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| 21. Author: kingseat par Date: Sun 3rd May 2020. 19:36 Parfect68 kingseat par Nice read. I was one of the lucky ones who had free internet access at Dundee University as I was employed there and signed up to Dotnet in 98. No dial up, absolute luxury! I spent far too much time using it to read about the Pars rather than molecular biology. Happy days. Lol, me too Kingseat, was working in the School of Pharmacy at Liverpool John Moores University and spent way too much time on dotnet when I should have been preparing the future generations of pharmacists! Sure the classes of 98-2002 had their Uni education enriched by golden nuggets of info from dotnet. Lol. Absolutely Par68. I'm sure there were Uni staff with much worse search histories than ours. Reply |
| 22. Author: yorkiepar Date: Sun 3rd May 2020. 19:40 Honestly can't remember when I first got hooked - think it was probably the early noughties. But have certainly followed (and enjoyed) it since early days. Like others I miss some of the more informed and interesting posters - Marchmont Par, McCaig's Tower and, yes, Honk all spring to mind. Love Socks's contributions - always well written and meticulously crafted. Oh yes, you too, GG! Hate ALL the trolls, many of whom seem thankfully to have gone quiet of late. Prejudices aside, I wish it many more years of existence. Reply |
| 23. Author: Raymie the Legend Date: Sun 3rd May 2020. 19:52 Does anyone know if Raymond ( Fu Manchu ) and Stevie ( My Lovely Horse ) are around and well? Stevie could tell a good story about the pair of us in hospitality at Livingston...  It`s bloody tough being a legend Ron Atkinson - 1983 Reply |
| 24. Author: wetherby Date: Sun 3rd May 2020. 19:55 I saw/spoke to Fu in Charlie D's last season or perhaps was it the one before. Reply |
| 25. Author: Grant Date: Sun 3rd May 2020. 20:05 Used to have Fu on Facebook but he seems to have deleted it. Very decent guy. Reply |
| 26. Author: StevenPar77 Date: Sun 3rd May 2020. 21:20 Grant, Sun 3 May 20:05 Still on FB but under a different name. Reply |
| 27. Author: Ben,D.A Date: Mon 4th May 2020. 01:53 Fu manchu. Penalty shoot out and we all know what happened. Fu manshoe. Aye .. the auld days. only 11 make the team,the rest can just but dream. Reply |
| 28. Author: Keith FJ Date: Tue 5th May 2020. 04:00 Tracey! Great to see your name up here, and thank you for the memories OzPar! I remember meeting in a pub near Dens Park, I think prior to the Challenge Cup Final (?) that is the last time I remember going there. The history goes back even further. Around 1990, when the only people who really had internet access were students, there was a discussion board on the Edinburgh University server called "eduni.football", a few Pars fans found each other on it, and Tracey got us organised into one of these new fangled "mailing lists". This is probably where things started, and things grew from there. I remember a few meetings in the East Port bar, and a marvellous first football match at the Jack Kane Centre between Parcelona and Edina Hibs in 1996 (?). Things changed over the years, particularly when the internet could be accessed from homes, and new fangled things like websites appeared, which is where we are now. There were originally an inordinate number of Keiths on the list, and we distinguished ourselves by where we were from, hence "Keith fae Alloa" and "Keith Fae Japan" (hence I'm Keith FJ). I've accidentally ended up living all over the place, although I am back in Japan now in Tokyo, where I have been for the past 9 years. I get back home about twice a year and able to see most of the original crew loitering in the same place under the Norrie at half time. Sorry to say I never actually met Tracey in person, but (bowing deeply as they do here) domo arigatou gozaimasu (thank you very much). Hope everyone is keeping safe and well, and I look forward to my next trip once the current situation is resolved. Keith FJ (TokyoPar) Reply |
| 29. Author: RhinoPars Date: Thu 7th May 2020. 20:13 Thanks Oz, I think Dotnet has been a godsend for us expats over the years providing a way to keep in touch with the club from afar. I too miss some of the good posters from the past, but there are still some good posters who consistently write interesting and well thought out posts about issues and games. Dotnet also has its own living football encyclopedia and quizmaster extraordinaire Sammer! Thanks to Brian for his efforts to keep it going. Reply |
| 30. Author: OzPar Date: Fri 8th May 2020. 13:35 Great to hear from you again, Keith. Yes, I remember catching up with you in Whites Bar before the Challenge Cup Final in Dundee. I am so pleased that you and Tracey have been able to fill the gaps in the really early history of dotnet and take it right back to its roots. So we are probably celebrating our 30th Anniversary this year. That's just incredible! :) Reply |
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