Happy anniversary to us

[dave.woodhall]

I've just noticed that quietly and without any fuss, our online presence celebrated its 25th anniversary two weeks ago.

[Drummond]

Crikey. I was a couple of years late to the party, because I found it in 1999. I feel old again.

[Risso]

Blimey, how the years slip by. Easily the best football forum in the world, and I've made some amazing and lifelong friends through this place.

Thanks to everybody involved in setting it up and keeping it going over the years, including Dave, Mac, Martin, Lee and all the other moderators.

[Bad English]

Long live H&V!

[kippaxvilla2]

I’ve never met any of you except Drummond and Mac briefly.  How weird is that.

[brian green]

It is very weird.  They are both holograms.

[ChicagoLion]

That’s quite a thing.
Well done to everybody concerned.

[olaftab]

H&V ZINDABAD.

[Mister E]

God, 21 years of my life here ...
A stunning achievement by Davem Mac, Martin et al.
And to all the contributors that make it what it is!

[Woofles The Wonder Dog]

H&V is my digital home, and has been since I found the Manila version 20-odd hearsay ago.

One thing I never quite got my head around was that there was another H&V forum (where folk like Hawksey lived) and was eventually merged with Manila one this platform.

[Somniloquism]

So was it setup on the 1st April?

[Sexual Ealing]

Well done all!

[UK Redsox]

Thanks to Dave and everyone else involved in setting up and maintaining H&V online

[eamonn]

So was it setup on the 1st April?

Mac and Eigentor's idea of a sick April Fools joke.

Happy Birthday H&V - would be good if some of the soap's best characters could come back for a 25th anniv live episode/match thread (Fletcher, Mazrim, Hawkesey, Deej, CanIPlayDaddy?/John Blackwell, Peter W, James Toner, OnlyOneIanTaylor etc. to name but a few).

[Neil Hawkes]

Congratulations to the founders.
Well done to the contributors.
I'm privileged and proud to be part of the family.