To manage a forum and managing a chatline is completely different things.
I do agree with Uncoabis a irc chat is far important in a good forum like this. In fact, someone to write their opinion in the forum is totally different from what they are going to write in a chat.
IRC Chat, would enable us to have more emotional moment whenever the match is going on. It is like a big family where we stay together and cheers together whenever there are goals. I think having the worried if chatline exist and members will not write in the forum is not true. Well, I think we wouldnt want to see in this forum where members keep on begging for goals or 111111111111111 xxx team. Thats looks very bad indeed.
In a chatline, I would say, for those that actually watching the game, might give some extra opinion where a lot of members here are relying on live bets too. That would give more impression in putting extra $$ on certain team in live in order to extend their profit in the end of the day.
I strongly suggest, if we could setup the chat channel and we will see if that will actually affect the forum or not for a small period. If there is any side effect, probably we can just close it for good.
Please take this piece of advice and consider having that feature as add on tools for members
