I won't

Can't see it being successful for longer than a couple of years, unless the content proves to be more than just articles and opinions

Who owns it anyway? I wonder if they have set it up with a view to being bought out by Amazon et al after a while

Posted By: 702 on August 5th 2019 at 10:25:25

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Will anyone actually subscribe to The Athletic? (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Aug 5, 07:20:46
- I'm going to do the months free trial. See what it's like. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Aug 5, 11:28:45
- Having had a look it does seem quite good... (NCFC) - APB, Aug 5, 11:08:56
  - Athletic? Probationary Basis (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Aug 5, 11:45:05
    - Thanks. I’ve been working out. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Aug 5, 12:03:17
- I have done, but only because they have such great NFL coverage (NCFC) - King, Aug 5, 10:57:44
  - Who is doing the NFL coverage? Don’t know many good analysts this side of the pond (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 5, 11:07:42
    - I don’t think there are any UK-based NFL reporters (NCFC) - King, Aug 5, 11:27:52
- What is Thev Athletic? Is it a local thing? (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Aug 5, 10:35:01
  - no, it's ad free coverage from the best team of football writers ever assembled (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Aug 5, 10:37:52
    - has it got Uruguay's foremost, english language, football expert on board? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 5, 10:42:01
      - Naughty. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Aug 5, 11:09:22
      - I believe he's gone into politics (NCFC) - Charles21, Aug 5, 11:05:27
        
        He changes his mind all the time on that too (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Aug 5, 11:14:37
      - Only a matter of time, although the bandwidth required might jack the subscription price (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Aug 5, 10:48:53
- I have, looks good so far. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Aug 5, 10:29:42
- I won't (NCFC) - 702, Aug 5, 10:25:25
- No (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Aug 5, 10:06:04
- Don’t do paywalls. What’s the added value? Just another opinion basically. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 5, 09:14:42
  - I agree - the only stuff that really gets my attention is insights into the club (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 5, 10:07:06
- I like Michael Bailey's writing, but not enough to pay for it. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 5, 09:07:28
  - Some of the transfer stories from Archent have been Bizarre... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 5, 13:07:20
    - club denials generate few clicks (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 5, 14:01:26
  - Yeah. Is that where he’s gone then? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Aug 5, 10:09:28
    - Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 5, 11:30:03
  - That's how I feel. There's plenty of decent free content out there theses days. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Aug 5, 09:11:48
- I can't justify any more sport-related spend tbh (NCFC) - duke of york, Aug 5, 08:56:09
- What happens to MJB if Norwich get relegated? (NCFC) - duke of york, Aug 5, 08:05:27
  - Ah, I see they've got half a dozen Champ teams covered (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Aug 5, 08:07:48
- Not unless it’s free (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 5, 07:51:53
- How much is it going to be? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 5, 07:21:08
  - £2.50 a month (NCFC) - Duck, Aug 5, 07:56:49
    - That's a special offer at the moment isn't it? (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Aug 5, 08:41:31
      - It’s only 9.99 if you pay month by month (NCFC) - s10 yellow, Aug 5, 08:50:11
        
        So the answer is five quid then basically (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 5, 09:16:30
    - Having said no, this price is sensible if the quality is good (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Aug 5, 08:03:05

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