From our humble beginnings of launching the forums back in April 2007, we have slowly grown and nurtured into what we have today; a great community full of passionate individuals with a love for football in this country and abroad.

To celebrate this fact, I am pleased to announce the first ever FourFourTwo Forum meet!

What does this mean?
In short, for the first time ever, we will organise a public meeting of forum members where we can all meet and mingle outside of the forums. In addition, some FourFourTwo staff will also make an appearance for you to meet and chat with.

Where? When?
This is where you all come in. Discuss and try to organise a good time/place for the majority of you to meet up (I know there's exams, etc, that are coming up now). One thing that has already been decided, however, is that this first meet will be occuring in Sydney. This doesn't mean that the other states aren't invited of course, you're still free to attend if you can make the trip.

Interested?
Sound awesome? Can't wait? Want to confirm that you're coming right now regardless of date?! Then tell us! The success of this relies on all of YOU. The more people that attend, the greater the party and the greater the fun!

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ATTENDEES
The Web Guy (< Late Feb)
aftomanGT (< Feb 10, no Australia Day Weekend)
martyB (possibly < Xmas)


Edited by The Web Guy: 20/11/2008 11:12:37 AM

Edited by The Web Guy: 21/11/2008 08:59:04 AM

A Socceroo game?

I suggest some time in January. Because it's too late for me to get any time off work this year and I won't have school then and I'd love to meet some of you out there.
Those of us who know eachother outside of the forums (Guest, marty, imnofreak of the regulards) have talked about this before and think it's a good idea.
Or is that not soon enough for you all?

Is there a socceroo game in sydney in january?

Has the Asian Qualifying draw been released, because isn't the next Sydney WCQ in April or something?

I don't think the Asian Cup qualifiers have been released. But I think they are indeed in Jan/Feb.

I suggest Socceroo games because it gives more incentive for people to come, rather than an A-League fixture. Plus we won't be at each other's throats before and after the game :lol:

ps I will only come if that G:Lover person shows up. I heard she is a trouble maker and a terrible photographer :twisted:

can I come?

Sefton Playhouse...



...no? 8-[

:lol:

What is it with Sefton? My friends are "suggesting" that place for a few bucks nights we have coming up :lol:

Erebus erebus erebus...dont tell me that you, a westie, has not been to the famous sefton Playhouse. :lol:

Best tittie bar in Sydney...and unlike all the others in Sydney(and i do mean ALL Sydney) its free entry. You'd think its a shady shithole but its not bad standard.

Our next WCQ home game after the Qatar match is on April the 1st.
Although I assume there could be friendlys/Asian Cup games preceeding that.
Anyhow, Im all for it

Whats the rules for this thing anyway?

Is it strictly 18+?

Rules out half the members already :twisted:

Well that's upto you guys really.

We were thinking before a Socceroos match somewhere, beer for 18+, smoothies for < 18.

:lol: That's what you think ;)

No erebus, she wont' take pictures of your wang.

*sigh* Oh-Kayy":P

All the kids will feel left out:lol:

There's got to be something before that.

That would leave...Me, Guest, Marty, glenn and Erebus out of the regulars. Hardly seems worth it. We'd have to make it underage too.

And then after a socceroo match somewhere. Beer for 18+, bed for <18 :P

Im +18 too(yeah i know it sound lame but f@ck you) and isnt mk?

I thought mk was around 12?

I am 18 too. I think there's quite a few of us over 18, but really we'd want everyone possible to be able to go wouldn't we?

BLYTH!!!](*,)

No, mk isn't. He's about ~14.

I :lol:

Yeah, that would be the idea.

Nah, I dont' want to have it at the Zoo, and do you really want to spend your afternoon before the game passing bananas through the bars in his cage??

Im underage and from Melbourne so yeah. Rules me out. If I was of age and from sydney i still wouldnt have gone anyway. To much water under the bridge. :P I asked for this yesterday, will it be in the magazine? Why are the big boys coming? Can someone kiss PH's scone for me ALA Sarkies/John Howard?

Blyth is from Newcastle. I have a sneaky suspicion hes in aus though atm.

He's apparently originally from Newcastle but lives on the GC(you obviously wernt around for the shit fight today in Extra Time)

Mummy and daddy won't let you fly alone?? Or you don't want to have to sit up the back of the plane with all the other kids and colour in place-mats?:lol:

That was fucking hillarious wasn't it?
"The port of Blyth dates from the 12th century, but the development of the modern town only began in the first quarter of the 18th century."...and it hasn't changed since...

afro, because your leading the post count, you have to make at least a ten minute speech.

Just read a random page from the Lounge thread. Or recite one of Blythes posts :lol:

I dunno that you want to listen to me for that long. But shouldnt' it be Erebus coz he's been on here the longest and he's seen everybody come and go?

:lol:that would be interesting.

Have you ever tried to read through that thing.. I got tot the first post.

I don't need to. I've posted on just about every page so I know how bad it is :lol: There's some stuff in there that's interesting and some total bollocks. Last night there were 3 pages about the economic downturn...it's the most intellectual conversation ever to take place in the Lounge.

Conversation? It was me and imno showing our n00bmanship and you telling Nico how crap of a provider he would be. It was pretty much a lecture from uncle afro.

:cry: Actually I don't think that's what he was saying. I think he was saying I haven't experienced it, and I'm not being a provider, hence I'm ignorant to what he was saying... I don't think he was saying I could never be up to the job. :-k

You usually come off as a guy who can hold your own but against afro last night, no offence, but you looked like a real pussy. :P

And you usually come off as a real pussy :P. Not going over it all again, but there's no reason to jump ship - that was my only point.

Over 18 would rule me out too, and I know this whole thing is really just for everyone to meet me so they can say they did when im famous.. :P

Heres an idea:everyone should wear something akin to their avatars to reduce confusion.

eg. Erebus comes dressed as spartan, mk wears a foward-tied doo-rag, and amfc paints an arsenal emblem on his stomach and a melbourne logo on his back and continually spins around all day.

:lol:

yes, i am kidding.

I think for one meet we should have a football game against another forum (TWGF obviously :P), then have a few beers afterward... It is a football forum after all.

Or the regs could play the FFT staff. TWG staff vs FFT Staff has already been done.

yeah im upp for this has to be u18 cause im 17. where is it going to be

mks idea sounds good.

Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo's helmet cost U$60k to make... sorry.

Got their arses whooped by SBS, by FFA [size=1][I know it was only 2 of em][/size]... sounds like a great idea!

WHAT?!? Quite clearly that was basically my idea :P.

Basically. Theyre hardly going to credit the person who lacks the ability to force such ideas. We're so getting my alternate kit made up for this.

I know! I actually thought that would be sweet as... Anyone make shirt for Bayern? :p

To put it into perspective, further, it'd be like giving credit to afro for my alternate kit.

Not really that important that we disect how much effort each of us put into it...

Thanks for the invite. Sounds great, but unfortunately I can't make it.

Hopefully we can hold one in Perth when we get our next Socceroos match (year 2052).

No, that's the type of insult i'd reserve specially for Blyth. I was just saying you'd never experienced the full pressures of expectation.

:lol: nice. You spent ages working on that one didn't you?:P

That sounds like an awesome idea. But we all know that the FFT staff would be too pussy to accept the challenge.

The Bayern kit for the 3rd strip was my idea. And I pipped you to saying the Spain and Liverpool shirts, can I help it if I'm not as artsy-fartsy as you??

There'd be more people at the FFT shindig than at the game if it was in Perth:lol:

Im so up for that...i already play indoor 3 nights a week so im conditioned and ready:p

Where do you play?

Sportsworld Liverpool on Hoxton Park Rd...

Is it indoor or futsal?

Indoor...could play futsal at Whitlam but meh.

futsal is soooooooooooooooo much better then indoor.

Futsal is 'technically' better...indoor is probably more fun ive found. More like a muck around game.

You guys should debate this over a beer and a game at the meet :P

Debate + beer = fun + insight

debate + (beer x 10) = NRL

Anyone have any ideas on when they are releasing World/Asian Cup qualifier details? I think I remember hearing of some game in January?

As long as it's not in March or early April, I'm definitely there.

more then likely 'the meet' will be in NSW the only way I'm going to be there is via live internet streaming. :lol:

Sounds about right.

I'll have to know soon so I can block out the time from work. Don't the FFA have a fixtures llist on their website? And I think the AFC lists when every game is going to be scheduled too.

I could get a discount I think, but I'd have to prove it was worth their while. I can get most of you into the hotel for cheaer if you all want somewhere to stay and I can talk with one of my bosses about renting out some space in one of the bars there. But the FFT guys get cheap stuff form Star City *cough*shit-hole*cough* so i dunno if they're interested.

+1

This doesn't seem like an 'official' thing though. I think it's more just TWG's suggestion that we all meet up - so that masked kung-fu midgets can grab and bag us and throw us into a van for his latest experiment.

I rekn it would be mad to get together for a kick
But whoever is shit and fucks up will never be able to forget it haha

I told you not to tell anyone about the midgets!



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*cough*....



Yes, this was my suggestion. However, I made this suggestion to the FourFourTwo staff, and a part of that suggestion was for them to attend as well. They agreed that it's all around a top idea so personally I would classify this as an "official" thing.

But it's upto you guys to make this a great event. It'll be bad for all those that attend if only 4 people turn up, or if some attendees do certain actions that ruin it for others.

In short, the more interest generated in this thread, the more it will prove to the FFT guys how into the idea you guys are, and the better the event will be.

I say Sydney because I am an apprentice and can't afford travel :p

The first meets already been confirmed Sydney. :)

Sweet I might be able to afford the entry fee :p

haha.
About that... that gives me an idea.
Because Dad gets tickets to the aus games, THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE that I could get us all into a box for the next game.
When I say all I mean 10 people max. :P
Anyway, just a thought

Shotgun!

haha. Will have to see when we recieve the letter telling us amount of tickets/seating etc etc

You watch everybody suck up to me now ;)

So, umm, imno... we've known each other for a while now... *cough*..

You wanna take things to the next level?!! ZOMG me too!
:lol:

Guess I did hand that one to you on a platter, didn't I? :lol:

...but seriously...

haha
Whoa.
How come you posted twice inside 30 seconds?
Nobody else is allowed to do that! Mod special i guess?
Yes I know your serious, and it depends on the amount of tickets we get and IF we get box seats, and if the box is private etc etc
But there is a slight chance. And your a nice bloke and a regular so you would be one that come along if it was to happen :)
Although you DID ban me once.... :lol:


See Guest, theyr sucking up already! Laughing at my jokes that arent even funny....[-(
hahaha


Edited by imnofreak: 10/10/2008 10:13:07 PM

For effect...

Since we'll have interstate guests, we should make it a weekend: so if the next Sydney Socceroos match is on a weekend we can have a match the day before/after.

Makes sense I guess considering most of us 'regulars' are from Sydney, and the FFT staff aren't going to fly interstate to meet afromanGT and mk0825. Maybe Glenn can convince the missus to make a sojourn Sydney-side.... ;)

damn, would really like to meet everyone, but sydney would be a bit of a mission to travel just for the meet in jan, why is this country so damn big.....when you have it brissie let me know....but well keep sydney in mind for now, lets see what date you decide on...


....so er, imno, remember who can organise free nandos....

Being a young, aspiring journo, it would be worth meeting some of the FFT staff.

I wanna be a former socceroo one day!

i know, this would be friking awesome for me. When i saw this topic, i checked air flight prices and all, its just a bit hard, considering in in brisbane and will be getting back into uni next semester after taking a break this current semester. Trust me, it would be fantastic to meet these guys. Im not ruling it out all together, i want to see which date you guys decide on and then maybe ill make a trip down with my bro and cousin.

If FFT can pay for my flight and write it off as a tax deduction I'm there.

Queensland always gets left out of football related "do's". I am already going to melbourne in jan to watch cricket so cant do two trips in one month....failing economy, possibility of new job around then as well, Sydney smells like my dogs arse.

Glenn and i will just go to the pub. Any other queenslanders are welcome

You get them to cater the box at the game, and you're there ;)

hahah, eysh, youd probably be more interested in the food rather than the game.

Edited by zimbos_05: 11/10/2008 06:38:01 PM

"Look, Maccas free, GO SON, GO...
GOALL!!!!! YEAH YEAH YEAH!....wait, wheres imno?? "

(FROM OFF SCREEN)
"Its just you and me Peri..."



Edited by imnofreak: 11/10/2008 06:49:30 PM

Well written... little to well mebeh?:?

haha it comes from reading scripts my whole life :lol:

Ye I'm only 13! Not that anyone would want to meet me though.

LOL. That explains a whole lot. I thought you were just ignorant tbh.

haha. Play nice mk.
haha when you say mk it sounds like counselor mackay.

i always think it sounds like mr garrison mmmmmmmmmmk

haha. Its prob cuz i have been watching south park :lol:

OH! I was getting Mackay and Garrison mixed up. I always do. But yeah. I read my own username as mmmmmmmkay.

really?
I always read it as emkay.

Hey Big BOY:d

anyway onto a more serious note, im coming to the meet i hope you can get a box invite certain forumers *ahem*nr690*ahem* to the box

haha. I dont want to get everybody hopes up, its only a 20% chance I would say

if that dosent happen do you reckon you could get prime seats with supporters

Its not up to me, its up to the FFA. Last game v China we got seats in 'The Legends Room' where they had a massive reunion, cap presentation, talk by Ben Buckley, Frank Lowy, Chinese Football federation president (via a [size=2]dodgy[/size]translator) people walking around with food and drink trays.. ahhh. That was nice.

I sat next to Sasho Petrovski. haha.

if your bothered:

http://www.anzstadium.com.au/Tours/VirtualTours.aspx
the 2nd one, Legends room.

you should have punched him in the face, god that guy annoys me.

haha. I didnt even realise it was him until like when I came back to sit after halftime.
They had desserts and stuff at half time... I will never forget those cheese and biscuits. I wish i knew the name of the cheese, it was so good.
I wolfed down so much cake and chocolate haha

Socceroo world cup qualifier dates have been released: http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/86587,sydney-gets-two-roo-games.aspx

For those lazy people:
- 15 October 2008, Australia v Qatar, Brisbane
- 19 November 2008, Bahrain v Australia, Bahrain
- 11 February 2009, Japan v Australia, Tokyo
- 1 April 2009, Australia v Uzbekistan, Sydney
- 6 June 2009, Qatar v Australia, Doha
- 10 June 2009, Australia v Bahrain, Sydney
- 17 June 2009, Australia v Japan, Melbourne

So I don't think the 1 April, or 10 June are very good dates for us. Will have to wait to see when they release the Asian Cup qualifiers I think.

Looks like it :(

No Tokyo meet then?

dont forget friendlies.

If we could meet in Tokyo Nico, I'd be there! Any excuse to go back to Japan :)

Regarding the Asian Cup qualifying, according the almighty wiki (and not the horrible official Qatar site): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification#Group_B

14-01-2009    Australia    v     Kuwait
28-01-2009    Indonesia    v     Australia
14-11-2009    Australia    v     Oman
18-11-2009    Oman    v     Australia
06-01-2010    Kuwait    v     Australia
03-03-2010    Australia    v     Indonesia

So the only possible option would be the first game against Kuwait. Hopefully that's in Sydney....

Shit. Hope so. I didnt even know these groups had been done or anything!
Was it done ages ago or recently?

Couple months ago or something I think.

ahh ok. Completely missed it! :P
When re the FFA going to announce venues?