MLSNet.com Redesigned

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by Sean Donahue, Jun 26, 2007.

  1. Smithsoccer1721

    Smithsoccer1721 Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Middle of the Table
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I dont know maybe its just me but I am a fan of the new setup. I think it looks much more professional now. If I remember correct awhile back everyone was saying it looked "old" and "out dated" and if people were going to take soccer seriously they needed to improve the website. Most of us are just use to the old setup but in a few weeks we are all going to get use to this one and learn to navigate it easily. Thumbs up from me
     
  2. quakesfan209

    quakesfan209 Member

    Nov 17, 2004
    California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I like it. I wish they listed games played in the standings, I know you can click on full standings and get more info but... I too wish they had the team logos on the upcoming games schedule. overall I like it.
     
  3. somaside

    somaside New Member

    Aug 17, 2004
    killumbus o-hi-er
    Its an improvement from what we had however it's too techy and complicated for my taste. I actully prefur the USL webpage over this because I can find what I need quicker.
     
  4. coresport

    coresport New Member

    Mar 15, 2004
    Did they do away with the "newsstand" section? I can't find it...
     
  5. chrishungate

    chrishungate Member

    Dec 16, 2005
    Katy, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, absolutely. Although the MLB site is better laid out (design styles are still not so great). Only 4 columns instead of MLSNet.com's 5 columns. and the organization is much better -- and no cheesy Vista-style video controls.

    But I can certainly see where they started from -- it's where they ended up that I take issue with.
     
  6. peteo

    peteo Member

    Jun 19, 2002
    Daly Citay, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It'll take time to get used to as I liked the previous design more. The new version is just too "busy," and my guess is the design was to keep visitors staying and click around. :eek:
     
  7. Midnight Attack

    Mar 13, 2005
    U.S.A|Jamaica|DCU
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Two things I don't like:

    Won't load properly in Opera. (ugh)
    Team logos missing from the schedule and standings tables.

    Other than that I think its a definite upgrade.
     
  8. wufc

    wufc Member

    May 1, 2005
    UC Irvine
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    People still use that browser?
     
  9. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    I have to disable my ad-blocker on Firefox to click through some links.
     
  10. redcard1998

    redcard1998 New Member

    Apr 7, 2007
    I don't think its bad, but can't find any info on the MLS All Star Game.
    The Search tool seems worthless, although I don't know if it was any better
    before the overhaul. I'm either returned 7000+ results, or the following error " Your search query resulted in an error, please resubmit your query. "
    Nothing inbetween ... :confused:
     
  11. dcufan1984

    dcufan1984 Member

    Feb 17, 2002
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    i have adobe flash 9 and the most up-to-date internet explorer, but for some reason everytime i go to the front page all i see is a white box and a link to adobe flash that reads "Click here to upgrade Flash Player (version 8 required)"

    the nav bar is visible and working, as is the scoreboard, and all the crap at the bottom like the shop links.

    anyone got a clue what's up with this or how i can fix it? i've doodled with my security settings and nothing seems to help.

    :mad:
     
  12. bvolt3000

    bvolt3000 New Member

    Sep 9, 2006
    Nashville
    looks like mls read the "how to design a crowded website" book by www.mlb.com
     
  13. chrishungate

    chrishungate Member

    Dec 16, 2005
    Katy, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's almost certainly their issue and not on your end. Theyir Flash Player detection script is probably bunked up.
     
  14. dcufan1984

    dcufan1984 Member

    Feb 17, 2002
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    sounds about par for the course for them...
     
  15. prk166

    prk166 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 8, 2000
    Med City
    The same company that does MLB's work does it for the MLS.



    The new site has all sorts of broken crap in Firefox 2. Who did they employ was web designers? Some group of Bulgarian college students who tested the whole thing using Safari????
     
  16. DECO#1

    DECO#1 New Member

    Sep 21, 2006

    Same problem :mad:

    Any of you tech support guys have a clue about this one?

    I'm running IE 7 on Windows vista
     
  17. dcufan1984

    dcufan1984 Member

    Feb 17, 2002
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    oh, crap. i get the same problem with the mlb website as well.

    i hope i can actually access the site someday.
     
  18. DECO#1

    DECO#1 New Member

    Sep 21, 2006

    Same here :confused:
     
  19. BlackCoffee&Bourbon

    BlackCoffee&Bourbon New Member

    Feb 3, 2007
    Monticello, FL
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    i can use the site with no problems... i use firefox 2.0 so the browser is working fine.

    a little "busy", but i'll get used to it. it was time that they spruced things up a bit. :)
     
  20. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The site is quite noisy indeed. Is Demoshpere not the company that designs the site?
     
  21. alf

    alf Member+

    Jun 29, 1999
    Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    I'll go out on a climb and say that I still hate it.
     
  22. rocketeer22

    rocketeer22 Member+

    Apr 11, 2000
    Oakton,VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Kind of like the commentators for the soccer broadcasts, I think it is okay. Perhaps some of you should ask if MLS will ever release a beta version to a select few so all of the dissection of it can be performed beforehand.

    Anyway, I'm glad it was released now. At least it won't be the big news item for the All Star Game :D
     
  23. rocketeer22

    rocketeer22 Member+

    Apr 11, 2000
    Oakton,VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Demosphere does the USL sites.
     
  24. cobi13

    cobi13 Member

    Aug 16, 2004
    NY
    MLS Pulse on the Fox Soccer Report declared the redesign to be improved and easy to navigate! HA!
     
  25. amavel

    amavel New Member

    Jun 25, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My biggest complaint (besides the clutter) is that the size of the team names/MLS official site header are significantly smaller than the site map links at the bottom. I do like the single, alphabetized list in image format, but it would be nice not having to squint.

    And is it necessary to have photo galleries and online store sections on the front page? Okay, I understand the online store brings in revenue, but a photo gallery is pointless when there's an array of video clips.
     

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