What has happened to the Sporting life website - it has all changed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVBUdnTMcmE

Pathetic, results search well fooked.

If it aint broke why fix it?

It was a very clean looking accessible site,now it looks like some 17 year old know all whizz kid has been allowed to run amok,the site is over complicated and confusing,it could change back when they realise the number of site hits has slumped

Was a brilliant site. The new 'redesign' is absolutely dreadful.

They've gone down the social networking model road. Racing Post is awful now too - can't find any racing news any more.

not only that but the features (race videos etc) used to work on the old site.

To add to the OP's comment.

Further to that --' Cursor Hover'

When you clicked on an individual horse - and it brought a new page up, with the horse's  LIFETIME race record -

You only needed to 'Hover' your cursor over the DATE of the RACE - and the 'Comments In Running' for that race appeared in an OVERLAY PANEL...

Now they DON'T - and you have to open the FULL Race up.

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You also used to be able to Sort the LIFETIME RESULTS for a horse by -

Date , or - Course, or - GOING - separately .

That OPTION has DISAPPEARED.

So, we agree it's a facking shambles then

pleased others are disgusted with it! its a shambles.you cant see with horses run well at which track,under which ging or jockey.total c0ck up.if it aint broke why fix it!

ROCKING HORSE has it spot on in his 8:37 post imo

sportinglife changes absolute toot get back to how it was wont be using it as it is

wow, theyve changed it they have finally moved out of the nineties

The umpteenth site that has been degraded by a so=called 'upgrade'.
Why don't these people consult with users and get feedback on various options before wasting time and money for a step backwards?
The old site was excellent . The new one is total rubbish compared to it.
Sometimes I despair at the stupidity all round us.

It is one of the biggest bugbears of modern life. So many people work in "IT" now and, to a person, they are inveterate meddlers and love nothing more than "improving" things that are preferctly good anyway and working well. BF used to be the worst culprits in this regard but at least they've cut back on "upgrades" for now and allow people like me to use the much better older versions.

I thought i was being redirected to a bogus website, what a pile of ****, how can they call it an upgrade. Im going to stop using it now, hate the new racecards, in fack theres not one thing i like about it

It is an absolute joke now (just like the operator Skybet)...

Tried to access it on my smartphone earlier and it was a disgrace....

The old site was brilliant for racing and football. Clear easy to read type and fast access to what ever you wanted. It's going to take some time to get used to this new one if ever. The type is too light and doesn't get better when you try to enlarge it.
If they just used bold/larger font for the names of the horses and the prices it would be a massive improvement.

The site was fine, easy to navigate for what you wanted. Once again the IT bods have messed up a perfectly workable site by tinkering with it.

Agree with what has been said. Loved the old layout, hate the new one.

Fk knows why they felt the need to mess with it.

was one of the best sites.no the best site on the web for racing and sports info and was my home page
when the sporting life folded it was great to think it continued a presence on  the web
so its really disapointing that it now looks just like the sky bet site
its now slower and you cant find the info so easily.
if it aint broke ffs do not fix it

like everything when its new it takes a little while to get use to it, I'm sure in  a few days you'll be navigating the site just as quick as you did before the changes?.

if it aint broke ffs do not fix it


This is the truest maxim in business, imo...

theres a contact link at the bottom of the SL page if enough people ask they may restore the option you have mentioned...

it is usually down to someone justifying their job

i do not like the revamp

there's so much useless space everywhere now too. Having to navigate up and down constantly.

If it ain't broke - break it !

silvergreaser 27 Jun 12 21:31
like everything when its new it takes a little while to get use to it, I'm sure in  a few days you'll be navigating the site just as quick as you did before the changes?.

It isn't as simple as that silvergreaser. I have used the SL racecards every day for years and using the same browser for all those years too.
Now most of the "updated" (pfffft yeah right) designed pages are not displayed properly.

Also there are things missing that shouldn't be, like what twomatchpoints mentions in the first post about Sire info etc when you hover your mouse-pointer over the runner.

smar I've noticed some improvements too, all the information is still there.

Betfair, Sportinglife, RBS all applied 'upgrades' that upset their valued customers. Leslie Ash was a beautiful woman before she went for the botox upgrade. There must be a lot of I.T. bods making a lot of money convincing the heads of buisnes that it's worth spending good money to ruin something that works perfectly well. The tale of the Emperor's new clothes comes to mind. Anyone with half a brain can see through the scam, but those with the power would not stoop low enough to ask their opinion.

I've been using Sportinglife as my preferred website for form and results for 6+ years. And its never changed once, with me being a man in his mid thirties that suited me perfectly! I'm not exactly a fan of change, especially when it comes to matters of a technical nature. I have to be honest my heart sank when i saw the new look website. Just like ATR's big upgrade it feels like a step back rather than forward. I guess in a week or two we will all be used to it. In the meantime its a painful experience trying to navigate your way through new pages. With the amount of cr@p racing we have these days its hard enough to squeeze in any form reading in the tiny gap between races without having to deal with this p!sh!

May i suggest going on the website and sending them a complaint through the contact us section at the bottom. I have.....

If you click for the form of a horse, on oddschecker, it just takes you to s.life home page, wtf?

saddo
Just seen this too. Wasn't doing that yesterday !! Incredibly, they still seem to be updating the site and making it even worse in the process !!

Thank you, facts. All my notebiik horses are in fave, having to find each horse on the search and replace the addy in favs. Feckin nightmare.

gman500

Just have. Suggest we all do the same. It might make a difference ?

Slim and none etc......

Give em a bell then, I did, spoke to a very nice man, who was very helpful.
0133992000, ask for sporting life

Yeh I know. But that's what they rely on - peoples apathy.If you don't try, you'll never know whether a difference was made

Decent racing sources that are still free are becoming scarce now and even the pay to view ones could be a whole lot better, Australian and American racing have some Great sites the you pay to view and the race cards are "fantastic" , all the race history at track and other factors all on the same race card, even the trainers stats per horse per track.

The Contact Us page is not working.
I am getting an error message in the Comment box

America has the biggest number of race courses and though punters are unable to bet freely because restrictions are in place that favor casinos and not bookmakers, this doesn't stop the USA having great tracks and racing form sources, probably the best in the world and the hallmark of the best thoroughbreds is  still the ones that race and sire "over the pond"...

In fact to say the wild west was won on the backs of good horses they have let the sleezy casinos that first popped up in the gold rush towns to extact the wealth of the unwise, now rule the roost and it certainly isnt as "fair" as the gambling that we all enjoy in the UK as we have greater freedom and choice and the exchanges have been a blessing to all bettors and represents still the best of British inovation

taffy

Its fine. Wont let you submit unless all boxes are completed though.

Bring back the old Sporting life site!!!! Miles better than this new tosh.

Just sent them an email - will bell them as well.

Oddschecker used to easily link to form of a horse. Now cannot access form. What has happenned? If it ain't broke etc........

Try the profile search for "Odin", comes back with 12 pages of possibles, beginning with "Aleksandr Borodin" ffs.

*Typo, only 10 pages.

Back Working, but not good on the eye. Cost me a couple of lays today.

Was a great site...How  they can possibly think this is an improvement beggars belief!

What's actually wrong with it?

Tegan 28 Jun 12 16:11
What's actually wrong with it?


The pages don't work properly now, there is text and pictures merging together making it a right mess to look at.
There is easily available information that is NOW missing.


It cannot be called an update, it has had a lick of paint at best

re: What's wrong with it?


Good god, have you not read this thread - there are lots of examples.  It also looks like they didn't test for partially abandoned (sorry Abd in SL speak) meetings either, as there is no indication that Newcastle has abandoned half-way through!


We all know how this got passed don't we - do an ar$e-licking presenation where everyone gushes over the "new colours", the "new, improved layout"....  do all you can to keep them away from actually USING the site or they'll realise what a backward step it really is.

Grab the payment and run like hell ...

it sucks!!!!!!!!!

Should anyone find the solution of how to work this site please PM me

^ hope you've contacted them !

IT IS A SHAMBLES

motley01     28 Jun 12 10:28 
Give em a bell then, I did, spoke to a very nice man, who was very helpful.
0133992000, ask for sporting life


Did he agree it was shlt ?!!

I used the old site for racing replay's, is it me or has this gone? As i cant find them anymore.

is it not the sckybet updated version? once more bookies trying to take your ammo away?

i have to agree with everyones complaints about the sporting life site ,selecting a horse to pop a few quid on used to take 5/10 minutes, unless it was a big handicap race etc, now takes ages ,i emailed them no reply yet,,no breeding info ,owner info ,unless you click to open another page ,click on the win&place tab ,you get the place results only,,its as good as useless now ,i'll give the atr site a try ,or the racing post ,

Smar Tarse 27 Jun 12 23:04


silvergreaser 27 Jun 12 21:31
like everything when its new it takes a little while to get use to it, I'm sure in  a few days you'll be navigating the site just as quick as you did before the changes?.

It isn't as simple as that silvergreaser. I have used the SL racecards every day for years and using the same browser for all those years too.
Now most of the "updated" (pfffft yeah right) designed pages are not displayed properly.

Also there are things missing that shouldn't be, like what twomatchpoints mentions in the first post about Sire info etc when you hover your mouse-pointer over the runner.


I see the Sire/Dam/Owner info tool-tip is back now when you hover your mouse-pointer over the runner

Still some layout issues though. Click a runners profile and the first 2 columns ( Date & Pos )are intermingled, so you cant see the finishing position or date

It is nice to know you are listening and still working on it though SL dev team  
Now one of you go and download Opera web browser from here http://www.opera.com/ and see what i mean about display issues

used to be able to click on tainer/jockey and see his recent run,,,still can but more times than not its not updated,,,exp:C G COX has 2 winners today but it doesent show

This is ABSOLUTE torture to load on an android phone now,the results page used to load instantly,now the browser stops to load complicated cr@p introduced on the pages,I've now removed the link from my phone,whoever done this has mangled a very accessible site and turned it into a chore and a pain in the a$$ to use,goodbye sporting life website for me

Now they are putting the form of a horse on 2 lines

Mass Rally (IRE)

Age: 5 (Foaled March 10th, 2007)Sex: Bay GeldingSire: Kheleyf Dam: Reunion Trainer: Michael Dods Owner: Business Development Consultants LimitedNag Me
Stats

Future entries

News Clippings
No horse future entries found.

Runs today, how many more are there?

Can you still see the racing replays on the site? My link to the page now shows "alex's tip of the day!!!!!" bloody great not!!!

use to be able to see racecards in race order 1 page