25,000 posts seems to me to be a bit of a milestone so thought I’d get a little prophetic and add a few memories of my time as a part of this crazy joint.
For a start , I’ve probably got that many posts again on the Bryan Gaensler forum ( late 90’s), and Aaron Markie’s One Eyed Eagle Forum , plus the ( for a time) the official MWSE forum ( also ran by Aaron) up to 2008, so I’ve probably racked up at least 70,000 pieces of mostly useless and inane information, which I’m mostly proud of ( some less so).
I’ve also killed the careers of a few young up and comers with my “ now this one will be a superstar” comments ( sorry guys), and my new year resolution us to not do that again!!
Up front I’d like to thank @Dan for having me , and if it wasn’t for him encouraging me after a not so pleasant welcome ( when a few of us came across after MSWE was closed and copped it from all and sundry) I probably wouldn’t be here today.
It’s been at times , a wild ride, at times informative, mostly entertaining, and sometimes just outright hilarious BUT at other times humbling, especially when I announced my son in law was pronounced terminal from his Cancer and I shared their GoFundMe page. The support from Silvertails then fair dinkum made me shed a tear ( in fact many). And Mick , and Alice were very aware of the financial support from this page and will be forever grateful.
I officially arrived in early October 2008, immediately after we’d won the GF, so it’s probably 10 years and a month, and they’ve been mostly 10 great years.
I also helped sponsor the page when running the MWTS supporter tours , including our two WCC tours in 2009 and 2012 and this page was a great support during those times.
My profile on here also saw me get the ears of all the CEO’s to David Perry and many on the Football Club , including my great mate and co conspirator @vidmar . Current media manager Wayne has also rung me, but that’s another story.
The characters on here are just that , characters, and that’s what makes Silvertails interesting. I won’t name everyone as there’s far far too many to mention but people like @Ryan @Chip and Chase @Jethro @The Wheel and @SeaEagleRock8 are all salt of the earth rusted on die hard supporters who have been here since I started and whom I’ve had a fair bit to do with, I value their friendship immensely.
And yes I’d still love to see an annual ST get together!!
And yes I’d love to say “ I love you’s all” but I don’t , I still have a few on ignore but such is life and it would be impossible to think you could get on with everyone.
I do lament the early days though as apart from the time when MWSE closed and we were chastised for “ only joining due to that circumstance” we all seemed to get on better then and there was less “ playing the man” that I see so much today, I guess that’s just a “ sign of the times” as I see this happening on social media as well.
I don’t agree with what everyone says and you probably are the same with me but personal attacks are absolute rubbish, we don’t need it and I urge everyone to think before they type.
Anyway enough of my gibberish , it’s been an honour to be a part of such a passionate group of fans , along the way experiencing 3 GF’s ( two wins) and a number of semi finals and some very very memorable games and some intense , robust and entertaining discussions.
AND, still no Wooden Spoon.
Thanks Silvertailers for being an important part of my day to day life, and whilst 2018 was an absolute **** year I think better times are ahead.
So,
#GoManly
And I just have to finish with
#nextweek
For a start , I’ve probably got that many posts again on the Bryan Gaensler forum ( late 90’s), and Aaron Markie’s One Eyed Eagle Forum , plus the ( for a time) the official MWSE forum ( also ran by Aaron) up to 2008, so I’ve probably racked up at least 70,000 pieces of mostly useless and inane information, which I’m mostly proud of ( some less so).
I’ve also killed the careers of a few young up and comers with my “ now this one will be a superstar” comments ( sorry guys), and my new year resolution us to not do that again!!
Up front I’d like to thank @Dan for having me , and if it wasn’t for him encouraging me after a not so pleasant welcome ( when a few of us came across after MSWE was closed and copped it from all and sundry) I probably wouldn’t be here today.
It’s been at times , a wild ride, at times informative, mostly entertaining, and sometimes just outright hilarious BUT at other times humbling, especially when I announced my son in law was pronounced terminal from his Cancer and I shared their GoFundMe page. The support from Silvertails then fair dinkum made me shed a tear ( in fact many). And Mick , and Alice were very aware of the financial support from this page and will be forever grateful.
I officially arrived in early October 2008, immediately after we’d won the GF, so it’s probably 10 years and a month, and they’ve been mostly 10 great years.
I also helped sponsor the page when running the MWTS supporter tours , including our two WCC tours in 2009 and 2012 and this page was a great support during those times.
My profile on here also saw me get the ears of all the CEO’s to David Perry and many on the Football Club , including my great mate and co conspirator @vidmar . Current media manager Wayne has also rung me, but that’s another story.
The characters on here are just that , characters, and that’s what makes Silvertails interesting. I won’t name everyone as there’s far far too many to mention but people like @Ryan @Chip and Chase @Jethro @The Wheel and @SeaEagleRock8 are all salt of the earth rusted on die hard supporters who have been here since I started and whom I’ve had a fair bit to do with, I value their friendship immensely.
And yes I’d still love to see an annual ST get together!!
And yes I’d love to say “ I love you’s all” but I don’t , I still have a few on ignore but such is life and it would be impossible to think you could get on with everyone.
I do lament the early days though as apart from the time when MWSE closed and we were chastised for “ only joining due to that circumstance” we all seemed to get on better then and there was less “ playing the man” that I see so much today, I guess that’s just a “ sign of the times” as I see this happening on social media as well.
I don’t agree with what everyone says and you probably are the same with me but personal attacks are absolute rubbish, we don’t need it and I urge everyone to think before they type.
Anyway enough of my gibberish , it’s been an honour to be a part of such a passionate group of fans , along the way experiencing 3 GF’s ( two wins) and a number of semi finals and some very very memorable games and some intense , robust and entertaining discussions.
AND, still no Wooden Spoon.
Thanks Silvertailers for being an important part of my day to day life, and whilst 2018 was an absolute **** year I think better times are ahead.
So,
#GoManly
And I just have to finish with
#nextweek
