Let's Laugh at Arsenal FC - AFTV Lolcows, Troopz, Banter FC

[blahblahblah678]

I'm a bit surprised there hasn't been a thread here to laugh at the downfall of one of the biggest football clubs in England: Arsenal Football Club.

They currently sit 15th in the Premier League (the highest level of professional football in England). They are a team with a long tradition and have not been relegated in almost 100 years. Their fanbase is used to finishing at least 4th in the league and playing Champions League football, even if they got destroyed by Bayern Munich in the knockout rounds.

One of the reasons their downfall has been the stuff of lolcow status is the prominence of fan channel AFTV (formerly known as Arsenal Fan TV). Seeing the regulars fan commentators like DT, Lee Gunner, Ty (the most delusional of them all) and Troopz (who now has a job with Barstool Sports) lose their shit after every defensive lapse and loss is the gift that keeps on giving.

They just got humiliated again in a cup quarterfinal by Manchester City and the fanbase wants the head of Mike Arteta, their current manager. If their current form holds, next season will have away days at Millwall, Wycombe Wanderers, and other English Championship sides.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

heh arse

 

[some Sketchy dude]

let's laugh at OP. Britbong faggot, oi! oi! oi!

 

[Ronnie Rocket]

> You're just a shit club in London...

Etc, etc, etc.

 

[Coolio55]

Uhhhhh. This forum is called "Kiwifarms" not "Kiwifarms's fucking dads"

 

[LukeMcGregor]

AFTV live reactions have been vital

 

[Anchors-Away]

Considering West Brom just brought in Big Sam, plus Burnley and Fulham on better form; I'd hate to be Arsenal going into this Brighton game. Personally I'd LOVE Arsenal in the Championship. Blackburn, Nottingham Forest, QPR etc. It doesn't matter if you have millions or notable history, the tides of time will change.

 

[Rebel Wilson]

Liverpool won the epl and it is therefore no longer relevant

 

[José Mourinho]

As much as I like to laugh at Arsenal FC, the Premier League feels like a one-horse race to me now and thus I'm just uninterested in the league as a whole.

Sure you can argue that the gap this time is narrow but what's the chances Liverpool would still win in the end and the gap would get wider?

 

[CWCissey]

I'm not interested in football, but the humour potential is pretty good here.

That DT dude seems unstable, and AFTV needs to become like that God channel where no call was serious.

As much as I like to laugh at Arsenal FC, the Premier League feels like a one-horse race to me now and thus I'm just uninterested in the league as a whole.

Is that just for this year, or in general? As it's always been one of three teams with a serious shout for winning the Premier League, they've just changed. Better than the Jock's League since Rangers were caught with their hands in the till.

In the past it was United, Chelsea or Arsenal, now it's City, Spurs or Liverpool.

 

[José Mourinho]

Is that just for this year, or in general?

In general. I just felt it's either Liverpool or Manchester City nowadays.

 

[Anchors-Away]

As much as I like to laugh at Arsenal FC, the Premier League feels like a one-horse race to me now and thus I'm just uninterested in the league as a whole.

Sure you can argue that the gap this time is narrow but what's the chances Liverpool would still win in the end and the gap would get wider?

Prior to 2019, the league had not witnessed back to back title winners since 2009. The balance has been constantly shifting

 

[Shining Wit]

Even now, Arsenal are really only two wins from jumping into the top half dogpile. Hell, with current form, Chelsea will be sliding back down to where Arsenal is

With Liverpool bottling their lead already, this season is by far the most open. I just hope City don't start snowballing again, their irrelevance was refreshing

 

[KokoroKoroki]

Arsenal only really have Aubameyang to keep them going, once he's gone they'll be in dire straits.

Was also funny watching them lose at home to fucking Burnley of all teams.

 

[Orion Balls Deux]

Go, Bulldogs!

 

[Shining Wit]

Arsenal only really have Aubameyang to keep them going, once he's gone they'll be in dire straits.

Was also funny watching them lose at home to fucking Burnley of all teams.

Auba has been trash all season
Their actual rocks are Martinelli and Tierney, both who've had injury concerns. As much as they're blundering, they wont get relegated sadly, Blades and Baggies are absolutely awful, while Fulham and Newcastle aren't much better

City are winning it this season, can feel it. United are getting lucky and will come undone against an organised team. Klopp's gone insane and Liverpool are going to spiral. Mourinho and Spurs got mindbroken by West Ham and can't hold leads anymore.
Chelsea and Fat Frank are frauds and will struggle to get any europe this season unless Werner can sort himself out. Leicester will probably get top 4 but can't see them competing for the title. Everton/Aston Villa are hard to predict, Villa will probably do better out of the two. Every other team other than City cant maintain the form needed to win, unless Laporte gets injured again

 

[Anchors-Away]

It's a matter of how many breaks or if a season halt happens again. Take Villa for example, how poor will the teams condition be after that outbreak? I still think Liverpool may clutch it again, but need major changes come the Summer. City I don't think will ever reach the same heights they once had when the old guard retire/leave on free transfers.

 

[Shining Wit]

It's a matter of how many breaks or if a season halt happens again. Take Villa for example, how poor will the teams condition be after that outbreak? I still think Liverpool may clutch it again, but need major changes come the Summer. City I don't think will ever reach the same heights they once had when the old guard retire/leave on free transfers.

City v Villa coming up will be the real litmus test of the season. I think Villa have weakened a bit since Barkley got injured, since him, Grealish and McGinn were great in midfield. Although, as we've seen with Newcastle, the outbreaks can ruin the team. ASM is still unfit from it and the rest of the team are the worst in the league, even worse than Blades.
As for liverpool, they can solve all of their problems right now by signing a cb, even a short term signing, then putting Henderson back in midfield. But Klopp or his bosses wont, for some insane reason

 

[Shining Wit]

Of course, the day I call Aubameyang rubbish he gets a brace lol

 

[Lucas Silva #4903141]

Alright, so there's this autistic german on 4chan who gathered data on the people that appear on Arsenal Fan TV. I'm always surprised when I read the age of these people.

Source: https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/104854621/#104858954 - Archive

AFTV Life profiles

Main people:

Robbie Lyle aka "Robbie"
>48 years old
>born and raised in London
>of Jamaican heritage
>originally a surveyor, then a full-time reggae singer and DJ working for BBC Radio, before eventually becoming a full-time YouTuber
>married
>2 daughters, 1 son

Taiwo Ogunlabi aka "Ty"
>50 years old
>born and raised in London
>lives in Upper Holloway, London
>of Nigerian heritage
>previous occupation unknown (possibly unemployed)
>never married
>no kids

Liam Goodenough aka "Mr. DT"
>41 years old
>born in London, raised in Luton, England, then moved back to London as an adult
>white English
>previously worked in a warehouse and part-time as a DJ
>has a police record for repeatedly speeding, lying in court, charity fraud, kidnapping a minor, failure to pay child support and domestic violence
>admitted to have done cocaine during his time as a DJ, but claims to be clean now
>divorced or was in the process of divorce, but may have reconciled with his wife recently (unclear)
>3 sons (from 2 different women)

Harry Gregory aka "White Yardie"
>36 years old
>born in some small English town in Essex to white Jamaican-born parents, but his family moved back to Jamaica when he was 3 months old and he was raised in Black River, Jamaica. His family then moved back to the UK when he was 17 and he moved to London as an adult and has been living there ever since
>white Jamaican-British (dual citizenship)
>mainly a raggae singer and comedian, but now seems to have also taken a permanent position on AFTV as a replacement for Troopz
>married
>1 son, 1 daughter

Lee Judges
>53 years old
>born and raised in London (in Wimbledon to be exact)
>white English
>owns a dry-cleaning business (Tesco is or was one of his main clients before Covid-19 hit)
>divorced
>1 son, 1 daughter


Pippa Monique aka "Pippa"
>30 years old
>born in the Bahamas, raised in London
>immigrated to the UK with her father, older brother and younger sister as a child, was mainly raised by her father
>her mother had some kind of issues and walked out on the family, she still lives in the Bahamas
>previously worked in customer service of a bank, then as a radio host and also a match reporter for Millwall FC
>has been involved with AFTV since 2013, but since 2015 full-time
>has known Robbie for a long time as his family lived near hers and the families were friends
>never married
>2 sons

Charlene Smith
>in her early 30s
>born and raised in London
>unknown heritage, likely mixed
>worked as a model and actress (had some minor roles in some British films/series) prior to AFTV
>friend of Pippa
>never married
>1 son, 1 daughter

Kelechi Anyikude aka "Kelechi"
>38 years old
>born and raised in Owerri, Nigeria, immigrated to Leeds, England in 2010
>holds a PhD in Process Engineering from the University of Leeds
>now lives in London
>dual British-Nigerian citizen
>co-founder and co-owner of several Nigerian-based software companies (JobFetcher, MIN Solutions, SoulsApp)
>board member of "Cancer Aware Nigeria", a charity organization that promotes cancer awareness in Nigeria
>never married
>no kids

Moh Haider aka "Moh"
>36 years old
>born and raised in London
>of Pakistani heritage
>works as a chartered (public) accountant at the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office in Milton Keynes, England
>married
>no kids

*Real name unknown* aka "Turkish"
>in his early 30s
>born and raised in London
>of Turkish heritage
>occupation unknown, but claims to own some real estate in Turkey which he rents out
>never married
>no kids

*Real name unknown* aka "Lee Gunner"
>38 years old
>born in some small town in England, but moved to London with his parents as a kid and was raised there
>now lives in Spain
>white English
>full-time YouTuber
>married
>1 daughter

Info on former contributors, sourced from the same German anon:

Former AFTV contributors:

Aumar Hamilton aka "Troopz"
>33 years old
>born and raised in London
>now lives in New York City, where he works for Barstool Sports (as a podcast host)
>of mixed Pakistani/Moroccan/Jamaican heritage (Paki-Moroccan father, Jamaican mother), his parents never married and broke up when he was a child, he was raised by his mother
>he passionately hates his father
>has been smoking weed since he was 14
>his mother found his drugs when he was 17 and threw him out, sending him to temporarily go live with his mother's family in Jamaica for around two years to complete school there, afterwards he eventually came back to the UK
>worked as a barkeeper prior to AFTV
>married
>2 sons

Claudio Callegari aka "Claude"
>58 years old
>raised in London (born in either London or Italy)
>of Italian heritage
>previously worked as a taxi driver, now most likely unemployed after he was thrown out of AFTV after referring to Asian people as "DVDs" (which apparently is known as an anti-Asian slur in the UK)
>divorced
>2 daughters
>2 grandsons, 1 granddaughter

*Real name unknown* aka "Mr. Bully"
>56 years old
>born and raised in London
>white English
>occupation unknown
>was hospitalized in January 2020 and appears to have some serious health issues currently
>either never married or divorced
>1 daughter

Colin Newell aka "Heavy D"
>47 years old (deceased)
>died in November 2020 due to a heart attack
>born and raised in London
>mixed racial background (specific ethnicities unknown)
>worked as an actor, voice actor, YouTuber and reality TV star (appeared in Storage Hunters & Big Brother UK some years ago)
>never married
>1 daughter

I do remember the shitshow over Claude disappearing from AFTV. He called Son Heung-Min "DVD" - this refers to asian immigrants who used to sell bootleg DVDs on the streets, iirc, mostly saying "DVD? DVD?" - Claude posted some over the top apology, and got more active on his Youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GoonerClaudeTV/videos