goalman2000

Stumbled across this thread many years late it seems but to take it back to the original point/spirit...

 

I buy both FSM and PS and have asked myself why on many occasions - easy, it's escapist reading.

 

I am concerned that PS has gone 11 issues a year, completely written by Fin Martin for the most part and the subs are ending - it does seem times are hard despite Fin writing in the mag previously that every PS has made a profit. The question is - how big a profit?

 

Does anyone have any photos of Fin - curious to see what he looks like. His twitter one is so dark it's impossible to make out his mug.

 

He came across as very well spoke and knowledgeable on the BBC World interview over the Ultimate Warrior's death. He doesn't speak much otherwise.

 

Pretty sure he sat behind me at a DGUK show in Nottingham in 2011 but couldn't be sure.

 

Anyway - back to the PS review. It's largely become a picture and list magazine. Most issues have lots of pictures, lesser amounts of articles and then through in a list of x wrestlers every now and then. The PS #200 was sadly 8 extra pages of lists!! Seems that there is a lot of space to fill and little written content to fill it.

 

I miss the retrospective articles, the features of wrestlers and so on - it annoyed some but I found them fascinating. You only get them for obituaries now sadly.

 

Historically it has eschewed the British scene, though it is nice to see some (limited) coverage of it in the magazine.

 

I virtually never read Santilli's page - don't like his style now or historically when he was Stately Wayne Manor.

 

So, in the spirit of making suggestions to TNA, John Cena and whoever else Fin thinks should improve - here's my wishlist

1. Reduce the amount of pictures - whilst an impressive archive - it's insulting to spend nearly

Anyone had any issues with the digital version - specifically, Pocketmags and their app?

 

I've had countless issues contacting them about a subscription through iTunes and I get inane replies about reboot this, Pocketmag accounts and so on. They're clueless and cannot talk to each other in the office. Customer service is appalling.

 

Brian - on the other hand - couldn't be more helpful in relation to feedback on the magazine, trying to sort stuff out and so on. The guy genuinely cares about his readers and his product. Shame he is only responsible for the content and not the technology as I'm sure it'd be even slicker.

 

BTW does anyone know if there is a Powerslam-specific thread?