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Nov 21, 2020 18:12:07 GMT
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Post by RaidersFan92 on Nov 21, 2020 18:12:07 GMT
Has the BBL ever tried to launch their own forum? Imagine the engagement would be higher than this one. Raising site visits and meaning more value. Would you use it if they launched one?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2020 18:22:57 GMT
No, bbl is full of people who don't have a clue what basketball really is, more of those would be annoying
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BBL forum
Nov 21, 2020 18:26:12 GMT
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Post by RaidersFan92 on Nov 21, 2020 18:26:12 GMT
No, bbl is full of people who don't have a clue what basketball really is, more of those would be annoying That is true but from a league standpoint it could to get more people speaking about it. I only heard about this site from someone at a game years ago. If there was one attached to the bbl site, anyone that visits the site may take a look at it. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2020 20:22:13 GMT
It would be utterly dull. Can you imagine Duncan Smillie's reaction when he was called a goon on an official forum? I've taken plenty of flack over the years for posting on here. People can't take dissenting voices, let along criticism. It's not unique to the BBL, Solent throw a hissy fit if anyone suggests they have a wage bill that blows most D1 clubs out of the water |
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Post by youngrocks on Nov 21, 2020 20:24:43 GMT
Would be to much oh the boys done their best (40point blowout) and we need to support them and not allowed to be negative...
Alot of people in the bbl pretend to not take note of what is said on bev. All clubs view it. Back in the day most clubs actually had web links to whatsbev.
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Post by notoriousbigz on Nov 21, 2020 20:28:15 GMT
Would be to much oh the boys done their best (40point blowout) and we need to support them and not allowed to be negative... Alot of people in the bbl pretend to not take note of what is said on bev. All clubs view it. Back in the day most clubs actually had web links to whatsbev. People play it off by making out Whatsbevs full of sh1t and nobody knows anything. Trust me, players, coaches and most others associated with a club read this site. |
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Post by ko25 on Nov 21, 2020 20:46:51 GMT
Would be to much oh the boys done their best (40point blowout) and we need to support them and not allowed to be negative... Alot of people in the bbl pretend to not take note of what is said on bev. All clubs view it. Back in the day most clubs actually had web links to whatsbev. Didn't some use the team sub forum as their own club forum back in the day? |
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BBL forum
Nov 21, 2020 21:37:43 GMT
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Post by youngrocks on Nov 21, 2020 21:37:43 GMT
Would be to much oh the boys done their best (40point blowout) and we need to support them and not allowed to be negative... Alot of people in the bbl pretend to not take note of what is said on bev. All clubs view it. Back in the day most clubs actually had web links to whatsbev. Didn't some use the team sub forum as their own club forum back in the day? Yep they did. |
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BBL forum
Nov 21, 2020 21:52:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2020 21:52:03 GMT
Yeah.
About 6 clubs had a forum of their own, linked from their website. It was one of the first things i did in 2004 when we got the new Leopards going. There were moments i had to bite my fingers, but it did increase interest.
But clubs whined, interest died off and it came to an end.
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BBL forum
Nov 21, 2020 22:08:33 GMT
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Post by RaidersFan92 on Nov 21, 2020 22:08:33 GMT
Be interesting to know how everyone came to hear about bev. Be it one of the OGs word of mouth like me or one of the bbl clubs
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BBL forum
Nov 21, 2020 22:09:19 GMT
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Post by RaidersFan92 on Nov 21, 2020 22:09:19 GMT
This is my second iteration on here but must have been around 2008 I joined initially
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Nov 21, 2020 22:23:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2020 22:23:00 GMT
Absolutely no idea how I ended up wasting so much time on here mate
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2020 22:26:34 GMT
I've spanned two millennia. I think someone told me about it at leopards.
I've always promoted bev subtly since i got involved. Bigz is correct in that loads of people high up in clubs read it but won't fess up.
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BBL forum
Nov 21, 2020 22:54:44 GMT
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Post by chesterdonnelly on Nov 21, 2020 22:54:44 GMT
I searched for a British basketball forum earlier in the year when I first got into basketball. Whatsbev was the only thing that came up, but not much was happening then. Then with the London Lions in Europe and the BBL restarting I could see there was a lot more activity on here so I joined. I literally have no real people to talk to about basketball.
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BBL forum
Nov 22, 2020 0:05:02 GMT
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Post by notoriousbigz on Nov 22, 2020 0:05:02 GMT
I've spanned two millennia. I think someone told me about it at leopards. I've always promoted bev subtly since i got involved. Bigz is correct in that loads of people high up in clubs read it but won't fess up. An unnamed professional of over 5 years playing in this league across multiple teams treated me like a piece of dirt off his shoe for posting on this page. Id practiced with them for a full summer but didnt sign because I had to go back to uni, everyone else was cool but this guy was a jackass. |
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BBL forum
Nov 22, 2020 0:06:41 GMT
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Post by notoriousbigz on Nov 22, 2020 0:06:41 GMT
Be interesting to know how everyone came to hear about bev. Be it one of the OGs word of mouth like me or one of the bbl clubs I joined in 2004 when the then Chester Jets advertised it as their official forum. |
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Nov 22, 2020 1:21:05 GMT
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Post by erd87 on Nov 22, 2020 1:21:05 GMT
Would be to much oh the boys done their best (40point blowout) and we need to support them and not allowed to be negative... Not sure about that, the Eagles Facebook comments after a game can be brutal at times. People were kicking off about our loss on Friday night as if we'd been blown out by 40 for the fourth game in a row! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2020 3:03:40 GMT
It would be utterly dull. Can you imagine Duncan Smillie's reaction when he was called a goon on an official forum? I've taken plenty of flack over the years for posting on here. People can't take dissenting voices, let along criticism. It's not unique to the BBL, Solent throw a hissy fit if anyone suggests they have a wage bill that blows most D1 clubs out of the water Big Dunc would just flood it with the Duncan Smillie Propaganda Wing Yes Men, I mean, Glasgow Rocks Official Supporters Club people. That way he could put on the pretence that most people dont think he is an arsehole. |
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BBL forum
Nov 22, 2020 8:52:16 GMT
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Post by connors on Nov 22, 2020 8:52:16 GMT
As a huge basketball fan but only casual BBL fan WB often feels like a BBL forum already to me......
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Post by stevetino on Nov 22, 2020 9:12:26 GMT
I’m sure what’s Bev got a link in the match programmes when eagles played at the Newcastle Arena, that and the Pawprint website anyone remember that?
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Post by RaidersFan92 on Nov 22, 2020 10:34:21 GMT
Must clarify. I would continue to use this forum. I’m on about a BBL run and moderated forum. I’m just surprised they haven’t even attempted it. Even as many people say, it will be full of the happy clappers that never get frustrated with poor results because “they tried their best” or “stop being negative, players are on here and will see this” (one of the recent ones from the supporters group on fb)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2020 11:33:30 GMT
I only heard about this place because of gonk, I went to a Rocks game and he Tweeted me after I tweeted out asking if there was a forum
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Post by Solly on Nov 22, 2020 13:35:10 GMT
What's Bev is a forum from the top drawer, as others have already alluded to, an official forum would be an oxymoron
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BBL forum
Nov 23, 2020 17:49:13 GMT
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Post by saintpat on Nov 23, 2020 17:49:13 GMT
As has been pointed out elsewhere, the BBL teams don't even have comments turned on for the YouTube games. They don't want to hear anything negative so they'd never have a forum. People would be constantly blocked!!
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Post by tonyleopard on Nov 23, 2020 17:54:00 GMT
As has been said previously, the people in and around British Basketball and that includes the players, are incredibly thin skinned. An official BBL run message board would very soon have only have about a dozen posters as anyone who is mildly critical would be banned very quickly.
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