Super Steve Earle
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No. Already pay through the nose for media I rarely use.
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[Misc] Would you pay £40 a year for ad-free sports writing from the likes of Andy Naylor?
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No. Seeing as I go to most games and any breaking news is on here or Twitter it’s difficult to see what we could learn from such a site.
If it’s AN’s opinion on things Albion then I’m not really bothered. He’s not even a supporter.
If it’s AN’s opinion on things Albion then I’m not really bothered. He’s not even a supporter.
I already subscribe to the athletic and must admit that it’s far surpassed what I initially envisaged. I joined for their NCCA football & basketball coverage but have been really surprised by the quality of their proper football articles and profiles too. If you do read a lot about sports in general but don’t like wasting space on magazine etc then it’s well worth it.
FWIW - I think I only paid an introductory fee of about £20 for the year.
FWIW - I think I only paid an introductory fee of about £20 for the year.
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Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I doubt it will take off here , everytime a sports newspaper launches it doesn’t last long . Too much available for free now to want to pay and if Naylor is the type they want even less so am I interested .
There is a reason he has been on the Argus for 32 years , he isn’t good enough for the nationals
There is a reason he has been on the Argus for 32 years , he isn’t good enough for the nationals
Mackenzie
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Nope.
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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It's an interesting concept but not one I'll buy into. As a local Journo, Naylor is by no means bad but he's hardly a Henry Winter or Martin Samuel that write things that can make you think who'd still be available for free. I take the point it would be albion related but I'd rather talk shit and read bollox on here that cough up 40 notes to read what AN'S opinion on what type of mobility scooter Glenn will be using next year or whether Locadia should be on the wing or DJing in the Concorde.
Albion Robster
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I’d actually prefer to pay for Brian Owen’s pieces than Naylor’s.
Naylor has become lazy and bitter towards the Albion; especially taking cheap shots at Albion fans on Twitter last season. Most of his written articles are just quotes from news conferences and player interviews...which is what most reporters and writers do but I expect more from Naylor, especially conducting research on players & teams and tactical analysis pre and post game.
Naylor has become lazy and bitter towards the Albion; especially taking cheap shots at Albion fans on Twitter last season. Most of his written articles are just quotes from news conferences and player interviews...which is what most reporters and writers do but I expect more from Naylor, especially conducting research on players & teams and tactical analysis pre and post game.
Winker
CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
Woah! Steady on, he who must be obeyed is reading this. Let's just say that NSC is OK for now.
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Woah! Steady on, he who must be obeyed is reading this. Let's just say that NSC is OK for now.
All good things come to an end.
I'll be leaving NSC soon after more than 19 years.
It has been a privilege, an extraordinary journey from near-oblivion to the PL.
Suffice to say, for now, Albion will become a big part of my professional life in an exciting venture. #bhafc
Weststander
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AZ Gull
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Owen will now get the keys to much coveted Argus company Honda Jazz.
I used to regularly go on the Argus site but the content became virtually unreadable with constant pop ups etc. Now I just get most of my Albion news on here, the Argus comment sections after their story lines were either written by morons or any intelligent postings were drowned out by morons. This is now my only real go to site for Albion info and long may Bozza continue to operate this site, though I cannot envisage my paying subscriptions for any content or news sites, so please Bozza, say no to paywalls and carry on in this vein, a site for Brighton fans by Brighton fans who at the end of the day feed us all with the latest news and insights that news sites just cannot compete with because there is always someone amongst our many posters who gets the latest news before any of these news agencies and posts it up here. Thanks guys and gals.
- Apr 5, 2014
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I don't think it is.
There's no poll option for "maybe once I've seen reviews of the start up and the writer's line up is complete".
As I said on the AN thread there is no way I'd pay a subscription for just him but if The Athletic consistantly churns out good quality, in depth, ad free content then I'd certainly consider it. Good writing deserves to be paid for, just as good food, photography, art or music should be. But it has to be good. I can't see myself being an early adopter but I might join a bandwagon.
The bigger question for me is whether Andy can actually deliver on the new brief because, for me, he's not actually that great a writer, often lacking in wit and empathy. He'll not be feeding off the scraps he did locally though so maybe there's a budding Hugh McIlvanney just waiting to appear. I won't be holding my breath though.
As I said on the AN thread there is no way I'd pay a subscription for just him but if The Athletic consistantly churns out good quality, in depth, ad free content then I'd certainly consider it. Good writing deserves to be paid for, just as good food, photography, art or music should be. But it has to be good. I can't see myself being an early adopter but I might join a bandwagon.
The bigger question for me is whether Andy can actually deliver on the new brief because, for me, he's not actually that great a writer, often lacking in wit and empathy. He'll not be feeding off the scraps he did locally though so maybe there's a budding Hugh McIlvanney just waiting to appear. I won't be holding my breath though.