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This will be held on Saturday 16th February 2008 at Rileys Purley Way.

Register your interest by posting in this thread. First 64 paid entrants will be guaranteed their place. Please note that since payment guarantees your space refunds will not be made.

Registration is open to current CDPL players only until 1st December when it will be opened up to everyone.

1. Sarah Long Paid (Sarah)
2. Gary Rawlings Paid (Hannah)
3. Graham Witt Paid (Sarah)
4. Hughie Telford Paid (Danny)
5. Alex Barnetson Paid (Sarah)
6. Steve Hutchins Paid (Sarah)
7. Harry Paid (Sarah)
8. Paul Da Silveira Paid (Sarah)
9. Andy Bentley Paid (Hannah)
10. Russell Allen Paid (Hannah)
11. Ted Freeman Paid (Hannah)
12. Stuart Thompson Paid (Hannah)
13. Ricky Cook Paid (Hannah)
14. Marco Angell Paid (Hannah)
15. David Rimer Paid (Hannah)
16. Gary Moylan Paid (Hannah)
17. Andy Barnsdale Paid (Hannah)
18. Andy Esgrove Paid (Hannah)
19. Paul Saxton Paid (Hannah)
20. Mark Bannister Paid (Sarah)
21. Paul Wildman Paid (Sarah)
22. James Charlwood Paid (Hannah)
23. Luke Turnbull Paid (Hannah)
24. Paul Alexander Paid (Sarah)
25. Rob Cogar Paid (Hannah)
26. Bob Shaw Paid (Hannah)
27. Spencer Barnes Paid (Sarah)
28. John Salter Paid (Sarah)
29. Dave Jones Paid (Sarah)
30. Wayne Collyer Paid (Sarah)
31. Arthur Hewson Paid (Sarah)
32. Dan Reeks Paid (Sarah)
33. Chris Stowell Paid (Sarah)
34. Ekrem Vatansever Paid (Sarah)
35. Danny Taggart Paid (Sarah)
36. Dave Truan Paid (Sarah)
37. Barry Watkins Paid (Hannah)
38. Chris Knock Paid ?10 (Hannah)
39. Scott Lansing Paid (Sarah)
40. Luke Terry Paid (Hannah)
41. Danny Evans Paid (Danny)
42. Darren Ditzel Paid (Hannah)
43. Darren McKeown Paid (Hannah)
44. Kevin Pryor Paid (Hannah)
45. Ray Duncan Paid (Katie @ Rileys)
46. Mark Stallard Paid (Hannah)
47. Fran Tertullien Paid (Sarah)
48. Michael Huggins Paid (Katie @ Rileys)
49. Martin Duncan Paid (Katie @ Rileys)
50. Douglas Johnstone Paid (Sarah)
51. Daren Olding Paid (Sarah)
52. Kyle Pickett Paid (Sarah)
53. Sean Kelly Paid (Sarah)
54. Mickey Porter Paid (Sarah)
55. Peter Brown Paid (Sarah)
56. Krishen Sookraz Paid (Katie @ Rileys)
57. Dan Mason Paid (Sass)
58. Wayne Pope Paid (Katie)
59. Leon Pope Paid (Katie @ Rileys)
60. Gary Swettenham Paid (Ben @ Rileys)
61. Donna Evans Paid (Danny)
62. Matt Cooke Paid (Danny)
63. Dave 147 Hall Paid (Danny)
64. Paul Hailston Paid (Rileys)

Reserve List:
1. James Pettite Paid (Hannah)
2. Alan Danneau Paid (Katie @ Rileys)
3. Gerry Nannery Paid (Katie @ Rileys)
4. Ray Scott Paid (Hannah)
5. Micky Samuels

Reserves will take the places of anyone who fails to show up on the day and will be drawn at random. Last year there were at least 10 no shows so it's very possible that reserves will take part.

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Stick me in please :)

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when is it?

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can you put in stuart thomson- phil waites-andy bentley. thx

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Heard a rumour of Saturday 16th Feb. . . . .

Count me in.

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Full details are on the article on the homepage but I've added the date to the first post for clarity.

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Hello again.... Could you please put Steve hutchins down as well

Thank you

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Can you put me down for this one please.

Thanks.

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Can you please add Michael Huggins, Martin Duncan and Luis Villaverde.

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Could you please add Andy Castrinakis

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And me please.

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All added thus far . . .

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sas can you also add david green and ted freeman thx.

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Please also add:

Mark Stallard
Dan Mason
Daniel White

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Please can you also add mr Swettenham as well please thank you

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Seeing as you asked so very nicely . . .

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I can't stress enough that regardless if it is you, your friend who says "he's definately coming", your Nan or the Queen herself . .

NO PAY NO PLAY - YOUR PLACE IS ONLY SECURE WHEN WE RECEIVE YOUR ENTRY FEE

Thank You :)

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so let me get this right if you dont pay you dont play ;)

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Please add:
Alex Barnetson
Arthur Hewson

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and me and mick samuels:D;)

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Can you add me please.....:drunk:

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Aren't you in Eastbourne that weekend?

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Yeah, I thought you and Ethel had got a good deal off of Saga ?

Mickey OAPHead = OAPeodaphile.

The Old ones are the best. . . . .

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can you add ricky cook and marco angell

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can you also enter david rimer

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Half way there in less than 24 hours!

Remember your place is in the tournament is not guaranteed until we receive your entry money.

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Could you please add DAVID SAYERS and CHRIS BENSALEM.
Will anyone be at rileys purly way on monday so I can pay the entry fee because I have a singles game down there that night.

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You can give it to Katie my assistant manager i'll let her know

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Please can you let your team mates know who don't use the site who might be interested in taking part. We're happy for you to add their names to this thread but please let them know they won't be in the comp till they've paid their ?15 to myself, Danny or Hannah.

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Yes Please Sass

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please can you also add Rod Altes please

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Please add me

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I think so, :shag:least i'll be able to drive back from this one......:shag:

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We did get a good deal off saga, but we went for a Nintendo instead...:D

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Please add me

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Can you add Wayne Collier please oh infamous one :)

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Added you. Currently 39 names on the list. This may end up not being that open after all! :lol:

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Can you add me please - Sarah King
Thanks x

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Can you add Clive Taylor please, he sent me a text asking me to add him, obviously can not post himself, ha ha

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Thanks to everyone for getting behind this. It's looking good so far . . . :)

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can you please add salad aka trevor herbert many thanks

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Please add Luke Davis

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me too

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Please add Rob Cogar
cheers

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Please add Barry Watkins

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Add me please Sass... Paul Da Silveira. Thanks

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Please add Dan Brown, Luke Turnbull and me. Ta.

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I see the texts worked! :lol:

Great avatar Fran

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It appears that given the restrictions on entry, almost without question two of the previous three champions are unlikely to be able to try to defend or regain their titles. I realise that its a Croydon event, but as these people have supported most Croydon comps is their a risk that they will not do so for other comps and there could be repucussions when/if the interest from Croydon players eventually wanes?

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Yes there is always that risk but the priority will always lie with CDPL players . . The only reason the number of entires is being restricted is because we don't have 15 tables like we did for the 1st Open when over 100 people turned up . . Otherwise we'd have 128 there this time round . .

Long term there is potential to have this as an 'open' in it's literal sense and have a CDPL player only competition later in the year but what with the site move and other things it was left quite late and thought better to have an event of some description rather than not have one at all . .

One thing to think about . . How often has Steve Petty and Andy Breen come over to play in Croydon other than the Opens? Some may see it as them being bandits and stealing their money and have the exact opposite effect in detering CDPL players from entering 'their' competition? Just a thought . .

I'd be surprised if the interest waned to the extent where we couldn't get 64 players . .

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You may be right but from past experience I'm willing to stake that we won't have received entry money from 64 players by the 1st December.

We're not trying to alienate anyone here honest! :D

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Please enter Mark Bannister for this. Thankyou. :d

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can you also enter gary moylan please

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Can you also please add Peter Esseku. Thanks again

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and Jon prothero please

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CAN YOU ADD ANDY BARNSDALE

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Can you add Jame Davis please. Thanks.

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bob shaw, chris brook please

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Ugggggghhhhhhh Hannah . . . I know you're a bit dizzy and stupid, but you can do a bit better than those two.

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:threaten:

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Please add Steve Field and Graf Bishop. Ty

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We almost have 64 names on the list. Please remember your space is in the Open is not reserved until payment is made so you could still lose out to someone whose name isn't on the list yet if they get their cash in first.

We will continue to take names beyond 64 so keep adding them on this thread.

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Can you please add Paul Hailston... Thanks!

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please xan you add Gary Rawlings and he has paid

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Grrr, thanks to work I missed tonights game and had hoped to pay at the same time!
Is paypal an option? (I'd happily cover their fee!)

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Yes. Golden is in charge of PayPal ( it makes him feel important :winkgrin: ). If anyone wants to pay by this method please PM him for details. He will let you know how much you need to pay to cover the costs.

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Wiggy has entered a tourney! :O::O::O:

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This is Wiggy we're talking about here . . He will have found an excuse not to enter by February . .

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I have been given £10 of Paul Da Silveiras £15 entry fee - he didn't realise the comp was £15, so he said he'll give the rest tomorrow or next week - will leave it with you tomorrow Sass or behind the bar if I don't see you.

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Thanks. I'll see Paul tonight anyway.

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If you play in any of the following teams you will be able to pay me your entry money this evening at Rileys . . .

Rileys Rack Pack
The Propeller
Pond Q's
Farley Dukes
British Legion
Pawleyne Arms
Imperials
Surrey 193's
Floozies
Farley Loyalists 'B'

If you don't know who I am - I look like the picture to the left of this post but more stressed :D

Alternatively if you play for the Eagles or the S.A.S you can give your ?15 to Danny.

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Are you going to be waiting at the door with your hand held out?

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Over 70 names on the list. This will be opened up to everyone on the 1st December. Don't miss out!

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Could you please add steve young

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2 weeks till all players are allowed to enter this competition. If you want to be sure of being in it now is the time to get your ?15 in.

A reminder of how to pay:-

Hannah at Rileys.
Danny or myself in person.
Me by cheque or bank transfer - PM me for details.
Danny or myself by PayPal. My PayPal address is sass@croydonpool.com. Add 50p per entry for the Open towards costs.

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Now over 25% full . . .

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Doesn't matter . . . we have his dosh! :bounce:

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Can you put me down { John Salter } thank you.:bow:

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20 entrants paid . . .

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Can you please add ANDY SHAW to the list for me - thank you.

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Could you please add Frank Pickford to the list please.

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I will be contacting those people who have paid their entry to this event who but who will be affected by the revised Yarmouth dates this evening. Once I've spoken to them I'll update the list to reflect the revised entries for the Open.

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luke turnbull and james charlwood have paid their entry money

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Thanks Miss Fish! :)

25 paid :dance:

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rob cogar has paid

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Thanks again. I've updated the list.

The CroydonPool.com Open now has it's own event on Facebook (London network). :lol:

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This competition is now open to EVERYONE who wants to enter until we reach 64 paid entries.

Top 32 pros start on -2 frames
Top 64 pros start on -1 frame
Ladies start on +1 frame

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rob cougar and bob shaw have paid

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Meow

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your mum

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30 paid . . .

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I will be at the Farley Championship on Sunday if anyone who is in that wants to give me their entry money for this tourny.

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I've removed the Hotshots players from the list and refunded Ian and Nigel Clarkes' payment as they will be at the re-re-arranged Champion of Champions event in Yarmouth.

This event is still around half full. Let's get it full by Christmas :)

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Top for Grecko.

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34 . . .

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I'm taking a leaf from the Toots Kennedy Kennedy book of pool promotion by stating that there will be no Andy Breen (last year's winner) and no Rod Altes (last year's runner up). No doubt there will now be people flocking to enter this competition . . . :D:D:D

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If everyone who says they are coming leaves it till the day to turn up and pay there will be a lot of disappointed players.

Make sure your name is in the draw for this by paying your entry money asap.

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I will be at both the Surrey Classic events this weekend so if anyone on the list (or indeed not on the list) wants to enter they can pay me then.

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Approaching 40 paid entries . . .

In a break with tradition the winners will receive personalised trophies which will be presented at the CDPL Presentation Night in July.

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i have to say i think that's a stupid idea...

if a player outside the cdpl wins they ain't gonna come to our presentation night...

why bother putting names on trophies... it's only necessary if the trophy is returned year after year...
when you pick up a trophy you know who you are so you don't need your name on it.
when i turn up at a comp i like to see the trophy i'm after... gives me a bit of extra incentive!

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You can still see the trophy you are trying to win. It just won't have a badge on it. The cost of the trophies doesn't come out of the prize fund and I get them engraved at my own cost. I therefore I canvassed opinion to see what people would prefer. Everyone else said having a trophy with their name on and having it presented made it a bit more special.

When I gave Andy Breen his trophy last year there were about 10 people left there to see it.

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that's probably 9 more than left at a presentaion evening!!!

i'm not knocking the generousity of the offer, it's a very good one.
i just think a non cdpl player will not come to our presentation evening to pick it up...

if it were gonna be a croydon player it's 99% likely to be either from the eagles or hotshots and non of the hotshots are in it due to CofC's...
i tell you what sass... i'll win it this year and that solve the problem!!!

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40 paid runners so far . . .

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Sass, is the drawn being done on the day or like last year are you drawing 1st round in advance?

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We'd like to draw it in advance as it will run more smoothly that way but we need a few people to stop telling me they will pay and start paying!!

I'm expecting to pick up a few entries at county on Sunday and I'm expecting at least 4 others to pay tonight.

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Just had 4 players enter who were not on the list bringing us up to 44.

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:lol::lol::lol:

Wiggy you nutter....

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45 . . .

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46 . . .

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when is the draw taking place sass?

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As soon as we have 64 entrants we can arrange a properly witnessed draw.

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47 . . .

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I was paid this evening (Sunday) by Michael Huggins and Martin Duncan.

Will give to Hannah/Katie tomorrow which will go with Ray Duncans money.

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Thanks Lils.

49 entrants now paid and I'm expecting that number to increase by at least 3 tomorrow. If you want to be in this event you really shouldn't be hanging about . . .

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51 . . .

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52 . . .

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8 spaces left - possibly 9 as I may give up my own place to concentrate on running things. I will only do that if the competition is full.

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7 . . .

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Sass,could you please add Alan Danneau and Gerry Nannery to the entrants. They will pay their entry fees to you next Tuesday. I trust this will be acceptable.Thank you.

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I've added them to the list but I can't hold places for them (or anyone else for that matter) I'm afraid as it's not fair to everyone else.

There is a good chance that the competition will already be full by Tuesday so I suggest they pay at the club or via PayPal asap.

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5 SPACES REMAINING!

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3 spaces left!!!! :O::O::O:

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Can I ask what happens if you get to 64 and one extra person pays the full £15? It seems that you have one person who's paid just £10 . .

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Sass, i will drop money off at club tomorrow for Alan and Gerry but Hannah will not be there till saturday. Will that do or can i drop it off to you instead.

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I guess he'll still be ok seeing as he has paid the majority of his fee . . Not worth kicking him out for the sake of ?5 . .

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I will guarantee Knocky's fiver.

We're back up to 5 left due to a breakdown in communications somewhere in deepest darkest West Surrey . . . PayPal was the only winner :roll:

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4 Spaces Remaining . .

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Umm, I posted that I've paid my £15, yet my name has now disappeared off the list and my post has vanished . . .

How odd.

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What time will you drop it down there? I'll give them a call afterwards to confirm.

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Everyone in Croydon says thank you to Nick Booth for bumping up the prize fund by £15!!! :judge:

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No idea. I certainly didn't delete your post although I may have taken you off the original list the other day when Danny told me you had decided to concentrate on the ladies event.

I'll add you back to the 'paid list'.

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Fankoo!

I was actually still on the main list today, as I checked runners and ting.

Never mind - all done now.

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about 17:30 is that ok

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Ok I'll give them a buzz then. Hopefully noone else will have paid before then! :)

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ONE SPACE REMAINING!

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Oh dear . . . I really hoped noone would be disappointed :(

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Not your fault Sass.

Just make people aware that you might give your space up depending on how you feel, so if they wanna turn up on the day or keep their eye on the website in case you decide to concentrate on the comp as you said you might, then they may get lucky.

To be fair, everyone has had months to get their cash in.

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There are 3 spaces left, isn't there? :?:

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No . . Just the one . . Look at the list at the start of the thread . . Matt Cooke & Dave Hall have just taken two of the remaining three spaces . .

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Sorry, my fault. I must get my eyes tested. Im using the Neutron theme, and Lils is in green so it doesn't show up clearly against the background

:blush:

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Congratulations to Paul Hailston on taking the final place in this year's CroydonPool.com Open.

Sorry to those who haven't made it into the draw. There is of course a chance that people will not show up on the day so if you turn up you may get lucky! I have put Alan and Gerry down on the reserve list but obviously that depends on whether they decide to turn up on the day.

The draw for both the Open and Ladies events will be made at Rileys Purley Way on Tuesday 12th February after our league matches - probably around 11pm. Details will be posted on the site afterwards.

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Well done Chatty. Lucky I texted him to warn him there was only 1 space left.

I think he owes me a pint or 2 :drunk:

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i know its to late but have left Gerrys and Alan money down the club

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They may still be in with a chance of making it into the competition if anyone doesn't show up on the day.

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Change of plan - the draw will be done this evening at the club.

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I've just text you Sass, Chris Stowell can't make it. he's really ill and doesnt look like he'll be up and about for the weekend. so he will drop out for one of the reserves to take his place.

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Payment was made on behalf of James Petitte at the club on 29 January and his name should have been on the list and entered into the original draw.

Due to an error (probably mine!) his name was removed from the list and the competition was filled. He has therefore been re-instated as first reserve.

Apologies.

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James Petitte = Friends in high places = Bandit :mouthshut: