Posts From Mark Segal
UEFA set to launch new Facebook app for Europa League
UEFA have announced wide-ranging plans to engage with fans through Facebook when the Europa League knockout stages begin in February
Our 2010/11 Premier League Predictions
Although there is bound to be a hangover from South Africa, the Premier League looks like it could be an exciting close run thing this term with question marks hanging over all the potential title winners.
The Limits of Social Media
What are the limitations as well as the benefits of Social Media within sport? Mark Segal looks into arguments on both sides about the ‘have to be on’ medium.
The Future of Football Broadcasting Lies Online?
Online football editor Mark Segal takes a look into the future of sports broadcasting with the development of live streamed games on the internet.
The Battle for Seventh? No Thanks
The Guardian’s ever-excellent David Conn’s report on Monday that the Premier League is proposing to introduce a play-off for the final Champions League place is the sort of story which gets people talking from the boardroom to the pub.
Deadline Day – Worth the Hype?
In the end, transfer deadline day actually proved quite busy this year with Adam Johnson signing for Manchester City, Robbie Keane joining another of his boyhood clubs and my own team, West Ham, signing three strikers in a day. But for much of the time the day was looking like yet another damp squib with TV hosts and bloggers everywhere searching for even the smallest of deals to report on. It was during one of these quiet moments while running a deadline day “online chat” on my own website that I began to realise how silly it has all become.
The Name Game
If most football fans were asked if they’d like a multi-national company to pump £100m into their club they’d jump at the chance. Tell them that in return their historic ground, which has been home to their club for over 100 years, would have its name changed to reflect their new backers and suddenly the atmosphere would change….
