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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 10:28:18 GMT
With the second half of the season starting and a couple of "derby" matches to be played...... I thought I would give things a kick-start here...... ;D
I will put my thoughts down on a "match-by-match" basis...... and then look forward to everybody shooting me down in flames! :o ;D
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 10:41:40 GMT
Bravos v Droops
The first of our derby matches with the Bravos looking for revenge for the 3-2 defeat they suffered at the start of the season. After a run of 5 straight defeats, the Droops hit form taking the paint pot to Hurst B and the big guns will be looking to maintain that sort of form. I would predict an away win here for the Droops. ;)
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 10:45:39 GMT
HH USC v Hurst B
Hurst B had a comfortable 4-1 win against the "new boys" in the opening week and will be keen to bounce back from their mauling at the Droops last week...... but an in-form Sparky on the nice USC top will have other ideas. It will be interesting to see who wins when these two meet in the cup this week, but I would predict another away win here though, with the B's possibly having slightly too much fire power. ::)
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 10:50:16 GMT
White Horse v CKRBL
CKRBL have often struggled at the White Horse and had to come from 0-2 down to beat them at home in the first game. But the new top at the Hornless Unicorn is now much better than in days of old and I think the White Horse would need a very favourable draw to upset the odds in this one. ::)
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 10:54:50 GMT
Royal Oak (Brewers) v Plough
Another match where we will have a "preview" this week in the Plate at USC. The Premier division leaders visiting the side who are bottom of Division 1. ::) The ladies (& Russell! ;)) will be hoping that their new home will give them their first victory of the season but it's hard to look beyond an away win for the Plough here..... ;)
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 10:58:26 GMT
Watermill B v Watermill A
The other derby match, won comfortably 4-1 by the A Team at the start of the season. Big Norm will be looking to maintain his unbeaten run and for his team to keep extending their lead at the top of Division 1. ;)
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 11:00:32 GMT
St Francis v Greyhound
A tricky match this for the in-form Greyhound, whose run of 9 consecutive victories has taken them to within half a point of the top of the Premier Division. The Saints will be hoping to get used to their new top and keep their own promotion push going. This match could be down to the luck of the draw....... :-/
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 11:33:57 GMT
Sportsman (Eight Bells) v Handcross Z
The second week running for these 2 teams to play each other and the in-form defending champions will be keen to maintain their winning ways in the League....... and gain revenge for the surprise 3-2 defeat they suffered at home in the first game of the season. :o
The Zeds have only lost 1 leg in their last 5 matches and have shot up the Premier table to 3rd place, led by Tommo's run of 9 straight wins which has taken him up to 2nd place in the Premier Players List, which he won last year...... no doubt he will be very keen to show why the "Sportsman" table is top of his Tables Table at our new venue. 8-) ;D
In comparison, the home side languish at the bottom of the Premier Division having lost their last 3 games and have to get used to their table in a new position after their heaviest home defeat of the season at the hands of the Giggling Kippers last week. :'(
On paper, it looks like a comfortable win for the visitors...... :P
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 11:43:50 GMT
Hurst A v Laughing Fish
H announced his arrival in the Mid-Sussex League with a stunning score of 16,900 in the reverse fixture and I know that he has targetted this match as a good opportunity to try to beat my high away break and scores...... :P ;D ;D
The Fish won the first match 3-2 and currently sit in 2nd place in Division 1, but Hurst A Captain Bobhall is also a man on form at the moment with 10 straight wins in the League and he will be keen to keep his own team pushing their way up the Premier Division.
The result of this game will probably be decided by the draw.... and what team the Hurst A are able to put out this week. ::)
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Post by iang on Jan 17, 2009 12:52:39 GMT
HH USC v Hurst B Hurst B had a comfortable 4-1 win against the "new boys" in the opening week and will be keen to bounce back from their mauling at the Droops last week...... but an in-form Sparky on the nice USC top will have other ideas. I would predict another away win here though, with the B's possibly having slightly too much fire power. ::) Looking forward to this one, very interesting as we meet 2 weeks running first in the Team Plate & then in League, the team as a whole are improving & with new signing Terry Gasson making a comeback I think it will come down to the draw but we will be looking to make good for this week ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2009 13:46:19 GMT
Sportsman (Eight Bells) v Handcross Z The second week running for these 2 teams to play each other and the in-form defending champions will be keen to maintain their winning ways in the League....... and gain revenge for the surprise 3-2 defeat they suffered at home in the first game of the season. :o Interesting. I had in mind to do a sort of 'half-term report' on all the sides but never got round to it. This is just as good a service...... The Zeds will be tackling both fixtures with the usual 'laid back' approach and will be hoping to gain enjoyment out of the evenings, win or lose. Nothing is certain in bar billiards, though, and a combination of one new table in a venue and one table in a new venue will certainly present a challenge. (The award to which you referred was 'only' a runner's-up by the way. Still an honour though.) |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 17, 2009 14:06:04 GMT
(The award to which you referred was 'only' a runner's-up by the way. Still an honour though.) Sorry, you are quite correct Tommo....... 'only' runner-up last year, but WINNER of the Premier Player of the year for the previous 2 seasons! An impressive record that..... :o 8-) ;D ;D Our Cup match at the Plough next week will be interesting, as you say a new table to have a look at...... truly a "neutral" venue! ;D Hopefully, by the week after, we will be feeling a bit more at "home" at the our new venue and the table will have settled down in it's new position...... :-/ |
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Post by Ros on Jan 17, 2009 23:23:04 GMT
(The award to which you referred was 'only' a runner's-up by the way. Still an honour though.) Sorry, you are quite correct Tommo....... 'only' runner-up last year, but WINNER of the Premier Player of the year for the previous 2 seasons! An impressive record that..... :o 8-) ;D ;D Our Cup match at the Plough next week will be interesting, as you say a new table to have a look at...... truly a "neutral" venue! ;D Hopefully, by the week after, we will be feeling a bit more at "home" at the our new venue and the table will have settled down in it's new position...... :-/ Yes, I'm looking forward to next week's visit to the Plough too. 8-) I'm pleased to say that our table was moved yesterday and seems to be playing well. I've been in tonight and made some minor adjustments after settling down. Just one tall table needs moving out of the way; our lights will be put up on Tuesday at the same time the darts board goes into its new position. |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 22, 2009 15:52:01 GMT
HH USC v Hurst B Hurst B had a comfortable 4-1 win against the "new boys" in the opening week and will be keen to bounce back from their mauling at the Droops last week...... but an in-form Sparky on the nice USC top will have other ideas. It will be interesting to see who wins when these two meet in the cup this week, but I would predict another away win here though, with the B's possibly having slightly too much fire power. ::) Well, the B's won the "warm-up" match 4-1 in the Plate this week..... can USC bounce back next week? ::) |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 22, 2009 15:53:55 GMT
Royal Oak (Brewers) v Plough Another match where we will have a "preview" this week in the Plate at USC. The Premier division leaders visiting the side who are bottom of Division 1. ::) The ladies (& Russell! ;)) will be hoping that their new home will give them their first victory of the season but it's hard to look beyond an away win for the Plough here..... ;) Plough won the Plate match 4-1 last week and will be looking the repeat this next week to keep top place....... ;) |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 22, 2009 15:57:21 GMT
Sportsman (Eight Bells) v Handcross Z The second week running for these 2 teams to play each other and the in-form defending champions will be keen to maintain their winning ways in the League....... and gain revenge for the surprise 3-2 defeat they suffered at home in the first game of the season. :o The Zeds have only lost 1 leg in their last 5 matches and have shot up the Premier table to 3rd place, led by Tommo's run of 9 straight wins which has taken him up to 2nd place in the Premier Players List, which he won last year...... no doubt he will be very keen to show why the "Sportsman" table is top of his Tables Table at our new venue. 8-) ;D In comparison, the home side languish at the bottom of the Premier Division having lost their last 3 games and have to get used to their table in a new position after their heaviest home defeat of the season at the hands of the Giggling Kippers last week. :'( On paper, it looks like a comfortable win for the visitors...... :P Zeds won the Cup Match at the Plough 4-1 and will be looking to notch up another win here....... hopefully, our runaway ringer will be available next week - and will bring her good form back with her, if selected of course......... ::) |
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Post by DA-DM on Jan 22, 2009 16:50:00 GMT
hopefully, our runaway ringer will be available next week - and will bring her good form back with her, if selected of course......... ::) she's a bit scared now........ :-[ :-/ :'( I haven't performed well at all for the whole season and then go and get my personal best break (3.5k) and score (7060) in another league.....( ;D :o ::)) How can i return with that sort of expectation over me ? it was probably just a fluke or my lucky day - (none of which i seem to get at 'home'), but one which i would hope i can repeat /match/better. It was a real treat to return to my old hunting/stomping ground of west sussex and good to see some old friends. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2009 19:29:09 GMT
It was a real treat to return to my old hunting/stomping ground of west sussex and good to see some old friends. ;D ;D ;DInteresting point about returning to old hunting ground, and excelling, as someone quite well known to you got the top away break and score at his old stomping ground of the Hornless Unicorn. ;) ;) So I'm expecting big things from MrMike007 next week at the Eight Bells - as he used to play there back in the '80s. ;D |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 22, 2009 23:36:04 GMT
Interesting point about returning to old hunting ground, and excelling, as someone quite well known to you got the top away break and score at his old stomping ground of the Hornless Unicorn. ;) ;) So I'm expecting big things from MrMike007 next week at the Eight Bells - as he used to play there back in the '80s. ;D Yes, I just wish that the table at the White Horse had been as good when I used to play there......!! ::) Hopefully, we will be able to get the table at the Eight Bells playing well by next week........ at the moment it still hasn't settled as it has been moved 4 times since it was installed 9 days ago! :o ::) :'( Fingers crossed that it will stay in it's current position for at least long enough to get it level before next Wednesday...... or it will be shooting down the Tables Table very quickly! :-X :-X |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 28, 2009 12:56:08 GMT
With advance apologies to the ladies for straying of topic, but Ros has mentioned the resurgence of the Brewers as a quality table - and our latest 'Tables table' would seem to confirm this: Top of table: 1 Eight Bells (ex-Sportsman) 2 Greyhound 3 Laughing Fish 4 Handcross
5 Brewers IAs you can see, it's up to 5th, whereas in week 5 it was second-to-bottom (in 11th place). Well done, Ros, in winning your singles. My lads are looking forward to the trip out tonight to play on currently the BEST table in the league. Having to miss out on such a treat personally as Margo and I are going to see Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen at Horsham. :o :o :o That's twice you have avoided us this season then Tommo....!! At least it will give me a chance to go above you in the Players List, if I'm lucky enough to win my match of course! ;D ;D Hopefully, the table will be playing well enough to justify it's top position tonight...... it will be interesting to see how the scores compare with some of the other tables as the second half of the season gets under way! 8-) Hope you enjoy Kenny Ball, supposed to be very good..... 8-) |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 28, 2009 12:57:36 GMT
Royal Oak (Brewers) v Plough Another match where we will have a "preview" this week in the Plate at USC. The Premier division leaders visiting the side who are bottom of Division 1. ::) The ladies (& Russell! ;)) will be hoping that their new home will give them their first victory of the season but it's hard to look beyond an away win for the Plough here..... ;) Have heard some very good reports about the new Brewers 2 Table, will be looking forward to seeing what sort of scores are achieved tonight...... ;) |
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Post by specialone on Jan 28, 2009 23:20:01 GMT
St Francis lost 3-2 to the greyhound. A competative game played in a good spirit
The first game was ruined by the fact that the table had been tampered with. One of the front legs had been wound right up shortly before the game. My Thanks to Trevor and his team for allowing me to wind it down again. My appologies to the players who had to suffer the first game. We think we know what happened, and I am told the CCTV will be looked at.#
Shaun
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 29, 2009 10:16:30 GMT
HH USC v Hurst B Hurst B had a comfortable 4-1 win against the "new boys" in the opening week and will be keen to bounce back from their mauling at the Droops last week...... but an in-form Sparky on the nice USC top will have other ideas. It will be interesting to see who wins when these two meet in the cup this week, but I would predict another away win here though, with the B's possibly having slightly too much fire power. ::) Prediction correct....... a 4-1 win for the visiting B's, with Dazza on dazzling form with a great score of 9,800. 8-) ;D |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 29, 2009 10:19:31 GMT
White Horse v CKRBL CKRBL have often struggled at the White Horse and had to come from 0-2 down to beat them at home in the first game. But the new top at the Hornless Unicorn is now much better than in days of old and I think the White Horse would need a very favourable draw to upset the odds in this one. ::) Prediction correct...... but a very close match that was effectively decided by Dilly's 30 point win over Brian Coleman. :o A couple more good scores here, Pete Edwards hitting 5,360 for the visitors, Uncle Max knocking in 5,400 for the Unicorn and Trevor Howes & Ted "The Bear" sharing a close 8.4k game. ;) |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 29, 2009 10:21:36 GMT
St Francis v Greyhound A tricky match this for the in-form Greyhound, whose run of 9 consecutive victories has taken them to within half a point of the top of the Premier Division. The Saints will be hoping to get used to their new top and keep their own promotion push going. This match could be down to the luck of the draw....... :-/ A 3-2 win for the Greyhound to give them their 10th consecutive win, no game scores in yet...... just tales of sabotage. :o :o :o |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 29, 2009 10:24:19 GMT
Sportsman (Eight Bells) v Handcross Z The second week running for these 2 teams to play each other and the in-form defending champions will be keen to maintain their winning ways in the League....... and gain revenge for the surprise 3-2 defeat they suffered at home in the first game of the season. :o The Zeds have only lost 1 leg in their last 5 matches and have shot up the Premier table to 3rd place, led by Tommo's run of 9 straight wins which has taken him up to 2nd place in the Premier Players List, which he won last year...... no doubt he will be very keen to show why the "Sportsman" table is top of his Tables Table at our new venue. 8-) ;D In comparison, the home side languish at the bottom of the Premier Division having lost their last 3 games and have to get used to their table in a new position after their heaviest home defeat of the season at the hands of the Giggling Kippers last week. :'( On paper, it looks like a comfortable win for the visitors...... :P Prediction correct..... even without their skipper the Zeds maintained their winning run and avenged the opening day defeat. :'( But a couple of games were pretty close and the table seems to have settled well into it's new location...... ;) |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 29, 2009 10:29:15 GMT
Hurst A v Laughing Fish H announced his arrival in the Mid-Sussex League with a stunning score of 16,900 in the reverse fixture and I know that he has targetted this match as a good opportunity to try to beat my high away break and scores...... :P ;D ;D The Fish won the first match 3-2 and currently sit in 2nd place in Division 1, but Hurst A Captain Bobhall is also a man on form at the moment with 10 straight wins in the League and he will be keen to keep his own team pushing their way up the Premier Division. The result of this game will probably be decided by the draw.... and what team the Hurst A are able to put out this week. ::) Prediction correct....... but sadly more because the lack of players that cost Hurst A dearly...... they won 2 of the 3 games played on the night but had to give 2 games away. :( :'( :'( H must love playing against Hurst A...... 16,900 at the Fish (a PB for him at the time), another 10k+ in the Charity Cup at Hurst, then his terrific game last night to beat the Personal Best that he hit in Interleague (yes, it was at the Hurst Club again! ;)) earlier this season.... ;D ;D |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jan 29, 2009 12:02:11 GMT
Bravos v Droops The first of our derby matches with the Bravos looking for revenge for the 3-2 defeat they suffered at the start of the season. After a run of 5 straight defeats, the Droops hit form taking the paint pot to Hurst B and the big guns will be looking to maintain that sort of form. I would predict an away win here for the Droops. ;) As predicted............... 8-) Some good scores and very close matches here with a rare defeat for XPTG from a marauding Sir Jock who gained his revenge in style. ;D |
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Post by Chunky Monkeys other half on Jan 29, 2009 12:03:00 GMT
Nikki Hinkins:2430 Fred Thompson:2500
Well played Nikki and very unlucky your time will come
I hope Adam will pass this on
Sandra
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2009 12:35:36 GMT
[That's twice you have avoided us this season then Tommo....!! At least it will give me a chance to go above you in the Players List, if I'm lucky enough to win my match of course! ;D ;D Hope you enjoy Kenny Ball, supposed to be very good..... 8-) A pity that I missed such an exciting week of bar billiards, but these things have to be done. It was the anniversary of our getting together, the show was brilliant, and we capped the evening with a chinese (sweet and sour chicken balls, beef and mushroom, special fried rice and sweet and sour sauce) and a couple of Tiger beers. :P :P 8-) And from the result, I wasn't missed at all. ;) |
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