frmr Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: The sky is blue. Yeah well why are we posting links to paywall sites. Just paste the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, frmr said: Athletic is behind a paywall. I thought I would use this GIF for @TGAA_Star first but: Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I'm not sure which is a bigger tell that the average age of this forum is about 61: the grandpa level wit or the utter uselessness of posting links to paywall sites. Kadenge and Olympique_de_Marseille 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, frmr said: Yeah well why are we posting links to paywall sites. Just paste the article. Just shoplift that chocolate bar. It's only 1 dollar Ivan and Kusch to the Corner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: Just shoplift that chocolate bar. It's only 1 dollar Don't worry, the internet police aren't going to show up at your door, I promise. I highly doubt anyone here is going to sign up for the Athletic just to read an article on Liam Millar, with all due respect to the kid. Those who are willing to pay for Athletic content already are, and a single article isn't going to change that. But we're all very impressed with your moral fibre. Obinna, costarg and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 10 hours ago, frmr said: Don't worry, the internet police aren't going to show up at your door, I promise. I highly doubt anyone here is going to sign up for the Athletic just to read an article on Liam Millar, with all due respect to the kid. Those who are willing to pay for Athletic content already are, and a single article isn't going to change that. But we're all very impressed with your moral fibre. The real problem is folks are too lazy to read and summarize. That preserves the integrity of the content and allows access to the information just the same. Citing and summarizing a source is not plagiarism BTW. Floortom, gator, Nate3322 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 He has a lot of offers from the championship but his spell divided opinions as a lot of Charlton fans weren't happy with his end product but one of the clubs journos was a fan and he was the club's legend's favourite player. That's all I remember from reading it last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 He enjoyed playing at Charlton, and Charlton would love to have him back, but he would like to take the step up to the Championship. If that doesn't work out, Charlton is definitely an option. (adding to the comments) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Shouldn’t be pasting the articles in here. toontownman and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I subscribe to The Athletic (which has a real good deal on at the moment) and appreciate the link as I may not have seen the article otherwise. I don’t subscribe to the Globe&Mail or The Star but if there was a feature article on a CMNT player and the link was posted I wouldn’t be all in a huff. And if someone could summarize that’d be great...maybe whoever found didn’t have the time / didn’t want to spoil? A polite request to summarize (so someone else might do so) would be better than piling on whoever posted without summarizing. Obinna and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I'd like to see more cutting and pasting full text articles here, for record keeping and historical purposes. As long as we all still try to click the links, I don't see much harm. Shway, Obinna and Redpunkfiddle 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: The real problem is folks are too lazy to read and summarize. Good lord people. You can read it with a free trial that takes 30 seconds of effort and brain power. I'll spare you all the massive inconvenience next time. Olympique_de_Marseille and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, CanadianSoccerFan said: Good lord people. You can read it with a free trial that takes 30 seconds of effort and brain power. I'll spare you all the massive inconvenience next time. Well some folks dont believe in free trials, nor have these 30 seconds your privilege just assumes we should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Gonna bump this thread the next time complaints about the soccer media in this country start coming up. You get what you pay for and it looks like many around here aren't willing to dish out $12 a year. Cheeta, LeoH037, king1010 and 13 others 7 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 28 minutes ago, El Hombre said: Gonna bump this thread the next time complaints about the soccer media in this country start coming up. You get what you pay for and it looks like many around here aren't willing to dish out $12 a year. I think that's part of it. So much sportswriting - particularly on the internet - is really average and not necessarily worth paying for. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 37 minutes ago, The Real Marc said: I think that's part of it. So much sportswriting - particularly on the internet - is really average and not necessarily worth paying for. Free sportswriting is mostly average or suffers from sins of omission. Part of it is because it is intended to buttress whatever league/team they're partnering with. Paid sportswriting such as the Athletic's means not having to stick with someone else's party line. You also get access to all their local cities coverage including from the UK. Ivan, CanadianSoccerFan and nolando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, red card said: Free sportswriting is mostly average or suffers from sins of omission. Part of it is because it is intended to buttress whatever league/team they're partnering with. Paid sportswriting such as the Athletic's means not having to stick with someone else's party line. You also get access to all their local cities coverage including from the UK. But they both suffer from overall poor writing. (And I was talking about paid sportswriting above.) (Off topic rant deleted) Regardless, do you think The Athletic dug up links to Championship teams through investigative reporting? More likely his agent or his family. So no matter what, you're always getting a party line - even when you're paying. But props to them for covering one of our kids. Sorry for the deviation! Rant over. Let's hope Millar moves on up. Edited May 23, 2021 by The Real Marc Shway and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/24/2021 at 9:03 AM, The Real Marc said: But they both suffer from overall poor writing. (And I was talking about paid sportswriting above.) (Off topic rant deleted) Regardless, do you think The Athletic dug up links to Championship teams through investigative reporting? More likely his agent or his family. So no matter what, you're always getting a party line - even when you're paying. But props to them for covering one of our kids. Sorry for the deviation! Rant over. Let's hope Millar moves on up. Just to be clear on this, Caoihme O'Neill is one of the Athletics' Liverpool-based writers. While she's definitely junior to James Pearce and Si Hughes on the staff there, she's not shy of contacts. On top of being able to tap into her colleagues' contacts, she was a long-time contributor to the Anfield Wrap podcast, which would have given her access to a lot of knowledgeable people in and around Liverpool FC. If she's saying that there's interest from Championship clubs, you can trust that it's based on more than just wishful hints provided by Liam's agent or family. Now, that being said, I haven't had time to read the actual piece, yet. I'll try to get to it this afternoon. ghostknownunknown and nolando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 12:12 PM, Ivan said: He enjoyed playing at Charlton, and Charlton would love to have him back, but he would like to take the step up to the Championship. If that doesn't work out, Charlton is definitely an option. (adding to the comments) But I wonder which Championship teams have shown an interest? It is a genuine question that I'm asking because I haven't watched enough of him lately to even know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 If his agent can swing Championship, or any European top 2nd tier, I'll be happy to see it. Although as a young father and with his family support I understand why staying in England makes sense. Obinna and TGAA_Star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 So he's moving to Canadian owned and recently promoted Peterborough United...right? Nate3322, Bison44 and Mikmacdo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 26 minutes ago, Aird25 said: So he's moving to Canadian owned and recently promoted Peterborough United...right? I would be with you but for Adrian Durham, (famous/infamous wind up merchant on UK talk radio and a huge supporter.) It would feel a bit dirty. Cheeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I didn’t know Peterborough were owned by Canadian interests. Always thought the owner was Darragh (Never Short of an Opinion) McAnthony. Well, learn something new everyday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Tone Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I believe the group from Calgary only bought 50 % of the club, with Mr. McAnthony still owning the other half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 @spitfire Have you guys been in touch with Neil Critchley, yet? It makes way too much sense not to happen! Strait Red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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