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Posted by ThePower on 09-10-2007 16:36

10 hours to pass until the 2007-08 Winter season officially breaks off with the customary opening fixture being League Cup matches. The league cup is a long process that runs way into Spring 2008, and the opening group stage is all about securing a top 2 spot...

My thoughts......

Group 1: The defending champions, Hot Shots, open their account tonight at home v White Horse. Looks a very comfortable group for Hot Shots. So playing for 2nd spot: London Slates and possibly new team Elmer Cue Masters.

Group 2: Drillers are favourites and have a bye tonight. Magnum Force host Pawleyne Arms tonight - the other two sides likely to press for qualification.

Group 3: Group on paper looks easy, so Rack Pack will win it with the SAS being the main contenders. Warriors pose the outside threat in this group.

Group 4: Coney with div 1 status probably start as slight favourites for the group, though the Legion are the main danger. The Addicts will be touting to get in amongst the Coney & Legion to sneak a qualify spot.

Group 5: Eagles should win the group easily, but interesting opening encounter tonight v Goodfellas. Possible Evans v Evans match? Come on! Make it happen! Other main challengers in this group are Forum A & Bloodhounds who both meet tonight.

Group 6: One of the two 'Group of Deaths', so Pond Q's v Coach & Horses tonight is a big opening match for both sides in this group. My team open up tonight against one of the group minnows. Imperials are the other team who will believe they can get out of this group.

Group 7: The Farley stable has 3 of their sides in this group so plenty of local derby matches floating around down at the Theatre of Dreams. The main two sides play tonight, Brom Cuemasters and Propeller. In the end, both should qualify.

Group 8: The other 'Group of Death'. 5 sides capable of getting in the top 2. Unpreds v Patriots tonight being the feature game. 193's, Warbank and Flying Machine may have to play second fiddle to 1st division sides, however, all 3 have the players capable of making phase 2.

Posted by longshanks on 09-10-2007 17:03

The Elmer have stolen our name as well as some of our players.

It's the acid test for us tonight - let's see how many turn up.

Posted by Dogger on 09-10-2007 17:51

Anyone know anything about the Spoofers?
New team? renamed/reformed team?

Edited by Dogger on 09-10-2007 17:52

Posted by ThePower on 09-10-2007 21:41

Dogger wrote:
Anyone know anything about the Spoofers?
New team? renamed/reformed team?

Think they must be a new team. Never known them to be in the league before.

Posted by harry on 09-10-2007 23:54

Good luck everyone tonight.

Apart from the Better Halves...obviously :handshake:

Posted by Triple C on 10-10-2007 05:23

Rack Pack lost 4-3... Not to take away anything from the their team but we were awful...

Posted by Sass on 10-10-2007 05:34

From 4-1 down that's a respectable score. Awful or not.

Posted by berty on 10-10-2007 06:09

coney beat the goodies 6-1

Posted by waynie1973 on 10-10-2007 06:43

London Slates 3 v 4 The Ship.

Happy days.

Edited by waynie1973 on 10-10-2007 06:52

Posted by longshanks on 10-10-2007 15:43

#10

Cuemasters 3 - 4 Prop.

Good recovery from 4-0 down. We managed to get 7 players to turn up, some of them a bit rusty. Prop were Popeless and Millsy is taking a sabbatical.

Posted by ThePower on 10-10-2007 16:18

#11

Farley Eden 5-2 Wickham Wanderers

Real messy stuff, but a win is a win. The Div 5 outfit made us work in most of the frames, and they dug deep. We did miss a record 48 blacks plus they chucked in a few missed ones themselves. Match didn't finish until 10.50pm. This was not one for the neutral spectator.

Posted by miq on 10-10-2007 17:47

#12

Magnum Force 4 - Pawleyne 3 in Group 2.

Posted by nuttmeg on 10-10-2007 20:07

#13

Red deer Eagles 4 goodfellas 3 our first game at fortress Red deer have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the night but I was very drunk.:drunk:

Posted by Lils on 10-10-2007 21:24

#14

Apart from the table not having proper lighting and not being able to play a dead-weight shot on it, it's a great venue with really nice staff and very strange clientele!!

Apparently the table is going to be sorted, (I'm not aware it cost the Goodfellas any frames last night) so it'll be a good place to play.

A really good night, only slightly blurred by Paul 'Random' Saxton ringing Danny to ask what the score was because the Coney won 6-1 and he won his frame and. . . :blah::blah::blah::blah::blah:

Danny actually hung up after that, but apparently he was still talking him through what a great player he was, etc . . .

Posted by ThePower on 10-10-2007 21:30

#15

So if Saxton won for the Poney Coney who lost for them then! :lol:

I hope it was not 'in my pocket' Berty.

Edited by ThePower on 10-10-2007 21:31

Posted by berty on 10-10-2007 22:39

#16

we were just commenting between us last night alex how dissapointingly predictable all of your sledging and banter has become. You need to raise your game in more ways than one my friend.

I mean bread and Butter and "speaking of Gay, how about the Coney"

Come on son sort it out it is barely worth logging in for:sigh:

Posted by berty on 10-10-2007 22:40

#17

Rhys lost after going quite unfortunately in off apart from that a solid start