Is this it then....

[aussieowl]

...the death of Owlsmad?, finally bit the dust after a good few months teetering on the edge...shame really, it was a great forum ten tears ago, some reyt characters, anyway I guess things move on.

To all the great posters that have passed through here over the years I wish you well, spose I'll still pop by & see if owts appenin...till then, see yer later fellow Owls.

aussie

[banno]

...the death of Owlsmad?, finally bit the dust after a good few months teetering on the edge...shame really, it was a great forum ten tears ago, some reyt characters, anyway I guess things move on.

To all the great posters that have passed through here over the years I wish you well, spose I'll still pop by & see if owts appenin...till then, see yer later fellow Owls.

aussie

Been really busy of late but would be a shame to see back of this forum.

[hirstyboywonder]

Been really busy of late but would be a shame to see back of this forum.

I have a fair idea what the answers will be but what do you think has caused the numbers to dwindle so much lately?

[aussieowl]

I have a fair idea what the answers will be but what do you think has caused the numbers to dwindle so much lately?

I think one reason is the overwhelming popularity of Owlstalk among Wednesday fans....also, after the 'Mind the Gap' season pretty much all Blades bar Katch stopped coming on here, most forums of this nature need a bit of banter to keep it interesting so the Blades abandoning ship hasn't helped...it's a real shame cos I love the footymad format, I still post every now & then next door, they love it really.. but yeah, I think this place is pretty much finished now.

[hirstyboywonder]

I think one reason is the overwhelming popularity of Owlstalk among Wednesday fans....also, after the 'Mind the Gap' season pretty much all Blades bar Katch stopped coming on here, most forums of this nature need a bit of banter to keep it interesting so the Blades abandoning ship hasn't helped...it's a real shame cos I love the footymad format, I still post every now & then next door, they love it really.. but yeah, I think this place is pretty much finished now.

Completely agree about the rivalry thing, not having the blunts to converse with has made it much quieter, sad that they hide under a rock when their team is struggling. Don't recall us doing that in the early 2000's when we were at a low ebb and they were on the up.

Owlstalk obviously continues to grow and grow but it has always been the biggest Wednesday forum anyway. Do you think the increase in intrusive adverts has put people off?

[aussieowl]

Completely agree about the rivalry thing, not having the blunts to converse with has made it much quieter, sad that they hide under a rock when their team is struggling. Don't recall us doing that in the early 2000's when we were at a low ebb and they were on the up.

Owlstalk obviously continues to grow and grow but it has always been the biggest Wednesday forum anyway. Do you think the increase in intrusive adverts has put people off?

Absolutely, may even have been the final straw, I never use this site on a phone or similar, it's just about impossible, other footymad boards are thriving though so it's not just that, there are some big clubs whose forums on footymad have been dead for years or were never popular in the first place.