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Tonight sees the quarter finals of the league cup,all games to take place at Rileys (suzi q's)
runners and riders:

Prop v Patriots:with one trophey already in the bag the patriots will be up for the double but expect the Prop to get revenge 8-6

Legion v Farley Eden: legion are flying high in div 2 at the moment but the Eden have hit a rich seam of form 6-8

Eagles v Bloodhounds: the bloodhounds are a bit of an enigma at the moment beating the Patriots 6-1 then losing to the SAS they have told me they might be short of players for tonights match if this is the case they might find it an uphill struggle even with me playing, tonight we have no Shaggy,Jake or late signings Olly and Yappa 8-5 ?

Elmer cue masters v hotshots:have to admit I don't know much about Elmer cuemasters poss know 3 or 4 of their players but the Hotshots are officially the best pub pool team in England so 3-8 ?

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If anyone is short, I'll sign, as I'm there tonight, and will even see out the remainder of the Cup games if they are all on Mondays, and all at Suzis.

:D

Can't do Tuesdays, so only available for Cup if anyone is interested in an old ex-Drillers, ex-Croydon, chopper.

PM me in secret ;)

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sorry Marc rule 5 playing proceedure nobody allowed to sign up for teams quarter finals onwards

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What a bummer. I hate it when a plan doesn't come together. :elol:

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We did ask you a few weeks ago when we were short and you said youd rather put knitting needles in your japseye than play for the Eagles.

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Who said Eagles. I wanted to play for the Legion ;)

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trophy hunter

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You could always tell the Eden you're going to play for them and actually turn up this time :lol:

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still think the draws all wrong, not right you can face a team in the quarters who you have already played in the 1st group stage!
prop 8-5 the patriots
legion 5-8 farley eden
bloodhounds 3-8 eagles
hot shots 8-4 the elmer

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Who wants to give me odds of 4/1 that the Elmer will beat the Hotshots tonight? I'll have a score on the elmer if anyone does :lol:

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I'll take that . .

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OK. deal. I've just pm'd you my number could you do the same, cheers :handshake:

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Dave Rimer isn't playing for you tonight.

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I know mate. Neither is another player that has a very good record, but... in the words of that woeful song... 'You gotta have faith... You gotta have faith' I think 4/1 is a fair price :lol:

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I'll give you 4's mate - Never seen you guys play but the hot shots are class & i don't think you'll be able to turn them over in a race to 8

Good luck though - If you fancy the bet i am Dave Truan (Eden Cues)
I will be there tonight so if you want the bet come & speak to me

Tara

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I would imagine the Elmer boys (if some are ex-cuemasters) play very open pool so that should suit Hot Shots. I think the match will be a lot closer than some are saying though.

Prop to gain revenge on the Patriots, and Eagles to squeeze past the Hounds. Eden v Legion is going to be tight, every match has always been so can't see much giving this time.

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I'll have some of this 4/1 business too! :winking:

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Someone can have my bet . . I've given up gambling . .

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:rofl: ok Dave was next in line, I'll take your bet then Dave if you're still offering it. Can you pm me your number. Also is this being settled tonight? Cheers.

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This is the second time today people have been biting your hand off, first for the cue and case and now this bet. Doesn't it tell you something?

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Yes that I'm astute at pricing things up. I prefer that to the implied alternative :clapping: btw... if you think I've made a mistake with the bet you're welcome to take it. :lol:

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Just confirmed with Dave that he's taking it. So no more bets for me today - I'll have to take your money another day shankyboy >=)

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No its confirmed that you have more money than sense.

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I expect a formal retraction should the unspeakable happen and I am back here gloating tomorrow :handshake:

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:O: Don't let ThePower (grrr) see that . . It's the Farley Eden :kiss:

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That was just for you :clapping:

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Stop it you're making me blush :blush:

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sorry big jake your just gonna walk out with ? 40 if your lucky but then again after you payed out mr truan and handed over your underpriced cue and case, and most probably brought everyone a drink your have zilch in your wallet me old mate. wat a waste :mad:

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The Mighty Eden remain on course for another trophy, beating the Legion 8-4 after being 3-1 down it was a great comeback.

Awesome finishes from Rab and Barry twice!

I think the patriots were 7-5 up v prop so looks like we will be playing them in the Semi's.

Hotshots won 8-2 ish i think and Ego's 8-6 ish (i belive this one might have been 6-6 but not sure).

:razz:

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Lol. Good game good game. As they say.

4/1 was a decent price I got no qualms.

By the way big shout to Ted for winning the first game for the Elmers last night, 6-0 down, and Ted playing as we were short, plays and wins, Quality. :clapping:

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Prop ended up winning in the play off. It was a good comeback after they went 7 - 4 down, then 1 - 0 down in the play off. It finally finished about half 1 :zzz:

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Is there a draw for the semis?

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Semi-line up

Eden v Prop
Ego's v Hot Shots

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Last night was a usual Eden - Legion encounter (Tense & close throughout)

we went 2-0 & 3-1 down 6-3 up then 8-4 winners, Some huge performances on the night from both teams

Rab break dish for us as did Glen for Legion & Chris Brooker in his 2 frames potted 15 consecutive balls only to miss the black against me for a clean sweep - We were fortunate to win the 1st set of 7 but after that there was only gonna be 1 winner as we moved through the gears & as said some nice finishes along the way

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I thought the League Cup was seeded? Why are the 1st and 2nd placed teams from last Winter playing in the semis?

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well played deer:clap:
should have finshed game 14 but for a in off :cry:
but coming back from 5 2 down to 5 5 with two break dish from barry p & darren p.:worship:
good luck for the rest of the cup

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because the finished 2nd to the Prop in the 2nd group stage i would guess

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Of course. Thanks Truey.

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How lovely to see an insignificant team like the Eden reach the semi-finals of the knock-out cup !! It goes to show that the romance of the cup lives on. A truly wonderful over-achievement and so unexpected !!

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You are correct there Truey. The seedings got messed up because the Prop overturned the Hotshots in the Group.

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Bitter & very twisted - Nice to see we mean so much to you & you nothing to us as you could never win anything apart from a row in an empty house :elol:

Over-acheivment is you potting a ball these days i heard :bite:

Cheers though Pat - Please could you write our history as it seems to over interest you mate - Guess us actuallty winning a few old tin pots really pi$$e$ you off - You could sign for our c team if you like & we may even give you a game - Fancy it :chair:

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Never. The Rab and Barry signed to keep the Farley Eden afloat, make up the numbers. Will never hack in in div 1. Not good enough for the big matches. :blah::blah::blah:
Arsene Wenger would be proud to make 2 such astute signings.

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It's a shame that it's telegated the Dukes in the process . . Never mind . .

The Bloodhounds are a good side so how they've been involved in a relegation battle is beyond me . . Nice bunch of blokes too . . Were unlucky in the last frame and deserved the playoff but we'll take the win all the same . .

Steve Aldridge draws pretty red squiggly lines . .

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I wouldnt get too carried away Farley.

Last time I looked the Legion were a Divison 2 side, and looking at the last stats on this site Barry has won 7/17 and Rab 6/15.

Not a criticism of either of these by the way, I havent seen enough to comment, but not exactly pulling up trees against other Div 1 players, as you would make out.

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Rab did a very good clearence by all accounts, i didn't see it, i was on a fag break & Barry played well in the 2 frames i saw him play.

I think we were more than unlucky to be 4-3 down from the first 7 frames & then could have easily have taken more than we did in the second half, i think 8-4 was a bit flattering for the Eden in the end, although they probably did deserve the win.

It was tough losing to them, they have some nice people away from the pool table as individuals, Truey is a really nice bloke along with a couple of others, but together as a team around a pool table is a different thing, i still hate the over reaction to straight foward shots & the mass over reaction as a team to the winning of some very average frames. Just find it all very un nesessary & disrespectful to their opponents sometimes, but hey, i guess thats never gonna change.

Good luck to them in their Semi-Final

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Truey or should it be falsey:the "achievements" of your rabble do not interest me in the least. Your infantile behaviour has alienated your team to every other side in the league who have had the misfortune to play against you. Upon hearing that the Eden were about to fold,the League were offered a very generous sponsorship from the Noise Abatement Society. You then stole several players from another Farley team and decided to continue with your feeble existence. The sponsorship offer was immediately withdrawn on the grounds that we could not guarantee consistently regular noise levels !! :):)

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dont think those eden lads will ever change!:lol: hope they never do, most important thing is being quite during the shot as long as an opposing team does that then i dont really worry! plus best way to stop any team whos loud is to beat them! works every time.
great effort last night by the prop to come from behind to win the match. and also the bloodhounds to take the eagles so close especially over a longer distance...
unfortunately the cuemasters didnt do themselves justice against the hot shots and for some reason the match didnt start until gone 9pm, dont understand that one.
two hard to predict semi finals! i go for eagles v eden.

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I agree that over the 1st 7 you should have been 5-2 up at least & from that point we grew in confidence

Tale of the tape(Ish)
1 - I go game, miss Clive tucks up & takes it out
2 - Steve misses & Chris takes out a nice clearance
3 - Scott has numerous chances & keeps fouling then eventually Glen missed a difficult black
4 - Steve does not cover a bag & get s beat
3-1 Legion and deservedly so
5 - Arthur & Andy have a battle both miss balls & Arthur gets the frame thanks to a great double
6 - Rab B/D
7 - Barry misses a glorious chance then gets a gift after an easy miss on frame ball by opponent
Eden sneak into a 4-3 advantage
8 - Taylor v Fieldsy - The most boring frame ever :zzz: but Steve has command & in the end wins after a mistake
9 - Me v Chris - I again go game & again miss, Chris then takes out a nice finish but misses difficult black, i tuck get 2 & take it out
10 - Glen B/D
11 - Scott takes out an unusual finish but effective
Eden on the hill
12 - Barry takes out a nice finsi with 2 after Andy got unlucky and snookered himself

I guess we deserved to win, but the Legion could/should have punished us in the early/mid frames - And we will need to improve if we are to beat a very resilient Prop side (Who produced a class performance to come back yesterday)

As always a grudge match & reasonably clear that the 2 sides do not really get on, but that will always be the case after various encounters over the years - I have no grudges but still Eden through & through :shag:

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Cheers Danny for noticing the red squiggly lines - you're very welcome
to help out tonight!!

I thought we put on a terrific show last night, we've come a long way since the
early parts of the season. Nice to get a little revenge on Kyle after my appalling
in-off on Sunday in the Inter-league! (sorry again Mick).

P.S. I agree about the Eden, the best way is to beat them, although I hope the
Rack Pack do not do that tonight!! Having said that, I wish the Hounds were a
bit more vocal at times!! It's not a funeral parlour guys!!:zzz::zzz:

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Guess I'll have to go for Hot Shots v Prop :D

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One of these days you may even predict us/anybody beating the Hotshots.

Lets hope you are third time unlucky.

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Im going to go for a Eagles vs Prop final

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I personally think the Prop are favourites, though not guaranteed, and the Hotshots v Eagles is a flip of a coin.

I'd say we have won slightly more matches over the last couple of years, but they dicked us thoroughly in last years final.

All four teams will have confidence that they can get through. Over the 21 frame final, I would make the winner of the Eagles/Hotshots game strong favourite.

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A fair representation of the match By Truey, & i have no problem with teams being vocal, or disagree with beating them is the best way to silence them.

I just think its over the top to cheer & growl in someone's face ( to all intense purposes) after you have beaten them at one frame of pool. Its just a game & most people play it for enjoyment & a night out with their mates, in the past, this sort of behaviour has caused some adverse reactions from players or teams who play against the Eden, so im sure i am not alone in thinking this.

A smile, a shake of the hand & a good game mate. Is just a more pleasant way to finish a game in my opinion. After all it is just that to most people, just a game.

Im not asking the Eden to change their ways, i am just stating what i think.

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Match wise I think its a pretty fair summary of the opening set, we could and probably should have been 5-2 down rather than 4-3 up. Having said that I don't we think got the run of the balls most of the match and it took Rab's B&D to settle the team. Once we got our noses in front we played some clinical stuff.

As for the rest Chris, you're not the first to slag off the Eden and you won't be the last to slag us off. It all sounds sour grapes fella and lets face it as competitive sides on and off the table we don't like each other. We're both big enough to live with that.

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Should really look a little closer to home Chris. Only person who failed to come over and offer his hand after the game was John Frith.

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Rab played most his games in Div 2. Think he is 5/9 for us since he signed. Barry has improved massively since he joined and I wouldn't write too much into his stats this season. For me, the proof was there last night from both of them. They don't lack the stomach for it and there are plenty of Div 1 players without that....

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That's not really that likely now is it! :lol:

My post was simply an attempt at humour by going for the opposite of what had just been predicted.

However, I think the Eagles/Hot Shots game will be close but given that this is Hot Shots' only chance at a trophy this season I think they will just nick it.

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Fair comment, as I have said I havent sen them play, but Farley insisting that are the pool equivalent to the second coming appeared a little misplaced to me.

In relation to the Eden Legion game, I presumed you werent there Alex as your name doesn't appear to be part of the match write up.

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As you had time to take such an interest in my players stats I presumed you would have noticed my impressive record this season!

I was there last night but correctly not in the starting 7.

I think its fair to say we know we have a big chance of making the final and winning it. There is not one team we wouldn't mind playing.

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I would make you fourth favourite out of 4, but thats probably a position you actually like.

When are the semis by the way?

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Power

I wouldn't say on & off the table personally. I get on ok with a few players in your team off the table. Its just an on the table during the match thing with me.

Sour grapes.......Very predictable.

PS. I don't play for the coney, so post away, this will be my last on the subject.

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Semi's are a fortnight today . .

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The Coney are so forgotten, so the posts won't flow. Likewise I have no interest in carrying on the debate. You are entitled to your opinon whether I agree with it or not. Good luck tonight in your quest for the Div 2 title and no doubt we'll cross swords again next season. ;)

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That's a mental image I could have done without. . . . . . .

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Oi... Alex, i'm sure you can never forget The Coney, we have given you months of inspirantional posts.. And does that mean Berty is no longer in your pocket?:clap:

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Anyways, my two cents worth:

I love the Eden's passion, the 7/8 players on the touchline get right behind their man in every frame, but I can understand how it grinds people up the wrong way.
Eden are the Marmite of Croydon Pool, Love them or Hate them.

The league would not be the same without them, so I'm glad they'll be carrying on.

As I said though, I can understand why it rubs people up the wrong way, when they're on the asscend, it can be construed as aggressive cheering if you're not used to it.

The first time I encountered them it certainly opened my eyes, but you do get used to it, and I wouldn't want them any other way now.
Long live the Roar!
So long as it never crosses the line into dis-respect, then there's no problems in my opinion.

You should see some of the antics in Yarmouth, the Eden wouldn't even register vs. some of the teams up there. . . . It's proper fierce!

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Pop down in a few weeks and do the best thing you will ever do and sign up for the Eden. I'll show you what the true meaning of inspiration is.... ;)

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I think that we (the Eden) are simply misunderstood. Team spirit and support of team mates (including vocal support) is necessary if a team of pool players who only play once a week and mainly do it for the laugh are going to have a chance against players who take it far more seriously and play pool as a normal part of their lifestyle.

I am sure we occasionally overstep the mark (mainly scott) but that is just some of us getting carried away.

If you watch any prem football match you will see players snarling all over the place and huge vocal celebrations, thats a big part of home advantage and if we can create that when we are away then even better.

In fairness to the legion i was quite impressed with how they played and the result was not a fair reflection of the game overall, prob more like 8-6 would have been a better reflection but at crucial times they made mistakes which shifted the whole balance of the match. Our clearances toward the end of the game were the difference for me.

Good luck to them and hope to see them back in div 1 next winter, i think they would do better than some of the teams have this year.

The Sting

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Paul, where have i said. Rab or Barry are "Pulling up trees" or "The pool equivalent of the second coming" In the above post???.
As you well know when we have had a personal chat, i will always support, give it the big one, praise any team that plays out of The Farley... Dont matter if they win the Treble 2005/ 2006. The Interleague Knockout Cup 2005/ 2006. Or Finish last in Div 5...

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Surely no Coney player has the ability nor winning hunger to ever grace The Mighty Eden, apart from that i'm not sure you could afford the transfer fee, i still have a year on my contract so you can't have me on a Bosman.:razz:

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If Mr Spry is keen on playing next season it will be interesting to see who signs him. He has been an absolute rock on 1 for the Coney through the years. If he was more interested in pool he could really become deadly but unfortunatlely his penchant for wanking (and playing snooker) gets in the way :wrong:

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Yep, I still think Rob is under-rated. In the 2nd half of this season he has been unbelievable. I'm hopeful that a good few of the Coney players might want to get involved after a bit of a break.