[Football] The Athletic

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I got an email saying that I was going to be charged £59.99 despite having signed up in the half price offer.

I was in two minds about it anyway so I’ve cancelled before it’s due. There is some good stuff on there (Not Naylor’s) but not for me.

Yes I would like a Sunday morning to have time to research and read whats on there before committing. I do not like companies also that put the onus on you to cancel rather than, sign up here, once an offer is over.

 

[Springal]

I got an email saying that I was going to be charged £59.99 despite having signed up in the half price offer.

I was in two minds about it anyway so I’ve cancelled before it’s due. There is some good stuff on there (Not Naylor’s) but not for me.

They sent a follow up email saying that was a mistake and those that signed up in the 50% off will be charged £24.99... mine went through yesterday I think

 

[DTES]

They sent a follow up email saying that was a mistake and those that signed up in the 50% off will be charged £24.99... mine went through yesterday I think

Yes - I got that... before they charged me £59.99 anyway. Obviously I've sent them a very polite email pointing out the error and asking for the £30 back!

 

[GOM]

Just set a reminder to cancel before payment kicks in.

Can'y you just cancel now and still enjoy the rest of the free trial period. That's how it's always worked on other free trials I've signed up for.

 

[FatSuperman]

Any updates from subscribers? Have you found it worth it, are the quality of articles and analysis worth the money, if you're only interested in consuming BHA / BHA loan player articles?

 

[Wozza]

Any updates from subscribers? Have you found it worth it, are the quality of articles and analysis worth the money, if you're only interested in consuming BHA / BHA loan player articles?

I kept it in the end - as it was half-price and I was curious to see how it develops.

TBH, I don't think I'll ever read it enought to warrant paying full-price. I don't care enough about quotes from our youth team star midfielder's geography teacher etc.

Also, the curatation of the Albion page is a little odd. It's mostly Albion stories, of course - or, at least, features mentioning the Albion, or quoting our players.

But then there's an incongruous article about John Barnes and racism. Weird.

 

[Bozza]

They seem to be undertaking quite shady advertising, which is following me bloody everywhere.

I've seen the "only hours left" ad alongside their seemingly perma-50% off promo a few times, so I just followed through FB's ad transparency stuff and they've been running it since September 25th.

Not cool.

 

[CheeseRolls]

The recent Steve Coppell piece was an excellent long read. This is both a strength and a weakness. You need both the time and inclination to get value from this.

Having paid a subscription, it is good to avoid all the nagwear and crap ads. Something I have been reluctant to do with UK newspapers. The Argus subscription was crap and the nationals imply some level of support for their political stances.

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[Wozza]

They seem to be undertaking quite shady advertising, which is following me bloody everywhere.

I've seen the "only hours left" ad alongside their seemingly perma-50% off promo a few times, so I just followed through FB's ad transparency stuff and they've been running it since September 25th.

Not cool.

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Only 10,000 hours left!

If anyone is thinking of subscribing, you might as well wait until Black Friday now. They did a big offer in the US last year, apparently. Don't know if it was more than 50%, mind.

 

[MattBackHome]

In the interests of balance can I please recommend to honourable members of the house the absolute pinnacle in football writing - The Blizzard. Every single page is a sheer joy. Go and buy it.

https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/subscriptions

 

[Bozza]

Only 10,000 hours left!

If anyone is thinking of subscribing, you might as well wait until Black Friday now. They did a big offer in the US last year, apparently. Don't know if it was more than 50%, mind.

After I posted that I scrolled further down their ads on FB and other variants of that have been running since 23rd September.

Their arsenal of ads is quite something: https://www.facebook.com/ads/librar...l&country=GB&view_all_page_id=290323924814214

 

[BNthree]

Subscribed to The Athletic and enjoy it a lot and read regularly. However do think the full price subscription is too much (£30 seems about the right price) and wished the sidebar of the website had less NFL stuff in as couldn't give a monkey's about that.

 

[Wozza]

After I posted that I scrolled further down their ads on FB and other variants of that have been running since 23rd September.

Their arsenal of ads is quite something: https://www.facebook.com/ads/librar...l&country=GB&view_all_page_id=290323924814214

Didn't know you could do that. That have been busy.

 

[8049]

Any updates from subscribers? Have you found it worth it, are the quality of articles and analysis worth the money, if you're only interested in consuming BHA / BHA loan player articles?

I would say probably not worth it if you're only interested in Albion stuff. Naylor's stuff is good but there's not enough to make it worthwhile. There are some really interesting articles though. Michael Cox's tactical analyses are really good and there have been some historic and behind-the-scenes stuff that were good reads and I don't think you'd find anywhere else.

I agree with others that say £30 is about right.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Had an offer for £19.99, do any regular readers think its worthwhile?

 

[BNthree]

Had an offer for £19.99, do any regular readers think its worthwhile?

If that's £19.99 for the year then yes.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

If that's £19.99 for the year then yes.

Yes it is so might well give it a go

 

[dazzer6666]

I've subscribed - some excellent articles on there, on a daily basis. Worth the money so far I'd say.

 

[Mr Banana]

At the extreme risk of suggesting one investment is better than t'other, WSC is asking for support: https://www.patreon.com/whensaturdaycomes/overview

 

[Bozza]

If that's £19.99 for the year then yes.

So, those who jumped on board to support The Athletic early are paying more than those who decide to give it a try now?

Probably worth just scrolling through their numerous FB ads and choosing the one with the lowest price...

https://www.facebook.com/ads/librar...ons_lifetime&view_all_page_id=290323924814214