Social Media/Content Creators/Anfield Agenda

Someone recently asked where to listen to matches and I lit the blue touch paper, stood well back, and revealed I listen to Craig on Anfield Agenda; only to get the pelters I expected.

I appreciate he's not everyone's cup of tea: nor mine to be honest.  I think I started watching during Covid, when there was no atmosphere in the grounds (except the fake stuff on Sky) and it became a habit.  For political reasons I've never subscribed to CANAL+ because the owner is extreme right, and I've always relied on dodgy streams to watch the games.  I've just relented, because for the sake of £1 a day, it's probably worth it.

So, anyway, as an old dinasour and technophobe, how do you rate these 'content creators'?  You Tube wasn't around when I grew up in the 70s - you went to the match (pretty much any match), paid your quid at the turnstiles and walked in.  On the way home you listened to the results on the BBC or bought the 'Pink Un' - remember them?  Then you watched MOTD if you were home in time, or the Big Match on Sunday - after Thunderbirds, of course!  We got the League and FA Cup Finals live on TV, and that was about it.

So, my question is: what do you like or dislike about all these You Tube content creators?  Do they simply re-hash stuff journalists put out anyway?  What is it that people hate about Craig Houlden's Anfield Agenda?  I've no horse in the race btw, I'm not connected to him or any other channel. 

Obviously, there are people like him, Goldbridge and AFTV making a mint, but it's a career that never existed when I was a kid...

 

Someone recently asked where to listen to matches and I lit the blue touch paper, stood well back, and revealed I listen to Craig on Anfield Agenda; only to get the pelters I expected.

I appreciate he's not everyone's cup of tea: nor mine to be honest.  I think I started watching during Covid, when there was no atmosphere in the grounds (except the fake stuff on Sky) and it became a habit.  For political reasons I've never subscribed to CANAL+ because the owner is extreme right, and I've always relied on dodgy streams to watch the games.  I've just relented, because for the sake of £1 a day, it's probably worth it.

So, anyway, as an old dinasour and technophobe, how do you rate these 'content creators'?  You Tube wasn't around when I grew up in the 70s - you went to the match (pretty much any match), paid your quid at the turnstiles and walked in.  On the way home you listened to the results on the BBC or bought the 'Pink Un' - remember them?  Then you watched MOTD if you were home in time, or the Big Match on Sunday - after Thunderbirds, of course!  We got the League and FA Cup Finals live on TV, and that was about it.

So, my question is: what do you like or dislike about all these You Tube content creators?  Do they simply re-hash stuff journalists put out anyway?  What is it that people hate about Craig Houlden's Anfield Agenda?  I've no horse in the race btw, I'm not connected to him or any other channel. 

Obviously, there are people like him, Goldbridge and AFTV making a mint, but it's a career that never existed when I was a kid...

 

There is a lot of fan rage bait content which is brutal.

It probably went that way because of how popular AFTV was.

Others seem to have copied the template now and even worse that they are platformed on TV like experts.

Someone recently asked where to listen to matches and I lit the blue touch paper, stood well back, and revealed I listen to Craig on Anfield Agenda; only to get the pelters I expected.

I appreciate he's not everyone's cup of tea: nor mine to be honest.  I think I started watching during Covid, when there was no atmosphere in the grounds (except the fake stuff on Sky) and it became a habit.  For political reasons I've never subscribed to CANAL+ because the owner is extreme right, and I've always relied on dodgy streams to watch the games.  I've just relented, because for the sake of £1 a day, it's probably worth it.

So, anyway, as an old dinasour and technophobe, how do you rate these 'content creators'?  You Tube wasn't around when I grew up in the 70s - you went to the match (pretty much any match), paid your quid at the turnstiles and walked in.  On the way home you listened to the results on the BBC or bought the 'Pink Un' - remember them?  Then you watched MOTD if you were home in time, or the Big Match on Sunday - after Thunderbirds, of course!  We got the League and FA Cup Finals live on TV, and that was about it.

So, my question is: what do you like or dislike about all these You Tube content creators?  Do they simply re-hash stuff journalists put out anyway?  What is it that people hate about Craig Houlden's Anfield Agenda?  I've no horse in the race btw, I'm not connected to him or any other channel. 

Obviously, there are people like him, Goldbridge and AFTV making a mint, but it's a career that never existed when I was a kid...

 

The very epitome of "armchair fan" especially the you tube muppets and their watch-alongs.

Also seems to draw in the wannabe sports reporter with no qualifications in journalism.

Get yourselff IPTV app on a firestick for about 60 quid a year and just watch the games.

For me anything with a watch along or has that faux outrage that seemed to start with Arsenal TV are the epitomy of sh*te modern football.

Can't abide any of them. I'd include Andield Index and those guys I used to listen to until you realise it's people who think they know more than anyone else when they don't really.

Anfield Wrap was the most professional but again I haven't listened to this guys in ages either and they seem to by trying to be as mainstream media as they can get

Get yourselff IPTV app on a firestick for about 60 quid a year and just watch the games.

Thanks, I'll look into it although, to be honest, I just bought a 'smart' TV (the first TV I've had in about 15 years) and setting that up was hard enough and I'm still not sure how it all works.

Firestick is an Amazon thing is it, I think? 

Thanks, I'll look into it although, to be honest, I just bought a 'smart' TV (the first TV I've had in about 15 years) and setting that up was hard enough and I'm still not sure how it all works.

Firestick is an Amazon thing is it, I think?

Most people  I imagine use an Amazon fire stick (cheapest  & most popular option ) but really any android based device will work.
Loads of information on the internet regarding IPTV &  VPN’s  ( recommended  if you decide to go down the IPTV route).