How long have you been here?

Not long as BlackandWhiteBarmy2. As the one and only original BlackandWhiteBarmy I came over in the wake of the demise of the Electronic Fishcake where I was a star. Then there was the infamous football/non football split, although I can't remember if that was on the Electronic Fishcake or not, anyway that lead to the formation of the Grim Outlook and my departure. I think I then came back but ran into a period when Mr Fenty was sort of vetting the posters and posts and I was denied an invitation. Eventually came back but people said I was obsessed with CHEESE and was spoiling it, I am obsessed by CHEESE but there is no way that discussion of CHEESE can spoil anything. So I left again. Then I rejoined but couldn't remember my old credentials hence the new account.

On this forum, in this guise 7 years. Was TW Area Town Supporter for a while before that. On the Grimmy before that and the Electronic Fishcake round the turn of the Millennium.

Highlights: football on the pitch Liverpool win. Off it, the Mexican invasion of Barnet/Operation Promotion.

I must be one of the young ones, for a change.

December 28, 2020, 2:31pm

I must say I have thoroughly enjoyed it, different viewpoints, opinions, banter, and a unity ( bar 1 or 2) of Fenty out.

I remember when I created the Fishy I was drunk off with the new look Rivals (which Sky had bought and "redesigned") so I just created the new site and posted about it on the Electronic Fishcake, which Billo kept on running. Almost overnight everyone switched to this which I didn't expect at all, if you look at the first 100 people who registered, over half have made over 1000 posts and 8 over 10000. Only one person in that first 100 never posted, and they've been the bedrock of the site ever since. Many of them are still active.

marinette has the accolade of being the first registered user after me!

The postscript was quite a few of the more popular sites went their separate ways from Rivals/Sky and the whole thing folded not long after.

Any of the old Electronic Fishcake members remember when we ‘took’ other clubs’ boards?

Quoted from GrimRob

I remember when I created the Fishy I was drunk off with the new look Rivals (which Sky had bought and "redesigned") so I just created the new site and posted about it on the Electronic Fishcake, which Billo kept on running. Almost overnight everyone switched to this which I didn't expect at all, if you look at the first 100 people who registered, over half have made over 1000 posts and 8 over 10000. Only one person in that first 100 never posted, and they've been the bedrock of the site ever since. Many of them are still active.

marinette has the accolade of being the first registered user after me!

The postscript was quite a few of the more popular sites went their separate ways from Rivals/Sky and the whole thing folded not long after.

I seem to recall that the original Electronic Fishcake was just a mailing list, which I joined about age 12 in the late 90s. There might have been a forum running alongside it, I can’t quite remember.

The likes of Billo and Nicko were big contributors in those days. Is Billo still going? Haven’t heard anything of him in a long time.

Quoted from Poojah

I seem to recall that the original Electronic Fishcake was just a mailing list, which I joined about age 12 in the late 90s. There might have been a forum running alongside it, I can’t quite remember.

The likes of Billo and Nicko were big contributors in those days. Is Billo still going? Haven’t heard anything of him in a long time.

He most certainly is. I was chatting with him at lunch time today.

Who were the first 100 Rob. I was a Fishcake free transfer after Rivals refused to offer me a new contract.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

Who were the first 100 Rob. I was a Fishcake free transfer after Rivals refused to offer me a new contract.

These are the first 100 that remain, 20 of them have been removed (I am no 1 and no 2). Also shows number of posts

3     marinette     6275
4     kingofthekippers     5861
6     Garth     11181
7     Green27     5457
8     paulfcb     1157
11     grimsbyreaper     362
12     OneNightInGrimsby     789
13     bigdavemariner     395
14     BIGChris     11795
17     RoboCod     11420
18     tarka     642
20     mrgrimsby     362
21     sonofmadeleymariner     4064
22     louth_in_the_south     3313
23     Trickytrev     122
24     Denby     931
25     triffontourgtfc     142
26     paulgtfc     538
27     Peeler_Crab     1340
28     ex-merseymariner     1034
29     BrMarin     672
30     cod_head_doug     375
32     moosey_club     14265
33     LH     9751
34     Biccys     12117
36     sonik     1662
37     AdamHaddock     6636
38     Youngy     1102
39     Venkman     286
40     Theimperialcoroner     5153
41     brigg_mariner     1836
42     Grantham_Mariner     3599
43     Maringer     8400
44     psgmariner     9869
46     fivestarfish     566
48     wodewick     227
49     Shef_Mariner     82
52     marinerian     10165
53     blundellpork     273
54     Ipswin     6148
55     immariner     3079
57     DavidB     708
58     FishOutOfWater     12208
59     Mrs Doyle     4685
60     gtfc55     80
61     Japers     725
62     wycombemariner     2039
63     ChrissieB     4
64     billo     78
65     gillygill     38
66     marinerjase     1431
67     Smodgie     70
69     TheNoS     74
70     TillysToes     116
73     Jon     22
74     alvinghammariner     3005
76     itsnotcoditshaddock     930
77     semilapsedmariner     2149
78     caistormariner     141
79     Imperial Corner     436
81     porsche     33
82     LongEatonMariner     1492
83     malkamalka     777
84     ancientmariner     0
85     nomorefourfiveone     21
86     codland     46
87     Teesknees     1229
88     mickj     13
89     lancspontooner     199
90     Cayman_mariner     694
91     Gaggs     1
92     Plymouth_Mariner     808
93     vanman     396
94     scrumble     1355
95     jake the snake     242
98     smile     6
99     Pelham     575
100     MaccaBilk     5093

I still read from time to time but very rarely post. 3rd Dec 2007 it seems I joined

Long time ago the Electronic Fishcake etc. Billo is still going btw, I had a message from him about 3 weeks ago