Old Polo Thread

hang on what time we starting today?

Emyr you broke the weather!

12.30pm last I could make out.

Ste (unlikely though it be that you red this in next ten minutes) could you bring that chainring bolt please?

Elders meeting at 12.30, so aim to start at 1

oh right got you ok, i guess i'll get there for 1

12.30pm last I could make out.

Ste (unlikely though it be that you red this in next ten minutes) could you bring that chainring bolt please?

Yep will do

Hungover like a motherlover.... Be there when I can....

Doh.

As a massive back tattoo?

• a compulsory daily 1-hour shirtless publicity ride through mcr. to “raise” awareness of the brand.
  

same as above, just woke up, will be late but will be there

Got 5 players so far...

Got 5 players so far...

6 if you count my spirit.

just imagine me falling over a few times and missing the ball whenever i want to hit it. it's very unlikely i'll change the outcome of any match!

alas, it's about 300km to the court from here.

i've had to stay in and do kid stuff, i could maybe come meet everyone for a team talk in about an hour and a half

actually, won't be able to do this either, babysitting for the rest of the evening.

If we just register 2 teams tomorrow, and move players around after. I'll register mcr b, someone else do mcr a.

mcr a:
Stephen Green
Emyr Derfel
Andy Mcrae (spelling?)

mcr b:
Neil Ruddock
Adam Russ
Rob Stoner

All alphabetical at the moment, I'd imagine we might also need address and maybe t shirt size, can mcr b pm me these details and will someone say if they can do mcr a.

The Bee G's

The Manchester Bee Team

? these names were floating around on court

As you didn't turn up Rob you've got to play in a team with me. Bum luck dude.

My right knee is rather a lot bigger than my left now. Doesn't hurt though.

Shoulda mentioned, I could have made it hurt a LOT with very little effort. Or helped the other knee swell, your choice.

If you really mean it you'll get it branded. Tats are for pussies

As you didn't turn up Rob you've got to play in a team with me. Bum luck dude.

my plan worked perfectly then

im still up fot tats

Maybe no quite so -- no-one else will join so far. We can crash enough for three players tho.

Chan - did you say you have some elbow/forearm pads to sell me? Neil's bullying me into trying clipless but I want armour first!! Kneepads in the post - i've already smashed a patella and a most boring two months ensued, mitigated only by excessive drukqs. Can't afford similar solution so will have to try preventative measures instead.

We spoke a little about the teams today but we need everyone there to decided properly. Rather than spend loads of time trying to sort this out at the court on Thursday can the 6 senior players list 2 or 3 combinations of teams you'd like to play on. Unless we know this we can really move forward. Mine are In no particular order. I'm prepared to be flexible within these 3 combinations.

Combo 1:
Chan
Em
Neil

Combo 2:
Chan
Rob
Neil

Combo 3:
Chan
Em
Rob

Also important to add your availability and what you want from and can add to the team.

I'm up for doing as many tourneys in the uk as possible with focus on the London open, and uk champs.

Main aim is to qualify for the euros and head out o Paris. Also want to do the worlds in geneva even if it means doing the wild card tourney. I can 100% commit to the team I'm in. Would expect training sessions as much as possible.

ok, so i'll start the ball rolling with my ambitions/commitments and ideas of who i'd like to team up with for the 2012 polo season

looking forward to this year i can see myself having the following commitments:

1: a long-haul trip with work (1 week away) in may/june? date tbc

2: moving house sometime in june, depending on what ste and me agree with our flat

3: a possible 10 days away in Austria in April, this is really just talk at the moment nothing has been arranged

I'd like to keep the fun in polo for myself, the NS seemed at times to be a bit of a grind last year, and maybe depending on what happens with the NS org, i'd look to pick perhaps 4 dates to attend? playing at the Euros would be great, i think depending on cost i would go for a wildcard slot even if i don't qualify, the London Open/UK Champs would also be a definite.

Teams wise i think i'd would like to look at playing in the following lineups:

Me, Rob and Neil

Me, Chan and Neil

I'm thinking of these lineups from the point of view of people who i either i think i play well with and for people who i feel play well.....

ok, i've put it out there, whats everyone else thinking..?