Have Content Creators Gone Too Far?
Sunday was a bad night for a lot of content creators.
It was an evening where some masks slipped and a few damaged the reputation of their genre.
In the short term, some reacted to West Ham’s disallowed goal in a manner guaranteed to get clicks. Yet it is a dangerous attitude to have when you sacrifice credibility for short-term gain.
Because there are YouTubers who have long campaigned to be taken seriously as part of the media.
That is why certain individuals would have woken up this yesterday knowing they went too far and potentially damaged future career prospects.
Because if you give anyone enough money or place them in front of a camera, almost anyone can rant. That is not a talent.
The real skill is being able to construct an opinion while still respecting professional standards.
The difference between analysis and performance
Compare Sky Sports and TalkSPORT’s respective coverage of the fixture at the London Stadium.
The television host stays impartial and guides the panel through the conversation because he understands his role. Very few viewers are tuning in for the presenter’s personal feelings.
On radio and social media, however, some personalities became so emotional regarding Callum Wilson’s disallowed goal that it almost felt like producers had to remind them they were meant to remain balanced.
Then we are expected to believe that a Spurs guest was so disgusted she needed to leave the set.
An Iron defeat helps Tottenham in their battle to avoid relegation, so why would somebody be furious about a result which directly benefits the club they claim to support?
Think about your own life following football. Have you genuinely known fans become that angry when their own club is not even involved, especially when the outcome actually helps their team?
Are some creators chasing attention over authenticity?
The answer, in many cases, is that it becomes performance.
An act.
A gimmick designed to increase engagement, subscribers and social media traction.
In my opinion, segments on platforms such as DR Sports are often structured around entertainment and rivalry, meaning much of the banter viewers watch is designed to provoke reaction rather than provide genuine analysis.
In those moments, the priority becomes attention.
That is what makes modern football media complicated. Some creators blur the line between authentic support and exaggerated outrage because controversy travels faster online than calm discussion.
Even sadder is the entitlement that sometimes follows.
Not liking the fact Arsenal’s goalkeeper was fouled is completely different from pretending it did not happen.
Fans can debate interpretation all they want, but facts do not suddenly disappear because emotions take over.
Dan Smith
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On the football radio talk show Sunday evening hosted by Savage and Sutton there were a lot of calls relating to the VAR incident However one Arsenal fan was emphatic that Arsenal should sack Arteta because we are not entertaining First and foremost I’m an Arsenal supporter for many years and to be honest I don’t care how we win as long as we win especially when challenging for the big prizes I would obviously win in an entertaining way but the win is all that matters at ends of day I’ve seen entertaining teams under Wenger not win anything for years and would much rather have seen George Graham’s team winning 1-0 and winning trophies People often get carried away with Arsene Wenger and how we were a pleasure to watch but to sum it up we had eight good years with Arsene followed by fourteen years of not much but promise and three F A Cup wins Mikel Arteta should be praised for what he has done and hopefully the end of the season for Arsenal may be very special
Its scary whats on the Internet. But whats more scary, is the people who are drawn in by s**t.
Indeed Reggie appalling to say the least
It’s all soon forgotten, and most of us have short attention spans anyway, so don’t really care🥱
They will never forget it Jax and that is the sad thing. The hate is far too strong for them to forget it.
You only have to look at Abby Summers – complaining about a goal given that would have potentially sent her own team Spurs down. That is the extent of it they would rather see harm to their own club than see Arsenal succeed.
That is what happens to stupid people – they are gaslit by the media and the lies repeated so many times they actually believe it – You see it on a massive scale in the US with Trump..
Seems the media is unfairly bashing Trump
Not to mention TDS. Sorry, couldn’t let that last one go.
@BB
TDS is a projection tactic used by the true faithful followers of Trump. Ironic that they’re the ones too deluded to see Trump for what he truly is. A corrupt, conman, failed businessman and convicted sexual assaulter, who is dodging 24 charges of sexual assault. One on a minor. ( everything I have stated is on public record. Not a mere accusation)
“They’re the ones too deluded to see” Well, I guess that’s better than just being deplorable. Next. Now, back to the Arsenal.
@BB
Hey. I’m just the messenger who elaborated on your post.
Just a messenger huh. I guess I’ve been educated now. btw, I wasn’t the first to make a political assertion on this thread.
@Leo
“A lie must be repeated. If a lie is big enough, people will eventually believe it” Joseph Goebbels, Hitlers propaganda minister. That method has been in play by politicians the world over. Especially within the last decade through social media. People have access to so much information and are bombarded with so much misinformation, that they cannot differentiate between the two. And sorry to be the one to hit you with it. But, it’s not only in America. And not only done by Trump.
NY_Gunner, real talk 👌
At least from the far left HD.
@BB
I see you’ve fell down the rabbit hole. Good luck with that.
Good luck with whatever you’re referring to. Enough of the politics on JA.
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It’s just sad and pathetic to see them. Even worse seeing how some simple-minded person actually believe their garbage shows us why the world is going down the toilet. so easy to gaslit and manipulate.
Being a fan is extremly emotional for most us, but what I
dislike most in the content creator´s, is the monotone
language use and cliche´s .. then there is the fake reaction to everything. This is why I suffice to watching
Adrian Clarke and Charles Watts for AFC content..
Really cant wait for monday to come.. !
I believe you can tell when someone is looking for clickbait responses, rather than a sensible football fan who might hold a minority opinion.
I listened to the thoughts of the Sky presenters during the var investigation into WHU’s “goal” and I was really surprised with the words spoken by Neville, who got the decision arrived at by the officials in nearly five minutes, in about 40 seconds.
The same goes for Carragher, who broke down the reasons why he also thought the decision was, eventually, correct.
I’ve criticised both of them previously, but, in this instance, there was no bias, just factual opinions.
Then I was on Google and came across a Talk sport segment involving a ex villa player (can’t spell his name) and a former Sky presenter (ditto name wise) and I couldn’t believe the way they presented the situation.
They went toe to toe with Perry Groves, who kept trying to explain why the goal was disallowed and how the officials arrived at their decision… they just didn’t want to listen and tried to point out that The Arsenal had been getting away with these kind of fouls on goalkeepers all season, without giving any examples of such a false statement.
It was obvious to me, that they were just ignoring the facts and wanted to rile up football fans, simply for clickbait.
As for Abby and that lot, passion and dislike of our club overtook rationale thinking and, she especially, showed her true feelings as a spud fan – that being it matters more what The Arsenal are doing, than what our results mean for her club.
Terrific comment Ken. At least in this case, where the decision was so clearly correct based on all the unaltered evidence, that people like some of those you describe are somewhat easily identified by ones seeking the truth of the matter, who are hopefully in the majority.
Having watched that Ken
I believe she has either made a choice that her career is more important then her club or simply saw a gap in the market and is exaggerating how much she likes Spurs in the first place ?
Ken, well said. Completely agree with your post. I’ve seen videos on Social Media of fans of that lot in N17 talking about the disallowed goal and the vast majority thought it wasn’t a foul and should have stood. That says to me that they hate us more than they love the club they claim to support.
This Spitfulness and hatred towards Arsenal has gone to another level. If a so called fan of a football club actually is mad about a decision aiding their own club, what is the need for being a fan in the first place!?.
It’s now no longer banter, fans are now taking it too seriously. It’s a football game for goodness sake meant to be enjoyed…..
Now it seems there is no longer RIVALRY it’s WAR! Everybody wanting decisions go their way. Even the obvious in the naked eye.
Rivals have come out and said we will be the worst champions if we win the titles! And sadly part of our own fans have believed it. It’s simple win the race in a 38 game you are the best. I wonder if city win it will they be labled that?
that’s why I think it’s an act
the way she reacted you simply don’t act that way
especially if your team is benefitting from that result
I wonder what her response could be if asked before the game if she rather Arsenal win or westham.
it will be West Ham
her reaction tells us that
she has either made a choice that getting views is more important or her love for Spurs is exaggerated and she saw a gap in the market and Sunday was the mask slipping.
Logically it can only be those two things can’t it ?
I’m surprised that people still listen to the Talk**** radio programme let alone take what they say seriously.
comes up on YouTube
3 Gunners for the top gong. Raya, Rice and Maghales. This time it surely is a battle of which department wins; not Bruno or someone else. The goalkeeping or Defense or Midfield of Arsenal?