At last after weeks of trying i've finally managed to register on the new site.

welcome old guy ! I have moved your post to the Introductions thread what was the issue taking weeks to register ???

Was it you i was talking to last friday in southport about this issue ?

Welcome crinkley.

Problem seemed to be i was trying to register with my old handle (fossil). Yes that was me in Southport

you mean trying to login with the old user details - that didn't exist on this new board ?
i think it's caught one or two out.
welcome back