Wfc Forums: A History Lesson

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by Optimistichornet, Sep 21, 2020.

  1. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    afanof used to play werewolf all the time, then she suddenly disappeared. I don’t ever really recall a time where she became a less frequent poster on here.
     
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  2. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    That is already up ten per cent from the weekend then. :D HelsinkiHornet, CaracasHornet and the like are all his creations for certain.
     
  3. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    That is worrying. I have been on other forums that are also very well established and you get to an inkling about a poster and build a rapport and they disappear only for it to be confirmed sadly by a family member that they had a sudden illness or accident or just passed on. It's a wrench for sure.
     
  4. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    PYA is definitely a real person. Not yet convinced the same can be said about moog.
     
  5. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    I remember thinking the same thing about birdydoug a few years ago, I think someone on the forum actually knew him and said that he had passed away.
     
  6. Robert Peel

    Robert Peel Squad Player

    Can one of the admins message any of these missing characters via email and see if there's any explanation for their disappearances?

    Godfather was always good value - where did he go?
     
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  7. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member

    If that is indeed the case (I think if I recall rightly he was a bit infirm) that is very sad news. :( May he rest in peace and is watching us on high.
     
  8. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    10 years I've been on this forum and NOT ONE reply from Moog.
     
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  9. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    I've looked at my posts in the last 10 years:

    40% cheese based
    20% awful poetry
    18% Chubby Troy bantz
    10% other sports
    8% music or film
    4% football

    Love this forum
     
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  10. wfcwarehouse

    wfcwarehouse First Team Captain

    I must’ve missed the post at the time but Dougy was a very good man. If this is true then RIP.
     
  11. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    I can’t find the post anywhere but I’m damn certain I read it or someone told me at our forum football days at the vic.
     
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  12. scummybear

    scummybear Reservist

    Fairly sure I remember reading something that said/implied the same, sadly.

    Sent from my Pixel 4 using Tapatalk
     
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  13. scummybear

    scummybear Reservist

    One of my favourite 'classic' threads was the Neighbours thread, discussing the ins and outs of the Kennedy household while we ground out draws against Plymouth. I think the opening post was something like "With his snappy dress sense, Max may as well be my hero". The glory days.
     
  14. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    I actually know PYA and he is a real person not a Moog alias, we used to have Season Tickets next to each other for a couple of seasons in The Rookery a few seasons back, before I had to give mine up. We also used to travel to quite a few away matches with my son in my old mate Big Pete's car, who sadly passed away a few years back.
     
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  15. Jumbolina

    Jumbolina First Team

    Best opening post ever surely!??
     
  16. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I met PYA a few times. I'm still friends with King James 77 and DJ Station on Facebook.
     
  17. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    I agree warehouse he was an OK guy, I don't know if he has passed, but he did seem to go missing from the forum quite suddenly. I hope he is OK, but if he has passed may he R.I.P.
     
  18. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    There are rules?

    Oh, and do you have the t-shirt?
     
  19. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    There's a few who I've messaged over the years on here that seem to disappear. Always sad to see good posters leave. There was actually a poster I messaged last week who seems to have disappeared over the summer funnily enough! Thankfully all is good with him, just taking an indefinite break from the forum.

    Some never get back to me so not sure on their whereabouts. Sherlock was one who used to post a lot on here and just disappeared.

    Thankfully a few I've reached out to have made their way back and are posting regularly again.
     
  20. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    SM#18 was Prentice wasn't it? Once he sold the site he stopped using the Prentice account but not sure if he still lurks or has another account.

    Still active on Twitter though.
     
  21. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    Hectic_freeze was another poster that disappeared. Was he a Newcastle fan that just used here for Werewolf? Think he ran my first ever game of Werewolf.
     
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  22. Heidar

    Heidar Squad Player

    I lurked the Simms Uni Thread I must admit.

    CarlosKickaballs' doodles were also a highlight.

    World wouldn't be the same without Moog. Think we live in the same village, but each one of his accounts could have a different back story for all I know. Could be a mythical being. Could be a bot.
     
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  23. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    I believe his brother was on the site too and was a watford fan, he also used to take part in the werewolf games.
     
  24. Optimistichornet

    Optimistichornet Penguin Assassin

    in all it’s legendary glory...



     
  25. AshdonWFC

    AshdonWFC Prediction League Champion 2011/12

    He really did have his own little niche in the world of art.

    Had me creasing time and time again mind you.

    Good post/thread @Optimistichornet. A reminder to me of many hours I’ve whittled away over the years on this site which gave me a lot of laughs!
     
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  26. Cude>2<

    Cude>2< First Team Captain

    So i've been here a little a while and can add a few things I guess.

    Firstly, PYA and Moog are different people believe it or not. PYA hasn't lost all his faith in Watford as far as I know.

    Trying to cast my memory back and I could be wrong here, but Birdy was very poorly at one point (which was mentioned on here at the time), however I do remember meeting up with him and i'm fairly certain it was when he was on the mend. I can't vouch for whats happened since then, however I hope I'm right, but I believe he is still alive.
     
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  27. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    I'm pretty sure Paddy (PYA) was still going to away matches, before all this C19 **** hit.

    As for Birdy, I don't know what has happened to him, but I think he used to live in Northwood Hills, and hopefully still does.
     
  28. Cude>2<

    Cude>2< First Team Captain

    Berkshirehorn had the grumpy old man face as an avatar if I recall corretly?
     
  29. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Don't remember that, however you could be right. By the way he and his kids were others who sat near me, my son and Paddy in The Rookery back in the day.
     
  30. Cude>2<

    Cude>2< First Team Captain

    I did bump into a chap I met through Birdy earlier this year pre C19 and I vaguely recall (Few beers deep at this point) he hadn't spoken to him much in recent times, but didn't say he passed, so presume he's around somewhere still
     
  31. Cude>2<

    Cude>2< First Team Captain

    Believe there were two different accounts, one was Berkohorn or similar who I think you're referring to, and i think Berkshirehorn was another chap
     
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  32. Cude>2<

    Cude>2< First Team Captain

    Are you saying Simms and Afanof got married?
     
  33. luke_golden

    luke_golden Space Cadet

    Classic thread this one.

    Started by @fan I believe.
     
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  34. StuBoy

    StuBoy Forum Cad and Bounder

    I’ve been on this forum since October 2006 and I think my most notable achievement here is being known for sitting on the bog during games, on occasion, when we were promoted. Says it all really. What a legacy in almost 14 years of posting on and off.

    I can confirm though I’m not one of moogs accounts.
     
  35. StuBoy

    StuBoy Forum Cad and Bounder

    fan is someone we don’t see as much anymore Luke. We’ve had some good banter in the past!
     

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