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We publish four episodes a month every Tuesday:Twice a month, the Fan Engagement Chat is a conversation between Kevin Rye with someone who works in Fan Engagement, or who brings insight to t...

January 2026 - This is the first ever episode of the pod, and the second most popular episode we've ever recorded. Dan is now at Eleven Spor...

January 2026 Part one As we head towards a new season (2022/2023), I lay out the position we appear to be in when it comes to Fan Engagement...

Series 2 Episode 4 is all about our research paper, ‘Establishing Fan Engagement as a core value in the Football Industry during a New Era o...

This episode is with James Gibbins, Experience & Engagement Director and part of the senior leadership team at Walsall Football Club. In it...

This week it’s Aarayaman Banerji, Head of Football Governance at LCP. In it we discuss what the impact of the Independent Regulator is likel...

We’re returning the pod to a regular episode. From now on we’ll be publishing an episode once a month on various subjects. This week is a ch...

This year’s fan engagement index comes on the verge of the biggest shakeup in the way football is run in decades. The new independent regula...

Join Everton FC, Lincoln City FC, Manchester United & Chelsea Supporters Trusts, plus Rhion Jones, Consultation Guru and Lane Clark and Peac...

This episode is the first of what I hope will be several with the UK’s expert on consultation, Rhion Jones. Known professionally as the Cons...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Pod. Don’t forget the first event of the Fan Engagement Network is on the 26th July at Bristol Rovers. It’s a...

This episode is with Aaryaman Banerji, author of the Civitas report, Governing the Beautiful Game, The Future of Football in Civil Society....

This is our first face-to-face recording, done at the RSA in John Adam Street, just off the Strand in London, where I’m a fellow. Apologies...

This episode is a chat with Deborah Dilworth, Head of Women’s Football at the Football Supporters Association. Our paths very nearly crossed...

This episode is a chat with Gerard Lawlor, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Football League. Gerard has been CEO since 2021. Professi...

This episode discusses policing, at risk fans. We look at how to change the approach of dealing with anti-social behaviour and problem fans...

Part one As we head towards a new season, I lay out the position we appear to be in when it comes to Fan Engagement as part of the governmen...

It's a Fan Engagement Index 2020/2021 season special. As well as running down the table from 92 to 1, we chat with special guests including...

This episode takes a stark look at what it's like in the middle of a crisis with Adam Keely from Oldham Athletic activist group, Push The Bo...

This week we’re chatting with Geoff Wilson, expert in engagement at a strategic level across sports businesses and organisations. He’s the o...

This week we’re chatting about access to and diversity in football with Anwar Uddin, who heads up the Fans for Diversity project for the Foo...

This week we’re stepping back into the sport of Rugby League, in a chat with fan activist and Bradford Bulls fan, Andrew Foster. Andrew is a...

Marco Sansoni is an expert in the role of spectators in sports events, steeped in expertise in both Fan Experience and Fan Engagement. He’s...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Pod. This is the Fan Engagement Chat, where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. This week we c...

Seb White is from Mundial. Seb is a fan and director of Hampton & Richmond Borough FC, but also still holds a candle for Yeovil Town FC, the...

Surveying & Questionnaires: How to do it Definition: a method of data collection where a sample is taken from the population and researched...

This week it’s Labour Party General Secretary and Chester fan and activist, David Evans. He tells us all about how he fell in love with the...

Episode 61 is with Stuart Dykes from SD Europe’s Supporter Liaison (SLO) Project. SD Europe is one part of the legacy of Supporters Direct,...

Episode 60 is a Fan Engagement Chat with Steve Wignall, Chair of Marching Out Together, the group for LGBT+ fans of Leeds United. You can fi...

We’re taking a break until 7th September. You can catch up on 59 episodes of the Fan Engagement Pod, including Did They Ask The Fans, and Ba...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Chat, the episode of the Fan Engagement Pod where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. This one...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Chat, the episode of the Fan Engagement Pod where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. Abhishek...

This is a chat with Ryan McKnight, CEO of the North of England Football Academy, former Stockport County CEO and adviser to a whole series o...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Chat, the episode of the Fan Engagement Pod where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. Recorded...

The latest Episode of BasChat, with Bas Schnater and Kevin Rye, focuses on Fan Journey Mapping. We’ve provided a breakdown of the steps to t...

Recorded in Jan 2021, this is a chat with Darren Bernstein, Director of Bury AFC. Darren was previously in a number of senior Marketing & Co...

The Fan Engagement Chat is where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. Recorded in Jan 2021, this interview is a conversation...

This week Sports Marketing Guru Tim Crow and TFE's Kevin Rye chat with Julian Jenkins, whose Simul Sports Group recently put in a bid for Wi...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Chat, the episode of the Fan Engagement Pod where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. Until re...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Chat, the episode of the Fan Engagement Pod where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. This wee...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Chat, the episode of the Fan Engagement Pod where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. This epi...

Scott Goodacre runs The Online Rule, which publishes The State of Football Social Media (new edition out now), which examines the use of soc...

Welcome to the Fan Engagement Chat, the episode of the Fan Engagement Pod where we hear about someone’s approach to Fan Engagement. This epi...

This is a new episode of the Fan Engagement Pod called Did They Ask The Fans, where Sports Marketing guru Tim Crow and Kevin Rye from Think...

We're launching a new episode of The Fan Engagement Pod called Did They Ask The Fans, and the first one drops on 10/05/21. Sports Marketing...

The Fan Engagement Pod is taking a short break this week, but will return for the launch of the Fan Engagement Index for 2019/2020 season ne...

Episode 43 of the Fan Engagement Pod is a very timely chat with former CEO of sports marketing firm Synergy Global, Tim Crow. He now does a...

Episode 42 of the Fan Engagement Pod is a chat with Amanda Jacks. Since 2008, Amanda has been been working to improve the treatment of match...

Episode 41 of the Fan Engagement Pod is a bonus episode, with Fiona Green from sports industry data experts Winners, chatting about the new...

Episode 40 of the Fan Engagement Pod is a bit of a special one. We’ve gathered together five fan facing communications, media and social med...

Episode 39 of the Fan Engagement Pod is a chat with Christopher Addison from Le Golf National in Paris, where he holds a customer experience...