Future of Football: Does football take the fans for granted?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's George Caulkin, Andy Mitten and Liam Twomey to look at the relationship between football and the fans.
Do clubs take the loyalty of their supporters for granted? Is the matchday experience as good as it could be? How is the nature of being a fan changing? Has the influence of social media been a positive or negative influence on the way we support our teams?
All this discussed and more on the Future of Football
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of the Athletic FC is brought to you by TNT Sports, your destination for football's not normal moments. |
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| 1:00.2 | Subscription required, it's over 18s only and T's T's and T's apply. Hello and welcome to the future of football, brought to you by The Athletic. |
| 1:23.5 | Now, last week we asked some searching questions about the people who own football clubs. |
| 1:28.3 | You can still find that podcast. |
| 1:29.8 | This week, we're going to talk about the people who pay the bills. |
| 1:33.1 | The fans themselves. |
| 1:34.9 | With football, about to resume behind closed doors, |
| 1:37.7 | does the game take the loyalty of the fans for granted? |
| 1:41.5 | It's arguably never been easier for fans to make themselves heard, |
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