Beardown Members

Page to introduce some of the regular members of the board. All entries except the known for were all entered by the members themselves.. The sarcy comments in the known for part are all my doing .

Macca

Name (username): dabossbear
NFL UK Username: Fool, PLEASE!
Age(ish):35
Location: London, E10.
Followed Bears Since?: 1984 – I visted Chicago as part of the Irish children’s Fund (I lived in N. Ireland as a child…). I fell in love with the city of Chicago and closely follow the White Sox and Bulls to this day.
Favourite Bear Moment: Any victory over the 49ers!
Favourite Bear: Ever? Walter Payton, of course. Other faves past and present include Curtis Conway, Jerry Azumah, Donnell Woolford, Neal Anderson, Devin Hester and Cedric Benson (yes, I said it!)
Favourite non Bear Moment: Elway winning his first Super Bowl….i didn’t like the guy but respected and admired him. He deserved a title.
Favourite non Bear: Curtis Martin. Randall Cunningham.
Football dream: Attend Bears vs Seahawks in NFC title game, watch Bears stroll to 35-0 win. Spend evening with Seahawks cheerleaders ‘consoling’ them on their loss….perform Star Spangled Banner prior to ensuing Super victory over the Steelers and marry Kelly Rowland at halftime. The question said dream – if you’re gonna dream, dream BIG.
Favourite Beardown moment: …don’t make me choose! Oh ok, the chat with about 2 other insomniacs during the Cardinals MNF Miracle.
Football Team: Manchester United (since 1977) followed by Southend United (since 1986 – was my local team when I lived in Essex)
Known for: Starting Chicago Bears Supporter’s Club in 1995, writing Bearing Up the club newsletter for 6 years. Never answering my landline.

Name (username):Macca
NFL UK Username:Macca1476
Age(ish):30
Location:Inverness
Followed Bears Since?:the year after the superbowl win
Favourite Bear Moment:Mike Browns interception return in overtime against the niners.. You know the one
Favourite Bear:Walter Payton
Favourite non Bear Moment:Watching the Monarchs win the first World Bowl at Wembley
Favourite non Bear:Ronnie Lott
Football dream:A 2006 version of the 85 Bears. Dominant defense, decent offense and punishing all that is front of us.. Bringing home the Lombardi trophy come late January 2007.
Favourite Beardown moment:Figuring out Adi is always wrong Kidding.. After the big wipe of 2005 and spending some time badgering people on NFLUK and sending an email out to all old egroup members we have an active forums with no trolling or flaming.
Football Team: Liverpool FC
Known for: Adminning this place.

Name (username):Smiler
NFL UK Username:dont bother as ive seen the type before that use that type of board
Age(ish):33
Location:South Wales
Followed Bears Since?:87 when i first got into football
Favourite Bear Moment:Like Macca the comeback win over the niners, watched it with my brother whos a niners fan sweet.Also Watching the Bears vs Niners Game on an american base on my birthday in Iraq and having to stay up for a full 24 hours to do it
Favourite Bear:Tom Waddle
Favourite non Bear Moment:Getting to 2 National Bowl games and playing for Wales at American Football
Favourite non Bear:Ronnie Lott or Brett Favre in his prime when he just loved to play football for footballs sake
Football dream:Attend a Superbowl, Attend a Bears Game (working on that as we speak), Meet some Bears Players but most IMPORTANT WATCHING THE BEARS WIN A SUPERBOWL
Favourite Beardown moment:I think of beardown.co.uk as an exclusive members only club that has cool music ,cheap booze, class and friendly people as opposed to the www.nfluk.com dial a disco chain pub/club with inflated prices , tarts and kids
Football Team: If i really had to choose one itd be Derby County but not really into Soccer, watched the world cup and the big games and know the ins and outs of the game but its the NFL for me
Known for: that picture with the big arse grin and the even bigger 99

Name (username):AdiBear
NFL UK Username:AdiBear
Age(ish):old..43
Location:Idaho
Followed Bears Since?:1985
Favourite Bear Moment:Staying up late to watch Superbowl XX
Favourite Bear:Peanut, Mongo or Sweetness
Favourite non Bear Moment:Birmingham Bulls beating the London O's in the Britball finnal in 1990 some thing,at Alexander Stadium in Brum
Favourite non Bear:Lawrence Taylor
Football dream: to get to the play off's and dont have a season like 2002 after coming of a 13-3 season the year before...
Favourite Beardown moment:proving macca wrong...
Football Team: Ipswich Town (with a close eye on Villa)
Known for: Used to be that he was wrong. Now its his unnaturally intense obsession with Desmond Clark

Name (username):Flea
NFL UK Username:Flea
Age(ish):32
Location:Wexford, Ireland
Followed Bears Since?:1989
Favourite Bear Moment:Screaming Packers Suck in Soldier Field last December then meeting players
Favourite Bear:Current Justin Gage, Former Tomczak, Payton Azumah
Favourite non Bear Moment:Watching Notre Dame hammer Navy in Croke Park
Favourite non Bear:Trent Green
Football dream:My dream week to the States to take in a Bears & Irish game in one weekend
Favourite Beardown moment:Starting up after the big crash when we got people other than me, Adi, Macca & DDP posting
Football Team: Preston
Known for: Being irritatingly optimistic

Name (username):HornyBear
Age(ish):40
Location:Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire
Followed Bears Since?:1982
Favourite Bear Moment:Winning Superbowl XX
Favourite Bear:Sweetness
Favourite non Bear Moment:Winning the Grand Final in 2004 with Leeds Rhinos - dad took me to my first game when I was 7 so it was along time coming....
Favourite non Bear:LT - guy is awesome.
Football dream:To get to Soldier field one day and see the Bears in the flesh
Favourite Beardown moment:Beardown Birds thread ...
Football Team: Leeds United but mostly the Rhnos - get to all the home games and most away ones
Known for: Classy pics in the Beardown Birds forum..

Name (username):Geordie_Bear
NFLUK Name (username):Feegle
Age(ish):16
Location:Prudhoe, just outside Newcastle
Followed Bears Since?:2004
Favourite Bear Moment:Vashers 108 yd missed field goal return
Favourite Bear:Nathan Vasher, Mike Brown
Favourite non Bear Moment:Seeing the Seahawks hammer the panthers the week after they beat us
Favourite non Bear:Brian Dawkins
Football dream:To see the bears winning the superbowl and the Packers coming bottom of the league at the same time
Favourite Beardown moment:There aren't moments... the whole board is just class
Football Team: Newcastle and Arsenal but I'm not that into football to be honest, I'll watch the big games and games on an international level though.

Name (username):SAFCBear
NFLUK Name (username):SAFCBear
Age(ish):36
Location:Sunderland
Followed Bears Since?:1983(ish)
Favourite Bear Moment:Superbowl XX
Favourite Bear:Jim Mcmahon
Favourite non Bear Moment:Last play of Super Bowl XXXIV St. Louis Tennessee. The Titans player (Dyson - I think) was stopped a fannies hair short as time expired
Favourite non Bear:John Elway
Football dream:I dont dare to even type it...
Favourite Beardown moment:Chatroom during the 108 yard FG return by Vasher
Football Team: The lads... (think thats Sunderland but cant be sure - Macca)

Name (username):Defense#79
NFLUK Name (username):Defense#79
Age(ish):27
Location:Sunny Rainford (Liverpool)
Followed Bears Since?:1984
Favourite Bear Moment:Seeing the fridge
Favourite Bear:The Fridge
Favourite non Bear Moment:err dunno
Favourite non Bear:Julius Peppers
Football dream:Going to a Bears game. (oh and Liverpool winning the prem would be nice) .
Favourite Beardown moment:Chatroom during the 108 yard FG return by Vasher
Football Team: Liverpool FC

Name (username):Velcro
NFLUK Name (username):VelcroCat
Age(ish):31
Location:Edinburgh
Followed Bears Since?:1984
Favourite Bear Moment:Darnell Autry scoring at Croke Park
Favourite Bear:Walter Payton
Favourite non Bear Moment:Leeds Utd winning the league
Favourite non Bear:Marcus Naslund (Vancouver Canucks)
Football dream:Being at a Bears SB victory
Favourite Beardown moment:Me winning the Fantasy World Cup league
Football Team: Aberdeen - someones got to support them

Name (username):MidwayMonster
NFLUK Name (username):MidwayMonster
Age(ish):40(ish)
Location:Great Grimsby (no really its called Great)
Followed Bears Since?:1985
Favourite Bear Moment:Watching Ditka being hoisted up on to the players shoulders after the Superbowl win.
Favourite Bear:Jim McMahon
Favourite non Bear Moment:The San diego Chargers running out onto the pitch for Superbowl XXIX & then seeing Natron Means run through the 49er D for a TD late in the 1st.
Favourite non Bear:Natron (Neutron Bomb) Means
Football dream:same as everyone else - to be there when we win the Superbowl
Favourite Beardown moment:opening the page and seeing a new post on Beardown Birds
Football Team: the Mighty Mariners - Grimsby Town

Name (username):Blitz46
NFLUK Name (username):Blitz46
Age(ish):30
Location:Bromsgrove
Followed Bears Since?:1985
Favourite Bear Moment:My first live game against the 49ers in 2005
Favourite Bear:William 'The Refridgerator' Perry
Favourite non Bear Moment:Probably say getting to play for a newly formed BAFL team called the Shropshire Revolution recently..
Favourite non Bear:Barry Saunders
Football dream:To be at a Super Bowl final which the Bears win.
Favourite Beardown moment:Been able to talk Bears football with a great bunch of guys, who, also like to post some great pics of hot ladies in the nuddy!
Football Team: Aston Villa

Name (username):UrlsGrrl54
NFLUK Name (username):UrlsGrrl54 (when i sign up that is)
Age(ish):Old enough (LMAO!!)Ok, I'm 40 & FABULOUS!
Location:Atlanta, Ga.USA
Followed Bears Since?:1977
Favourite Bear Moment:Winning the LOMBARDI!
Favourite Bear:Walter "Sweetness" Payton
Favourite non Bear Moment:The Detroit Pistons and Red Wings winning their sports' Championships!
Favourite non Bear:Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings)
Football dream:Seeing Urlacher hoist the LOMBARDI in February!
Favourite Beardown moment:signing up!
Football Team: I assume you mean Soccer, right? If so, my answer is NONE. I don't like it (blame it on my being American, hehehehe!)
Known for: Being the first "bird" on the forums (SAFCBears word not mine lol - Macca)

Name (username):clnr
NFLUK Name (username):clnr
Age(ish):29
Location:Gothenburg, Sweden
Followed Bears Since?:Fan since 88 when Bears played Vikings in American Bowl in Sweden, followed regular since last season.
Favourite Bear Moment:Winning NFC North
Favourite Bear:Urlacher
Favourite non Bear Moment:Watching my first ever live Football game when I saw Michigan beat Michigan State last fall (go Blue!).
Favourite non Bear:Tom Brady (go Blue!)
Football dream:Bears beating Colts in Superbowl and see Peyton Manning getting his ass kicked by our beloved D!
Favourite Beardown moment: Getting invited by Macca and the NFL draft chat
Football Team: IFK Göteborg (UEFA cup champions '82 & '87)

Name (username):Jim_Borggren (yes I am the dull)
NFL UK Username:Jim_Borggren
Age(ish):44
Location:Macclesfield
Followed Bears Since?:1976
Favourite Bear Moment:Super Bowl XX
Favourite Bear: current - Brian Urlacher; Historical - Walter Payton
Favourite non Bear moment: White Sox winning the World Series
Favourite non Bear:Jerry Rice
Football dream:Back to back to back Superbowl wins
Favourite Beardown moment:First game of a new season when we all start chatting again
Football Team: (I assume you mean soccer) Macclesfield Town
Known for: Being a bit old and past it