New Official Site
I've just had a look around the new official site and was appalled by the amount of screen space handed over to adverts.
I realise the website gives the club a chance to make money but it's primary purpose is to offer a service to the fans.
It seems the website brief was 'how do we squeeze as much cash out of this as possible' when it should have been 'what services and features do our fans want'.
Successful websites don't succeed by plastering every available space with adverts and hiding the content in a sea of flashing banners.
I can't believe the site generates any more than a tiny percentage of the clubs overall income.
Wouldn't it be best for the club to reevaluate their deal with Premium TV and give something back to the fans instead of prostituting themselves for what amounts to pocket change?
The new official website is an embarrassment and sums up football's obsession with squeezing every last penny out of the fans pockets without offering anything in return.
A well thought out and designed site would allow the club to really connect with the fans and build up a sense of community.
We've all been sold short with this new website by a club that likes to talk a good game but fails to deliver both on the pitch and in the board room. The new site is nothing more than another shining example of the club completely ignoring what the fans want to deliver a cynical service designed to part us from our money.
Posted By: Ben on May 16th 2007 at 00:10:53
Message Thread
- New Official Site (NCFC) - Ben, May 16, 00:10:53
- I spend quite a bit of time sourcing suppliers via the web.. (NCFC) - BSE Canary, May 16, 08:08:07
- my favourite websites dont even HAVE a flash intro (NCFC) - eadie2001, May 16, 09:01:46
- Porn sites will catch up eventually (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, May 16, 09:57:10
- my favourite websites dont even HAVE a flash intro (NCFC) - eadie2001, May 16, 09:01:46
- To be fair though Ben (NCFC) - Tomblander, May 16, 06:13:32
- I heard they were having a special, "what I had for lunch" thread in honour of WOTB (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, May 16, 08:02:19
- To be fair how many clubs abuse their customers (fans) ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, May 16, 08:00:43
- They all do but I've had enough (NCFC) - Ben, May 16, 08:48:07
- Been telling the leeds fan next to me at work that he's going to love league 1 home and (NCFC) - pants, May 16, 11:44:13
- I know how you feel (NCFC) - megson, May 16, 09:07:39
- They all do but I've had enough (NCFC) - Ben, May 16, 08:48:07
- Agreed, they've got lost in the concept of what a website does (NCFC) - John in Texas, May 16, 03:34:41
- Steve Greenall (n/m) (NCFC) - The Mascara Creosote, May 16, 09:37:04
- Hints to Ginger Pele maybe? (n/m) (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, May 16, 08:30:20
- Just checked some of the other official sites..... (NCFC) - andross, May 16, 00:57:49
- It's the same as Bristol City's... (NCFC) - Declan, May 16, 07:59:33
- All the premium tv sites are shit (NCFC) - Ben, May 16, 07:04:19
- well said (n/m) (NCFC) - Commisar_Canary, May 16, 08:01:35
- Is there anyone who actually (NCFC) - AlanCreosoteProject, May 16, 00:25:51
- the million dollar website is based on advertising and thats successful (NCFC) - leedsmetcanary, May 16, 00:13:09
- that's very true (NCFC) - Ben, May 16, 00:15:50
- I spend quite a bit of time sourcing suppliers via the web.. (NCFC) - BSE Canary, May 16, 08:08:07
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