Gateshead International Senators
Visitors Book 1997
Jim Dotson (jwdotson@mailcity.com) on
Mon Dec 29 19:42:13 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Grand Island, Florida
greeting:
I have moved to Florida from Virginia. I look forward to hearing from you. I'm looking to return to visit England in the near future.
Jim
Dr. L.J. Laird (lawrence.laird@durham.ac.uk) on
Mon Dec 22 13:26:16 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Durham
greeting:
As an American Football (real football) fan, I am interested in seeing the Senators, live and in action..please forward ticket info, etc. When does league action begin? Thank you and for having this wonderful web site.
John Grimsley (dgrims@erols.com) on
Sun Dec 14 01:40:10 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Maryland USA
greeting:
Great to see US football in other nations. Sorry about the problems with the sport. Hope your next season is great. Keep playing hard and often, for you never know when it's going to be your last play.
Michael Burgin (m.burgin@easynet.co.uk) on
Sun Nov 23 20:13:13 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Home
greeting:
Very Good Page - Very nice to see that a few of the lads I used to play with at the Stockton Gators
are still playing the game.
Keep up the good work and all the best.
Micky Burgin.
That was me - a long time ago! Richard is fine thanks, and also involved with the Senators - off the field!
Katie R. Carter (krcarter@ix.netcom.com) on
Mon Nov 10 05:41:40 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Concord, CA. USA
greeting:
This is the best kind of football in existence. As a diehard American football fan, I must say it's great to see this wonderful sport has achieved an international level of popularity. Now, what comes next. To convince those people who think "soccer" is the real football that "American Football" is the ultimate sport. There can be only one kind of "Football" and it's definitely not the sport who can't decide on which name they'd like: soccer or football!!!!
Horses for courses!
I am not one who considers sports to be mutually exclusive - after all, look at the number of NFL players who also play baseball, sometimes at the highest level. American football is actually in decline here, for more info read the page about Britball. Soccer is absolutely dominant here. I think it's fruitless to argue that one game is "better" than other, they are different and appeal to different people. If American football in the UK is to set up in some kind of competition with soccer, or rugby or any other sport, it will lose out. The Senators' greatest gains have been through co-operation.
David R Smith (DRS4@aber.ac.uk) on
Fri Oct 17 15:33:36 BST 1997
calling-from:
Aberystwyth
greeting:
Just a 'Hello' from Tarannau Aberystwyth. Good to see that you had excellent season, and that you missed out narrowly in the semi; unlucky!! - Hope that this season brings you better luck!!
TTFN
Dave
Mark Duddridge (fatbap@hotmail.com) on
Thu Oct 16 16:18:07 BST 1997
calling-from:
Barry, nr Cardiff.
greeting:
Excellent site guys. I'm sorry to see the decline of this great sport, I've been a fan for more than 10 years now.
Its amazing that some of the people I used to go to Ninian Park to watch, in the Cardiff Tigers' hey days, are still playing now. I play alongside some of them at the Tiger Bay Warriors, where I'm a DT. You never know, our teams might meet one day!
Good luck next season!
Mark Duddridge.
Brian Erickson (sven47@rocketmail.com) on
Mon Oct 13 20:07:54 BST 1997
calling-from:
Dodgeville, Wisconsin, USA
greeting:
Hello lads,
How you all doing... Stumbled across this site and had to say hello... Mal, Gary, everyone what is new?
Playing here with Racine still and going to the league championship once again... Someday hope to get back over there and see you boys again...
stay in touch...
Brian
Stuart Perks (stuart@cmfg.com) on
Thu Oct 2 21:54:51 BST 1997
calling-from:
Amarillo,Texas.USA
greeting:
Found you surfing as they say.I played back in the
good old days,it's sad to see the way it's all gone
My friends tell me it's not the same anymore,they
were playing for the London Blitz.I started when it
was just the London Ravens and Manchester Spartans
I played for the Ealing Eagles,Slough Silverbacks,
Thames Valley Chargers and West London Aces.I hope
teams like yourselves can keep it going and get it
back to how it once was,the sport is the greatest
there is and must not die.I hope you can get some
sponsorship,don't give up even in the good old days
it was tough.Keep your website up I will visit reg
now I've found it.Good Luck.
Stuart
Glen Boyle (Phantom2000@msn.com) on
Thu Oct 2 00:21:52 BST 1997
calling-from:
London
greeting:
Hi
Just want to say ...Thanks for the game... Was a brilliant game to actually play in ....
All the best next season...
Mark Lamen (toffybolox@colloseum.demon.co.uk) on
Tue Sep 9 20:44:30 BST 1997
calling-from:
Wirral
greeting:
Great site. Good to see such a well produced advert for British Football. Comiserations on your semi-final defeat, if it is any consolation Redbrige were far superior to Nottingham in the final on Sunday, you would have beaten them easily. The two games you played against us were the most physical we played this season and as a team we thought you were the best team in the division. Lets hope we have two equally tough games next year but with different results.
Mark Lamen - Offensive Co-Ordinator Merseyde Nighthaks
Thanks Mark! See you next year.
Werner Kliewer (wkliewer@pangea.ca)
Fri Aug 29 02:26:40 1997
calling from:
Winnipeg, Canada
Greeting:
It has been a very hectic summer here, and I'm not one to respond often in any case, but I had to write to congratulate the Senators on an
excellent season. They have obviously grown in skill and confidence and showed even in the Semi-final that they are competitive with any team in
the country.
Thank-you for keeping me posted. I have truly enjoyed reading about the games. Our beloved Winnipeg Blue Bombers are going through another of
what are euphemistically called "re-building" years. They season is only half over, but already the playoffs are out of reach. While 6 of the
eight teams in the CFL have achieved some level of parity, former powerhouses Hamilton and Winnipeg would certainly face being relegated
in a multi-tier league.
Once again, congratulations to the Gateshead Senators. Next year the championship.
Werner Kliewer
Mark Raynor (mraynor@rangey.demon.co.uk) on
Sat Aug 30 11:44:03 BST 1997
calling-from:
Castleford, West Yorkshire
greeting:
Hi, Nice Site - Just want to leave a message to inform everyone of my new site which relates to the now defunct LEEDS COUGARS British American Football Team. The web address is http://www.rangey.demon.co.uk/index.htm - follow the link on my homepage to the Cougars
Cheers
Mark
Iain Noakes (iainn@tdsgroup.co.uk) on
Wed Aug 20 13:49:30 BST 1997
calling-from:
Unipart Oxford Saints
greeting:
Congratulations on beating Sussex and making it to the Semi Finals. Good luck in the semi's Vs Redbridge - we'll hopefully see you in the Bowl!
mike stubbs (jmstubbs@mail.med.upenn.edu) on
Sat Aug 2 22:18:56 BST 1997
calling-from:
phil pa
greeting:
for those who are older hello again. its been a while,though I see that some of the originals are still there. good to see Mr. wooton is still out of jail. Gary you seem to be taking the team in a positive direction! best wishes to all and best of luck for the rest of the season
PS gary , defense _-always_- RULED!!!!!!!! MIKE
Hal Lockhart (VaRavfb@aol.com) on
Tue Jul 22 22:21:37 BST 1997
calling-from:
Virginia, USA
greeting:
We own/coach a minor league team in Richmond, Va.
Our team much like your team. Found your site very interesting. Visit our site at http://members.aol.com/VaRavfb/index.html You'll find links to our league plus links to where we found you.
Jeff Buss (JBVC@webtv.net) on
Sun Jul 20 21:40:20 BST 1997
calling-from:
Lincoln, Nebraska
greeting:
Nice web site. It was interesting to learn the facts about football in England. I live in the hometown of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a college football powerhouse nearly every year. Football is king here. If any of you can ever afford to visit, I would be happy to take you to a game. Keep up the good work.
dan moore (damoore@hsonline.net) on
Thu Jul 17 04:22:19 BST 1997
calling-from:
indiana, united states
greeting:
To Gary Marshall: Remember an old linebacker/coach from the Leeds Cougars 1988-1991? Just cruizin' the net here to see how football is doing in the U.K.. Needless to say, nohing like the peak '88-92' seasons I think. Interesting in your review of football you mention other variables that contributed to the demise of american football, yet you didn't mention the americans themselves. I felt in '91 and still do that the american players and coaches got much to greedy and outspent the game. Not to worry, I'm glad to here the Senators are still going strong. I enjoyed my time there, even married a Wetherby native so we visit the U.K. regularly. Keep up the good work in Gateshead!
So long, 55 Dan Moore
David Pace (Dmpace@shore.net) on
Fri Jul 11 19:09:58 BST 1997
calling-from:
Bostn, MA
greeting:
I am very pleased to see that American football is still being played in the UK. I used to play for the Nottingham Hoods team back in 1984. Does this team still exist? I couldn't find any information on it in your web page.
I hope to get a chance to watch you play on my next trip home to the UK.
dp
James Mcbride (jamesm@mediaworld.co.uk) on
Tue Jul 8 17:44:01 BST 1997
calling-from:
Teeside
greeting:
The team's web page is well designed, and looks really professional your coaching staff deserve a pat on the back for the good job that they are doing with the team, especially Chip Buttery, Dave Annandale ( I think that's how you spell it) but can't you try to make a player out of Rob Lake, so that when he coaches us at the Demons next year he does a good job!!!!!!
Good luck for the rest of the season, and I hope you stuff the Nighthawks again
Mike Robertson (dicktator7@aol.com) on
Tue Jun 24 16:45:41 BST 1997
calling-from:
Riverside, California, USA
greeting:
This is a pretty cool site. Eric Walker is my uncle and i was told he won MVP for the last game so i decided to check it out. Good Luck Senators!
Matt Justice (mdjustice@brookes.ac.uk) on
Tue Jun 24 13:17:57 BST 1997
calling-from:
Oxford
greeting:
Nice web-site guys.
For all you surfers out there check out the Unipart Oxford Saints web-site at http://www.brookes.ac.uk/~p0071862/ as advertised in First Down.
Chow,
Matt Justice
UNIPART Oxford Saints Press Officer
AL (al@macg.demon.co.uk) on
Mon Jun 16 22:07:18 BST 1997
calling-from:
Glasgow
greeting:
Great Site!
Lots of info about your team. Good luck for rest of the season.
Steve Ellwood (Stevee@globalnet.co.uk) on
Sat May 31 20:29:17 BST 1997
calling-from:
Whitley Bay
greeting:
Hi, might just come and watch a game soon.
Cheers
Wayne McMullen (Former London Raven Loonie "00") (womble@ix.netcom.com) on
Sat May 31 05:52:46 BST 1997
calling-from:
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
greeting:
I really enjoyed your page. It brought back some good old memories for me.
Sure looks like the Britball scene has changed alot since I left in 1991. Is Lance Cone still involved with BAFA? Do the London Olympians still play? Do you ahve an email address for Roy King at BYAFA
Please reply as I am hungry for answers
Thanks again,
Wayne at womble@ix.netcom.com
Raven Loonie Co-founder
Paul Nygaard (paunygaa@sn.no) on
Thu May 29 19:26:30 BST 1997
calling-from:
Norway
greeting:
Greetings from Norway. I was a great supporter up until 1990 when I moved to Norway. It is a nice surprise to see The Senators still going strong. Good luck in the future. Excellent home page.
Nick Pinnock (storm83297@aol.com) on
Sun May 25 10:38:15 BST 1997
calling-from:
Kettering , England
greeting:
Good to see the Senators are doing so well . Good job on the website .
All the best for '97 from us at Northants Storm .
Jim Stovar on
Sun May 18 07:16:08 BST 1997
calling-from:
Rusty Spur, Texas
greeting:
Good luck Senators.
I'm a former fullback/roverback/kicker at the University of Texas who was briefly with the Hamilton Tigercats of the CFL and Houston Oilers of the NFL. Love seeing the Brits getting into American football.
Hook Em,
Jim Stovar
ian brazier (101546.1053 @ compuserve.com) on
Fri May 16 18:43:03 BST 1997
calling-from:
downham market , norfolk
greeting:
greetings
good luck with your year from a norwich Devils player
Peter Tagieff (pmtag@netcom.ca) on
Fri May 16 04:43:06 BST 1997
calling-from:
Nepean, Ontario, Canada
greeting:
I am a former Canadian Football League player who is interested in how the game started in the U.K. Do you have any additional information?
I am also a collector of team logos and crests, could you tell me how I would go about procuring crests and logos of British football teams.
Thank You
Peter Tagieff
24 Rueter St
Nepean, Ontario, Canada
K2J 3Z9
Jeffrey Evans (www.JPEorion@aol.com) on
Thu May 15 23:05:27 BST 1997
calling-from:
N Edwards CA, 93523, USA
greeting:
Very interested in the development of American football in the UK.
Steve (pompon@pomponcentral.com) on
Sat May 10 05:27:15 BST 1997
calling-from:
Fresno, Ca. U.S.A. Phone #209-495-1100
greeting:
Greetings!
Please visit my web-site: www.pomponcentral.com
I would like to know more about American football in Europe! Please go to my additional information page at my web-site and leave me more information!
Thanks
Steve
Emma (sanscreen@proweb.co.uk) on
Thu May 8 15:54:48 BST 1997
calling-from:
Nottingham
greeting:
Hello!!
I'm one of the few Nottingham Caesars supporters!!!
I have no doubt that they will beat you guys when you come down in a few weeks.
My boyfriend plays for them, so you better let them win or I just get a load of hassle from him and the other players!!!!
Good luck anyway
Lots of love
Emma
Tom Kerr (mkerr@fenetre.co.uk) on
Sat May 3 14:29:34 BST 1997
calling-from:
Leek, Staffs
greeting:
Staffordshire Surge are the best team
Wes Howarth (wes@vertex.co.uk) on
Mon Apr 28 13:11:48 BST 1997
calling-from:
Merseyside
greeting:
Look forward to playing against you in the near future
ROGER AUGUSTSSON (auggei@halmstad.mail.telia.com) on
Mon Apr 28 12:32:49 BST 1997
calling-from:
HALMSTAD SWEDEN
greeting:
Hello! I was just exploring the net, and then I found you guys!
I am playing football too, in HALMSTAD EAGLES.
WELL! good luck this season GATESHEAD.
GREETINGS FROM HALMSTAD SWEDEN.
Toni (Summers) Hargis (hargismarkc@msn.com) on
Tue Apr 22 02:37:56 BST 1997
calling-from:
Chicago, USA
greeting:
I grew up in Gateshead, left in 1980 and now live in Chicago, home of the questionable Chicago Bears. Although I still don't understand the game, I think it's great that there's a team "at home" and I'll make sure I come and cheer next time I'm over.
Good Luck.
Bill Campbell (WCampb4849@aol.com) on
Sat Apr 5 00:07:31 BST 1997
calling-from:
Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland
greeting:
Hi there, Just checking to see if you've posted a result/report from the game at East Kilbride.
Senators lost this pre-season encounter! P.N. :-)
Seriously though, I'm impressed with this site - good job, well done. Best wishes for the 97 Season from all at the Pirates.
Dale Speckman (micro2@indy.net.com) on
Wed Mar 26 21:43:21 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Indianapolis Indiana usa
greeting:
Hello and great page!! I played in the Budweiser league in 87'and 88'. In fact the first game I ever played in the U.K. was against the senators but i think you were the New Castle Senators then. When I left England in 88' I at that time held the all-time sack record for the Budweiser league with 16.5 sacks in one season and I shared the all-time record for most sacks in a game a I think 5.5. I was wondering if these records are still kept and if you could tell me how i could get a copy, and of course I am curious to see if my bragging rights have been taken. Keep up the hard work and never take the great game of football for granted!!!
Kenneth Russo (MiaFan@aol.com) on
Tue Mar 25 06:12:36 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
greeting:
I enjoy reading about American Football in Europe. Your page is very informative. Good luck in 1997!
Stephen R. Curry (steph463@aol.com) on
Wed Mar 19 05:42:58 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Lubbock Texas USA
greeting:
I just want to say hello to whom it may concern. I did a one year student exchange at the University of Teeside last year and played for the Demons. We lost every game but it was great to be able to play football again. I even had a few practices with some of player from the senators and Ithink you have a great bunch of guys. Good luck in the future and I wish I could be there to play again.
cheers
James McBride (j.h.mcbride@tees.ac.uk) on
Fri Mar 14 12:17:15 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Middlesbrough
greeting:
Its nice to see a site that such a well planned look to it , and that gives an American football enjoyment to read through.
I think that it would look nice to see a few more photos of your coaching staff, and I would like to see a page for the backroom staff, the forgotten heroes of any football team (I speak from experience, Teesside Demons, secretary)
Thanks once again for a good site.
Eric #91 (eric.hakansson@karlstad.mail.telia.com) on
Tue Mar 4 21:16:59 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Karlstad, SWEDEN
greeting:
Hello from Sweden!
Nice page you've got here!
Tim Attwood (tim.a@clara.net) on
Fri Feb 28 11:05:45 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Teesside Demons, UTU, M'bro
greeting:
Very nice page.
Good luck for the coming season.
Jason Eldridge (963793470@96.humber.ac.uk) on
Wed Feb 26 15:03:34 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Hull
greeting:
Hi, Good luck to you this season.
nathancoates (commodorenathan@hotmail.com) on
Mon Feb 24 10:36:06 GMT 1997
calling-from:
plymouth
greeting:
good look in the dutch quest from the plymouth commodore and the senior plymouth admirals
Peter Calin (Arael@msn.com) on
Thu Feb 20 07:50:08 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Manchester, Connecticut -- USA
greeting:
Hello, British footballers. Hey, guys, keep the faith and enjoy the sport you're in. It's the greatest on earth -- those soccer people are justified in being threatened. There is no other sport on earth that tests your intelligence, your toughness, your dicipline, and your "animalism" like this sport. And not everyone is mentally tough enough to play it and be good at it, which is another reason to be proud of yourselves. And besides, what other sport allows you to do things to other people for which you would normally be arrested? :) Keep it up, fellas!!
Boxing? - PN
Chris Whiteley (D0074141@infotrade.co.uk) on
Wed Jan 29 00:51:11 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Hull / East Yorkshire
greeting:
Great website. I coach a youth flag team in Hull
Do you think you could send me a playbook if you have one spare?
(State secrets, I'm afraid! - P.N.)
Email me to get my address.
I hope your team kicks ass this year. We can't have them southerners winning it again!!
Good luck for 1997!!
From
Chris Whiteley
Owner and head coach of the
Humberside Rockets
P.S. Can you tell me how you can make your own home page?
Hope to hear from you soon.
You'll have to ask your ISP about that one - P.N.
Frank Charlton (frank@tachyon.co.uk) on
Mon Jan 20 02:07:17 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Winlaton, Tyne & Wear
greeting:
Nice to see these pages! I played one season for the original Newcastle Senators about 10 years ago (!) in the Budweiser League, and this brings back happy memories... ;-) Hi to Gary Marshall, who I believe was kicker back in the old Newcastle days ;)
Still going strong - explore the pages and you'll find Gary's punting and kicking stats!
Lisa Stockton (CHIPBUTTERY@octacon.co.uk) on
Fri Jan 17 20:19:39 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Craig Buttery's House
greeting:
Hi this is Craigs little sister Lisa, I'm just checking out the page, CONGRATULATIONS on the sponsorship. UP THE BORO!
Chris Merritt (cmerrtt@indy.net.com) on
Thu Jan 9 05:46:33 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Indianapolis, IN USA, Hamburg, Germany
greeting:
Hello, Just browsing some of the other teams in Europe. Do you guys qualify for the Eurobowl?
Mick Thompson (mickythom@aol.com) on
Sun Jan 5 18:54:55 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Cramlington ,England
greeting:
Good work, mail me sometime
Jeremy (pioneers@earth2.demon.co.uk) on
Sun Jan 5 12:03:03 GMT 1997
calling-from:
London
greeting:
I like the site but regret that I am unlikely to see the Senators as London is a bit far to travel from.
Please add a link to my page for the Milton Keynes Pioneers at http://www.earth2.demon.co.uk/pioneers.htm
I will add a link to your page as anything to promote Gridiron in the UK is woth a try and if people visiting my page don't live in the Milton Keynes area I would still like them to support a club.
Hope you have a good season
Jeremy
Veronica Eccles (beccles@iaccess.com.au) on
Sat Jan 4 03:33:17 GMT 1997
calling-from:
Australia
greeting:
The team was just starting up when I left for the sunnier weather of Australia, good to see you are doing so well and congrats on your web page
Cheers to a fellow physio, Peter - Keep up the good work
give them heaps - lots of the deep frictions ?
Vx.
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