- „Widzew hates ŁKS and ŁKS hates Widzew” - „eee…I love Żabka” 😂

As an Englishman living in Poland, I fully understand the love for Zabka 😂

Welcome to Poland once again! I like to see you enjoying display from our fans again

Im British, living in Poland, Liverpool fan. I have 2 sons, their mother is Polish, so they are half english, half Polish They both support Liverpool, because their father does, but if the Poland national team plays England which happens sometines, they very solidly support Poland. 😊 Great channel, videos by the way .

Polish fan culture is very, very different to English fan culture. So much more intense and passionate. And regimented! Try getting English fans to sing in such a co-ordinated way! :)

Omg you're in Poland again! I am a fan of yours from here and it is such a lovely surprise

As an Englishman who not only lives in Poland but also lived in Łódź for 6 years, this is amazing. Definitely recommend Ruch/Gornik Derby next!

as a fan of Lech Poznan I am very happy Widzew made it back to Ekstraklasa, because even if we don't like each other it is awesome to play against teams with history and such supporters and community, not some random village clubs.

Next game to see in Poland is Grand Silesia derby - Górnik vs Ruch, especially at the Silesia stadium. Absolutely must see!!! You really don't wanna miss that game ;-)

What the PR guy tried to say is we sell out almost the full stadium (16k/18k) in season tickets and have an online system that allows season ticket holders to free up their place if they know they won't be attending a specific game. That way the club can generate extra revenue, fill the stadium and the more casual fans can have the chance to attend!

I love how you find these unique places, so enjoyable to watch.

For us Poles Żabka is quite a meme, too. It's almost everywhere, they problably will own a whole country someday. And it's great to see that those derby have made such an imperssion on a foreigner, for us in Łódź that match is more important than anything else. As a Widzew fan I'm proud that we won.

I'm really happy that you decided to visit our city and took participation in such wonderful and important match for fans of both clubs from Łódź. Best regards

Great video!! And great respect for the Polish fans and the huge support they give ther team, looked like an amazing atmosphere, probably so much better in real life!

I really enjoyed this, well done again, Nieve. You have a distinct talent for capturing the local flavor of these teams and their supporters. I end with with a real affection for these places and teams I'd never known of before.

Widzew used to be a great club. Widzew won and eliminated from European competitions, for example: Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Juwentus, etc. The players of this club were: Zbigniew Boniek, Józef Młynarczyk, Włodzimierz Smolarek. These were the stars of European football in the 80s.

8:04 - Wow, that's actually a very generous and well-educated statement

3:07 When you mentioned Bolton Wanderers you reminded me of Euzebiusz (or as we called him - "Ebi") Smolarek who was born in Łódź. He used to play for Bolton for a short time (just 12 matches) and was quite a big star then in Poland as I remember, but I was only 7 or 8 y.o then. Great video :)

Finally, an English citizen comes to Poland and doesn't call us barbarians or bandits. Someone who shows truth, reality. Poland is far from ideal. But we are not in the middle ages as west sees us. English peoples remember well times when their football was soaked with evil and hatred. I am Polish and I know perfectly well what Margaret Thatcher did. I don't know if you were in Warsaw, at Legia Warsaw match. I encourage you :) and thank you for your video!

Nice to see you again StuntPegg! ❤❤

Hey, I hope you enjoed the match, the most important derby match in Poland. And I hope you will remember that Widzew has won 3 out of 4 clashes against English teams during history. Widzew defeated Manchester City, Manchester United & Liverpool, only loose against Ipswich Town. Best regards!

7:03 Adding some more context here to the answer. Widzew holds the national record when it comes to the number of season tickets sold - 16401 (16010 for this season). Considering the fact, that the stadium capacity is 18018 this basically means that the club has sold the whole stadium out minus some buffer zones and the away fans' stand. Therefore it is pretty hard to get a normal ticket for the game which, on the other hand, doesn't mean impossible. The season ticket owner can return his place back to the ticket pool for a specific game if he/she wasn't able to attend. If he/she returns it at an early stage, he/she is given a code which can be passed on to someone without a season ticket. Having the code allows to buy a ticket for that place. However, if a specific place is returned very shortly before the game, it just comes back to the pool and "first come first serve" rule applies.

Great footage! Thanks for visit our stadium and you are welcome again! Widzew Łódź!

So as a curiosity, RTS is short for "Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe" (Workers' Sports Association). if I had to compare Lodz to any city in England, I would compare it to Manchester. Łódź, like Manchester, was associated with industry. In the case of Łódź, it was the textile industry.

I feel often as football fans we are so fixated with results, points, goals, qualification, relegation, transfers, etc that we forget to stop and appreciate the human connection of football. Thank you Nieve for traveling far and wide to unearth these fantastic footballing stories for us. You make us better football fans.

You must see Ruch Chorzow vs Widzew Lodz match, it's a friendship match of the best friendship in Poland

This just makes me want to go to Poland.... for Zabka

It's very beautyfull, that youre talking about what Polish cities went through in your video, most of the people dont really know what Poland had to suffer thru the years..

In lieu of the football that you weren't allowed to show, I would have liked to have seen more of the thrilling arm wrestling match from early in your journey. Great video as always, Nieve. Always love to see you show up in my feed.

Widzew Lodz fans are one of the most fanatical fans in Poland ... it looks beautiful, the whole stadium is red ...

What an incredible piece, thank you for making it! Funnily enough there are several documentaries made in Poland about different football clubs made in some ways similar to Amazon's football documentary series. One of them shows the adventures of none other than Widzew Łódź, though I don't think you could find this with English subs, sorry. In any case, come often! Polish football supporters rarely disappoint as you witnessed it yourself! :)

You was standing next to ex Widzew President (bald guy at 7:41), who was rebuilding this team from ashes after this team was reborn

Remember Widzew has the best football fans ever🔥🔥 You’ll never forget our stadium and our club🔥🫵

Another great video, so glad I found your channel! Love the way you try to get a feel for what each club you visit means, and your wit always shines through in your videos too 😀

I've been to lodz and Warsaw, amazing cities and amazing people. I would like to go back to Poland

Hey Pegg ❤🤍❤️ Amazing video, hope you enjoyed Łódź. AD I hope you felt the vibration of Heart of Łódź. Love your content. I've been born and raised in that city. Living for 20 years just outside the stadium. Just opposite where the petrol station is 😊😉 Come back and visit us again!

In 6:15 he says: "Jeszcze raz apeluję o skupienie się na dopingu tylko dla własnej drużyny" - Once again I appeal you to focus on cheering only for your team. Glad you enjoyed the best derby in our country :)

You literally do an amazing job Nieve :) one of the best youtubers out there

Cheers, as a Widzew fan since 80' I find it very pleasing to see You witnessing the derby match at our small but atmospheric stadium. This time without ŁKS fans - thanks to that stadium's infrastructure wasn't destroyed again. As for the pyro display - I must honestly say the one at Stockholm's derby was more impressive. Another remark - ŁKS fans are dumb as a barn door - You could have witnessed this with the taxi driver - so-called football fan not knowing Boltow Wanderers football team.;-)

Top video as always. So many unique stories on the continent unknown here in the UK. Glad you shine a light on them

Greetings Widzew Łódź fan from Leeds...

It's so nice to see you in Poland :D Another great video, as always!

Love this Nieve. I’ve never watched a game in Poland and it looks great. I’m currently doing the 92 and it’s Wycombe Wanderers for me on Saturday! Nice footage of the local fans.

My mother’s side of the family emigrated from Łódź to Philadelphia around 1905. I’ve never been but I want to go someday. Thank you for highlighting this derby…I wonder which side I’ll end up choosing!

Fans seem so have a much closer relationship and appreciation of each other than they do in England great Vlog

I wrote a comment under the Lech Poznań Wins Polish League video that sounded like "you need to see Widzew Łódź, best atmosphere in Poland". I'm glad you came and I hope you enjoyed your time with us. I hope you will visit us again, all the best.

You went to one of the toughest rivalries in Poland. Respect!

You should definitely make a film about the Krakow derby. The oldest Derby in the history of Poland (holy war). But when will Wisła be promoted to the Ekstraklasa. Cracovia and Wisła, the oldest clubs in Poland. (1906). Both stadiums are within walking distance (15 minutes)

Another great video - love your commentaries and people interactions...makes me think I'm there as well. Keep it up!

I used to live in Łódź. Thanks for bringing back memories! I loved it so much!

The cuteness coming from the way you saying "I love Żabka" is melting my hearth ;D BTW, I was in the middle of this pyro show, you had to cover your face with the scarf as it's hard to breath and look around you otherwise sparks might damage your clothes or even get to the eye.

The fans of ŁKS club were not allowed into the match. As for the tickets, in Widzew, many people purchase season tickets and then share their seats for resale since they cannot attend the stadium on that day. Often, it turns out that those who bought the season tickets don't even live in Poland but still continue to support the club.

RTS Widzew Łódź! 🔴⚪🔴 Welcome again StuntPegg!

A great video, I love these football trips of clubs that we never see on regular media.

You are absolutely adorable. Welcome to Poland 🇵🇱

Hope you enjoyed it here in Łódź 🔴⚪️🔴, i definitely reccomend to go see the Grand Silesia derby in march when it is at the Silesia stadium (55k seats) in Chorzów as it will be the first one at top flight level for 6 years. I will definitely be making an apperance there

Ooo we do love a pyro party. Great coverage again Nieve.

I think my favourite moment was when you paused to listen to the announcement and after said you had no idea what was said as you don't speak Polish. Priceless wit....

Love the genuine enthusiasm and interest from the taxi driver

SP fast becoming my favourite football KZfaq destination.

The best atmosphere is during Legia vs Widzew matches. It will be September 3rd. I really recommend you come to this game. 👌

Non classical Music 🎵 used on the video: Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 Paula Abdul - Straight Up Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash

Ultras WIDZEW

haha i rly like your sense of humor. and what you focus your camera on during journeys. rly nice stuff, thanks

Wow went to krakow last month from london . Absolutely amazing love it

You should go to see Sogndal, a team now in the second division from a picturesque little town of roughly 10 000 people in the Norwegian fjords. The team is kind of the Norwegian version of Eibar, punching above their weight and producing a steady number of great players through the years, like Tore Andre Flo, Eirik Bakke, Håvard Flo, Akor Jerome Adams (who just signed for Montpellier and featured in the team of the week) and a total of 7 players from the Flo family through the years. The club is the pride of the region, from an often neglected part of the country and there is a curious link between the club, the Western University of Norway and ambitious local businessmen.

What a video!!!!!!!!

Great atmosphere in Lodz, people live football and that's great. 15.09 are Silesia's big derby and I recommend to see this match. Watching it, you can see what football is for people from Silesia and how they cheer there. Regards.

Again! Amazing video! And I think I can speak for most of us when I say we wouldn't be upset if the videos were longer! 😅😂I could easily watch a 20 or even 30 minutes of this!

I love how you incorporate music into your videos. Your content is great!

Yep, it was worth the wait. Excellent stuff.

Brilliant! The Widzew - ŁKS rivalry basically stems from the clubs being from two different parts of the city? I would love to go to a Widzew game, but they sell out every week and maybe could do with expanding the stadium to double its current 18,000 capacity. It’s difficult for foreigners to get tickets to watch them? Need another Polish football trip at some point in the future (suggestions of clubs/cities are welcome!)

Pozdrowienia z Czerwono Biało Czerwonej Łodzi! 🇦🇹💪

Saw Widzew Łódź in the first round of the UEFA Cup in September 1977 when they played my team(Manchester City 🩵). 2-2 at Maine Road and 0-0 in the return leg so Łódź went through on away goals. The great Zbigniew Boniek was playing for Łódź at the time.

We need more films,about Polish Ekstraklasa,great video!!

Welcome to Poland.Come in 2 weeks to the polish Derby in Warsaw! Legia against Widzew

Very nice material, it is nice to see that you spent time to make research about city and history also.

And the end when supporters of Widzew shouted how much hate our city oponent. Such a beautiful spectacle.

A'reyt Nieve. Great to see you on your travels again. I was rather expecting Sydney, so this was different. Certainly a video with flare. Imagine this at Bury?

Very enjoyable to watch. Props for staying till the very end ^_^

i live in england but am originally from lodz ilove your content and love widzew

Smashing Pumpkins ❤ And that kind of Pyro was used by Lech fans first last year ;)

Wow! I can’t believe my favourite football youtube was at a match of MY club especially a Łodż Derby! AMAZING ATMOSPHERE!! WIDZEEEEW WIDZEW KOCHAM CIE ❤️🤍❤️

Lovely accent when he speaks żabka 😮😍

Dzięki że pokazałaś ŁÓDŹ. nigdy tak nie bylem a teraz wiem chociaz jak wygląda

Have to admit I put off watching your videos for a long time because the thumbnails threw me off, expecting a KZfaqr to make it more about her than the football. I was wrong: it's really nice put together, informative, with a great sense of humor and pleasantly surprised by your (not so typical) choice of music too. Well done!

Try to make a Ruch Chorzow game next. They're playing back in the Silesian stadium from the end of autumn. Ruch v Legia, Ruch v Gornik Zabrze, Ruch v Widzew, Ruch v LKS, Ruch v Lech Poznan. All of those will be great to see.

Great video! 🇵🇱

Brawo Widzew! ❤

Nice to see you in Poland again. Thanks for amazing vlog.

Fabulous accent! It's a honey for my ears! ❤

I was once walking down the streets of Lodz (in winter) and was wearing my Sydney Swans hat when I had a guy walk in front of me and asked if I was from Australia - sure, was my response. The guy played for Widzew Lodz.

Im watching this 6 months after the fact, google Widzew Lodz and they happened to win the derby again today

U're doing an amazing job! Best wishes from Widzew fan! Hope U like the stadium atmosphere and the city itself. ;)

Another epic video nieve your range of videos is amazing always different interesting never boring keep up you brilliant way of entertaining ❤

Great video :) lm glad you liked the game! Love from Widzew!

It is Widzew Łódź fan from Dorset :) We have large community here. Nice video by the way 👍 Widzewska Emigracja Pozdrawia. Did you know that All the season tickets have been bought by Widzrw Łódź fans?

I recommend getting interested in the history of Widzew, it is very extensive and, as befits Łódź and the Łódź Voivodeship, quite specific.

It's me home I love this place Widzew❤ now I live in Southend on sea

Excellent work, great watch!