Free to access and fun to listen to: why football podcasts are on the rise

The podcast scene is booming and for some they have become the destination for football discourse. But increasingly would-be podders want to stand out from the crowd

During Brendan Rodgers’ final, full season in charge of Liverpool, a rumour did the rounds suggesting he had started listening to podcasts made by the club’s supporters. Results were going badly and as criticism of the manager and his players rose, Rodgers, it was said, became increasingly keen to know what those who watched the team week in, week out were thinking and so turned to the likes of Anfield Index and The Anfield Wrap to find out.

The rumour was never confirmed or denied but it is telling that it could be true – partly because Rodgers comes across as the type of man who would want to know what others think about him and partly because it reflects the growing strength and influence of football podcasts.

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