Brighton Hard Court Bike Polo - Official Thread

If you guys go on Saturday, then I'll try and ride over. Don't haz polo bike, just fixie skiddah. Haven't played polo in an age.

Going back to the conversation about recruiting new players and advertising our sessions, www.meetup.com is a good place to advertise athletic group activities for free... you create a group and diary 'meet-ups' for every wednesday and thursday at Preston Park you just need someone to set up, monitor and update the account, which is pretty simple from the looks of it

who else is up for London:

1. Tim
   
2. Danny
   
3. Dice
   
4. Julian
   
   

We should get the Thameslink train from Brighton to St Pancras with bikes. We'll need to set off around 8.30 to make it in time.

What you saying fam?

Already on the list. Going camping all weekend so I'll be going up from East Grinstead. Aiming to get there for 9ish for a couple of hours of throw ins before it all kicks off. That's my plan at the moment anyway...

Its in Newt isnt it? No need to go to St Panc, London Bridge is quicker no? Unless the venue has changed. I cant come anymore :( you guys will still be playing sunday right?

Also I will be there today at 6ish

London bridge. According to google anywayz.

I cant make it Saturday, but I'll be there Sunday

ooooh, my big toe has swelled to double its size over night. I'm limping and it hurts like hell, if the swelling doesn't go down then I'm afraid I can't do Saturday.

yeah yeah, HTFU...

So, exactly how many people are going to London on Saturday? That is, how many of us are travelling by train? I am looking at group tickets and up to 5 people is £45.

Yeah, go to London Bridge, Newington is just down the road, and if it rains, the indoor court in Peckham is only another 10 minutes away. St Pancras is about 20 minutes from Newington

Dice. I think there's 5 of us going up, but only 3 from Brighton station - your good self, Tim and Julian. Danny's in Essex and I'm going from a campsite near East Grinstead. Not sure if anyone else is making the effort. Open day return is about £15.

Thanks John. Good to know there's an indoor option. Looking forward to tomorrow. Chris.

Bang on!

Are we just gonna day return it? What's the deal with group tickets for 3 peoples?

WALL OF TEXT APPROACHING

Group tickets are set at "up to 2", "up to 5", "up to x". Pretty rubbish if you ask me, you'd need 5 people to actually make a decent saving. I think cheap day returns, leaving after 9am, are £18 and an "up to 5" ticket is £45. Saving £9 total for 3 of us but meaning we have to travel together on specified services.

We should aim to leave after 9am anyways, Registration is at 11am so that'll give us loads of time. Brighton to East Croydon then change for London Bridge on Southern Trains because they have a dedicated bike space. FCC doesn't have this and their trains are poky, air-conditioning-less sardine tins on wheels.

9.19 from Brighton (with change) gets us there for 10.17 - How's that?

Sounds good :) Meet at the station at 8.45? And if we leave at 9.04 its £10 return National Rail Enquiries! Or £13.35 super off peak day return/open return Southern Railways!

See y'all at the courts!

Will we still have some good ol' fasioned Sunday polo?

I'll be there at about 1 - see you on the courts

have we got 6?

Dunno, I'm gonna be there at 4.00 as my ladies playing a reggae gig :)

Oh yeah and I think Steve's coming down! He's on his way :)

very little polo took place today. I am disappoint. Especially cos I dragged myself out of my post-tourney scratcher in expectation of a good 'un. Ach well, roll on Wednesday then Sunday then Wednesday then Sunday then London Open!!!

Just heard the news, Jules. 2nd place!? Well done mate. Highest Brighton polo tournament place to date. You've set a very high bench mark!

Julian is #2 goalie in all of Polo!

Goal keeping jealousy?