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This is painful to watch.. it’s like yous have been injected with a disease that makes you into someone you aren’t.. scary!!!
Rick and Guy .. two of the biggest hipparates regarding LIV . They have spent the last 2 – 2.5 years bashing the product and now because LIV is making moves and growing they sell out so they can get more content. Everyone should unscribe from his channels on YouTube and hit him where it hurts . " The OG of YouTube Golf" is No more. On the flip side everyone go support Ricks boy Peter Finch – that man deserves the millions of subscribers for the content he makes. Bye Rick , not listening to you anymore 🙄💰
The rhetoric here is entirely geared to promoting the brand, the attempts to balance by addressing previous criticisms are rather false. I have no problem with RS and Guy making this choice but is it likely to move the dial and make LIV a more saleable product? You'd have to think that if it was going to take off it would have done by now. No matter which way you look at it LIV isn't about creating a new exciting golf experience it is all about control of the global game. The PIF attempt to gain control has been rebuffed by the majority of the golfing watching public. At some point the tours will find a way to integrate and LIV will be a relative irrelevance that may continue but won't be anything more than an exhibition tour, similar to legends tennis and cricket or the Darts events where people may turn up and watch but not really invest in the outcome. From Rick's viewpoint he won't lose because he is part of the circus now, but he'll walk away a much better off individual and fair play to him. In 5 years he will still be making videos and people will likely be watching, but LIV is likely to be an irrelevance.
Never had a podcast further confirm my reasoning for unsubscribing like this one.
I would add one further thing – keep telling us how great everything is with LIV, the players, the people, the courses etc… doesn't mean people will engage with it any more. In fact it might be counterproductive (for LIV). It's a great business decision for you and like the players who took the decision to join aren't going to lose and for that reason alone no one should blame you.
Is sportwashing one word, or should it be hyphenated? Asking for a friend?
Attention keyboard warriors: Anyone in his shoes, would have made the same decision….anyone claiming they would not have, is just blatantly lying. Get over it….Can't see anything changing with his shows/comments – other than having more big name players on the show more often. It's a win-win for me…
I think if we are hoenst here if we slated something like liv they then approached us to talk positively about them and paid us in the millions then I think most would . You are lying if you say otherwise
Just like pro golf, the best isn’t competing against the best most weekends, this channel is now also half as interesting.
Looking forward to the upcoming content Rick. Don't listen to all the negative comments. You're doing what you have to do to keep everyone on your team going. I understand not signing with an individual product. That makes it hard to say that another product outperforms it. But as far as the content along the lines of golf, you've got a great pool of talent to choose from. Enjoy your year. I know I'll enjoy watching!!
Will you still be able to film with pga players??
Real talk here. Let’s be real, this is actually going to be great. How different is this from Good Good joining Callaway, Micah switching brands, Bob does sports, etc… Tgis is 100% not a sell out. Rick is not apart of any golf brand other than Echo. Why not the king of YouTube golf joining THE Golf league that you can watch on YouTube? And final point. How many of us content consumers would 100000% do what Rick has done? Because to move forward hell yeah. I would!
He thinks people are mad because the content might stop 😂 as for Guy..he knows lol
lol the comment this is one thing that has changed my mind…yep the cash we know.
Are you still a PGA member?
Imagine going into the Saudi consulate to get paperwork for your wedding with your fiance waiting for you in the parking lot & then being tortured horribly, murdered & then your body being sawed up & taken out in suitcases all at the order of the crown prince? How about talking about that Rick? Naw, everything is rainbows & unicorns.
Question is if no money was involved would you say "you know what Guy Liv and the players are that great I think I'm just going to film with them from now on " 😂…nope.
When I first stumbled across your channel Rick, I was attracted by your genuine personality and the simple and relatable format. Talking us through the good and bad of your round. I've enjoyed your rounds with Guy and James as much or more than your rounds with high profile guests. And I have enjoyed the honest and entertaining podcasts. I have no interest in watching the LIV guys every week, the ones who nearly destroyed golf due to greed and sold out before you did. I'm genuinely disappointed thay my favourite channel bar none is something I can't watch
Have you been told to push the team aspect by any chance 😂
Pair of W ⚓️
Started watching Rick’s content because he was very much an independent golf observer/content creator. Rick was genuine. No longer. Glad he got his bag, congratulations, and, goodbye…
10 minutes in and I’ve stopped watching.. Nothing worse than flipping viewers off under veiled guises. It’s the Saudi way…
mmmmmmm…this wasn't really necessary. To me Rick you were in the entertainment industry tapping into peoples love of golf. You've successfully grown your subscribers, views, content etc… WITHOUT the help if LIV/PGA/R&A but WITH the support of your viewers. You have been an independent voice above the politics and with a slight anti-LIV bias…probably because you thought it was unnecessary and greedy. Well…here you are and it doesn't sit right. Let's see what happens, let's try and remain open-minded but you're taking one hell of a risk with what looks like a sell-out!
On the topic of teams… it's far and away mostly location. Why do people root for a person or team in the Olympics? 100% location. The teams need to be based in some location and have a "home court" to defend.
Like every other one that's joined the failing LIV golf exhibition– you won't increase its popularity and you yourself will move into the realm of complete irrelevancy, and likely forever be viewed as damaged goods. I hope the check was worth it. Enjoy kissing MBS's ring and always following his talking points. What a shill Shiels!
Guy won’t see Easter. Liv will want him gone because of his attitude
Glad youre joining LIV! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Sell out?
You mentioned in this podcast that when talking to LIV players you will be trying to get to understand them more, including their MORALS. To me LIV players chased the Money, and usually I wouldn't have a problem with that, someone wants to pay you more to do the same thing. But with LIV it where the money comes from and their morals. No inclusivity, how they treat foreign workers, their inability to acknowledge LGBT persons, and that's where you have gone. I believe that the content won't change, may be better, but will it change peoples ways of treating others, make the world for sum a better place? No. Because money talks, or more accurately shouts
Rick. This sucks.
Everyone has a price
I'm sure you guys will weather this rough patch of bad PR and come out the other side with a lot of followers still. I won't be one of them, but they'll still be there. I do respect that this has to be such a hard thing to say no to, especially as a Youtuber. But LIV is not it for me. Of course the backlash wouldn't have been as harsh if it had been a PGA signing. Not that they're without controversy, but LIV is a Saudi-backed pet project to try and make that government more relatable. PGA is an institution. You had to have been paid millions, probably double digit for this sort of thing based on how much they paid the pros, so respect to the grind. But it's a goodbye from me, not a see ya later.
I don’t blame you moving over, cash injection means better content for the viewer. The game of golf needs moving into the 21st century, I honestly think you and your team will do this with LIV
1 negative, Rick constantly looks at his laptop almost like it’s a script
What is the deal, how much did you get Rick ,no judgment just interested in what the actual deal is worth .
Rick, bold moves are good moves! Way to bet on your team and yourself. Best of luck!
How much Rick is it a secret ££££. Believe all you have both said about content etc but the dosh is the big draw and there’s nothing wrong with that.
It was hard watching Rick and Guy squirm so much and looking so uncomfortable during this pod cast. Do you think that viewers are not interested in the LIV stars? They have seen most of them on channels of US content creators. Maybe people tuned in to watch you play against Guy or watching you trying to break 75? Good luck in the future
Greg norman barely out the door and liv have started this woke nonsense by signing richard, shocking stuff by liv but fair play rick cash in, will this be the end of guy charnock or will he be a waterboy for liv.
Who cares…. it's gonna be great content for the channel & great for LIV too. I'm really looking forward to another year of great RS videos.. Carry on with what you're doing Rick !!!
Have the people whohave written any of these negative comments even listened to the podcast? Guy and Rick clearly standby what they said about LIV in the past, and it seems they have been open about it directly with LIV. Have we all forgotten that Rick is the Godfather of Youtube Golf (along with others). The way I see it is Rick has seen a business opportunity (which his channel is, its a business), and this opportunity allows him an immense amount of benefits, along with a chance to learn from the best and push his golf game, and also to help LIV from a constructive point of view to continue improve. 100% of all the negative commentators, would sign the same contract Rick did without questioning it. Times change, people dont like change but I am looking forward to the new content, I think its going to be epic! Well done gents
I completely get the decision from business perspective and wish you the best of luck, but this just sounds like 39 minutes of you two trying to justify the decision to each other, as though you both aren't fully convinced it's the right decision.The only people who believe what you are saying and the reasons why you made the decision is you two. It's difficult to watch tbh.
Guy mimicking the people who unsubscribed is a bit tone deaf.
I see Peter finch has signed a deal with Titleist Will he get the flack like Rick is getting ?
So happy to see that the negative comments haven't slowed.
How long until comments are turned off on videos?
Bash LIV, Now work for them. Saudi blood money 💰 🤑 everyone has a price. Time to watch Peter, Matt and Andy.