7 Days on a Tiny Island with Europe's Smallest Club

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6 ай бұрын

Welcome to Hidden Grounds, we hope to make this a series telling the story of places and clubs around the world that we find interesting. It’s a big world and we want to make it smaller by humanizing everything. I certainly humanized the Faroe Islands for myself after this trip.
I cannot begin to express my appreciation to everyone we interacted with in the Faroe Islands and in Klaksvik. We had exclusively good experiences and I think that comes off in the episode. Thank you for welcoming us in to tell your story. If you like this video and want us to do more, let me know, this is the test to see if this is something we should do more of in the future.
All Love,
Zealand
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@kickerich9402 6 ай бұрын

I gotta be honest man, this type of stuff is BY FAR your best content; getting insights into clubs/players etc I otherwise never would have, I love it so much

@jameswg13 6 ай бұрын

You ever seen away days as well

@tthaas 6 ай бұрын

@@jameswg13 This seems to take it much more seriously; Away Days is fun, no doubt, but it's Ellis and his friends going off for a weekend jaunt to have some beers and watch mediocre football and have a laugh 90% of the time. This more reminds me of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, but with football rather than food being the focus.

@YerMawIsMySeggstoy 6 ай бұрын

Should check out footy adventures he does the British leagues and focuses majority wise in Scotland on teams that are either forgotten or have no PR ect actually does a better job than the SFA of advertising scottish and Welsh leagues

@PioOSullivan 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree man.. great stuff❤

@Gordon6182 6 ай бұрын

Absolutly loved this.

@TheKnarvikGuy 6 ай бұрын

This content deserves a show on Netflix. This production is amazing!

@bartterp88 6 ай бұрын

They would do well I'm sure.

@alanpardew1806 6 ай бұрын

I just wanted to say, awesome work Z... Nordic football overall is very underrated and isn't covered as much, as it should be. If this becomes a regular series, I'd be over the moon!

@jameswg13 6 ай бұрын

I watch all the Nordic games I can thanks to one football

@dankilimnik730 6 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@Benito264 6 ай бұрын

A delightful watch! This makes me wish Zealand had a permanent football-based travelling programme.

@xywa23 5 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same... I think this would be a great series. Next destination = New Zealand! The name, tucked in in the opposite end of the world a unique collection of islands just as Faroe Islands, food, culture and unique football pro and semi-pro leagues.

@connorwilson4357 5 ай бұрын

It seems like you're built for this documentary style content. The narration, story telling and production are all on point. The Faroe islands seem to have that sense of community that the majority of the world is missing nowadays in 2023, such a beautiful and wholesome place.

@flakberg1 4 ай бұрын

It really is, went there in 2017. People in the village we lived in didnt bother locking their homes or cars. Everyone knew everyone and was layed back yet friendly.

@12paokara12 6 ай бұрын

Ze, the storytelling, the production, the camera work, all of it is stunning. Please keep making these!

@slamdirtymutant2671 6 ай бұрын

What he said. Loved every second.

@tthaas 6 ай бұрын

This genuinely reminds me of No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, just with soccer rather than food being the focus; the embedding into the local culture, exploring the place, and even some of the music being quite similar. That's high praise; keep this series going!

@tylerbokor8239 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Especially keeping the focus sharply on the setting, instead of the normal football travel KZfaq videos

@bbclaus1716 6 ай бұрын

Very alike. Even the format is similar. The brothers are learning from the best - and if they're not, well dang.

@Hugohhhgg 6 ай бұрын

Rip Bourdain, it still hurts watching old episodes….

@saderzz1560 5 ай бұрын

I’m a sports journalism student and I have no idea what I want to do when I graduate… then I saw this video. This is what I want to do. The best documentary I’ve ever seen… take a bow, Ze

@Anders-B 6 ай бұрын

I love the Football Manager stuff, but man, you are both so talented at this type of content.

@krootchev 6 ай бұрын

I shed a tear at the end of the video. This is what football is about, thank you for this, and I hope to see other great videos like this in the future ! Potential idea : Coupe de France is sometimes played in the carribean or in French Guiana, as a matter of fact yesterday the Guadeloupe and Martinique teams both won and are continuing onwards to the 1/32 final where the Ligue 1 clubs enter !

@stevennl223 6 ай бұрын

This is so good, it is genuinely on a higher level than allmost all tv productions of this type. Love the fm stuff, but this is incredibly beautiful and touching Thank you

@Mombot_z 6 ай бұрын

The two man crew of Zealand and Adler 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 So proud of you two! What a beautiful story, so professionally done and so excited to see..Oh, the places you two will go! 💞 Congratulations to the Fareo Islands too, what a story!

@imRehnzy 4 ай бұрын

Holy shit dude, your speech at the end sent me into tears. I've been around for years, through all the seasons of FM, loved every moment of it. But this is the best content you've ever made. Youre a natural. At communicating, putting yourself into the situation wholeheartedly and just.. Transfering knowledge. I love this team, all from your presentation of the city and the people. Please consider doing more of this. And the camera work was incredible too. There's a gem here.

@zaqsmith6155 6 ай бұрын

IT'S FINALLY HERE! THANK YOU ZE AND ADLER! I'm excited for this cinematic masterpiece :)

@DafterThings 6 ай бұрын

Such great, high quality content. You mentioned being jealous of the sense of community and it really does come across how it makes a massive difference. Doing things a certain way because it's the right thing to do rather than the 'best' thing.

@Fossilizd 6 ай бұрын

Sat down to finally watch this over my dinner after the hells of a finals week. First words were "Where is the end of the world?" I sat here memorized for the better part of 30 minutes. What a video.

@ja9nge 6 ай бұрын

Dear Zealand. This is pure quality and totally wholesome. I’ve always rated you high as a narrator of the fictional world but now you’ve really made the grade for me in the real world

@MrEjwheeler 6 ай бұрын

Great stuff. Adler is knocking it out of the park with the footage, this is professional level stuff. Does he have a background/training in video?

@saket1429 6 ай бұрын

this video brought me to tears idk why. so emotional seeing how much football means to some and how it ties a community together. amazing vid man

@heysay 6 ай бұрын

Zealand, as your fm fan and social media fan for since I began fm. This is the kind of content that puts a smile in my face. Not because i don’t enjoy your fm videos because I LOVE THEM . But it’s because I genuinely feel another brother who loves football like we do, and i salute you that you’re bringing all these content that we aren’t able to experience ourselves but we can experience it genuinely through you and your love of football . Thank you

@Bizarrabrigade 4 ай бұрын

This is some world class storytelling. I honestly can't fathom that you are rocking this level of content without a production company backing you. Well done.

@bigdonac2666 6 ай бұрын

The camera work accompanied by those last few lines at the end made me well up with tears of joy. This really is what football is all about. I plead that both you and your brother continue to make such insightful and high quality content.

@shahir1395 5 ай бұрын

Yes please. Fantastic work from Zealand

@valdebert91 6 ай бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if his kind of video documentary happens to end up on the TV one day, as someone else wrote, these kind of videos are pure gold.

@EstariaValens 6 ай бұрын

I loved watching the kids being encouraged. When that kid scored a goal, and 20-30 people were cheering him on, I nearly cried. I agree with your last sentiment: I wish I knew such community and support. From a really early age, my parents, my brothers and sisters, my neighbors, and my teachers all told me I would amount to nothing. I wasn't good at anything. How my life could have changed if I had even a fraction of support these people give to each other. It makes me sad.

@kapoukapoioskapote 6 ай бұрын

It's never too late - show your self the love and faith it needs and you can achieve great things still!

@EstariaValens 6 ай бұрын

That's sweet, but it's definitely too late. My body is broken. There was a bomb in Afghansitan, and a really big cement wall. The days of accomplishing anything are passed. Now in my 50's, with a broken body, and a mountain of debt, any hope of accomplishing anything in my life is gone. Now, all I can do is sit around, and wait for the day my broken body finally gives out on me.@@kapoukapoioskapote

@BoG_City 6 ай бұрын

This is so much better than all the glory and glitters (and fraud) of the big clubs. Absolutely lovely video Zealand. Amazing to see the love for themselves, for eachother and for the nature surrounding them on the Islands

@_JaiSss_ 6 ай бұрын

You've made your mark! From a random guy who plays fm manager to a niche football youtuber, Zealand we applaud you in being "football youtube". !!!

@dixon019 6 ай бұрын

Zealand should have a TV show. Great watch man, thanks.

@LaPlumeDeOrikaa 6 ай бұрын

Huge respect for the Faroes, been following them since 2018

@Guardian17-7 6 ай бұрын

Nice Its my home country btw And it was my local team

@replayinfor 6 ай бұрын

I pay for TV, I have channels on TV dedicated to football, and still ... the good content is here... Thank you Mr. Zealand...

@sindrerobberstad211 6 ай бұрын

Awsome video! I remember during covid when all football stopped, except for in the Faroe Islands. Football fans here in Norway picked their favorite team and started watching it. Funny times being a Víkingur supporter🤣

@inkoate 6 ай бұрын

This was REALLY well done. Anthony Bourdain would be impressed by the quality and, I believe, honored by the way in which it seems like you're continuing his tradition, substituting football for food.

@dhyey_h7 6 ай бұрын

Man o Man. I think this will win a competition for the best sports documentary. What a beautiful story and such nice cinematography from a single person crew. Really touched by the story and also felt jealous from the town. One thing for sure i am going to start to follow the nordic leagues. This is something insane from a country this small.

@MrJorge3010 6 ай бұрын

What a great video, fantastic work Z and Adler. I'd watch stuff like this all day

@razvangeorgescu1556 4 ай бұрын

Masterpiece, Z! A real masterpiece. From the way you take the info to the scenery and the small ironies, everything is just amazing.

@kylecorman7859 6 ай бұрын

Amazing presentation. It had almost an “Anthony Bourdane” feel to it. By far one of the most interesting thing I’ve seen on your channel.

@Wojtinho 6 ай бұрын

Been watching your content for a long while now. I don't comment a lot under any videos. But damn, it's one of the best videos I've seen in my life. No exaggeration. Shows the true feelings football gives in a perfect way. EDIT: Just changed my mind. Actually the best video. I love coming back to it every now and then

@d.s.9677 6 ай бұрын

This is, by far, one of the best football videos on KZfaq. Great stuff! Well done @Zealand and everyone on the team!

@jessevandeinsen4202 2 ай бұрын

I just bought FM 2024. So was binging the channel for help. Then i saw this. My god, the amount of effort, and then they way this is set up. Not as an oddities thing. But with respect and a honest search in what this club and thing is. I am so impressed, for me this is what channels as Sam Harris and stuff should be. You earned not only a sub but a real fan.

@russullyot5927 6 ай бұрын

Extraordinarily well done. The ending though was quite sudden as I wanted more. You should have also given yourselves some kudos with some credits at the end so those unfamiliar with your names will get to know the talents Zealand and Adler. Bang on boys!

@bernardoluz2274 6 ай бұрын

I dont know if this is what gets you the most views but Im sure you'll remember this experience for the rest of your life and it was a joy to watch it and learn from it, amazing job 👊

@pablo_the_zolo 6 ай бұрын

this is a really incredible video. i genuinely learned a lot about a country i previously knew nothing about. really great storytelling

@BenDPB 5 ай бұрын

Right time to do a Faroe Island save. We need more content like this mate, this is some of your best stuff! Visiting smaller clubs and talking to the fans and people in the community.

@amarnathkulkarni5836 6 ай бұрын

10 mins in, This is one of the most beautiful football story and video. Romance in Football is so aptly captured in this video. BTW, the cinematography in this video is outstanding.

@TheMarslMcFly 6 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your documentary style videos on more or less obscure Clubs. This was a wonderful watch

@tombriggs7765 6 ай бұрын

This is absolutely fantastic Zealand! Most media companies can't create documentaries as grounded and emotional as this.

@scotteaglen4872 5 ай бұрын

That was stunningly beautiful mate. Not just the country, but your video too. I absolutely adore this content.

@cactuskris8141 6 ай бұрын

Insane quality, you could easily show this on national TV. I´m being honest and say it I´m now a Klaksvik supporter for their social media manager alone.

@davidstagg5209 5 ай бұрын

More of this, please. You traveling to minnow countries and capturing their football culture would be amazing content.

@thesheepofdeath1890 6 ай бұрын

The quality of this video... Zealand you are absolutely smashing it! You and your crew did a stunning job, great content ❤

@xywa23 5 ай бұрын

This was so well made on every level. Love it! I think this would be a great series. My suggestion for the next destination = New Zealand! The name; Zeland-New Zealand, tucked in in the opposite end of the world a unique collection of islands just as Faroe Islands, food, culture and unique football pro and semi-pro leagues with loyal fans and communities.

@Captain_Eyeball 5 ай бұрын

Probably one of the best, most wholesome and heartwarming football videos I've seen for quite some time.

@dandmwg 6 ай бұрын

What an excellently made, interesting, informative piece of content

@badaimerlolz 6 ай бұрын

This video was Beautifully made. professional grade editing, Looks like a documentary on netflix. Good job Zealand 👍

@bookerdewittesqire7727 5 ай бұрын

Gods, that was good. Thanks for that kind of content, I love your FM streams and videos, but that was extremely good. Stunning camera work and production, huge shoutout to all who made all of that.

@xScazza 6 ай бұрын

Nothing I can say that hasn't already been said as I'm a few days late to this video but still, just couldn't not leave a comment saying how phenomenal this was. What a beautiful place and people. This is award winning TV level film making Z, you should be so proud of yourself for this.

@FlameDragon72 6 ай бұрын

What a fantastic video. This is studio-quality content that you wouldn't even get on most streaming services. Incredible work, Z and Adler. Awesome.

@EpicFMGaming 6 ай бұрын

I must say Z, this is one of the best videos/stories you've ever produced. It hit me right in the feels. It also epitomises the way I feel about football/soccer. Well done man! And keep them coming 👍

@mexicorolls 6 ай бұрын

This was actually beautiful I came to your channel for FM23-24 content but I stay for videos like these 💪🏻

@pedrosampaio6562 6 ай бұрын

Props from Portugal, Awesome work mate!

@bouke7 6 ай бұрын

stories like these make me love football more and more

@sneakerjuice1856 6 ай бұрын

This is incredible! I always wanted to know more about Faroe Islands and their passion for football. Thank you so much for this excellent documentary! Cheers from Norway.

@cafeplastique890 5 ай бұрын

I loved every minute of this. I was lucky enough to have been to the Faroes and I felt that communal atmosphere you are talking about instantly. I did not want to leave and have fantasised about moving there ever since. The people are not only very communal, they are also very creative. The music and arts scene is unreal for a population this small.

@cafeplastique890 5 ай бұрын

I've just realised that even my profile pic is still from that stay. A ram, on green Faroese grass, by the blue waters of the Atlantic. Come to think of it, I believe I actually took the pic right outside Klaksvik.

@jasipai 6 ай бұрын

Been watching your channel for a while, and recently I have stopped palying FM and watching the FM content. However, I think this content is incredible. It's well shot, very well produced and fantastic presenting. Very excited to watch more of this content. P.S - Stop calling it soccer ;)

@martinvranovsky7085 6 ай бұрын

That was absolutely gorgeous, man! A fantastic little documentary. I really wanted to visit Faroe Islands before, but now I know no one will stop me from doing just that! Also, I watched both matches of Klaksvík against Slovan (since I'm Slovak) and the way they played was really impressive. Slovan might not be a big club, but I'm pretty sure anyway that any one of their players makes as much as the entire monthly wage budget of KI - and yet they were both close 2:1 wins. Hats off!

@mysteriousj3019 6 ай бұрын

This may be the best video I've seen on youtube. A great little mini-documentary about not just the team, but the towns, peoples, and cultures.

@AltoCalibreOP7 6 ай бұрын

Zea, just, just beautiful man. You and Adler captured everthing that need to be captured and put on a beautiful tear dropping composition. Thanks, for more videos like this one with the Shannon brothers, beautiful.

@jameshartlonuk 2 ай бұрын

This is a sensational piece of work. Both interesting and entertaining. You are destined for bigger things . Wishing you all the best of luck because viewers will benefit from having you on their TV screens.

@Monkeh99 6 ай бұрын

I love these videos Zealand, they are so emotional, its like you are there and gives you goosebumps

@meskahmusic 6 ай бұрын

You know you've done well when your youtube film is broadcast ready. Congrats lads this was true exceptional.

@sebboeres6920 5 ай бұрын

love your vids.. but this is the best so far mate! everything on point and the story itself is beautiful :) thanks and keep making such great content by discovering parts of the world, in ways that are a little different! Loving to travel myself, the best part of this vid are the natives having a chance to show their side of the story :) well done and keep going Z and crew!

@jimbull4730 6 ай бұрын

Amazing. Genuinely looked like a professional BBC documentary. Incredible.

@kennyyeung2696 6 ай бұрын

By far this is the best video from you Zealand, what a fantastic and fascinating documentary for a place with football not being known by many

@eFKaluza 6 ай бұрын

I shead a tear. We as species cannot survive on our own. Community is what makes us stronger and this community you showed us looks very special.

@Bolt6604 6 ай бұрын

Zealand....you out done yourself on this one. Best KZfaq video I've seen all year, hands down. Looks like it was professionally done.

@thebladerunner 4 ай бұрын

I watched a lot of your vids zealand, tutorials and everything else, streams too, but i think this is one of my favs, the music, the talks, the experience, the ending speech, love it, keep up the good work

@legofski1 6 ай бұрын

Dude, this was an awesome watch. I can imagine a lot of new FM saves now to get Faroe teams to champions league glory

@ravn2625 6 ай бұрын

I am so happy on your behalf Z. This is the type of content i think you enjoy the most to do and it's just pure class and exactly what youtube is all about in my humble opinion. I have followed you for a couple of years now, and the growth of you and your channel is inspiring. All the best from Denmark - looking forward to your next upload.

@RetroProg 5 ай бұрын

Het Netflix, give this guy a boat load of money and let him make more of these. A wonderful, intimate look at what Football means to a lot of us, the local team, the community club, the actual soul of football.

@myleskennedymaxfan 6 ай бұрын

Wow, never expected to be THIS GOOD. Like, I knew it would be good and fun video but it was exquisite in direction and script, it flew by. And you did an awesome work to show the country, with its plus and minus. Awesome stuff!

@myleskennedymaxfan 6 ай бұрын

Also, god damn it I miss play football lol

@thebladesharp1042 6 ай бұрын

This is by far my favourite video on your channel so far. And the final shot from 26:23 onwards is, at least to me, the most beautiful one in this entire video. 10/10 video for sure!

@turk3ydinosaur571 6 ай бұрын

honestly what a great video this was. id love to see alot more of these. the editing and videography is absolutely quality. keep up the good work your FM stuff is amazing but this was emotional and just down right inspiring

@SebJanke 6 ай бұрын

This was incredible to wach Z! Thank you so much for the effort that went into this

@ryanmcniff2245 6 ай бұрын

While I'm not a fan of you taking long breaks from streaming, this video was worth it. Bravo to you and Adler and everyone else involved

@MyTeaIsMighty 6 ай бұрын

Well that was just a fantastic video. Well done, Z and the team. Really great job on this one!

@ferryvanleyen5606 6 ай бұрын

Well done Zealand. A very good promotion of football in general; and Faroer in particular.

@Tataandfarewell 6 ай бұрын

One of your best videos ever. Captured the warmth of the people so well. Things like community really feel in short supply these days. Internet communities may be communities, and just as warm as real life ones, but they're often ephemeral, flawed and finite. This, if anything, is real.

@tudorcardas7462 6 ай бұрын

Amazing! One of the best videos I've seen on KZfaq lately. The storyline paired with the camera work kept me glued in for almost 30 minutes even though I have the attention span of a Tiktok kid. Thank you Ze, that was a great watch!

@Benpepejamin 6 ай бұрын

Love this style of content. Could literally be a great tv show. Learning about the smaller clubs around the world

@fightergimli 5 ай бұрын

As a football fan, this is emotion in its purest form. Amazing content, amazing club!

@stuartmckenna7979 6 ай бұрын

One of the best videos you have ever made. Your content just keeps on reaching new heights.

@suNn.K.O 6 ай бұрын

I don't typically watch football, usually just around World Cup season when NEW Zealand are struggling again, but these doco-style videos are always great. Also, that media manager definitely listens to Týr and Hamferð :^)

6 ай бұрын

Great job Zealand and Adler! It is a masterpiece!

@zHawkC 6 ай бұрын

This is, by far, one of the best made videos in YT history. What a beautiful place and an amazing community. I want to follow you around the world! You may not fully comprehend the impact this kind of positive content can have on people's wellbeing. Thank you Zealand and Adler!

@alexiscastellanos7718 6 ай бұрын

You guys absolutely killed it with this one!

@RacingAtHome 6 ай бұрын

Well. That felt long. Not in the sense that it was too long. In the sense of how you packed a lot into it and it was good on top of that. Lots of interesting stuff about a league and team not many of us would even think to find out more about outside of this year. Looking forward to more of whatever whets your appetite with stories like this and New York.

@xdumoo 6 ай бұрын

this video is so good ( it was uploaded 54 seconds ago )

@stupiditiusmaximus 6 ай бұрын

Haha

@brianbru 6 ай бұрын

Please never stop making this type of video. This was brilliant.

@BannersOnTheWall 6 ай бұрын

Genuinely superb, I can think of no more accurate description of this project and the people showcased in it

@slokane 6 ай бұрын

holy crap,zealand was at THAT game?im from maribor,the fierce rival of ljubljana,and even here we felt embaraced by that result.altho cudos to that sympatic team.wish them all the best

@gigidasha4475 6 ай бұрын

Yeah man, when rivals are ashamed of our loss lol. Still that your Coleraine match from 2020...

@slokane 6 ай бұрын

@@gigidasha4475 one of many.even very recently