The BBCOne of the UK’s most popular streamers says it’s getting harder for newcomers to make a name for themselves online.
Morgan Burtwistle, popularly known as Angry Ginge, has gained millions of followers since starting his account in 2020 and is best known for playing the soccer game EA FC.
He tells BBC Newsbeat that the space is becoming more “saturated” as building an online career is seen as a money-making option.
“More and more people are trying to do that. Growing up, people now want to be footballers or content creators”, he says.
Today’s top streamers can earn huge amounts of money from their channels through advertising, brand deals and subscriptions.
But Morgan says it’s best to start small, and only get into streaming if it’s something you enjoy.
“Find a job, save up, buy the cheapest stuff out there – a PC, a microphone – and then stick with it and it doesn’t matter what people say.
“Do it more as a hobby than a job, and then hopefully you can grow from there.”
BBC Newsbeat spoke to Morgan at Red Bull’s UK headquarters in Milton Keynes, where he announced he was joining its esports team as a player.
The brand has a number of famous faces on its roster, including F1 star Max Verstappen, Olympic gold medal climber Toby Roberts and England cricketer Ben Stokes.
For a successful streamer or well-known face, the brands you choose to partner with can create strong reactions from your fans.
Red Bull in particular has been criticized for its involvement in football – as experienced recently by the former Liverpool boss. Juergen Klopp when he accepted a job at the company..
Morgan says he expects the announcement to be positive.
“Nothing will ever change for me”, he says, adding that he doesn’t expect it to affect the type of content he does.
Morgan is no stranger to blending the worlds of online and real-life soccer.
He manages Winton Wanderers Yanited FC, a grassroots under-18 club which he is taking global on his YouTube channel.
He’s known for being loud and passionate on his streams, so what kind of management style does Angryginge offer?
“An aggressive one,” he says.
“No fuss, simple balls and hopefully put the ball in the back of the net”.
He is also set to manage one of the 12 teams in the upcoming Bowler League.
The UK edition of the six-a-side tournament will be run by Angry Jungle’s online bestie KSI, and features Big names streaming with household name football stars.
Morgan says his team will bring “heart, soul, blood and thunder.”
“We’re going to win”, he says, before joking: “If we don’t, there’s obvious bias and robbery”.
Some of Morgan’s fans have wondered if we could ever see streamers like him make the leap into managing Premier League teams.
“It’s never going to happen”, he says.
“If that happens, I’m living in a simulation”.
