Comments on A More Splendid Life: Eight Steps to Making a Killer Soccer Podcast

I've pretty much broken all but one of those rules...

2009-11-30T13:33:20.679-05:00

I've pretty much broken all but one of those rules and am about break the final one tonight.

As a firm believer that if you dish it out, you ha...

2009-11-28T10:58:43.641-05:00

As a firm believer that if you dish it out, you have to take it,I don't have an issue with the chill in your response. I could respond at length to your rebuttal, basically sticking to my observations(I called you a poser, not poseur) that I stretched for effect, but then I would feel compelled to expand the scope on the topic of you shutting down your blog to graft in the world of free-lance scribbling... and I sense that would only bore you, your readers and too a degree, myself.

I was sincere in wishing you good luck in future endeavours, promise - wait a sec while I trot out a threadbare phrase - never to darken your doorstep again, and stay away from your twitter account! Take care, Mark

I feel #7 and #8 are at odd - what if I can't be u...

2009-11-27T22:26:07.268-05:00

I feel #7 and #8 are at odd - what if I can't be unique without being self-referential?

Retire?

Ooh Richard what's the new project? Do tell... Wh...

2009-11-27T18:40:38.821-05:00

Ooh Richard what's the new project? Do tell...

When I saw this post I knew instantly it was a response to Terry's tweet from that conversation (..twonversation..?) the other day.

Podcasts are cool and all but I can only listen to 2/3 a week as they invariably all talk about the same things.

The good thing with making your own podcast though is that if you get it right you can propel yourself even above the MSM pods and become a pretty good authority, because perfect the likes of FW and the Times pods ain't.

Is this the way I'm finding out that I'm being rep...

2009-11-27T14:44:25.990-05:00

Is this the way I'm finding out that I'm being replaced on It's Called Football Daily?

Cold, guys. Cold.

Yeah, Mark Bick, while I'm flattered, if not a lit...

2009-11-27T13:45:50.754-05:00

Yeah, Mark Bick, while I'm flattered, if not a little disturbed, by how actively you've been monitoring my online activities (having a friendly beer with Ben Knight is now me being some sort of sycophantic poseur?), especially considering I don't who in god's name you are, I will accept your criticisms.

But I will say this: I am a professional countertenor. I don't get fuck all in terms of money from this blog. I write whatever the hell I want, and if you like it, great. If you don't, that's great too, although I'd take Fake Sigi's flames any day over being called a poseur for writing a for-free soccer blog. Any pretentions to being a full-time real-deal journalist arose from my interest getting a little piqued from a response to an email I wrote to the Guardian, although it would be nice to dedicate more time to this in future (you might be interested to know I'm moving on a project in January that will involve quite a lot of getting off the grid).

As for the ICF jibber jabs from me, come on brother, it's my self-deprecating shtick, which as an insanely close reader of everything I do, you should know by now.

Anyway, if I'm Charely Tuna, than you're either Statler or Waldorf.

Mark, We haven't acted on it because we don't hav...

2009-11-27T13:30:26.656-05:00

Mark,

We haven't acted on it because we don't have the technical ability to act on it yet.

Soon.

My posts aren't predictable. Hell, I wrote about t...

2009-11-27T13:27:40.582-05:00

My posts aren't predictable. Hell, I wrote about the Irish League last week for Christ's sake.

ANNNNYWAY....

Richard would be a fine guest on ICF. I honestly don't know what the topic would be that he would fit though as he's so eclectic and he doesn't claim to be a MLS expert (and we're very much trying to stay focused on MLS).

I am running a survey right now looking for feedback from 24th Minute readers and ICF listeners (even occasional or rare readers/listeners). So, forgive this bit of spam:

http://www.24thminute.com/2009/11/survey-bump.html

As to the list, some of the feedback I've already got on the survey speaks to some of the points. In particular, we are really trying to get tighter (we were 30 minutes on the dot today). We don't want to sell ourselves short by ignoring EPL and other leagues, but we also see the numbers and know that most people that listen to us listen to s for MLS and, in particular, TFC news.

The moniker was actually Charlie Tuna, and if your...

2009-11-27T13:24:48.800-05:00

The moniker was actually Charlie Tuna, and if your parents watched tv in the 60/70’s (I believe) this was a madman’s claim to fame, a starkist animated ad that ran heavily, featuring a two part shtick…. It would descend so many leagues below the sea to Charlie’s dwelling, where he would be caught spouting verse, painting, arranging flowers, numerous riffs, a set –up for the punch -line that I believe was…” sorry Charlie, we don’t want a tuna with good taste, we want a tuna that tastes good.” Poor sod, born a generation too early… they’ve probably now changed their policy to snagging any tuna available.

The second part of the shtick was that he really wasn’t a well- educated, insightful tuna (do you realize how awkward it was to have typed that) but simply putting on airs in his desperate bid to get canned (as a kid, I could never understand his drive for extinction.)

You are also a bit of a poser – that while you often intelligently blog on a topic, perhaps proffer 2, 3 entries on the subject – you seem content to frame the subject than really devoting the time to go off the grid, caught in the blogging dilemma that if you don’t frequently post, folks will be less – inclined to visit your site

.I’m not sure why your referred to ICF as the Inter City Firm….I don’t believe any of It’s Called Football! folks are associated with West Ham…but you do seem to have a strong desire to snag a seat at the GTA’s apparently footy Algonquin round table….6000 I-tunes subscribers and growing!

There was a bit of piss – taking in suggesting this article was written to strictly persuade ICF to get you on the show – but it followed so quickly on your MLS Cup – yes a bit tongue in cheek- posting , knowing Mr. Rollins would be there, “ so you can Duane why they won’t put me on ICF…Bastards.”

Ben Rycroft has stated a few times that they should get guests for their daily podcast….but haven’t acted on it. They could easily put you on, but they haven’t…. perhaps they enjoy your verging on desperate pleading…see how far you will take it.

I hope you achieve your goals.

Actually, this was a post I wanted to do about two...

2009-11-27T10:53:51.021-05:00

Actually, this was a post I wanted to do about two weeks ago in response to a Tweet by Terry Duffelin, and had its genesis this past summer when I was around when they started up their podcast. I am a soccer podcast addict, which includes the Inter City Firm, to be sure, so obvs some of the stuff they do well/not so well are included here, among others.

But otherwise, boy, do you have my number! What is Charley Tuna?

Hey Charley Tuna....is this the last gasp effort o...

2009-11-27T10:29:27.057-05:00

Hey Charley Tuna....is this the last gasp effort of someone who desperately craves more attention by getting on ICF....you've sunk pints with Ben, twitter up, flatter/respond to their often predictable posts and finally the craven request on the MLS live blog...short of offering funds or fellatio, I think you've come to the end of the line.

Stop being a thumb-sucker, give up your blog - perhaps occasionally post on a friend's site -and devote your time to resolving an issue,indulge, follow a story that's off the grid by giving up the giddy world of blogging and graduating to the demands of soccer journalism....you've got the skills to fill the that void in Canada.