Cambridge Regional Bench Minor Tournament 31/03 - 1/04

headlining bands pulled out at the last minute, messing everyone about-blame them not me!

It's that kind of aloofness which ensures their headlining status. I bet they get all the chicks too.

Would someone who is in attendance both days like to volunteer to do a write-up for the blog? A match report is pretty straight forward, but it's much better if you can take a few notes during the games as it's easy to forget and they all blur together. General impressions of the tournament/players/level of competetiveness/trends/ones to watch etc etc are good too.

Basically do as much or as little as you like, but anything is better than nothing. The front page gets 100-500 views a week so rest assured you have an audience.

London has folded into one team, leaving eight, so it's going to be 5 rounds of Swiss at 45min per game. If we assume London, Cambridge A and Brighton are going to get top-three, it's going to be a close run thing to see who is going to make the 4th knockout place...

Bristol is without the guy who I thought was their strongest player on Hacked off, and it seems like no tiny children to mess things up. Manchester aren't bringing any of their stronger players, Cambridge B looks beatable (from what I know) and Canterbury are all pretty new, so we should totally be targeting that fourth spot.

Hi guys minibus is sorted just collected keys. I will have the minibus at the guild by the front steps for 7.45 leaving for 8. Can everyone who is coming please put there name down on here so I can get an idea of numbers.

cost of transport will be the cost of diesel devided equally. I will drive us down and back sunday. If there is enough interest I will drive back saturday night and come back in the morning but only if we have sufficient numbers to make it economical.

Much Love Asim

1. Asim
   
2. Matt
   3.Neil
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Hi guys minibus is sorted just collected keys. I will have the minibus at the guild by the front steps for 7.45 leaving for 8. Can everyone who is coming please put there name down on here so I can get an idea of numbers.

cost of transport will be the cost of diesel devided equally. I will drive us down and back sunday. If there is enough interest I will drive back saturday night and come back in the morning but only if we have sufficient numbers to make it economical.

Much Love Asim

1. Asim
   
2. Matt
   
3. Monty
   
4. Mya
   5.
   6.
   
   

I'm out for minibus shenanigans sorry. I'm going to drive there and back on Saturday and give Sunday a miss.
Hope my leg gets better soon or I'll be watching all day Saturday anyway : (

Andy and I are leaving to get there in an hour. I'd advise you guys to leave earlier as tomorrow being first day of Easter hols will be busy...also you really need time to play throwins and get used to how slippy the court is. no use spending yoyre first game falling over. I had to give a lot of blood this morning so my right arm is bruised and tender, not sure what my goal keeping will be like :/

#thinks about making some kind of andy/vampire comment

Asim is refusing to get outta bed any earlier..

Coach Lucas hooked the team going up to Cambridge with shirts - seen here as works in progress ;)

https://picasaweb.google.com/111468399669425906745/20120330?authkey=Gv1sRgCIOx3dLblLXmiQE

ace!

Is the minibus coming back on saturday evening or staying over? I'm fine either way just want to know what I need to pack

Sweet Lucas! Never going to wash mine!

yeah Lucas! I was tempted to do some myself today if I could move my arm. good job eh!

Is the minibus coming back on saturday evening or staying over? I'm fine either way just want to know what I need to pack

I'd pack to stay the night. A cold night without a sleeping bag is much worse than a sore back from carrying a sleeping bag.

updatez

http://challonge.com/cambridgebenchminor2012_swiss

lost our first two games. Cambridge a are tearing people (inc London) apart. brighten are playing well too, at least we managed ro keep them off more. last game we played was loads better, ill pigs led with a 7-0(?) advance against canterbury but then they managed to catch it up leading to a nailbiting last few seconds where Lucas scored the golden goal! well done cap'n. monty is attacking well and mya is blocking too! I scored some goals n all. whoop whoop.

Well done everyone and Coach Ross in particular. We'll be there around 9/9.30am. If we win the last two games there's a chance of us going through to the knockouts, right?

Asim is refusing to get outta bed/toilet/mancave any earlier..

whats that rolling over my shoulder oh its a bus. been thrown under again. :) hey matt some of us work in the week the weekend lie ins all i got in my life man, dont take that awaay too. lol

You got hit again? Seriously?

Nice day out yesterday - well done to the newbs, you guys definitely held your own and kept your calm. The first few tournaments are nerve-wracking! Hopefully you guys will come to more.

So gutted to have drawn that Bristol game...

Props to coach Lucas for his strategy and giving everyone a good amount of court time.
I thought everyone stepped up and played well.

Neil - I have a shirt for you, being as you made it to Cambridge to support on Sunday. Remind me...