Crusader1969 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 unfortunately they are moving away from local beat reporting to focus on NFL and EPL league wide stories. Not good news at all as I enjoy reading Sabres centric materials on the site. Not sure it will survive. 1 1 Quote
Taro T Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 Bummer. Have subscribed to their "paper" for a long time. Not terribly surprising. After the NYT bought them, it was inevitable that they'd be expected to "reduce costs." Thought this would've come sooner than it did. 2 Quote
Night Train Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 I could see it was losing steam. Major league sports teams and large college programs suddenly had no regular coverage with writers leaving. I cut bait a few months back. Quote
SwampD Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 Does that mean no more links to stories I can't read? 😂 2 3 3 Quote
notwoz Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, SwampD said: Does that mean no more links to stories I can't read? 😂 Maybe if you subscribed you could have saved a few jobs. And read some decent stories. 1 Quote
LabattBlue Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) My renewal is up in August. Went to cancel and it offered me 1 yr for $24. So I will hang around for another year. Edited June 12, 2023 by LabattBlue Quote
notwoz Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 Their revenue has increased since the NY Times bought it, though it still loses money. That means high-priced "talent" has to go. If they get rid of deadwood like Tim Graham, that would be an improvement -- both in their coverage and their bottom line. Quote
Doohicksie Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 If they drop local coverage of teams they'll find their subscriptions decline. 4 2 Quote
dudacek Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Doohickie said: If they drop local coverage of teams they'll find their subscriptions decline. I read a lot of other stuff from the site - Lebrun, Duhatschek, Wheeler and Russo in particular - but if Fairbairn is gone I might be too. 2 Quote
Eleven Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 35 minutes ago, steveoath said: Will this didn't age well.. Yet it's exactly what The Athletic did. We didn't exactly have a crowded field of talent in Buffalo, but Graham was the best of the lot. Quote
Lanny Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: My renewal is up in August. Went to cancel and it offered me 1 yr for $24. So I will hang around for another year. I've been a subscriber since day one always re-upping with deals like this. I love their NFL draft coverage. I use their site to follow the Cleveland Guardians and the MLB in general. I also use their fantasy baseball info at draft time and throughout the season. And I read their Bills and Sabres coverage with Buscaglia and Fairburn. I also like Pronman's NHL prospects coverage. I hope it sticks around and none of that is affected because I really enjoy The Athletic. 2 Quote
LabattBlue Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 This is a great example of value for $2 a month. Article on NHL prospect combine interviews. https://theathletic.com/4602483/2023/06/12/nhl-draft-prospects-2023/?source=user_shared_article Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 51 minutes ago, SwampD said: Does that mean no more links to stories I can't read? 😂 Or stories copied for free so you don't have to subscribe. Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 26 minutes ago, Doohickie said: If they drop local coverage of teams they'll find their subscriptions decline. Ironically all the dudes-in-their-mom's-basement web shows will fill the void. Some are good. Most aren't. 1 Quote
matter2003 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 49 minutes ago, steveoath said: Will this didn't age well.. That's why the newspaper decided to buy them out. Like Ted DiBiase, the Million Dollar Man used to say..."Everyone has a price" Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, matter2003 said: That's why the newspaper decided to buy them out. Like Ted DiBiase, the Million Dollar Man used to say..."Everyone has a price" People called Dave Portnoy a sellout, to which he said "'f### yeah, I'm a sellout. And you'd be to if someone brought a dump truck full of money to you." Edited June 12, 2023 by PromoTheRobot Quote
thewookie1 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 So aggravating how they want to just keep pushing EPL on us in the states when the vast majority of us either don’t care or have merely a passing interest in foreign leagues not pertaining to our more immediate sports. Plus the Athletic was supposed to be the local beat reporter people to begin with so this goes against their very original demographic 1 Quote
Eleven Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 24 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Dave Previous Who is this? Quote
TheAud Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 23 minutes ago, Eleven said: Who is this? The Dave before the current Dave 1 1 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 54 minutes ago, Eleven said: Who is this? Sorry. Dave Portnoy. Autocorrect strikes again. Quote
Doohicksie Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 Dave Portnoy is a comedy act. I swear he's purposely doing self-parody. Quote
Getpucksdeep Posted June 12, 2023 Report Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: Ironically all the dudes-in-their-mom's-basement web shows will fill the void. Some are good. Most aren't. This is where I go. YouTube premium. Hopefully the Hockey Guy is making serious $$$. 1 Quote
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