National Premier must prioritise fan engagement
Following the publication of the Fan Engagement Index 2026, Kev talks about the need for English National League Premier clubs to prioritise...
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The Fan Engagement Pod
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...
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20 of 100 episodesFan Engagement Index 2026 - Overall Trends
Following the publication of the Fan Engagement Index 2026, Kev talks about the trends in Fan Engagement in English football. Full results a...
Independent fans make fan engagement better. This is why.
When it comes to football clubs and independence of mind, it’s always been clear to me that the only way that this position can be held effe...
Fan Advisory Boards have been misunderstood. This is why it matters
It's been four years since the Premier League announced that every club in the competition would have to have a Fan Advisory Board. It wasn'...
Rewind: Dan McGeachie (ex-Man City/Bradford City)
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...
Rewind: State of Fan Engagement | How to establish an FAB/Shadow Board
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...
We discuss our groundbreaking new research paper
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...
Joined up thinking and growing gates with James Gibbins
This episode is with James Gibbins, Experience & Engagement Director and part of the senior leadership team at Walsall Football Club. In it...
Aaryaman Banerji, LCP: Fan Engagement Under the Regulator
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...
Back to basics with Kevin Rye
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...
Fan Engagement Index 2024 2025: the results!
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...
Fan Engagement Pod Ep 80: Join us on May 14th in London!
Join Everton FC, Lincoln City FC, Manchester United & Chelsea Supporters Trusts, plus Rhion Jones, Consultation Guru and Lane Clark and Peac...
Rhion Jones: Consultation & the Independent Regulator for Football
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...
Three of the best in Fan Engagement: Gorringe, Scully, Sparks
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...
Aaryaman Banerji/Civitas: Can we regulate Fan Engagement?
This episode is with Aaryaman Banerji, author of the Civitas report, Governing the Beautiful Game, The Future of Football in Civil Society....
Making friends with Gooners, meeting Daniel Levy with Kat Law & Martin Cloake
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...
Women's Football with Deborah Dilworth
This episode is a chat with Deborah Dilworth, Head of Women’s Football at the Football Supporters Association. Our paths very nearly crossed...
Not just a wee success: Gerard Lawlor, NI Football League
This episode is a chat with Gerard Lawlor, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Football League. Gerard has been CEO since 2021. Professi...
Changing Fan Behaviour: Time for a rethink
This episode discusses policing, at risk fans. We look at how to change the approach of dealing with anti-social behaviour and problem fans...
EPL & EFL failures | Establishing a Shadow Board
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...