eL MB to close

**Macy** · 11/08/2004, 4:05 PM

Just thought I'd have a look before heading to the pub, and Johnny's posted the following...

This message board will shortly be closed due to inactivity. Thanks to everyone who made it what it was at its peak.
I guess without the website itself on board, the message board would eventually fall away. Foot.ie seems to be a better equipped forum in any case.
JW
PS Best of luck to Shels, what a night in store.

Ever the shels fan, eh Johnny?

**pete** · 11/08/2004, 4:08 PM

I think the pop ups may have helped kill it as the odd time i look there feckin tons of them

At least hes honest about $hel$ allegiences.

seagullsnest · 11/08/2004, 4:44 PM

It be very sad to see this message board go, to me it seems like there is alot of activity on the board!

**eoinh** · 11/08/2004, 4:56 PM

Yeah i had the same problem at the end.

However at its height the site itself was brilliant and the debates legendary.

The way "Birth of A Nation" introduced films to a wide audience, JWs site did the same for EL fans. Maybe foot.ie is the equivalent of "The Jazz Singer" (not the neil diamond version).

**eoinh** · 11/08/2004, 5:13 PM

Originally Posted by Conor74

And celebrated the Ku Klux Klan...

Well I suppose it did. Its still an interessting film though

**Dodge** · 11/08/2004, 5:45 PM

Originally Posted by Conor74

Idon't know how many times some weirdo posted using my name

2,667 at last count on this board.

Never liked that board and thought Johnny Ward was a ****. Still do...

**tiktok** · 11/08/2004, 6:04 PM

Never took to JW's board, disliked the layout, pop-ups and inability to register. Having said that it had people from all clubs posting, and in good numbers for a while.

Sad that any LoI source of info and debate would go to the wall due to inactivity though.

**dortie** · 11/08/2004, 9:12 PM

As an 'old-timer' from JWs old EL forum Im sad to see it go, it really went from bad to worse once JW stopped the general EL site. I still use his 'Get the premiership out of Ireland' flag as my avatar on the DCFC forum.

The best laugh was on the old 'chatroom' were 8-10 of us would talk complete nonsense to one another every other night.

Where did Roverschick ever go too

**pete** · 12/08/2004, 9:58 AM

Originally Posted by eoinh

However at its height the site itself was brilliant and the debates legendary...

Suppose it was the an eL first having General Message Board but not we all grown up & got "forums" ...

**Macy** · 12/08/2004, 9:58 AM

Originally Posted by dortie

Where did Roverschick ever go too

Disappeared into the ether with JC...

It was a great MB in it's time, but as other's have said once the main site closed then the MB went to sh�t...

**wws** · 12/08/2004, 10:08 AM

its kinda wierd but one of the great things about that board was when some man united head or whatever would wander on and post a "this league is crap" thread - there'd be about 50 replies ripping the **** to shreds - seems appropriate now that shels are 90 minutes away from the group stages of the cl - an unthinkable thing to say only last year!

**Macy** · 12/08/2004, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by wws

its kinda wierd but one of the great things about that board was when some man united head or whatever would wander on and post a "this league is crap" thread - there'd be about 50 replies ripping the **** to shreds - seems appropriate now that shels are 90 minutes away from the group stages of the cl - an unthinkable thing to say only last year!

And sometimes the anonymous business could be used to a regular posters advantage, eh wws?

**Mr_T** · 12/08/2004, 10:51 AM

rip EL message board.

it was sad to see it descend into a haunt for odd balls and **** takers.

it was a great site in its day, and brought a lot of el fans into communication for the first time.

I've met many fans of other clubs through the site, and I'd say many others have too.

Cheers JW.

TG

**Pauro 76** · 12/08/2004, 12:10 PM

Yeah, that was the first message board id gotten into before the Longford Town one and foot.ie, great in its day but all things come to and end and all that...