Tourney: UK Champs Manchester 17-18.04.2010

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It would appear to be straight down the A6 from the station. Is the A6 a nice bit of easy going urban road or a shit the bed derestricted dual carriageway ?

The A6 is fine... Full of gun toting asbo'd yoot... No scary dual carriageway...

Err, yeah. Snake Pass is one of the classic climbs in the UK. Makes Ditchling look like what it is: a speed-bump with delusions of grandeur.

bit like ur polo career?

Thank you all for your concern.

Just to put things straight: The Toffs haven't split up as such... Dan has moved to Montreal, meaning its difficult for him to attend practice. We could fill his place with someone from Oxford but we just haven't decided who.

This leaves Corey and myself (Sean) representing the Toffs. But unfortunately Corey is heading back to Canada for a few months over Spring, and won't be around for the 17th/18th April, so I am the last man standing. It must have been something I said...

The turnouts to practice have been pretty low this winter with the crap weather, people moving away and an injury. So we've not had the chance to sort out teams for any upcoming Tournaments.

I definitely want to play at Manchester and so do a few others, so we've entered a team and I will try and resolve the situation by recruiting 2 others to be branded as Toffs.

I will keep you informed

I'll see you there!

Sean
Oxford Toff

Montreal is where I'm headed too. That'll break up the Hip Replacements, but I get bashed off me bike more by them than anyone else anyway. Wouldn't mind meeting new wheels in Montreal under which to throw myself.

You have to learn how to bend your own wheels then :)

That'll break up the Hip Replacements, but I get bashed off me bike more by them than anyone else anyway.

'Them' is singular in this context, I take it?? Don't drag me into this kitten fight!

The way the Replacements played on Sunday, the break-up won't be such a catastrophic loss to the world of polo, methinks!

Teams = sorted
Venue = sorted
Format = sorted
Saturday night...? Where's the action likely to happen?

Sandbar.

Sandbar.

i think that there will be a DJ set on that night with a VERY special man on the decks

Indeed - you can't beat 3 hours of Fleetwood Mac on a Saturday night IMO.

1.brendan

1. greasy
   
2. todd
   
3. sarah
   
4. rik
   

i like todd's shoes.

I think Todd's about to go to the toilet.

You have to learn how to bend your own wheels then :)

Yeah, well, um, I can do that trying to true my own wheels, so there. Given my background of too much post structuralism "true" is now an indelibly relative term anyway. Mr K (as in Mr "kitten fight"?) knows a great deal on this subject.

How did deconstruction find its way into polo?

It was always already there.

Ha

No polo is immune to such frolics. Nothing as pure as the polo experience can be confused.

Confusion is merely a state of mind, it suggests an attempt to reduce the world by believing in the existence of truth, reality, purity and origins, all of which are contestable terms. But this is not understanding, this is story telling, and story telling is the muddiest, most impure of operations. "Pure" is a conceit, a term useful only as a function of clearing away distractions to allow better focus. Focus could be seen as an act of pure being-ness, a performance of detachment from opinion (storytelling) in the service of reaction. Polo, in the playing, is a supreme expression of focus and therefore provides the sensation of purity.

Jesus, I gotta lay off the coffee. I apologize, I'm dick.

But hey, I've not seen much "purity" or "reality" when it comes to score keeping, time keeping or bike construction.

Bring on the impure I say.

How did long thought out posts find their way into polo?

Tis true polo is not pure, but it is that that gives some relief.

In the same way to exhaust some spittle
'I spit in disgust of the state of the world'

Almost everyone who ahs signed up for the tournament has asked for accomodation for at least Saturday night, and whilst Mancester polo scene is constantly growing, it is only so big. So far we have not been able to find accomodation for every team, but we are still looking/calling in favours. Allocation has been done on a first-come first-served basis, except where prior arrangements were made (Such as the Scottish teams staying with Colin). So far here is the allocation:

1) Netto Superstars / Dr Chan, Mirek, Dangeruss / HOME
2) Cosmic³ / Tomasito, Todd, Mat / LDN / Yes to housing Kat/Sara
3) Rotten Apples / Em, Gabes, Rik / LDN / Yes to housing Chan
4) ASBO Polo / wooodrow, Voidcore, HurricainJosh/ HOME
5) Black Rebel/ Alexandra
6) Zombie United / Mike, Hassan, Brian, Yorgo / London Mr Kawasaki
7) Egg, Angie and B / Hannah
8) Los Coños/A,J,S/ London/ Ali + Joe with Nes
9) Massive cogs/Cameron, Emmet, Jon/ Lewis
10) Black Stabbath/ danwentskiing, hyperallah, s.hill/ BHX / Woody
11) Beards / Rupert, Bill, Mark / LDN / BikeHause
12) BAD / Brendan, aidan, dave / Woody (+ Sarah)
13) Mango Sharks (Name to be changed) / Ben Hannh Si / HOME
14) Malice International / Iain, Matt, Andy / London / Adam
15) Sparkle Motion - London - Wayne, Pip, James – Paul
16) Polonium 210 - London - Louis, Tanya, Tom - Paul
17) East London Knights - London - Ali, Jono, Ray - Ronnie
18) Fen Boy 3 - Cambridge - Will, Hayden, RV - Lauren
19) 3 guys, 10 eyes- Cambridge- Greg/Josh/tbc (must wear spectacles) –Chloe
20) Cream - Cambridge - Bogey, Baker, Devon - Housing: Lauren (possibly.)
21) The Hip Replacements - Mr K/Lewis/NZ Paul - HOME
22) Newcastle / Newcastle / Housing Rory
23) La Schmoove / Dave, James, John / London / Housing Required: YES
24) TBA / Matt, Toby, Nick / Brighton / Housing Required: Yes
25) UK Champions / Matt, Agata, Andy / London / Housing Required: YES
26) Spoke Busters / James , Ande, Gedi / Glasgow / Colin
27) Doomallets/ Paul, Yoav, Drake, Rincewind / Manchester / HOME
28) Fiasco / London / Housing Required: YES
29) EFG (name subject to change) / Dave, Andy, Dave / Edinburgh Colin
30) Diamond Dogs /adam, nessa, ciaran/ London/Housing required:YES
31) Name TBC/ Rich, Craig, Wayne / MCR/ HOME
32) B Team/4ndy, pistaboy, blowie ben/Birmingham/ Housing Required: yes
33) Three Less Toffs/ TBA/ Oxford/ Possibly
34) Name To Come // Robb, Rich & Marek // LDN, BRIZL & MCR Marek
35) Name TBC/ Aidan (Turd), OLlie, 3rd/ LDN. Housing: yes.
36) Name TBC/ Chris, Andrew, 3rd/ Sheffield. Housing: **NO

**I have been in contact with a couple of hostels, in case we aren't able to house everyone.

Walkabout have 4 double rooms at £60 per night
Hatters Hostel have 32 beds at £22 p/p, plus £3 if you want to lock your bike inside their TV room]#
YHA is £24.50

ALSO any team that doesn't hasn't been housed at the mo, but wants to stay for Fri or Sunday aswell, shouldn't have too mcuh trouble being housed for either of those days, as i think most people are only staying for the Saturday night (although most people are rubbish at answering a direct question of when they needed housing and simply said YES, haha)

thanks so much woodrow

Truth exists. Derrida found that out when he died. You will find that out if I punch you in the face. This is my erudite critique of relativism and postmodernism.

I should have said "objective truth exists." For instance, that bike polo is awesome is an objective fact. Deal with it.