30 years of Pasoti

[PL2 3DQ]

Amazingly Pasoti is 30 years old this year, we were the first football forum and also one of the first Internet websites, long before the likes of Facebook and Twitter came along.

It was all thanks to Dave Gadd who started it all as a way for Argyle fans around the world to keep up with the news of all things Green, discuss the matches and keep in touch with fellow fans.

Pasoti started as a mailing list digest sent daily to members email addresses before morphing into a fully fledged website while the Internet was still very much in its infancy.

The ethos today is the same as 1996 - to provide a free platform for Argyle fans to chat about Argyle, to sponsor players and to provide free match tickets for fans who whatever reason are unable to attend as many games as they would like.

Pasoti's finest hour was during our time in administration where fans were galvanised, kept updated and huge sums money donated/raised to help the club staff.

The poll attached to this thread will give everyone an idea of just how long, if you can remember, some of you have been reading Pasoti.

There are also some links from back in the day and a press release from 1996.

WWW.ARGYLE.ORG.UK - PASOTI

WWW.ARGYLE.ORG.UK - PASOTI

WWW.ARGYLE.ORG.UK - messageboards

 

[Daz]

I joined in 2001 when I was living in Spain.

 

[David Brown]

Congratulations. Argyle without Pasoti is like Mariner without Rafferty. Good luck for the next 30 years.

 

[Clare Spencer]

The only go to place for all things Argyle
We all love & adore our beloved Club
We are a family - that bicker, disagree - but always come together when required
Congratulations for the last 30 years - can't wait for the next 30 years

 

[Tugboat]

2007 for me.

 

[Lousy Pint]

Where is the 'Too Long' option please?



I can't actually put a specific date, but I guess somewhere between 16 to 25 years.

 

[Ray D S]

1996 for me

 

[HaroldPWH]

1996 I think! If not then 1997.

 

[Mark Reeve]

Summer 1998. Remember the rumour surfacing that we were resigning Sean McCarthy and thinking - this site could be useful for information!

 

[Ottawa Green]

I remember going to a instruction class with my wife given by one of the new service providers of the internet here in Ottawa. After being shown how to log in and how to surf the "net". My first search was Plymouth Argyle and the first hit was Pasoti, and then i was hooked.

 

[crownhill pilgrim]

It has kept me entertained over many lunch hours.

 

[Vic Gardner]

I joined back in 2011 when we were in admin. I’d been a lurker for a few years beforehand. The reason I joined was a question was asked about why a company director would have so many directorships, but none currently.

I knew the answer, but by the time I’d registered, the question had already been answered.

 

[LarryBignell]

Happy anniversary, can’t remember when I first started reading here, but supported Argyle from 1959 !!!

 

[Argyle97]

I first joined in late 2024, after one whole season at the club attending matches to get an idea of the game.
I was (as is easy to tell!) born in 1997, so I do avidly remember the era before social media and all the other internet forums; being a self-confessed geek of Radio 1, growing up with forums for those kind of things.

In a way, this almost takes me back to those days; whereby we can all have brilliantly intelligent discussions, debates and everything in between but with one thing in common, the club we all support. The site truly is a credit to those who run it, and it really is a pleasure to be part of. Long may it continue!

 

[Argyleloyal]

Been in n here for nearly 10 years but was a lurker for many years before joining.