Welcome Thread - Introduce Yourself

[Mikel Bee]

This thread is to welcome all of the new members to the forum. Stop in, introduce yourself, and tell us a little about yourself.

Location: New Barnet
How many years following the Bees: 12
Which Stand: East terrace
All Time Favourite Player: Der der der der der der Scott Mcgleish Scott Mcgleish
All Time Favourite Manager: Paul Fairclough
Best Memory: Carlisle Utd away to go top of the Conference and stay there for the whole season
Worst memory: Torquay relegation day
Other Sports you watch: Athletics, Cricket sometimes
Hobbies: Travelling, Computers and Sleeping

[Golf Delta]

Location: Welham Green, originally East Barnet
How many years following the Bees: 41
Which Stand: NWT
All Time Favourite Player: Colin 'Paddy' Powell
All Time Favourite Manager: The one and only Barry Fry
Best Memory: Away at Fisher and going to the FA Trophy final at Wembley in '72
Worst memory: Losing to Stafford at Wembley and Richard Beeby at Old Trafford.
Other Sports you watch: Tennis
Hobbies: Travelling, Table Tennis, Photography

[PlanBee]

Location: Carshalton Beeches, Surrey.
How many years following the Bees: 10-12
Which Stand: East terrace
All Time Favourite Player: Sean Devine but always had a soft spot for (fit) Yakubu and Abu Ogogo as I went to school with him.
All Time Favourite Manager: Probably Fairclough
Best Memory: Right now, our last win.
Worst memory: Maybe Ross Flitney's red card against Man Utd, so sad.
Other Sports you watch: AFL
Hobbies: Reading, travelling, socialising and ale drinking.

[TorME]

Location: Moss, Norway
How many years following the Bees: 20
Which Stand: Barnet Player (attended my 30th Barnet-match earlier this month)
All Time Favourite Player: Gary "Sumo" Phillips or Lee Harrison
All Time Favourite Manager: Paul Fairclough
Best Memory: Old Trafford (at least before the sending-off)
Worst memory: Torquay relegation day
Other Sports you watch: Everything
Hobbies: Football, Computers, PS3 and Football! (BTW: Did I mention football?)

[GRH]

Location: Mill Hill
How many years following the Bees: 22 years
Which Stand: East terrace
All Time Favourite Player: Gary Bull
All Time Favourite Manager: Barry Fry
Best Memory: Fisher Away on the promotion day
Worst memory: Losing to Farnborough on a dark winters evening in the conference.
Other Sports you watch: Cricket, American Football
Hobbies: Books, TV and a drink or two.

[kingoffootball]

Location: Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
How many years following the Bees: 20 (eek, that makes me feel old)
Which Stand: East terrace - Or certainly used to be, it's been a long time since I made a home game
All Time Favourite Player: Tough, but probably Graz
All Time Favourite Manager: Graz!
Best Memory: Carlisle Utd away or Halifax home 2004/05
Worst memory: Torquay home 2001
Other Sports you watch: Boxing, Rugby League, Cricket, Athletics and a bit of tennis.
Hobbies: Football, Cycling, Weights, Running, Computers, Art, Film, Photography, Alcohol, Caffeine and recently nothing but DIY.

[nairtcab]

Location: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
How many years following the Bees: 4
Which Stand: Sadly, I've never been to a match, but hopefully that changes next season.
All-Time Favo(u)rite Manager: Mr. Fairclough
Best Memory: Discovering English lower-league football and the Bees
Worst Memory: We haven't been relegated (knock on wood) since I've been supporting the Bees, so I haven't many bad memories.
Other Sports you watch: Basketball, American Football, Baseball, Tennis
Hobbies: Books, studying, watching sport

[buzzlightyear]

Location: Daventry, Northants
How many years following the Bees: 29/30 years
Which Stand: North West Frontier
All Time Favourite Player: John Margerison
All Time Favourite Manager: Bazza
Best Memory: Fisher Away
Worst memory: Torquay relegation
Other Sports you watch: Athletics
Hobbies: Music, history, cars, travel

[Moonchild_Bee]

Location: Gospel Oak / Camden Town
How many years following the Bees: 19
Which Stand: East Terrace normally - this season mainly Main Stand
All Time Favourite Player: Kenny Lowe. Andy Pape a close 2nd. Hendo 3rd.
All Time Favourite Manager: Paul Fairclough - just pipping Bazza.
Best Memory: First 90 seconds of the Man U game.
Worst memory: Barnet 1 - 4 Gravesend & Northfleet (the game I realised we'll never get back in the league)
Other Sports you watch: Cricket
Hobbies: Travel, blues, cajun food.

[moortownbee]

Location: Leeds
How many years following the Bees: 25
Which Stand: North West Terrace
All Time Favourite Player: Steve Regan
All Time Favourite Manager: Paul Fairclough (better manager than he was teacher!)
Best Memory: Fisher
Worst memory: Steve Humphries breaking he's leg
Other Sports you watch: Rugby league now I am up North
Hobbies: Running.

[Edd1]

Location: Cambridge, orignially from Potters Bar
How many years following the Bees: 19
Which Stand: East terrace
All Time Favourite Player: Paul Wilson
All Time Favourite Manager: Ray Clemence
Best Memory: Graz's over head kick v Carisle at home in 2005
Worst memory: Torquay relegation day or Kelly Haag failing to score a sitter in the last minute at Stamford Bridge
Other Sports you watch: Occasional cricket
Hobbies: Writing, scout leader, dabble in running, cooking

[LeicesterBee]

Location: Leicester (but originally from Radlett)
How many years following the Bees: 24
Which Stand: Used to be East Terrace but South Stand now due to old age
All Time Favourite Player: Herbie, Herbie, Herbie!! (Smith)
All Time Favourite Manager: Barry Fry
Best Memory: Wycombe Wanderers away 1991 - although we hadn't clinched the title it certainly felt like it!
Worst memory: Old Trafford - such excitement and anticipation wiped out after 90 seconds
Favourite Barnet goal: Frank Murphy at home to Welling Utd 27th April 1991
Other Sports you watch: Most sports (except cricket and horse racing)
Hobbies: Travel, coaching son's under 9's youth team and surfing (the waves not the web!)

[PBBee]

Location: Potters Bar
How many years following the Bees: 16
Which Stand: East Terrace
All Time Favourite Player: Grazioli
All Time Favourite Manager: Paul Fairclough
Best Memory: Halifax Promotion Day 05 (and the celebration in lower Barnet after) or Sinclair's goal at Old Trafford
Worst Memory: Torquay relegation
Other Sports you watch: Golf, Cricket & Athletics
Hobbies: Playing golf, Drinking & anything Football

[djhdjh]

Location: Oxford
Years follwing the Bees: 8
Which Stand: East Terrace
All Time Favourite Player: Ian Hendon/Jason Puncheon
All Time Favourite Manager: Paul Fairclough
Best Memory: Winning the Conference in 2005
Worst Memory: Missing the Old Trafford game
Other Sports you watch: Everything but especially Athletics and Disability Sports
Hobbies: Sprinting, Long Jumping, Reading about Athletics (Diverse)

[Mem Beespod]

Location: Muswell Hill
How many years following the Bees: 21 years
Which Stand: South Stand
All Time Favourite Player: Kenny Lowe
All Time Favourite Manager: Barry Fry
Best Memory: 4-1 away win at Enfailed in the FA Cup
Worst memory: Torquay relegation day
Other Sports you watch: Cricket
Hobbies: playing music in a band, coaching a football team