Author Topic: The demise of RED ISSUES on Koptalk. (Read 3658 times)

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **on:** May 29, 2001, 03:04:28 pm »

Paul Tomkins, who wrote the Red Issues column on Koptalk, has left. The forum was shut down this morning. It was a decent forum, far better than the main forum on that site (is it just me or does anyone else feel as though they're in a manc forum when they visit that site ?).

Just thought I'd mark the demise of red issues with a comment : it was good, and will be missed.

king_of_the_paddock (Guest) · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2001, 03:07:26 pm »

the demise of koptalk started a long time ago, Tomkins is the final nail in the coffin for koptalk.

it does feel very much like a manc forum when on there i try to avoid it as much as possible

Cuisle (Guest) · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2001, 04:28:00 pm »

mmm. never been to KOPTALK. sounds like it isn't worth the journey now. Anyway, I think we do well enough on here!

Sucks up to the Bootroom Staff!!!!

Phil (Guest) · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2001, 06:41:38 pm »

Just found out about this site before Red Issues disappeared. It was a good forum.
Koptalk was good but is fast on the way down. Dunk's just been selling shares in it too. Didn't go for them meself, not wanting to join the shareholding classes but I hope he didn't rip off too many people.
Probably get a lot of the old Red Issues posters over here if they saw the link in time.

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #4 on:** May 29, 2001, 06:42:36 pm »

Welcome a-board, Phil.

Phil (Guest) · « **Reply #5 on:** May 29, 2001, 06:48:08 pm »

Thanks Bob

Pheeny (Guest) · « **Reply #6 on:** May 29, 2001, 09:16:05 pm »

just to correct you if I may but Paul Tomkins is if fact exiled in Leicester and a season ticket holder.He was in Spain for the Alaves game because he was on his Honeymoon

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #7 on:** May 29, 2001, 09:46:32 pm »

Ah, that explains a LOT

paul_tomkins (Guest) · « **Reply #8 on:** June 2, 2001, 10:44:01 pm »

I wish I was exiled in Spain - it's a darn sight cheerier than Leicester. It was a just a week - my honeymoon, and Liverpool put five past Alaves and four past Charlton.

Yes, I have left Koptalk, and will be offering my services to this site. Assuming people want to read what I have to say...

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #9 on:** June 2, 2001, 10:46:04 pm »

Welcome a-board Paul !

Yes, we'd love to hear what you have to say. Good to see you here. The missus is blethering on at me about dinner at the moment, so I have to run, but I'll be back later. Let's catch up. My email is bobkurac@hotmail.com

Bob

John Marquis (RedRock) · « **Reply #10 on:** June 2, 2001, 11:25:32 pm »

The opportunity to read Paul's comments would be a big plus.
Always enjoyed reading his objective views on the game.

ERP (Guest) · « **Reply #11 on:** June 2, 2001, 11:40:23 pm »

Thats fantastic news Paul

Pheeny (Guest) · « **Reply #12 on:** June 3, 2001, 12:11:23 am »

at last someone with a bit of intelligence

on a more serious note welcome aboard Paul

this it a pretty cool

Chester-boy (Guest) · « **Reply #13 on:** June 3, 2001, 03:56:42 am »

Nice to see your name around here.
I enjoy reading your views and look forward to your contributions.

By the way, I read that you've tied the knot. So how are your In-laws?

casey (Guest) · « **Reply #14 on:** June 4, 2001, 01:40:14 pm »

Well hello everyone at the bootroom

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #15 on:** June 4, 2001, 01:41:23 pm »

Hello casey, welcome a-board.

Check your private messages - see above where it says "Hey, casey, you have 1 message."

Rox (Guest) · « **Reply #16 on:** June 4, 2001, 02:34:38 pm »

Here's another Red Issues Refugee signing in...

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #17 on:** June 4, 2001, 02:50:07 pm »

Welcome.

Likewise, check your private messages ...

Pheeny (Guest) · « **Reply #18 on:** June 4, 2001, 03:26:35 pm »

this is just like a Red Issues reunion

plonky (Guest) · « **Reply #19 on:** June 4, 2001, 06:03:06 pm »

Yep...any sign of SM ??

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #20 on:** June 4, 2001, 06:23:43 pm »

Welcome to all Koptalk Red Issues exiles.

It's interesting watching the site grow - we began with the survivors of a pre-existing community that started this site up when we were forcibly evicted from the chatroom on the official site website which, in .net days, some us moderated but a lot of us used. Some of us are match-going mates, and know each other to varying degrees from going to games/pubs, whereas others are overseas. The only thing we have in common though is LFC - otherwise it seems we have a very diverse bunch of people in terms of age, gender, race, location ...

It helps a bit if you edit your profile from the link just below the banner at the top of the page, to give us a hint of your gender, location and age ... not compulsory of course, but it's a way of giving people an idea of where you come from, and where you're coming from.

plastic_supper (Guest) · « **Reply #21 on:** June 4, 2001, 08:10:40 pm »

Ahhh, an oasis of sense after trawling through the puerile muck that has been showing up on koptalk's forum these past few weeks....

Ta, Bob - keep it up.

ERP (Guest) · « **Reply #22 on:** June 4, 2001, 08:32:29 pm »

Welcome, hopefully we will manage to keep the idiots out, I have a few plans on how to ban em when they arrive but I wont reveal em

AndyR (Guest) · « **Reply #23 on:** June 4, 2001, 09:02:31 pm »

Ah-hah, so this is where you all traipsed off to! Good to see that PT and some of the RI crew has found a new home. And an excellent new article Paul. As soon as I saw Desailly's dotty comment in the press, I thought "what a shame Tompkins is benched". And lo! There you were....

ERP (Guest) · « **Reply #24 on:** June 4, 2001, 09:29:14 pm »

Welcome to the Boot Room Andy

Pheeny (Guest) · « **Reply #25 on:** June 4, 2001, 09:41:43 pm »

me thinks Dunk will be kicking himself now that he sees what a following Paul has

SM · « **Reply #26 on:** June 4, 2001, 09:48:31 pm »

This forum will never be a success - Paul Tomkins will fail to attract the Readers and...

(No! Only joking! It's Anthony! Good to see some old friends about again. Got to go but I'll keep in touch.)

A link before I go - http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=soccer/01/06/04/manual_125835.html

All the Best - and good to see you back Paul!

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #27 on:** June 4, 2001, 10:35:59 pm »

Ah, THAT story. Can I just point out it was on this site 24 hours earlier ?

Rushian (Guest) · « **Reply #28 on:** June 4, 2001, 10:36:40 pm »

Oi!!!!!!!!! they've pinched my story!!!!! as have Teamtalk and Shanklygates borrowed it

That's two of my stories that have done the rounds in the last week and a half - doesn't anyone employ decent journalists :-)

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #29 on:** June 4, 2001, 10:39:17 pm »

Indeed.

(Although it does seem that a Swedish site got it around the same time as you Steve ... but all the others were definitely copycat.)

I think you should start a good rumour. Like Phil Easton is sacked, for example ...

ERP (Guest) · « **Reply #30 on:** June 4, 2001, 10:43:40 pm »

Now that would be interesting....

Rushian (Guest) · « **Reply #31 on:** June 4, 2001, 10:45:28 pm »

the swedish site is where I got it from

before wandering over to the German hosting site.

All the stuff about a well respected body blah blah blah issuing rankings for last 10 years etc is mine though as I've known about IFFHS for quite a while through my rec.sport.soccer days and did a bit of a "filler".

BTW hear you're on the loyalty scheme sub-committee

Pheeny (Guest) · « **Reply #32 on:** June 4, 2001, 10:47:10 pm »

great to see Anthony the Red Issues reshearcher here

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #33 on:** June 4, 2001, 10:48:38 pm »

Oh yes, it seems I am

Yep, you gave me the link to rec.sports.soccer in one of our first conversations and I've used it extensively since (not so that'd notice, but I have used it for looking at rankings.) When Boca posted that "FIFA" World club ranking thing I went hunting and found the IFFHS stuff, although I also found quite a lot of damning stuff about their algorhythms.

The main thing I learned out of the whole experience is that stattoes are weird

Anthony (Guest) · « **Reply #34 on:** June 5, 2001, 03:33:29 am »

A good rumour? What about Phil Neville joining us? i thought that was a cracker!

(And yes, i know it's already been mentioned here...)

Sufian (Guest) · « **Reply #35 on:** June 7, 2001, 07:31:40 pm »

I loved Red Issues becasue i admire Paul Tomkins' columns. I'm so delighted to hear that he'll be wrotong stuff in this site and oh yes, it felt a RED ISSUES reunion.

Hi Casey, Pheeny, Rox, Chester, and PAUL!!

Bob_Kurac (Guest) · « **Reply #36 on:** June 7, 2001, 07:34:51 pm »

Sufian, would you like to register for the forums then ? Only takes a minute ... it's separate to the registration for the main site.

Thanks,

Bob

paul_tomkins (Guest) · « **Reply #37 on:** June 7, 2001, 09:38:25 pm »

Sufian - good to see you on here! Another familiar face

casey (Guest) · « **Reply #38 on:** June 8, 2001, 02:35:30 am »

Hi Suffian hope your keeping well.

Looks like the boys (and girls) are back in town.

paul_tomkins (Guest) · « **Reply #39 on:** June 8, 2001, 09:54:51 pm »

Casey - quit with those smiley faces. Too many damage your health.

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