How A Joke Collapsed A Football Podcast (The Kick Off vs The Club)

The Kick Off is a football podcast that arguably revolutionized the Football content space on youtube so why did it end in disaster?
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00:00 - 00:22 - Introduction
00:23 - 01:59 - The Downfall Of True Geordie
02:00 - 02:24 - Working Through Problems
02:25 - 05:58 - Return Of The Kick Off & Rise Of The Club
05:59 - 06:49 - Laurence Speaking Out
06:50 - 08:33 - Skin In The Business & What Could Of Been
08:34 - 12:03 - Dealing With Disaster
12:04 - 13:33 - Could The Kick Off Have Been Saved?
13:34 - 15:07 - Conclusion

[@AvrgTee]

Buvey saying that is mental, I’m a City fan and I absolutely can’t stand him/his content or his opinions of football. He’s one of the worst creators in that space and he’s only known because of The Kick Off

[@CozzyB]

100% he was the only one who needed The Kick Off. The rest had other things, look at Wizzy leaving to do his own thing.

[@anandchaudhary1675]

​@@CozzyBwhat happened to wizzy now. He is nowhere to be seen.

[@tobiasa9071]

​@@anandchaudhary1675 I started watching Wizzy because of the Kick off, but stayed a subscriber to him because of his personality and I felt a huge piece of the puzzle left with him. I loved the Kick Off. The one day of the week when I was home from Work, it would always be on and Hugh Wizzy brought the pizzazz.

[@Harry..Parker]

Facts

[@fredsflintstone3702]

All 3 of them are only known through the kick off.

[@themoddrummer4518]

Something utterly detestable about Rory Jennings. He’s so delusional; but whereas Mark Goldbridge is delusional too- I actually find him funny and knowledgeable. Jennings spends more time chatting rubbish about Tottenham than he actually does about Chelsea. Utter melt.

[@FRESHNESSSSSS]

He's like an unfunny and untalented Danny Baker

[@rfcfanj7911]

That’s because mark is talking about united most of the time and doesn’t see him self as this Football genius. Also marks just got the dad charm like how he can just go on segments on how a polar bear would beat a grizzly in a fight. Also mark is generally interesting and Rory isn’t really

[@12thMandalorian]

*football club* are in crisis *football club* are back! His video titles

[@manucr9183]

Mark also has a punchable face. The classic pencil pusher who thinks he is tough.

[@devanman7920]

Mark is delusional at times but you can tell hes a solid dude and he does have ball knowledge and gives good viewpoints when he wants. Rory just likes the sound of his voice.

[@Boo-wp1xw]

The downfall began when Hugh Wizzy left, and then Buvey started full time on it. He's the embodiment of ragebait football content that has completely ruined the space online.

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

He must spend a small fortune on personal security. If he doesn't, then it's about time he was put in a position where he has no other options but to live in fear.....

[@mdbp69]

Tbh, the best kick off format was at the very beginning, when it was Geordie, Laurence, Statman Dave, and a rotating guest for every episode, that were normally really good (Spencer, The lad from Game of Thrones, Calfreezy, Willne, Stephen, Behzinga, etc). It was hilarious, and actually had good football knowledge, particularly from Dave. And they didn’t have that short clip/clickbaity mentality, so it was pretty down to earth

[@Pastas666]

@@andrewphippsphillips1455 who should get out and get some light lol you sound like a little goblin

[@lorddarlo6194]

​@@mdbp69 Statman Dave now works for BBC Radio 5 Live and does Sometimes the Monday Night club but most commonly the build up to the Saturday 3PM Prem Games.

[@nathankennedy3927]

wizzy was good man

[@GarethSouthgateUtd]

Who needs enemies when you have friends like these? They pretended to be best friends and then ran like rats when the mob came for him. Absolute cowards with zero integrity or loyalty.

[@JamesScholes]

If you got your friends through clout, you'll lose them when you lose clout. Simple as.

[@ChrisTravelss]

I blocked "the club" the first time I saw the channel and have always refused to watch any content with any of the little rats in. Not even a massive TG fan, but you just don't mug people off like that, friends or not, when you owe your career to them.

[@GarethSouthgateUtd]

@@ChrisTravelss yeah I have it blocked as well, KZbin was constantly pushing it

[@anandchaudhary1675]

​@@ChrisTravelssTG is not a Saint. He did mistake and anyone would try to distance. Some might say the way did was wrong. But TG himself couldn't get Same charm once again. Now he is hypocrite, clickbait guy who uses United for clicks.

[@kedonbucchan]

Popcaan

[@darrenjoffee8813]

Rory is so unlikeable and the funniest thing is he always goes on about certain players being a judas or disloyal yet when given the opportunity he immediately turned his back on the guy that gave him his opportunity in the firstplace. He himself, is everything he says he hates.

[@priydmistry]

ye he's a Tory gammon prick and absolutely hated it when called it - haha

[@andrewb1984]

Rory has the worst football takes on the entire platform.

[@Th3L0wK1]

Poundland Simon Jordan

[@Adam_Lees]

It doesn’t help that he knows absolutely zero about Football, either. A complete flip-flop.

[@hms9891]

Little man syndrome also

[@EasyJayce]

This may be a controversial thing to say but no true friend without other motives wouldve ever turned on a “friend” like that

[@solstice2149]

Reputation is everything, if a friend said something harmful that could make people believe you hold problematic beliefs by association, it would slowly push you away from them.

[@Blorp_]

@@solstice2149outed yourself a bit there mate

[@solstice2149]

@@Blorp_exposing my self by saying….its natural to distance yourself from someone if they said something you don’t agree with and it makes you uncomfortable they said it ?

[@CozzyB]

Pretty sure when someone racial abuses a people that your wife and child are part of, you shouldn't be picking the friend.

[@GarethSouthgateUtd]

The entire controversy was deliberately manufactured so they could jump ship imo. Either that or they had planned to leave and were waiting for the first opportunity. Snakes.

[@tommorris42]

Any platform that gives Rory Jennings a voice deserves to be cancelled

[@minatodroger7890]

As a chelsea I agree

[@karlsylvain]

rory has delectable takes!

[@martinmarshall9442]

Exactly he just spouts absolute click bait bullshit and giggles away

[@Freestyle80]

he is heavily xenophobic but youtube loves him

[@Eden17_]

@@Freestyle80you’re just chatting shit now

[@Rleatfitness]

That clip of them talking about the kick off is mental they’d be no where without the platform the kickoff gave them

[@ellemarr7234]

You do realize a podcast = a recorded conversation that requires more than 1 person, right?

[@itzSinno]

@@ellemarr7234 irrelevant to the point.

[@ThatGuy-du3sq]

Maybe Buvey but everyone else already had platforms before and during TKO.

[@timatkins7039]

@@ThatGuy-du3sqRory was practically crying when thanking TG for giving him the opportunity.

[@sloppygoo]

​@@timatkins7039rory ran chelseafan tv which was massive in its hayday while he ran it. Adam had fulltimedevils which until recently the biggest united fan channel. They all did vids together prior to TKO thats why they had chemistry

[@Samuel_-hi1vg]

Rory & Buvey are a couple of complete melts

[@chilibeer3912]

Brian needs Loz to help smooth out his rough edges and temper his apparent fixations on certain topics which made them an incredible team but I distinctly remember Loz having several moments where he comes across as a petulant child when things aren’t going his way. They were perfect counterbalances for each other and made great content because of it. I am rooting for each of them individually but the Club boys have left a sour taste in my mouth with how they have also handled the situation despite all the mitigating factors.

[@BlueVanMan]

Brian made my channel, and without him pushing me, I wouldn't have 150k subs. I will never forget what he did for me and even now still thank him. The problem is that when you rely on brands for your income, you have to be squeaky clean. You can't be yourself, and that's a fact. As for the lads, the question has to be without Brian and the Kick Off, would they have been as well known? Would The Club even be a channel?

[@liamharrison8934]

Yes lad

[@kiriakoz]

I agree about Brian helping your channel. I only got to know you through him. I respect your loyalty.

[@BlueVanMan]

@kiriakoz thanks. I don't name drop Brian to try and gain anything but to show thanks and support.

[@yourfriendlycynic654]

The way the club spoke about The Kickoff was so strange to me, not even because they said it was bad, I'm actually fine with them doing that to an extent. But the way they spoke about it, if you'd never watched The Kick-off before, you'd genuinely think they'd only been guests on the show a couple of times, so when they're saying "It's not as good as it used to be" trying to come across as objective, but then not saying that THEY were the hosts, so the basic implication being that they made the show better, which again, fine, if they want to hold that opinion, got ahead, but actually say that. Adam seemed the most reasonable there, and seemed to actually acknowledge that he was a big part of it

[@eXpressYourselfClips]

Rory Jennings was waiting for something like this to happen and grabbed his oppurtunity 'the club' with both hands

[@minatodroger7890]

No doubt

[@Freestyle80]

rory is highly Xenophobic, you can go back to the 2018-2020 Chelsea era to see how much he hated Sarri for not being English and how highly he rated someone as crap as Lampard because..you guessed it he's English How do people even like him i'll never know but i guess Xenophobic people love him

[@azlstrhl]

The game stays the game... the players just change 💯

[@joubeid8311]

So he should. They all probably did. They were clearly the best part of the kickoff. Otherwise the kickoff would still be getting massive amounts of views. If your boss fucks up the business, you’re gonna stay working for free?

[@plm6523]

People go way too deep into this. You could tell The Club was something they had planned for a long time. They had good reasons to leave because it's not like Brian fucked up once, he has said and been caught up in shit multiple times. It was time for them to leave, and to me The Club was a good move for them. I personally find it very enjoyable, and so does a lot of other people clearly. Almost 200k subs is very solid for a football channel considering it's quite new.

[@tdsm99]

rory gives off such a strange vibe

[@harrison1418]

he's a failed actor, what do you expect

[@eXpressYourselfClips]

Hes an opportunist! Which is a nice way of calling someone a snake.

[@Freestyle80]

rory is highly Xenophobic, you can go back to the 2018-2020 Chelsea era to see how much he hated Sarri for not being English and how highly he rated someone as crap as Lampard because..you guessed it he's English How do people even like him i'll never know but i guess Xenophobic people love him

[@kooler8586]

He got a face you like to punch 🥊

[@DM-mw2mq]

Rory Bartholomew Jennings for a reason

[@Craig.229]

Rory Jennings is a right melt. When he is on talksport I turn it off

[@visalvimal6968]

same here

[@dylanisbored.]

Love how this got Gordie cancelled, and not the leaks of him enjoying being shat on lol

[@jackninetynine5036]

Why would what he enjoys in the bedroom cancel his career?

[@devanman7920]

It really wasn't much either what he said

[@dylanisbored.]

exactly, was just a shitty joke poorly worded@@devanman7920

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

Your sexual preferences don't get you cancelled that's why, It might not be nice and not what normal people are into but some people are into some weird stuff sexually. I find celebs more so have freaky fetishises that only come out when someone gets screwed over, geordie just has a really weird fetish. Nothing criminal about it

[@Chzydawg]

It's not what got him cancelled. Even at the time when he said it, nobody really cared too much. The problems started when he "apologized' with the lamest shit possible and then ended iot with "like and subscribe". Instead of coming across as genuine, it came across that he doubled down on it all.

[@angelwings1979]

I know nothing about any of this, including Football in general. But basically they took the opportunity presented with Geordie’s cancellation to make more money. To hell with whether or not it was the right thing to do and to hell with their friend. Maybe it was necessary to move on but it seems like it was handled extremely poorly. They obviously didn’t really care about Geordie as a true friend just what he could do for their pocket book and careers. Obviously, we have no idea what happened behind the scenes but what we were shown in public is not a good look for any of them.

[@maxderdax6117]

To be fair I don’t think they claimed to be true friends, we all assumed they were because they were great on camera but really they were just coworkers clearly.

[@Ligmaballs276]

@@maxderdax6117If you watch the Christmas podcast where all the kick off lads featured, Rory was talking about that when he was at a really low point in his life, Brian actually was the one that saved him from that situation. So I’d say they were definitely good friends.

[@JohnB-im3eu]

Especially Geordie with his racist bullshit

[@Ligmaballs276]

@@JohnB-im3euYou don’t know what racism is.

[@ryuixyui]

Islamophobia is not racist. What TG said is correct. Islam demands all muslims yo sacrifice themselves for the enslavement or massacre of infidels. No religion is immune to criticism. Why is there no Christiano phobia​@@JohnB-im3eu

[@SlowBrakes]

The delusion of Buvey claiming The Kick Off doesn't have good football opinions my GOD

[@Kains_Gaming_Channel]

Yea. But just remember. Buvy is a gobshite😂

[@Franglaiso]

I wouldn't worry too much about what buvey says he's a troll and just says things for the reaction. I think he knows very well he was very lucky to be on the kick off, which gave him everything, and without it he'd be doing 100 view streams

[@SlowlyCompte]

they all say they dont watch it but have an opinion to say its not what it use to be and its bad is the funniest thing about it all. They clearly want to see him fail

[@nc8846]

This was a really, really good video. It flowed effortlessly; those 15 mins flew by… good job!

[@phatmemer69]

Thanks for watching and the kind words boss! :)

[@johngroves3126]

Cretin

[@Aron.k]

Hugh Wizzy left 2 years prior, he could see them for who they really were

[@liamcahill3547]

So true..loved when Hughwizzy was on though

[@jessecole1420]

Love the Fraudfather....he comes off as a real genuine person.....he seems to be posting vids recently again.

[@seriousblackNI]

Pretty sure he wanted more money when they got the twitch deal and was told No. Loved him on the show though, it was unmissable back then

[@yeahyeah9869]

?? True Geordie is great imo

[@codedsoul7360]

@@yeahyeah9869hell no

[@yhyhna5656]

Love these videos mate keep em coming

[@phatmemer69]

thanks mate!

[@CB-lw7ty]

Imagine of all people in the space...Buvey, being the one to talk about "getting football insight"

[@NJDevilsUK]

Not a single person on this video should be allowed anywhere near a microphone to “talk” about football

[@reecejones3187]

I actually prefer the kick off now. They don’t shout over eachother and you can actually listen to full debates and hear viewpoints from both sides.

[@minatodroger7890]

I need to start watching it again been hearing this alot

[@reecejones3187]

@@minatodroger7890 I used to get fed up hearing everyone just argue. Loz specially. Now the guest are less passionate but makes for a better show because people are able to admit when their own club needs criticism

[@OiiLuke]

banger as usual 👊

[@phatmemer69]

Thanks bro! Hope you’re well!

[@Coldpalmer123]

2🐐

[@peterdoyle338]

amazing video as always!

[@wimmer45]

It was already on the way down before the joke wasn't it? Less full table shows, dropping views. The joke was the nail in the coffin but I think it had already peaked long before that

[@blackscreen1810]

They definitely saw it as a way out.

[@HamsaT12]

Yea they moved over to twitch for the livestream. Also they made the comments subscriber only(so you can only comment if you pay them) and they never read the comments. It was such a bummer to his fans.

[@spanos1011]

What exactly was Brian's joke? I remember watching these blokes before, but had no idea he was cancelled over it

[@lilithhiddenvillain5086]

@@spanos1011 He made some joke about Andrew Tate being a Muslim, and the said he should go blow himself up. His apology for it was stupid too.

[@sunoolee9467]

It's quite telling that The Kick Off has deleted all of the videos containing Laurence McKenna and the guys from The Club from its KZbin channel...

[@zebecat]

It has only happened since the interview with Goldbridge. So clearly something going on there

[@ApeLincoln-cu7ze]

Wow actually ?

[@BristolRoversFan]

​@@ApeLincoln-cu7zeyep, I was looking just as I saw this comment

[@sunoolee9467]

@@zebecatTrue Geordie clearly seems to want to erase the past and make it seem like he never met Laurence McKenna or the guys from The Club. I'm pretty sad that those videos have been deleted because seeing the three of them together on The Kick Off before the joke was great and I would rewatch those old videos for nostalgia.

[@joyalshaji2730]

@@sunoolee9467 nostalgia lol its only been 2 years since the old TKO cast

[@kylet4140]

Laurence still said a whole lot of nothing with Goldbridge. Feel bad for Brian in the sense that he made one joke which so many people have made similar and nothing has been said but also that joke was set up by Laurence and no one seems to acknowledge that in the whole situation

[@craigdowling3575]

Hugh wizzy was prime kick off content, as soon as he left the kick off fall off started

[@ununseptium7961]

He is the only genuine person that was on the show.

[@EfraimHill]

Great video man

[@manutdrule09]

That Lawrence guy seems like the biggest whopper out there 😂😂

[@hopexiaorosetheroyal3588]

I can’t believe that The Kick Off got into a fight with AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows.

[@muckymoe5619]

It's funny how Rory and Buvey are talking like they bring anything to the table

[@homesecrets494]

Also, everyone is upset with cancellations until their communities or loved ones are involved. Georgies ego is why he is where he is rn.

[@SINGHDASLAYA]

The Club is a slap in the face to the football content community. Not only is their branding almost 1 for 1 plagiarising The Kick Off but the unnecessary shots they take at The Kick Off are childish. The Club was something that clearly was in the works behind True Geordie's back for a while before they got canceled again before the 2022 World Cup and I knew as soon as Buvey came into the fold more and more that he would be the snake that would drive it all forward. Mckola handled the situation with some class, but Rory "the salesman" Jennings and Buvey "the narcissistic snake" are pathetic and even Rory admitted that he wouldn't have as great of a life or career if it wasn't for what True Geordie and Lawrence did for him.

[@ckromuluss11and89]

great video bro really liked it

[@rickybrunch2968]

Club only has 180k subs, True Geordie 2.05 millions. Enough said. Geordie and Goldbridge for the win.

[@BristolRoversFan]

That doesn't mean anything. Brian's growth has stopped in the last 15 months

[@ZombieG24]

​@@BristolRoversFansomewhat normal in todays day and age of yt. There's plenty of channels with millions of subs from like 3-5 years ago that sustain 100k+ views.

[@Ligmaballs276]

@@BristolRoversFanI definitely means something. It means Brian has reached heights that The Club won’t ever reach.

[@InfusedMaltesers]

Another banger mage ❤

[@phatmemer69]

legend bro, appreciate you watching as always!

[@MMKLYH]

When shit hits the fan, the rats hit the sewers

[@BLACULA-Skeewoah]

Yeah, it's not like they had careers and wives and kids to feed or anything....

[@JohnB-im3eu]

Maybe don't toss out racist bollox

[@adelantericky]

wait, geordie has actually stated (albiet briefly) that he doesn't plan on reconciling with any of them. he did so a few months ago. clip is on this site.

[@user-sw1ft5jb7n]

I see you didnt mention adams behaviour before. The horrendous behaviour he did to mark goldbeidge

[@Rowlph8888]

Brian had mark on once and I was surprised he didn't replace Mkcola with him, No, because Geordie was always the biggest personality in sociaal media, football, with Mark 2nd… Don't know why he kept with Adam and Howson

[@Jim-so3zm]

​@@Rowlph8888Goldbridge can have some horrendous takes but seems like a genuine bloke. Maybe it's because he's a bit older and already had a family before all this stuff.

[@doomandgooner]

Kickoff was circling the drain once Hughwizzy left…

[@stuartbarrett755]

Geodie cancellation was crazy especially how KSI said an equally offensive joke after and had all his friends laughing and all he had to do was say sorry and everyone carried on like normal. on the comedian point i do think if stephen tries or W2S or someone like Jimmy Carr said it no one would have blinked

[@Bakugan945]

Difference in my opinion is the persona put across and how accountable they are, for example everyone knows with Stephen tries 99% of what he says is a joke that has no real meaning and with jimmy carr he’s purely telling jokes and pushing the boundaries. Brian multiple times went on record calling people out for being wrong (which was part of his charm initially) with the likes of Logan Paul etc. if he’s going to have this power to call people out when it comes to social media it also comes with the responsibility of being perfect from a pr side yourself, so yeah he can say Logan Paul you are awful for filming that Forrest, but he can’t then make a racially motivated joke and have that be looked at as a joke and overlooked. Just my opinion though if you get what I’m saying

[@Jansk1h]

KSI is black so of course he gets a lot more leeway

[@balumeikle8667]

@@Jansk1hharry says problematic things too. it’s just their fan base is huge and they are willing to defend that madness

[@Ligmaballs276]

@@balumeikle8667It’s not madness. Everyone should be able to make jokes. The problem is that the world is so damn sensitive nowadays.

[@balumeikle8667]

@@Ligmaballs276 you don’t get to really tell people what they get offended by. Also I do think people were willing to forgive geordie if he didn’t make that horrible apology initially saying that he has had sex with asian and muslim women

[@robertcarlsson9720]

The Club is the worst football channel imaginable...

[@sandg507]

Its pretty good

[@tomben6180]

@@sandg507I despise all three of them and I’m a City fan like Buvey, I can’t stand them.

[@saure22]

What Brian and loz did will never be topped, they created a whole genre and brought a whole new level of production to the platform.

[@gordonwithers8731]

A whole new genre? A football talk show . ..... Are you for real ?

[@saure22]

@@gordonwithers8731 No not a football talk show, they made live television for KZbin.

[@user-sw1ft5jb7n]

​@@saure22ohhh they were the first to live shows ? 😂😂😂😂😂 Glazing

[@saure22]

@@user-sw1ft5jb7n never said they were the first to do a live show, if you read the comment I said they created the genre, high production live debate shows never existed before that

[@BLACULA-Skeewoah]

​@@saure22literally nothing that they did was new! Mma, boxing and even counterstrike and fortnite had shows like this on youtube before them! Don't worry, I'm sure Brian will let you squat on his chest if you ask, no need to be a liar

[@Charlie1776_]

I skip forward all the brand deals anyway.

[@jwalton1915]

Martin Freemans hair is a lot longer than I remember 😂

[@ethanwhite2274]

Utter snakes. Never trust people like this that act nice and then use you to move their career forward

[@JohnB-im3eu]

Or just don't be a racist prick?

[@Parnell07]

Tom Garratt appears to be the most clued up, you've got to hand it to.

[@WelshAmethystGirl087]

Great video I'm not into football but I love a bit of influencer drama

[@gthedon__]

Amazing video

[@magicsteve5523]

I feel like most people in the football space knew Rory pre kick-off because he was the Chelsea fan every fan channel invited on before games against Chelsea.

[@DA79EN]

Laurence only acted defensively after the backlash….

[@jameselliott5631]

You didn't watch the podcast with him and mark then i take it

[@Starf679]

The joke he made was tame 😂😂😂. People need to get a grip on life 😂😂😂

[@josephhall5136]

Can't believe it took me so long to read that, it was a harmless joke. It was the reaction that made it worse. Lawrences wife is Muslim and he does seem pretty woke so

[@Starf679]

Lol she's not Muslim if she's married to an infidel which if you read the Koran it's specifically tells you 👍. I can't stand either of them tbh. I thought it was funny. Can't believe how long this took me to write 🤣👍.

[@noodles6131]

Exactly, can’t believe everyone’s pretending it’s the worst thing ever when any normal guy will say way more “offensive” things all the time with their mates

[@IEH_]

Easy for you to say. That joke was said in a malicious way to try get back on someone he hates. It wasn’t just a joke, he meant it partly. You guys are too wrapped up in trying to be antiwoke activists to see that.

[@noodles6131]

@@IEH_ Are you a Muslim or a cyclist?

[@ridicule-us4809]

The kick off got Rory to 100k subs

[@Badonicus]

Anyone seen Lawrence recently? Looks like Forrest gump after the long run.

[@anthonybakker2567]

Fair play to the lads in The Club, for seizing an opportunity that presented itself. But . . . fuck me, I would never leave my wallet on a table in a room they were in.

[@Malice1111]

I think you vastly understate the impact of the show getting canceled like that right before the world cup. it would have been the apex to get money fame exposure everything. And that guy killed it all for them refusing to do what was necessary to get it back for them.

[@tfender4957]

It's really sad that lawrence and TG potentially aren't going to work together anymore- whether it was fake or not they had great chemistry. I think they were genuinely friends. I think TG had the problem of being an older lad on the scene. If one of the sidemen say that everyone just says "Oh they're just kids..."

[@darrenwarby32]

I really dont know how anyone can listen to Buvey . Im a Man City fan and i find it embarrassing that hes even connected to the club .

[@tomben6180]

Same here, Manc born and bred and home and away since the 1990s. I cannot stand him. Big Steve is our man.

[@user-nj8tk9dr9y]

Not a massive fan of Brian, what he did was absolutely wrong. His ''friends'' however are all absolute snakes to a man, guys only hanging about him to get on his platform and have since jumped in on the guy and taking glee in his downfall. Lawrence you can understand with family who are Muslim but Buvey and Rory seemed to genuinely enjoy the fact he has fallen off.

[@clockworkman8210]

what did TG say? was it a joke?

[@user-nj8tk9dr9y]

@@clockworkman8210 Andrew Tate and True Geordie got into an online beef and because Tate had just turned Muslim he said he should do everyone a favour and blow himself up then or words to that effect. Obviously absolutely disgraceful comments but I don’t know anyone who actually thinks he’s racist. I’m not a fan of him anymore but it’s really weird seeing how all of his friends were just using him for his platform and are now regularly taking glee in his fall off.

[@indianman821]

Accountability with jokes is the easiest thing in the world. Don't joke on something someone can't control. Dont act like it's not common knowledge so you can still try and say slurs

[@alexakehurst4778]

I don’t even really care about the kick off but Brian and Laurence were there for my formative years through bad and good. those two splitting up is the definitely the saddest part

[@TruRedCRIME]

I'm a Muslim and didn't find what Brian said offensive. Context is everything and I just laughed at it. He was responding to Andrew tate and was an off the cuff remark. Furthermore the kick was the best football show on YT, better than the club and better than this new iteration of the kick off. If it were me. I would've strategized with brian and loz how to fix this and re launch the brand. I'd never of abandoned him. Loyalty is everything. Sad to see. He didn't deserve it.

[@HamsaT12]

I seriously question your imaan if you found his joke funny.

[@TruRedCRIME]

@@HamsaT12 I question yours too

[@HamsaT12]

@@TruRedCRIME your comment doesn't really make sense but ok.

[@philipt12345]

@@HamsaT12can’t make jokes now get a life it wasn’t even that bad

[@DanialFiasco]

​@@HamsaT12 Imaan comes from u belief in ALLAH Azza Wa Jal and His Rasul.. Defend Islam with Knowledge u gain from learning the religion.. N with force if met with force.. While what brian saif is stereo typing n out of pocket is not the worst thing ever said n i doubt it had any malice in it ( i could be wrong) but after all the drama i still dont think he said it with malice.. He tried to have a go at tate n i believe he let his feelings get the best of him

[@donkingbong420]

With laurence saying about the club spin off it was in works, I remember watching kick off and Adam and Rory promoting thier podcast on kick off loads using Brian channel

[@CityzenPatrick]

Rory is the most honest, level headed, smart, rational, did I say honest, when it comes to his football takes....

[@Coreyinthehouse]

I don’t even know who tf Bovey is 😂

[@Kains_Gaming_Channel]

Hes a gobshite that just says crazy shit for attention. And he knows it

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

A lispy poshboy City cretin who probably couldn't tell you where Maine Road was located if you put a map in front of him. He'd think the Kippax was a new brand of frozen fish...

[@jameselliott5631]

I also wonder how true geordies relationship with calfreezy is considering the fellas studios producing the club. As brian and freezy used to br good mates and made a few podcasts together on brians channel

[@Mario-by2ci]

Ngl I like the new cast the kick off more

[@brandonm8901]

Getting rid of Lawrence from the True Geordie channel was an absolutely amazing outcome tbf

[@Coreyinthehouse]

Agreed. He always seemed so smug and gave off the vibe that he thought he was above other people.

[@ACE360x]

​@@Coreyinthehousesmug yes, I get that but I just think he was a different type of creator to them. More journalism and less banter in his takes for me

[@jamiebyrne3416]

No it wasn't. They had unreal chemistry

[@fredsflintstone3702]

They parted in peaceful ways. It's not like they sacked him

[@Joker66623]

I never liked him. His jokes weren't funny and he came across like he thought he was better than everyone. You just have to watch the interview with Robbie Williams.

[@Champchamp12]

I honestly feel for Brian, when the tough times came none of his so called loyal friends had his back, they all left. None of it had to with Islam, they ran because all the sponsors canceled their deals. Never believe someone who use religion as an excuse.

[@ROC14088]

When times are hard friends are few

[@johnbarr0]

13:19 What happened with JaackMaate?

[@oj7803]

Lawrence slagged off production of a charity football match, Jack called him out on it

[@hexusG4Z]

All about brand deals and money for Lawrence.

[@laurencemckenna]

Clearly not or I’d have left in the previous problems too.

[@wemoveforward6413]

​@@laurencemckennamate don't need to explain. Get money like the rest of us. No one works for free.

[@thegoatsnake5392]

It really wasn't buddy, Laurence is the only guy that's come out and discussed it properly and with class too, not my place but was very close to home for him, you should watch the whole interview with Mark probably one of the best one on ones chats I've ever listened to

[@ApeLincoln-cu7ze]

@@laurencemckennaBro don’t listen to that noise we like you we watched the interview and you were very genuine and upfront, def gained my respect

[@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi]

​@@laurencemckennanonsense, money was always there despite previous issues. Now it was threatened like never before and you bounced. Wuss.

[@Lionfire1]

How you don’t have a million subs is beyond me. Keep at it bruv!

[@GoroOno]

True Geordie is a bit of a buffoon but he is obviously harmless and a decent guy, the way they all threw him under the bus was disgusting, especially Laurence. Fairweather friends are not friends at all.

[@seanquinn8790]

Where is Laurence now anyway the rat

[@IEH_]

A guy who likes getting pegged and shat on is a deranged freak not a decent guy. Get in reality. What is your standard for a decent guy lmfao

[@deepanmurugan467]

Let's not kid ourselves, just because Loz got left with neither brian nor adam/rory/buvey to go to, it doesn't make him a saint, he is a proper prick himself.

[@SuperDuperHappyTime]

The Club were probably going to leave The Kick Off by the end of the year, regardless of 'The Joke'. 'The Joke' merely moved the timeline for the fruition of The Club into overdrive.

[@fredsflintstone3702]

Hugh Wizzy parted way earlier for a completely different reason.

[@nozzer2002]

True friends wouldnt jump ship they would work things out !

[@laurencemckenna]

I tried and I shouldn't be expected to stick around no matter what because that's not a reasonable ask.

[@eXpressYourselfClips]

What has happend to Hugh Wizzy?

[@chrisswindell7704]

I’m guessing I’m seeing this content because I watch ‘And the rest is football…’ Why anyone would watch a bunch of randos chat balls about a sport they barely understand when they could spend the time watching ATRIF or even Stick to Football is beyond me. This sounds like exactly the sort of clickbaity amateur crap I’d expect.

[@muttsy13]

I just turned this on and recognised only gold bridge and the other united fan had no clue of any of these people very interesting video

[@theswampcleaner3856]

Hugh Wizzy just came back the other day.

[@jackysew9974]

Rory reminds me of a real life version of Simon from the inbetweeners

[@Badonicus]

I don't miss listening to Brian's sinus infection that he has on the mic every weekend

[@r0sco_1]

Reading the comments it looks like almost all prefer the KO to the Club. Not a fan of the club, they're all in an echo chamber. Not a fan of Buvey, Rory used to be alright but now he will say anything to sound controversial, problem being he changes his own opinion from week to week. I hope that Lawrence rejoins the Kick Off or rebuilds his friendship with Brian. They worked well together.

[@drunkflamingolive]

Combined 11s WOW REVOLUTIONARY

[@ryandavies8679]

I feel bad for Brian, built them all up and they scurried in an instance

[@AgentGold-AI]

00:00 🔥 The cutthroat nature of social media industry 00:27 🚫 True Geordie's cancellation and its impact 00:38 ⚽ The unique appeal of "The Kick Off" podcast 01:10 💔 The crumbling of The Kick Off post-cancellation 01:51 🌍 Adjusting to the world cup without sponsors 02:09 🔄 The Kick Off's return with a new panel in 2023 03:05 🚀 Launch of "The Club" by former Kick Off members 03:41 ⚖ "The Club" ranks football podcasts and discusses The Kick Off 04:07 🛠 Laurence's post-Kick Off career and reflections 04:25 💡 Discussing a cooperative business model for The Kick Off 04:46 🤝 Potential collaboration with Mark Goldbridge 05:54 👏 The potential of The Kick Off to disrupt mainstream media 06:22 ❗ The impact of losing friends and IP in social media 06:55 🤐 The consequences of social media cancellations 07:44 🌉 Laurence's final thoughts on his relationship with Brian and the future 09:14 🤔 Reflection on internet speech and consequences 10:12 🤔 Debating the "comedian" label 10:37 💧 Metaphor of the social well 11:04 🛋 Behind the scenes vs. online visage 11:37 ⚽ Ridiculous claims in football content 14:46 🎬 Creating short clips from podcasts Key Moments by Agent Gold AI

[@alphabeta2515]

wait so what was the joke that collapsed the podcast?? I don't think I heard it in this video!

[@zorbathegeek]

I've copy and pasted this: "True Geordie has issued an apology on his KZbin channel after he was slammed for making a joke about Andrew Tate. The podcaster, whose real name is Brian Davis, was asked by one of his fans during a livestream whether he would fight the former kickboxer. Davis looked annoyed at the suggestion and his podcast colleague, Lawrence McKenna, said True Geordie would never win that fight because Tate has 'God on his side' now. Brian then said he would gladly 'blow myself up if I could take that f**king s**tbag with us'. McKenna jumped in to say that was a problematic stereotype about Islamic people, but Davis double downed. "I'm just saying, if he really wanted to prove it, do the right thing," Brian said while chuckling to himself. The joke didn't go down well and many on social media called the pun Islamophobic."

[@Bleech606]

Was there a particular reason for the clip of the orangutan driving the golf cart or was it just sneaked in because it's a work of unrivalled art that should be included in every video for the rest of human existence?

[@phatmemer69]

always the latter my friend

[@thesurrealist7]

It's funny that you glance over the incident as just a joke that got him cancelled. If True Geordie had made a similar joke about certain other communities everyone would be applauding Geordie's old mates for leaving him.

[@oliverqueen5883]

5:07 Nah I knew Rory from the Olden Days of Chelseafanstv, not the other lad though

[@mofirminhosadiosalahrobert4904]

The kick was brilliant , its now very good

[@juiceboxleal6254]

5:22 buvey is like an urban legend though

[@wilsonbreckenridge843]

I miss the True Geordie from about 2016… back when he played fifa and talked Newcastle

[@jackstoker6953]

They ditched him outright

[@isaywhatithink1223]

true geordie should have stuck to the football hangover. his wee mate Lawrence did my head in, put me off him

[@seanquinn8790]

Where that rat go

[@judechauhan6715]

I'd heard of Rory or seen him on like Sky or something but I still don't know who the other two are really. I know the Man Utd fan is supposed to be big but the other guy no idea, also seen him on sky a few times but doesn't really add anything like bland boiled potatoes in a stew just there for filler maybe that's really harsh but genuinely not sure who he is lol