Powlay
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Reged: 14/06/2007
Posts: 12
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Big gulps huh?
So anyway, yes. Im Chris. About to turn 30. (shut it)
Middlesbrough season ticket holder for many a moon but more of a football fan than a middlesbrough fan. From Redcar, a small seaside town near middlesbrough.
Lived in Scotland for 2 years in which time i took in as much Footbaa as i could, from the Old firm derby to Gretna's first game in the Scottish leagues against Greenock Morton.
Im opinionated and oft outspoken, but....I DONT CARE!
So anyway, yes...thats me.
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stephen_woodside
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Reged: 02/05/2007
Posts: 1880
Loc: Huyton, Merseyside
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Im opinionated and oft outspoken, but....I DONT CARE!
That is the way to be Powlay, exactly the way i am. Big welcome to the forum mate.
Ste
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Alex
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Reged: 15/06/2007
Posts: 9
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Hi Cilla,
i'm Alex, i'm 29 yeard old and I live in Sunny Poole, Dorset!
I'm originally from Whitehaven in Cumbria and within the next 9 months i'll be moving to California, USA.
As a youngster I followed Manchester United but as I get older I tend to appreciate the game as a whole and just want to see good and entertaining football.
Like millions of other football fans, I still retain the delusional belief that one day a scout will catch me playing at the local park and invite me for a trial with a professional club! I've even convinced myself that when I move to California i'll be good enough to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy!
I'm not greedy though, so failing that i'd love to write about the game for a living. I certainly don't profess to be a grammatical wizard because i'm not but what I do pride myself on is a good knowledge of the game and a willingness to learn.
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lazyhorse
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Reged: 13/06/2007
Posts: 3
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Hi there guys (and gals)
My name is Declan and I'm from Galway in the Republic of Ireland, strangely enough I'm a huge Cork city fan,( I started attending games when I was going to college in the city and haven't stopped since) and I can't wait for the day I get to watch a champs lge group fixture take place at Turners cross.
I'm also a lifelong Liverpool fan but I enjoy watching most of the major European lges (with the exception of the coma inducing Serie A), La Liga in particular.
While I remain a fanatical fan of the sport I must admit I am growing a little disillusioned with some aspects of the game, including the acceptence and almost systematic promotion of cheating (diving, tactical fouls etc)and also the double standards prevalent in Football at the momment especially regarding FIFA's enforcement of the 2 club rule.
Despite these misgivings I still look forward to chatting with you all.
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davewig1980
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Reged: 24/06/2007
Posts: 10
Loc: Basingstoke, Hampshire, Englan...
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Hi everyone,
I'm David and am 27. Like most people on here, I do follow football in general and am a bit of a geek as far as my friends are concerned! However, I do have 3 main teams that I follow. They are Reading (I was born there), Glasgow Rangers (Timmy Mallet's fault) and Valencia (Almost moved there!) My brother and I are trying to get to all 92 league grounds in Britain. We have done 11 so far but it is very much an open ended project!
Aside from football, I am a big speedway fan and will be in Cardiff next week for the British Grand Prix! I also enjoy reading and listening to rock music
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ChorltonRed
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Reged: 01/07/2007
Posts: 2
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Hi,
I'm Mark.
I'm a United fan from Chorlton, Manchester. I've been a season ticket holder in K-Stand for the last 17 years (oh how I wish we still had teracing!!) For my sins, I'm now working Hertfordshire.
Other than my wife and little girl, Football is everything to me. Not just the Premier League, but Football as a whole. This is why World Soccer is the perfect magazine for me!
As for foreign teams, I have a soft spot for Ajax. I've always admired them from a distance and I've loved some of their great players from years gone by.
Can't wait for the new season to start. To see the attacking players we've signed play next year will be a treat. I just hope the Tevez deal will not prove too costly further down the line.
My other interests are Horse Racing, Music and Cricket.
Regards
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stephen_woodside
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Reged: 02/05/2007
Posts: 1880
Loc: Huyton, Merseyside
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Hello Mark
Firstly, a big welcome to the forum mate.
I personally only support one team in Everton but i do also have not just a soft spot for Ajax but Holland as a whole as they have and still produce great talent from the country, for instance Royston Drenthe whom i am certain we will all be familiar with in the not too distant future.
Congratulations also on your League title success of last season.I also enjoy watching Cricket and like my music but i have gone off Horse Racing as i feel the sport is rigged to finance the richer folk in the know in becoming richer while the poor get poorer, still, i have a flutter each year on the Grand National.
Enough of my rambling, once again, welcome to the forum and i look forward to discussing all things football with you amongst others who contribute to this forum  .
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genegenie
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Reged: 10/07/2007
Posts: 27
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Hi, I'm Gav. I have just stepped over the 30 years of age mark.
My interest in football stemmed from my Dad buying me a Norwich City kit when I was four years old. My first WC memory was watching Bryan Robson score against France in Spain 1982 - since those two moments, I have been hooked.
World Soccer has been my bible since 1986, where I started to collect and collate WC publications and statistics. I have been a reader from school through university and then through my career as a teacher and writer around the world. I have spent the past few years teaching in Saudi Arabia, Macau, Hong Kong and Italy and have a particular interest in the game in Asia. Hence my disgust at the lack of Asian Cup coverage this month in WS!
As for the teams that I follow, I have a love of Internazionale and Gillingham. I have been an Inter season ticket holder for the past two years, commuting more often than not from my home in Surrey, where I now live and work. Personally, I cannot stand the Premiership and feel the game is more natural and fascinating at any level other than the English top flight.
On another note, should anyone wish to sell me pre-1986 World Soccers and/or WC books and publications, please email me in my profile.
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iauk
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Reged: 06/07/2007
Posts: 19
Loc: wirral, merseyside
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Hello guys, I am Mike, 35 years old and an electrician living in Birkenhead, Merseyside. I support my local team Tranmere Rovers.
I take a big interest in Icelandic football, it started 1990 and has carried on...i found it more intersting than the big leagues La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga....etc
IA Akranes are my favourite club and they even paid for me to visit in May, my website is www.freewebs.com/iauk
Bought my first World Soccer in June 1988 and every one since :-)
I am also a fan of 'The European Football Yearbook', i have the full collection.
Also each year i buy the Iceland Yearbook 'Islensk Knattspyrna'i have 1993-2006
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steve31
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Reged: 15/07/2007
Posts: 476
Loc: the wirral
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i am steve 36 from the wirral(not in liverpool)although i was born in liverpool.lifelong supporter of everton.i buy world soccer every month and have only just discovered this forum.i love football but feel money and television are taking over!i was a season ticket holder at everton for years but have stopped going every week due to kick off times etc..prices etc..i now pick my games eg.games not on tv with a 3pm kick off on a saturday(about 2 games a season)thats all im saying for now!!!
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Historyman
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Reged: 14/07/2007
Posts: 240
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I should have done this when I first registered, but I've only just noticed this thread. My name's Michael and I'm 34. I live in Donegal, Rep.of Ireland, however the first thirty years of my life were spent in Belfast, Northern Ireland - so you could say that I have a foot in both countries.
Some of my first memories are of watching football matches on TV, the first one that I can distinctly recall was the 1979 FA Cup final between Arsenal and Man Utd - I've been hooked ever since. I try to attend matches when I can, either in the Eircom league or the Irish premier league. However my first love would be the history of the game - I really enjoy reading about the great teams, players and tournaments of the past, and the social context of the times that they inhabited. I'm not a 'football historian' as such, but that's definitely what my dream career would be!
Look forward to having a lot of discussions with you all.
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Crystix
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Reged: 21/07/2007
Posts: 12
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Hi,
My name is Frederick and I live in the northern part of Belgium, in Limburg. I'm just 14 years old.
I don't really watch the Belgium football, as I'm really interested in the English football. Since the moment I became interested in football, I've supportered for Chelsea FC. The first football match I really followed was the first match of the Dutch national team on the World Cup 2006. Since then, I just was in love with football.
The only matches I saw in a stadium were some of Racing Genk, who just became second in the "Jupiler League", the Premier League of Belgium.
I'm hoping to have some nice discussions here.
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RichieC
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Reged: 17/07/2006
Posts: 534
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Welcome to the forum Crystix. Sounds like you got into football the same way I did 
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brod104
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Reged: 19/07/2007
Posts: 38
Loc: Sheffield, England
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Hi everyone - I'm Stephen.
I've been getting more and more into football ever since Euro 96 I guess, when I was 8. I'm a Liverpool fan, and I guess I was drawn by the exciting young players who were coming through at the time (Owen, Gerrard, ...), along with the other attacking players who were pretty much established (Fowler, McManaman, etc).
I must confess I only discovered World Soccer a few months ago when I spotted it in the shop at the University of Sheffield's student union, but now I'm hooked. Saying that, most of my football knowledge comes from Football Manager (so I'm afraid I've already heard of some of the players in the talent scout section!).
Despite being a Liverpool fan, my first footballing memory would be the 1994 FA Cup final between Man Utd and Chelsea. My first Liverpool memory would be the '95 League Cup final against Bolton.
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djomen
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Reged: 02/08/2007
Posts: 6
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I'm Dmitrii. I'm 23. I'm currently living in Ukraine, Mykolaiv. I'm a supporter of my town's team SK Nicolaev, which is unfortunatelly playing in third Ukrainian league.
My favorite player is Andriy Schevchenko - the best Ukrainian player now. From foreign players I like Ronaldinho most of all.
I also stick for Chelsea (because of Sheva) and I regulary watch English Premier League.
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M5LTU
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Reged: 04/08/2007
Posts: 3
Loc: Kiev, Ukraine
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hi, my name is Viktor and im 26. im currently living in Kiev, Ukraine. i used to live in England for about eight years and iv been a suscriber of WS for ten years now. and still prefer to read it in english. Im a Dynamo KIev supporter and i going to all their matches. in England i followed MU (still do) and i was lucky to be with them at their best especially 98/99 season. Just wanna give a shout to all my fellow WS and forum suscribers and to all the staff that creates the bast magazine in the world better and better each year.
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gilgillespie
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Reged: 08/07/2007
Posts: 40
Loc: uk
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My name is Gil Gillespie, I am a freelance writer and former Associate Editor of the now defunct Total Football magazine. I grew up on and am a fan of Italian football (I have also written for Football Italia magazine) but keep a keen eye on all European and south American leagues. My two year old son's middle name is Mancini, not because im an Inter fan but because their coach was simply the most outrageous footballing talent I have ever seen. I try to forget that he once played for Leicester City.
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RichieC
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Reged: 17/07/2006
Posts: 534
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Total Football was a great mag...can't beleive Four Four Two survived instead 
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genegenie
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Reged: 10/07/2007
Posts: 27
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I can only echo what Richie said re 4-4-2!
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g_woodside
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Reged: 12/08/2007
Posts: 161
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hi am george i am a liverpool fan chat to you all very soon
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