Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Are you from Germany, David? Yes I am. Would explain the TV thing. Must be strange having British people talking about your league, and trying to correct you on how they perceive it. :-[ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Are you from Germany, David? Yes I am. Would explain the TV thing. Must be strange having British people talking about your league, and trying to correct you on how they perceive it. :-[ Not really. Over the last few years, I've followed the Premier League a lot more than the Bundesliga. Was only last season that I've really started following it again because of the great season Dortmund were having. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocho Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 It's on Bet365 if anyone is interested. Looking forward to it. It'll be the first time I've properly followed the Bundesliga and I've adopted Hamburg as my team. With Barrios out and Sahin sold, Hamburg with a younger team - do you think we might nick a point? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 It's on Bet365 if anyone is interested. Looking forward to it. It'll be the first time I've properly followed the Bundesliga and I've adopted Hamburg as my team. With Barrios out and Sahin sold, Hamburg with a younger team - do you think we might nick a point? Honestly, have no clue how Hamburg will do this season. Though my guess is it'll be like it has been a few times in recent years - they'll start well only to have a real bad patch durin the season and to let their European hopes fade away. First game of the season, always hard to predict. Having seen Dortmund in pre-season, I predict a tight win for them, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WashyGeordie Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 It's on Bet365 if anyone is interested. Looking forward to it. It'll be the first time I've properly followed the Bundesliga and I've adopted Hamburg as my team. With Barrios out and Sahin sold, Hamburg with a younger team - do you think we might nick a point? http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSG0ZFBe5VF_4X5PbehwSN_zgXW06aDyaGEb-pX06ajvA4hQEa1 "Yahh!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Village Idiot Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Paul the Octopus http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/7/15/1279193684789/Paul-the-octopus-005.jpg Legend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Would be great to have as 'betting-assistant' that Paul. Sadly, he's not alive anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Look at him, man. He's giving it the old 'GET IN!' flexed arm pose! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 The U4N stuff got deleted as I was reading it No fair, it was a right hoot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/vader.jpg Colocho realised he was only further damaging what little reputation he had on the forum, so hired Max Clifford to be his PR Guru, who swiftly contacted 'The Machine known as Dave' to delete it. Colocho is odds on favourite with Paddy Power to win the NO 2011 'Worst Poster' Award. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I didn't delete anything ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Man, that Max Clifford is one hell of a PR Guru, he had me believing! You should save it from the deletion hell and put it in the Hall of Fame thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 The U4N stuff got deleted as I was reading it No fair, it was a right hoot. Bollocks, i just saw colocho had the last post in it and was about to click. Chris must have done it as he made the first post. I think the twitter stuff is gone too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 The thread is gone now?! Fucking spoilsports! That was going to get me through my afternoon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Not guilty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Seems only fair to let Colocho get his post in. The funny thing is, we are contacting via PM. However, they are choosing to post it all on here and on Twitter/Facebook to try and make me look like the one that is in the wrong. What Chris doesn't realise is that he has just destroyed the credibility of the entire campaign. He can accuse me of doing that on N-O, but I was the one who put the most time and effort into the (apart from the website itself, which Chris did) and got it to the size it is. Anything I said on here was as good as unknown to our following, as we have few followers on here. We had 6,000 people, 6,000 who were interested in our campaign! They expect me to handover bank details and the domain name password, after last night deleting me from Facebook and changing Twitter/email passwords. They then sent me an email saying that I wasn't welcome anymore. The same Facebook I have spent hours contributing to, the Twitter than I bloody started and spent hours on - the email address that was as good as solely used by me with the media. How can anyone expect me to trust them? My comments to Lee Ryder yesterday, were not abusive, I did not swear, I did not insult him. I was questioning his journalism, and others joined in. There was nothing offensive said whatsoever. My posts on here were another reason to remove me. They could have said delete you N-O account, if they thought I was compromising the campaign - and I would have. They could have said apologise to Lee Ryder, which I would have. Their way of trying to get rid of me yesterday was swift, and effective - but due to their unwillingness to ever put any cash into this they shot themselves in the foot. I created the Twitter page, Chris, the Facebook. For extensive periods of time I have run the campaign by myself. I organised the meeting which they had with the club, I secured Chris' appearance on Sky Sports News, I single-handedly gained coverage for the petition across blogs, fanzines and papers - I've put the most into this by a considerable amount. I know my approach is flawed at times, but deep-down I think that Chris and Kevin both know that this was my project. The link to my Twitter page and posting of my N-O name in the statement today was highly unprofessional. I'm getting a lot of messages/emails from people asking me what's going on. I wonder how many Chris and Kevin are getting... They now have control of it and are deleting everything to spite me. Terrible shame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I created the Twitter page, Chris, the Facebook. He shagged your mum Chris. Shit just got real. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 They could have said delete you N-O account' date=' if they thought I was compromising the campaign - and I would have.[/quote'] Soooooo close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 boltons luck is out, Tyrone Mears broke his leg today in training Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Just seen an article on Bantr - a social network for football fans. Being launched this weekend. http://thenextweb.com/uk/2011/08/03/bantr-the-social-network-for-football-fans/ If Facebook is the social network for friends, and LinkedIn is the social network for business, then Bantr is the social network for football (or soccer, if you prefer to call it that) fans. Due for public launch this weekend, Bantr has already notched up an impressive 1,500 pre-registrations. In a nutshell, Bantr is a place where football fans can check in to games, vote on the action, view live stats and even ‘banter’ with rival fans in real-time as a match unfolds.When a user checks in, they’re asked to indicate how they’re watching the game – whether it’s on TV, live, online or on the radio. The conversations can be filtered, meaning users can view what everyone at a match is saying, or simply view what fans of one particular team are saying. The platform facilitates the opinion of neutral fans too, with score predictions displayed from fans of both teams and neutrals individually. When you check in to a match, you can instantly see how many other people are checked in for each team too. The real-time aspect is key. Football fans can select their own team and vote for substitutions, and over time a picture can emerge over whether the fans agree with the manager’s decisions or not, an element which the company founder is particularly excited about. The Next Web caught up with Peter McCormack, co-founder of Bantr, to see how the platform came to be and what exactly users can expect when it launches in time for the new English football season. “Last season, I was wondering why Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson hadn’t lost his job yet”, says McCormack. “He probably should’ve lost his job about 8 weeks before he actually did. Wherever I looked online, on Twitter and other websites, everyone was saying how bad he was, and how he had to go. So we thought: with all these people complaining, wouldn’t it be good to know exactly what percentage support he had?” However, the need to establish fans’ faith in their manager wasn’t enough to base a whole new social network on. But the seed was planted, and the idea for Bantr grew from there. “We thought it would be great to have lots of aggregated fan content”, says McCormack. “And that’s how the concept of Bantr was born.” The theme of how much faith fans have in their manager is still a key element of Bantr though. When fans first register on the site, they must answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to whether they support their team’s manager. They can change their answer at any point, but it means that it’s possible to see how much support a manager has at any given point. “This is one of our unique features that we think is great, but it’s something the football leagues might not like”, says McCormack. “Whilst managers are criticized all the time in the newspapers, to have these kind of rolling stats is likely to get on certain people’s nerves.” Whilst McCormack believes this particular feature is something that could attract the ire of the powers that be within English football, he has engaged with the relevant bodies throughout to ensure everything runs smoothly. There have been a lot of rules to follow and licensing issues to manage. It transpires that it costs many thousands of pounds a year just to display football fixtures, which is obviously a key requirement within the Bantr platform. Meanwhile, live game feeds are provided by a company called OPTA, which is even more expensive than gaining access to the fixtures. There were issues in using the clubs’ badges, because the rights to many of the teams’ emblems are owned by a third party. “They grant permission to some people”, says McCormack. “But they said no to us because we’re operating in a similar space to them.” Despite the obstacles, Bantr is now being fine-tuned in the build-up to launch, and McCormack is adamant that the platform is for fans of ALL teams, not just the big guns. “A big thing for us is about giving a voice and control back to the fans”, says McCormack. “We have tried to make Bantr about all teams and all fans but most of all the relationship between you and your team. Yeovil Town v Shrewsbury is as important to us as Manchester United v Chelsea.” Bantr is more than a social network though. It’s also been gamified, and similar to Foursquare, users’ actions can give them points which in turn can alter the experience. Points can only be gained from positive actions relating to a user’s own club, such as posting a comment that receives x amount of likes. The person with the most points for a particular team can become chairman, though they can be sacked if another user gains more points. “We have so many features we want to develop”, says McCormack. “But our target was always to be ready for the launch of the season. We are going to allow the community to vote for features though to give a sense of ownership back to them.” Users can register using Facebook Connect, which simplifies the signup process, whilst giving new users instant access to other football-loving friends. “We have built the backend using NoSQL and MongoDB”, says McCormack. “Now, I am by no means a techie but the development team assure me that this is best for scalability.” Football is the most watched sport in the world, surely Bantr is nothing new, right? Well, yes and no. “When we first came up with the idea we spent about two months sitting on it as we were convinced someone else must be doing it”, says McCormack. “We have found similar sites, such as Sofanatics which aggregates tweets, but it’s not really what we’re doing. Plus, Sofanatics will only activate a team if it has 10,000 followers, which we don’t think is right. We believe that fans of smaller clubs are just as important.” At the start, Bantr will contain the teams from the top four English leagues, but anyone anywhere in the world will be able to register and participate in the social network, as long as they choose a team. The startup’s longer term goals extend way beyond the confines of England too. “There are 600m people who watch the Premiership alone”, says McCormack. “But our goal for Bantr is to become the leading network for football fans worldwide. We’d love to expand across Europe next, and there’s even potential for this to grow beyond football into other sports.” Bantr will launch with a Web app this weekend (mobile apps are in the pipeline too), and the 1,500 pre-registered users will first be able to use the site during the FA Community Shield match between Manchester United and Manchester City on Sunday. McCormack tells me that Bantr has just closed a round of funding with seven angel investors, netting over £200,000. With the football season about to get underway, this investment couldn’t be any more timely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 "Bantr", what a s*** name. Leaving out vowels in your internet start-up stopped sounding clever in 2007. Hope they can pull it off, but from the article it already looks they'll be hamstrung by all the licences and red tape. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Hope it succeeds, it sounds a decent concept. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Hope it succeeds, it sounds a decent concept. Looks good from the pictures too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Seems a decent idea apart from the shit name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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