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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 7:57:52 GMT
Here are the fixtures for week 9......
Tuesday August 19
Bull B 2 Bull A 4
Dun Horse A 2 Windmill GG 4
YO Stout House - Bye
plus, postponed from week 8:
Thursday August 21
*Bull A 5 YO Stout House 1
*(Bull A's final game)
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Post by chrishaynes (R.I.P.) on Aug 14, 2014 20:03:23 GMT
clive, the 4 pin open you were intending to do at the millhouse, are you intending to ressurrect it at the windmill? nice venue and probably big enough? just an idea!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 22:05:12 GMT
clive, the 4 pin open you were intending to do at the millhouse, are you intending to ressurrect it at the windmill? nice venue and probably big enough? just an idea! Well as you aware, Gandalf staged one along similar lines at the Royal Eastbourne Hospital Club on 31st May, won by Phil Osborne with his dad Bob the runner-up. This replaced the need for mine and Colin's parting shot was 'your turn next year'. Though immensely enjoyable and I was very glad we made the effort to attend (not least for the delicious breakfast that was served up !) we did feel that Colin was let down a bit in the form of "dropouts", and I would imagine that he struggled to balance the books. With hiring of tables from Tarratts involved, any competition I ran would have to have a guaranteed lineup of 30 and not just the 18 who bothered to turn up for Colin. Even so it would not be a full-bloodied 'Open' but rather an invitational event. I will have to see what sort of interest there is in 4-Pin round about April or May next year. |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 15, 2014 9:11:36 GMT
clive, the 4 pin open you were intending to do at the millhouse, are you intending to ressurrect it at the windmill? nice venue and probably big enough? just an idea! Well as you aware, Gandalf staged one along similar lines at the Royal Eastbourne Hospital Club on 31st May, won by Phil Osborne with his dad Bob the runner-up. This replaced the need for mine and Colin's parting shot was 'your turn next year'. Though immensely enjoyable and I was very glad we made the effort to attend (not least for the delicious breakfast that was served up !) we did feel that Colin was let down a bit in the form of "dropouts", and I would imagine that he struggled to balance the books. With hiring of tables from Tarratts involved, any competition I ran would have to have a guaranteed lineup of 30 and not just the 18 who bothered to turn up for Colin. Even so it would not be a full-bloodied 'Open' but rather an invitational event. I will have to see what sort of interest there is in 4-Pin round about April or May next year. I think you can reckon on upto 9 from Eastbourne/Hastings willing to play, we had 2 tables which were booked for our finals weekend so the cost was covered by that comp, the entrance fee nearly covered the trophy fees, perhaps 12 from crawley/Horsham so looking for about 9 from elsewhere, plenty of time for canvassing for the balance good hunting tommo  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2014 9:35:32 GMT
Okay Colin I'll speak to you nearer the time on which of us is going to stage the next one.
Suggest we wait till after Sudbury 2015, as that will be the best way to gauge the interest.
From Sept to March we tend to forget all about 4-Pin whilst the Winter league is in full swing.
Regards,
tommo
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Post by chrishaynes (R.I.P.) on Aug 16, 2014 16:06:42 GMT
would suggest having details available at sudbury! maybe a few of them would be willing to travel south!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 17:27:00 GMT
would suggest having details available at sudbury! maybe a few of them would be willing to travel south! I would stress, Chris, that if it were me staging one, it would be an 'invitation' event rather than an 'Open' event. All those who took part in Gandalf's Invitational on 31st May would get a repeat invite, plus our local players, plus a few others from the Western half of the county (KT/Hayley, Mal Spier, the Newsons etc). And yes - Dave Lillee and Chris Cass from Sudbury, as they are brave enough to enter 3-Pin competitions and don't appear to mind a long journey. And don't discount Colin from having to run it again - he is far more motivated than me and I am planning to jack in the playing side of my career very shortly.  |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 18, 2014 14:54:11 GMT
Am looking forward to see what dastardly scheme the Red Bulls come up with to scupper the Big Bulls chances tomorrow  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 15:59:53 GMT
Am looking forward to see what dastardly scheme the Red Bulls come up with to scupper the Big Bulls chances tomorrow Yeh I've heard that Curt and Nigel might be putting in a surprise appearance ! And there have been sightings of Milko in East Sussex 4-Pin territory !  |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 18, 2014 16:31:00 GMT
Am looking forward to see what dastardly scheme the Red Bulls come up with to scupper the Big Bulls chances tomorrow Yeh I've heard that Curt and Nigel might be putting in a surprise appearance ! And there have been sightings of Milko in East Sussex 4-Pin territory ! Thay can't be playing for the Red Bulls as well Tommo |
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Post by chrishaynes (R.I.P.) on Aug 18, 2014 18:06:57 GMT
hopefully wont need to bring in extras, just a few well timed knocks of the table maybe,those black pins do fall easily!
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Post by iang on Aug 18, 2014 18:19:31 GMT
hopefully wont need to bring in extras, just a few well timed knocks of the table maybe,those black pins do fall easily! Not with those slippery spots  |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 18, 2014 18:31:05 GMT
hopefully wont need to bring in extras, just a few well timed knocks of the table maybe,those black pins do fall easily! Not with those slippery spots Someone will have to keep an eye on The scorers knees  |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 19, 2014 23:06:30 GMT
Result card for Red Bulls v Big Bulls
Tony Smith (1150 break) 2520 v 1410 Colin Southouse
Chris Haynes 1870 v 2590 Phil Osborne
Mike Reilly 2050 v 3280 Peter Payne
Tony Smith 2070 v 1780 Colin Southouse
Chris Haynes 40 v 4860 Phil Osborne (2250 break)
Mike Reilly 2020 v 2550 Peter Payne
result Big Bulls Win 4-2 to keep the title challenge going thanks especially to the away Captain
A fun evening with our ex Eastbourne Compatriots
had a couple of games of 5 pin after, which was great fun
regs cs
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Post by chrishaynes (R.I.P.) on Aug 19, 2014 23:14:51 GMT
thoroughly enjoyable evening, especially when you have to play phil! smashed me both times, with an amazing 3-down change shot,which he got down followed by 3-down and again! can he be barred from league? tony managed to beat colin, quite easily in end! ha ha and pete payne unfortunately beat mick reilly both times also! 4-2 to the big bulls. but we wernt far behind!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 23:19:07 GMT
| Dun Horse A | Score | Windmill GG | Score | | Ian Giffen | 1140 | Mick Holmwood | 1820 | | Paul Jobbins | 1430 | Clive Thompson | 1210 | | Graham Sparksman | 860 | Tony Franks | 1580 | | Ian Giffen | 1390 | Mick Holmwood | 880 | | Paul Jobbins | 1490 | Clive Thompson | 1900 | | Graham Sparksman | 560 | Tony Franks | 1830 | | Result | 2 | Result | 4 |
Both sides battled valiantly and Tony the difference once again for us, Graham drawing the short straw. Paul and Ian both good value in the frames they took off us. Thanks to the Dun for making it a good sociable evening. I wonder how the Pamplona run went ?  [edit - aha so still 1.5 points in it and the destiny of the title lies in the hands of YO Stout House.] |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 20, 2014 0:04:07 GMT
think we mucked up with the pegs here
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 6:14:08 GMT
Hmmm......it'll never catch on !
But thanks for the link though, because it led me on to find this clip of "Howard's How to play bar billiards" which I'd never seen before (contained some choice language !)
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 20, 2014 6:22:07 GMT
...And the GGs remain undeafeated keep it up The Windmill  |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 20, 2014 6:45:07 GMT
Hmmm......it'll never catch on ! But thanks for the link though, because it led me on to find this clip of "Howard's How to play bar billiards" which I'd never seen before (contained some choice language !) The great thing is we can make our own rules up |
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Post by iang on Aug 20, 2014 18:15:17 GMT
Well played the GG's thanks for another good night. Just 1 more to go then the return of the Interleague match on the 2nd September.  |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 21, 2014 6:37:03 GMT
Well played the GG's thanks for another good night. Just 1 more to go then the return of the Interleague match on the 2nd September. its going to be a tight match, a golden opportunity for specators to see how this game fares |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 22:54:10 GMT
result Card for The Big Bulls v The Stout House Colin Southouse* (2100 opening Break) 3550 v 2660 Stu Carruthers Phil Osborne* (4790 break) 6490 v 1210 Steve Hopkins Bob Osborne 2450 v 2470 Sam Jones* (last ball game)Colin Southouse (2510 break) 4580 v 1820 Stu Carruthers* Phil Osborne ( 2460, 1860 breaks) 5930 v 2000 Steve Hopkins* Bob Osborne* (1200,1200 breaks) 4970 v 1300 Sam Jones Result The Big Bulls Win 5-1 The home team were awesome after mastering the 50/50 both ways, just when it mattered, a 4-2 would have given the Windmill a sniff at the title. Nice friendly match with Steve ,Stu and Rob who were targeting the high scoring pockets to great effect, hope we are all going to Sudbury this year regs cs Congratulations to the rampant Big Bulls on managing the 5 points they needed to become champions. Some mighty impressive scoring, with all five won frames over 3k and destined for the hall of fame board. Worthy winners ! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2014 23:19:48 GMT
updated table: | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | | Bull A | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33.5 | 14.5 | 33.5 | | Windmill GG | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 27 | | YO Stout House | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 19 | | Dun Horse A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14.5 | 27.5 | 14.5 | | Bull B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 14 |
Performance leaders: P.Osborne & A.Franks both 13/14; P.Payne 9/14; C.Southouse 8.5/12; T.Smith 7/12 Single leg scores over 3k: 6490 - P.Osborne 5930 - P.Osborne 5070 - P.Osborne 4970 - B.Osborne 4860 - P.Osborne 4850 - P.Osborne 4580 - C.Southouse 4610 - P.Osborne 4260 - P.Osborne 4040 - C.Haynes 3960 - P.Payne 3760 - M.Holmwood 3690 - P.Payne 3650 - C.Southouse 3550 - C.Southouse 3530 - M.Holmwood 3500 - S.Carruthers 3460 - C.Haynes 3430 - C.Southouse 3280 - P.Payne 3250 - S.Jones 3200 - S.Jones 3200 - S.Hopkins 3090 - P.Osborne 3060 - S.Hopkins One week to go, Bull A are champions and Windmill GG confirmed as runners-up. Dun Horse A could conceivably finish 3rd but need a big win against the Bull B and a favour from the GG's when playing YO Stout House. |
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Post by iang on Aug 22, 2014 20:48:03 GMT
Congratulations to the Big Bulls on a well deserved win. Some amazing scores.
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 22, 2014 22:08:27 GMT
Congratulations to the Big Bulls on a well deserved win. Some amazing scores. Some great scores indeed Ian, I think the bar has just been moved up a notch or two and a 10k match score is no longer a pipedream, nige and curt will have their work cut out against our hot Hastings properties on the Sudbury market. I note that these delicate shots are 10 times easier to play on a familiar table So well done to my team Phil, Peter and Bob (and reserve Stewart). |
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Post by chrishaynes (R.I.P.) on Aug 23, 2014 7:14:53 GMT
congratulations to our sister team, always going to be a tough team to beat! but maybe next years league should now be handicapped?
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 23, 2014 8:18:28 GMT
congratulations to our sister team, always going to be a tough team to beat! but maybe next years league should now be handicapped? do you mean adding a 5th mushroom |
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 23, 2014 8:35:38 GMT
Thought it would be useful to see how the averages were at this stage and again a fantastic effort from Phil Osborne, gives all a target to aim for' extracted from Hoppos comp stats on the Horsham web site | P. Osborne | 3724
| | C. Southouse | 2584
| B.Osborne
| 2393
| P.Payne
| 2313
| S.Carruthers
| 2150
| M.Holmwood
| 2053
| A.Franks
| 1944
| C.Thompson
| 1899
| S.Hopkins
| 1825
| S.Jones
| 1814
| C.Haynes
| 1804
| S.Chant
| 1795
| T.Smith
| 1718
| R.Spurrier
| 1670
| M.Reilly
| 1656
| P.Jobbins
| 1465
| B.Hall
| 1430
| I.Giffen
| 1354
| I. Tarrant
| 1210
| G.Sparksman
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regs cs ps 2x3ks from Chris Haynes and he will jump above tommo, hows that for a target |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 8:48:47 GMT
congratulations to our sister team, always going to be a tough team to beat! but maybe next years league should now be handicapped? do you mean adding a 5th mushroom No I think we'll just make a simple change to the scoring system.......2pts for a match win, 1pt for a drawn match and 0pts for a defeat. Let me see now, could I manage that retrospectively ? Yes, all I'd have to do is swap the plates round on the winners and on the runners-up trophy !  Last year's final table: Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Mill House 6 3 2 1 18 18 8
2 Bull (Hen.) 6 2 3 1 22 14 7
3 Malt Shovel 6 2 2 2 18 18 6
4 Dun Horse A 6 1 1 4 14 22 3
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