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Shay Given starts foot note's Liverpool transfer dominoes

Four new uploads explore Premier League wealth and an alternate history without Manchester City's Abu Dhabi takeover.

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foot note Story of November 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

This ONE Signing Led To Liverpools Biggest FLOP

How does signing a goalkeeper in Manchester end up changing Liverpool's attack? foot note's most-watched new upload follows an entertainingly winding route through Newcastle's relegation and Andy Carroll's breakthrough.

In "This ONE Signing Led To Liverpools Biggest FLOP", an animated flowchart connects City's move for Shay Given with Carroll getting a season to develop in the Championship, then Liverpool spending some of the Fernando Torres proceeds on him. This is a counterfactual argument, not an established chain of cause and effect. The narrator even pauses to ask whether it is a stretch: "Absolutely. A little bit."

The clip has drawn roughly 1,300 views and carries the most daily momentum on the channel. It points towards "Did Man City Ruin Football?", the opening instalment of a season-by-season alternate history that removes the Abu Dhabi takeover. Robinho at Chelsea and Given staying at Newcastle are among its imagined branches.

The other pair of uploads asks whether Premier League wealth has hollowed out European football. The longer essay considers TV money, spending limits, a transfer levy and different league formats, while its shorter companion uses Tottenham and Manchester United's Europa League final as the talking point.

It is a football-focused week on a clips channel whose most-watched archive remains rugby-heavy. Subscribers held steady, and daily views are running at around a quarter of their usual level. Nearby, Open Goal is close to its normal viewing rhythm, while Zac Djellab is enjoying roughly twice his usual daily audience. For foot note, the Given-Carroll thought experiment is doing the most to bring attention to the new uploads.

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