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Keen.
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Hey all,
Looks like ideas around this are developing well.
I am still interested to see if Thursday nights will be for me or not - but either way - I have friends over from NZ this week and a job interview tomorrow so I am out tonight regardless.
Anyway - have fun tonight!
Steve
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So I have been thinking about this and I have read comments that have been written since last night with interest.
Given that I have been specifically mentioned - gracias a Woody - I thought I might throw my opinions in as a new(ish) player.
General (but random) thoughts-
Growing pains = growth. Growth is what people here all seem to want – so that is good - but the trick, as already has been pointed out, is to manage that growth in a way that works for everyone. It is encouraging seeing people on here attempting to sort this out.
I agree with Woody where he says that he thinks it is best to have the conversation here so it is transparent and everyone gets a sense of what the general consensus is and how it was reached.
From my experience of last night – for a winter night 18 mallets in the shuffle are too many and the result is too much time standing around in the cold. I am not sure that anyone really truly loved last night.
As a new player I have been acutely aware about how my current skill level affects the experience of more established players and this has felt a bit uncomfortable at times. I think that as the amount of people increase and the corresponding court time for each player decreases this becomes more of an issue. I am definitely keen on finding a way that will allow good players to become excellent and beginners to get good. If this turns out to be different sessions for different skill levels then so-be-it.
I would like to see this conversation continued until a consensus is reached and then publicity reflects the outcome clearly and consistently across the various sites that promote polo in Manchester. At the moment various info out there suggests – young, old, no-legs - turn up whenever we play and you shall be welcomed. It would be great for new players (or people who are thinking of coming along) to know how it all works right from the start and so choose their first session accordingly. Trying to find the right info on this thread isn't going to work.
More personal thoughts:
I have paid up for November in advance. I was happy to just pay and play as I had been but when it looked like Neil was going to have trouble getting the cash together for November in time I wanted to help out given that I have enjoyed polo so much to date. If it turns out that I am not ready for the new Thursdays once it is decided what the acceptable level is then so be it and I totally wont take it personally.
Unfortunately I cannot do Sundays and I am not sure that Saturdays are going to allow me any progression. So depending on the outcome on what is agreed for Thursday's I will either retire or think about other possible ways of getting polo time in. That might be organising sessions with a few others outside of established times on a casual basis or even floating the idea of another evening with lights if there are enough people who want to put in some serious training but aren't up to/keen on Thursdays for what ever reason.
Cheers
Steve (El Espa[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ñ[/FONT]ole)
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Neil,
The PH is great and the polo is excellent fun. You somewhere around Chorlton right? I am well up for paying in advance for November to keep this excellent-ness up. If you want to PM me your address I can zip £10 round to yours Mon or Tues nights?
Cheers
Steve
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3pm Saturday polo:
- Woody
- Ste
- Paul
- Yoav
- Steve
- Woody
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First night register (please update - as I left early):
Yoav
Chan
Salome
Ste
Mark
Adam
Rich
Emma
Mirek
Marek
Architect (sos, can't remember your name yet!)
MIrek's fellow plumber (as above!)
Steve (You were gone so I will pay double next time!)Shoulda/coulda/woulda's:
Lewis
Grahame
Neil -
Hey all,
Thanks for being so welcoming on Sunday! It was a good introduction and although my bike and mallet didn't always go where I wanted I am well keen to get those skills up to where fun outweighs frustration.
Will be keen to come along again soon - with my hardtail (until I can piece together something more suitable) this time as I recon it will be a tad more suitable than the fixed.
Thanks again and look forward to seeing you soon. Possibly Thursday?
Steve
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That was a response to MrJamiesBurns by-the-way... but.... well.... goes well beyond that too I guess?
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Some of the bigger bike shops like Cycle Surgery have a price match where you can get all of the bits they have at the best price you can find anywhere on the net (as long as it is in stock on the webpage that you find). This coupled with the mega-net-tonnnes of information that is just a click away is a pretty heady combo for getting amoungst the diy bike-tastic freako-posibilidades for producing THE sick bike of your dreams. Maybe this is a better option than hoping that your lbs will do it for you? Though, maybe it is not.
Opinions?
Hi all,
Hey I am going to be back in Manchester from New Zealand for a few weeks due to a death in the family.
I am hoping to have time for some light relief from all the funeral/grief/sorting stuff and get out for a bit of polo on either a powerhouse night or Sunday morning in Chorlton.
I am also in the early stages of setting up a polo scene back here in Nelson NZ and it is for this reason I am posting. I am having trouble sourcing proper high density piping for mallets as we don't really do gas over here.
If anyone has any spare bits of pipe I would be very grateful. In fact even any bits that only have a bit of life left in them or where you fucked-up cutting the holes but they still might be a bit useful. I need enough for about 7 mallets ideally. But absolutely anything would be better than nothing. New Zealand is well supplied with battered old ski poles so no issues on that end.
If anyone does have any could you pass on to Neil (Neil, hope this is ok with you) and I can pick up in a week or so and hopefully have a whack too.
Take care and thanks
Steve