Gary Neville buys Mark Goldbridge's YouTube channels years after 'refusing' to invite him on The Overlap
Gary Neville and Mark Goldbridge have teamed up with a new venture despite appearing to have differences over the years.
On Monday, it was announced that the former Manchester United captain's Overlap media group acquired Goldbridge's YouTube channels in a seven-figure deal.
The United Stand and That's Football were both added to The Overlap's media empire, with Neville claiming the plan is "to develop them into the most compelling Manchester United and football news channels in the market".
In a statement, he said the addition of the two channels which have a combined total of 3.66 million will help build "one of the most exciting independent football communities in the world".
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The elephant in the room is that though Neville and The Overlap has leaned into fan channels for a number of years now, there has been no association with Goldbridge - known for his wild United fan reactions on stream.
The Baller League manager, real name Brent Di Cesare, has been critical of the Sky Sports pundit in the past and addressed his relationship with Neville on a recent stream reacting to the news.
"I know some of you will be thinking me and Gary haven't always got on," Goldbridge admitted.
"We haven't. Ultimately, we haven't. I've said plenty of things over the years and I'm sure there's plenty I've said that he disagrees with. That's not going to change. You're not part of the conversation we've been having for months, but for months, I've been saying the same things and still will."
In a previous appearance on the Webby and O'Neill YouTube channel, Goldbridge revealed that he had never encountered Neville in person but was of the view that he did not like him.
"I did get asked to do it about two years ago and I said no because they had someone on," the YouTuber stated.
"They put out a post out asking who we should get on and it was spammed with Mark Goldbridge.
"I was like, 'Oh, I might get asked on'. And that's when Gary was asked about it.
"I just thought it was a bit funny, you ask your community what they want and then you say no to it. You know Gary Neville, I don't know him. I've never met him. I don't think he likes me very much."
The Overlap was set up in 2021 and has been a huge hit on YouTube, with the Stick to Football and Stick to Cricket video podcasts proving immensely popular and featuring a plethora of big-name guests from the world of sport and entertainment.
Goldbridge will continue to front both of the platforms he built up but two new formats have been announced as part of the significant expansion.
The all-new 'Stick To United', will feature former players and journalists, while the 'The Daily United' is to be another news strand focusing on the 13-time Premier League winners.
Broadcast Sport say That's Football is to relaunch as a daily news podcast channel.
Topics: Gary Neville, Mark Goldbridge
Josh Lawless