How did you find this board

[olegunnar]

I found the RPB boards through the TFC main site.
Checked out the 3 linked message boards (BS, USector and RPB) and this one had the most traffic.

My introduction to real life RPB people was after the 1st ever win. Some really really effeminate guy approached my buddy and I in the bathroom line up and told us to go to shoeless joes for free nachos.

The thread that got closed in the news section had a mention of the origns or growth of this site and thought a poll would be interesting.

[nobodybeatsthewiz]

found the early board doing a tfc google. then stumbled upon damien's p0rn-spam bliss.

[Ladies Love Julius James]

A friend told me about it a few years ago.

[BC101]

Researching Toronto FC news on youtube just after the group got started and saw "Shout out to the redpatch boys" on Italian soccer fanatics clip posted there... Googled and found it.

[Nodoubtguy]

I joined the boards in late 2006 if I recall. Must have just been looking for TFC news and think this was the first site that had any fan interaction and that was it.

[Marc"2L"]

I don't recall how I found it, but every iteration of the forum has been discovered through the last one....

So I guess that counts as another forum?

[flatpicker]

I found this board to be very enlightening...then frustrating...then informative...then bitchy...then fun...then childish...then entertaining...

[Bluenose13]

Googled RPB after seeing 112 at the 1st home game.

[T-Bird]

I found this board to be very enlightening...then frustrating...then informative...then bitchy...then fun...then childish...then entertaining...


Haha! So true!

I found out about the RPB's a few weeks before the first season and Techno registered me on the forum about a year before I started posting. I came on the first time because I was bored at work one day.

[Oblio2]

Came here from the old "Porno" RPB board

[Roogsy]

Ran into Damian the day the original replicas were put on sale. He told me about the original board which turned out to be a porn spammers dream come true and been hooked ever since.

On the porn that is...

[deltox]

late 2006.

the first incarnation of this board. might have been a wiki search and rpb popped up

[dantdot]

I don't remember. I know I found the old board a few games into the 2007 season.

[Suds]

not exactly sure, but found the RPB site before TFC started playing their first season

[mlsintoronto]

I never came here until I heard I was posting.







(sorry ensco!) :)

[Fort York Redcoat]

By constant harassment to learn internets by you lot down the pub. Now I live here.

[Oldtimer]

Original member on Simon's board. Just followed the group along each board change.

[flatpicker]

I never came here until I heard I was posting.





I thought you and MLSE created this board as a marketing device???!!!
You sneaky devil!


btw... Rickie Lambert, Bristol Rovers.... that is all.

[Toronto Gunner]

From the TFC site. After Year 1 Game 1 I saw the passion of the south end and new I had to be a part of it. Not in a "standing in the south end and contributing" sort of a way, but in a prawnier "troll the boards every day and then enjoy my seats way up high in 222 on game day" sort of way.

[Joe Kool]

If memory serves I was doing searches on all the supporter groups that I knew of in an effort to get more info than what the official TFC site made available.

[Lucky Strike]

I once upon a time, wanted to find about off-season transfer rumours between the 2007 and 2008 seasons. I found a good thread on a board which turned out to be Big Soccer. A week later, I wanted to find if there were any updates and one of the newer posts pointed to the RPB forum which had much more traffic and activity. I made the switch and here I am (well, with the previous RPB forum in between, but you know).

[flatpicker]

strange... I honestly can't remember how I ended up discovering RPB
My first memories are of going to meetings at the Rhino prior to season 1.
Not sure how I ended up there though.
I do know that Parkdale was the first RPB I met.

[Toronto Ruffrider]

I found the original board when I googled construction images of BMO field in the fall of 2006. I wasn't a regular poster until after the post-porno board, though.

[Eastend]

While looking for anything TFC related when the team was first announced way back in '06...joined the 1st board and the subsequent 3-4 changes (I think)....first signed up as 'oldman' until I found out I was about mid age range for a while....I guess I could change back to 'oldman' at this point but won't.

[Carts]

I can't remember how I found out about the Red Patch Boys...

Based on my concussion history, thats not suprising, however that's not a good thing either... :out:

Carts...

[Parkdale]

Came here from the old "Porno" RPB board

hahaha... that original board was great.

come for the TFC, stay for nekkid brittney spears videos and vi@gara

[brad]

I found this board from through the old board.

[Eastend]

Man I miss that first board.....it was a clicking surprise.

[Lucky Strike]

Man I miss that first board.....it was a clicking surprise.

How many boards have there been? Which edition is this one? 3rd, 4th, 5th?

[boban]

I never came here until I heard I was posting.







(sorry ensco!) :)
LOL
At least someone has a sense of humour around here. :)


Myself, I can't recall clearly, but I think it was it through the TFC website before the season even started.

[FluSH]

OTHER: I was one of the first to help grow this board... I won't say create cause that's for jabbronies and the IT guys...

We banded together on the very first website created by Simon from the UK... what was the URL again? Unfortunately one day we invaded the RSL Utah website with Toronto FC spam and when we realized we couldn't stop them or had no way of kicking them out when they retaliated.... we decided to make our own...


P.S. Those were the days...

[Marc"2L"]

I remember posting some pics confirming that the badge on the replica jersey were, indeed, felt.

I really can't remember how I found you guys though. Was before the first home game because I remember being in a live chat about the Chivas game....

[AL-MO]

Found the board through the TFC website then lurked for a few months before joining it in May 2007.

Its been all downhill since! :p

[AL-MO]

How many boards have there been? Which edition is this one? 3rd, 4th, 5th?

3rd I believe. But I'll let one of the 'originals' confirm.

[FluSH]

I only recall 3... The Simon Porn/Pills board... then Damiano Board... then this one the much improved board.

Or was there a Deniz board as well?

[Nodoubtguy]

I'm pretty sure its 3....I was on pretty early and I can only recall the 3

[Marc"2L"]

RPB Wiki Masters Assemble!

[billyfly]

I always sat in 112 and kinda always knew who you guys were. One night (looking for porn?) I stumbled upon James' GoTFC site and that led me here. The rest they say is history.....

[alexintoronto]

I forget if it was google, the TFC site, an email from a friend or Big Soccer that led me to the excoboard version of the RPB board. I lurked for a while on here and U-Sector then I signed up here to post this (jersey unveiling March 23 2007):

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/431447373_e414b80314.jpg

[Frick]

OTHER: I was one of the first to help grow this board... I won't say create cause that's for jabbronies and the IT guys...

We banded together on the very first website created by Simon from the UK... what was the URL again? Unfortunately one day we invaded the RSL Utah website with Toronto FC spam and when we realized we couldn't stop them or had no way of kicking them out when they retaliated.... we decided to make our own...


P.S. Those were the days...

I think it was tor-fc.com

[olegunnar]

Googled RPB after seeing 112 at the 1st home game.

Kind of thought, if what certain people say is true, there'd be more responses like these. The vast majority of responses are more TFC related than RPB.

Early exit polling is showing that ensco is getting vindicated.

[Roogsy]

OTHER: I was one of the first to help grow this board... I won't say create cause that's for jabbronies and the IT guys...

We banded together on the very first website created by Simon from the UK... what was the URL again? Unfortunately one day we invaded the RSL Utah website with Toronto FC spam and when we realized we couldn't stop them or had no way of kicking them out when they retaliated.... we decided to make our own...


P.S. Those were the days...

LMAO!

I remember that!

All of a sudden there was a reaction of "oh oh...".

And something about not being able to get a hold of the original board admin?

[Lucky Strike]

3rd I believe. But I'll let one of the 'originals' confirm.

That's what I thought: working backwards there is this one, the previous one which I joined in January 2008 (excoboard) and apparently this porno forum. There was no porn on the excoboard that I can remember, so I imagined there have been 3 versions at least.

[FluSH]

LMAO!

I remember that!

All of a sudden there was a reaction of "oh oh...".

And something about not being able to get a hold of the original board admin?

haha yeah we had a Big Laugh at the expense of the RSL supporters website... We acted like we were RSL supporters then went on a Toronto FC spree...

But when they came back to Simon's site... I think they first went to the Usec site... and we realized that we couldn't ban anyone... then there was that oh sh!t reaction...

and this makes me realize that... We created the RPB site so we could ban people!!!!!

YEEEEEEEEEEEES!

[Roogsy]

Kind of thought, if what certain people say is true, there'd be more responses like these. The vast majority of responses are more TFC related than RPB.

Early exit polling is showing that ensco is getting vindicated.

Actually...if that was your purpose...you should have put up a poll on how people became aware of RPB, the group not of RPB the forum. A quick glance at the responses seems to indicate that it was a web search of some form that resulted in people finding the board, whether it be google, another discussion board or the team website. It actually doesn't answer how people came to be aware of the group in the first place, just how they went about finding the internet forum since they obviously came to know of the group beforehand in order to make a search of us.

[FluSH]

That's what I thought: working backwards there is this one, the previous one which I joined in January 2008 (excoboard) and apparently this porno forum. There was no porn on the excoboard that I can remember, so I imagined there have been 3 versions at least.

These were porn and pill bots that constantly infiltrated the site...

[boban]

I always sat in 112 and kinda always knew who you guys were. One night (looking for porn?) I stumbled upon James' GoTFC site and that led me here. The rest they say is history.....
Actually that rings a bell.
That how I found it.

[Bluenose13]

Kind of thought, if what certain people say is true, there'd be more responses like these. The vast majority of responses are more TFC related than RPB.

Early exit polling is showing that ensco is getting vindicated.Interesting.......how do you come to that conclusion ?

[Roogsy]

Actually that rings a bell.
That how I found it.

:lol: So we have James to blame for you!

[FluSH]

Kind of thought, if what certain people say is true, there'd be more responses like these. The vast majority of responses are more TFC related than RPB.

Early exit polling is showing that ensco is getting vindicated.


You do have to remember that we have lost lots of original guys... to NEE, to SSJ, to Japan...

Just two weeks ago we lost deeznuts for personal reasons... and he was one of the originals of the group.

[AL-MO]

I think it depends on WHEN you found the site. If it was prior to April 2007, you likely found this site through the web or the TFC site. I don't know of another way you'd find this site at that point.

[Rudi]

haha yeah we had a Big Laugh at the expense of the RSL supporters website... We acted like we were RSL supporters then went on a Toronto FC spree...

But when they came back to Simon's site... I think they first went to the Usec site... and we realized that we couldn't ban anyone... then there was that oh sh!t reaction...

and this makes me realize that... We created the RPB site so we could ban people!!!!!

YEEEEEEEEEEEES!
LOL! I had a hand in that.

They came to the U-Sector site and pissed me off, posting all sorts of spam and BS, and I had no idea why. I told them to stop acting like douchebags and asked why the hell they were on our board, and then one of them PM'd me telling me what had happened at their site.

I went to the original RPB board and saw that you guys were responsible, so I, uh, pointed them in your direction. I knew then that your admin was some absentee from the UK, too. :D

I'm glad the U-Sector/Red Patch Boys relationship has matured since then. :p

[Roogsy]

SELLLLLLLLOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!!! :lol:

[boban]

:lol: So we have James to blame for you!
No quite contrary.
I'm a Godsend on here :p

[AL-MO]

LOL! I had a hand in that.

They came to the U-Sector site and pissed me off, posting all sorts of spam and BS, and I had no idea why. I told them to stop acting like douchebags and asked why the hell they were on our board, and then one of them PM'd me telling me what had happened at their site.

I went to the original RPB board and saw that you guys were responsible, so I, uh, pointed them in your direction. I knew then that your admin was some absentee from the UK, too. :D

I'm glad the U-Sector/Red Patch Boys relationship has matured since then. :p

Oh how fondly I remember the RPB vs. U-Sector days. :lol:

[Parkdale]

How many boards have there been? Which edition is this one? 3rd, 4th, 5th?

http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/en/a/a6/Matrix_reloaded_neovarchitect_600.gif


there were many boards before this one. We're currently in the 3 matrix... err... message board.



We banded together on the very first website created by Simon from the UK... what was the URL again? Unfortunately one day we invaded the RSL Utah website with Toronto FC spam and when we realized we couldn't stop them or had no way of kicking them out when they retaliated.... we decided to make our own...

i think the website was simple www.toronto-fc.com (http://www.toronto-fc.com)

haha... that old attack on the RSL guys was so much fun.
I can't say that was my first terrible idea around here, but after the 5 or 6 pints I had at Joe's, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Oh, and remember how fast the finger got pointed at us?


edit: Rudi just brought it up while I was posting this one. hahaha. good old days.

[Rudi]

SELLLLLLLLOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!!! :lol:
Fuck that, I had to deal with dozens of asshole posts for no fuckin' reason!

Besides, it seems that that may have actually helped you guys gain some independence. :hump:;)

[AL-MO]

I joined the board because it seemed like the best place to chat about TFC.

I then met Parkdale @ Shoeless with his stickers and decided to join the group..

[eustacchio]

found the early board doing a tfc google.

This man right here.

[Parkdale]

check out the wayback machine version of the OG board. LINK (http://web.archive.org/web/20060716002904/http://www.toronto-fc.com/)


notice the newest registered user?

[Roogsy]

I joined the board because it seemed like the best place to chat about TFC.

I then met Parkdale @ Shoeless with his stickers and decided to join the group..

LOL!

It was the stickers that did it for you? Classic.

[FluSH]

Fuck that, I had to deal with dozens of asshole posts for no fuckin' reason!

Besides, it seems that that may have actually helped you guys gain some independence. :hump:;)

hahaha they came at us strong... we were like WTF do we do now? We hadto listen to these asshats until they decided to leave LOL

[Parkdale]

I then met Parkdale @ Shoeless with his stickers and decided to join the group..

you should have run away. :cool:

[Rudi]

Oh how fondly I remember the RPB vs. U-Sector days. :lol:
RPB getting rid of one wordy douchebag went a long way to creating the improved unity we've seen since. ;)


Oh, and remember how fast the finger got pointed at us?
Normally I wouldn't give a shit. Hell, if you guys want to spam a rival team's board, I'll probably join in.

But when it created headaches for me, and given the feelings between the groups at the time, well it was an easy decision. :D

[billyfly]

you should have run away. :cool:

I always thought flatpicker was Parkdale b/c of his avatar.

[AL-MO]

LOL!

It was the stickers that did it for you? Classic.

It wasn't the stickers Roogs! :lol: In fact I don't even know what happened to the ones I bought. I think I gave them away or something.

Seriously, that was the point I realized RPB was a group of great people, and not just a bunch of people on the internet.

[Roogsy]

Ah so you're saying we killed TWO birds with one stone?

Well done Parky! :D

[Parkdale]

Normally I wouldn't give a shit. Hell, if you guys want to spam a rival team's board, I'll probably join in.

But when it created headaches for me, and given the feelings between the groups at the time, well it was an easy decision. :D


and it all went back to your board because the RSL guys did a google search for 'toronto fc message board' and happened to find yours first.

still, we got them pretty good!

oh, and your other point is very valid as well. more to come on that one later...

[Roogsy]

It wasn't the stickers Roogs! :lol: In fact I don't even know what happened to the ones I bought. I think I gave them away or something.

Seriously, that was the point I realized RPB was a group of great people, and not just a bunch of people on the internet.

And some of us are douchebags on AND off the internet... :D

[loconet]

When the team first got announced, I searched for "TFC fans/supporters". I was brought to the old boards (when the RPB name got discussed) before spammers got a hold of it. Then of course the fun was moved here :D

[AL-MO]

hahaha they came at us strong... we were like WTF do we do now? We hadto listen to these asshats until they decided to leave LOL

LOL

:smilielol5:

[Damien]

Ran into Damian the day the original replicas were put on sale. He told me about the original board which turned out to be a porn spammers dream come true and been hooked ever since.

On the porn that is...

Those were the days! :cool:

[Pinkie]

LOL!

It was the stickers that did it for you? Classic.

those stickers were SICK- i still have some lying around!

i found this board because i was dragged down to a tailgate by Colleen(formely known as collsauced)in the first part of the first season and everyone kept asking me what my board name was..and so i decided i better be cool and join...

[Toronto_Bhoy]

Googled RPB after seeing 112 at the 1st home game.

Yep…I remember walking up the stairs…seeing BMO for the first time and thinking, "Oh my God! This is fantastic!" and then looking to the left and saying, "Who the fuck are those clowns?"

[ilikemusic]

I just knew that the RPB existed so I looked it up online figuring it would be the best place to post about TFC.

[dclaro]

I came to the forum looking for updated tfc news (cause TSN and sportsnet only give it to you after everybody knows), lurked for a few months, then joined

[Bobo]

I guess TLN's Soccer Fanatics is word of mouth.

[jaahuuu]

I found out about TFC and u-sector on an FC United of Manchester board in Spring of 2006, but I'm not sure if I found out about RPB from u-sector or FCUM.

[CretanBull]

I can't remember how I found out about the RPBs, someone told me about the group but I can't remember who it was - it was before Season 1 started. I lurked the 1st board, and joined the 2nd board shortly after it got set up and you've been stuck with me ever since!

[Alarius]

i walked into it.. broke my nose...

[pekduck]

knew it since way back... didn't want to get involved with a bunch of "hooligans" so only lurked from time to time, lol

somehow... wires got crossed... here i am....

[ensco]

I never came here until I heard I was posting.







(sorry ensco!) :)

No, the way I remember it, back then, Esky was using mlsintoronto, and you were Croat.

[Kevin]

A buddy of mine directed me to the forum when you guys were planning your trip down here to Charelston for the CCC.

[CretanBull]

^ All a part of our plan to make the South-East coast of America an enclave of TFC supporters :D

[Kayed]

I think I googled TFC after the Jersey unveiling and stumbled upon the older forum

[MartinUtd]

I googled "Red Patch Boys" after the KC game

[loconet]

check out the wayback machine version of the OG board. LINK (http://web.archive.org/web/20060716002904/http://www.toronto-fc.com/)


notice the newest registered user?

Hey! I can seem myself there as well! hah

[Inswingingwingman]

I found a nice board at Home depot too. In the board aisle.

The webmaster should have all the tools required to find out who came direct, via google, etc....and from where. I get daily updates on who visits and from where, what pages and how long....etc...blah blah

[Razcle]

I was an avid member of BS from Day one. I thought there was way too much bu!!shit on that site especially from Trolls of the other boards. Most of my postings were arguing with Yanks about whether there "should" be Canadian teams in the "American" soccer league. It got real tiresome real quick. I am have been pretty stoked that there is good commentary/analysis/passion from this site at least everyonce in a while. The rest is purely entertainment.

I must have missed the porn site though. I think I only joined up on board V2.0

[akoto]

Came here from the old "Porno" RPB board

Same here. I was one of the first 50-60 on that board too. It was great seeing the evolution of that board. Started as a few of us dreaming about what was to come. Tracking the progress of BMO Field's construction. Anticipating when they were going to announce when we could buy our season tickets. I bet Simon had no idea his little board would amount to what it has become.

[Waggy]

To be honest, I don't remember when I found this incarnate of the board. I found it trying to find the chant lists. But I initially found everything around TFCs first game, when I realized I'd be supporting this team, joined the facebook group, lurked around, went to the first 6 or 7 games, then left the country for 2 years and when I got back, needed to catch up on chants haha.

[H Bomb]

no idea...no memory of that summer I guess.

[Torcida]

I found the RPB board through a link on the forum www.toronto-fc.com (http://www.toronto-fc.com) (don't click, dead link) because that board was dying because of spam and inadequate administrating. That was the forum RPB was created..

[jloome]

I found it to be impetuous, with an insoucient body, like a late-season Chilean red.

[Keyman]

I really miss the old board. Not the first one, but like, the second? Have there been three? The one where we continually had intelligent discussions. I loved it back then, with BBTB and all. The first one had too much porn.

[ensco]

I found it to be impetuous, with an insoucient body, like a late-season Chilean red.

Quite right. With notes of dried hay.

[The Kingpin]

Oh the good ol' days. Well I was there as Toon in Toronto - it was the days of innocence when we weren't even sure we could get anyone to chant. Just a handful of lads with a twinkle in their eye. Those days are long gone - but will never be forgotten.

[nascarguy]

i used the interweb to find this crazy place:flare::drum::scarf:

[denime]

I found it trough the "GoTFC",and get hoked up on BBTB TFC daily news.
Every morning first thing was the coffee and the TFC News.
Than I started adding news to his threads,and when his went to Japan in 07,I took over.

Now I can't get rid of it,I'm stuck with TFC news forever,forever,forever. :D

[Parkdale]

Started as a few of us dreaming about what was to come. Tracking the progress of BMO Field's construction.

yep. back then I would put the construction photos up on our old board, and on usector, and occasionally on BigSoccer. It really blew me away that there were other people out there who actually cared about my photos of a hole in the ground that would, one day, become a Soccer Stadium.

[FluSH]

Oh the good ol' days. Well I was there as Toon in Toronto - it was the days of innocence when we weren't even sure we could get anyone to chant. Just a handful of lads with a twinkle in their eye. Those days are long gone - but will never be forgotten.

I think The Kingpin is a much better and suited name...

[Parkdale]

I think The Kingpin is a much better and suited name...


more than TiT ? :cool:

[The Kingpin]

I think The Kingpin is a much better and suited name...

Because I'm an evil villain?? ;)

[Lucky Strike]

I was an avid member of BS from Day one. I thought there was way too much bu!!shit on that site especially from Trolls of the other boards. Most of my postings were arguing with Yanks about whether there "should" be Canadian teams in the "American" soccer league. It got real tiresome real quick. I am have been pretty stoked that there is good commentary/analysis/passion from this site at least everyonce in a while. The rest is purely entertainment.

I must have missed the porn site though. I think I only joined up on board V2.0

Yup, I encountered the same thing. A lot of them have some sort of mental defect that just can't accept Canadians or something.

[TorontoBlades]

I loved the old board better. Remember the Shaughno celebrations everytime he hit a new post milestone. Good times, low work productivity :)

[nobodybeatsthewiz]

I loved the old board better. Remember the Shaughno celebrations everytime he hit a new post milestone. Good times, low work productivity :)


he was a happy young buck back then huh? :)

[Technorgasm]

Went to Joe's to see the new stadium.
met some cool folks.
heard about board.

post frenzy.

[AL-MO]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/AL-MO/mr10000p2.jpg


I loved the old board better. Remember the Shaughno celebrations everytime he hit a new post milestone. Good times, low work productivity :)

[Roogsy]

LOL! He was the king.

Although I should take some credit for that. Our arguments probably padded his numbers. :D

[Citrus]

Googled RPB after seeing 112 at the 1st home game.

Likewise.

[H Bomb]

Oh the good ol' days. Well I was there as Toon in Toronto - it was the days of innocence when we weren't even sure we could get anyone to chant. Just a handful of lads with a twinkle in their eye. Those days are long gone - but will never be forgotten.

because you will never, ever let us forget them :rolleyes::D

[flatpicker]

LOL! He was the king.

Although I should take some credit for that. Our arguments probably padded his numbers. :D


I had a soaring post-count as well.
I blame all the photoshop images I made.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k139/brushstroke-man/peace.jpg

[Parkdale]

I had a soaring post-count as well.
I blame all the photoshop images I made.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k139/brushstroke-man/peace.jpg


and who was the first RPB you met?

[flatpicker]

^ as I said in the first page of this thread... it was the one and only Parkdale.

I said "hey nice jacket... TFC!"
You said,"I like turtles"

[The Kingpin]

because you will never, ever let us forget them :rolleyes::D


That's right!! I'll never be written out of the script - no matter how much they try!!

:drinking:

By the way - the poll results show the real effectiveness on an integrated marketing campaign. Mmmmm, marketing.

[Technorgasm]

Guys in my Warcraft guild said that there were lots of like minded keyboard warriors for me to flame war with. . . . so I signed up

[BayernTFC]

I was looking for some info about player signings by TFC in the off season at the end of 2007. I did a google search and found the RPB forums. I have been reading posts here for quite some time, but I only recently decided to register so that I could post comments too. Cheers.

[Dave67]

I think I was just bumming cigarettes. As long as people in this group keep giving me smokes i'm not leaving.... or something like that... What the fuck is baseball! What the Fuck is baseball! ... :)

[Parkdale]

That's right!! I'll never be written out of the script - no matter how much they try!!

:drinking:


no one denies you were there in the early days (not the very beginning, but certainly the early days). Now your relevance, that's for the marketing polls to determine....

[TorontoBlades]

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f23/AL-MO/mr10000p2.jpg

Brilliant!

[AL-MO]

You can thank Flatpicker for that one. I only found the image and requested he make the change. :p

[FluSH]

soooo... what was olegunnar's assestment? I think he was trying to vindicate someone...

[t.o_moose]

as soon as MLSE announced that they were getting an MLS franchise, I looked up any info I could get on it and stumbled onto the toronto-fc.com board.. been posting since then

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7286/rpb3.jpg
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6103/flag1.jpg

[FluSH]

^^^
Nice... although I am pretty sure I am the one taking that picture... The one I am in never gets posted lol... also I think Deeznuts was having a smoke...

[Parkdale]

^ I was outside smoking when that shot was taken.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mike24k/RPB2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mike24k/RPB1.jpg

I took these too. You're in there moose!

[Hooligan69]

Can't remember how I found this site.

[AL-MO]

So sad that banner got lost. :(

[t.o_moose]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mike24k/RPB2.jpg


I remember when this pic was put on the board for the first time, and someone said:

"hmm.. I wonder which one is nascarguy"

:lol:

[Arnie Knows]

My question Is what will happen to the RPB's when in a few years all the boyzzz get older and have wives that won't have that crap ..

Who will carry the torch ..

[alexintoronto]

Shane's a gangster

Just needs one of these:

http://www.withaswing.com/hats/fedora/fedora.gif

[AL-MO]

My question Is what will happen to the RPB's when in a few years all the boyzzz get older and have wives that won't have that crap ..

Who will carry the torch ..

Alot of our members have wives and families already.

The torch will just be passed on to someone who can commit more time.

So why did YOU join this board Arnie?

[denime]

Alot of our members have wives and families already.

The torch will just be passed on to someone who can commit more time.

So why did YOU join this board Kenny?

FIXED :D

[H Bomb]

as soon as MLSE announced that they were getting an MLS franchise, I looked up any info I could get on it and stumbled onto the toronto-fc.com board.. been posting since then




not often enough!

[Arnie Knows]

Alot of our members have wives and families already.

The torch will just be passed on to someone who can commit more time.

So why did YOU join this board Arnie?


I joined becasue I love to laugh at what people do to make them feel part of a group ..
It makes me smile , is that soo fucking wrong.

[FluSH]

My question Is what will happen to the RPB's when in a few years all the boyzzz get older and have wives that won't have that crap ..

Who will carry the torch ..


Keyman... and the younger generation

:drum:

[alexintoronto]

not often enough!
Didn't you want to ban "Registered Users"? :poke:

[FluSH]

Alot of our members have wives and families already.

The torch will just be passed on to someone who can commit more time.

So why did YOU join this board Arnie?


Chill honey bunny... Chill

(pulp fiction)

[Roogsy]

Chill honey bunny... Chill

(pulp fiction)

Tim Roth!

Classic...

"I'm trying Ringo....I'm trying real hard to be the shephard."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF8DAhMai8Q


GF8DAhMai8Q

[nobodybeatsthewiz]

and who was the first RPB you met?


el rojo fanatico

[ExiledRed]

and who was the first RPB you met?

BBTB

I joined the porn board in August 2006.

I'm sure I was in that photo taken at the brick brewery.

Did somebody crop me out?

More revisionism? (This board was never intended to be specific to 112...pfffft)

[FluSH]

Soooo

Did oldgunner answer the question on how ensco was vindicated? It seems like he was trying to prove a point but fell flat on it's face...

[NateDoGG]

i was on the website since day 1, didnt sign up and talk on the forums till after our first win tho. way back when.....

[ExiledRed]

Soooo

Did oldgunner answer the question on how ensco was vindicated? It seems like he was trying to prove a point but fell flat on it's face...

Why the fuck does ensco need to be vindicated anyway?

Ensco's been posting on these boards for longer than most, and is fully entitled to air his opinions. He is neither rude nor inflammatory, (like me, for instance). He just sticks to his guns, which bothers some people who think WAAAY too much of their status in this group, and are unjustifiably indignant of people who use the board but aren't members.(registered users)

He was not incorrect when he stated that RPB (not the board) was originally intended to be specific to 112, nor is he incorrect when he points out that this board became so popular because it was accessible to everybody.

I'd argue the point about the board's popularity being due to Paul's regular appearances, but I'm pretty sure ensco's right when he states that this board would be nothing if that accessibilty wasn't there.

[The Kingpin]

Why the fuck does ensco need to be vindicated anyway?

Ensco's been posting on these boards for longer than most, and is fully entitled to air his opinions. He is neither rude nor inflammatory, (like me, for instance). He just sticks to his guns, which bothers some people who think WAAAY too much of their status in this group, and are unjustifiably indignant of people who use the board but aren't members.(registered users)

He was not incorrect when he stated that RPB (not the board) was originally intended to be specific to 112, nor is he incorrect when he points out that this board became so popular because it was accessible to everybody.

I'd argue the point about the board's popularity being due to Paul's regular appearances, but I'm pretty sure ensco's right when he states that this board would be nothing if that accessibilty wasn't there.

This all sounds familiar... :hide:

Where were you to defend me!!!??;)

[ExiledRed]

This all sounds familiar... :hide:

Where were you to defend me!!!??;)

I'm just a man, Pat. You don't need defending by a lesser mortal.:D

[The Kingpin]

I'm just a man, Pat. You don't need defending by a lesser mortal.:D

True... :cool:

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

I saw the link on GoTFC.com...

[etro]

Came here from the old "Porno" RPB board

Ohh memories LOL

[FluSH]

Why the fuck does ensco need to be vindicated anyway?

Ensco's been posting on these boards for longer than most, and is fully entitled to air his opinions. He is neither rude nor inflammatory, (like me, for instance). He just sticks to his guns, which bothers some people who think WAAAY too much of their status in this group, and are unjustifiably indignant of people who use the board but aren't members.(registered users)

He was not incorrect when he stated that RPB (not the board) was originally intended to be specific to 112, nor is he incorrect when he points out that this board became so popular because it was accessible to everybody.

I'd argue the point about the board's popularity being due to Paul's regular appearances, but I'm pretty sure ensco's right when he states that this board would be nothing if that accessibilty wasn't there.

I think you need to ask olegunner these questions... that littel arguement with ensco was dealt with in that thread... and if he has been around for ages he certainly didn't seem to think twice or dig deeper at what we do before he made his statement... just my thoughts...

[Free Agents]

From watching the games. Usually just read but I decided to join.

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

Kind of thought, if what certain people say is true, there'd be more responses like these. The vast majority of responses are more TFC related than RPB.

Early exit polling is showing that ensco is getting vindicated.
The RPB are a TFC supporters club... It seems perfectly natural to me.

[ensco]

that littel arguement with ensco was dealt with in that thread... and if he has been around for ages he certainly didn't seem to think twice or dig deeper at what we do before he made his statement... just my thoughts...

Flush, whoever you are, I know enough to know that you are a core heart/soul person around here...but you "dealt" with nothing and I don't need to dig deeper or think twice about what I wrote.

I experienced that early board as a total outsider, and my experience may have been different from yours and others, but it was what it was.

This board was very, very different in the early days. It was gold, in terms of having good discussion on potential players, drafts, the cap and rules (it blew away BS and usector on this), with a very heavy sprinkling of inside jokes about people that seemed to be almost entirely in Sec 112. All that Cashzilla stuff, etc, which was funny even for an older who had never met any of you! I was won over by the tone of the board, and others were too. And yes, even it you don't like it, mlsintoronto being here was a factor in choosing to start posting here - I got it, you think less of me for it, whatever.

This board is a very different board now. It's my problem, not yours. I got that.

There's a lot of energy here in being the best supporters you can be. I wish everyone had the same energy for the board (not painting broad brush - I know some do).

[Cashcleaner]

^ Ensco, I agree that the forums we have now are nothing like the ones from the past. The problem is that back then we were under most people's radar's and the wide majority of posters here were legitimate supporters of the team and, perhaps most pertinent to the discussion, they were either members of the Red Patch Boys or at least had some respect for us. Unfortunately since early last season we've been inundated with forums members that really don't give a shit about our group and have been trying their damndest to bring these boards down. I recall one person mentioning how much of the shitstorms that occur here are the result of a handful of agents provacateur and I gotta agree with him on that.

[FluSH]

Flush, whoever you are, I know enough to know that you are a core heart/soul person around here...but you "dealt" with nothing and I don't need to dig deeper or think twice about what I wrote.

I experienced that early board as a total outsider, and my experience may have been different from yours and others, but it was what it was.

This board was very, very different in the early days. It was gold, in terms of having good discussion on potential players, drafts, the cap and rules (it blew away BS and usector on this), with a very heavy sprinkling of inside jokes about people that seemed to be almost entirely in Sec 112. All that Cashzilla stuff, etc, which was funny even for an older who had never met any of you! I was won over by the tone of the board, and others were too. And yes, even it you don't like it, mlsintoronto being here was a factor in choosing to start posting here - I got it, you think less of me for it, whatever.

This board is a very different board now. It's my problem, not yours. I got that.

There's a lot of energy here in being the best supporters you can be. I wish everyone had the same energy for the board (not painting broad brush - I know some do).


ensco... my priority is NOT this board. It's Toronto FC and RPB. If I wanted a social club atmosphere with some footy talk I would have been in Big Soccer. When I said you needed to dig deeper or think twice... I meant to say that you don't understand RPB and the operations and mechanics around our group... because otherwise you wouldn't have made those comments... REGARDLESS... I think people need to look at the URL of this site more often...


This is a RED PATCH BOYS board... A SUPPORTERS GROUP.

What's so hard to understand?

[TFCintheBUFF]

I discovered the board where one discovers all good things: wikipedia.

[the-lower-eastsider]

I discovered the board where one discovers all good things: wikipedia.
thats exactly how i found it too. there was a link at the bottom of the page.

[ensco]

^ Unfortunately since early last season we've been inundated with forums members that really don't give a shit about our group and have been trying their damndest to bring these boards down

I've seen that. I hate that. I guess it's internet life, but it's despicable.

I don't want to bring anything down. I just want the best quality discussion. Numerous RPBs are clearly amongst the most knowledgeable people on TFC and football anywhere. I just wish one didn't feel the need to tow the supporters line quite so much on here.

[ensco]

ensco... my priority is NOT this board. It's Toronto FC and RPB. If I wanted a social club atmosphere with some footy talk I would have been in Big Soccer. When I said you needed to dig deeper or think twice... I meant to say that you don't understand RPB and the operations and mechanics around our group... because otherwise you wouldn't have made those comments... REGARDLESS... I think people need to look at the URL of this site more often...


This is a RED PATCH BOYS board... A SUPPORTERS GROUP.

What's so hard to understand?

You are right to feel as you do.

The funny part is, maybe by accident, I don't know (no offence intended), this is far and away the best board on the team, even though it's declined a bit. bigsoccer remains particularly terrible, imho. There is a sizable cohort who care more about the discussion, as galling as that may be.

I'm not sure the two missions, being a board for supporters, and being a top discussion board, are compatible. That's why I was serious when I said you should go members only. It might work better if the two different missions were separated. Maybe all the great posters would stay here if you did go members only, I don't know, I guess I'd have to figure out who I am then. I don't dislike RPB, I'm just older and not much of a joiner/follower.

You put more effort into what you do than I do into posting. Take the club and its board where you need it to go. I'm just hoping that you can find away to keep being a great board as part of what this all becomes.

A final thought for you: the quality of the board gives the RPB supporters a real patina of quality, with the media and the public. It's worth trying to keep that, I think.

[GuelphStorm2007]

I discovered this board belive it or not from the Voyaguers Forum the day after the First game against Chivas in 2007.:canada:

[Captain Croatia]

I think i found it from Google. Still remember the crazy old first board, then it got invaded with porno. I believe this is the 4th edition (?)

[Kevin]

Heck, I'm wanting to see the "Porno" version now!

[billyfly]

Did anyone say bread crumbs yet?

[Yohan]

I suffer from CRS (Can't Remember Shit)

therefore, I dunno how I got here. most likely searching something on tfc, or click on a link

[koryo]

I think I found this board & group through google. March 2007 as I recall. Bit of bandwagon jumper I admit :)