Neutral hangs up his boots (mods plz leave this up)

[Neutral LFC]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to tell you lads that I'm leaving the soccer gaming scene for a while, I won't be posting here and I'm no longer a football (soccer) reviewer for The Sports Gaming Network (www.sports-gaming.com) - though some of my reviews are yet to be published on the site and will be soon.

On Wednesday I'm starting medical school at UWO so soccer gaming/reviewing will be taking a backseat for a few years (as you can imagine).

Anyway, I just wanna say some thank yous firstly to Matt Holme for creating SoccerGaming.com - without this guy it's very likely we never would have all met here and I'd still be boring my gf to death talking about football and football games. SoccerGaming.com has given all us football die hards a place to come and talk about THE BEAUTIFUL GAME and for those living outside of Europe, Asia & S.America this is important (since many North Americans think "Arsenal" is a british swear word). Cheers Matt.

Second, to James Chheng (my boss) and The Sports Gaming Network - when every single site on the internet is giving Fifa 2001 scores of 9/10 & 10/10 it takes balls and faith for an editor to listen to some crazy British guy living in Canada and post a review that absolutely slams the game and finally looks at soccer gaming from a FUTBOL fan's perspective. Massive props to James and everyone else involved with SGN - and I hope you guys here still check it out as I still believe it's the premier site for sports gaming on the net.

And third - to all of you, from the old Fifa 2000 forum crew (Simmonius, ShiftyPowers, Legia Manchester, Polish Power, Drinky, Joe, Antithesis, G-R etc) all the way to the ISS/PES posse (the_man, Berty, V-9, G-R, Dave and everyone else) - thanks for listening to me bitch and for reading my marathon posts. Big shout out to Amika too. If there's any regret I have from coming to these forums it's that I never had the time to get to know you fine folks better - I often wish I had of discovered these forums when I was in high school and had more time to chew the fat with my soccer gaming brothers. I know that it is definately my loss.

Anyway, I'll be here today & tommorow and I'll try to drop into the forums when I have time and get the chance (I have no internet where I'll be staying tho).

Thanks again.

Take care and God bless.

Cheers,
Lavan

PS Check out my other thread for my "going away present".

 

[Han]

I am sorry to read you leave us!

I allways read your posts with special interest because of the bright analytical way of pointing to certain things.
Indeed, I enjoyed your FIFA 2001 review intensly; that was great indeed!

I wish you the best of luck and I hope to still read some post of you in the future.

Han.

 

[Internazionale]

I didn't expect u would leave this forum, Neutral LFC
Good luck in ur medical studies at UWO.

 

[Gerrard 17]

Thats too bad to hear man

I allways read your posts with special interest because of the bright analytical way of pointing to certian things.

ditto... thats exactly what i was going to say

Good luck mate, hopefully you will find some time to post once in a while

Liverpool are winning everything this season

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Oh man, it's a sad day indeed, I'm one of the only ones still here. . Simon's gone, Legia's gone, now you Lavan. It's just me and Joe now.

Well anyways, congrats on getting accepted to Med School and for following your dreams. I remember a few years ago you were saying how you were on track to be a doctor, and you kept at it. Sweet.

It'll be sad to see you go, but I mean, it's not like I haven't seen you leave these forums before . But this time it looks like it's for good, so seriously do everything you can in school. Man! I'm at a loss for words, I know what I want to say, but not how to say it. Follow your dreams, and shoot for the stars and all that!

Also remember that you have a career here at the soccergaming community if it doesn't work out

Well, seriously best of luck, and maybe drop me a yearly email or something like that. I'm a Liverpool fan because of you.

 

[G-R]

Too bad to see you go, lavan. Reading your analysis of the ISS/WE games always made me want them even more, but I had to remain patient.

I wish you all the best for the future.

And before I(you) go, I must thank you for introducing me to this place (but, I'm not part of the old Fifa2000 crew . We met at PSX2 central, remember? )

later

 

[::shinji::]

UWO?? As in the University of Western Ontario?? If that's where you're going then that's really cool! I used to live in London, Ont a couple years ago, actually only about 10 mins from UWO!

 

[bertkamp16]

Wow...what can I say, bro? You're one of the coolest people I've met here at the forums, Lavan. Your posts are always thoughtful and intuitive (and sometimes funny as hell!!). Go do your thing, bro. I definitely wish you the best of luck at med school. I'm sure you'll kick some serious a** You'll most definitely be missed. I'll always remember the first time you called me "berty" 'cause that was my nickname in the Navy. I got a total kick out of it!! LOL Only my friends call me that Drop by once in a while and write us a thread to tell us how your doing. Stay cool, brother...

Peace,
Berty

BTW AWESOME F*CKING VID!!!!!!! I didn't think it could get better than the last one...

PS I still love that sig of yours! LOL

 

[INFESTA]

I guess we didn't talk that much, but still I wan to say something about this.
We usually don't compliment others like we should, except when they leave, go somewhere else, die, etc. Seems like you're leaving, which means you'll get the praise that your behaviour here and ideas deserve, but fortunately you're moving away to persue your dreams. It's an all win situation!

Now for my humble praise: you belong to my short list of people that, whenever I saw their nicknames in a thread, I make sure I read it all carefully, no matter what the subject is about. It's sad to see guys like you leaving, but that's how life is. I'm sure you won't be the last.

All the best for you!
Score a hat-trick in your life.

Hugo

 

[ShiftyPowers]

On the off chance that I do see you online in the future, do you have a screen name? AIM is the only thing I use.

 

[theCRO]

Lavan

Take care man, we'll miss your insight on the forums and your brilliant reviews. It's a sad day for us here, and probably your med school buddies who'll never hear the end of it

take it easy bud.

 

[ps2]

It's a shame u r leaving Neutral

I always read ur posts(even when i was a fifa'er) cose u always said interesting stuff

Anyway, good luck for u man!

Regards

 

[danger zone]

Thanks for the great reviews. At the time I thought I was the only one who thought that way. Damn who is replacing you at Sports Gaming? Not some stupid American I hope!

 

[Larry]

well see ya. Good luck with life and all

 

[V-9]

This is sad news indeed. But at least you are on your way to pursuing your dream Lavan. My best mate is a doctor. He is actually doing his residency at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland right now. I remember not seeing him for quite a bit because he was studying all the time. But it is well worth it in the end. You are one of the most interesting and insightful person on these forums. I am sure some FIFA lover will be glad to see you go and maybe even EA since you ripped their game so bad. But the legion of ISS/PES lovers on this board will continue to spread the good word about Konami. Best of luck with everything and come to visit whenever you have time.

 

[AnaMorph0s|s]

Take care, and good luck dude.

 

[Can't stop the rush...]

Sad to see you go Lavan. We will miss your "insightfull" posts about Liverpool and other teams.

Good luck in your studys and see you back here in the future.

 

[hermolt]

As possibly the best informed football fan on these boards, and with the analytical mind to back it up, I'm going to miss your psts in the Soccer forum (although they were somewhat sporadic..). And I think it would be sweet as to have a doctor who you could chat with about soccer..

'Open up wide..how about Owen's goal in the week?'

Good luck for the future, dude.

 

[capitanpato]

Sad to see you go Lavan. We'll all miss your excellent posts and awesome videos.

Best of luck to you

 

[dougb]

Hi Neutral (Macca),

Good luck in Med school! At Hamilton Health Sciences I am the Academic Specialist liasing between the hospital and the medical learners. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions regarding residency spots etc.

Thanks for helping bring the Winning Eleven/ PES experience to North Americans! Also, thanks very much for all the suggestions and gameplay tips you've provided. Drop in from time to time here and at sportsreviewers!

Best wishes,

Doug