rivals back to normal

[lordb]

same as it ever was

are we staying here anyway?

[bayernoatcake]

I think we should.

[10 Pint Potter]

does that mean we'll be posting on a compeltely new board?
hope not, jsut getting comfortable

[Dr Oetcake]

it would be best, all things considered...

[ben88]

i think its time for the poll to end all polls

[10 Pint Potter]

what differences will there acutally be?

if i'm gonna vote i wanna know the facts

[ben88]

can someone post a link to it, and then maybe we can start a proper poll, and which ever wns we can all stay at, or go to

[jpm64]

stokecity.rivals.net/teams/pgclubhome.aspx?clubid=77

Still looks Wank to me !!


Besides I'm close to the 1st Team now ;D

[bayernoatcake]

Just been on and like jpm says it still looks wank!

[SuperRickyFuller]

Still looks shite to me

Reckon we should stay here to be honest

[Deleted]

And look at the sort of stimulating thing you get on there - stokecity.rivals.net/Forum/pgePosts.aspx?threadId=45550&boardId=104&clubId=77

I know, why don't we spend our time on Rivals so that gambling websites can pretend to be footy fans and advertise at us

[FullerMagic]

Still looks as pisspoor as it ever has.

Are they just going to leave it to die a miserable death?

[10 Pint Potter]

doesnt look as 'homely' (for want of a better word!) as here

this site is more personal to Stoke, rather than everyone being on rivals

my vote is to stay put!

[Kenilworth_Stokies]

Are they actually actively working on implementing some new features on the Rivals board? Or are we hoping in vain, and should settle in for the long haul here?

A brief scan of the threads on Rivals at the moment is depressing reading. A 12 year old Crwho? fan trying to provoke a reaction, some discussion on a PFYC type site where you can win some cash and somebody claiming that TP will be going to Southampton based on a rumour from his mate who cleans the toilets in the Boothen End. Hardly stimulating debate over there is it?

[bayernoatcake]

You can only see about 10 threads as well on the main bit-that's shite imo.

[Funky]

I think you will find that you wont have a choice to stay here, as soon as Smudge is happy with the board over there he will disable this one.

[markscfc72]

jesus

that messageboard is shit, no way im using that!!

[10 Pint Potter]

well if we all vote and explain to him maybe he will do what the fans want

worth a shot

[bayernoatcake]

breadagain said:

I think you will find that you wont have a choice to stay here, as soon as Smudge is happy with the board over there he will disable this one.

It's just little things like the how many post You can see etc that need changing. It just looks fucking shite at the moment.

[Deleted]

Bread

I think Smudge is wiser than that. It took about a week for most users to reject that site and most of us moved here. Sticking a bit of lipstick on that pig of a site is not going to make us all move back - it is more likely that we would end up somewhere else if this board shut down.

[markscfc72]

exactly, im sure he wouldnt just move there and close this if everybody said they wouldnt use the rivals one as there wouldnt be any point of moving

[Time4aPINT]

This board isn't brilliant, it quite often can not cope with the volume of traffic that it receives but it's a masive improvement to what is currently on offer from rivals.

[10 Pint Potter]

i've never noticed traffic problems, the lollipop ladies and lights seem to be working fine on here

[GoBoks]

I believe Rex has a good board ...... rofl ;D ;D

[vientianescfc]

Well if the oatcake went back to that board - I certainly wouldn't be posting it just took about 2 minutes or more just to load the page.

Shite is the summary - however this one isn't the greatest in the world either but it's far far better than that steaming pile of shite!

[northantsash]

agree - rivals looks shite, 10 topics per page.
this board has been much more accessible and their have been better topics than we used to get on the old rivals. ill certainly be using this one until it closes.

[StokieSC]

I would prepared to donate towards a new forum being built, as would others on here I imagine.

We're much better than Rivals ...

[Irish Stokie]

Its a no contest in my book, we should stay here and make it our permenant home. As already said it never has any trouble with traffic and i have never had any problems with it. Long live the proboards!!!

[StokieSC]

Theres better options than Proboards though.

PunBB or phpbb is better.

I'll set a board up for Smudge if he wishes.

[Funky]

residentstokie said:

well if we all vote and explain to him maybe he will do what the fans want

worth a shot

He has done what the fans want, thats why we are here now.

He knows that if Rivals get it wrong he will lose all of the visitors to the site and also the advertising revenue it generates.

I'm not saying he is going to switch us over soon, he will switch it back over when the majority vote is happy with the new board, i'm sure with the amount of visitors the Oatcake gets each day Smudge has some kind of sway with Rivals as to what stays or what goes etc.

Remember, while we are over here Rivals are losing out on advertising on the main site, with the Oatcake being one of the most visited sites within Rivals they can't just go with what they think is best if the fans aren't happy, can they?