OT: The Athletic

[Dove]

New sports publication out with subscription prices. Am wondering if any Yarders can give the coverage any props.

If I sign up can I get access to all cities? Or one? Or a few? I see more and more articles on Twitter but with no subscription then no read.

About $8/month



Why The Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers

 

[8893]

Are you an Athletic supporter, Dove?

 

[Guapo]

Are you an Athletic supporter, Dove?

"If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter"

(Has Grease ever been quoted on the boneyard before?)

 

[Fishy]

I don’t know what the site is supposed to cost, but it seems like there is a perpetual sale for $48 a year.

You do get access to all of their city sites - I don’t really check any of them, though.

They’ve done a nice job hiring name writers and the writing is very good - I also appreciate that it is about the only site where you’re not assaulted with advertising.I fully expect them to go bankrupt at some point, but until then, I’ll be a subscriber.

 

[Dove]

I don’t know what the site is supposed to cost, but it seems like there is a perpetual sale for $48 a year.

You do get access to all of their city sites - I don’t really check any of them, though.

They’ve done a nice job hiring name writers and the writing is very good - I also appreciate that it is about the only site where you’re not assaulted with advertising.I fully expect them to go bankrupt at some point, but until then, I’ll be a subscriber.

My post was inspired by an ad I saw where someone can gift a subscription for about $45/6 months and $75 for 12 months.

 

[Drew]

I signed up last week and I actually am pleasantly surprised at the quality of the writing. I hope it works out for them. The Eamonn Brennan Bubble Watch is why I signed up but their coverage on everything is pretty good.

 

[Fishy]

My post was inspired by an ad I saw where someone can gift a subscription for about $45/6 months and $75 for 12 months.

Nope.

It’s $47.99 for a year and $79.99 for two years.

 

[Dove]

Nope.

It’s $47.99 for a year and $79.99 for two years.

Weirdly I just saw a facebook ad with 50% discounts.

 

[huskymedic]

Good coverage in a variety of sports... no issue w/ pricing or content @ this point.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[whaler11]

I think I paid $30 for the year and got an All American t shirt. It’s pretty good.