Video taking off 23x its usual first day

Sean Dyche's "Game's gone" test spares the booted kick-off

BBC Football's quick-fire interview has viewers defending referee cameras and the player lying behind the free-kick wall.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 154,206 views a day, 23 times a normal first day on this channel (6,824).

'GAME'S GONE' WITH SEAN DYCHE

The green tick barely gets a workout in Sean Dyche's quick-fire judgment of modern soccer. Tiny shin pads, rolled-down socks and water breaks when it isn't hot all get rejected. Booting the ball straight out from kick-off? That, apparently, is fine.

BBC Football's "'GAME'S GONE' WITH SEAN DYCHE" reached about 133,000 views in 17 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for a Short.

The format gives the manager two verdicts: "Game's gone" or "Game's on." But his answers aren't all a blanket rejection of change. He approves of the kick-off tactic, citing PSG, while his objection to referee cameras comes with an explanation: "Just get the pressure off the referees."

For goal celebrations, his reference point is Marco Tardelli's famous World Cup celebration. Multiple celebrations after a single goal don't pass the test. Half-and-half scarves fare worse: Dyche covers his face in disbelief.

The comments offer a tactical rebuttal to one of his dismissals. Several viewers explain why a player lies behind the defensive wall: when teammates jump, that player blocks a low free kick. Others make the case for referee cameras and the close-up perspective they provide. Dyche's short answers have produced a rather more detailed discussion underneath.

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What viewers say

Love how the only one approved was “booting the ball out from kick off” 😂
@BintyveetakSee it on YouTube
No no no we love the ref cam
@mikalbland3310See it on YouTube
What's wrong with lying behind the wall? If the wall jumps and the kicker goes low, the keeper has very little time to see it and quite often it leads to a goal.
@surferrosa9999See it on YouTube

3 more comments

Marco tardelli best celebration ever
@ACM-sp1ghSee it on YouTube
He’s right about Tardelli. Absolutely exemplary celebration, particularly when you’ve just scored in the biggest game in world football.
@dasnutnock6408See it on YouTube
Quite like Ref cam 😂😂😂
@cannedham86See it on YouTube

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The facts

Channel: BBC Football
Subscribers: 107,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 1,717,277
Channel views, pace per day: 162,532 (on a normal day: 275,335)
Video published: October 24, 2026
Video views so far: 132,586 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 154,206

The numbers

The Short has already drawn far more views than BBC Football usually gets on a Short's first day. Its comment count is also well above the usual first-day total.

the video's first day

usual first day here

6,824

this video

154,206

subscribers

107,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

130,295,993

views per day

162,532