I never normally comment on things like this but I just felt the need to say I'm immensely appreciative of your writing. Both in information and style you are a joy to read; I'm grateful that we have such a writer who's so passionate about the club. Thanks mate.
Ditto Harry. Found out about you from a Jon Mackenzie tweet via Tifo IRL and I am very glad to be a paying subscriber. I know how hard writing is! I’m grateful for your efforts and insights!
You have once again written an amazing piece Billy. I never immediately read it after publishing, because I really want to take my time and read it thoroughly. Thank you so much for your generosity. Always have a good time reading.
I hope you once get recognized by the man Edu himself and get invited to a BBQ. You deserve it.
as an east asian, though i am not a native english speaker, i am still really attracted by your words. i mean not the content, of course the content is great ,but the way you use your words to express. it is a really good feeling to read your article. i just want to say thankyou and i really learned a lot from your article.
What’s the difference between being subscribed on Patreon and being subscribed on sub stack? Will the both get the same “extra content”? Should I cancel Patreon and resubscribe via substack?
Hey Theo -- it's the exact same! I know it's a little confusing. I got started with Patreon but wasn't enamored with their publishing/writing platform, and substack has been a lot better (but doesn't allow me to go lower than £4/mo). So I've just keep both available, and send the same content to both places.
There may be a time I sunset Patreon and transfer subscriptions here just to simplify things, but for now, I'm rolling on.
I've written - and deleted - similar comments before, but this time I'd like to actually say it. I appreciate and admire your work so, so much. It reminds me a lot of my favorite baseball site, bleachernation.com/cubs/ (which was better 8 or 9 years ago than it is now, but still) - well written, thoughtful and thought-provoking, and quite unlike anything else out there. Truly excellent stuff.
But, to be brutally honest, I wouldn't be able to bring myself to pay for it, and I suspect I'm not alone in that. That probably sounds harsh, but I really don't mean it that way. I only mean that, if you were to (understandably! justifiably!) put this all behind a paywall, I would just have to stop reading it, and I would really miss it. I hope that makes sense, and I hope I don't sound like a jerk for saying it.
I guess what I want to say is, as impressive as your writing is, your humility, self-awareness, and generosity to share this with the world is infinitely more impressive. I genuinely, genuinely appreciate what you're doing here, and I will happily read every word you write, and share it wherever I can.
I never normally comment on things like this but I just felt the need to say I'm immensely appreciative of your writing. Both in information and style you are a joy to read; I'm grateful that we have such a writer who's so passionate about the club. Thanks mate.
Ah, that is very kind of you. Appreciative of you too, Harry.
Ditto Harry. Found out about you from a Jon Mackenzie tweet via Tifo IRL and I am very glad to be a paying subscriber. I know how hard writing is! I’m grateful for your efforts and insights!
Wow, very nice. Thank you!
Fantastic read, thanks for the thread!
You have once again written an amazing piece Billy. I never immediately read it after publishing, because I really want to take my time and read it thoroughly. Thank you so much for your generosity. Always have a good time reading.
I hope you once get recognized by the man Edu himself and get invited to a BBQ. You deserve it.
Much love
Thank you so much, Clemens. ❤️
as an east asian, though i am not a native english speaker, i am still really attracted by your words. i mean not the content, of course the content is great ,but the way you use your words to express. it is a really good feeling to read your article. i just want to say thankyou and i really learned a lot from your article.
Oh wow, that is so wonderful to hear. Thank you.
Tremendous work, as ever!
Inspires me to get back to my substack and keep hacking away at the vine. Cheers to the creative process!
The mythical left 8 rabbit.
Amazing analysis as always. Genuinely some of my favourite football content currently out there. Keep it up please mate!
Thanks lad. Great stuff!
Why don’t you try having AI produced videos with your written content? It is less work than it sounds
What’s the difference between being subscribed on Patreon and being subscribed on sub stack? Will the both get the same “extra content”? Should I cancel Patreon and resubscribe via substack?
Hey Theo -- it's the exact same! I know it's a little confusing. I got started with Patreon but wasn't enamored with their publishing/writing platform, and substack has been a lot better (but doesn't allow me to go lower than £4/mo). So I've just keep both available, and send the same content to both places.
There may be a time I sunset Patreon and transfer subscriptions here just to simplify things, but for now, I'm rolling on.
I've written - and deleted - similar comments before, but this time I'd like to actually say it. I appreciate and admire your work so, so much. It reminds me a lot of my favorite baseball site, bleachernation.com/cubs/ (which was better 8 or 9 years ago than it is now, but still) - well written, thoughtful and thought-provoking, and quite unlike anything else out there. Truly excellent stuff.
But, to be brutally honest, I wouldn't be able to bring myself to pay for it, and I suspect I'm not alone in that. That probably sounds harsh, but I really don't mean it that way. I only mean that, if you were to (understandably! justifiably!) put this all behind a paywall, I would just have to stop reading it, and I would really miss it. I hope that makes sense, and I hope I don't sound like a jerk for saying it.
I guess what I want to say is, as impressive as your writing is, your humility, self-awareness, and generosity to share this with the world is infinitely more impressive. I genuinely, genuinely appreciate what you're doing here, and I will happily read every word you write, and share it wherever I can.
You're one of the good ones, Billy. Thank you!
Oh, you’re all good, and totally understand. No plans to paywall it. I’m just a guy writing stuff.
Thanks for all the kind words. Nice name :)