It's off-season and I'm bored, so........

[adri]

It scares me too.

Eh, you do what you gotta do. Sometimes not drinking is awesome.
stay outta Canada;)

[jimxdfa]

1. 31 years old
2. Long Island, New York. have lived here all my life. i really should move since it is so damn expensive to live here, especially considering #3...
3. I am a Manager at a movie theatre. have been for 6 years. kind of crappy pay but it is so easy and i dont really do much. i mostly hang around and talk and watch movies. but i definitely need a new job to start making more $$$.
4. besides soccer i also love hockey and sports in general. i completely love music. i listen to hardcore music. if you dont know its mostly an underground music scene that is kinda a cross between punk and metal, atleast that is how i would describe it to someone who doesnt know. the one band people would most likely know would be hatebreed. if not, forget knowing any others. i am older than most people involved in it. I have also been straightedge (no drugs,alcohol,smoking) and vegetarian for about 12 years.
5. i played from age 4 until about 15, but not at all since. i mostly played center back in a 343 for my travel team. i wasnt fancy but played a very tough, no nonsense style. i was the first person on my team to be yellow carded when we hit the age where we were carded. i also was definitely the most carded too, since i was big and strong for my age. not to mention my temper. my highlight was scoring from just inside the half line at around age 11.
6. i became a CFC fan for the 02/03 season after supporting wimbledon fc before that. so yes i am a newbie but atleast i got in a year before RA. i've also been an ajax fan since around 92. and the final random tidbit of info is the last world cup winner i picked correctly was west germany in 90. that was also the first WC that i watched. i've done nothing but get worse since.

[Walter3000]

It scares me too.

Eh, you do what you gotta do. Sometimes not drinking is awesome.


I did pop some champagne for my girlfriend and Is anniversary last night, but past that I celebrated 4 big victories in a row by my teams without getting drunk: The Gators NCAA football and Basketball(2nd) titles, and this seasons Carling and FA Cup victories.

It's different Ill tell ya that. It's not that I've quit really, or had a reason to, just spent a little too much time and money and girls can change you even if they dont want to. It's made getting back into shape easy as well, picking up playing footy fulltime, Ive been trying to get back into my cross country highschool running shape, lot harder even 6 years later. Ill definitely drink for another league title or CL victory(would have for the FA cup but had to work), another Superbowl win for the Pats, or a World Series coming to Boston again.

Or if I get engaged.<----- keep that one under wraps for a longgg time.

[nicephoras]

It scares me too.

Eh, you do what you gotta do. Sometimes not drinking is awesome.

No, sometimes not drinking is the right thing to do. Being in a position where you can't drink isn't awesome at all.

[Blue Celery]

No, sometimes not drinking is the right thing to do. Being in a position where you can't drink isn't awesome at all.

Dude. I was drunk when i wrote that. :D

[Kerry Dixon's Boots]

Dude. I was drunk when i wrote that. :D

I'm confused, who's round is it again??

[cooldude]

WTF does that mean?




Nothing, guess I was on a high....Belated Happy B'day.

[Walter3000]

No, sometimes not drinking is the right thing to do. Being in a position where you can't drink isn't awesome at all.

We talking prohibition or alcoholsim? I never had a problem with drinking, always had a great time, few too many hangovers, and the usual, just seemed an easy thing to give up living with a girl who doesnt drink much. Stillnot opposed to drinking, just never pops into my mind like it used to, "hey this is a great time to drink" type of thing.

The only thing i really ever miss, is whiskey, yummy.

[cooldude]

Oh stop...it's still Tuesday...I've got coll. till God-damn Sat. this week...Don't u "whiskey" me.

[BridgeMonkee]

This thread worries me.

Happy (belated) birthday GPK.

But yeah this thread, it is a bit of the ghey. . . and prohibition? :eek:

Ho-Hum.

1. Old enough.
2. New York, grew up in London, lived in Oxford, born in Sligo, and traveled plenty.
3. n/a
4. I have a trampoline, I have a 9 month year old son, I paint, drink, write, I make art house movies, listen to bbc radio 4, photography (especially cyanotypes of late), love Cricket, collect money, etc
5. Centre Back.
6. 3rd generation Chelsea fan.

[Davva]

Thought I would reply just to help MG from feeling old. :)



1. 46.
2. Born at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire England. Have lived in France, Germany, Holland, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and various places in UK. Have now settled in Riverside California.
3. Recently started a Limousine business.
4. Hobbies....golf (14 handicap), CFC, Play guitar (badly)
5. Dad played for Dunfermline so started me kicking a ball early. (about 20 minutes after Mum and I arrived home from hospital according to Mum. :) )
Played in goal to start with. Peter Bonetti was the reason I became a Chelsea fan. I tried hard to emulate him but only managed to reach the dizzy heights of School Goalie. Got a bit hacked off in goal so turned striker around age 15. Had my moments but nothing spectacular. By the mid 20's the beer was taking it's toll so moved to midfield. At 30 ish the legs weren't as they used to be so got shunted into defense. Played in the middle and was ok. Kinda like JT (I like to think...:D ) Positional sense and an ability to read the game compensated for my tiring legs. Played up until I left Saudi in 2003. I miss playing more than anything.
6. The first time I saw Chelsea play was at the Bridge in 1971 against The Arse and we lost 2-1. For robbing me of the chance to see my team win on the first time I saw them play, I will NEVER forgive The Arse.

[FeliX 450]

I'll start.
1. I'm 27
2. I live in Pacifica, California. It's about a 10 minute ride south of San Francisco. I was born in Odessa, Ukraine and came to US at the age of 13.
3. I am a financial analyst, working for AAA.
4. I love to read books, collect chess boards and play chess, and build WWII models (tanks, planes, boats, etc.....)
5. I play CM for my team. I'd like to think I resemble Lampard (maybe slightly better ).
6. I am a twin. Also, I have played tennis for 20 years.

O wow. I was born in Odessa too, but then we moved to Ilychevsk when i was about 3 years old. :cool:

1. 18
2. San Diego, was born in Odessa Ukraine
3. For now i work at Target, but joinig Navy soon as an Aircraft Engineer
4. Dirt Bikes and Racing MX is where i spend most doing. Soccer is my 2nd fav. sport to play.
5. Right Midfielder is where i spent most of my time playing, also a pretty good goalkeeper. Resemble Luis Figo( at least i try :o)
6. Not really :D

[Wrath]

1. 24 yrs old
2. I am born and brought up in India.
3. I am currently a software consultant in SAP but looking to study further.
4. I like to work-out, hang out with friends on weekends, movies,books, the usual stuff.
5. I used to play as a striker. Left it a long time ago. Now only sport I play is badminton.
6. I can bench press 250 pounds :D

[Kerry Dixon's Boots]

I see Eddie didn't fill this out yet. Allow me.

1. How old are you?
2. Where do you live and where were you born, if different?
3. What do you do and where do you work?
4. Favorite hobbies
5. If you play soccer, what position do you play and which professional player do you most resemble?
6. Anything else you want to add.


1. 30 (40 physically, 14 mentally) - age is an overrated indicator of self-being.
2. Pittsburgh (born and raised in Horsham PA, and proud owner of Horsham FC (Surrey, UK) football jersey). PA is overrated though.
3. Those that can, teach. I nearly can, so substitute. Teaching is overrated
4. PS3, MLB2007 The Show and Madden. Most things are overrated though.
5. All over the pitch brothers. Stopper, scorer and lover. Playing soccer is overrated.
6. Never met a cheesesteak I didn't eat. Cheesesteaks are overrated though.

[yasik19]

you and Eddie spend WAY too much time together. :D

[Kerry Dixon's Boots]

you and Eddie spend WAY too much time together. :D

First morning I saw him come out of his room with his moobs :eek: on display was the second I knew that 5 minutes was way too much time :p

Very fine moobs I might add.

[mshankb]

1. 24 years, 6 months, 20-something days
2. I have lived in Manchester for 4 years, currently share my time between there and a small town 20 miles from Nottingham, which is where I grew up. Born in High Wycombe, which is a fair way south of here and a long way south of Manchester.
3. I am on the dreaded McDonald's career ladder. I actually love it.
4. Hobbies including music, live and recorded of many different types. I have tried playing but... I'm not very good.
5. As a kid I played RM and RB. I preferref midfield, but was a better full-back. Now I'm more of a centre-half in the JT mould - not the quickest, but good reading of the game, good positioning, strong in the tackle and useful up front when needed :D
6. There's no 'I' in team. There is an 'I' in pie. In meat pie. Meat is an anagram of team... I dunno.

[Kerry Dixon's Boots]

1. 24 years, 6 months, 20-something days
2. I have lived in Manchester for 4 years, currently share my time between there and a small town 20 miles from Nottingham, which is where I grew up. Born in High Wycombe, which is a fair way south of here and a long way south of Manchester.
3. I am on the dreaded McDonald's career ladder. I actually love it.
4. Hobbies including music, live and recorded of many different types. I have tried playing but... I'm not very good.
5. As a kid I played RM and RB. I preferref midfield, but was a better full-back. Now I'm more of a centre-half in the JT mould - not the quickest, but good reading of the game, good positioning, strong in the tackle and useful up front when needed :D
6. There's no 'I' in team. There is an 'I' in pie. In meat pie. Meat is an anagram of team... I dunno.

From now on you shall be know as McShank :D

[Kazuma]

1. 19, turning 20 next month.

2. Born and raised in Metro Detroit Michigan of the United States but may end up in Chicago or New York City for school.

3. I am a student but for 2 years (2005-2007) I worked for the Palace of Auburn Hills (A basketball arena that hosted the Detroit Pistons) I worked in parking and I quit so I could focus on football more and school. Not in that order though.

4. Football, running, guitar, watching the Red Wings (Hockey) and playing with my dog.

5. Goalkeeper and I try to resemble Cech and Buffon.

6. I have witnessed a United Nations general assembly meeting in progress, I met a Gold Medalist in the Olympics, and I met Gordie Howe who was one of the best players ever in hockey. My name is French for Go Football but I meant to type in Jouer Football which means play football. Sadly I got the words mixed up.

[mshankb]

I don't think futbol is French for football either...


I forgot to mention that I genuinely love television. Not ************ television, but brilliant television which is an all-too-easily overlooked art these days. Brilliant comedy, especially, is a favourite of mine. Great docs, great drama - unbeatable.