A bit belated now, but it's why I joined the forum

[AlexB]

Just wanted to say thanks with the rest of you to Jim @ Solecismic for the update to FOF. Has totally refreshed my enthusiasm for the game, and can't believe it was f.o.c.

I seem to remember buying the original FOF game years ago, wasn't a fan, but this is quality - frustrating at times but realistically so, unlike that EA coronary inducer that every year I vow not to buy, only to succumb and end up breaking my console/controller/TV in anger at the game & my over-optimism that maybe this Madden will be like those before '02 again... :mad:

The only sim that I've played in the same ball park as SI's CM games - great work and thanks again for the update.

[Chief Rum]

Welcome to the board, and glad to hear you're enjoying the game.

We have a handful of British citizens who post regularly here, including a name you might recognize (CM programming head Marc Vaughan). Where in England is Newbury (and forgive me if it isn't in England at all ;) )?

Always glad to see American football fans abroad.

CR

[3ric]

Hey, Jari Rantanen played with the IFK Goteborg team that won the UEFA cup in 1986, before he moved to Leicester... now that was a name I'd never thought would appear on this forum! :)

[Chief Rum]

Hey, Jari Rantanen played with the IFK Goteborg team that won the UEFA cup in 1986, before he moved to Leicester... now that was a name I'd never thought would appear on this forum! :)

Personally I feel that if his shorts are posting now, he wore them far too long without taking them off.

[AlexB]

Cheers Chief (gone all Cockney there, sorry about that) for the welcome - Newbury's about 100 miles west of London, proper English country area - as a city lad still getting used to it.

I've spotted Marc's occasional posts, but (whisper it quietly) I'm very disappointed with FM as is: not playing it until the patch comes out when the nigglying things will hopefully be sorted and then should be excellent. So the FOF update was perfect timing for me!

3ric:- I guess that means he was part of Sven's Goteborg team then? Jari was a legend at Leicester: 'The Flying Finn'! And the size of the man: the only mammal heavier than him associated with flying was Dumbo!

Come on the 'Fins - gotta beat the Bills... Does anybody else still find great amusement in Buffalo losing 4 in a row?!!!

[3ric]

I guess that means he was part of Sven's Goteborg team then?
Afraid not - Sven left Goteborg for Portugal in 1982 after the team's first UEFA cup win, and Jari joined the team in 1986 and only played there a year before moving on...

[AlexB]

My bad - didn't know they'd won the UEFA cup twice

[Dutch]

Come on the 'Fins - gotta beat the Bills... Does anybody else still find great amusement in Buffalo losing 4 in a row?!!!

I signed up in the military in 1990 and went through basic training and tech school with a guy from Buffalo. We both were then stationed in nothern Japan together (freezing our asses off) while back home the Bills lost 2 Super Bowls. We both (amazingly) received orders to work in Los Angeles at the same place (while the Bills immediately lost 2 more Super Bowls.)

Then the guy got out of the military and went back to Buffalo. The Bills of course, never went back to the Super Bowl again...so this dude lives in Buffalo his whole life, leaves for 4 years, comes back and his not present for any of the 4 awesome seasons the Bills had.

Now that's what I call a football fans sacrifice to his country!

[tanglewood]

I signed up in the military in 1990 and went through basic training and tech school with a guy from Buffalo. We both were then stationed in nothern Japan together (freezing our asses off) while back home the Bills lost 2 Super Bowls. We both (amazingly) received orders to work in Los Angeles at the same place (while the Bills immediately lost 2 more Super Bowls.)

Then the guy got out of the military and went back to Buffalo. The Bills of course, never went back to the Super Bowl again...so this dude lives in Buffalo his whole life, leaves for 4 years, comes back and his not present for any of the 4 awesome seasons the Bills had.

Now that's what I call a football fans sacrifice to his country!

If he were a true fan, he'd emigrate.

[Franklinnoble]

I signed up in the military in 1990 and went through basic training and tech school with a guy from Buffalo. We both were then stationed in nothern Japan together (freezing our asses off) while back home the Bills lost 2 Super Bowls. We both (amazingly) received orders to work in Los Angeles at the same place (while the Bills immediately lost 2 more Super Bowls.)

Then the guy got out of the military and went back to Buffalo. The Bills of course, never went back to the Super Bowl again...so this dude lives in Buffalo his whole life, leaves for 4 years, comes back and his not present for any of the 4 awesome seasons the Bills had.

Now that's what I call a football fans sacrifice to his country!

If I were superstitious, I would be tormented with the knowledge that my Redskins haven't been to the Super Bowl since I moved away from the D.C. area right after their last win in '92.

[Cap Ologist]

If I were superstitious, I would be tormented with the knowledge that my Redskins haven't been to the Super Bowl since I moved away from the D.C. area right after their last win in '92.
Somewhere Daniel Snyder is fueling his plane and hiring some thugs for Operation LadiesMan!