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Real first name: Karl

 

Nickname: never really had one

 

Age: 26

 

Occupation: IT / DJ

 

Location: Co. Durham

 

Language(s) spoken? English

 

Avatart - just a photo of a random mixer

 

Previous avatarts? cant remember

 

Tell us when you first joined the boards? erm ages ago

 

Board highlights? quite a range

 

Board lowlights? the merge/split

 

What would you be doing if you weren't doing your current job? i'd be skint

 

Pets? none, i've had to have 2 dogs put to sleep this year, not nice

 

I play a bit like.... Pete Tong ;-)

 

Football heroes? Les Ferdinand

 

Football villains? Ivan Campo

 

Best advice given? if in doubt pull out

 

Ideal partner? alicia silverstone

 

Ideal dinner date? umm

 

Ideal meal? chinese

 

Can you cook? aye

 

Current wheels? i dont drive

 

Biggest influence? none i can think of

 

TV programmes? Spooks

 

Burger and chips or fish and chips? Fish and Chips

 

Chinese or indian? What do you order? Chinese / chicken egg fu yung

 

Favourite tunes? Paul van Dyk vs JPS - Found An Angel

 

Abi Titmuss or Jodi Marsh? Abi

 

George Clooney or Bradley Pitt? Brad Pitt

 

Favourite film? Meet the Parents

 

If I won a million pounds.... I'd never work again

 

Age first drunk alcohol? First drink? 13 / cheapo Lager

 

Ever suspended/expelled from school? Suspended, hit a teacher with a snow ball (was an accident)

 

Favourite insult? you fucking prick

 

Not a lot of people know that...... i actually am a good DJ

 

Most you've ever spent on an item of clothes? £120

 

How many pairs of shoes do you own? 1

 

I'm obsessed with..... a certain young lady, unfortunatly she doesnt know, nor feel the same!

 

In 5 years time, I hope to be.... still employed in my two jobs!

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Real first name: Tom

 

Nickname: Brock

 

Age: 16

 

Occupation: n/a

 

Location: Reading (pronounced "Red ding" btw)

 

Language(s) spoken? French (basic), German, English

 

Avatart - why? It's me next to a sign saying "Willies"! :wacko:

 

Previous avatarts? Brock from pokemon, KT Tunstall, Sticky Fingaz

 

Tell us when you first joined the boards? Was on the one before toontastic.

 

Board highlights? Hmmm...my crisp thread was nice. Loads though from the old days.

 

Board lowlights? nufc online. It was godawful and the convos were pure shit.

 

What would you be doing if you weren't doing your current job? :D

 

Pets? Dead...

 

I play a bit like.......Olivier Bernard only my postional sense is better. I'm also a dirty shite ;)

 

Football heroes? Jamie Cureton, Shearer, Nikos Dabizas :blink:

 

Football villains? Kezman because he's a cunt, Kenny Dalglish also a cunt and Souness.

 

Best advice given? (Can't think right now but will later)

 

Ideal partner? My ex...fuck.

 

Ideal dinner date? Ganin down to Wok on Wheels and ordering chilli beef.

 

Ideal meal? See above

 

Can you cook? Yeah actually!

 

Current wheels? Ford Focus (learning to drive next year)

 

Biggest influence? Andrew Hopkins, Julian Kattanach

 

TV programmes? Family Guy, Hellsing, Futurama

 

Burger and chips or fish and chips? Fish

 

Chinese or indian? What do you order? Chinese. Chilli beef, Duck in plum sauce, beef with cashew nuts in yellow bean sauce. Also just discovered that dipping prawn crackers in sweet&sour sauce is lurvely!

 

Favourite tunes? Sum 41 - Pieces. Hoobastank - The Reason. Fear Factory - Human Shields

 

Abi Titmuss or Jodi Marsh? KT Tunstall

 

George Clooney or Bradley Pitt? Brad, younger.

 

Favourite film? hmm...Saw, Rush Hour 2 and Resident Evil

 

If I won a million pounds.... I'd put it in a bank account and watch the interest make it bigger. ;)

 

Age first drunk alcohol? First drink? 15 and a vodka mudshake

 

Ever suspended/expelled from school? nope

 

Favourite insult? c*nt

 

Not a lot of people know that...... I've been known to cross-dress ;)

 

Most you've ever spent on an item of clothes? £80, coat from quicksilver

 

How many pairs of shoes do you own? 3

 

I'm obsessed with..... KT Tunstall, Bracknell Bees! :huh:

 

In 5 years time, I hope to be.... bearded

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Real first name: Andrew

 

Nickname: Andy

 

Age: 22

 

Occupation: Network Support Analyst

 

Location: Originally from Stanley in Co. Durham, nowadays all over the country.

 

Language(s) spoken: English (basic)

 

Avatart - why? Originally a random choice, now it’s basically just tradition.

 

Previous avatarts? None which were vastly different.

 

Tell us when you first joined the boards? Last year (same day as N-O launched). No idea why.

 

Board highlights? PhpBB: critical error

 

Board lowlights? None which I could particularly give a toss about.

 

What would you be doing if you weren't doing your current job? The same thing for someone different.

 

Pets? Dog.

 

I play a bit like.... Van Nistelrooy.

 

Football heroes? Ronaldinho, Maradonna, Zidane, Shearer, Beardsley, Van Basten, Maldini, Ronaldo amongst others…

 

Football villains? Gullit.

 

Best advice given? “The glass isn’t half empty, nor is it half full. It’s at 50% capacity.”

 

Ideal partner? Angelina Jolie.

 

Ideal dinner date? Craig from Big Brother, so I could hastily poison the cuntfully annoying ponce to his long overdue, painful death. Allegedly.

 

Ideal meal? Steak and Chips

 

Can you cook? I can cook what I need to cook, and no more…

 

Current wheels? Ford Focus

 

Biggest influence? Probably my Dad.

 

TV programmes? Lost, Scrubs, Arrested Development, The Office and Top Gear to name but a few…

 

Burger and chips or fish and chips? Fish and Chips.

 

Chinese or indian? What do you order? Neither, I’d rather stick a large plastic bag over my mouth and slowly but surely SUFFOCATE.

 

Favourite tunes? Too many to mention… Possibly either Citizen Erased or Stockholm Syndrome by Muse.

 

Abi Titmuss or Jodi Marsh? Titmuss, at a push.

 

George Clooney or Bradley Pitt? Clooney.

 

Favourite film? Don’t have any particular favourite.

 

If I won a million pounds....I’d buy a house, a car; and various other forms of nothingness.

 

Age first drunk alcohol? First drink? 15. LCL I think; can’t really remember.

 

Ever suspended/expelled from school? No.

 

Favourite insult? I prefer put-downs to insults.

 

Not a lot of people know that...... Was a TV show broadcast on BBC1 in 1998.

 

Most you've ever spent on an item of clothes? One hundred and fifty English pounds.

 

How many pairs of shoes do you own? 3 (THREE)

 

I'm obsessed with..... Wasting time on the Internet when I should be working…

 

In 5 years time, I hope to be.... 27 years old, with a bit of luck.

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Real first name: Craig (surprisingly)

 

Nickname: North, H

 

Age: 28

 

Occupation: IT Project Leader

 

Location: Home - Basingstoke; Work - Watford

 

Language(s) spoken? English, Geordie

 

Avatar - why? The historical crests of NUFC

 

Previous avatars? NUFC home strip, Morph

 

Tell us when you first joined the boards? January 2003

 

Board highlights? The craic

 

Board lowlights? Inactivity

 

What would you be doing if you weren't doing your current job? Chef - almost became one

 

Pets? None

 

I play a bit like.... Stuart Pearce (so I've been told!)

 

Football heroes? Peter Beardsley, David Kelly, Alan Shearer

 

Football villains? Craig Bellamy, Roy Keane

 

Best advice given? Don't be led by others, do your own thing

 

Ideal partner? Louise Redknapp

 

Ideal dinner date? Louise Redknapp

 

Ideal meal? Lasagne, cooked by me from scratch complete with Italian salad & home-made garlic bread

 

Can you cook? Yes, see above

 

Current wheels? Ford Focus, soon to be exchanged for a Mondeo

 

Biggest influence? Combination of my parents and my brother

 

TV programmes? MOTD, F1, Spooks

 

Burger and chips or fish and chips? Burger and chips

 

Chinese or indian? What do you order? Indian - Chicken Tikka Masala, Pilau Rice & Keema Naan

 

Favourite tunes? Oasis - Half a world away; Green Day - Time of your life

 

Abi Titmuss or Jodi Marsh? Neither, but if I had to pick it'd be Titmuss

 

George Clooney or Bradley Pitt? Clooney - just!

 

Favourite film? Shawshank Redemption

 

If I won a million pounds.... I'd pay off my debts, make sure my kids were setup for life and give the rest away

 

Age first drunk alcohol? First drink? 13 - concoction of all the spirits in my parents alcohol cabinet

 

Ever suspended/expelled from school? Nope

 

Favourite insult? mong!

 

Not a lot of people know that...... I nearly drank myself to death at 16

 

Most you've ever spent on an item of clothes? £200

 

How many pairs of shoes do you own? 5

 

I'm obsessed with..... Louise Redknapp

 

In 5 years time, I hope to be.... able to say i've seen a Newcastle captain lift some silverware!

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That's a new one Pud....

 

Most people associate the nickname with Rimmer! ;)

 

Simple reason, there were 3 Craigs in my class at school:

 

Craig Brown

Craig Lewis

Me

 

We were called 'B', 'L' & 'H' respectively....

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Be better if Craig Lewis wasn't there, then you could have been refered to much like a pack of tabs.

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Same could be said if I wasn't there...

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Real first name: Stephen

 

Nickname: Everyone but my mother calls me Steve. Boring, no?

 

Age:25 ;)

 

Occupation: Nuclear Medicine Tech

 

Location: Right now, Melbourne. When I'm back to work, Southampton

 

Language(s) spoken? English, passable Japanese

 

Avatart - why? Because Hal Jordan is my hero

 

Previous avatarts? The Joker

 

Tell us when you first joined the boards? I'm old skool baby :wacko:

 

Board highlights? Steve's Thread of Triumph

 

Board lowlights? When that thread was renamed Steve's Thread of Man Love :huh:

 

What would you be doing if you weren't doing your current job? I'm thinking of going back to uni and doing a paramedics degree. Steve the ambo driver sounds cool

 

Pets? Personally, none. But because I'm staying at my mother's house a little Maltese Terrier

 

I play a bit like.... sweetleftpeg

 

Football heroes? Mark Bosnich, Alan Shearer, Brett Emerton

 

Football villains? Mark Bosnich

 

Best advice given? Don't worry about what other people think

 

Ideal partner? Because I'm a soppy fag, the current girl :D

 

Ideal dinner date? As above

 

Ideal meal? I would kill everyone on this board to be able to eat either a steak and chips or some lasagne

 

Can you cook? Well enough that I don't go hungry

 

Current wheels? I have a rented Mitsubishi Outlander until I leave Melbourne tomorrow

 

Biggest influence? I learned from an early age that you can't rely on anyone but yourself

 

TV programmes? The Shield, and for my dose of teen angst, Smallville

 

Burger and chips or fish and chips? You're a bastard for including this ;)

 

Chinese or indian? What do you order? As above

 

Favourite tunes? Stuff by the Gathering, Opeth, Tool or anything Mike Patton is involved with

 

Abi Titmuss or Jodi Marsh? I don't know who they are

 

George Clooney or Bradley Pitt? Brad Pitt was Tyler Durdin so there's really no contest here

 

Favourite film? The Goonies

 

If I won a million pounds.... I'd fuck off back to Oz in a heartbeat. I'd also have AU$2,342,396.62

 

Age first drunk alcohol? First drink? I was first drunk at 15 after drinking far too much vodka

 

Ever suspended/expelled from school? Never, but I did have a record number of detentions for lateness in year 12

 

Favourite insult? Dickhead. Concise and to the point

 

Not a lot of people know that...... I hate my life in Southampton, I don't like living in England and I'll be home in a year. Hang on, everyone knows that because I won't stop bitching about it. Okay, not a lot of people know that I'm really kind of shy and it takes a lot of effort to be as obnoxious as I am

 

Most you've ever spent on an item of clothes? $700 for a kickarse suit

 

How many pairs of shoes do you own? Three. I'm not a girl

 

I'm obsessed with..... comic books, but everyone already knew that

 

In 5 years time, I hope to be.... back living in Australia after taking enough money from the NHS to set myself up for life

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If I won a million pounds.... I'd fuck off back to Oz in a heartbeat. I'd also have AU$2,342,396.62

 

Right folks, Im willing to be treasurer.....lets get on it ;)

 

 

Most you've ever spent on an item of clothes? $700 for a kickarse suit

 

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At current conversion rates that works out at about what £4.75? oooooh kickass!

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Real first name: Dave

 

Nickname: Nothing exciting, usually my last name.

 

Age: 25

 

Occupation: Information Officer

 

Location: Byker!

 

Language(s) spoken? English and pigeon French and Spanish

 

Avatart - why? Because he thinks he's funny but he's not, so perfect for me! ;)

 

Previous avatarts? Mostly Mr T, he'll be making a comeback...

 

Tell us when you first joined the boards? Early 2002 I think.

 

Board highlights? Possibly those two days spent on that Australian qualification thread...

 

Board lowlights? The Soopafan invasion and posting whilst pissed.

 

What would you be doing if you weren't doing your current job? Probably working in a library...I have a Library degree and almost got a job in an engineering Library before taking this job. :wacko:

 

Pets? Mrs Peg. One cat, called Flo.

 

I play a bit like.... In goal probably Pav, erratic. Out of goal probably someone like Ian Harte, slow and not that much cop but with a sweet-left-peg.

 

Football heroes? Michael O'Neil, Paul Gascoigne, John Beresford, Sir Les, George Weah..

 

Football villains? David Speedie, Gordon Armstrong, 'The G-Force', Ashely fucking Cole..

 

Best advice given? Never eat yellow snow.

 

Ideal partner? Garrameister

 

Ideal dinner date? Garrameister

 

Ideal meal? Greek, preferably in a Taverna on a remote Greek island.

 

Can you cook? Yes!

 

Current wheels? A little Toyota.

 

Biggest influence? My mam, has always known when I need a kick up the arse and when I need to be left alone.

 

TV programmes? I like unpredictable comedy, anything Pytnon influenced. Arrested Development is my current favourite. Only watch US drama series like ER and Lost because the Americans are so much better at it than us. Plus 80's cheese..A Team, Miami Vice, Magnum...

 

Burger and chips or fish and chips? Cheese burer and chips.

 

Chinese or indian? What do you order? Indian

 

Favourite tunes? Lots, many and varied.

 

Abi Titmuss or Jodi Marsh? Garrameister

 

George Clooney or Bradley Pitt? Garrameister

 

Favourite film? Dances with Wolves

 

If I won a million pounds.... I'd be a millionaire

 

Age first drunk alcohol? First drink? The Nova, 1990, pre-match for my birthday my dad put a tiny bit of lager in my lemonade. Crazy days.

 

Ever suspended/expelled from school? No, although I got in a lot of trouble in an RE class for acccusing JC of sleeping with whores.

 

Favourite insult? Mong

 

Not a lot of people know that...... My mam raised £25k for charity walking the Great Wall of China

 

Most you've ever spent on an item of clothes? Got a suit for interviews which I spent a canny bit on. Not really into designer stuff.

 

How many pairs of shoes do you own? Erm...5?

 

I'm obsessed with..... Garrameister

 

In 5 years time, I hope to be.... Alive!

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Board lowlights? The Soopafan invasion and posting whilst pissed.

 

Agree.

 

But what's much more of a pain in the arse is the people who post and tell uz THYRe rrreelllay pppsssssssssd and TOO P--ro00vve so woLLLL TYPpe wreeaaly ba dyly! Looc Iymmmmmmso ps-55sed.

 

(this phenomenon was seen on the 'other side' from time to time and I am pleased to say I can't recall seeing it on here since we 'came home')

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Board lowlights? The Soopafan invasion and posting whilst pissed.

 

Agree.

 

But what's much more of a pain in the arse is the people who post and tell uz THYRe rrreelllay pppsssssssssd and TOO P--ro00vve so woLLLL TYPpe wreeaaly ba dyly! Looc Iymmmmmmso ps-55sed.

 

(this phenomenon was seen on the 'other side' from time to time and I am pleased to say I can't recall seeing it on here since we 'came home')

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The aforementioned evening when SLP was on here absolutely hammered out of his tree has got to be the single most hilarious evening I've ever had the pleasure to be present for on this board. ;)

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Board lowlights? The Soopafan invasion and posting whilst pissed.

 

Agree.

 

But what's much more of a pain in the arse is the people who post and tell uz THYRe rrreelllay pppsssssssssd and TOO P--ro00vve so woLLLL TYPpe wreeaaly ba dyly! Looc Iymmmmmmso ps-55sed.

 

(this phenomenon was seen on the 'other side' from time to time and I am pleased to say I can't recall seeing it on here since we 'came home')

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The aforementioned evening when SLP was on here absolutely hammered out of his tree has got to be the single most hilarious evening I've ever had the pleasure to be present for on this board. ;)

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That was the night of the "Bridget would be the bloke out of Quantum Leap - different bloke each week" comment. Comedy genius. :wacko:

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