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But I think if you have a dedicated reporter covering the team on a daily basis, producing these types of stories consistently you will not only find an audience, but I think one that is willing to pay a few bucks a month for the privilege. At least that was the idea behind my post from a few weeks ago. You’ll need to pay that person though. And edit them. And market the site. And that won’t be cheap, which is why nobody has been banging down my door throwing money at me to run with the idea. Ha

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