Show notes: Podcast 175

Sound of Football Podcast 175 - Distractions

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Are we getting too much information about football? Are the very things intended to hold our interest in the game distracting us from the game itself. With 24 hour sports news, in-game betting, statistical minutiae, Flappy Bird and independently-produced podcasts, it's no wonder it's hard to concentrate on the game.

With Graham Sibley, Jan Bilton and Terry Duffelen.

Duration: 31.38 | Filesize: 29.0MB (MP3)

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Links

• Guardian: Does analysing football through statistics miss the point of the game?
• Guardian: In defence of football statistics: the drama is in the data
• BBC: Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal
• BBC: Swansea sack Michael Laudrup and place Garry Monk in charge

Data

English League positions at time of recording: Premier League | Championship | League One | League Two