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I don’t know about you but I’m finding it harder and harder to be a football fan. It’s not that I’m not enjoying the standard of football - the quality of the elite game has probably never been better across the top European divisions. It’s just that I feel increasingly disconnected from the whole charade. Every year, elite football feels more oriented around the spectacular: it is a show that I am invited to view from a distance but one in which I am less and less able to take part. I want to feel like a fan again. I want to be part of a community. I want to feel like I belong. In this episode, I tried to get to the heart of the question: does English football need a more active fan culture? Guests: Stevie Green (@StevieGreenXI) is a writer, editor and podcaster, and a member of Clapton Community Football Club. Mark Doidge (@markdoidge) is a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Brighton focuses on the sociology of European football fan cultures. He is also a fan of Whitehawk FC. Support Us: https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday Follow Us: @FT_Podcast_ www.FootballTodayPodcast.com Music: The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by Blue Dot Sessions. Slate Tracker - Glacier Quartet - Araby Willow Belle - Little Rock  Easement - The Bulwark JoDon - Orange Cat Rapids - Grey River Setting Pace - Duck Lake Peacetime - TinyTiny Trio