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Post by Martin Pellett on Jan 7, 2011 11:35:53 GMT
Hi, I live in Elland and have been exiled up here for 7 years now, I played BB for 30 years in Surrey and was the singles champion in 1999, would love to get in touch and give you some tips on playing the game and table maintenance if nes.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Apr 8, 2009 15:22:42 GMT
Thanks Clive, I hope I get a big handicap as its a long time since I played
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Post by Martin Pellett on Mar 27, 2009 14:13:07 GMT
I will look forward to hearing from you, i could always wear a dress!!!!!!
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Post by Martin Pellett on Mar 27, 2009 8:41:54 GMT
Not got my invite yet for the one man Yorkshire team
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Post by Martin Pellett on Oct 8, 2008 14:38:26 GMT
Simon did do a history of the league, I still have my copy, we also had tee shirts printed and yes I still have mine, we also ran a fun bar billiards comp at the Royal Earlswood Hospital Club and I remember Brian Soper and Benny Fuler playing in drag.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Feb 25, 2008 15:44:11 GMT
I was to hear the news about Neil, he was a great guy and another of the unsung people who put more back into bar billiards than they take for themselves, he will be sorley missed.
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Post by Martin Pellett on May 9, 2007 8:42:19 GMT
Well done all of you, now you will have to win the one day crown again. Last time we won the one day is one of my fondest memories from bar billiards, we played the mighty Brighton in the final, there were 5 tables in one bar and 2 in another, myself and the late great Dave Gray played in the 2 table bar and must have started a couples of minutes after the other bar, anyway Brighton had a 3-2 lead in the main bar and Chris Tupper came round to see how thet were doing, Dave and I were winning our games and there came a cry of anguish from chris ' I cant xxxxxxx believe it we are being beaten by a bloke with one arm and a bloke with one leg!!!!!!!!
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Post by Martin Pellett on Mar 7, 2007 16:36:22 GMT
not so much of the 'old timers' thank you, not playing in yorkshire, no tables. Have a couple of games every 6 months or so when I come down south, can still rattle in a decent break, look forward to seeing you Josie.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Mar 7, 2007 16:11:13 GMT
Hi from sunny yorkshire, look out everyone the one armed bandit is coming down to play for the chairmans team, hope I get a good handicap. See you all soon.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 10, 2007 16:00:30 GMT
Tommo
I am not belittling it as a comp I would have loved to have won it, but if you look at Mark James post above you will see that the Sussex County Singles is an open comp open to all registerd players in Sussex not just county players. It would be better if our county singles was renamed the Masters and the top 16 players in the rankings asked to parcipitate.
I represented Surrey as a county player and was very proud to do so over a number of years and the team was never the same twice due to people not being available therefore the team was never the strongest that could be put out, this does not take anything away from the acheivements of those that were picked and played and no way is my statement insulting its just a fact of life
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 10, 2007 12:45:47 GMT
Tommo
I was not criticizing the selectors, only pointing out that it is their own choice as to who plays for the county from those players that make themselves available and that because some players do not wish to play for the county, the county team is not always made up of the best players in Surrey and therefore the county singles title which is only played for by those in the county squad is not the premier singles title.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 10, 2007 11:36:44 GMT
Tommo
I made no personal attack on anyone, only stated a fact, certain players make themself uavailable and therefore the selectors pick who they think fit to play. I named no names and am great freinds with both Terry and Dave who have done a great job for the league over many years. I am also a life vice president of the league and served on the committee for many years and would never dream of naming names like you have just done.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 10, 2007 9:25:53 GMT
Josie,
This just proves what I have been saying all along, you can't just enter the county singles you have to be invited therefore if Jan had not been invited she would not be able to play in it. As to your point about her being a lady and not being picked for the county team also backs up what I have been saying, the county squads are not always made up of the best players in the league and are down to one or two individuals own preferences
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 10, 2007 8:01:49 GMT
Nige/Tommo
sorry I got the format wrong for Sussex but am I still right in thinking the Sussex County singles is open to all that want to enter and not just county players.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 9, 2007 15:40:53 GMT
Josie
The open singles and Ladies singles has always been regarded as the the county singles because Redhill is the only league in Surrey. All I am saying is you cannot send the winners of a competition that is by invite only and has not been played regulary over the years.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 9, 2007 15:17:49 GMT
Josie
the county singles has never been a competition that has meant anything in Surrey it was just a way of getting use out of the tables booked for the Dutch open and now the the Limes Tripples and to give the county team some pratice on match tables. The open singles and Ladies singles champions have always represented Surrey at the All England finals. Sussex send the county champion who has won a competition between all the singles champions from the different leagues not a winner from a competetion from just their county squad.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 9, 2007 14:09:14 GMT
Tommo
You help to make my point, the county team is picked by the county sec and does not always reflect the best players around, some don't want to play for the county and some just get ignored, it took me over 20 years to get picked and was when I was not playing my best bar billiards.
Take a look at the names on the on the open singles trophy and you will see how hard it is to win and that the names on there represent the best players in the league
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 9, 2007 13:57:58 GMT
Josie/Tommo
Im sure if you asked Geoff he would tell you he would expect to represent surrey if he won the open singles not the county singles, as I stated in an earlier post the county singles has not been run on a regular basis over the years and there hasn't to my knowlege been a trophy or any recognition given to this comp on presentation night.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 5, 2007 13:02:28 GMT
BB, thats up to the county Sec/selectors, but if you perform well in comps and league you may well get a call
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 5, 2007 9:57:32 GMT
Surrey has always sent the open singles and ladies singles champions as they have only one league and the open and ladies singles are the hardest comps to win, the county singles have not been played consistently over the years and have mainly been used to asses players for the county team.
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Post by Martin Pellett on Jul 5, 2007 9:39:46 GMT
of course this is not coaching.
KP as to your comment on one armed players, being one of the only one armed players around (I've never met another one),I have never encountered any discrimination in bar billiards only support and I agree that we do not need players who would complain about players with disabilities.
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