Is "The Athletic" worth it?

[Hackbread]

Seen that theres a 12 month subscription to the Athletic going for pretty cheap right now.

Just wondering if anyone on here would or would not recommend it?

My RS 'friend' has been recommending it to me for a while and says its the best. For obvious reasons I dont actually trust him when it comes to his opinion about sport related matters.
And him telling me i need to get it has made me dig my heels in even more about not.


So anyone want to change my mind or should I continue to live in ignorance?

 

[Prevenger17]

Your RS friend would love it, most of the Premier League articles are James Pearce fawning over some new Liverpool player or tactical change. I subscribe for the NFL content, haven't clicked into the football part of it in months

 

[4737carlin]

Don't waste your money

 

[Billy Dean]

I like it personally. Lots of good stuff in there

 

[Littlesue]

Yes, it's my luxury buy of the year, great articles not only on the team you follow, it's fun to read about other clubs problems

 

[tommye]

Nope. Absolute rag.

 

[Moomin]

Your RS friend would love it, most of the Premier League articles are James Pearce fawning over some new Liverpool player or tactical change. I subscribe for the NFL content, haven't clicked into the football part of it in months

I mostly read the NFL content for it. I also listen to a few podcasts on it.

 

[NathDogg]

It’s a load of old crap - Kopite fluff pieces and biased anti Everton nonsense - don’t waste your money.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Anything else but PL coverage - likely yeah.

PL coverage? Nah.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Get in ere @BlueToff and pitch yer sale lad lol

 

[Billy Dean]

It’s a load of old crap - Kopite fluff pieces and biased anti Everton nonsense - don’t waste your money.

The good thing about imo is that you can easily avoid the kopite stuff. I find it much more nuanced than the usual papers personally.

 

[Connor]

It’s well worth it if you’re into another sport besides footy. The Everton content from Greg and Paddy is good, as are the transfer columns from Ornstein, but the rest is a bit meh at times

Get my moneys worth from the podcasts for the NFL, NHL, etc

 

[Hackbread]

Alright, well thanks for the feedback everyone
I think I will take the plunge and give it a go.
Its only £12 for the year so might as well

 

[Prevenger17]

Its only £12 for the year so might as well

If that's all it is, I'd say its defo worth it

 

[Billy Dean]

It’s well worth it if you’re into another sport besides footy. The Everton content from Greg and Paddy is good, as are the transfer columns from Ornstein, but the rest is a bit meh at times

Get my moneys worth from the podcasts for the NFL, NHL, etc

I guess it depends what your interests are a little bit. Personally I don't find the non-Everton stuff meh at all. IMO there are loads of good articles that you wouldn't get in the mainstream