AFTV

ArsenalFanTV is an English YouTube channel founded by Robbie Lyle devoted to fans of the Premier League football club Arsenal.
==About==
Set up in during the 2012–13 season, ArsenalFanTV describes itself as "an Arsenal channel for Arsenal fans" and offers a platform for their fans to voice their unfiltered opinions before and after their matches - which has made the channel not only popular with Arsenal fans but also with fans of other Premier League clubs, albeit for very different reasons.
==Regulars==
Since the channel began there have been several fans who have become well known due to their appearances on the channel, several of whom have since started their own separate YouTube channels. Among the regulars are...
===Robbie===
The channel's founder and presenter, who interviews the various fans before and after matches. Following the channel's growth, he set up his own channel, Man Like Robbie, where he discusses wider football culture. He has also written for the Evening Standard newspaper.
===Claude=== 
(full name Claudio Callegari), nicknamed Angry Claude based on some of the passionate rants he has made throughout the channel's history, who have long been demanding that the club remove long-time manager Arsene Wenger - which has led to arguments with other regulars.
On 30th March 2021 it was announced that Claude had passed away the previous day.Twitter: @ClaudeBanstas We can’t believe we are writing this, with permission from Claude’s father, it is with great sadness and a broken heart that we have to announce that our dear friend and legend Claude sadly passed away yesterday afternoon 29th March.
===Ty===
Who is easily recognized due to appearing wearing not just an Arsenal shirt but also an Arsenal-branded beanie, pair of headphones and jacket, as well as sipping from an Arsenal-branded water bottle. As a firm believer that the club should keep the faith with Wenger, he has had a few verbal clashes with Claude. He is also known for the time when, following a surprise loss to Watford during the 2016–17 season, he tried to blame the weather for the result, claiming the rain affected the team.
===Troopz=== 
Known for both his colorful language, which has seen him nicknamed "the blud fam guy" due to how often those words pop up when he's interviewed, as well as for his rapid-fire speech. As he has mentioned a few times, although he supports Arsenal, the rest of his family support Tottenham - Arsenal's fierce local rivals. He also has his own channel, Troopz TV. In August of 2020, Troopz announced he was leaving the channel.HITC: WHY IS TROOPZ LEAVING ARSENAL TV? YOUTUBER’S NEW GIG EXPLAINED!
===D.T.===
(real name Liam Goodenough) Known for his swear word-laden rants, as well as creating the large "Thanks for the memories, but it's time to go" banner demanding the club remove manager Wenger which was prominently displayed at one match during the 2016–17 season. He also has his own vlogging channel, Mr DT, where he posts his reactions before, during and after matches.  He also likes to troll Tottenham's Twitter feed if they have had a bad result, which does not in any way make him look like an insecure manchild with an inferiority complex.
In November 2021, DT was convicted of stalking involving serious alarm or distress, and kidnapping of his ex-partner and sentenced to twelve months in prison, with his sentence sentence later increased to a three-year prison sentence on appeal.Gov UK: Violent stalker handed increased prison sentence Following his sentencing, AFTV announced they had permanently cut ties with DT.Twitter: @AFTVmedia This morning we have been made aware of news regarding DT, who was a regular contributor on AFTV until July 2021. We are utterly appalled and disgusted by his actions and totally condemn domestic abuse, or violence of any kind. DT had made us aware of personal issues in his life, however we can unequivocally say that the extent of the information made public by the government today is new to us. DT appeared on AFTV on 1st January when the severity of his legal case was unbeknownst to us. The recent developments come as a complete shock to all at AFTV. In light of the shocking news, DT will be offered absolutely no place on the channel again.
===Moh=== 
(full name Moh Haider), who is known for having a more articulate and objective response to the things going on around the club in comparison to the more colourful outbursts of the other regulars, who first came to prominence with the quip "You get what you pay for unless you're an Arsenal fan" following a surprise loss to Aston Villa at the start of the 2013–14 season
===Bully===
Who is instantly recognizable as his matchday attire is styled so he looks like a pirate.
==Notable Moments==
While the channel had gained a cult following in a previous couple of years, regularly having threads devoted to it on r/soccer after every Arsenal match (and especially every Arsenal defeat) the channel gained a higher media profile during the 2016/17 season, receiving coverage from several English newspapers.
The most notable moment occurred in February 2017 where Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville, a former player for Manchester United and England, described Arsenal fans as "embarrassing" due to their hounding of manager Wenger,The Guardian: Fan TV: revolution or just a vehicle for venting attention-grabbing fury? as well as taking a swipe at the channel. A few days later Neville accepted an invite from the channel to say his piece, and the subsequent video where he meets Claude, Troopz, Moh, and D.T. is the most-viewed video on the channel.
===Controversies===
The channel's livestream of the North London Derby in July 2020 drew criticism when Claude used a racial slur to describe Tottenham's Korean player Son Heung-min, known as a 'DVD' which wasn't called out by any of the others who were sat around him.  Claude's subsequent attempt to deny using a racial slur in a since-deleted tweet, coupled with a since-deleted video on the channel where Claude repeated the same attempts to deny what he said,Evening Standard: Arsenal Fan TV remove regular guest Claude 'indefinitely' for racist remark aimed at Tottenham's Heung-min Son drew further criticism and also saw Harrys dropped their sponsorship of the channel over the incident.  Robbie announced on his Twitter page that Claude had been removed from the channel indefinitely as of 15th July 2020.
== Quotes ==
* Lee Judges: He's done it again, you fucking little bastard! (during Arsenal's 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur)
* Troppz: Aubam- who? Aubama- what? AUBAME-BLOODCLAT-YANG! 
* From an angry Arsenal fan: I've expect you Wenger and you can see this, to end your resignation, and Tim Payton, you will resign on the AST from speaking bollocks all summer! Where the fuck enough! 
* From another Arsenal fan: Fuck them, fuck the fans, fuck their badge and everything else. FUCK TOTTENHAM! Alright, North London is still red, let's just remember that, alright? 
* WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TELLY MAN?! (during 2-1 Aresnal's defeat against Brighton)
* Robbie: At number 3, the mere mention of his name gets me mad... SAMIR NASRI.
== References ==
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