Hello everybody. What better day than New Year’s Day to tell you all about the changes to Soccer By Ives and changes for yours truly. If you are reading this then you have found your way to the new version of Soccer By Ives. The changes go well beyond the design and web address of the site you’ve come to know as SBI.
I am leaving the Herald News after 10 years at the paper in order to devote myself to launching and running a soccer news website that readers from all over the country, and American soccer fans all over the world, can come to for the best mix of news and analysis around. My plan is to make SBI a one-stop shop for all your soccer news needs. Curious about European transfers? Wondering who the next coaching hire will be? Dying to know about a rumored trade? Interested in hearing other people’s opinions on the big news of the day? You will find all of these elements on SBI.
The new SBI will also broaden its focus to provide more news from around the country. My New Jersey roots will always assure that there will be a strong New York/New Jersey component to the site, but you can rest assured that there will be more news and insight on all the teams in Major League Soccer. Breaking news in other markets was already an element of SBI, but now I will make a concerted effort to cater to fans throughout the nation.
This new venture may sound like a risky one to some, but the growth of the original SBI, and the support of its readers, gave me the confidence and desire to give this a chance. There is a strong and growing army of soccer fans in this country who are hungry for information and analysis about the sport they love, but who struggle to find that in the mainstream American media. My goal is to have SBI help fill that void.
The site will officially go live on January 2 so make sure to bookmark the new web address and check back in soon for the latest from the world of soccer.
Please feel free to share your thoughts on the new site, and anything else, below in the comments section.
Good luck Ives. All the best on the new site.
Congrats and good luck on the new site.
Fantastic. Here is hoping for a very prosperous new year for you and yours, Ives. Now, remember the best supporters group in America is the “TIMBER ARMY”, ROSE CITY TILL I DIE!!!!!
Good luck with the site. I’ll continue to be a faithful reader.
Good luck, Ives.
Good Luck with the new venture. I think most would agree that you will continue to have support from the SBI Mafia. Also, I am sure that many new recruits will join in due time.
Good on ya Ives. Good luck with the blog, I will continue to read it about a million times a day.
Ives,
Congratulations and good luck! The site looks great and I can’t wait to read the expanded content!
Ives,
Best of luck. Your site will continue to be one of my daily stops.
Happy New Year Ives
From my perspective, I think this will be a definite improvemnt! I worry a bit about the risk you are presumably taking, but I’m sure you’ve thought it through thoroughly.
Looking forward to the new site!
Finally a URL I can remember! No really though, congratulations Ives.
go ives!
Hey KPugs, sorry about that. I don’t have any control over that but you can rest assured that if you have a comment flagged as spam I can unflag it so that it shows up. In other words, you won’t have to write the same post three or four times.
Obviously I think this is awesome, but I keep getting flagged for comment spam. I don’t get it.
Looks Great! Congrats!
Best of luck Ives. I really enjoy your blogs.
MLS to St. Louis!
Cheers, Ives.
Best of luck with the new venture. Your blog is always my first stop. I appreciate your commitment and faith in your readership.
Ives,
So glad I got my picture with you at the NYRB vs LA(Beckham) game. With all the sure success you’re going to have, it will be like trying to snag a pic w/JPA or Jozy now!! Best of luck.
Dude! Great news, great move, and I hope it turns out for the best, as I’m sure it will. SBI was already my first stop for general footy related news and info, and especially Metro/RB/MLS stuff, so this move makes perfect sense to me!
Ives,
Best of luck! Don’t forget South American Soccer, which tended to be a little overlooked in your former blog site.
Count me in! Best of luck!
Congrats Ives! Exciting times for you and the US Soccer community. I admire that you are following your passion.
Congratulations, Ives, and best of luck with the new site!
Ives, the site looks great. I like the three-column layout. Best of luck in the new year with your new enterprise.
Congrats and best of luck Ives. Here’s to a great transfer season and new year.
Congrats Ives.
Definitely looking forward to it. All the best in 2008.
Did you wear yellow today? I saw on Travel Channel last night that wearing yellow on New Years day is done for good luck in Peru, so I thought that would be appropriate…
Best of luck on your new venture, Ives!
Awesome news. I hope this is a huge success!
I look forward to checking in frequently.
Thanks for the quick fix, Ives!
Good Luck Ives.
This blog is must read, has been since I first found it. Looking forward to the new website.
Patrick
Ives, simply…well deserved! Here’s to an exciting ’08 with you and the rest of the SBI community.
Ives-
This is simply awesome.
Congrats Ives, your time has come, you deserve it. Just keep doing what you doing. God bless!
Congrats Ives!
Wish You the Best n Happy New Year!
Ives,
I couldn’t be happier for you. Best of luck.
Congratulations on the ballsy move. Leaving a regularly paying gig with benefits for the longshot possibility of making equal bank with a soccer blog is definitely ballsy. Good luck and I’ll be reading.
Ives, congratulations. This is an impressive site, and a big move by you.
Really excited to see what you can do!
Whew.. no more narrow column and red-orange :). Congrats, Ives! Here’s to a great 2008!
Wow! Very exciting stuff. I’ve changed the bookmark. Best of luck.
Congrats, Ives! Best of luck!
Congrats Ives,
you deserve it
Ahhhhh. Much more intuitive URL, thanks!
Best of luck with your new venture, Ives. It is a daring step, but I think you can pull it off.
Congratulations Ives, I will try to come to the site rather than just reading the RSS feed. I know y’all will probably make some of your $ through ads, or at least I hope you will and that you won’t be going subscription.
Also, my first read of your tagline at the top of the page was a little scary… especially since I got your update via e-mail. I read it as “Spaming the world of soccer with an American voice and a Jersey flavor”
Hey Bryan, thanks for pointing out the RSS feed issue. I have fixed it.
congrats on the new site, love keeping up with your blog
Wishing you all the best with your new site. Always wondered how you had the time to have another job besides the blog anyway. The info you provide is second to none, so thanks again and God speed
Good luck with the new site, Ives. I like the new look.
One thing I was wondering, though:
I follow your blog through the RSS feed, do you think you could set it up so it shows the full post you make? Right now it shows about five lines of your posts and then cuts off. The feed from the Herald News showed the entirety of your posts.
Congratulations Ives. Best of luck