Attracting members to the site

[rmonsta]

We would welcome any suggestions or help from u in ways we can attract new members to let the site grow. Your help is appreciated:thumbup:

[Micky]

Johnnys still no read the email out :thumbdown:

[rmonsta]

Aye I'm no sure he would be allowed to maybe!

[A's in Glasgow]

Not sure where to post this as just having a quick look round after registering. Got the link from hang the dj on CQN.

Looking forward to chatting away about the game with other fans. I'm a big Oakland A's fan. A little disappointed with our capitulation after the All Star break but Billy Beane has been stockpiling well recently and in another season or so we'll be ready to hit back at the Halo's.

[rmonsta]

Not sure where to post this as just having a quick look round after registering. Got the link from hang the dj on CQN.

Looking forward to chatting away about the game with other fans. I'm a big Oakland A's fan. A little disappointed with our capitulation after the All Star break but Billy Beane has been stockpiling well recently and in another season or so we'll be ready to hit back at the Halo's.

Welcome to the board m8. We are in really early stages at the moment. Hopefully it will grow into a good place to discuss all things baseball. Any suggestions for the forum are welcome as were all quite new to this and really rely on the posters making it a success:thumbup:

[A's in Glasgow]

Welcome to the board m8. We are in really early stages at the moment. Hopefully it will grow into a good place to discuss all things baseball. Any suggestions for the forum are welcome as were all quite new to this and really rely on the posters making it a success:thumbup:

Cheers.

I take it as it grows there will be more sub-forums? Makes it easier to get to threads quicker. An introduction section would maybe help bring in new people.

Unless I missed it of course. :o

p.s. Any chance we can shift Huston Street for some quality prospects? :p

We nearly got him traded this season but it wasn't to be.

[Micky]

its going to be harder now rmonsta to attract members to the site with the season almost over, it will be a test to get the members in off-season, we can pull it off but :thumbup:

[rmonsta]

Cheers.

I take it as it grows there will be more sub-forums? Makes it easier to get to threads quicker. An introduction section would maybe help bring in new people.

Unless I missed it of course. :o

p.s. Any chance we can shift Huston Street for some quality prospects? :p

We nearly got him traded this season but it wasn't to be.
That is defo the plan in the future but we did think it would be better to keep to a few sub forums until we grow. There has not been an introduction section I will discuss it with Kev:thumbup:
its going to be harder now rmonsta to attract members to the site with the season almost over, it will be a test to get the members in off-season, we can pull it off but

We did realise it was a bad time of the year to start the forum but the WS is coming up and also the trades should keep it interesting for time being. We hope we can find new members thru the close season so we can do a fanatasy baseball league from here. We will be putting up prizes for winners:thumbup:

[A's in Glasgow]

We hope we can find new members thru the close season so we can do a fanatasy baseball league from here. We will be putting up prizes for winners:thumbup:

A fantasy baseball league is a wonderful idea. I'd be up for that. Always fancied trying one but didn't pluck up the courage to make a complete mess of myself on an American website.

[Celts'n'Dodgers]

What about emailing any american sportwear shops in uk and europe, or linking to any major american based baseball sites who will have a lot of european based supporters

[rmonsta]

What about emailing any american sportwear shops in uk and europe, or linking to any major american based baseball sites who will have a lot of european based supporters

Thats defo a good idea. Micky has been trying hard to get a mention on channel 5 baseball show!

[Kev]

A fantasy baseball league is a wonderful idea. I'd be up for that. Always fancied trying one but didn't pluck up the courage to make a complete mess of myself on an American website.

yeah I agree, I think a fantasty basesball league would be awesome.

We could always place some gambling advertisements in the betting room. Then we can use any money generated to fund the fantasty league.

We could have an overall winner at the end of the season but we could also do a monthly winner bases on the points from the last month. If there is a lot of interest we could also divide everyone into different leagues of say 10 or 15 members or something.

[Kev]

Also, I was thinking. At the moment we do want to keep the rooms to a minimum until the forum is busier but in the future, do you think a news, interview or match type report would be good. It would be a good place to republish articles about the latest games (with a link to the source of course) and this in turn should generate some discussion :)

[A's in Glasgow]

Also, I was thinking. At the moment we do want to keep the rooms to a minimum until the forum is busier but in the future, do you think a news, interview or match type report would be good. It would be a good place to republish articles about the latest games (with a link to the source of course) and this in turn should generate some discussion :)

As it gets busier I'd imagine individual team forums would be useful, especially for the bigger teams(Yankee's, Red Sox, Cubs) as well as an AL/NL forum.

Maybe a separate forum for off season trades may be a good idea for the up and coming off season?

I've been thinking about posting my thoughts on the A's season, perhaps other members would have their own thoughts on the teams they follow.

[Celts'n'Dodgers]

mabye just having one on-going thread with general chat so not too many different threads, so as not to confuse new members, who would find it easier to get in the swing of things.

what about getting a shout from the sports reporters show on NASN, they are trying to get into the european market and this forum would help them, prid pro quo

[rmonsta]

As it gets busier I'd imagine individual team forums would be useful, especially for the bigger teams(Yankee's, Red Sox, Cubs) as well as an AL/NL forum.

Maybe a separate forum for off season trades may be a good idea for the up and coming off season?

I've been thinking about posting my thoughts on the A's season, perhaps other members would have their own thoughts on the teams they follow.
I have already suggested a hot stove forum for rumours and for trades for the coming season!!
mabye just having one on-going thread with general chat so not too many different threads, so as not to confuse new members, who would find it easier to get in the swing of things.

what about getting a shout from the sports reporters show on NASN, they are trying to get into the european market and this forum would help them, prid pro quo

Aye NASN is defo an avenue we must look at. Sadly they dont do a daily or weekly show based over here. WOuld be great if they did. Suppose its prob worth emailing them for some info. I will investigate:thumbup:

The pictures thread is also a good thing as these pics will show up on google searches and also on google images. So feel free to add pics!!

[Johnny Thunders]

As it gets busier I'd imagine individual team forums would be useful, especially for the bigger teams(Yankee's, Red Sox, Cubs) as well as an AL/NL forum.

Maybe a separate forum for off season trades may be a good idea for the up and coming off season?

I've been thinking about posting my thoughts on the A's season, perhaps other members would have their own thoughts on the teams they follow.

Hey..are you also on Big Soccer ???


I'll have a few more Yanks on here in the future...Mostly Mets fan :thumbup:

[rmonsta]

Hey..are you also on Big Soccer ???


I'll have a few more Yanks on here in the future...Mostly Mets fan :thumbup:

Nice one m8 I have put a link on a yankees fans section too:thumbup:

[A's in Glasgow]

Hey..are you also on Big Soccer ???


I'll have a few more Yanks on here in the future...Mostly Mets fan :thumbup:


i do post on big soccer, yes.

an educated guess...?

wait a sec, have i spoken to you on a thread on BS?

[Johnny Thunders]

i do post on big soccer, yes.

an educated guess...?

wait a sec, have i spoken to you on a thread on BS?
:lol::thumbup:
Yep..I'm Woodside Mets on BS

[A's in Glasgow]

:lol::thumbup:
Yep..I'm Woodside Mets on BS

:thumbup:

Small world.

Wait a minute. You've already slated me on there for supporting the A's. :p

[Johnny Thunders]

:thumbup:

Small world.

Wait a minute. You've already slated me on there for supporting the A's. :p

Yep..thats me :lol3:..Good to have ya on here :thumbup:

[Andy_bluejay]

I think the less confusing the better. So less forums and longer threads. I agree with splitting up the obvious though like a general discussion room, a hot stove for trade talk...pretty much what we have now.

Has any search engine optimisation been done? Is it indexed with google? I don't know too much about the technical side of SEO, just know what needs done.

Keep up the good work though guys!:thumbup:

[rmonsta]

I think the less confusing the better. So less forums and longer threads. I agree with splitting up the obvious though like a general discussion room, a hot stove for trade talk...pretty much what we have now.

Has any search engine optimisation been done? Is it indexed with google? I don't know too much about the technical side of SEO, just know what needs done.

Keep up the good work though guys!:thumbup:

Cheers andy. We are showing up on search engines now. But we do need to work on optimisation! Need to get the lowdown on fantasy baseball site u use see if we can get a league from here on the go with prizes etc:thumbup:

[Andy_bluejay]

Cheers andy. We are showing up on search engines now. But we do need to work on optimisation! Need to get the lowdown on fantasy baseball site u use see if we can get a league from here on the go with prizes etc:thumbup:

Cool. The site i use for fantasy is www.fantasybaseballuk.com, check it out. There was over 4000 players this season, up over 500 from the season before.

[rmonsta]

Cool. The site i use for fantasy is www.fantasybaseballuk.com, check it out. There was over 4000 players this season, up over 500 from the season before.

Will defo get in contact with them m8. Do u post on their forum?

[Andy_bluejay]

Will defo get in contact with them m8. Do u post on their forum?

I do not mate. Didn't really do forums before this.

[Alikira]

I'll pass the site on to several local mates who I know follow a lot of baseball...and don't mind a punt on it too. :thumbup:

Thanks for the site, lads.

[rmonsta]

I'll pass the site on to several local mates who I know follow a lot of baseball...and don't mind a punt on it too. :thumbup:

Thanks for the site, lads.

Nice one m8. There will defo be quite a few new guys coming to the forum for the season starts!! Let the madness begin:thumbup:


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[#1MetsFan]

I found out about the forums while trying to find other channels with MLB besides my ESPN America. There are a few baseball teams in Ireland and I can probably send an e-mail to a bunch of them and ask them to pass the word on.

[rmonsta]

I found out about the forums while trying to find other channels with MLB besides my ESPN America. There are a few baseball teams in Ireland and I can probably send an e-mail to a bunch of them and ask them to pass the word on.

Was that on bleacher report by any chance? That would be great if u could find some more Irish members. Welcome to the forum:thumbup:

[Johnny Thunders]

I found out about the forums while trying to find other channels with MLB besides my ESPN America. There are a few baseball teams in Ireland and I can probably send an e-mail to a bunch of them and ask them to pass the word on.

Good to see another Mets fan:thumbup:

[rmonsta]

Good to see another Mets fan:thumbup:

Ye think:rolleyes:

[Johnny Thunders]

Ye think:rolleyes:

Don't be bitter :lol:

[rmonsta]

Don't be bitter :lol:

Place is fucking over run wi Mets fans. I will need to get working on my Yankees buddies:thumbup:

[hang the dj]

Place is fucking over run wi Mets fans. I will need to get working on my Yankees buddies:thumbup:

Get yourself down the gym mate, plenty of guys down there on steroids aka Yankee fans :lol3:

[Johnny Thunders]

Place is fucking over run wi Mets fans. I will need to get working on my Yankees buddies:thumbup:

I might have one or two coming this way:lol:

[Johnny Thunders]

Get yourself down the gym mate, plenty of guys down there on steroids aka Yankee fans :lol3:
:lol:

[mic99]

Get yourself down the gym mate, plenty of guys down there on steroids aka Yankee fans :lol3:

:clap::lol:

[rmonsta]

Get yourself down the gym mate, plenty of guys down there on steroids aka Yankee fans :lol3:

Thats wot were needing more juicing:cool:

[#1MetsFan]

So what do you, as a Yankees fan think of the new stadium?

[rmonsta]

So what do you, as a Yankees fan think of the new stadium?

I have to admit they have done an amazing job of it. It really looks stunning but should at the price. I think they have done a lot to capture the spirit of the old stadium. However I fucking hate the fact it has less seats for real fans and more corporate boxes! I also cannot stand the fact we have left the old stadium and it will be torn down. So much history gone. All the magic of that place is gone forever. U look at the guys who graced that field and now it will be destroyed. This should never have been allowed to happen. We could have taken over Shea for a few seasons once u guys were in taxpayers field. In doing that we could have built the new stadium on the existing site!

Got to say ur new stadium is stunning too. Modelling it on Ebbets Field was a great idea. WOt u think of the new parks?