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Having spoken with both Simon (Rileys Frith Road) and Ian Huett (Rileys Area Manager), I can confirm what I've been told so far:

1. The club was sold and will no longer be a pool club. The new owners have planning permission agreed and it wil become a function suite, probably for wedding receptions etc (although why people would want this with all the hotels nearby is anyone's guess but there must be a market for it or they wouldn't have done it). Any rumours about it staying a pool venue for a year were just that, rumours.

b. The tables, and all other fixtures/fittings will be sold off. Presumably because the new owners don't want/need them. I don't know how/where they will be sold though, so no idea where to pick up a bargain red telephone box etc.

(iii) This Friday (10th) Frith Road will get new tables, taking their total up to 15 uk tables for now. One more table s on order but there's a delay at Supreme so this will be about a week later. Enough American tables will be taken out and the others moved about like a cue-sport sliding block puzzle, to make space for the incoming new tables.
This will then make Frith Road a 16 uk table venue, as was the beloved Suzy Qs, which is enough to cater for the ongoing league sponsorship, as well as County/Interleague/SPPL/CSL etc.

4.0 Obviously all teams that currently play from Rileys Purley Way have to find new homes. I've heard the Prop are going to Frith, I know Pond Qs have already gone back to The Wheatsheaf, Goodfellas are deciding tonight. Don't know about Rack Pack, Wizards or Foreign Legion.

A sad day indeed.
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