STIGonline update

[John83]

STIGonline has been updated. New stuff:

Reaction to the launch of STIGonline.com (below).
Hardcore Championship updated.
Eircom League Profiles:- Home F... Dublin City added.
A couple of new AERTELwatch entries.
Directions to Premier League grounds added. First division sides will just have to get promoted if they want coverage.
Some pictures of merchandise in the shop. Still no spyware or Paypal though, we’re sorry to say.
Substantial update of the links section.
Still no Belfieldian! Still some minor issues with punctuation marks not appearing, but they're confined to the club pages now, I think.

[pineapple stu]

Good stuff! Though we'll have to clean up your spelling and punctuation after slagging so many others! ;)

[John83]

Good stuff! Though we'll have to clean up your spelling and punctuation after slagging so many others! ;)
I know. Damn writing in a word processor has atrophied my spelling abilities. At least I care! :o

[pineapple stu]

Wow! Two updates in six weeks!!! We surpass ourselves! :D

[John83]

Wow! Two updates in six weeks!!! We surpass ourselves! :D New stuff:
A milestone achieved: it’s STIG’s 50th issue! We set the record for issues of a League of Ireland fanzine back with our 23rd issue and we're still going strong.
Mick O'Donnell wins the UCD Hardcore Championship (http://www.stigonline.com/ucd/hardcore.htm). Again. This in spite of starting the season with -3 points to make it fair and us threatening to disqualify him if he got suspended at any stage in the season. The man’s a Belfield Park legend.
Congratulations to Pat McWalter for finishing as UCD’s top scorer in the league.
Eircom League Profiles (http://www.stigonline.com/league.htm):- Dundalk (http://www.stigonline.com/league/dundalk.htm) and Finn Harps (http://www.stigonline.com/league/harps.htm) added.
Profile of Damien Richardson (http://www.stigonline.com/league/rico.htm) added.
There are a couple of new AERTELwatch (http://www.stigonline.com/misc/aertelwatch.htm) entries. We figure that given enough time, they'll reach a critical mass and start emailing themselves in letters of complaint to the morons in charge of it.
Appearances (http://www.stigonline.com/ucd/appearances.xls) [excel file]. Every player who’s played over 100 games for the college, plus everyone who has played for the club since the late ninties. Nor garuanteed 100% accurate, but pretty close. This monumental pile of UCD data is the work of Kevin Burke.
A new (http://foot.ie/)Tony Cares (http://www.stigonline.com/misc/tonycares.htm) added! In the Tony Cares series, UCD captain Tony McDonnell turns agony aunt and solves your problems. Real Tony Mac slightly bemused by us.
Still no Belfieldian! Thank whatever deity you pray to and toss some salt over your right elbow.
The word of the closed season:- this season’s word is, “schadenfreude.” For any Rovers fans reading this (there’s bound to be one), that means “Rovers relegated.”

[pineapple stu]

Various clubs' reactions to the Dundalk history from the Monaghan forum (http://monaghanunited.ie/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=3668#3668)...

[John83]

We've a few new (as in recycled from the fanzine) articles up now. I highly recommend "STIG Investigates the Genesis Report" and "STIG Launches new visual identity" to any eL fan who hasn't read them. The first is serious, looking at some serious issues with the Genesis Report's assumptions and data, while the second is a parody of the whole reinvention of the league.

Also, some vague plan is in place to update on the second Tuesday of every month.

[Aberdonian Stu]

Could you try to get the photos Bald Student sent you up asap please?

[John83]

Could you try to get the photos Bald Student sent you up asap please?
How's this (http://www.stigonline.com/mblog.htm)?

[Aberdonian Stu]

They look good. Could you add the other two of us in action as well deeper in the text(so basically exlcude the one of me with the clock)?

[John83]

They look good. Could you add the other two of us in action as well deeper in the text(so basically exlcude the one of me with the clock)?
Done. Same link.

[John83]

We've updated again. Notably, the articles section has been totally revamped, with a number of articles from this volume of STIG put online, Monaghan's alternative history is up, the UCD section has a number of new additions and the fanzine page has been rounded out.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Had a look at the update .Nice one.

[pineapple stu]

Bump.

Any news?

[John83]

Off-season doesn't count, right? ;) I'm pretty busy getting our other publication ready before Bunratty, so it'll be a little while longer Kev.

The rest of those UCD News issues should be up soon - I just have to finish typing up the index. Poor Student is working on a quick 2006 season review article, and I still have those player profiles sitting on my hard drive like a small folder of guilt. I'll get around to them soon.

[Aberdonian Stu]

Also we recently added an update on Stigonline's nominations for the Irish Blog Awards.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Any chance of getting outside links to open in a new window?

[Aberdonian Stu]

Any chance of getting outside links to open in a new window?

Or we could not add that rather annoying feature and instead get them to open in a new tab so we can stay in the same browser window.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Or we could not add that rather annoying feature and instead get them to open in a new tab so we can stay in the same browser window.
Don't think you can do that.

[Aberdonian Stu]

I've seen it done. Can't remember the website but do recall thinking "ooh that's handy".

I really hate sites that open into new windows, especially Sports Illustrated's one as it's main headline stories will only open in either the current tab or a new window, even if you right click as it removes the new tab option.

[pineapple stu]

Updated now to feature a UCD jerseys archive (http://www.stigonline.com/ucd/jerseys.htm).

[Schumi]

I've updated the directions page (http://stigonline.com/league/directions.htm) to include Galway, add decent directions to Sligo and Waterford and put Google Earth links in for all grounds with directions.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Are Shels in former clubs by mistake or as a joke?

How about getting outside links to open in a new window?

[Schumi]

Are Shels in former clubs by mistake or as a joke?What do you think?!


How about getting outside links to open in a new window?Use Firefox and middle click to open them in a new tab.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Use Firefox and middle click to open them in a new tab.
Meh, I use IE. Surely one of ye can just put the code in?

[Schumi]

Surely one of ye can just put the code in?Probably but I don't think it's something I'd want there tbh. It's quite annoying having a new window popping open every time you click on something.

[John83]

Meh, I use IE. Surely one of ye can just put the code in?
It's considered a fundamental error in web design. Use a proper browser if you want the feature.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Are we ever going to have an online shop?

[pineapple stu]

Well, we have sold things through the website...

[DmanDmythDledge]

Well it would be a good idea if we could sell each issue as a separate item if you know what I mean, with what's included in the issue given as information when you click on the cover. Or could that be done anyway?

[pineapple stu]

Oh.

Yeah, that's something we'll get to in time I suppose. It's 62 extra shop items, plus 6 complete volume sets and, I suppose, the STIG box set too.

[John83]

...the STIG box set too.
Wrapped in an attractive sandwich bag.

Setting up a shop is a bit of hassle and overhead I'm not arsed doing right now. Some day...

[pineapple stu]

Site's getting fairly comprehensive now!

Video footage from some games this season have been added - click the camera icon on the match schedule. We've added a load more articles, finally completed the ten best games, updated the manager record to the present day and a few other small things.

Next major items on the agenda are the player database (must meet up with John83 and get that up and running; we have nearly 100 to go up, but the formatting isn't working and there are a couple of errors too) and we're going to get a pub section into the League part.

Also, we'll get around to a club honors section as well soon.

[John83]

Also, we'll get around to a club honors section as well soon.
That's already in Blue Review, right? Schumi probably has an electronic copy floating around somewhere. It's a 2 minute job to put them up.

[Schumi]

That's already in Blue Review, right? Schumi probably has an electronic copy floating around somewhere. It's a 2 minute job to put them up.
Just e-mailed them to you.

[John83]

http://stigonline.com/ucd/honours.htm

[pineapple stu]

Club Honuors?

[John83]

What?

[pineapple stu]

Misspelled link on the website.

[John83]

Where?

[pineapple stu]

Fixed now.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Any chance of getting cup records put onto this page (http://www.stigonline.com/ucd/leaguerecord.htm)?

[John83]

Any chance of getting cup records put onto this page (http://www.stigonline.com/ucd/leaguerecord.htm)?
Good call. Yeah, we should do that at some stage.

[pineapple stu]

Like the new news article!

Do you reckon TV3 confused Pete with this lad (http://www.droghedaunited.ie/Scripts/Player.asp?PlayerID=91)?

[John83]

Two new articles online:
A Tale of Two Suspensions (http://stigonline.com/misc/taleoftwo.htm) and The Mystery of the Disappearing Genesis Report (http://stigonline.com/misc/mysterydisappearingreport.htm)

There's also a tribute (http://stigonline.com/ucd/tonymacretires.htm) to Tony Mac following his retirement.