ohhh the ninth of the ninth two thousand and nine spooky.

After my own goal this week i have decided to retire...

Actually seriously, it is booked for 9 next week...

Thing is though right, england are playing croatia, who would rather watch it or play?

Speak up now and we can maybe sort another night?

Cheers

xx

What telly are england on?

Mine for starters.

Probably a lot of other people's too at a guess.

on the council telly

Cheers Fens

So it's on 'normal telly' as my old man would say.

If people would rather watch it thats cool, just put on here and i'll ring mill house and either cancel or sort out another night if y'all like.

Or "Peasant Telly" as it's more affectionately known around our way.

I'm not bothered about England, there is a fairly high chance the game will be meaningless anyway won't there?

We could always try and get it for 8 till 9 so people can watch the last half hour?

It's regularly booked at that slot these days i seen em booking it on wednesday when i paid.

I'm happy to play, just thought i would put it to everyone else, we'll see how we go monday then if need be change it.

...or not seeing as today wasn't a qualifier.

Can we start having some definites so I know whether to cancel it or not on Monday. Ta

Im in,will check with Ish & Dom tomorra

Probably 3 from Billingham, confirm tomorrow.

I can't play this week, I'm off on a course this afternoon, not back until Wednesday night, by the time I get home I doubt I'll get turned around and over to the headland in time.

I've text Jason and Dave to check if they want to play.

It will be the 3 from Billingham, 2 Jonnys and me.

By my calculations, at absolute best we will have

1,2,3) Billies
4,5,6) Groovy, Ish, Dom
7,8) Jason and Dave
9) Yubep
10) TPP

If Groovy and ptbap can let us know asap as we're very borderline at the moment. It's going to be very harrd to get others in at the last minute with England playing an important game the same night. Will wait for those to get back to us and then make a decision

See this thread at 10am today.

You'll have to explain this one to me....

Are you drunk? He said that he can't play!

Nope, are you?

Tesco are selling 15 cans of Strongbow for a fiver.

Thanks, I might go and get 10 quids worth.

Now, can you tell me what I have supposedly missed at 10am that makes me a for asking ptbap to get back to me asap about Dave and Jason's availability.

You didn't say you were wanting to know about little and large.

Or if you did I read it wrong.

By the way, the deal with the Strongbow is spend £30 in the shop and you get a voucher letting you buy a £10 box for a fiver. Tis good.

Only if you spend £30 quid first and get a voucher with your receipt.

Yep, I've had about 4 boxes off them up to now and have another voucher in my wallet.

I'll take that as an apology. Now don't you worry your little ginger head about it.

Apology?

You'd be better off taking it as advice on being a bit clearer next time.

Yep, my fault. As clear as mud from here!

Giving it half hour and then going to cancel.

If ptbap and Groovy get back after this and everyone can play I don't think we'll have any problems re-booking it.

I must stress at this point that I am fully aware that ptbap can't play, I am merely waiting for him to get back to me about the availability of Dave and Jason. Just in case any simpletons out there are easily confused.

Hold your trigger finger, I've just text Jason for you...

Don't try and make it up to me now, you've already pissed me off for one day with your little swipe!!

Nah, I needed to know about their availability tonight anyway. ( )

Jason is on for Wednesday but not Dave as he'll be on nights.

As usual I might be able to play but won't know til Wednesday afternoon / teatime.

Thought you were watching the footie?

I am if the wife's at her swimming or if you already have 10 by the time I find out.

So how many have you got and are you gonna cancel?

At the moment we have an absolute maximum of 10, this includes you plus Groovy and Ish who are yet to confirm. So we have 7 definites confirmed.

Looks like I'll be cancelling at this rate

Why not cancel and book for Thursday or summit, then if people can't make that just cancel out right?

You need 8 to get a game, yes?

7 definites two days beforehand is bloody good I reckon, what you moaning about? I'm sure you can scrape at least 1 up on the day- even if you have to go to the bottom of the barrel and get Chip or I to play.

You could always ask on the main board too in case some folk who don't look in here might fancy a kickabout.

Agree with what your saying, we could just do that.

But i wish i had a pound for the amount of times that...

1.Me and sengelow have thought the same as you.

and

2.We've sent a million texts, emails, messageboard messages and the like all day wednesday to get us too a good number, right up to about half 8 on a wednesday night, and it just doesnt happen.

PoK might play? He could stop with TPP.

He could stop with me.

i,d have a game but wed night is snooker

thanks for that bri

any other night and i,d get my shinnys no probs

Precisely.

plus where have I moaned? I just think it makes more sense to cancel now (with the probable option of being able to re book it)

I am just being realistic it looks unlikely that we'll get enough if we only have 7 confirmed as I can't think of any others that are likely to turn up.

So is it cancelled?

yes

Yes it's cancelled sadly.

Unless we get an unexpected wave of enthusiasm in the next 24 hours and I'll try and re book it

do you play on wednesday nights all the time?

Yeah. 9pm at the Headland.

This is the first week we've had to cancel in a long time, but we normally manage to get the best part of 10 players.

Feel free to pop along Bri, just try and put your availabilty on here first.

would love a game but wed night is snooker night gutted