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Fifteen Years (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Feb 26, 2023
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blunted

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #36
Grendel said:
What was the one McGinnity threatened to sue?
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That genius McGinnity who allegedly made his money when tipped off about all-seater stadiums by Robinson. McGinnity threatened to sue Nev Haddesley who ran GMK at the time and was a local sports reporter working in Birmingham. I think it was Adam Dent who castigated Nev when he phoned CWR. Nev has written books about the Sky Blues with someone whose name escapes me.
 

covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #37
2010 it says. Wonder what I was doing for 2 years lol. I was on 606 till it went bust

We lucky we got such an active forum. Thanks nick
 
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blunted

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #38
Terry Gibson's perm said:
Didn’t we have a Burnley one as well recently
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Where is Hackney Fox when you need him?
 
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Evo1883

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #39
2013 me
 
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robbiethemole

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #40
blunted said:
Where is Hackney Fox when you need him?
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That’s a blast from the past hahaha
 

WestEndAgro

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #41
My first irst thread was 2011, but would have been posting drivel long before then.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #42
Joined 2010 ,but on 606 before that
 

DazzleTommyDazzle

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #43
russellwhippet said:
Me.
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Think I was too (also GMK and LAST)
 
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Travs

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #44
I think i was on GMK til the death.

The old GMK which was on the Rivals network was the funniest football forum i've been on. Lost hours on that place, as you could freely post on other club's forums as part of the network.

This site is a credit to our club though.
 
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hamil99

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #45
Sick Boy said:
Weren’t you on skyblueuntrust?
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I honestly can't remember, I think it might have been the one on the official page. 13 years and many beers, have clouded my mind
 
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eastwoodsdustman

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #46
blunted said:
Where is Hackney Fox when you need him?
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Licking windows probably
 

JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #47
Grendel said:
I think it was GMK - I’m sure it was Knowle. McGinnity was an utter wanker
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It was GMK in the days when it was run by Smiler. Before Knowle took it on. Iirc the poster who he threatened to sue (for calling him a ‘rogue’) was Steve Carpenter who went on to work for the Cov Observer
 

usskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #48
LAST - A nuthouse
Rivals - An utter nuthouse
GMK - A complete nuthouse
SBT - Bedwetters & Kenny Jackett
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #49
JimmyHillsbeard said:
It was GMK in the days when it was run by Smiler. Before Knowle took it on. Iirc the poster who he threatened to sue (for calling him a ‘rogue’) was Steve Carpenter who went on to work for the Cov Observer
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Take, I thought better of your memory

City chairman's war of words

Sky Blues chairman Mike McGinnity is threatening to sue the editor of a Coventry City fans' website for libel after a posting on it accused him of being dishonest.
www.coventrytelegraph.net

The 'lovable rogue' defence was also a good one.

Meanwhile McGinnity's letter says most of the board had a public standing and unimpeachable integrity. Begs the question who didn't...
 
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JimmyHillsbeard

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #50
Deleted member 5849 said:
Take, I thought better of your memory

City chairman's war of words

Sky Blues chairman Mike McGinnity is threatening to sue the editor of a Coventry City fans' website for libel after a posting on it accused him of being dishonest.
www.coventrytelegraph.net

The 'lovable rogue' defence was also a good one.

Meanwhile McGinnity's letter says most of the board had a public standing and unimpeachable integrity. Begs the question who didn't...
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I’m getting old.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #51
JimmyHillsbeard said:
I’m getting old.
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*Really* old then, as I even said it earlier in this thread!
 

Flying Fokker

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  • Feb 26, 2023
  • #52
kg82 said:
Joined in July 2008. I was on another site (can’t even remember which one now) and Nick asking me to join this one! The site we were on just ended suddenly very soon after that
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Gary Mabbutts Knee?
 

Samo

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #53
I joined in July 2012, I check in here pretty much every day so I guess you could say its become a part of my life, thanks for all the laughs and the ding-dongs folks, its been a blast!
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #54
Samo said:
I joined in July 2012, I check in here pretty much every day so I guess you could say its become a part of my life, thanks for all the laughs and the ding-dongs folks, its been a blast!
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Is there a secret sub-forum for dick pics?
 

Otis

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #55
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Is there a secret sub-forum for dick pics?
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For that I think you need a WAN-G connection.
 
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ceetee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #56
I stuck with GMK until the very end despite it going off air a couple of times, partly because I couldn't get SBT to format at first.
 

ccfctommy

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #57
Travs said:
I think i was on GMK til the death.

The old GMK which was on the Rivals network was the funniest football forum i've been on. Lost hours on that place, as you could freely post on other club's forums as part of the network.

This site is a credit to our club though.
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The board raids were brillaint.
 
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ccfctommy

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #58
Sick Boy said:
Weren’t you on skyblueuntrust?
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That place was wild.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #59
JimmyHillsbeard said:
It was GMK in the days when it was run by Smiler. Before Knowle took it on. Iirc the poster who he threatened to sue (for calling him a ‘rogue’) was Steve Carpenter who went on to work for the Cov Observer
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I don't think it was Carpo (I know him well and he's never mentioned it), I am pretty sure he only started working at the Observer well into the SISU era anyway.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #60
I feel so old.
 
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ccfctommy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #61
Well, i joined in 2008 but never posted til GMK finally went. I tried to register here but totally forgot I signed up some years before.

Fun fact that i never shared on here. I used to work for the Council. Sometimes, I worked the reception desk at the Civic Centre. Tim Fisher and Mark Labovich (sp?) came in for meetings. Also, Preston Haskell the third came in for a meeting. Without thinking, I posted on here that Preston Haskell was in my building. The next day, my manager asked if I was CCFCTommy and I had a disciplinary about that!

This was probably around the Northampton season. Just goes to show that the bigwigs were looking at this website at the time!
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #62
Guessing if Tom is your real name then it kind of gives it away.....
 
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letsallsingtogether

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #63
2012 me.
 

olderskyblue

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #64
2011
 

ovduk78

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #65
I've been on here since April 2011. I was on GMK and posted a few times but until its' demise I was just a watcher on here. I used to think on here was more Council supporting & SISU hating than GMK but it changed, maybe the transfer of ex GMKers levelled it out. Had some great laughs on here with what's been posted but nothing to compare with stuff that killerrumble used to post on GMK.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #66
I joined here in 2008 but didn’t post properly until it became busier - used to mostly post on skyblueuntrust and troll on GMK.
 

edgy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #67
Sick Boy said:
I joined here in 2008 but didn’t post properly until it became busier - used to mostly post on skyblueuntrust and troll on GMK.
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Troll name?

Felatio Martinez?
 

Gray

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #68
2008 but I've only posted a few times over the last couple years in protest at the change of colours and font
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #69
Joined at the start of 2012 and within days got messages from certain Sky Blue Trust figures asking me to 'infiltrate' the London Supporters' Club meeting with Fisher. Not had any further espionage enquiries since
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 27, 2023
  • #70
Only had the one PM on here offering to fight me, which is slightly disappointing.
 
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