HELLO FROM PORTUGAL

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Faroman

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Hi Evertonians. My wife and I retired to the Algarve 7 years ago. I'm originally from the same part of the world as David Moyes and have followed his career since way back in his Preston days. I cannot lay claim to being a true blue (I never ever managed to get to Goodison during David's first spell at the club). This is the first time I have ever joined any fan forum at any of the football clubs David's managed. I did follow his tenure at West Ham quite closely through the 'Knees Up Mother Brown' (KUMB) forum so know quite a bit about his popularity through that medium - but never felt inclined to join or participate. Not being a fan of West Ham I really didn't feel I had the right to comment on match threads or other parts of the Forum. David latterly did have a thread dedicated to thanking him for his service and wishing him well for the future. However there was a toxic few Forum members who (for unknown reasons) didn't like David and demanded the thread be closed - in fact this eventually happened only a few weeks ago when a moderator (who disliked David on the grounds of his 'slap' comment to a female TV reporter during his Sunderland tenure) took great satisfaction in shutting the site down .......probably due to all the good wishes posted following David's early successes at Everton.
West Ham does have a lot of decent fans who wish David and Everton every success - but not at their club's expense. I therefore wish them well too, but with limited success.

Can't think of anything more I can add at the moment, but I'm quite happy to answer any queries that Forum members might have about me. I am not a David Moyes stalker or anything like that, I just think that there are very few British football managers quite like him going around anymore.
 


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Faroman said:
Hi Evertonians. My wife and I retired to the Algarve 7 years ago. I'm originally from the same part of the world as David Moyes and have followed his career since way back in his Preston days. I cannot lay claim to being a true blue (I never ever managed to get to Goodison during David's first spell at the club). This is the first time I have ever joined any fan forum at any of the football clubs David's managed. I did follow his tenure at West Ham quite closely through the 'Knees Up Mother Brown' (KUMB) forum so know quite a bit about his popularity through that medium - but never felt inclined to join or participate. Not being a fan of West Ham I really didn't feel I had the right to comment on match threads or other parts of the Forum. David latterly did have a thread dedicated to thanking him for his service and wishing him well for the future. However there was a toxic few Forum members who (for unknown reasons) didn't like David and demanded the thread be closed - in fact this eventually happened only a few weeks ago when a moderator (who disliked David on the grounds of his 'slap' comment to a female TV reporter during his Sunderland tenure) took great satisfaction in shutting the site down .......probably due to all the good wishes posted following David's early successes at Everton.
West Ham does have a lot of decent fans who wish David and Everton every success - but not at their club's expense. I therefore wish them well too, but with limited success.

Can't think of anything more I can add at the moment, but I'm quite happy to answer any queries that Forum members might have about me. I am not a David Moyes stalker or anything like that, I just think that there are very few British football managers quite like him going around anymore.
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Alright mate, welcome to GOT. Aside from winning all the awards for best forum, of course, we have quite a few really good people hanging around here. But we've also got some of the sort you complained about at the other place, and they pop up from time to time (sometimes predictably so). Hope you enjoy your time here.
 
Hi SerenityNigh. Thanks for the welcome and the heads up on what to expect from posters. I was a bit concerned that my (real name) initials are DK and that I might be mistaken for somebody else. Looking forward to my first ever football forum and perhaps contributing something sensible to the various threads. Thanks again for the warm welcome. 🙂
 

Thank you for the welcome RAFUH. 🙂. Very much looking forward to being part of the forum. Enjoyed the Man. Utd match thread although very annoyed at the late penalty decision.
 
Faroman said:
Hi SerenityNigh. Thanks for the welcome and the heads up on what to expect from posters. I was a bit concerned that my (real name) initials are DK and that I might be mistaken for somebody else. Looking forward to my first ever football forum and perhaps contributing something sensible to the various threads. Thanks again for the warm welcome. 🙂
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Welcome to the forum Dave K ;)
 

tim gabbott said:
Where in Portugal are you based.. My favourite holiday destination
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Hi Tim. We are a bit off the beaten track among the orange groves just outside the town of Silves. We are still only a 15/20 min. drive to the resorts. Our favourite hang out is the seaside district (not really a town) of Gale - fabulous beaches, good restaurants/watering holes. Where do you like to go ?
 
Faroman said:
Hi Tim. We are a bit off the beaten track among the orange groves just outside the town of Silves. We are still only a 15/20 min. drive to the resorts. Our favourite hang out is the seaside district (not really a town) of Gale - fabulous beaches, good restaurants/watering holes. Where do you like to go ?
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Stayed around there last year. Think the resort was mafia-run though...
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Love it there. Going back to that area for the third year in a row. Prefer Portugal to Spain tbh.

Welcome.
 
woodsyni said:
Stayed around there last year. Think the resort was mafia-run though...View attachment 296437
Love it there. Going back to that area for the third year in a row. Prefer Portugal to Spain tbh.

Welcome.
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It's a place we've never been to Tim. Been to Armacao De Pera countless times for boat trips (with our many houseguests), vets and a nice little rustic restaurant on the beach not far from the Porches end of the town. We have visitors coming in a few weeks and we're always keen to try somewhere different so will give it a go. Recommend anywhere for eats ? We are just up the road near Alcantarilha. Albufeira we try to avoid. 😎😄
 

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