Thogdan

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Just now, Carlos said:

I think you can classify it as a part-time job. A badly paid one.

So maybe some time for a bit of bean flicking?

[MickyD]

2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

just doing stuff with mates, girls etc?

Highly doubtful.

[fatolive]

I realise I’m not with it and considered ancient at 48 by the people he’s targeting I suppose, but what is the attraction of watching someone’s face while they watch a match? Or filming crowds?

apologies if there’s more to it than that, but all the clips I’ve seen of these people is just their face in the crowns describing what’s happening.

cant see the fascination myself 

[MickyD]

43 minutes ago, fatolive said:

I realise I’m not with it and considered ancient at 48 by the people he’s targeting I suppose, but what is the attraction of watching someone’s face while they watch a match? Or filming crowds?

apologies if there’s more to it than that, but all the clips I’ve seen of these people is just their face in the crowns describing what’s happening.

cant see the fascination myself 

It's about where I'm at too.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

The bits of his face are probably the least interesting.

Some of his films, interviews with folk, and mad scenes of celebration have been decent.

Not something to get addicted to, but younger ones like it.

[L/H White]

1 million youtube subscribers

Happy for him

[MickyD]

41 minutes ago, L/H White said:

1 million youtube subscribers

Happy for him

His videos have had more than a quarter of a billion views!

251,469,466 views. 

And he’s a Bolton fan.

[Marc505]

4 minutes ago, MickyD said:

His videos have had more than a quarter of a billion views!

251,469,466 views. 

And he’s a Bolton/Chelsea/Celtic/Rangers/Zenit fan.

 

[L/H White]

5 minutes ago, MickyD said:

His videos have had more than a quarter of a billion views!

251,469,466 views. 

And he’s a Bolton fan.

grafter

[Big E]

Be on some wedge him

[Tonge moor green jacket]

17 minutes ago, MickyD said:

His videos have had more than a quarter of a billion views!

251,469,466 views. 

And he’s a Bolton fan.

Do wonder if his posts, which will appeal predominantly to younger people, have played a small part in the increase in attendances. Certainly seems plenty of youth in attendance at the moment.

[Carlos]

You are looking at a hundred grand a year income, not bad, but not enough for WW.

[Traf]

2 minutes ago, Carlos said:

You are looking at a hundred grand a year income, not bad, but not enough for WW.

He gets more than that is spends off his dad, Stephen, who contrary to some the abuse he gets, is a decent chap.

[MickyD]

32 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Do wonder if his posts, which will appeal predominantly to younger people, have played a small part in the increase in attendances. Certainly seems plenty of youth in attendance at the moment.

I’d hope kids up and down the country who maybe don’t have a football-supporting family may watch Th’Ogden and decide, “If Bolton are a good enough team for th’Ogden then they’re good enough for me.”

[Tonge moor green jacket]

14 minutes ago, MickyD said:

I’d hope kids up and down the country who maybe don’t have a football-supporting family may watch Th’Ogden and decide, “If Bolton are a good enough team for th’Ogden then they’re good enough for me.”

Aye.

But that might make us the new utd. 🤣

[MickyD]

19 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Aye.

But that might make us the new utd. 🤣

Imagine. 🤪

[Leyther_Matt]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Aye.

But that might make us the new utd. 🤣

Hope not. They’re shite. 

[tomski]

There isn’t many things I’d pick having a real job over but being Thogden is one.

[Big E]

14 hours ago, tomski said:

There isn’t many things I’d pick having a real job over but being Thogden is one.

I would love to see you living life as a Thogden tribute act

[Big E]

Probably mentioned before he was at Athletico Madrid with his dad with a massive egg on his head after a generic kid whacking head injury. fair play to him for not going to bed sulking it was a right lump

[marple whites]

I mean just going round to watch all these big matches live and get paid for it  - now that would do for me…….

[Northender]

He popped up advertising some football app game on my FB the other day. 

[bolty58]

Last Sunday, I was at an event called the Armadale Cup as one of my grandsons was involved (note - he missed the 5th penalty in the shootout in the final after a 0-0 draw during the game, condemning his team to defeat. Last year he scored the winning 5th penalty in similar circumstances and was the hero. Football summed up right there).

Standing in the crowd with my son watching the final were players and connections from many of the other clubs who had been involved in the tournament. One kid spotted BWFC tattoos about our person, points at us and, in a very loud voice says one word. "Thogden!".

I asked him how he knew that name and he told me he watches all of the Youtube videos and 'quite likes' Bolton Wanderers because of awareness generated by Thogden.

I suppose that should make us consider if Thogden is a good thing or a bad thing? Obviously nothing I would ever seek to watch but, if it is spreading the faith?

[RUREADY2ROLL]

He is a Bolton fan so should be applauded for what ever he does

[desperado]

30 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

Last Sunday, I was at an event called the Armadale Cup as one of my grandsons was involved (note - he missed the 5th penalty in the shootout in the final after a 0-0 draw during the game, condemning his team to defeat. Last year he scored the winning 5th penalty in similar circumstances and was the hero. Football summed up right there).

Standing in the crowd with my son watching the final were players and connections from many of the other clubs who had been involved in the tournament. One kid spotted BWFC tattoos about our person, points at us and, in a very loud voice says one word. "Thogden!".

I asked him how he knew that name and he told me he watches all of the Youtube videos and 'quite likes' Bolton Wanderers because of awareness generated by Thogden.

I suppose that should make us consider if Thogden is a good thing or a bad thing? Obviously nothing I would ever seek to watch but, if it is spreading the faith?

Yes - good point, he’s most certainly spreading the faith.

Its already happening, but who would have thought a few years ago that a “YouTuber” would have so much influence. 

Whether you like it or not, young people for the next 20/30 years are going to reference Thogden as to why they follow the whites.

I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, you can’t blame him for following the clicks, the sponsors, the money. And if that means him following the Big Games around the world, then why the hell not? He’s good at what he does. It’s going to set him up for life.

I still maintain that his best and most Passionate videos are of the Whites. For anyone in doubt just look at his Forest video when we stayed up.

I’m always quite open to an alternative view and often change my mind accordingly. But I’m yet to hear an alternative view that this is just a BOLTON fan that’s made it into the big time. Albeit in a way and manner that us oldies find hard to relate to.  

I find it hard to not like that story. 

 

Edited September 16, 2022 by desperado