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Former Kats fan starts up new message board for Nashville AFL supporters

Matt Walsh
Friday December 21, 2001


When the Nashville Kats chose to skip town to Atlanta, Katsfan.com editor Neal Cook decided to shut down his award-winning team website. Along with the shut down went the site’s popular message board, where loyal Kats supporters would gather to discuss team issues and events. Within a matter of weeks it appeared that these diehard fans would be left not only without a team to support but also with no forum in which to voice their opinions.

However, thanks to the efforts of David Colbert (aka NashKat), a new message board was created for the Music City’s Arena Football faithful. The address is: www.seaau.com/nashafl/index.html

“I just wanted to give longtime fans of the Nashville Kats a place to continue to talk, vent, and visit with all the people who have become friends over the years when the Kats were in town,” says Colbert, who sponsors, runs, and manages the new board.

As a longtime Arena Football fan himself, dating back to the Tampa Bay Storm’s reign in the Thunderdome, Colbert also realized that there were a lot of hard feelings amidst the board’s regulars aimed at the Kats’ ownership and the Arena Football League in general. Colbert didn’t want these ill feelings to spill over when Nashville was awarded a new franchise.

“I didn’t want any of the local Nashville fans to turn away from a new team that we hope Bud Adams will field very soon,” he says. “This board was basically a way for us fans to stay informed and continue our friendships online.”

For Colbert, who also maintains other websites in his spare time, it was a pleasure to build the message board for Nashville Arena Football fans. “It is a labor of love and I am happy to do it,” he says.

So if you’re ever in the neighborhood stop by the “New Nashville AFL Expansion Message Board” at www.seaau.com/nashafl/index.html to discuss topics such as the dispersal draft, league trades, and Nashville’s expansion franchise with the board’s knowledgeable and informed regulars.


 
Matt Walsh was a writer for ArenaFan Online from 2000 to 2001.
The opinions expressed in the article above are only those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts, opinions, or official stance of ArenaFan Online or its staff, or the Arena Football League, or any AFL or af2 teams.
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