6263]

Bodo/ Glimt for the next games please 🤞 A nice little trip to Norway. Keep up the great videos Tom, they’re much appreciated by many 👏

[@James-zf1yy]

union st. gilloise vs slavia prague will be an interesting game I believe. Union has only fairly recently joined 1st division in the 2021/2022 season where they immediately were fighting for the championship, and have been doing so for every season since their return. i think also their run last year in the europa league can also be seen as more reasons why this match could be interesting to see some good football

[@Guy-nw9ho]

Going to APOEL vs Slovan Bratislava seems really fun. It’s probably the last or one of the last rounds where you can go to the more obscure countries.

[@Mattitude-29]

Always enjoyed your FM content but love these actual football vlogs! 🙌 You should come to Bracknell for a game and vlog it 😉

[@edwinvanthillo7017]

Hey @TomFM - love your videos as i'm an FM addict since.. since it was Championship Manager and it only had one league :D I think you should go and watch FC Twente play Salzburg in The Grolsch Veste - great atmosphere there.

[@esosugaming9531]

Great video! I'm really enjoying the vibez of these stadiums and scenery so far! I would like to see you go to the Malmo and PAOK game either in Greece of Sweden. Keep up with the great work!

[@nigelsmith-hb3jp]

I am a fan of Stratford Town FC (level 3 - Southern League Central Prem division. I went to the 1st Road fixture v FC Decic. Never seen Champions League football before, great night but was disappointed they didn’t play the Champions League anthem. Good luck in the Europa Conference.

[@stefanorossi2073]

The fenerbache game v lille would be very good. Fenerbache have so many decent players and the athmosphere would be mad

[@billsanderson1442]

I decided to check how mental the drive from Ferencvaros to Oswestry would be. It's about the same as driving from my home town of Ottawa to Winnipeg, which I have done. 22 hours 45 minutes of driving time over two days is doable, though it is a bit mental. North Americans are used to 5+ hour drives to see their team play - Atletico Ottawa's closest competition is York United in the north end of Toronto. The only closer competition is if we draw a team from Quebec in the Canadian Championship.

[@charisgk1]

tom come to cyprus on august 13th for apoel vs slovan bratislava to witness the best atmosphere you have ever seen

[@VexNew-h7z]

Agreed,go Apoel💛🩵

[@JustSomeAndy]

Brilliant video Tom! Would love to see you watch FC FCSB take on Sparta Prague. I'm doing a Be A Pro career mode for my character Chris Crumpet (The Crumpet) and his first team that he played for was FCSB! Would be absolutely awesome for ya to take trip down to Romanian and check out Cumpet's old stomping grounds haha! Keep up the great work mate!

[@WWE2KUNIVERSEELITE]

Hi Tom! Just wanna commend your level of dedication in your videos thank you for touring us around uncommon destinations where there is champions league football.

[@voegelm]

Go to Saint-Gilles if they play at their home ground. Despite them crushing us a couple of times during the last seasons: great people and a nice ground. If they play at Leuven just make sure you can go there....their mayor has some issues with tourists...

[@DeclanTanner05]

If Union St Gilloise are allowed to play at their own stadium, I'd suggest that. Otherwise, would probably go for Jagiellonia, since Polish sides tend to bring good atmospheres. Slovan Bratislava is also good, from personal experience

[@bungaIowbill]

0:11 good camerawork

[@nachovyofficial]

Hey bungalow bill What did you kill

[@snuggstcg]

Its mad you was in my hometown haha, the people of the town arent all too endeared to the club, its a very strange situation

[@yegortaun]

You should go watch Dynamo Kyiv in the UCL, I think it would be interesting to see them play not at their home stadium foe obvious reasons so they are playing at Poland, and also they are playing Rangers so you could continue your English teams campaign.

[@SVAgxlxxi]

The welsh league will continue to be unwatchable until tns get be banished to the english tiers

[@Stoggler]

Why, when they are representing Llansantffraid (a place in Wales) as much as it’s representing Oswestry (a town with a lot of Welsh connections despite being in England)? Besides, if you did that with TNS, the precedent is set and then all of Berwick Rangers, Newport, Wrexham, Cardiff and Swansea would have to change the which leagues they play in.

[@callumatkins6891]

Wales can have Cardiff Swansea Wrexham Newport back too

[@FozzQuaker]

And why would TNS get banished to England, they've literally no history in the English Leagues, although Oswestry has some history in England, they also played in Wales...

[@gwyndafwheeler9665]

It's more to do with finances more than anything, I'm pretty sure they're the only pro team in the welsh leagues, they get hundreds of thousands of £s just for qualifying and winning 1 or 2 rounds which puts them at a huge advantage over the rest of the league

[@RW-nr6bh]

​@@Stoggler​The idea TNS represent Llansantffraid is laughable, like saying Milton Keynes Dons represent Wimbledon. Llansantffraid Village FC represents Llansantffraid. TNS should change their name to Oswestry and be honest. I don't object to cross border sport.

[@CowsMakeMooSound]

Bodo Glimt would be awesome!!

[@EwanEllis-h8p]

Spotted myself in this video as you are commenting about hospitality… madness.

[@jonferngut]

This is real football. I wish there was a video game that let you experience this besides Football Manager.

[@nbaedits24226]

You should come to Toumba Paok's home, we are hosting malmö and the atmosphere will be great

[@damianwerring17]

As a Feyenoord fan i would recommend going to Twente when they play at Home vs Salzburg They were relegated about 6/7 Years ago but climbed back up where they once were and their fans are pretty good! Thereby i think there will be an unbelievable atmosphere once they play a Champions League game at home. So i'd recommend going there

[@Brap1001]

The way Tom pronounces Ferencvaros just deserves highlighting. Deary me.

[@miodragcoric2097]

When there is a playoff, Red Star in Belgrade must follow. I think you will be satisfied with the match, the atmosphere at the stadium and of course the food in the city 😁

[@bifferstaff21]

Love the video, great content as always. Would love to see you go to Turkey to watch fenerbahce vs Lille, looks like the match of the round, and would be a nice holiday for yourself!

[@sophoclesne]

Great video i know tns we played them a few years ago i suggest you go to Apoel vs Slovan Bratislava in Cyprus because of the atmosphere and if you stay its a good holiday destination

[@Duncansigurdsson]

Gotta head up to Norway next bruv, Bodo/Glimt

[@sukhrobrakhmonov1731]

Hello from sunny Uzbekistan) if you really love hard and interesting challenges in FM, take that: Easy challenge: take two clubs from League One and promote to the Premier League, but your first club HAVE TO stay in PL while you in second team. Medium challenge: Three clubs from League One, first two clubs HAVE TO stay in PL. Hard challenge: Three clubs from League Two, first two clubs HAVE TO stay in PL. Impossible challenge: TEN clubs from Championship, other conditions you know) For EVERY challenge: a single relegation with any former team, you’re lost.

[@joshjohnson9976]

Love this content! Keep it up

[@mattball3859]

I was at this game. Me and my mate travel around Europe watching footy. We've been to 3 Ferencváros games and have booked a day trip to Poznan and Prague - you should try it. Super cheap too. We're doing Poznan for under £50 all in

[@arnoldgol3587]

You should go to Asmyra bodø glimt vs Jagelonia

[@ChrisHockman]

Sometimes it’s a slog going to games. I covered USA v Canada a few years back which was two third string teams and it was rough

[@shaneg9081]

European - a 22 hour drive is mental American - a 22 hour drive? Sure, let's do it.

[@Creees]

Australia. Just going to the shops. 22 hours there. 22 hours back

[@shaneg9081]

@Creees road trip buddies if go to Australia?

[@unusedsub3003]

I can think of worse. Imagine being an away fan when FC Baltika Kaliningrad and FC Dynamo Vladivostok play each other 😫

[@shaneg9081]

@unusedsub3003 total nightmare, but literally can not happen because only one of them continues to exist. But the past is a messy thing. :(

[@Creees]

@shaneg9081 yes mate. Ive moved to Asia. The price of living and the arrogance of Australia and British people was not a nice place to live. But yes i have become an expert at driving from Sydney to Canberra. If you go to Australia i advise that you fly into Sydney see it for one day and hope its nice weather and then travel to Canberra and then further south and climb Australia biggest mountain (which also is covered in snow and snowfields in winter) Mount Kosciuszko. The beer is amazing there and the stars at night are breathtaking. Also seeing Kangaroos is special. Also ive found Japanese really love travelling to Queensland. Its a bit closer to Japan lol. But its beautifup. Cairns and Townsvlle are very tropical but super far away from anywhere. Tasmania is an amazing place. It has the purest water in the world and YES you can drink directly from the tap. Tasmania also has super delicious fruit (seriously China buys all our best cherries, super big and delicous) Also Tasmania has amazing Salmon. If you go to Australia PLEASE stay out of Sydney and Melbourne Only go to Melbourne if you want sporting events like Australian Open tennis and AFL matches. Melbourne also has the best nightlife. Sydney has possibly the worlds best foreworks show. Spend the $500 and have a boat tour underneath the firworks on the Harbour Bridge on new years eve. Its the most amazing memory ive seen. Be prepared to waste money in unreasonable measures though

[@korus4718]

I think you should go to Ludogorets game beacuse they dominated Bulgarian league football. Just look at they history for last 15 years

[@idzan-private]

Best next match to get is APOEL vs Slovan Bratislava, but first match in Bratislava, Slovakia, pls don't get to Cyprus as summer there might there get you heatwave as it might be on 13/08 as per long term weather predictions for Cyprus (about 40°C is predicted for that day)

[@daireguiney464]

Love these videos. Get a great HITC Sevens vibe

[@richardgwynedd1024]

Great video, if you want atmosphere got to watch caernarfon, colwyn bay or bangor, next round go to greece or cyprus

[@georgiospapazis2836]

Come to Toumba next week for PAOK vs Malmo, it will probably be absolute scenes.

[@iangerretse4365]

I think the Sparta Prague game

[@Davidsonmax505]

I’d recommend going to Glasgow and watching rangers as they are localish and easy to get to. Love the vids!

[@lawrencewilson6561]

I’m the current manager at llansantffraid . If I had known you were going I would have shown you round the ground and had a chat Tom.

[@doruk6683]

For 3rd Qualification Round, I think you should go either Thessaloniki for PAOK-Malmo game or to Istanbul for Fener-Lille game.

[@andyh6849]

Very strange seeing you on my home turf Tom ... probably saw you walking past my place of work in oswestry.... also your pronounciations are hilarious.. and i mean oswestry even more than llansantffraid

[@andrewmanning6243]

Awesome video, thanks. Union SG or Bodo/Glimt would be interesting choices.

[@joshuagibson5596]

The ferencvaros players were actually their main 11😂 I ended up going to Google and looking at their previous games to see

[@Psspresident]

Of those fixtures I would 100% go to Rangers vs Dynamo Kiev. Both storied teams who would rather not be playing at this stage of the competition and of course is known as the Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko derby… Interesting to see where you go with the food ratings as well in this series. 5* for dominoes and some cheesy chips leaves you nowhere to go and food is a LOT better than that at lots of stadiums. Either way, keep up the good work!

[@JANISAM-]

Tom I would love you to come to Zagreb for the play-off game on 20th of August (so you can see how bad stadium does best club in Balkan have). I can give you heads up on that + history of the club, maybe I will even come to game. Also you will see great atmosphere (i actually think Bad Blue Boys are best in CL quali games)!

[@setiapratamadupi]

The first time I knew about TNS was when they faced Liverpool. It was on my local newspaper main page of football section.

[@aditzu18_]

Go to Steaua in Romania, you'll love it in Ghencea! ❤💙

[@apw9929]

From what little I know about that controversy it seems like a Pandora’s box Tom doesn’t want to open lol

[@Scottyboi773]

You should go to the rangers vs Kyiv game for the next round we have amazing atmosphere the scran is brilliant and your wallet will thank you. Bear in mind they may not be playing at ibrox and hampden park instead as they currently are having upgrades done at ibrox.

[@TorieKetcham]

Go to the Fenerbahçe - Lille game! I think it will be a great game and Fenerbahçe stadium will have an electric atmosphere.

[@mikeminihan4747]

You should go to Slovan Bratislava v APOEL, either in Slovakia (although I am aware that is happening on Wednesday!) or Cyprus.

[@AL12d]

Tom you should go watch the Bodo Glimt vs Jagiellonia game as it would be great going to a game in the arctic circle

[@BanthaBoi]

So random seeing my home town pop up on youtube. Also Oswestry is pronounced, Oz-wuss-tree with the emphasis on the Oz.

[@Mack.Morrison]

I'd like to see you at the PAOK v Malmo in Greece. My second choice would be Bodo/Glimt v Jagiellonia Białystok in Norway. I'm sure it will be fun whatever you decide.

[@slotcarpete1]

Well Ferencvaros are a Balon D'or winning club, one of their players won in the 1960's. Would make an interesting FM challenge, getting Hungary another Balon D'or.

[@aland9911]

Rangers-Dynamo! That'll be an eye watering experience 😂

[@espben360]

Silver lining- tomorrow, TNS will play away in moldova vs CS petrocub in the 1st leg of Europa league 3rd round qualifier. Seems like a much more winnable match and possible route into Europa league

[@mikeavina168]

Lol my Swansea to glory save in fm23 I used to schedule friendlies vs tns just to smack them around to show who’s boss of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😅

[@KeefGaming1]

What about vs cardiff

[@mikeavina168]

@@KeefGaming1 so I mostly would pick on tns due to them winning the welsh league every year despite not being in wales, Cardiff doesn’t do that and so I don’t have the same want to pick on them since I’m in the champions league by 2030 normally

[@KeefGaming1]

@@mikeavina168 fair 🤣

[@TheJackWilkin]

Rangers surely 👏👏 unreal videos, hopefully we get some footage this season if hull city get you in a cup competition! UTT 🐅

[@twitchyhornet5919]

Next time you want to get a shot of you going between England and wales go to Chepstow, they got a bridge there

[@richardsarcheryreviews]

I used to work security for tns alot for s4c the tv channel on all the camera equipment I've seen alot of matches at the stadium

[@user-yd4qw4qz4z]

should go to twente v salzburg or rangers vs kyiv 100% both great ties also think both games will have more of a built-in audience wanting to watch your video

[@ballenlikestalin2363]

you gotta go to Fenerbahce vs Lille, that match would be so hype

[@FozzQuaker]

You shouldve done it where you picked a team in the first qualifying round and watched them till they got knocked out, then move on to the team that knocked them out

[@RyRyzera]

you should go cypres or romania next!

[@carverbrauchle891]

Just a mountain of cold shredded cheese over a basket of chips (fries)? Come on Wales, what are you doing?

[@Lasooz]

I think you should go to Fenerbahçe vs Lille. Two good teams and the Turkish fans are unreal. Also a bonus that you get to see Jose Mourinho's new team

[@gregoryaxel9168]

I think you should come to Turkey for Fenerbahce game if you want a totally different atmosphere. They called the opposing team visiting "Welcome to Hell" for a valid reason.

[@joso7228]

I don't get it - if my local village team was playing Ferencvaros I'd be organizing a massive party and shouting it from the rooftops. Bigging it up to celebrate playing a team of this magnitude. And the team would be motivated to go and play their game of their lives to try and perform and get a result to celebrate as village legends. But none of this happened here....

[@donring]

dont think you mentioned that TNS played Liverpool in the 2005-06 CL qualifying, this was caused by the anomoly that CL holders Liverpool finished 5th in the EPL but only 4 English teams had been allowed for so they were squeezed in at the first qualifying round stage beating TNS 6-0 on agg.

[@thomasnolan889]

I love this guy sm

[@airborn51]

Union has a cool & unique atmosphere, but they play their European competition matches in Anderlecht‘s stadium so you wouldn’t get the real experience

[@luketidbury7551]

At the exact same time as you saying The New Saints, I get an offer for one of my players in FM from them haha

[@toast4546]

Rangers vs Dynamo Kyiv will be a banger. Hope you cosider it Tom. Cheers

[@woodlin37]

Much prefer these videos than your regular footy man ones, no offence, much love x