NUFC.com
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| NUFC.com | |
|---|---|
| URL | http://www.nufc.com |
| Type of site | Sports Fan-Site |
| Owner | Niall Mackenzie
Michael Bolam |
| Created by | Niall Mackenzie
Michael Bolam |
NUFC.com is a popular fan site for English football club Newcastle United. It is the online home of an unofficial Newcastle United fans collaboration, which has been running since 1993. The website has been online since 1996 making it the first Newcastle United fan site.
It provides information about players, transfers, rumours related to the club and match reports for Newcastle games (including some reserve and under 18 games). It also provides an archive of historical information such as match reports and statistics.
One of the site's creators, Michael Bolam (known as Biffa), is the author of The Magpies (A Day-to-day life)[1]
Some newspapers such as the Daily Mail have mistakenly cited Nufc.com as "The Official Newcastle United Site". [1] The website has also been mentioned by Gazette.net in a story about Oguchi Onyewu. [2]
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[edit] History
NUFC.com began in 1996 as a basic page with information about the club, its players and various other aspects. From the 1999-2000 season onward, reports for every match were published. The main author of these reports is Mike Bolam, however site co-creator Niall MacKenzie also contributes, and a very small number have been written by others, usually when the two main correspondents have been unable to attend a particular match.
In 2000 the website had a series of interviews with John Beresford. Beresford was asked before certain matches to give his thoughts on the opposition and these were published on the website.[3] Beresford was one of the few Newcastle players interviewed by NUFC.com. The website often quotes (and attributes) articles from both national and local newspapers which relate to the club.
Recently, the website has acquired sponsorship, in order to provite revenue to aid with maintenance costs. Today the website's major sponsor is Toon Ale and has numerous minor sponsors such as "Marco Polo" restaurant, "Paddy Power" and "The Back Page".
In 2007 Mike Bolam published the book "The Newcastle Miscellany", packed full of Newcastle United facts, figures, quotes and anecdotes, including the wit and wisdom of Bobby Robson: "We can't replace Gary Speed. Where do you get an experienced player with a left foot and a head?"
[edit] Main Sections
• Fixtures
• Reports
• Players
• Transfers
• Rumours
• Table
• Stats
• Reserves
• Academy
[edit] Teletext Appearance
The writers of NUFC.com were asked by ITV to produce some articles for Teletext. These were available for a time on page 516. [4]
[edit] Positive Feedback
Nufc.com has been described as "Ever impressive and totally essential" by True Faith Magazine. [2] It is considered by many to be one of the most informative and well maintained football fan-sites on the internet. Feedback from users of the site can be read on Stumbleupon.com. [5]
The website receives around 51,000 views per day according to Alexa Internet. [6]
