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Posted by Teach on 07-05-2008 05:37

Hot Shots 5 - 2 Bloodhounds

We gave the Shots a good game tonight - it could have been even closer, if I hadn't missed a straight black against Altes! Absolutely shocking!! I heard the Eagles did enough to take the title - well done Danny and the boys.

Must give a mention to our secretary (Nelio) who has worked all season to get himself in contention for the prize, and then lost in about 90 seconds to a Halligan 7-baller!!

You're still our player of the season, mate!!:one:

Posted by Sting on 07-05-2008 06:16

The Mighty Eden 4 Unpreds 3

Another good performance and a very good natured game. Roll on the League cup Semi Final.

btw is the semi on monday or tuesday given that the league fixtures on this site are wrong?

Loved watching the bum squaeking final game in the loyalists match, awful pool the whole way through but the loyalists won it to seal the tilte. Awesome atmosphere at the Farley with all the Farley teams cheering on the loyalists and the forum in the background watching closely!

Edited by Sting on 07-05-2008 06:19

Posted by nuttmeg on 07-05-2008 06:48

Eagles 4 patriots 3 tonight was obviously going to be squeaky bum time as we were desperate to win the 1st div (we have been turning up so short in the cups I have been playing) to add to the tension Graham Thompson played the best I have ever seen him play to bt Kyle then Danny played a great shot to put himself in a frame winning position only to hold his hand up and say" I fouled"nobody else had seen it, followed by a great dish. At 2-0 down we were sh1tting ourselves but then Shaggy appears on a mission obviously nervous for the team but making up for two lack of possi shots with massive reverse cuts including a sick cut on the black. Esgrove and Hughie were absolutely massive so Sean was then allowed to muck about as we had won the league. 1. The hotshots are a fantastic side,to win the 1st div with them in the league was a massive acheivement 2. I have been in the Eagles side for 24 years now and I love the current side more than I have loved any other Eagles side. 3.yes I'm gay.Not really Brian.:one::one::one::one::one:

Edited by TheSaxtonator on 07-05-2008 17:41

Posted by Spud on 07-05-2008 07:01

Nail on the head from our leader Nutts. . . . .

The Hotshots are a fantastic team, so to pip them to the post is an immense achievement in my opinion.

Over 22 league games, we beat the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams, both home and away, it was close, it was exciting, but most of all, as was last year, it was an honour to do battle with the Hotshots.
They are truly great side, and I hope they stay together for the rematch next winter.

Posted by Spud on 07-05-2008 07:07

HUGE shout out for Evans . . .

Knowing that if he wins, he wins the individuals, a frame for his league chasing team, and maybe the No.1 Ranking aswell. . . .

And he calls a foul on himself that the ref didn't see, that probably nobody saw except him.

It's great to see some integrity under such circumstances, and I'm proud that he did. I know most of us would have done the same, but it's nice to see it in such an important frame/match, at the very highest level of our league.

Posted by Luke on 07-05-2008 10:07

nuttmeg wrote:
yes I'm gay.Not really Brian.:one::one::one::one::one:

lol i think the egos deserved it over the whole season. i'm sure it would have been gutting to lose at the final post. Valiant effort from the hot shots as per normal. :clapping::clapping: now all the question is whos gonna win the singles???

Edited by TheSaxtonator on 07-05-2008 17:41

Posted by Pondlife on 07-05-2008 16:15

#10

Congratulations to the Eagles for regaining their title from the Hot Shots ! I was very worried that they might fold ,following their eviction from the high class Red Deer public house. However the other tenants in Rileys,Purley took them to their hearts and welcomed them to their new venue. They have responded in wonderful fashion which culminated in their victory last night. In an effort to escape from the noise, we are now contemplating a move to the quiet Red Deer !! :lol:

Posted by ThePower on 07-05-2008 16:29

#11

Congratulations to the Eagles, worthy champions guys. :bow:

Hot Shots took it to the wire with the Clarkes re-appearing regularly in the 2nd half of the season with a late surge and the Eagles stumbling over the winning line. Game of the season has to be next Tuesday when both sides come face to face over a distance match in the League Cup SF.

Eden rolled over our neighbours last night 4-3. The Unpredictables, bless them, came with a new gameplan which had nothing to do with their pool on the table but as an attempt to ''out roar'' the Eden. Terry Poynter's attempt to do so wasn't too bad. TP needs to fine tune some of the high pitched squeaks in between his roar but give the boy some credit as listening from the balcony at the Theatre of Dreams it was not a bad effort.

Quick word of congratulations for Scott Lansing to win a tough battle last night against Knocky. Scott took out a really great pressure black. Scott has been awesome all season, and played some amazing pool. He has never been reknown as a devasting finisher but he is solid, develops a chance and reads the game as well as anyone in this league. Commiserations to Golden and to call a foul on himself would not surprise any of us as he has always been a true sportsman.

Edited by ThePower on 07-05-2008 16:33

Posted by SCORCHIO12 on 07-05-2008 16:39

#12

Pondlife wrote:
Congratulations to the Eagles for regaining their title from the Hot Shots ! I was very worried that they might fold ,following their eviction from the high class Red Deer public house. However the other tenants in Rileys,Purley took them to their hearts and welcomed them to their new venue. They have responded in wonderful fashion which culminated in their victory last night. In an effort to escape from the noise, we are now contemplating a move to the quiet Red Deer !! :lol:

Pat, you can always come and play from the warbank! The parrot would welcome you with open wings :lol:

Posted by the-shark on 07-05-2008 16:56

#14

bromley cuemasters 3-4 the propeller.
very enjoyable match last night that helped being we had a full 7 for 1st time in ages!. some good pool played by both teams as well. congratulations to the eagles deserved winners over the season.

Posted by berty on 07-05-2008 17:25

#16

well done the eagles a thoroughly deserved title.

Just want to take this opportunity to thank all of the site team and all those involved in organising the league (Mainly Mark for his sterling work).

The introduction of the site has undoubtedly improved pool in croydon and long may it continue.

Last night saw the Coney bow out with a bit of mixed evening but fun was had none the less and at least we ended with a win!

Good luck to all in the League Cup

Posted by the-shark on 07-05-2008 20:13

#17

BigJake wrote:
Well done Bromley Cuemasters on a great season - especially considering you've struggled to field a full squad for many of your games! :clapping:

thanks gary, been tough season and last night was the 1st match i have enjoyed for a long time purely because we had a full 7 players and for once we didnt start 0-2 or 0-3 down. the lads have done well this year because of players work and family commitments we really only have 4-5 regular players. no idea what the future holds for the team as that is really down to the individuals but the team needs to be strenghened i personally feel as division 1 is getting harder each season.

Posted by Truey on 07-05-2008 23:04

#18

Well done to the ego's - Champs again :one: huge game next week for both them & hot shots - could be a classic encounter if they both turn up fully loaded

As usual an enjoyable evening against the Unpreds :clapping:

Only thing we were interested in was Scott Lansing winning & giving himself a chance of the divisional singles - something he deserves as he has played consistant pool all year...

Special word for Danny Evans who has called a foul on himself when some may not - all class Danny :clap: :clap:

What happens now a Play-off or do they share it :?:
Also heard a rumour that Rod is saying the ? in his league games were wins (Missing cards i guess) - what is the rule on that as i guess anyone can say they won with no proof :wall:

Looking forward to next week's semi against the prop & have enjoyed a good season in what was a typically strong Div 1

Edited by Truey on 07-05-2008 23:05

Posted by NuttyOne on 07-05-2008 23:22

#19

No proof needed, i'm sure if you beat Rod you would remember it.

Congratulations to the Eagles, and well done Hotshots, both teams have had a fantastic season.

On a personal note, it's the end for The Coney, so i want to say thanks to everyone i have played against and every team we encountered. Not forgetting the backroom staff that make it all possible. I suppose i should also mention this site and the hours of banter that keeps people amused.

Well done all, oh and i do have some bad news... I'll be back!!:nerner:

Posted by Sting on 08-05-2008 03:20

#21

Danny is a man of integrity full stop.

As for ? on the div singles, they cannot be counted as they are recorded as ? and not 1's and as far as im concerned you can add up ?'s all day and you wont get a winner!

Well done to the Ego's but it is a shame that the final game to determine the title does not involve a full team for the opposition. Describes the whole season really with many teams struggling for players. Lets hope the Summer expeiment pans out.

Awesome finish by Scott to win the Div 1 singles (or share of it anyway). Its fitting as it may be his last season for a while with the imminent arrival of his twins!

Posted by andye on 08-05-2008 03:27

#22

nuttmeg wrote:
I forgot to mention that Danny could have played at no. 7 last night to guarentee individuals and the ranking trophy as they only had 5 but he wouldn't have any of that.Top bloke

and you dropped him for going awol...!!!

Posted by nuttmeg on 08-05-2008 04:06

#23

Sting wrote:Danny is a man of integrity full stop.As for ? on the div singles, they cannot be counted as they are recorded as ? and not 1's and as far as im concerned you can add up ?'s all day and you wont get a winner!Well done to the Ego's but it is a shame that the final game to determine the title does not involve a full team for the opposition. Describes the whole season really with many teams struggling for players. Lets hope the Summer expeiment pans out.Awesome finish by Scott to win the Div 1 singles (or share of it anyway). Its fitting as it may be his last season for a while with the imminent arrival of his twins!

Sting I agree with you I think the summer league experiment has to extend to the winter league as for it being a shame that we played againgst 5 players,the week before the Hotshots played the unpredictables who only had 5 with two of their best players missing, whats good for the goose ......

Posted by nuttmeg on 08-05-2008 05:36

#24

sorry last night was a bit of a blurr did I mention to anyone that the Eagles won the first division if I did just ignore this :one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one: and Ifor one would like to congratulate the Eagles for winning the 1st division:one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one: no seriously well done:one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one::one:

Posted by Spudangles on 08-05-2008 13:54

#25

Well done to the Eagles, glad we closed the gap a bit at the end.
Oh & the ??? in the singles were wins for Rod, its my fault for not chasing them up. Looking forward to the cup next week could be my last game in the croydon league if we lose.

Posted by Pondlife on 08-05-2008 15:10

#26

The procedure with regards to ? on the rankings tables is as follows: Each secretary is given a form at the start of the season upon which he should complete a personal record of his players results in all competitions. If there are any discrepancies at the end of the season,these can easily be clarified by reference to the secretary's sheet. If the relevant paperwork has been completed accurately, there should not be a problem !!

Posted by ThePower on 08-05-2008 15:26

#27

I am presuming the ? refers to unknown or unrecorded wins due to lost or mislaid scorecards. Which the Hot Shots team were deducted 2 points and penalised. Therefore, if the team gets penalised then the player must too. I presume those cards remain missing. If Rod won them both then fairplay but its taken the best part of 3/4 of the season to mention it. Those two ? remained ? and had not been altered to 1's at the point the last ball of the winter had been hit.

I think they should all carve up the title. Seems the gracious thing to do.

Posted by Shaggy on 08-05-2008 17:38

#29

It weould be a shame for Rod to lose out due to a bad Secretary/Postal Service, nonetheless it should have been cleared up months ago..

I would suspect the opposition captain can confirm the result of said frames, but if they cant remember there probably isnt much that can be done.

Posted by Pondlife on 08-05-2008 20:25

#30

Paul,be assured that this matter will definitely be sorted out by Mark Halsey. I am sure that any relevant documentation will be scrutinised by Mark and the correct decisions will be made regarding the "missing" results !! It isn't the first time that it has happened and I'm sure that it wont be the last !! You certainly couldn't have somebody winning such a prestigious title by default !! Should there be a tie situation,there will be a play-off on Tuesday 27th May at Rileys Purley.

Posted by Sting on 08-05-2008 20:30

#31

reminds me of the Leeds div 1 fiasco. I think we should refer it to a panel of judges that will waste loads of time and money to agree that a ? is a ? and not a win lol

I think that there must be some time deadline on clarifying both league results and in turn the individual frame result of players. This cant be sorted at the end of the season.

And pondlife re your comments about these forms, im assuming that both teams must submit these forms to the league to check one against the other, and if they show discrepancies then what do you do? further dudect 2 points from each team? No one fills out these forms and im sure cannot remember 20 weeks of pool results.

We should have an online facility to enter scores of matches and individual frames. Then you just use the card signatures to verify who was present in the match and who they played, and this can arrive later as im sure happens with our crappy postal service.

Posted by Pondlife on 08-05-2008 21:22

#32

The vast majority of the league do not use this web-site. Therefore it cannot be used as an additional facility to improve the retention of records. As I've previously said,the reason that these sheets are produced is to provide team secretaries with an opportunity for clarification where a discrepancy might occur. I remain confident that the correct position will be clarified very shortly !!

Posted by Viper on 08-05-2008 22:08

#34

Pondlife wrote:
Mark doesn't produce these forms just for the sake of it !! They are meant to be fully completed so that they can be inspected in the event of any disputes !! It's not too difficult,is it ? :wall:

The forms are sent out for a reason (being human I can put a loss down when it was in fact a win) but these forms can be doctored with the info that I provide and if there is no card then there is no confirmation to check. I do not believe for one minute that Sean Halligan or Rod Altes would inform me of any dodgy results and to this I will be awarding Rod with his outstanding wins as I have done to many players over the years when I have been contacted by relevent secretary's with the same predicament over missing cards. If this results in a three way win then joint winners trophies will be awarded to all. Play-Offs are only staged if there are joint runners-up which has been in operation for the last 2 to 3 seasons of both leagues.

Posted by Golden on 08-05-2008 22:32

#35

Deutch wrote:
If this results in a three way win then joint winners trophies will be awarded to all. Play-Offs are only staged if there are joint runners-up which has been in operation for the last 2 to 3 seasons of both leagues.

I'm pleased that's the outcome as Scott Lansing deserves something for his massive efforts this year and I for one will look forward to going up with him to pick up some shiny . .

Posted by BigJake on 08-05-2008 22:34

#36

Am I the only person that this thread shoots off wide in the screen for? All the other threads are fine but this one always appears too wide!

Just wondering if it's me or the thread?! :O:

Edited by BigJake on 08-05-2008 22:34

Posted by nuttmeg on 08-05-2008 22:37

#37

Deutch wrote:

in that case congratulations to Rod, Scott and Danny well deserved

Posted by Golden on 08-05-2008 22:41

#38

BigJake wrote:
Am I the only person that this thread shoots off wide in the screen for? All the other threads are fine but this one always appears too wide!

Just wondering if it's me or the thread?! :O:

It's because of Nuttman getting carried away with the smilies earlier in the thread :lol: