Why Can't Messi Just Play For Free At Barcelona?
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The Messi Era is finally over Barcelona, despite the efforts from both parties to extend it. But if Lionel Messi loves the club so much, why can't he just play for free? This video explains why through the use of lemonade, fire and POGs.
Written by JJ Bull and Joe Devine.
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@kevinevano4497 2 жыл бұрын
If Joe loves The Athletic so much, why doesn't he just make videos and record podcasts for free?!
@abrahamlunchtime5421 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Good one mate 🔥🔥🔥♥️
@icestation9014 2 жыл бұрын
joe still needs money, messi does not even need any more money for his grand granchild to live luxuriously
@banpridev 2 жыл бұрын
@@icestation9014 money runs out!
@poketuber9702 2 жыл бұрын
Joe is explaining why messi can’t/shouldn’t do this and tifo isn’t in financial crisis mate 😂
@user-jp3hc4ux4e 2 жыл бұрын
@@icestation9014 1. The Original Comment was a joke 2. Spanish law requires any new contract to be a minimum of 50 per cent of a player's previous wage in a bid to "avoid financial manipulation."
@colemiller1591 2 жыл бұрын
These videos are getting more and more like a fever dream
@jochenklausberger9076 2 жыл бұрын
I read this and thought "What is he talking about?" Then I finished the video. I am sorry for doubting you.
@TomHawkin5 2 жыл бұрын
And I never want it to change
@andreeliasoliveira6131 2 жыл бұрын
I thought this was a hate comment but I fully back you now, brethren
@wavavoom 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the video!
@colemiller1591 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that Joe writes, stars, and edits these is both wonderful and disturbing
@LukeGJPotter 2 жыл бұрын
It's a bit like how Vince McMahon wrote the storylines where he got to work with the Divas. Just Joe works with Pogs.
@olanrewaju8202 2 жыл бұрын
The werewolf part 😂
@YasserS19 2 жыл бұрын
That probably explains why these videos are like this XD
@lrdnalrd 2 жыл бұрын
annoying
@curtiswatson4192 2 жыл бұрын
You know, just listening to his voiceover on Tifo Football I assumed Joe was a really calm and collected academic mind. Tifo IRL has really changed that assumption.
@TheRustyTalksPodcast 2 жыл бұрын
Or the super-awesomely crazy Tifo Football Podcast which is brilliant also
@4kanesh 2 жыл бұрын
OMG THIS!!! 😂😂😂
@ICULooking 2 жыл бұрын
He is largely a wonderful child with a sultry man's voice
@theuthras5716 2 жыл бұрын
Nah he is a young man... Full of vitality.
@Jonifico 2 жыл бұрын
He's one of those guys you never notice until he makes you burst out in laughter. Calm and composed... with a coyote inside
@WillishBroadbino 2 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced the worse the comments towards Alex being boring get, the more Joe descends into madness in an attempt to offset it. And Im here for every second of it 😂
@williamaiken3638 2 жыл бұрын
I'm all for Joe howling into th enight, but I mainly watch the channel for Alex's commentary
@unstoppableExodia 2 жыл бұрын
@@williamaiken3638 yeah without Alex and Seb’s rationalism and pragmatism joe might just go completely off the rails. Sure that might be entertaining when it has shock value but the magic of Tifo would also be lost.
@KindredBrujah 2 жыл бұрын
@@williamaiken3638 JJ Bull is where it's at. I like Joe and Alex too, but JJ's quirky charisma ticks all the boxes for me.
@ArnavSenguptaPlus 2 жыл бұрын
I love how dry Alex is.
@GeniusLad32 2 жыл бұрын
People find Alex boring? Weird
@jarrodkline7620 2 жыл бұрын
Joe seems not far away from HowToBasic levels of sanity, Messi’s transfer just broke him
@HanxoHaxashi 2 жыл бұрын
But man Joe is better than HowToBasic. At least it doesn't give me traumas like HTB does
@OptimistInTheDark 2 жыл бұрын
This is the video IRL has always been leading to.
@tabishhayat1522 2 жыл бұрын
This channel is starting to feel like Joe FINALLY has the space to make the videos he always wanted to. The football stuff was just a prelude to the comedy acting career of Joe Devine.
@celtic69 2 жыл бұрын
I thought to myself “there’s no way he’s going to actually howl…” and he did, he did that for us. What a king you are, Joe.
@samandersxn 2 жыл бұрын
This was the most informative fever dream I've ever had
@TheWPGHD 2 жыл бұрын
it's like Tifo is Joe's public persona but Tifo IRL is the *real* joe
@fadhilideche2831 2 жыл бұрын
With the combination of the erudition in his tone of voice and the eccentricity in his analogies, tangents and turns of phrase (which all still manage to make sense), you can tell that Joe's REALLY doing his best to make the most of his degree in English Lit.
@nunger5054 2 жыл бұрын
I used to love the intelligent analysis, professional approach and smooth voice behind Tifo videos… but I’ve got to say that the added wit and even madness is very, very welcomed 😄. This channel is a one-stop shop for everything I want in a KZfaq video now. Mr. Devine is mint.
@TheS1lentX 2 жыл бұрын
I remember when this used to be a channel about football like it was yesterday, now it's just Joe's personal playground, love it.
@Will-fu6vc 2 жыл бұрын
Joe's back, in Pog form!
@tjadejoh 2 жыл бұрын
Wow is your profile picture from spore?
@davidcarton6064 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@lacey7025 2 жыл бұрын
Joe is the funniest KZfaqr, I love his dry sense of humour 😂😂😂
@-blackjack1370 2 жыл бұрын
2:30 “ALSO SPAIN ABOLISHED SLAVERY IN 1811”. Glad to know that, cheers!
@iirovaltonen4258 2 жыл бұрын
Joe should go to auditions, he has a talent for acting.
@1998Cebola 2 жыл бұрын
That's his job right now lmao. He got hired as a voice actor and works as a voice actor on this very channel.
@casperguo7177 2 жыл бұрын
@@1998Cebola wasn’t he the founder of tifo?
@thedislikebutton163 2 жыл бұрын
FYI: Colwin bay lemonade stand fire of 2015. Thankfully, no lemons were hurt
@cdogensis6392 2 жыл бұрын
Rumour has it the owner sold out his supply of lemons a few hours before the fire. Bit of luck, eh?
@ollieshepherd3655 2 жыл бұрын
If this is where my athletic subscription money is going to then I’m all for it
@utsavlal9175 2 жыл бұрын
Everything going all right Then out of nowhere No one: Joe: Arouhhhhh!!!(like a wolf)
@mergimlarsson5600 2 жыл бұрын
thought you meant (Scooby Doo);)
@jamesleiper6399 2 жыл бұрын
Another detail is Why would he play for free when all the sponsors are paying the big Euro for him to be wearing their shirts. Is he just supposed to let his club pocket it all?
@opendebate 2 жыл бұрын
Good answer
@ncastell111 2 жыл бұрын
An answer in the form of a question like it's jeopardy
@utsavlal9175 2 жыл бұрын
Why can’t we get the athletics subscription for free
@FootballDrawn 2 жыл бұрын
Even if the law allowed it, how would people expect Barcelona's greatest ever player to play for free? ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
@moumenrezaei1330 2 жыл бұрын
indeed
@7bucksnutrition303 2 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@wilfordcolbert1333 2 жыл бұрын
certain people are just not too bright
@FootballDrawn 2 жыл бұрын
@@wilfordcolbert1333 lool
@dannyg3069 2 жыл бұрын
This was absolutely brilliant joe, enjoyed every second of it!
@ggmu4656 2 жыл бұрын
1:06 when he said "one pound" my brain automatically added "per month for 6 months "
@nerdwich 2 жыл бұрын
This is simultaneously the most helpful and the most strange video on the Messi saga. Glad I subscribed.
@Egalitealeaves 2 жыл бұрын
Tifo is life! Rojas, Rojas, Danny Roooojas.
@wallahhabibiiii 2 жыл бұрын
That analogy part was amazing 😂
@jook2jook 2 жыл бұрын
Joe went full James Stephanie Sterling at the end there. Felt like a jimquisition skit.... Brilliant.
@KingOfParsnips 2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one thinking that. Thank god for them.
@Apolita1987 2 жыл бұрын
I was half expecting a crossover.
@dzikripratama3776 2 жыл бұрын
Oh Jimmy Sterling
@Bfg12327 2 жыл бұрын
Never ever stop making these. Was a little down today, smiling again now. Thanks xx
@Gwimul89 2 жыл бұрын
This is the face of the same man who talked about percentile, xG, and sensible transfers 😭
@zeo99 2 жыл бұрын
"If you're good at something, never do it for free"
@Rybo4 2 жыл бұрын
society
@Rybo4 2 жыл бұрын
we live in one
@bruv8668 2 жыл бұрын
society
@user-jp3hc4ux4e 2 жыл бұрын
@@Rybo4 Im 14 and this is DEEP
@russow1074 2 жыл бұрын
Said a lot about SoCIeTY
@KnoxBrawl 2 жыл бұрын
I love this video set up - so good!
@T.E.S.S. 2 жыл бұрын
I detect JJ's dark influence on the script
@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere 2 жыл бұрын
JJ Bull the Bulla... Mallard
@Martin-qv4he 2 жыл бұрын
I remember when this channel had calm and collected explanations of tactics and player profiles instead of these knockoff ramblings of a knockoff Jim Sterling I love it!
@benkolya 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's mind went straight to Jim 🤣
@Leigh_Bailey 2 жыл бұрын
He'll be reaching for the boglins before we know it.
@JamailvanWestering 2 жыл бұрын
1. Because LaLiga doesn’t allow it 2. Both parties came to an agreement it was the FFP from Spain that did not allow it
@shashankshekhar3562 2 жыл бұрын
3. Most importantly, because Barca dug themselves into this hole.
@vani808 2 жыл бұрын
@@shashankshekhar3562 *Bartomeu
@shashankshekhar3562 2 жыл бұрын
@@vani808 It was the socios of the club who had selected him as the president so I won't cherry pick people to blame in this situation. Everyone who had a hand in his selection and policy making should be held accountable.
@user-jp3hc4ux4e 2 жыл бұрын
@@shashankshekhar3562 yea , Bartomeo never shouldve been the president in the first place . The socios fucked up
@davidwalsh9807 2 жыл бұрын
Love the side cut camera 👏🏻
@darthmaul408 2 жыл бұрын
What a gem this man is. To be fair Tifo seems to be packed the to rafters with random folk.
@CR0SSJ 2 жыл бұрын
Me before seeing Joe in Tifo IRL: this Joe dude must be a real dry and professional guy. Real Joe: Muuuuuummmmmm my POOOOGGGGSsssssss Reeeeeeeeeeeeee
@i_am_me6401 2 жыл бұрын
That ending lool. Joe you should do theatre man
@benmillward7765 2 жыл бұрын
I love Joe's nuanced performance' nuance is everything.
@Ari-vv3ur 2 жыл бұрын
To want Messi do his job or should i say magic, for free; is a crime!
@TheILikeBacon 2 жыл бұрын
more of these type of videos. thank you please
@seoraslyall3343 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god this went off the rails
@chris94kennedy 2 жыл бұрын
Easily my favourite Tifo so far! Joe you're a legend mate
@tommypopovics4006 2 жыл бұрын
I know I’ve found a channel I love when football and rocket league intercept. Good work Joe!
@kingeik 2 жыл бұрын
Keep ´em coming! This format is great!
@haroldcvideo 2 жыл бұрын
Love this new direction you all are taking the channel...
@LukeGJPotter 2 жыл бұрын
It's Tifo, it's back, in Pog form.
@duderino9804 2 жыл бұрын
U are looking good and helathy Joe! happy for u, love ur vids. i already annoy all my friends with "some good football content" haha
@unstoppableExodia 2 жыл бұрын
This video was highly educational. I now know far more about Joe’s backstory than I ever thought I would
@ycanionlyevafind1sok 2 жыл бұрын
Very possibly the best thing on youtube! I love this poor simple man
@BigMadAndy 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, Joe's story telling is truly spine chilling! Please read me bedtime stories, Joe
@thztan7492 2 жыл бұрын
I believe joe should/already taken a theatre class & he loves it very much. Well done Joe, Bafta should notice at your performance 😅👏👍
@Microscopecar 2 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes of course, it all makes sense now. Thank you! If only someone had explained this whole Messi thing in such clear and definitely not psychotic terms before; it would have saved me so much time... and lemonade money
@maxouph212 2 жыл бұрын
i guess this is Joe IRL channel now! Love this. Keep going.
@vincegonzalez2171 2 жыл бұрын
That howl was excellent!
@adn17 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful explanation and analogy!
@dumaoi 2 жыл бұрын
Mr Joe you just made my day
@Kamehouse444 Жыл бұрын
How this is not the most viewed Tifo IRL video I will never know, pure, triple distilled madness 😂
@DouglasDeLima82 2 жыл бұрын
Where I live, the word “tifo” means a kind of fever so strong that you can actually alucinate. After watching this video, it’s all starting to make sense.
@that_megan 2 жыл бұрын
You had me at POGs, sir.
@fhjunior6183 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid
@davidnunezpty 2 жыл бұрын
I need audiobooks read by this man...yesterday
@JMC2829 2 жыл бұрын
I came back a day latter to check I didn't imagine the ending.
@tippytess 2 жыл бұрын
Love the irreverent tone of these vids. Joe and his mates ahve good chemistry. Keep it up!
@allexia0595 2 жыл бұрын
How… how are the intro voiceover and Joe Divine the same person. It’s mind boggling.
@knoxashford7680 2 жыл бұрын
I fazed out and faded back in for the Pogs section and will never be the same again.
@thomasmagrath7529 2 жыл бұрын
I think truly this is Tifos magnum opus
@mattyn94 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if this was your first Tifo IRL video
@georgerockey19 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't realise this was a comedy channel, I'm so here for this originality man oh my
@robertwalker4563 2 жыл бұрын
👏🏼👏🏼 don’t ever stop begging you Joe. Love it
@scott19087 Жыл бұрын
This needs a come back, its 1am and Im just dying of laughter alone in my room lol
@davicosta3915 2 жыл бұрын
THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO Everytime someone said this bullshit story of "oh, if he loves the club so much, just play for free" a part of me died
@thoriummusic 2 жыл бұрын
wow you could feel the shade literally being thrown at 1:14
@jerkov420 2 жыл бұрын
That was the most epic analogy ever known to man
@dandominare 2 жыл бұрын
From now on, I want all my football-related news rephrased into an analogy involving Pogs.
@shauwengchee 2 жыл бұрын
love the sandwich analogy
@letokim7607 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Joe, keep being you!
@spacepotato8825 2 жыл бұрын
Well that was a dark inisght! Pogs, love pots, one crazy summer in the 90's ahhh
@dineshrijal10 2 жыл бұрын
goodness me what was this Joe? anyways I loved how you explained the same thing we have been hearing for weeks now in an entertaining way.
@TheGarbageBox 2 жыл бұрын
More of Joe doing this kind of stuff please - so good, feel blessed, stay based x
@SuperDannyboy1983 2 жыл бұрын
That was delightfully insane
@drewdavies3010 2 жыл бұрын
Tifo jim sterling crossover...i didnt know i needed this...
@nachiketsharma3256 2 жыл бұрын
I have always come to Tifo for serious football content and as much as the humor is appreciated, it is a little too much!!
@dnlmlny 2 жыл бұрын
Incredibly informative. Joe really does explain the situation clearly and concisely!
@francescoandreussi 2 жыл бұрын
I have to say that I'm loving this Monty Python-y turn that the channel took🤣🤣
@jakestanton4294 2 жыл бұрын
Next level football analysis Joe. Keep it up!
@redhood7105 2 жыл бұрын
Proper football themed theatrical performance!
@ankh_k 2 жыл бұрын
Joe can do audiobook voiceovers.
@stephenowen3383 2 жыл бұрын
Loving that we are now seeing Joe's rapid descent into insanity in its own specific set videos, if nothing else so Seb can get a rest
@manojmenoncountingstars 2 жыл бұрын
Gosh this version of Joe is funny AF! where were u all along man! 😂
@debdattasaha8341 2 жыл бұрын
well, that escalated quickly.
@matthewcrow687 2 жыл бұрын
After the ending to that video, the smart analysis. Powerful stories. Screen has never been more accurate 🤣
@manasdixit 2 жыл бұрын
THIS is football heritage
@vortex4344 2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the voice of athletic is someone so young
@georgeadams3214 2 жыл бұрын
I love you Joe, more than you will ever know
@bohemiangrowve3316 2 жыл бұрын
All jokes aside that epilogue was performed immaculately
@danielajayi9311 2 жыл бұрын
This video really makes me wonder if this Joe is the same with the one in Tifo football!!!!
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