Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post

driveway · 02-19-2016, 08:22 PM

Eh, I think the "Around the Leagues" could be way better.

First, Gaskal only does them for wins, seems a little showboaty for me. Second, they don't provide any decent analysis of either team, it's just enjoying another fanbase's misery. Finally, they're expected so quickly after the game that there isn't time for him to really cull the best reactions of, not only fans, but players taking to twitter, coach reactions, etc.

I'm a West Ham fan and the West Ham board does something similar: they call it "The Opposition View" and it comes out about 24 hours after the match is done. Most of what they grab is from the post-match-threads from various sources, reddit, team forums etc. But I think that format is better than the Around the League. An example: http://kumb.com/story.php?id=129521

I can just go cruise HF if I want some Schadenfreude. If something is going to get stickied I'd like it to have some actual analytical value.

02-19-2016, 08:22 PM	#536
driveway A Fiddler Crab Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Exp:	Eh, I think the "Around the Leagues" could be way better. First, Gaskal only does them for wins, seems a little showboaty for me. Second, they don't provide any decent analysis of either team, it's just enjoying another fanbase's misery. Finally, they're expected so quickly after the game that there isn't time for him to really cull the best reactions of, not only fans, but players taking to twitter, coach reactions, etc. I'm a West Ham fan and the West Ham board does something similar: they call it "The Opposition View" and it comes out about 24 hours after the match is done. Most of what they grab is from the post-match-threads from various sources, reddit, team forums etc. But I think that format is better than the Around the League. An example: http://kumb.com/story.php?id=129521 I can just go cruise HF if I want some Schadenfreude. If something is going to get stickied I'd like it to have some actual analytical value.