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GTR63 · 18-09-2012 10:13PM

When I seen him do that I wanted to see Samoa Joe do a seated senton to him. Watched the Milan match tonite, jesus in the last 5 or 6 years we have gone back a long,long way.

JP Liz V1 · 19-09-2012 01:54PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2204873/Real-Footballers-Wives-New-fly-wall-documentary-gives-intimate-insight-life-Premiership-footballer-Steven-Gerrard-wife-Alex.html

Really surprised Gerrard would do this himself, his missus yes she seems to be a bit of a media whore

GTR63 · 19-09-2012 02:31PM

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Really surprised Gerrard would do this himself, his missus yes she seems to be a bit of a media whore

Gerrard should be more worried about his form this season. It'll be as bad as Being Liverpool where Brendan Rodgers does a impression of David Brent when discussing managing us.

gimmick · 19-09-2012 02:51PM

Do any former mods still post here, or does hanging up your mod hat mean cheerio to the forum?

In my time here, ill list who has modded, that I can remember

Hanza
Ph3nom
fozzy
Vince13579
Orestes
Terry
ShaneRaisen

I am sure there are a few more. If not, the above, plus the current incumbents is pretty good innings in 10 years.

Bounty Hunter · 19-09-2012 03:10PM

gimmick wrote: »

Do any former mods still post here, or does hanging up your mod hat mean cheerio to the forum?

In my time here, ill list who has modded, that I can remember

Hanza
Ph3nom
fozzy
Vince13579
Orestes
Terry
ShaneRaisen

I am sure there are a few more. If not, the above, plus the current incumbents is pretty good innings in 10 years.

10 mods in 10 years is pretty good going, especially considering the PW board wasnt always such a nice place. Yet oddly we have more mods now than ever whilst having a board that quite often can mod itself. I think you have the full list there minus me, you and Jayk too. It is odd how they dont seem to post anymore but I think a few could still have the random message here as Vince, Orestes, Terry etc have done before. I guess its more just that most mods stop modding as they wont be posting regularily here anymore and not cos they couldnt be bothered modding. I know that I suggested stepping down when I moved away as I didnt think id post too much but tbh if the way you live your life doesent also change why should anything but the time you post (if like me you are now in a different timezone). If any of us starting having kids or whatever then the time available for posting on forums would suddenly change with our priorities though im sure. 1 good thing is that on this board what i'd call are regulars are imo some of the better posters on boards (cheap pop) and most would make very good PW Mods if replacements were ever needed.

CMpunked · 19-09-2012 03:17PM

gimmick wrote: »

ShaneRaisen

Penn · 19-09-2012 03:19PM

It's probably been asked before, but what's the story with bombidol? Hasn't posted here in 3 years but is still a mod. Does he even be in the PW mod forum with you guys?

D2D · 19-09-2012 03:24PM

Penn wrote: »

It's probably been asked before, but what's the story with bombidol? Hasn't posted here in 3 years but is still a mod. Does he even be in the PW mod forum with you guys?

Afaik, he's the 1 that set up the PW forum so will always be a mod of it

D.Q · 19-09-2012 03:35PM

I look at Fozzys time in charge like the Boards PW Attitude era.

CMpunked · 19-09-2012 03:46PM

D.Q wrote: »

I look at Fozzys time in charge like the Boards PW Attitude era.

Please expand.

Penn · 19-09-2012 03:53PM

CMpunked wrote: »

Please expand.

Sh*t was crazy. People getting banned everywhere. Mods having a tough time of it. Everyone arguing. I think I only experienced the tail-end of it but even that was almost a 180 to how things are now

CMpunked · 19-09-2012 03:56PM

Penn wrote: »

Sh*t was crazy. People getting banned everywhere. Mods having a tough time of it. Everyone arguing. I think I only experienced the tail-end of it but even that was almost a 180 to how things are now

Completely agree, it was quite mental. But the attitude era was a well loved period of time that changed the face of the game.
That period of time here.. I dont think I would describe it as well loved.

Loughc · 19-09-2012 04:00PM

CMpunked wrote: »

Completely agree, it was quite mental. But the attitude era was a well loved period of time that changed the face of the game.
That period of time here.. I dont think I would describe it as well loved.

How bad was it here? I'm new enough to the PW forum as you can tell by my joined date and every so often I see a comment talking about the dark old days or the bad times, they sound biblical!

Bounty Hunter · 19-09-2012 04:16PM

CMpunked wrote: »

Completely agree, it was quite mental. But the attitude era was a well loved period of time that changed the face of the game.
That period of time here.. I dont think I would describe it as well loved.

it built character

19-09-2012 04:21PM

lockie1983 wrote: »

How bad was it here? I'm new enough to the PW forum as you can tell by my joined date and every so often I see a comment talking about the dark old days or the bad times, they sound biblical!

Literally every thread would turn to **** with people arguing and people getting banned etc.

Diabhal Beag · 19-09-2012 04:33PM

It's also that people calm down IMO. Rovey, myself, think Callaway is still posting and countless other naughty children are internet message-board pensioners.

19-09-2012 04:38PM

I think I remember a thread about Kane of all people getting very feisty at the time.

CMpunked · 19-09-2012 04:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I think remember a thread about Kane of all people getting very feisty at the time.

That was certainly a period of time of "he who must not be named".

Lord TSC · 19-09-2012 04:56PM

Madden NFL 13. 6 games online, 6 losses -_- Never been so tempted to trade a game in the day after I get it.

Loughc · 19-09-2012 05:01PM

Teamshadowclan wrote: »

Madden NFL 13. 6 games online, 6 losses -_- Never been so tempted to trade a game in the day after I get it.

Have you tried playing against the CPU first before going online? Some of the guys who play Madden Online are ANIMALS!!

Penn · 19-09-2012 05:06PM

I couldn't imagine going online in Madden. Watching videos showing tips and tricks on youtube, guys using the shortcut menu things to send people on different routes etc, moving the offensive line and stuff... They're doing it without even thinking about it half the time. I don't even know what they're doing because they do it so fast it only flashes up on the screen for a second.

The way I play is simple: Whatever play Gameplan comes up with, throw/run ball, hope for the best.

That being said, I definitely think Madden 13 is an improvement on M12. Didn't really like M12.

Lord TSC · 19-09-2012 05:22PM

lockie1983 wrote: »

Have you tried playing against the CPU first before going online? Some of the guys who play Madden Online are ANIMALS!!

Yeap.

I can maul the rookie setting easily, running the length of the field with no hassle. Move up to pro and same problems crop up; can't defend for my life, while my opposition are intercepting everything, the ball keeps getting fumbled, my runs gain me a yard or two at a time....

gnfnrhead · 19-09-2012 07:57PM

I havent played an NFL game in years. Cant remember what I did on defence, but on offence I spent the first three down's sending it wide/infield (depending on starting position) and running. Fourth would be a throw or a punt. If I had sight of goal, I'd go for a field goal no matter how unlikely. No idea what I was supposed to be doing, but it seemed to work before I got bored with it.

D.Q · 20-09-2012 02:29AM

CMpunked wrote: »

Please expand.

i had just joined, it was all so fresh and exciting. I started the Kane thread damnit! :pac:

It seemed to be more chaotic and aggressive, now its very PG and friendly.

you could log on to boards to see GAA talk banned from the off-topic thread, pages and pages of bitter pedantic sniping at each other, people banned for nothing, hilarious train-wreck bet threads. It was incredibly entertaining.

gimmick · 20-09-2012 08:55AM

lockie1983 wrote: »

How bad was it here? I'm new enough to the PW forum as you can tell by my joined date and every so often I see a comment talking about the dark old days or the bad times, they sound biblical!

Deleted User wrote: »

Literally every thread would turn to **** with people arguing and people getting banned etc.

TBH, that is bollocks. It was never the warzone that some drama queens wanted us to believe it was. Since I became a mod, I went back on some threads which were apparently "Shítstorms" and they were nothing of the sort, just people trying to make themselves seem important by saying that things were bad.

There wasone period where stopped posting here alright, but that was more down to a personal issue I had with someone than anything else.

BH and myself didn't re-invent the wheel (we have been mods more or less the same amount of time). We just didn't treat the posters here like children. We introduced a few things here, and things have gone swimmingly ever since.

grames_bond · 20-09-2012 09:19AM

I remember Orestes being "welcomed as a mod" - in his thread 2 people got banned! This place was mental back then!

Orestes is also the only mod on that list that I know IRL - he moved country, and is bouncing around the place but does pop in from time to time with a *hic*

gimmick · 20-09-2012 10:02AM

grames_bond wrote: »

I remember Orestes being "welcomed as a mod" - in his thread 2 people got banned! This place was mental back then!

Orestes is also the only mod on that list that I know IRL - he moved country, and is bouncing around the place but does pop in from time to time with a *hic*

I looked at that thread, completely needless bans. It was mod behaviour which contributed to people acting the dick, not vice versa. Same over in the MMA forum for a while.

Lord TSC · 20-09-2012 06:13PM

gnfnrhead wrote: »

I havent played an NFL game in years. Cant remember what I did on defence, but on offence I spent the first three down's sending it wide/infield (depending on starting position) and running. Fourth would be a throw or a punt. If I had sight of goal, I'd go for a field goal no matter how unlikely. No idea what I was supposed to be doing, but it seemed to work before I got bored with it.

See, I play crazy ways as well, but primarily used to play against my brother. It meant we developed weird habits of running, I suppose, and going for it on 4th down constantly. Suicide tactics which worked when neither player knew what they were doing :P

Anyway, had a game today which I lost 35 to 28; Yes, I got 4 touch downs

The ****** managed to get his last touchdown with three seconds on the clock as well

In other news, I have finally got round to finding out where "Gangnam Style" comes from and have a new favorite song :P

Yes....I am slow....

Stereomaniac · 20-09-2012 06:27PM

I've been playing Red Dead Redemption this week. 2 years later! Any fans? Please don't spoil it for me now!

Cherry_Cola · 20-09-2012 06:38PM

Stereomaniac wrote: »

I've been playing Red Dead Redemption this week. 2 years later! Any fans? Please don't spoil it for me now!

It's fantastic. One of the only games in the last few years that completely gripped me and I completed it 100% over 2 solid days. Great soundtrack too!

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