Comments on: Where Would Soccer Be Without : Forums/Message Boards

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:42:20 +0000

@Matt – Thanks for the comment. I agree that BigSoccer is getting a bit cluttered now, but it still is great when you know what you are looking for or you can stay ontop of a thread that actually contains a relevent and topical discussion. Most boards end up taking a turn for the worst, but the fact is, BigSoccer still is worth it’s weight definitely.

Blogs will be a part of this series as well, but the same comment about being crowded/cluttered can be said two-fold for blogs lately. Some give an inside scoop, others have a fresh take on new material or a new spin, but loads are just repeating the same story over and over and over. No originality.

By: Matt Garner

Matt Garner — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:57:45 +0000

I played soccer growing up but wasn’t really exposed to much top flight soccer outside of the World Cup. BigSoccer.com and Fox Sports World/FSC were the initial tools I used to better understand the game outside of my soccer bubble that didn’t extend beyond my club/HS system. In my early days of reading about soccer online I gravitated to BigSoccer, but I now feel that the forum on BigSoccer is almost too cluttered for my liking. I still visit BigSoccer, but I rarely go into the forum. I now prefer my intake of soccer knowledge to come from blogs – Soccer By Ives, The Shin Guardian, Ryan Knapp.