When I first started this newsletter, the goal was simple: attract enough paid subscribers so that I could scrape together a living writing about football. Easier said than done. While some of the content I have put out has done well, the overall numbers do not lie. Beyond perhaps an overly-optimistic sense of things in the very beginning, I have always been realistic about my chances of success and have put hard timelines on myself — in this case, my plan was to go for one more season and see if I could hit 200 paid subs (the most I had was 60). If I failed, I would move on from writing about (and possessing aspirations to work in) football entirely due to unavoidable financial realities.
Thank you for your follow up regarding the payment issue I posted. It speaks volumes about your integrity that you did so following your announcement that you closed down your site.
After reviewing all the documentation, and following your suggestion to check my credit card billing, no funds were attributed to Tactical Rant. I wish I had double checked my credit card usage, as I normally do when there is a problem, in order to avoid my mistake.
That said, I am not trying to make excuses for my initial reaction. It was wrong and I am hope you will accept my apology. Should there be any downstream impact, please do not hesitate to use this posting or contact me accordingly. I will also delete my original comment accordingly.
I have enjoyed your work, immensely. Truth be told, I was only somewhat aware of the paid aspect to reading your work. I apologize that I did not contribute. Good luck to you.
I'm quite sad about this, as I was planning on reading your work throughout the new season to get a better sense of tactics. You will have to hold forth on tactics in more detail on Twitter and on the Las Blancas podcast.
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Om Arvind ....
Thank you for your follow up regarding the payment issue I posted. It speaks volumes about your integrity that you did so following your announcement that you closed down your site.
After reviewing all the documentation, and following your suggestion to check my credit card billing, no funds were attributed to Tactical Rant. I wish I had double checked my credit card usage, as I normally do when there is a problem, in order to avoid my mistake.
That said, I am not trying to make excuses for my initial reaction. It was wrong and I am hope you will accept my apology. Should there be any downstream impact, please do not hesitate to use this posting or contact me accordingly. I will also delete my original comment accordingly.
Sincerely, Michael Saunders
No refund necessary. Hoping you find another vehicle whereby your insight can be read and shared. Best of luck!
Good luck to you 💔😞
I have enjoyed your work, immensely. Truth be told, I was only somewhat aware of the paid aspect to reading your work. I apologize that I did not contribute. Good luck to you.
Good luck, buddy.
I'm quite sad about this, as I was planning on reading your work throughout the new season to get a better sense of tactics. You will have to hold forth on tactics in more detail on Twitter and on the Las Blancas podcast.