Birmingham Bike Polo Chat & BS Thread

Familiarise yourself with the obstruction rule, it's a bit tricky.

http://321polo.net/2015/03/new-rule-proposal-obstruction/

Polo meeting this week?

Agenda:
website
tournaments
Throw in day
Heads & other gear
league
Fin's obstruction presentation
Shall we paint a crease on Calthorpe?
Any other business

Feel free to add stuff to agenda and propose a day.

Tuesday after french?
Anytime after 7:30 good for me - happy to host.

I can do Tuesday so long as it's after 8.

We could do Wednesday post polo in the old mo...

Planning to go for a ride tomorrow night but could probably get to Neil's by 8 (maybe 8:30). Would prefer pre- or post-polo on Wednesday.

The intention of the obstruction rule is great; the reality is awful. It's worse than the current one as it still depends on the ref being able to focus on two things at once but is almost laughably subjective 'prolonged', 'intentional', 'significant'. The crease is so easy to understand it's almost self-enforcing; this is the opposite.

Pre polo dinner meeting at the Lebanese?

I can do tomorrow but would prefer pre- (and continuing post- if neccesary) polo on Wednesday.

I cannae do pre-polo, but can do post polo. I have a dinner date with a tiny man.

I can do whenever!

Post polo seems a bit late, but more doable than pre polo.

we could attempt something crazy - a continuous bench minor meeting where as we're playing we're also discussing the points of the agenda off court.

Lets have a beer after polo and sort everything out then. Who can't make that?

Also, Matt, I've been thinking about one giant bench night for ages! Perfect at calthorpe, we just play continuously, subbing in and out for any team when you need a rest/beer.

Sorry, gotta work now so will miss polo which means I'll fall asleep by the time you are meeting. I'll PM matt a few things that might be of interest.

I'm confused about the meeting, is it pre-polo in the Lebanese or post-polo in the Old Mo?!

Let's do it on Sunday, post polo, at Neil's?

Good for me. Still going to get lebanese though if anyone wants in. Also a guy called david messaged us on FB and said he's been speaking to a BHM player? He's going to pop down tonight - to the lebanese as well I think.

I've been asked if we want to do a demo/tournament in Coventry Sat June 6th. My colleague has checked out the MUGA at Longford Park and between us we think it would be good - I checked it out with Sarah a few years ago. From what I remember it's big, with sturdy barriers and no gaps, but just one court and not incredible for viewing

I'm away that weekend, so I guess it depends on players/car to get goals over. We can discuss at the meeting on Sunday, but I'll need an answer after that.

Train to canterbury is around 3 hours with 1 change (marylenbone - st pancras) £38 w/out railcard. We could go down friday night camp and come back Sunday morning.

Polo mweet still tomorrow afternoon at Neil's? Before curry at Dave's?

Can do, just let me know the time.

Yep. What time is the curry?

So this meeting then?

Curry at 8. Polo meeting at neils at 6

What's the address?

Newlands road at the bottom of cartland second house on the left

Number 3