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gregl2020
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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:44 am
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Morning all.
Does anyone know what is going on with retro magazine Backpass? They announced on their Facebook page yesterday they had been taken over by Extra Time Publishing. A debate then started on that thread but now the whole page is down...as is their Twitter. |
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stewpot01
Joined: 04 Feb 2015 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:37 am
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Hi.
I saw the new issue on Monday and after flicking through the publication placed it straight back on the shelf. The quality of paper is nowhere as good and the content looked more like it was taken up with current rather than anything retro. Many of the previous articles where missing and the season stats section (which I always enjoyed) did not appear to there (unless two pages where stuck together ).
On the whole I feel very let down, the magazine for me has dropped in standard (but not in price) and I doubt I shall be purchasing any future issues unless there are some significant improvements. |
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gregl2020
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:07 pm
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Stewpot01: sadly I agree. Nothing against Gareth Bale but if I want a magazine with him on the front I would buy Four Four Two rather than a publication with a retro twist. I, too, flicked through it and opted against buying it. Perhaps it will get back to what it used to be in future issues if people voice their concerns. |
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stewpot01
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:16 pm
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Yes, those where my thoughts exactly. The backpass page itself is also poor with information - in fact they have just cut the page in half and added nothing new in terms of just which direction these new owners take. I doubt they will listen to any concerns at all, both the old BP twitter and facebook pages have gone (the latter after people started to discuss the proposed changes (which to me says they do not want listen) |
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GreatBarrWolf
Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Posts: 830
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:37 pm
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I see the publishers have had a rethink and reverted back to the original publication for the remainder of the season as detailed in the report below.
Reports of the death of BACKPASS have been greatly exaggerated!
The views of our loyal hardcore readers have persuaded Extra Time Publishing to put the revamped EXTRA TIME & BACKPASS in mothballs until the summer.
While most of the feedback regarding EXTRA TIME & BACKPASS was positive and highly encouraging, there were subscribers who were particularly vocal that the product had significantly changed in format.
We have listened to and acted upon those concerns, and BACKPASS will now continue in its own right until at least the end of this season.
There will be three more issues of BACKPASS before subscriptions are due again in the summer ... 43, 44 and 45 and they will be in the shops as normal (Issue 43 will now be published in mid-March).
All three will be packed with retro football, with particular emphasis from the 1960s to the 1980s. The modern-day game, as in previous issues, will be restricted to a token coverage. |
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stewpot01
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ramsfan7
Joined: 24 Jun 2011 Posts: 50 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:15 am
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As a subscriber to Backpass , I too was not impressed with the new version that appeared a few weeks ago.
The 'merger' also saw the existing editor move out and he is creating a new retro magazine , Soccerama , which will see issue 1 this springtime.
There is a twitter (@Soccerama1) and facebook page keeping us up to date with progress and hopefully will take over where Backpass will finish |
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stewpot01
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:00 pm
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ramsfan7 wrote: |
As a subscriber to Backpass , I too was not impressed with the new version that appeared a few weeks ago.
The 'merger' also saw the existing editor move out and he is creating a new retro magazine , Soccerama , which will see issue 1 this springtime.
There is a twitter (@Soccerama1) and facebook page keeping us up to date with progress and hopefully will take over where Backpass will finish |
Great news. I have to say they got off on the wrong foot straight away by putting Gareth Bales photo on the front, not impressed. I will look forward to the new version. |
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martino
Joined: 21 Jun 2011 Posts: 2166 Location: Beautiful downtown Goostrey, Cheshire
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:47 pm
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I think Extra Time Publishing have shot themselves in the foot with the re-vamp. Obviously, no thought for the loyal subscribers of Backpass and a bad decision which they are now trying to "back-peddle" from to try and retain some subscribers for their new publication.
It is good to see that the old Editor is going to continue with the old retro format in a new publication. |
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backpass
Joined: 03 Nov 2015 Posts: 2 Location: Londinium
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 4:29 pm
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Soccerama is out now. In style and tone, it seems to have more in common with The Blizzard than it does with Back Pass. Soccerama comes in at a massive 336 pages for a tenner. It looks interesting. |
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Ugarte5
Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 109
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:09 pm
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backpass wrote: |
Soccerama is out now. In style and tone, it seems to have more in common with The Blizzard than it does with Back Pass. Soccerama comes in at a massive 336 pages for a tenner. It looks interesting. |
Soccerama is a fantastic read. Similar in vein to The Blizzard but I have found it much more readable. And two articles on ex-Wrexham players in the first edition!
Facebook link with more info for those interested:
https://www.facebook.com/SOCCERAMA-football-magazine-1518634968392370/info/?tab=page_info _________________ www.wrexhamprogrammes.com |
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backpass
Joined: 03 Nov 2015 Posts: 2 Location: Londinium
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smk06
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GreatBarrWolf
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:21 pm
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After a number of weeks deliberating whether the magazine would continue it would appear it has been saved - by the PFA of all people. Quote from the website states;
BACKPASS has been saved … thanks to the intervention of the Professional Footballers’ Association, who we thank for their ongoing support of the magazine.
Issue 52 will be available to subscribers in the last week of October, but we are unsure whether this issue will be in the shops. We will know more on the shop situation this weekend. Issue 53 will follow before Christmas and the magazine will then be published bi-monthly (every two months) during 2017.
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