Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?

From: "Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

David desJardins wrote in message ...
>Steve Pritchard <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk> writes:
>>>> An email only commercial Football PBM? I wish him luck.
>>
>> It's just that football fans are not really all email-type of people.
>
>Perhaps they will have lots of players who don't even like football?
>
>I personally don't enjoy having my head cut off with a sword.
>Nevertheless I play fantasy wargames.

Do you read fantasy? Do you appreciate the idea of imaginary races and
magical powers? Then that is why you can play fantasy wargames.

Getting non-football fans interested in a football PBM is *difficult*.
Trust me on this one David, I happen to have just an iddy-biddy bit of
experience in this.<g>

Finding enough football fans that will play an email-only simulation is
not going to be an easy task. As I said, I wish him all the best of luck.

>Admittedly, their announcement seems aimed at people who appreciate
>football.  I'd agree with your skepticism that they will find many of
>those this way.

Hope they do - widen the market and get new players in - I'm all for that.

References

Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?
David desJardins <desj@math.berkeley.edu>
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hoddle is under pressure. Could you handle it?
David desJardins <desj@math.berkeley.edu>
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000