PNE Chat sessions

Here's some stuff for the geographically challenged.

If you can't be at the game but want to be part of the crowd then why not listen to the game in the company of other Whites on the Web? You can... and... It's FREE!

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The Chat Sessions

Every time North End play (or have another Championship Celebration) an international gang of Internet-based supporters get together to share the moment, listen to commentary wherever it can be found ...... and have a laugh.

We very much appreciate the company of those who are not "Exiles" as this brings us into contact with folk who can bring more authentic flavour to the proceedings. So if you're sitting in the front parlour of your Ribbleton home and listening to the footy on Radio Lancs while polishing the aspidistra, please come and spend a few minutes with those who are listening together in all parts of the world; you'll be an honoured guest!

Anyway.....after a lot of mucking about at the end of last year, the chatting gang finally went back to using Yahoo. Like everything else, Yahoo has changed a good deal since we first began these online meetings.

Yahoo bring out a new version of Messenger fairly often, so download the latest version of "Messenger" here :-

http://messenger.yahoo.com/

Things can still be a little unreliable regarding live commentary via the official source for PNE games but we nearly always manage to sort something out in our chatroom, though. If there's commentary to be had from anywhere then we have it!

You should have the Yahoo Messenger on your system for the last-minute info about where to find the gang and how to hear commentary.

Follow the instructions about setting up your ID and then add some Friends to your list. You'll find ID's in the Public Bar (see below). You can also leave a message in there if you need any help or information about joining the chat.

Messenger can look rather formidable at first sight, but you certainly don't need to master it in order to join in our chat sessions. Just read on .....

1) Try opening your Messenger and having a look for online friends. You may be invited to an existing Conference or Chat right away if your ID is known and you are on peoples' Friends List. Once you're in a chat session, make a point of adding other folks" IDs to your Friends List !

2) Sometimes (but not often) a Yahoo Chat Room will be used for the game. To join such a room, open your Messenger, right-click on a likely ID in your Friends list and then click "Join User in Chat". (If you already have this room in your Favourites then all you need to do is click on "Tools > Yahoo Chat > Favourite Rooms" and select the room name.

Newcomers : This isn't rocket science - come and join us! If you're online with Messenger running about 20 mins before kick-off then you'll probably find someone to give any help you may need. Turning up at kick-off, though, and expecting personal attention when you haven't bothered to look at the thing beforehand is not recommended.

"Whites in Exile"

Everything's relative. While some Whites don't know if they'll ever see England again, even those who live just a few hours drive from Deepdale feel like exiles; so some of them have got together and set up the organisation "Whites in Exile". Wherever you are in the world, so long as you live outside Lancashire, you can join this group.

For details, send a mail to :- e-mail: jillpne@lineone.net

Benefits of membership include :-

· The chance of priority booking for all-ticket matches
· 25% off Bob Bond Sporting Caricatures
· Help sponsor "Player of the Year" (currently Michael Jackson)
· Regular mailings of the magazine "Wise Men Say"
· Possible meetings with club personnel