Sorry to see this site go, decent League of Ireland sites are thin on the ground without losing one of the better ones. They are to be commended for maintaining their efforts for 5 years.
At Walkthechalk.com we steered away from match reports and news as myself and Sniffer felt this was amply covered by IFO and 11 a side, so the focus was mainly on stats with a simple match note to accompany each game rather than an in depth report.
We receive much of the same information from the clubs and FAI through Press Releases as IFO did but decided not to add to our workload by
publishing it.
With a space now there we may as well start publishing these releases and any other news that comes our way. Hopefully I'll organize it over the next week to help get the info from the clubs to the fans.
Reliable fixtures and goalscorers for both divisions are already covered on our site, same with suspensions and a live tv schedule. Errors will of course come up from time to time but we need the help of the supporters to keep our data accurate - we have full time jobs and families beyond walkthechalk and its near impossible to get all the info we would like from the FAI and the clubs.
I would like to echo Tom's sentiments in crediting the clubs he mentioned for their frequent communications and I would urge other clubs to follow suit.
Any ideas for improving walkthechalk are most welcome, any offers of help equally so. Hopefully we'll be able to go some way to filling the gap left by IFO.
I'm trying hard not to make this post read like someone handing out flyers at funeral; I more than most appreciate the attachment you build to your website and I can imagine how difficult it was for Tom to pull the plug. Best of luck to him in his future ventures.
