Conference trucks::football;1

    
    I'm a Software Engineer based in Galway.  My favourite clubs include
    
    Limerick City, Chelsea, Meadowbank Thistle, Distillery, Utrecht,
    Auxerre, St. Pauli, Real Valladolid and Napoli.
    
    I also like Rugby, Tennis, Travelling, Politics and I'm an avid
    programme collector.
    
    I'm also one of the moderators of this conference.
    
    Gary.

I'm a Software Engineer stuck in Reading, Southern England.

I support Newcastle United (even in the Second Division) and contribute 
whatever I can to their note (there IS one isn't there?!). 

I'm also interested in everything else to do with football (and Sunderland!), 
and this conference has been great to read - let's keep it going.

grahame

    Jon Blythe 
    Database / Open Systems / NAS / 4GL specialist, based in the Leeds office.
    
    Leeds United supporter (also watches Burnley occasionally).
    
    Other interests - Railways, British Bikes (I love oil leaks and Joe
    Lucas Electrics ;-) ).
    
    This conference is 'entertaining' - with the likes of Mr Cunniffe and
    some of the Ayr based McNoters - life is never dull - keep it up !
    
    jb.

Chris Swiffen

 Unfortunately I have only 3 weeks left of noting in this conference as I go
back to college. I am working for Engineering Finance in Reading, I am an IT and
it could be said I have a passing interest in Liverpool FC. Last season I was
a Kop Season Ticket holder, this year no such luxury I'm afraid due to going
back to live under the poverty line as a student on the South Coast. Hopefully
will be able to report on the Luton away match though on 24th, pity I leave the
day before the Merseyside derby match, so won't be able to have my 6 monthly
gloat!!

Anyway, great conference, keep it ( or something) up

    
    Andy Sant - currently in Business Services for the EIC at Solent.
    
    Have been a read-only noter for many months on BALZAC but felt it
    necessary to say "Well Done Lads" in getting this excellent (with 
    the exception of a few..) conference back on the rails.
    
    Teams?
    
    Man. Utd. !! but don't tell Martin..
    
    Also look for Reading (habit, ex-DEC Park resident), Burnley (home 
    town) and Tottenham (love to see them lose!!)
    
    
    

    
    I'm based in Reading, England.
    
    I am the sole Norwich City supporter in the conference.  I go to a few
    games each season, mostly away games around London or the Midlands.
    
    Looking forward to the new season!
    
    Jon

    My name is Martin Cunniffe and I work in the warehouse in ESSB., Galway
    and I am so delighted that this conference is back again.
    
    My favourite team is Liverpool.
    
    My favourite player is THE GREAT ALDO.
    
    The worst player that I have ever seen is Mike Phelan.
    
    I hope that Luton get relegated this season and did I mention that Mike
    Phelan is a total waste of space on a football field.
    
       rgds,
        Martin. 

    My name is David Shores.
    
    I am an I.T. Student working in the DCC Customer Centre at Harefield.
    
    I follow Nottingham Forest and Lincoln City but like Chris Swiffen I
    have to leave soon and go back to college in London.
    
    Come on U REDS!!!!

    
    I love Benfica, Manchester United, Glasgow Celtic and Inter-Milan. 
    I hate Porto, Liverpool, Arsenal, England national team and 0-0 draws.
    
    Also spend lots of time on the golf course. Hope someday to visit
    Scotland, paly St Andrews and watch a Celtic game
    
    

    Nick Pilato - Data Center Supervisor. The way things are nowdays, 
    		  this is the only thing that keeps me going here at
    	 	  work. (lunch time)
    
         My favorite team: Juventus, AC Milan.
    
    
    	 This is a great conference, keep up the good work.
    
    _NP

    DAVE WILSON......
    
    TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC.....
    
    
    Dave...

    
    Andy Mitchell 
    
    
    Work as a Sales Rep based in Basingstoke. Favourite teams are
    Arsenal and Basing Albion. Soft spots for West Ham and Utrecht.
    
    Don't like to see Spurs or Man Utd. Win 
    
    
    Good to see this file back in business well done to the person who
    volenteered the space.
    
    
    Andy

    Paul Hutchings
    
    Sales Support, Blasingsmoke, England.
    
    Manchester City, followed them through thick and thin for 22 years..!!
    
    More of a fan rather than a supporter now as I haven't been to the
    Hallowed Maine Road for a couple of years. To change this season
    tho'..!!!
    
    Favourite London club is the Arse...and I have a mega dislike of
    tottingham and everton.
    
    Manage the mighty Viables CSC football team...any bods who want a game
    give me a shout:
    
    Mail: Paul Hutchings @USH
          Larvae::Hutchings_P
    
    or alternatively:
    
          Kernel::Moriarty
    
    See ya later
    
    Paul

    
    Rob Anderson here - Account Support in London looking after a number of
    the International finance houses.
    
    An ardent Notts County (U 'Pies) fan, though location and having a
    young family has kept me away from many matches these past few years.
    Hoping to celebrate the boys' return to the First Division with an
    increased attendance this season. Looks like I'll be the only contributor 
    to Note 39 with Chris Swiffen leaving. 
    
    Also have marginal interests in both Bradford clubs (mainly Park 
    Avenue, but also City), and the nearest team to my adopted home in
    South London - The F.E.s (Don't let on to Stuart Panes!)
    
    Many thanks to Gary and Dezzz for re-starting the conference - it
    provides great entertainment & light relief from the pressures of
    today's Digital.
    
    Rob

    Philippe Coconnier
    
    Ed Services in Evry, somewhere South of Paris (or should I write
    "in the middle of nowhere"?)
    
    I support AS MONACO, AS MONACO and AS MONACO
    
    and ... Marseille, but only when it's a European game and not a league
    game ... guess why
    
    The whole week I found that life was dull : no more access to Balzac
    Now I'm ok : Thanks to the moderators and the host of this conference

Hi!

Simon Stockman here!

I work in the VMS Group @CSC Warrington UK & am surrounded by Evertonians!

Being a sensible man though I support the only team there is to support:


			MANCHESTER UNITED THE MIGHTY REDS!!!!

I get to every home game & will go to a few away games this season as well.

Being a Southern Git (I hail from Reading. Don't tell anybody though) I also
like to see Reading win the odd game (I went to a few games once).

Happy noting!!! Wot a conference!!!!!


Si Stocks

Well done boys for getting the show back on the road so quickly, couldnt get
through the day without it. I'm Tony Arnold of No Fixed Abode, being a scumbag
contractor I end up anywhere I can earn a crust. Currently in Valbonne, next
week in Holland for Decus and October in Geneva for Telecom 91 (I normally live
in Ferney-Voltaire but I havent been living normally for a couple of years!).
My teams are ASM Monaco, Utrecht, Swansea City (home town). Also like Marseilles
(if they're not playing the Rich Kids), Man Utd and Leeds Utd. My hobby is
writing goodbye notes in this conference.

goodbye,

Tony

    hi, im Ian Hawley and i work in the VMS unit of the customer support
    centre in Basingstoke, England. 
    I am an IT, and have been here approx. 1 month.
    
    As many of you may know, i am rather fond of LIVERPOOL but i also
    support my home team, BARNSLEY (never mind!) and i must admit that i
    cried when they so narrowly missed out on a playoff place to Brighton
    on goal difference.
    
    Soon i shall be forced to sit opposite Paul Watterson the nasty Everton
    supporter, but luckily only for one month afore he goes off to
    Warrington.
    
    Loves:    Liverpool, Barnsley.
    Likes:    Celtic, Tottenham, Scarborough.
    Dislikes: Everton, 0-0 draws, smoking, Luton Town.
    HATES:    Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester
              United.
    
    Great conference, keep it up! (and thanks to the guy who supplied the
    new home)
    
    Ian.
     

Antony Ferraro 

I echo everyone else's thanks for the speedy return of the football conference.

Tottenham supporter exiled in SBP, also fan of Juventus, quite like Pompey
as you can stay in the pub till 2.55 and still not miss any of the game.

Dislikes : Liverpool, Arsenal(Surprise, Surprise), and Southampton.

sit opposite note 10 reply no 6( Mr Sant) - Quite a literate reply, can't have 
wrote it himself.

Antony

    Mike M - I'm a project manager in Enterprise House.  Married with one
    nipper, but another visit from the stork is due in a few weeks time.
    
    Always have supported Arsenal and always will.

    DaveT - software engineer in REO.
    Read the Spurs, Liverpool and Reading FC notes mostly.
    Used to support Newport County. (!)
    An ex-rugby player, I found I was too old to take up
    soccer, so I became a soccer referee (love the abuse!).
    
    Missed this conference in its absence - thanks to the new
    owners and moderators.    

    Name: Barry O'Hagan 
    
    Location: London, Notes, Pubs.
    
    Rank: Usually after a few weeks without a bath. 
    
    Likes: The Arsenal, Barnet, Celtic, ( currently looking for a German
           club ), fanzines, my wife, Groucho Marx, John Hegley...Sparks
    
    Dislikes : Liverpool, Rangers, the F.A, The League, Ken (Norman) Bates,
               Aldo, Paul Ince, Graham Taylor...Kelly...Roberts...but not
               George. 
    
    Favourite Beer : Marstons Pedigree, Fullers London Pride, Guiness. 
    
    Unfavourite Beer: Lager ( British and Australian )
    
    First Match: Arsenal v Birmingham City 1973/4 ( could've been Brady's
                 debut? )
    
    Worst football experience: Being stuck on the M1/M6 (without a radio)
                               and with a ticket for the Liverpool v
                               Arsenal game, 1988-1989. 
    
    
    Regards,
    
    Barry.
    
    

    
    Giuseppe Greco from Milan
    I work for EIS/IM support group
    
    It seems that only English supporters usually access to this
    conference. I should be the first italian.
    I'd post some notes more frequently but I'm not really good at English.
    Therefore excuse me for any mistake.
    
    I'm an A.C Milan fan and only A.C. Milan fan, I'm a season ticket
    holder since 70'. 
    
    I give my preferred stranger teams :
    
    England : Tottenham
    Scotland : Celtic
    Germany : Eintracht Frankfurt
    Spain : Atletico Madrid
    France : Monaco
    Holland : Ajax
    Belgium : Machelen
    
    My best day with football : May 24th 1989 Champion cup final at
                                Barcelona
                                Milan-Steaua Bucarest 4-0               
    My worst day with football: Middle of May 1973 (I don't remember the
                                exact day)
                                Verona-Milan 5-3 (Milan lose the tenth
    				italian title at the last match)
    
    
    I hate F.C. Internazionale, Juventus, Sampdoria, Verona, Rosario Lo
    Bello and his father (italian referees), Gianni Brera and Gianni
    Vasino (italian journalists), hooliganism (in Italy and everywhere).
    
    Looking forward to next italian championship
    
    Giuseppe
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Tarik Sadat, EIS Workstations Support, Leatherhead, UK 

This is M25 country (aka "The Magic roundabout","World's Biggest Car Park",etc)

Reading and England supporter (some hope!)

Also "follow": Eintracht Frankfurt, Dinamo Zagreb, Al Ahli (Jeddah), Al Nasr
(Dubai), Oldham Athletic...

Fascinated by: Liverpool/Everton, Celtic/Rangers, ManU/ManC, etc. My
sympathies swing from side to side depending upon the current "hot" issue.

Hate: All London football, especially Arsenal, but not West Ham. Also, Oxford,
Portsmouth, Leeds, Robert Maxwell, Paul Davis, etc, etc

Well done chaps for getting the conference back on the road, I look forward to
the stimulating level of debate!

Tarik

Eduard Koeppe

Working in the IS department of Kaufbeuren Mfg, Bavaria, Germany.

Favourite Teams:

	- My home town club I've been playing for for 16 Years
	  	(Amateur League)	
	- The club I train with on holidays:
		Paola Hibernians FC,Malta 
		(Premier Division,UEFA Cup Participants 1990 and before)

Teams I like:

	any team that plays interesting and good football (not necessarily
	the two teams above ;-)).

Teams I don't like:

	Hamburger SV (don't know why), any team that plays dirty or boring.


It's good to see FOOTBALL up and running again because I enjoy reading it and
occasionally entering a reply (only 2 so far :-)).

Hey, Mick now it's your turn!!! ;-)

    
    Name:  Paul Watterson
    
    Function: VMS TSC Warrington (but currently based in the deserter's
    gallery in VMS TSC Basingstoke )
    
    Likes: EVERTON, England, any BIG club that stuffs a little club.
    
    Dislikes: Liverpool, Luton, Crystal Palace and most other southern
    teams and all puny little clubs who can't attract crowds above 30,000.
    Anyone that follows a club 'because they won the League when I was at
    school' - and ignores their local club.  
    
    
    Paul

Well, I guess I am the second Italian to join! But, alas, I am in the U.S.
at TAY1 in Littleton, MA (software engineer in TPSG) and this notesfile (and
the previous one) was and is how I get most of my information on Italian teams.

    	I work as a Material Controller for VAX 9000 in GAO.
    
    	My favorite team is  Man Utd.
    
    	Favorite player is Sparky Hughes
    
    	Worst player : The TGA (The great Assh*le)!!
    
    	Other interests are Golf and reading the drivel written by CUNNO.

Federico Genoese Zerbi, Westfor Ma.

Like another noter a few earlier, I'm another Italian in (voluntary) exile.

I've been reading this notesfile off and on for a while and hope that a place
will be found to put the whole notesfile back up.

F.

    Thank god it's back. The last week or so has been sheer hell. Not being
    to reply to the UTD (there's only one, and needs no introduction) was
    the worst.
    
    Anyway, my name is Ian Macdonald and work as an Instructor in the
    Manchester office. Work about 2 miles from the mecca (Old Trafford) not
    the cricket ground either.
    
    Favourite Teams :- MANCHESTER UNITED, GLASGOW RANGERS, Alloa Athletic
    (used to live their), Dumbarton (used to live near there), Nairn County
    (Scottish Highland League, was born there), and Stalybridge Celtic
    (HFS Loans League, live there at the moment).
    
    Hates:- liverpool, everton, any london teams, celtic, and Red Star
    Belgrade for their attendance in a c**p final.
    
    Other interests, pool, snooker, fitba', noting etc...
    
    
    mac
    

    
    
    Paul Cadd  Welwyn Device Specialist.
    
    
    Well i may have previously lived in manchester (small m) for 10 years
    but i sure as hell don't or won't support either of them.
    
    The only and i mean only united are Leeds
    
    I am a season ticket holder and make the trek regularly. Other teams
    i occasionally support Oldham , Doncaster.
    
    Other interests :- classic cars,electronics,Watching Man U. lose.
    
    
    Cheers Paul.
    

    
    
    	Vinnie Blake.... I work in Mid Range Engineering in Galway.
    
     Favourite Team:   Aston Villa...what a disappointment last season.
    
    	This year has to be an improvement!
    
    
     

    name: jacques Bossonney
    
    Location: Detroit, Mi
    
    French citizen living in the US for the last 7 years....
    The BALZAC Notes was my support system.... Thanks guys for bringing it
    back.
    
    Account Manager.
    
    Likes: Olympique Lyonnais, Arsenal, French National team. 
    
    Dislikes: AS St Etienne, Etoile Rouge de Belgrade.
    
    Best:      France-Brazil(Mexico 1986),France-Belgique,
               France-Yougoslavie,France-Portugal(all of European championship
               in 1984), FA Cup Final in 1970(?) Leeds 2 - Chelsea 2
               
    
    Worst:     France-Germany(Spain 1982).
               OL-ASSE in the mid seventies...1-7 at home....0-6 away....
    
    Jacques    

...And now that i've found this node and done a SET SEEN...

Naturally as an exiled Welshman living in Atlanta U.S.A I don't get to
see many real football games so this notesfile along with VNS and the B.B.C
World Service help to keep me in touch. 

I of course support the greatest football team in the world Liverpool F.C. 
Having followed them up and down England during their many championship, 
League Cup, Charity Shield, and F.A Cup triumphs and I remain convinced that 
last year was just an aberration and that the trophy cabinet will be needed this
season!

Well since Dave T has "finally come out of the closet" and announced his
affiliation to Newport County I have to admit that as a child I used
to watch Cardiff City (the Greatest team in Wales) and still check for
their results (defeats). The last time I saw them play was their worst ever 
moment when they were knocked out of the F.A Cup last year by Hayes F.C!! 
- and what made it worse was that Norwich's only supporter was there as well 
as a witness (Hello Jon).

... And I did spend 4 years watching Portsmouth but I got over that!!

Regards,

Andrew.D.Wicks

    
    So this is where it got to !..
    
    Jody Murphy		Programmer Analyst  in Galway  (GAO)
    
    Favourite Teams    QPR   and    Liverpool
    
    Also have a passing interest in Celtic  and  Leeds
    
    And of course  Jack's Army		I R E L A N D
    
    Great to be back......
                       

    
    Name : Keith Howe
    
    Location/job : Contract System Manager/ Munich
    
    Fav Team: The MAGS (Newcastle Utd)  My home town !
    
    Most Hated teams: Man utd, and of course BLUNDERLAND
    
    Favourite footballing moments:  
    
    	Seeing my last match in Newcastle seven years ago when Newcastle
    stuffed BLUNDERLAND 3-1 on new years day, that even included Beardsley
    missing a penalty... and of course SUPER MAC'S five against Cyprus.
    
    Worst footballing moments:
    
    	Seeing Newcastle lose to BLUNDERLAND on penalties in the league
    cup, and Kevin Keegan leaving us after helping us to promotion.
    
    Fav non British clubs:  OM,IM and Sampdoria
    
    It's good to be back online after the few days absence. Thank's to
    Dezzz for offering the new location. Have fun noting !!
    
    Keith.
    
    P.s Will somebody please try and enter Newcastle's fixtures. I'm lost
    without them.

    Hi Guys,
    
    *Tiger* here....real name Tadhg Russell. I work in Dublin TSC as
    a Software Specialist (between noting).   Well I've always
    looked after Chelsea's results....basically like most teams
    who play good footie..and that *DOES NOT* include ARSENAL.
    
    I am 31 years old, blond hair , blue eyes, incredibly sexy,
    and ...whoops...I just woke up!
    
    Adios...
    
    *Tiger*
                                                          
    

Hi

Just when you thought nobody from Queensferry was gonna join in I have to go
and spoil things....Sorry:-)

I am the system manager here in SQF, and would like to take his opportunity
to distance myself from some of the more dubious entries from some of the lads
here (Yeah you all know who you are...).

Now if that doesn't get me beaten up in the car park, being an ardent 
Dunfermline supporter will, or it may be the fact that I hate every other team
in the Scottish league...when they are at East End Park...and Rangers & Celtic
every week.

Tommy...

    Great to see the conference is back...
    
    My name is Tony Rayner, contract Application Support in Munich.
    
    I support West Ham. Its nice to see other noters with a 'soft
    spot' for the hammers.....any chance of making it to Upton Park?
    ...It gets lonely out there Saturday afternoons!! 

    Paul Bree,  Mervue.
    
    
    Likes: Manchester United, Celtic, Republic of Ireland.
    
    
    Dislikes: the other Glasgow team
    
    
    Favourite noter:  Martin Cunniffe
    
    
    I think the League is for the taking this year.
    
    
    
    Paul 
    
    
    
    

    I work in the Materials Dept in Ballybrit.
    
    I am a Coventry City Supporter.

    Name:	Martin Taylor
    
    Job:	Consultant, Finance ACT, London
    
    Team:	Watford FC
    
    Supported them since 1960. Season ticket holder for the last 8 years
    Got on the inside as my wife worked for Graham Taylor/Eddie Plumley
    from 83-88. The good years!

    
    Name     : Mick Keyes
    
    Location : Galway
    
    Teams    : LEEDS UTD, 1860 Munchen, Rep of Ireland.
    
    Dislikes : Actors of football fields.
    
    Leeds year!

Alistair Robertson

Software Engineer working in DEC Park Reading.

Likes:	Reading, Leeds, Any good entertaining football

Dislikes: Arsenal, West Ham, Robert Maxwell, Plastic pitches, Inane comments by
	  Commentators & Diego M. (come to think of it, after the last 
	  World cup ) the complete Argentine Football team.

First Game: Reading v Barnsley c1973/74  0-0 Draw.
(Should have got the hint then ;-) )

Best Game:  Reading v Luton Town, March 27 1988, Wembley Stadium,
	    Simod Cup Final     4-1.

Best Moments: Gilksies penalty v Coventry in Semi Final.
	      Reading v Plymouth 0-3 down with 20 minutes to go. & won

Involvement: I play centre forward for a local Sunday League side

Great to see the conference back, only found out where it had moved to today.
Now for some catching up and you never know I may even start adding some
comments.

    Back on the field after a long spell on the bench.
    
    Hope sprang eternal about some noters changing attitudes now that
    Football has a new home, but...
    
    
    Peter Tallon

    
    Ian Brock		Ayr
    
    Support Ayr Utd and Everton.

    Brian House
    
    Competitive Anal-yst, Queens House, Reading
    
    From Oxford
    
    50% Irish
    
    Follow : Oxford Utd, Liverpool, Irish National Team
    
    Keep an eye on : QPR, Wycombe Wdrs, Galway Utd 
    
    Claim to fame : Played with TGA

    
    
     NAME:    Neil Cossey
              P.R.C   Winnersh...
    
     Likes:   Reading, West Ham and everything to do with England.
    
    
    
     

    
    	I love football, and many have asked me the question: why don't
    	you dedicate a full-time career to football? Probably, cuz
    	I don't have enough guts.
    
    	There is a team like Sporting Lisbon who was my favorite as
    	a kid, so I still am a fan; FC Porto I had season tickets for
    	two years due to my friendship with Gomes, Oliveira and the
    	VP/GM at the time, Teles Roxo.
    
    	Liverpool is probably the only club I have admired year-in and
    	year-out, cuz they seem to be well organized, cluyb management
    	seems to be always fond of their players, all in all transmitting
    	a good sense of stability lots of other clubs don't have.
    
    	As I said earlier I love football: the crowds, the things that
    	bring about a better spectacle, and all there is about to do
    	with coaching the sport. Wether coaching Under-8 or semi-pro,
    	there is something passionate about coaching football in me!
    
    	I don't hate any clubs or people per say, but I do hate any
    	form of prejudice.
    
    	Time is short to be too involved in this notes file, but I am
    	an almost daily  'voyeur'.
    
    	Maybe for WC'94 I could help organize a notes conference get
    	together in this side of the Atlantic.
    
    	Ciao,
    
    	tony

    Wayne Rowell    OIEC  Newbury.
    
    BTW......  Rachel Amelia Rowell, born 26-7-91   ;)
    
    Mainly a fan of Arsenal, but enjoys watching any skillfull team play.
    I especially enjoy internationals (any countries).
    
    I intensly dislike Hooligans.

    NAME : Tom Shaughnessy or "Shaughs"
    
    LOCATION : E.S.S.B. Galway.
    
    LIKES : Liverpool, Celtic, Galway Utd. (when they play consistently
    well) Good Guinness and rugby union especially southern hemisphere rugby
    All-Blacks ,Wallabies, Springboks et al.
    
    DISLIKES : Lutons plastic pitch that was, it made football look like a
    tennis match. The though that Ireland won't qualify for Sweden, bad
    Guinness, and a shortage of cash to buy same beverage !!
    
    Rgds,
    Shaughs. 

    
    
     Name: Danny Smith
    
     Location:  AYR
    
     Likes: Ayr United (proudly at the top of the league after 2 games. !!)
    
     Dislikes: the expensive flops from north Ayrshire...
    

    Stephen Moran - work in stage 1 in Ballybrit
    
    FAV TEAM  -  CHELSEA, GALWAY UNITED, REP. OF IRELAND
    
    HATES  -  EVERY OTHER TEAM EXCEPT MAYBE CELTIC
    
    
    
    

    I thought that you guys needed a few more Americans in this conference
    so I signed up. I am attorney for DEC in sunny southern California
    which hopefully will be the site for the finals for the94 WC.
    
    I would also warn all of you that age group football in the US is
    starting to develop some fine young players which will propel us into
    the big time in world class competition. These same age groupers are
    winning tournaments in Europe --so watch out
    
    Rick Toman

    I am the first from outside Europe or America to introduce myself and
    don't you guys forget it !!
    	My name is Kumar. I am a software specialist at Singapore (ZPO).
    	First of all, my thanks to the moderators for getting this
    conference up. As the great Bill Shankly said, "Football is not a
    matter of life and death. It's a lot MORE than that."
    	Secondly, as far as I am concerned there was/is/will be only one
    football team on the face of this earth. And that of course is :
    	LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB.
    	All the other teams are there just there to make up the numbers !!
    	I used to play in goal when I was in school. But I have since
    retired and these days, I just watch TV football and read this
    notesfile. So, please keep this notesfile up forever if possible !!
    	I could not stop laughing when I read that Paul Parker scored an
    own goal in his very first match for Man. Utd. It looks like with
    Pallister and Parker, all the other teams can safely play without 2
    strikers !!!
    	Finally, I HATE LUTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB. I AM MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
    TO HAVE THE WHOLE TEAM ASSASINATED IF THEY DO NOT GET RELEGATED THIS
    SEASON !!! ANY VOLUNTEERS ? IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO CAN GET THE JOB
    DONE CHEAP, LET ME KNOW. LAST OFFER I HAD WAS FROM MR VINNY JONES !!!
    	BYE FOR NOW 

    
    I'm in VMS at Spitbrook. I've recently returned from 3 years in
    England. My son and I were both Spurs supporters (members), and I'm now
    going crazy with the start of the new season and not being there to see
    it. We're definitely looking forward to WC-94. Best to all for a good
    season!
    
    Mike

    
    My name is Tim Sherlock, and I have lived in the Netherlands for
    the past 14 years, born and bred in the village of Baildon near
    Bradford, West Yorkshire. (and proud of it !)
    Used to support Bradford Park Avenue before they went defunct,
    and am now a keen Leeds United supporter. Here in the Netherlands
    my favourite team is N.E.C. Nijmegen.
    
    

    Name: Dominic Burkhalter
         
    Nationality: Anglo-Swiss  (More Anglo than Swiss)
    
    Location: AVCS Geneva
    
    Likes: International Football, European Cups and watching OM
    
    Dislikes: Bad Football and Wrap Music!

    Name : Simon Pickering
    Nationality: English
    Location: Warrington (@OLO)
    Likes: Manchester United, Bayern Munich.
    Dislikes: Pathetic digs at United

    Martin Quinless
    
    Networks and comms specialist here in London but seem to be spending an
    awful lot of time onsite at Swindon these days (they have a modem
    though!)
    
    Leeds (Leeds Leeds Leeds), Shamrock Rovers, QPR.
    I tend to be interested in a whole host of teams but draw the line at
    the likes of Luton and Reading (despite living there for 5 years). I
    hope to get to see as many good games as possible in teh SE of England
    this season.
    
    I was beginning to have withdrawel symptons when I kept on getting
    "File not found" messages. Dave S however put my mind at ease and told
    me the new location this morning. Hers to a good 1991-92 season.
    
    Martin Q

    Name : Steve Campbell
    
    Location : Ferney-Voltaire (until my contract runs out)
    
    Team : Spurs (used to live next door to their training pitch in
    Cheshunt)
    
    Best moment : Being at White Hart Lane when they beat Anderlecht on
    penalties in the 1986(?) UEFA cup.
    
    Worst moment : Being a Wembley when Coventry beat them in 87.
    
    Worst decisions made by the Spurs management : Selling Hoddle, Waddle
    and Gascoigne, and going public ( I just KNEW they'd be in trouble
    soon!)
    
    Favourite other teams : Bognor Regis Town, Marseille, Monaco
    
    Hates : passing back to the keeper, plastic pitches, Graeme Souness,
    players who feign injury or fall over at the drop of a hat, Liverpool,
    people who change their allegiance depending on who's doing well.
    
    Predictions : Spurs will win a cup this year (not the league though),
    Luton get relegated.

    
    Name: John Jack (JJ)
    
    Location: SQF
    
    Favourite teams: Celtic,Celtic reserves,Celtic 2nd XI,Celtic Boys club,
                     Boston Celtics,Blantyre Celtic & Fauldhouse United.
    
    Favourite memory(s): v Ajax in Holland in the EC (beat then 2-1)
                         v Sporting Lisbon UEFA Cup (5-0)
                         v Rangers (any victory in any trophy)..and there's
                         been plenty of them !!!
    
    8*)
    
       
    
    Dislikes: Anything to do with Rangers FC
    
     

    
    Steve Smith		- EDU services	-  Basingstoke
    
    There is only one team - CHELSEA
    

    Mark from Welwyn...
    Regularly attend Chelsea home games.
    Favourite other team- Glasgow Rangers of course.
    Football hates- Celtic, Luton, England reserves (Eire).
    
    Mn.

    David Strage - COSA Project Manager     (HHL/1)
    
    Anyone want to buy an Arsenal Bond???   They'll be worth 10 times as
    much when a European Super League is announced!!
    
    Prediction:
    1991-1992 will make it three out of four for Georgie Graham (but only
    after they are eliminated from the European Cup).
    
    PJ
    
    

    
    Name: Lawrence Jolly
    
    Location: Winnersh (though I live in Basingstoke)
    
    Team: Chelsea F.C.
    
    Soft spots for: West Ham and Kilmarnock. Any British team in Europe.
    
    Likes: L.A. Raiders, London Monarchs, Playing/watching football,
    Skiing, and participating in most sports (for *FUN*), music,
    aeroplanes, travelling (especially to away games ;-)) and of course
    drinking.
    
    Dislikes: Any Chelsea opponent, people that ask why I support Chelsea.
    
    Intensly dislikes: North-south, England->insert country here< and other
    such like pathetic arguments. Chelsea losing and Liverpool.  

    Lawrence....
    
    Why do you support chelsea..???
    
    :-) :-) :-) 

    
     NAME:: Andy barefield.
    
     FAV TEAMS:: CHELSEA,GLASGOW RANGERS,HAMRUN ( MALTA )..
    
     TEAMS I HATE:: ARSENAL AND MAN UTD ( I WOULDN,T WATCH THESE TWO IF 
                    THEY WERE PLAYING IN MY BACK GARDEN..
    
    
          ANDY-B

    Bill Liney
    ISE Publishing DEC Park 1
    
    Support Reading
    Lifelong supporter/fan Chelsea since 1960
    
    Non league clubs: Farnborough, Wokingham, Basingstoke
    
    I just like football !! 

    
    Jeff Nagle. System Support. DEC Park.
    
    Support the best : Chelsea.
    
    Also like West Ham and Spurs.
    
    Love watching Italian football and videos of the old FA cup finals.
    
    I won't be playing football this season.
    

    Paul Blaney,
    Regional Technology Support,
    VMS, Storage, System Growth Planning
    
    Hail from Belfast NI, came to Canada 1981. Started DEC 1988.
    
    Lifelong Man.Utd supporter, from the Best, Law, Charlton era and after.
    
    Still waiting for that championship.
    
    Still playing; Involved in soccer admininstration in local community.
    
    Only occasionally get to look at this file, but it is excellent.

    Name: John Sally
    
    Location: SQF Scotland
    
    Favourite teams: Greenock Morton & Leeds United
    
    Dislikes: St.Mirren

Richard Connor - Engineering Is Operator

Favourite team -Sunderland (2nd div champs 1991-92)

Likes : Sunderland winning, Newcastle losing (especially to Sunderland) the North
East, Beer (Newcastle Brown Ale), Rangers, fast cars (I drive a Nova 1.2l!)

Dislikes: Sunderland losing, Newcastle winning (not very often - Well done 
Charlton), Keith Howe (Just kidding Keithie boy) and the South(beers awful, clubs
aren't too good either), Super-League thing

Best game : FA Cup Final 1973 Sunderland 1 0 Leeds, & Newcastle 0 2 Sunderland
2nd div playoffs 2 seasons back.

Predictions:
1st - Arsenal
2nd - Sunderland
Cup - Forest
League Cup - West Ham
Scots - Rangers

     
    Name : Derek Rees
    
    Site : Ayr
    
    Team : Ayr Utd
    
    Dislikes : our big spending north ayrshire rivals the hoopy maggots or,
               as they are now known....the fleetings flops.

    
    Name :	Kevin McClelland
    
    Job  :	Engineering Tech in Ayr
    
    Team :	Ayr United
    
    Hates:	The Baghdad Boys from Devastation City (Kilmarnock)
    		People who don't support their home-town team
    		The Hoopy/Stripey Maggots (Kilmarnock)
    		England winning at anything
    		and finally........
    
    		Kilmarnock.

    Name Barry Walker.
    
    Job: Logistics Services Manager.
    
    Likes: Luton Town and is proud of it. Watching a good game of footy. 
    
    Dislikes: Graham Kelly, Kenny Dalgleash (sp), The Big Five and
    Wimbledon.
    
    Would Likes. Luton to suprise the big boys and finish a decent way up
    the first division, win a cup and qualify for Europe. Which we could not do
    last time due to Liverpool getting everyone else banned. 
    
    And lastly would'nt it be nice if one or especially two of the big five
    were to be relegated, and this on the eve of the premier league what a
    laugh that would be.
    
    Barry.

    
    Ken Merrick, OSAG, Valbonne.
    
    Follow AS Monaco, and usually look for the results from Boavista,
    Twente Enschede, Stockport County and Sampdoria.
    
    
    
    

    Hi, 
    
    I'm Dave Barnett based at Winnersh. I've been an avid reader of this
    conference for a couple of years now.
    
    I follow Barnet FC (suprisingly) and also Reading's results. I used to
    watch Reading home and away but stopped going in 89/90 when the
    entertainment value dropped to an all time low (IMHO). 
    
    I now mainly go to non-league matches in The Reading/London area. For
    anyone who has never been to a non-league game, I'd thoroughly 
    recommend it (Try it if your favourite League team are playing away!).
    
    Come on you Bees!!
    
    Cheers,                                       
    
    Dave.

       Jerry Johnson, Prin. Eng. in Hudson, Ma., USA

       Active in ref'ing USSF and high school

       Likes: Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, US National Team,
              Swedish National Team, Coventry City's new home strip, Liverpool's
              new home strip.

       Dislikes: Luton, Arsenal's away strip, Luton, Manchester United,
                 Luton, 22 teams in 1st division, Luton, parents manners
                 at youth (U19 and lower) soccer matches - especially
                 between U14s and U19s, Luton.

    
    	Andrew Mcarthur		manufacturing tech at SQF,Scotland
    
    	LIKES:	Glasgow Celtic,Raith Rovers(1st div.),East Fife(2nd div)
    		Manchester United and Charlie Nicholas.
                Scotland international team.
    
    	DISLIKES:smugness of all english comentators 
    		English national team.

I'm Kevin McGrath and WEst Ham are going to win the title and cups this year, 
so they are..,....ok..maybe we won't get relegated then.

    Name:  Ian Pepall
    
    Job: SCORE Implementation and Support, Queen's House Rdg
    
    Fav Teams : QPR, copied a friend 15 years ago, and never got over it
                Reading, born and bred
                Celtic, tim
                Motherwell, other halve's locals
    
    Hated teams : Tottenham, never forgave Spurs or Tony Currie for giving
    away that penalty in '82
                  Any team supported by northerners who hate southern teams
    
    Greatest moment : Reading 4 Luton Town 1, Wembley, Simod Cup Final
    "There's only one Michael Gilkes"
    
    Worst Moment : When I realised that I am too young to remember when QPR
    won the third Div. and League Cup in '67
    
    
    

	Name:	Tony Hinxman

	Job:	Software engineer, IDL compiler, Remote Procedure Call

	Location: Spitbrook Road, Nashua, N.H.

	Expatriate Southampton supporter. Watched them put 5 goals past
	Accrington Stanley in 1957, and been following them ever since.

Name:   Steve Sawyer

Team:   IPSWICH TOWN 

Group:  LSC (formerly ESDP)

Based in Reading. Lived in Ipswich in the 1970's. 

    'Bout yez,
    
    I'm Jimmy Maguire and I'm an engineer here in Galway. Haven't been in
    notes for a while - in fact, I didn't know this conference had moved
    until Tom McDonagh told me. I don't support any team in particular, I
    usually side with the underdog. My best moment in soccer occurred on
    the 12th of  June 1988 at 2.36pm -- I wish I had been in the Stadium
    and not at home watching on the telly!!! 

    
    
    Im Paul Rankine, based at the Manufaturing DCC in Birmingham UK.
    
    In my younger wilder days when living in Scotland I was an fanatical
    Celtic supporter. I still look out for their results, but dont lose
    sleep if they lose anymore...the way theyre playing at present I could
    sell the bed !!.
    
    Basically I love football, and try to watch as much of it as possible,
    usuall as a neutral (yes they exist), having got away from the Tim/Hun
    attitude of home, which is the one thing I dont miss about Scotland.
    
    Having retired from playing the game competitively (Scots NEVER play
    friendlies) due to old age and knee trouble, I have now referee...bit
    of poacher turned gamekeeper to be honest.
    
    Soft spots for Partick Thistle and West Ham
    and love to see Liverpool get beat.
    
    Best moments include the Lisbon Lions, Jim Baxter sitting on the ball
    at Wembley (watching my dad weep with joy, when we stuffed the Auld
    enemy) , Celtic totally outplaying Leeds (then the darlings of english
    football) in both legs of the European cup semi final 1971. The
    (apparent) demise of football hooliganism in the UK.
    
    Worst moments - Argentina WC (Allys Tartan Army), Ibrox disaster,
    Hillsborough, and the general decline in football skill north of the
    border. 
    Paul

    With reference to note 10.1. Gary you may be interested to know that
    Derek Grant Meadowbank Thistle's centre half works in the stores
    section here at South Queensferry..
    
    Eric.

    
    I'm Eric Wootton from South Queensferry I have supported Dunfermline
    Athletic since I first moved to Scotland with the Navy in 1968. 
    Being born in Derby my first love is The Rams. Which is why when
    travelling down to visit my father I always go when there is a home
    match on.
    Main dislikes:- Celtic, Rangers, Hibs and Hearts
                    Especialy Rangers as they are on the TV up here more
                    than Wogan.
    
           Wishes:- Dunfermline win the Skol cup and avoid relegation.
    
    Come on ye parsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

    Oh no! You can't do that Juanjo, tell the vendor that an X25 link into
    DEC is a pre-req to getting the job!
    
    
    	Good luck 
    
    
    	Steve

    Hi Steve,
    
    The vendor is myself and other two colleagues here in Madrid, so money
    is a bit scarce for that... *-)
    
    JUANJO

    
    Juanjo,
           As a person who totally respects unbiased, objective and
    impartial noting, your contributions will be sadly missed.
    
         Cunno.

    
    Best of luck Juanjo.  It's sad to see you go.
    
    
    Gary.

	We will miss you, anyway good luck in your new entreprise.

	Hasta luego
	Thierry

    You'll certainly be missed. The best of luck to you.
    
    JC

    Don Weymouth
    1979/1980 Bandits F.C. Coach
    Under-12 Boys in the Massachusetts National Challenge Cup League
    DTN 276-8735
    
    Likes: Good, challenging soccer
    
    Dislikes: People who coach in order to keep their kids playing and use
    town politics to discourage anyone challenging their role.

>    Dislikes: People who coach in order to keep their kids playing and use
>    town politics to discourage anyone challenging their role.
    
    Sounds like there is a story to tell here ?  ;)
    
    Wayne

    
    NAME :: Greg Dvaies
    
    LIKES :: MANCHESTER UNITED (and Reading)
    
    Hates :: Liverpool, all Southern teams (especailly chelsea!)
    
    greg.

    
    RE -1. You don't mind working down here though.
    
    JN.

    No, not really
    
    BOOM BOOm   he hE He
    
    
    greg.

    Hi, Bonjour and Guten Tag,
    
    this is Rainer from Hamburg/Northern Germany now living in the Exile 
    at Cologne/Western Germany.
    
    My favourite is FC St.Pauli football club - visiting a match of them
    is best cure against homesickness. I really like them cause I'm always
    with the poor and the weak - but as far as I can see in this conference
    the St.Pauli-supporters could form a team of their own.
    
    Besides that I support every team which beats Bayern Munich, or
    preferably Hamburger SV.
    
    I work at Cologne as a Consultant for Information Technology.
    
    See you all at the "Bunker Curve" of Millerntor Stadium,
    Rainer
    
    

    
    I just realized I never introduced myself
    
    I am Ambrogio Biotti 
    born living and working as SW Eng. in VARESE
    and naturally I strongly support VARESE
    (div IV this year, div III last year, div I  the
     last time in 1974)
    
    Best moments:  MILAN VARESE 1 2   (may be 71)
                   VARESE JUVE  5 0   (may be 69)
                   VARESE INTER 2 0   1974
    
    bye 
    
    

    My name is Julie Mason and I am the Midlands Events Co-ordinator based
    at the DCC in Birmingham.
    
    I have been a MANCHESTER UNITED fan since I can remember, but have only
    recently become a bona fide supporter with the acquisition of my
    cherished LMB. I therefore go to every home match (cup matches unall)
    and will try to see as many away matches as meagre ticket allocations
    allow.
    
    I must admit to having a soft spot for Aston Villa as they are my
    adopted home team. Basically, I just enjoy a good game of football.
    
    Julie
    
    

RE - 1 Good on yer Julie!!!!!

Is your LMTB seating or standing? I've got an LMTB standing so it's the stretford
groundside for me!

There's a couple of us here in Spencer House Warrington who also go to every 
home game at O.T.
There's even an Everton fan would you believe (he doesn't like to talk about it)
who come's along occasionally as well!!!! 

Perhaps we could meet up sometime???????

Come on yeeeeeeeee RED DEVILS!!!!!!!

    My LMTB is seating - J Stand Row 19. Me and my man are members of the
    Railwaymans Club not a stones throw away from the bowling alley (around
    the corner from the motorcycle garage away from the ground). Come down
    and have a drink - I'll be one of the few women in there! You can buy
    me a pint of guiness!

    Hi,
       I am Jonno from SQF in Scotland and a FALKIRK supporter. I also play
    occassionally although not too well and basically will watch any
    football anywhere.
    
      Come on ye Bairns
    
         Jonno
    

    RE-1
    
    Jonno,
          enlighten me please,are'nt Falkirk the team who have been
    feilding an unregistered donkey (called crawford) for the last 27
    games ???
    
     Jambo

    
    Hi, Heiko mentioned a few days ago, that I forgot to introduce myself
    He's right...sorry
    
    I am Gerd, living in a suburb of Hamburg, Northern Germany
    I'm working as a SWAS student, studying physics in Hamburg.
    
    I like to watch games of St.Pauli, Werder Bremen and TuS Hoisdorf, who
    are currently playing in Germany's third (highest amateur) league.
    
    Sorry to say it here, but my favourite sport is track&field, especially
    sprinting. This is the hobbie I am investing the most time in.
    
    Gerd

    
    
        My nane is Billy Gilchrist I work as a production controller 
        in Ayr Scotland.
        My team is the one and only "GLASGOW RANGERS"
    
                                             GERS FOR ME
                                                        BILLY
    
    
                          

    
    
    My name is David Shores
    I work for the demonstration Centre in Harefield as an I.T. Student and
    follow the FOREST...
    
    DavidS.
    

    Hi
    
     My name is Simon Hughes (some say I'm a VMS Specialist) and while I have
     started to read and enjoy this conference I haven't been tempted to put
     anything in as yet. I'm one of those EVERTONIANS that surround Simon
     Stockman in the CSC at Warrington that converted Manc and make his life
     hell.
    
     Although I don't get to many Everton games (just as well this season) I
     do enjoy going to see other teams and making my judgement. i.e I've
     been to see Man Utd a couple of times this season and they must be the
     worst ever team thats going to win the title.....and also their fans
     are the most fickle and nervous when they are not winning.
    
     I follow Newcastle Sunderland and Aberdeen results because I used to
     live in those places.
    
     Simon 

    
    Hello all!
    
    	Well Im Bob Lathan the Assistant coach for the Downingtown Force
    U15 boys team.  Ive been coaching for the past three years.  We just
    attended the REMAX tournament in LEHIGH this weekend and swept the
    compitition.  After we watched the USA vs Mexico U23 teams play at
    LEHIGH Univ.  
    I work at PHH in BLUEBELL PA.
    
    Bob Lathan

    HELLO EVERYONE
    
        MY NAME IS DEREK CROWE,I WORK IN ESSB MERVUE NOW LOCATED IN THE
    BALLYBRIT PLANT {if you get my meaning}. 
     I PLAY ALL MY SOCCER LOCALLY WITH MERVUE UNITED,ONE OF THE BIGGEST
    FOOTBALL CLUBS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND.
         MY LOYALTY HOWEVER LIES IN THAT WONDERFUL CITY OF MACHESTER WHERE
    LIES THE BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD,YES! ITS TRUE I DO SUPPORT THE ONE AND
    ONLY  MANCHESTER UNITED.
      I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO READING AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS NOTES
    CONFERENCE. 
    
    
    
    Go Raibh Maith Agat
    {thank you}
         Derek Crowe
    

    
    	Nice to see another United fan in here, Derek - don't suppose
    	ESSB::BLONG had anything to do with you noting in here? 8-)
    
    	Please remember to type in lower-case, as upper-case is 
    	considered SHOUTING, and as you'll soon discover we're a
    	sensitive bunch in here ;-)
    
    	See you in 32.*..
    
    	Andy.

    My name is Jim Fairbairn and I'm in the LSC at Winnersh.
    
    I support Tottenham and have already noted before realising this note
    existed! Are there any Maidstone fans out there? They are my seconds
    and I absolutely abhor Arsenal. Doesn't everyone?!
    
    JF
    

    Hello there.
    
    My name is Jon Kane and I, like Jim Fairbairn, have recently begun
    working in the LSC at Winnersh.
    
    I am a Leicester City fan, having come from that area. 
    
    I noticed upon scanning the various topics, that there are no topics
    concerning my boys in blue, so you may find a new topic arising in the
    near future, so hopefully you may want to reply (but I'm sure it will
    be used for those who wish to mock!)
    
    Cheers,
    
    Jon

    Hi,
    
    My name is Stephen Colman. Iam working in Park House in Dublin in the
    Finance Dept.
    
    My fav team is The REAL REDS  LIVERPOOL
    
    As for the fans of a certain team in Manchester let me say that there
    is NOT only one United. 
    
    Torquay UNITED, Colchester UNITED, Hereford UNITED to name but a few
    
    Look forward to 92/93 when we rightfully regain our title
    

    
    
    Oh no - another Irish Liverpool supporter........
    
    :-)
    
    Paul

Peter,
	Keep an eye on that chap and dont let him get out of hand :-))


welcome aboard stephen.


ps: 92/93 will belong to the Gunners, its tradition!!

    re.130
    
    Your forgot Oxford United.
    
    But then doesn't everybody.
    
    		Brian
    

    
    welcome, Stephen, look forward to seeing you in note 34...
    
    Ian.

    John Hanssen, EDU Services, Nieuwegein,the Netherlands.
    Team : Ajax ( what else !), the Dutch team and the one I play in
    myself.
    I enjoyed the EC games in Amsterdam ( I live near the Stadium).
    I hate slow, defending teams ; what they call reult football.
    Will be reading most of the time this notesfile.
    
    John

rep -1

Welcome on board John but what do you mean by Ajax (what else).

You'd better start visiting the big U's in Galgenwaard next season
'cause we are gonna kick *ss :-)

T_

    I'll probably get bashed for introducing myself here, but where else
    might I find such interesting opinions about the game?
    
    I've been coaching youth soccer for 13 years in the Washington, DC
    (USA) area.  Recently, my 13-year old has started playing competitive
    youth soccer (contrasted to 'recreational' soccer...I'll explain
    how youth soccer in my area is organized if anyone asks) and I am
    coaching his team in the National Capital Soccer League.
    
    My soccer interests include coaching techniques, and following the
    US teams (World Cup, and Olympic).  I attended the recent US vs Ireland
    game in Washington DC, and will only say that the game was closer than
    the score implied.
    
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    re .136
    
    Ton, 
    
    I mean that Ajax plays the nicest football in Holland for ages
    now....at least I think so. And ofcourse I love to watch the football
    of Utrecht.......it's sometimes spectacular but never the level of
    Ajax........;-)
    Let's see how Ajax plays Utrecht after the big buyout, next year !
    
    John

rep -1

John,

you're right, the play nice football but sometimes too nice and then they
forget what it's all about ie scoring goals, that's why they last the title
last season. PSV was crap all the way but kept on winning when they had to,
makes you wonder if the other Dutch teams are of any class at all.

Anyway Ajax haven't won in Utrecht for the last 5 years and we hope we can
keep that record for another 5 :-)

T_

    re -1
    Ton,
    
    that's exactly what I meaned with 'who else.' Ajax plays such a lovely
    football they sometimes forget that they have an opponent....;-)
    
    Are you sure that we never won in Utrecht the last 5 years ? Probably
    we played always during our yearly dip then......:-) I'll consult van
    Gaal about next year, then.......
    
    John

rep -1

John,

I'm certain!!!!!!!!!

T_

    Re .135
    
    I forgot to mention in my introduction that Ajax was my second favouite
    team as I spent 4 months living in Amsterdam last summer. I lived right
    beside the Olympic Stadium on Olympiaweg (sp?) and managed to see the
    last game of the 90/91 season Ajax v Vitesse. even though Ajax won
    unfortunatly so did PSV and it meant Ajax losing on goal difference.
    The pitch that day was perfect. I know Ajax play their home games in
    Demen but how many times is the Olympic stadium used for matches during
    a season ?
    
    It would have been great if Liverpool had met Ajax in the UEFA cup last
    season but it was not to be. 
    
    Stephen C.
    

    
    Leeds , Leeds , Leeds !
    
    Mark .

Re -.1

Mark,

By any chance do you support Leeds United A.F.C. current League Champions :-).

                        James.

    Bloody ell' not another one.

    
    RIGHT! That's it. I'm leaving right now.................
    
    Greg...

    
    Hello,
    
    My name is Soon Chong and I'm a Quality Engineer located in the 
    Manufacturing Plant in Singapore (ZGO).
    
    My favourite club is Manchester United F.C.
    
    
    United I stand,
         sk
    
    
    

    
    
    Welcome Soon,
    
    
    Utd here, Utd There, Utd every flippin' where.
    
    Hope you enjoy the notes, and keep up to date with the new season start
    next week.
    
    Mac 

    
    RE.144
    
    James,I've just read your reply and yes I do indeed support the team
    who beat Spurs 5-0 last night!!!!!(ooh aah Cantona!)
    I have supported Leeds since 1976 when i saw them play Arsenal in
    Highbury.I now work 4 DEC in Galway.I really enjoy this conference
    especially the slagging that goes on.......
    
    MK.
    
    RE.145
    
    Did U get a spot R something?
    
    

    Dave Woodward. I work in the City (London) doing software support of
    dealing systems.
    
    Supports : the Yids/Wife/child/2 dogs
    
    Likes : Good footy/boring teams getting stuffed (the Arse)/London life.
    
    Dislikes : The Arse/Graham Taylor/High ball game/creeping
    americanisation of our language.
    
    
    Come on U Spurs.

    All good things must come to an end, I'll be leaving Utrecht today so
    it's time to bite the bullet and get my C.V. up to date.
    
    I've enjoyed the banter that goes on here and, in general, broadly
    speaking, in the fullness of time, when the atmosphere is right (oh,
    I've already done this line then?) the friendliness between fans from
    different clubs and countries.
    
    I'll be back if I can land another job at DEC, otherwise, t'ra f'ra bit
    then!
    
    Stevo
    
    Tottenham for the cup!
    
    err...
    
    Tottenham for A cup!
    
    err...
    
    Tottenham to stay in the Premier League!
    

    
    	Ray Ward, EIC, Solent Business Park
    
    	I follow Partick Thistle and Monaco, but am also keen on
    	football as well ..
    
    	Now where has that PTFC topic gone ???

    Hey, who got into my a/c ????
    
    GET OUT OF IT !!!!
    
    I never support Looneypool.....  Accrington Stanley alright
    

    Yeah right
    
    GET OUT OF IT OR ELSE.....
    
    sorry about this folks i'm near the bottom of this

    Hi,
    
    I'm Carlos Acosta, work at the Shrewsbury plant (SHR3), come from
    Uruguay. I'm an Engineering Support Manager, my favorite team is 
    Penarol.
    
    Carlos
    

    Been reading this note for a while so thought it's about time I
    introduced myself.
    
    Martin Begley - ex NZer now living in UK and working at The Crescent,
    Basingstoke.
    
    Fave team - Manchester United, alternative team - Altrincham on account
    of being born there, also Mt Wellington (local team in NZ).
    
    Does anyone have any info on other (ie: non European) World Cup
    qualifying groups?
    
    Martin

Charlie Cal, Calcagni

Coach Girls U19 and Boys U10 teams.
President of the local youth league
Referee in spare time.

Coach both Outdoor and Indoor teams.

Do have a special request.  My youngest son who is nine is an avid Soccer fan 
here in the states and his favorite player of all time is Pele.

He'd give anything to meet Pele.  More then anythng though he would love to 
have his autograph.

Young Charles turns 10 May 1st and i would like to see if i cold possibly get 
an autograph of Pele for him.

Any help?

Cal

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    Ok, thought I just intoduce myself..
    
    Emigrated out here to California about 15 years ago, been with DEC
    since November of last year.  
    Today I found Easynotes :)  Looking forward to getting the standings
    next day, this is great!  
    Anyone reading this in the Nottingham area....wouldn't mind hearing
    about some local news...although this is probably not the place.
    
    
    Stuart.
    

    OK, I'm back...
    
    Pete Sloman, Brit technical author, presently residing in Evry near
    Paris.
    
    I seem to collect teams as I move around so I presently support
    Portsmouth (from childhood), the Arse (from second childhood), Torino
    in the Italian Serie A, AS Monaco in the south of France, Reading FC
    when really desperate.
    
    I've yet to get to a game in the Paris area.
    
    Only glad that I didn't get moved round to the far north of London,
    Manchester or the Rangers part of Scotland 8-)
    
    Keep up the good noting,
    
    Cheers
    Pete

    Hi,
    
    Colin Corcoran here, and i work in Galway as a Material Controller.
    I have been a reader of the note's for over a year but decided now to
    join in on the fun.Favourite teams are CELTIC and AC MILAN.

    Having written a few notes I have found this signing in point, so
    better late than never.
    
    I'm Rich Harris, and industrial trainee at Dec Park reading.
    I support the one and only Tottenham Hotspur, but I do have a soft spot
    for Bristol City. I can be rather sarcastic at times ;-)
    
    

Julian Tominey

Manchester United fan and St. Albans City FC too.

The Saints play better football than Crystal Palace and Looneypool.

    Just got round to adding this intro.
    
    Lets get the laughs first - i have supported Carlisle United for about
    27 years - where is the note for CUFC ? I guess that I'd be talking to
    myself!
    
    Anyway I was lucky enough to see most of our one season in the top
    flight (74-75) and saw some great teams (notably Leeds).
    Supporting Carlisle is a mixture of watching oldies playing out their 
    careers (Frank Clarke, Bob Lee, Dixie Deans, Jim Montgomery, Tommy
    Craig and now Mervyn Day) and seeing other players mature and move on 
    (Stan Bowles, Bob Hatton, Peter Beardsley, Ian Bishop, Harkness etc.)
    
    I lived in Newcastle for a while and saw the Mags in the time of SuperMac
    et al (saw one of the best goals ever - Johnny Rep of Bastia in the UEFA 
    cup at St. James Park).
    
    I have now lived in Birmingham for 15 years and have seen most of the
    local teams - I enjoyed Big Ron's West Brom team (Regis, Cunningham,
    Robson etc.) and also the Villa team of Withe, Morley etc.
    
    I went off football severely after Heysel and have just ventured back
    last year (mainly due to my daughter wanting to go to Villa Park) and
    enjoyed some good games last season.
    
    Enough already - BFN Dave
                                   

    If Dave Clarkson is going public then I should too.
    
    I'm the lone Blackburn Rovers supporter who has been a read only noter
    for some time. I really enjoyed the "can't buy success","never get
    promoted","straight up and down","one man team" type contributions that
    appeared in days gone by.  
    
    In reality I didn't contribute myself in case the sudden burst of
    activity was such a shock to my system that I woke up and found Jack
    Walker was just a dream and Rovers were back in the lower leagues
    pratting about with Burnley and Preston again.   
    
    I'm born and bred in Blackburn, where most football discussions used to
    start with "I remember when..." and usually contain the names Brian Douglas
    and Ronnie Clayton. I'm now looking forward to standing at the bar in
    years to come and boring the .... off some innocent bystander with tales 
    of "Jack Walker, Kenny Dalglish and Alan Shearer".  
    
    As a season ticket holder I would be happy to bore you with my opinion of
    our games in this conference but would anybody else appreciate this ? 
    
    If not then I'll restrict my comments to helping out those with 
    questions and re-educating those misguided souls who believe a 
    predominantly red kit gives you the right to win things every year.  
    
    Hope you all enjoy visiting Blackburn this season at least as much as
    Arsenal, Leeds, Liverpool, Villa and Newcastle did last season. I sit
    very near the visitor end and was mighty impressed by the vigour with 
    which you all waved bye-bye.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Andy

    Hi, I'm Clive,
      Based in Dec park / Job - Computer Operator looking after the sites
    in the Reading area.
    
    	Team :- The Arsenal, Have now for about 23 years
    Other Teams I follow, Pompey ( As I once worked in the Solent), 
    			  Reading ( Home team.)
          
    As a football supporter I like to see all British Club's do well in Europe

	Welcome aboard clive, see you in topic 46...

    I'm Pino BIANCHINI (romcsa::bianchini),
    
    based in Rome but I'm a Milan fan since my childhood.
    
    I'm also a referee in the Italian Female Major League.
    
    See you in this conference.
    
    Pino

	That looks like an interesting hobby!!! 8^)

    RE. 170
    
    I do not agree with you, because unfortunately you are able to
    recognize the sex of most of the female players only from theirs
    identity card (!).
    
    I'm joking, yes it's a great hobby.
    
    Pino 

    
    Thought I'd introduce myself having been a read only noter for a while.
    Noted very occasionally in the BALZAC notes in bygone days of yore and
    have
    caught the bug once again after a couple of years in the doldrums.
    
    I'm a Master Scheduler in Ayr and have been with Digital 10 years.
    
    
    
    LOVE : Glasgow Celtic, skiing, fishing, Newcastle Broon Ale, the
    Algarve,
           golf.
    
    LIKES: Ayr United, watching the 1967 European Cup Final (Celtic..2
    Inter..1)
    
    HATES: Glasgow rangers, Liverpool, Greame Souness, Atletico Madrid (for
           playing keepie-up with Jimmy Johnstone in a Euro. Cup game mid
    70's)
           Rapid Vienna for being a bunch of cheating gits!
    
    
    Regards
    Brian.
    
    

    Simon Rollitt born a couple of miles from Bramall Lane so naturally
    support THE OWLS.
            ========
    
    Likes:    Running, beer (quality not quantity), curry, passionate footy etc.
    Dislikes: German football (watched alot while in Stuttgart) 

    Gary Waite, aged 18.  
    
    Work at Dec Park, Reading.  D1/4
    
    I love watching good football.  I've been up to West Brom a lot this 
    season as my mate drives me up there.  Also like watching Millwall as 
    its a good larf there though I was involved in an incident with Millwall 
    fans at a recent match Vs West Brom.   I also like to see Manchester 
    United do well but that is due to hating Liverpool.  Spent some of my 
    childhood watching Palace with my uncle.
    
    Best ground i've been to is Old Trafford.  Superb atmosphere.  
    
    Worst ground is Wigan.  Grass bank for away fans with a cow shed for
    cover.
    
    The best game i've seen live was West Brom Vs Port Vale for the
    Play-off final or Spurs Vs Arsenal in 1991 when Gazza scored that
    free-kick.  
    
    I've been to 48 different grounds in England and Wales.  I hope to
    complete them all soon.  
    
    In England, I hate West Ham Utd, Wolves, Birmingham, Liverpool not
    forgetting Aston Villa.
    
    In Scotland the only good side to watch is Dundee.  I don't mind
    Rangers but I hate Dundee Utd, Hibs and especially Celtic.  
    
    I'm also a mod at Fantasy_football.
    
    I also noted in Soapbox and I did note in EF93.  Didn't like EF93 as its
    boring.  
    
    Happy noting...etc,
    
    Gary....

    Greetings from the new and improved Ray Howard....(SIOG::HOWARD in a
    previous life)....
    
    Just started in Ayr...
    
    
    Likes; QPR, Big Jack and a sneaking admiration for Kilmarnock
    
    Dislikes; the Scottish version of Match of the Day, (show one Scottish
    match, talk about it for half an hour, then show the goals from one
    English Premier league match, goodnight..)
    
    erm..that's about it, really
    
    hasta la proxima
    
    ray

    
    And Introducing, as (The Impartial Celt)-----> Peter Hayden.
    
    A Dubliner & Irishman (in that order) through and through. 
    Hate Gaelic Football(by the way)
    
    (Software Engineer or something to that effect)Contractor here in Galway. IM&T.
     Love good football, have been playing it since I was 5 or 6. Restricted
    to 5 a-sides now due to "Paul McGrath knees". Get to kick the shit out
    of CUNNO regularly on a Tuesday night(see 5 a-side... envious ?).
    
    No kids,morgage,car,bike,wife,hair,money,sense,potential... but a great
    personallity !  All I have to live for is football(sad or what?).
    
    Dream Date: 	    Nobby Stiles.
    
    Challenging Hobbies:    Rock Climbing, bungie jumping, 
    			    parachuting into boxing rings where 
    			    there are big black bodyguards, hand gliding, 
    			    horse riding, white water rafting, 
    			    underwater pot-holing(common in Ireland),
    			    Alligator wrestling, 
    			    trying to keep awake during an Arsenal or Ireland game.
    
    Genetic Defect 
    responsible for my
    noting: 		   My cousin is Tom Humphries(Sports journalist
    			   with the 'Irish Times').
    
    Religious Convictions:  The ball didn't cross the line in 1966 !
    
    Serious mode...
    
    Favourite Club:	    Rathcoole Boys F.C. & Man. U. (Kinnda)
    Favourite Manager:      Frank Cox( Of Rathcoole Boys ), The most
    			    dedicated football man I ever knew. His life
    			    was football .
    
    Worst footballing moment: Hillsborough,Hysel,Bradford...was watching
    			      each of those games live.
    
    Best footballing moment:  Houghtons(Who put the ball in the England
    			      net.. do da do da...) goal, O'Learys Goal, McLoughlins goal.
    
    Favourite football books:  Fever Pitch(Hornby), It's only a
    			       game(Dunphy), 'Matt Busby'The Glory Years(Dunphy).
    
    Jesus ! I only intended writing a couple of lines...
    
    'nuf for now,
    
    Peter(The Impartial Celt).
    
    
    

    
    Re Peter
    
    >A Dubliner
    
    We all have our drawbacks I suppose. ;')
    
    Denis.
    
    

    re. 177
    
    >>>Hobbies.....hand gliding...
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^
    
    Is this Galway slang for having a hand shandy?
    
    Inquiring minds etc...
    Ray

    Name: Stuart
    
    Club: Reading F.C - season ticket holder. They`re in super form.
    
    

    
    Name: Stephen
    
    Club:  Blackburn Rovers FC - Season ticket Holder 10 years.
    
    	
    	A member of Kenny's barmy army.
    
    	We are potentially going to be the best team in Europe.
    

    Name : Wichai Wongnirund       Age : 26      Region : Christ (Baptist)
    
    Work as Software Specialist in Digital Thailand (South East Asia)
    
    Most favourite team   : Manchester United
    
    Most favourite player : Mark Hughes
    
    Other favourite team  : Argentina
    
    Happy to find this note, because I love football!
    

Hi, 

My name is Tom Wright and I've just discovered this conference after 3 
years with the company and some thinking time on my hand. I'm a long time 
supporter of MUFC and used to go frequently during the late '60s and '70s 
with the Cockney Reds travelling orignally by coach and then by train. I 
have not seen Man U live for a long time as I have never accepted the 
concept of part-time supporters and as I can no longer get to most games I 
choose to go to none - I guess that's a bit stupid.

Some of the more interesting matches I've seen are:

	Ross County vs. Man U
	Verona 	vs Man U in the Anglo-Italian Competition (this was 
			 Bob-the-Nob's final competitive match with Man U.
	Man U. vs Benfica (European Cup Final 1968)
	
I've also spent some time in jail in Belgium! 'onest I was innocent.

The passing of Matt Busby is sad but could not, I think, be much better 
timed. They are the Champs and Matt and MUFC have finally found a worthy 
successor. If only they had won the European Cup last year. Reaction to 
Matt's death by some other supporters is, unfortunately,  only to be 
expected and stems from jealousy and a severe lack of self-confidence. 

    Re 184
    
    Tell us about the jail in Belgium.
    
    
    
    /GAry

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to put this reply but I guess the 
moderator will advise and move it if it is not.

I'm also not sure that this is really to do with Football - more social 
history.

Anyway, I went to Belgium in the mid '70's to follow Man U's post season 
(or was it pre-season?) tour of Belgium and Scandinavia. I joined many 
hundreds of fans at London Victoria one Friday night (I think!) for the 
trip and the first "match" was against Ostend the next night (or possibly 
two days later). 

At the first match the ground was severely overcrowded. There were no 
tickets and an unexpectedly large following from the U.K. - when will they 
learn? Also, many Man U fans were very tired and emotional from the long 
trip and the continuously open bars on ship and boat.

Overcome by an unusually high level of excitement and atmosphere the police 
lost control and decided to "remove" several of the more rowdy "tired and 
emotional" Man U fans. Many other Man U fans thought that this wasn't 
playing the game and so rescued their friends. The police then 
(understandably) over-reacted even further and with reinforcements took 
away large numbers (about 100)  of MAN U fans, including me. I was very 
impressed with the efficiency of the Belgium police in getting us to the 
the police stations and into the gaols but less impressed with their speed 
from then on. It took several days to process everyone. I was lucky and out 
in about 12 hours to join my free friends for breakfast. To save face and 
to justify their actions about a dozen fans, including some close mates of 
mine, were charged and spent some 3 months in prison. 

Rather than travel on to Norway, I stayed in Belgium for about a week. One 
reason for this was to try to extradite our friends but we were also 
impressed with the local beer and hospitality. We also knew that we were 
perfectly safe as the police kept a close eye on us!
  
I can't remember the score.

Tom

    Bit of a lad in your younger days,eh Tom?
    

    I'm 22, I'm here for my traineeship, and have recently discovered
    notes and this football-conference.
    
    I'm from Holland and a great AFC Ajax-fan.
    Have been all my life, even though I'm from the south of Holland.
    
    I'm in my second year of the study Computer Science.
    Besides Ajax, I like Arsenal. Other 'interesting' sports are:
    Tennis (Edberg), Snooker (Hendry), American Football and Basketball.
    
    BTW: 'here' in the first line means in Nijmegen, Holland.

    Paul Woodward. 32, own teeth, clean.
    
    Support the mighty Chelsea in the Premier, and Reading in the 2nd (soon
    to be 1st..."whooooo needs Cantona when we've got Jimmy Quinn?")
    
    Woody.

    You're not clean, Woody.  Warburtong informed me of that.
    
    
    
    
    /GAry

    Woody - so you`re the yobbo who started the "whoooo needs Cantona when
    we`ve got Jimmy Quinn?" chant.
    
    Very sad.
    

    it's better than that horrible 'sing for the Royals' song.
    
    Woody.

    
    Hi folks.  This is the Luton Town fan club of Ireland speaking!!  I'm
    Billy, a Dubliner whose dream it is to see St. Pats Athletic -v- Luton
    Town in the European Cup someday!  Does anyone update the Luton article
    in the conference anymore?  I'm new to the conference and there doesn't
    seem to be too much recent info in it.  I might have to do it myself.
    
    Here's my "CV"
    
    Best Memories:  Littlewoods Cup Final 1988
    		    Derby v Luton 1990
    		    Recent Cup runs
    
    Worst Memories:  Les Sealey, Littlewoods Cup Final 1989
    		     Frank Cox R.I.P.
    
    Favourite Players:  David Preece, Ceri Hughes, Mark Pembridge, Tim
    			Breacker.
    
    Least Favourite:  Iain Dowie, John Dreyer, Les Sealey.
    
    Predictions:  Premier League Title, FA Cup & European Cup before the
                  turn of the century. (I believe in this team!!)
    
    I'll sign off now.  Hope to hear from you all soon.  Keep up the good
    work- conference is great.
    
    Best Regards
    
    Billy
    
    
    

    Good man, Billy. We need a few more Dubliners in this notesfile. Are
    you a southsider or a northsider?...I'm from that jewel of south County
    Dublin, Crumlin....
    
    This is probably a funny question coming from a QPR supporter but how on 
    earth did you come to support the Hatters?...
    
    Ray....
    

    
    	I've always thought what a good job it was that Luton don't play
    	in brown.....
    	
    	Andy.

    Re: .195
    
>    I'm from that jewel of south County Dublin, Crumlin....
    
    
    That explains everything Ray. I'm sorry I was so harsh on you in Gary's
    note ;-)))))
    
    Jerry.

    Billy read 10.177

    We obviously have a friend in common

    >>Favourite Manager:      Frank Cox( Of Rathcoole Boys ), The most
    >>			      dedicated football man I ever knew. His life
    >>			      was football .


Peter.

    
    Yes Peter, I count myself lucky to have known the man.  I come from a
    small place in Dublin called Newcastle and went to school with his
    daughter (also played against Rathcoole Boys many times for Peamount
    Utd!!).  He is still sadly missed in the area.
    
    Ray, my mother hails from that your "Jewel" - she is a Captain's Road
    veteran!!
    
    I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment- that's why I'm a Hatter!!
    
    Regards
    
    Billy

>>> Ray, my mother hails from that your "Jewel" - she is a Captain's Road
>>> veteran!!
    
    
    Billy,	Us poor people live(d) just down the road on Clogher Road,
    (shades of the 4 Yorkshiremen sketch here).
    Captains Road is the posh end of Crumlin    8v)
    
    

Billy, I'm from Rathcoole, just across the duler. 
I've lived there all my life and played for Rathcoole Boys from the age of 9
until I was 17. Then I played for Belgrave F.C until I was 20. 

I'll probably recognise you one of these days walking around the plant but if
not give me a bell at 5864.

Regards ,

Peter.

    Hello again,
    
    Well, i'm back at last as a full employee of DEC hoping to renew one or
    two aquaintances here in the footy conference.
    
    I still support Liverpool (for better or worse :( and still abhor Man
    Utd but i'm still the fair and open minded chappy i once was :)
    
    Ian Hawley.
    
    p.s whatever happened to Andy Sant?
    

   Welcome back Ian.

   I'm still here and I too hate Man Utd.


   C U N N O

    Do you Cunno ? We hadn't noticed 8^)
    
    Rich.

    re.203
    
    	I also love ManU.... NOT! :->
    
    	Rick.

    
    	re 202
    
    	Oh No!!!!!!!!!!! It can't be true......;-)
    
    	Ian, in your absence united have had a reasonable couple of seasons
    	eh? 8-) 8-)
    
    	Liverpool, on the other hand..........

    
    Well Andy, now i'm back hopefully United will return to their previous
    ways :)
    
    As for Liverpool, well, its just a "blip" :)
    
    Can I still blame the injuries?
    
    Worst thing is, for the last 6 months i was living in Manchester just
    round the corner from old trafford. in fact my wife (TRAITORESS!!!!)
    actually applied for a job there!
    
    Ian.
    :~)

    
    Paul,
    
    welcome to the football conference, I enjoy reading your other football
    conference but don't tell anyone in here.
    
    Loz.
    

rep -1

It's alive, call  the Winnersh PD and Fire Department, Loz Jolly is on the
run again :-))

Hi Mate how are ya doing???

T_

ps will be comming over alone this year!!!

    
    Steve Brooks, based in Evry (30 km S/E of Paris) in European DMO Tech.
    Support, life-long Hammers supporter, looked in for WC info, err that's
    about it.
    
    Steve.

Hi, 

I'm Matt George, based in Reading, and I'm a Swansea and Wales supporter....
although, to be honest I'm pretty partial to a spot of rugby as well.

    Hi Matt,

    	I'm an exiled Cardiff (RFC) supporter myself! Did you know that
    there's a rugby conference at SHAWB1::RUGBY. See you there sometime.
    
    Jon B Goode

    Marc Micek, an English Football fan locked inside an American's body. 
    I've been reading this conference for almost a year, and have never
    properly introduced myself...sorry.
    
    I work in New York City for the US Installed Base Sales organization. 
    Studied in London in 1991, and spent a few weekends in the terraces
    at White Hart Lane (despite living in W2).  Still support Spurs and
    hope to return someday! 

    
    Marc,
    
    welcome to notes, I am in New York for a couple of day's in November and 
    was going to offer to look you up for a beer, that is until I saw the bit
    about Spurs.  Do you know of any Bars in New York, preferably
    Manhatten, that may show footy.
    
    On Thursday the 3 Nov Chelsea will be playing Austria Vienna and I
    would like to see it.  It will probably be early afternoontime over
    there.  If you have the afternoon off you would be welcome to join us
    (my brother WHUFC and I).  I will be staying in Teaneck NJ.
    
    Loz.
    
    Loz.

    Loz,
    
    Thank you for the invitation.  I live in Manhattan, and will check with
    some of the local pubs on the Nov. 3rd match.  
    
    Take a look in this note a few weeks from now, and I'll post the
    results of my investigation...
    
    Hopefully, we can meet for a pint, and you can explain to me why I
    shouldn't be supporting Spurs:)
    
    Marc

    Marc,
    
    A, Your wlecome.
    
    B, Thanks.
    
    C, Look forward to it.
    
    Loz.

    Marc
    
    If you need Loz to explain why you shouldn't support Spurs then your
    even sadder than a man who would want to drink with him   8-)
    
    Andy "the boy is back" Mitchell

    Andy,
    
    When you get as little English footy as I get over here, I'd drink a
    pint with an ARSENAL supporter, and let him/her explain why I shouldn't
    support Spurs...
    
    As they say, desparate times call for desparate measures ;)
    
    
    Marc, a Spurs fan.

    
    	Gary Waite *IS* Matt George!! 8-)
    

    
    Andrew Hugill, 31, ex Sydney, now London.
    
    Haven't played Association Football, instead played Rugby, R. League, 
    American Football, but have always followed the round ball.
    
    Fav Teams:		The following because they choose (or at least try)
    			to play football as it should be played:
    
    			NEWCASTLE, CHELSEA, LIVERPOOL, WYCOMBE
    
    			For never being dull:
    
    			BARNET
    
    NOT Fav Teams:	For being such smug gits and because most of their
    ---			supporters would never support their local teams.
    
    			MANCHESTER UTD.		(I really do dislike them)		
    	
    Fav Players:	Bosnich, Slater, Mitchell.....
    
    Hated Players:	Hughes - a very skillful, but petulant thug.
    			Ince   - "  "     "        "     "       "
    			Giggs  - because he looks like Adam Ant.
    			
    Dislikes:		Australia having to play Argentina after winning
    			their qualifying group, and then missing USA 94
    			by a single unlucky deflection.	
    
    			Clubs that spend 20 million on an all seater ground
    			that still looks like 4 sheds (Blackburn, Rangers).  
    			Even Old Trafford, St James park, Anfield do not 
    			look like standiums.
    
    That's it.  
    
    
    Andrew.
    

    >			MANCHESTER UTD.		(I really do dislike them)		
    
    Welcome to the conference, Andrew.
    
    Paul.

    An original reason for hating Ryan Giggs if ever I heard one.
    
    Personally, I thought Adam Ant wasn't that bad ;-)
    
    Stuart

    Loz,
    
    Here's the result of my investigation:
    
    The local pubs here in New York show the Euro Cup matches on ESPN.  The
    Cup Winners Cup matches, however, are not covered by any cable networks
    in the States.  I can't find a place that will show the Nov. 3rd
    match b/w Chelsea & Austria Vienna.
    
    If you have the time, I'd still like to meet you for a pint...Perhaps
    during a Raiders game?  Look me up if you make it into Manhattan.
    
    
    Marc

    
    Marc,
    
    thanks for your efforts.  I will only be in New York from the 1st to
    the 3rd then it's off to sunny (HA!) Wisconsin.  I will certainly meet
    you for a beer on the 2nd or 3rd if you're interested.
    
    It's a pity there are no midweek NFL games.
    
    Mail me PEKING::JOLLYL or LAwrence Jolly@WLC and we can discuss a time
    and place to meet off line so we don't bore everyone else.
    
    Loz.

hello my name is john mcfarland.  I am 17 year
catholic boy who supports Rangers.  I also play 
football for a team called bonnyton thistle.  
i am working here for a years work experience
I work in the Ayr plant in the master scheduling dept.
I have just found out how to get into this conference with
some help from Choppers.


lots of love 

johnny boy wonder

    Hi there,
    My name's Jenni - I believe I'm only the second lady noter for this
    conference unless I've missed something.
    
    I have a very keen interest in football, especially the Mighty???
    Liverpool. I'm not a fair-weather fan either. Cried my heart out when
    they were beaten by Man U in the FA cup in '77 (I was only 9 at the
    time). I also support Reading (local team).
    
    Hates include Man U (naturally) and all London clubs except QPR (cos I
    was born near there).
    
    I've also got a football claim to fame....my brother's girlfriend
    (Amber) has a foster-sister (Jane) who is married to Adrian
    Heath...this girl only mixes with the best!!
    
    See you in 34 and 38.........................
    
    Jen (@ WLC)
    

    
    Welcome to THE football conference Jenni. But who on earth is Adrian
    Heath??? Any relation to Eddie - used to always be on the bench for
    Westminster Kickers??? 8-)
    
    JBG

    re .230
    
    Showing you complete lack of footy knowledge again Mr Sheep.
    
    Adrian Heath started at Stoke, was then transfered to Everton where he
    won a few major honours and also missed out on a few after a bad injury
    - he's now playing and scoring for Burnley.
    
    Paul
    

    
    what's didge p&p ? - Digital policies and procedures ? If so, I'm sure
    some people would find the phrase 'Mr Prat' more offensive then 'Mr
    Sheep'...
    
    Thankfully, I don't.
    
    Paul 

         <<< Note 10.233 by VESSA::WATTERSON "Everton 2-0 Red pooh " >>>

    
>    what's didge p&p ? - Digital policies and procedures ? If so, I'm sure
>    some people would find the phrase 'Mr Prat' more offensive then 'Mr
>    Sheep'...
    
>    Thankfully, I don't.
    
>    Paul 


     Gosh, I find myself agreeing with "Watty" ( I will probably come out 
     in boils). 

     I understand what a "prat" is and how it may deemed to be offensive
     but I really don't understand the offensiveness of "sheep". 

     Called me old fashioned , but isn't one a c*nt, and the other a
     woolly animal with four legs?

     Hugs,

     Stuart

    Paul, Matt, et al
    
    I expect "Mr. Prat" is probably the nicest thing anyone's ever called a
    supporter of The Blue Shite ;-)
    
    Jerry.

    On the other hand, if Paul was using "Mr. Sheep" referring to Welshmen,
    then it is pretty offensive
    
    
    
    to sheep  ;-)
    
    
    Jerry.

    
    	You beat me to it, Jerry...
    
    	I'd have thought Paul would be delighted to now be known as 
    	Mr Prat.....
    
    	Sounds like a massive leap up the evolutionary scale from "Everton
    	supporter" to me 8-)
    
    	Andy.      

    
    dunno about the 'Prat', but you can call me Mr - much better than my
    other title of 'The accused'...
    
    Paul

   <<< Note 10.239 by CHEFS::GEORGEM "The early bird catches the traffic." >>>

>Mr.Prat wasn't even an attempt at being offensive.  I'm sure I could think of 
>better things if I was attempting to offend him.  I don't particularly find 
>Mr.Sheep offensive either, but Watterson is starting to p1$$ me off by 
>following me around conferences making pathetic sheep jokes.  I suggest he 
>latches onto an asian and makes similar racial references, and see how long it 
>is until he's fired.  Not long.


Confused? You bet I am. Why would Watty follow an asian and call
him a sheep. Surely that would make Watty the sheep as he would be
demonstrating ovine behaviourial characteristics.


Or have I missed something?

Stuart

Mr. Pane writes,


     >>Called me old fashioned , but isn't one a c*nt, and the other a
     >>woolly animal with four legs?


I think not Stuart,

The correct interpretation is..

     Yes a prat is a c*nt, but the other a
     woolly animal with four legs used by GeorgeM and many of his ilk to 	
     replace a prat ? 501's and wellies eh Matt ?

Clear ?

Peter.

    
    Jenni,
    
    	if you're still there, be patient. As you can see, there's a little
    friendly rivalry between the English, Welsh, Irish, Scots etc. in this
    conference. Every now and then things get really bad & we "discuss"
    football!!! 8-)
    
    JBG

    Yes I'm still here JBG.
    
    I didn't think that mentioning Adrian Heath would inspire a great
    political debate...What would have happened if I had mentioned Tony
    Adams????
    
    Jen.
    

    I'd rather be a prat than a sheep....
    
    

    
    Jenni please be more careful - we've only so much disk space available
    for the conference file! 8-)
    
    JBG

    
    	So Jenni, now I know who Adrian Heath is - he scored the winner for
    Marlow against Woking, or was it Carlisle against Doncaster?? 8-) I
    can't remember, but it was a good goal anyway. Is it really true about
    your brother's girlfriend having a foster sister who's married to him?
    8-)
    
    JBG

It wasn't Carlisle against Doncaster, because Carlisle only just managed to
scrape a completely undeserved draw in that game despite being at home and
having the kind of dosh that Donny can only dream of having since Newcastle
ripped us off for Mike Jeffrey. Ba***rds.

8-)

Mike

>>>
It wasn't Carlisle against Doncaster, because Carlisle only just managed to
scrape a completely undeserved draw in that game despite being at home and
having the kind of dosh that Donny can only dream of having since Newcastle
ripped us off for Mike Jeffrey. Ba***rds.
>>>

and they add insult to injury by only playing him when they have 10 
first-choicers out! Ah, these big clubs . . .

grahame

    Yes it is JB (what does JB stand for by the way). As Mr Watty (prat,
    sheep, donkey or whatever) pointed out, he used to play for Stoke and
    my brother's girlfriend (and the foster sister) come from there. Did he
    REALLY score a good goal??
    

    
    Jenni, not only did he score a cracker from the edge of the box (it was
    the winner for Burnley but I forget against who), but as a reward he
    got invited to be studio guest for Sky's coverage of the Everton-Leeds
    game (along with his old boss Howard Kendall) last night. So, now I
    remember who he is - no relation to Teddy!
    
    JBG == Jon B Goode (B for Barking....its a long story 8-)

Hello,

Mike Purdy

Scumbag passing thru', currently in Munich.

Newcastle United's my team. Only get to see St. James' on the Telly nowadays
though.

    Hello,
    
    My name is Lap-yin Leung, current in HONG KONG
    
    My favourite team is Liverpool in England, Brazil in the world,
    
    

    Hello,
    
    my name is Markus Bohner, I'm a trainee at DECpark in munich (RTO).
    My favourite team is FC Bayern Muenchen, which I support whenever it is
    possible.
    
    I don't like 1860 Muenchen and Borussia Dortmund.
    
    markusFCB_member_of_the_supporter_club_bayern_fanatics_ottobrunn

    
    	Come on guys, this lad enters two notes on what is probably not far
    off his first day and both of them get poked fun at. (I'm still trying
    to decipher Stuart Panes' pun in 7.338) Give the bloke a break, eh ?
    
    	He's probably crying his eyes out into his workstation even as we
    speak, totally disheartened by this apparent rejection he's received.
    It's time to forget 1966 and the 1990 World Cup semi-final (etc) and
    welcome him with open arms. Hands across the water (and all that drivel).
    
    Malc.
    

indeed.

Considering the flaming I got when I turned up here, I know how he feels!


actually, that's a lie, cos I enjoyed it....but these continentals, they're 
sensitive, y'know...

    
    >Mr. sympathy is our Matt
    
    	D'you think so ? A couple of months ago I suggested a short amnesty
    for new noters until they find their feet and he was the one who
    shouted me down. (Us elephants never forget.)
    
    Malc.
    

          <<< Note 10.256 by AYOV29::MTHEODORESON "Jones the Steam" >>>
             -< You're welcome to the Football Conference, Markus >-

    
>    	Come on guys, this lad enters two notes on what is probably not far
>    off his first day and both of them get poked fun at. (I'm still trying
>    to decipher Stuart Panes' pun in 7.338) Give the bloke a break, eh ?
 
     My comments were in no way directed at latest member of this
     repository for the sad, but was a warning to others that one
     has to be aware of the sensitivities of certain supporters who
     follow the self-styled "Biggest Club in the World".

   
>    	He's probably crying his eyes out into his workstation even as we
>    speak, totally disheartened by this apparent rejection he's received.
>    It's time to forget 1966 and the 1990 World Cup semi-final (etc) and
>    welcome him with open arms. Hands across the water (and all that drivel).
    
     I agree with you whole-heartedly but you must remember that I did
     see Herr Waddle last night at San Selhurst.


     Stuart    

Shouted you down, Malc?  did I?  where was that?

Aaahh! Nah, didn't really mean it.  That wasn't "shouting down", was it?
Must've been a particularly bad day.  As you may know, I tend to relieve my 
anger in conferences, rather than go home and beat women up.

          <<< Note 10.265 by CHEFS::GEORGEM "The West is the Best" >>>

>Aaahh! Nah, didn't really mean it.  That wasn't "shouting down", was it?
>Must've been a particularly bad day.  As you may know, I tend to relieve my 
>anger in conferences, then go home and dress up as a woman.

Matt,

Maybe you should use the appropriate smiley thingy to indicate your 
mood swings.

Hope this helps,

Stuart


 

Maybe I should come round and beat the crap out of you for misquoting me...


8-)
8-(
8-)
8-(
]^<

    
    >Aaahh! Nah, didn't really mean it.  That wasn't "shouting down", was it?
    >Must've been a particularly bad day.  As you may know, I tend to relieve my
    >anger in conferences, then go home and dress up as a pantomime horse.
    
    	Its OK I know what you meant at the time Matt. I think we scared
    that Belgian chap away though, I don't think he's been seen since.
    
    Malc.
    

Are you picking on my mate, Matt?

I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE etc.

My mate Matt, that is.....not...oh, you know what I mean...

Coherent conversation never was my forte

	Hi,

	I have wrote some articles about Japanese football, but I noticed
	I have not introduced myself yet.

	I'm working in Digital Japan. I'm also a member of DFC-Tokyo.
	My favorite team is Yokohama Marinos in J-League, and Bayern
	Munchen in the world.

Katsuhiko

Two new Bayern supporters in one day? And coincidentally they get to the 
European Cup Semis. Hmm, what's the German for TGFTITW?

Ooops, OK, you're right. sorry. 

WELCOME!!!

g

    Bit like Evertonoins the Bayern Supporters...a few results and out of
    the woodwork they come....
    
    Dezzz.
          

    
    Any new St.Pauli supporters out there ?
    
    I promise a warm welcome.
    
    Heiko

'ullo, I'm being followed...

> LCFC topic

Why bother as you'll only be talking to yourself :-).

                       James.

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    Hello, 
           My name is Gary Robinson. 25 years a Liverpool fan, so as you
    can imagine Iam a very contented Soccer fan. Up until last year (when I
    moved back to Ireland) I was a regular at that shrine to the beutiful
    game (Bill Shankly method) known as the Kop.

    
    Welcome to the conference, Gary! 'bout time we had another Liverpool
    fan on board. See you in note 34!
    
    Ian.

Hello there,

Paul McAteer - lapsed Celtic fan making a comeback (maybe).

Hello there,

Paul McAteer - lapsed Celtic fan making a comeback (maybe).

    
    Hello,
    
    Tony Nash, Bristol Rovers Supporter. Self appointed chairman of the
    Stuart Panes appreciation society.

Oops - getting a bit carried away there - haven't quite got the hang of sending stuff yet!.

    
    > MOVIES::MCATEER
    
    No relation then?
    
    Ian.

Eh?
Would you like to explain that one - its a bit late in the day for me.

    
    	I presume he means any relation to Jason of Bolton Wanderers fame(?).
    
    	Welcome to another Tim btw. Happy noting.
    
    Malc.
    

Now I get it (wasn't worth the effort though)

Having said that, no one has ever made the comparison before.
Probably bacause I'm cr*p at football, there is no comparison.

    Tony,
          Forgive my ignorance, being half a Paddy, who's Stuart Panes??

"Prankster"?  Close...

    Is it me ????? Or could somebody explain the last 2 pages....
    
    

Stuart was trying to describe himself as a millionaire prankster.

I was suggesting that the prankster bit nearly rhymed with what he actually 
mayormaynot be.  Let it pass, it's more pointless gibberish.

              <<< Note 10.296 by CHEFS::GEORGEM "I|c|e|l|a|n|d" >>>

>Stuart was trying to describe himself as a millionaire prankster.

>I was suggesting that the prankster bit nearly rhymed with what he actually 
>mayormaynot be.  Let it pass, it's more pointless gibberish.


And jolly humorous it was to. Keep up the good work.

Stuart

    Hi,
    
    Colin Wraith, at present in Bahrain.
    
    Born within scent of the boneyard in Walker, so the initiated will know
    I am from the true home of football talent.
    
    Having "Platinum" connections I usually get to a match or two when I am
    home.
    

    Hi,
    
    Richard Husband, living in West Midlands, working in Reading.
    
    Supporter of West Bromwich Albion, will try to keep that note up to
    date as they push for the playoffs.  

	John Foster, from Altrincham near TGFTITW, working in Bristol.

	Tony Nash tells me I should support Bristol Rovers, so I don't.

	

    
    John,
    
    At least someone from Sales admits to be 'working' in Bristol.
    
    BTW. I've reported you to Childline for the abuse you've submitted your
    son to...fancy taking him to Ashton Gate to watch the S**T.

 >   At least someone from Sales admits to be 'working' in Bristol.
  
     Thank you
  
 >   BTW. I've reported you to Childline for the abuse you've submitted your
 >   son to...fancy taking him to Ashton Gate to watch the S**T.

     At least they wear red !!

    
    Hello everyone!
    
    I have just found out how to use this so you will be hearing more of me
    in the near future.
    
    I support Killie (Excuse my French)so you will read my banter in there.
    
    Hear's to slaging Ayr United(I really do need to touch up in my French)
    
    Adrian.

    Graham,
    
    	Lone Swindon fan in the conference and alround hater of things
    Bristolian and Reading. 
    
    	Currently working in Reading as an IT student and making sure
    "Sheep Worrier" jokes are not made against my beloved team.
    
    	Been supporting the West's No1 club for about 11years through good
    times and bad, bad and more bad times.
    
    Regs to all
    Graham

    Very brave of you to join in Graham. Pop down to Elm Park for some
    enlightenment on the greatest team in the area though !!!
    
    
    			Stretch.

    Sheep worrier and a bloody student !!!!!
    
    
    			Stretch.

    Stretch,
    
    As I understand it, one of the numerous teams that you support is Leeds
    (x3). Thus, the title for your last note should be amended to:
    
    	'New pal for me & Rick alert !!!!!!!'
    
    hth
    
    Stuart 

    Stratto, again I quote Alan Partridge - " Kiss My ARSE" !!!
       
    That is the second time you have leapt to the defence of a
    Sheep-o-phile. And you have the gall to question my loyalties !!!
      
    	Begone you Jaffa obsessed fool !!!!
    
    
    			Stretch.

    Tall one:
    
    >That is the second time you have leapt to the defence of a Sheep-o-phile
    
    I take no sides. I am a fighter of injustices wherever they may be.
    
    >Begone you Jaffa obsessed fool !!!!
    
    No. That distinction belongs to Ian 'Sweetmeat' Rutherford.
    
    Stuart                                                           

    Stretch,
    
    	Sheep-o-phile I can just about handle, but bloody student not a
    chance.
    
    	Please remember that my beloved team has supplied yours with three
    of your current faves at Diseased Tree Park. Nicky Hammond (who most
    STFC fans think taught Grobbelaar a thing or two about making
    goalkeeping look hard only he was too stupid he didn't get paid extra
    for doing it), Tom "The Hips" Jones, and your precious manager who was
    a star(?) for us when you were in nappies!
    
    	What did we get in return? Craig Bloody Maskell - one season wonder
    if ever there was one.
    
    Graham

    Hey Graham,
     	
    	Just one month of the pace there! 
    
    	Given our choice of keepers at the moment young, chicken pox
    infected Hammond has been our best of the lot.(one appearence by the
    Derby keeper not included).
    	
    	The thing that worries me at this stage of the league is wether we
    get to face your mob OR Gillingham next season! Christ, What a choice!
    
    
    			Stretch.

    Stretch,
    
    Smart money is on Reading being in the same division as Gillingham next
    year...
    
    Stuart

    Stratto,
    	The last thing I need is an ARSE fan talking to me about smart money!
    
    	"Your just a bunch of villains!" etc etc
    
    
    			Stretch.

    Seems like no one has introduced themselves in a while, so what the
    heck...
    
    I'm a software engineer/webmaster for the AltaVista software group (aka
    ISBU) in Littleton MA USA. I just found the TRUCKS conference about a
    week ago (someone mentioned it in relation to the Digital ads at
    Euro96).
    
    The clubs I support are Arsenal, New England Revolution, and Wrexham (I
    lived there for a while).
    
    Favorite players: Ian Wright, David Platt (even before he played for
    AFC), Roberto Baggio, and Eric Wynalda.
    
    Though I'm a Yank, I'll try to hold back on the "Alexi Lalas is God"
    stuff...

I found this conference a couple of weeks ago and have observed to get the mood.
Now I'm ready to note - bad news for the Man U lovers, I'm another disliker.

My team is Greenock Morton, and I've stood in the cowshed on and off since 77/78
season - the first time we won promotion to the premier, and by far our best
spell up there.

I always looked in the papers for one English teams results first, Man City. In
1987 my first job took me to Manchester, and after the boring formalities of
finding a place to live, next priority was a bus to maine road for a Kippax
season ticket.

One Sunday, Liverpool were visiting the City of Salford to play the team that
dreamed they were Mancunian. Guess I was the only person in the Stretford end
supporting the 'pool. (yes this was the glory days of 88/89 when you could
walk in to any ground in the country, without a membership card, even for a huge
game like this - where were the closet MU's in those days ?)
 
Not long now to the new season and new hope. Fortunately my holidays had me out
of the country on the last weekend of last season, so I was unable to be in the
cowshed to see the team lose out on promotion at the last second. If Linberg is
fuly fit again, I'm sure we will be up there again this year.

As to City, the bright side is at least by being in the first, last years
nightmare scenario of being bottom of a league that MU won can not be repeated !

Danny.

    >>bad news for the Man U lovers, I'm another disliker.
    
    As a Reading fan I must say a big "Hello!" from the Nationwide league,
    see you at Elm Park (City are Readings last game of the season, and
    it's away)
     
    
    As a Man U fan I must say a big "Ho Ho Ho!!!"
    
    
    Welcome aboard!!!
    
    
    			Stretch.          
    

Well as I have entered the odd note I guess I better log in for the new
season.

I afraid I am one of those armchair ManU fans (of 30 years I might
add!). The only live games I have seen have are;

England Vs. Germany. Schoolboy match, 1974? About all I remember is the
train being wrecked on the way home and a few of the six formers being
carted of by the Police the next day!

Plymouth Vs Somebody?? in 1978. This was enough to nearly put me of
football for life. God it was bad!

Scotland Vs Greece last year. Superb night only spoilt by being on the
Glasgow tube with thousands of Scots chanting "we hate the #$%^ing
English". Which was a little strange as England weren't involved.

Ross County Vs Somebody. A friendly this July which was surprisingly a
pretty good match. Thoroughly enjoyed. 

Planning to join the Howard fellow at a few of the Scottish games this
year so it looks like I might become a real football fan!


Rgds, Steve Pike - an Englishman in Ayr WITHOUT an account on VYGER:: ;-)


    Steve,
    
    Beware of Howard - last time we went drinking with him we got asked to
    leave one bar, refused entry at another and we were threatened with the
    Police!!!
    
    
    
    			Stretch.