You need to read this blog post for yourself. It’s a witty and erudite piece of football writing. A core argument is that the rise of the social media has transformed football and in particular who controls the narrative about the game: no longer the blazer-clad football elite, but the fans themselves. Not that the writer has a naive belief that everything about the social media represents a change for the better.
You need to read this blog post for yourself. It’s a witty and erudite piece of football writing. A core argument is that the rise of the social media has transformed football and in particular who controls the narrative about the game: no longer the blazer-clad football elite, but the fans themselves. Not that the writer has a naive belief that everything about the social media represents a change for the better.
As a St.Johnstone fan, the focus of the article is on Scottish football. The argument here is that the notion that Scottish football has been facing Armageddon is the last trump of the old media. In fact, Scottish football has taken an epistemological break. If you don’t know what one of those is, read the article and you’ll find out.