League One:--
The top two sides in League One met this week in what promised to be
a classic encounter. The old timers of the Pig & Whistle
renowned
for their attacking style of play would face the much younger
version of themselves as the pot mad youngsters of Rileys Exiles
paid them a visit. In a match destined to end quickly it was the
Exiles who got off to a flying start with Kelvin Hains and Sam
Howkins putting then 2 - 0 up is a matter of minutes. Malc Ashby put
the veterans on the board with a typically flamboyant display, team
mate Dave Fletcher then levelled with a lovely clearance before Pig
captain Steve Moore won to edge them 3 – 2 in front. Exiles captain
Lee Howkins was on cue to level the match but Ian Bishop took the
next to put the Pig in the lead once more. Andy Howkins and Rob
Bliss produced two top drawer performances to put the Exiles back in
the driving seat as they looked to gain an important win. But Moore
returned to the table for the Pig to clear well and give his side a
well deserved share of the spoils. The draw between the top two sees
the Hare & Hounds ‘B’ leapfrog Rileys into second place after their
battling 6 – 4 victory at the Cherry Tree. Curtis Timson, Ric Foran
and Mark Williams had put the Hare 3 – 1 up with Reece Crowson
winning for the Cherry. The Cherry then took three frames in a row
through Simon Snounou, Paul Barnett and Ray Raynor as they looked to
win their first match of the season. But the Harun had other ideas
and promptly won the next three frames to take the match, Ric Foran,
Ryan Williams and Mark Williams all in the zone for the Heath End
Roaders.
 Eliotts
maintained their recent good run with a 6 – 4 success over the
re-opened Miners. Dave Glover potting his way to a couple of frames
plus singles from Mick Golby, Alwyn Deacon, Kelly Thacker and
Michelle Orton. Barry Mara was also in fine form notching two wins
with a frame apiece from son Ashley Mara and captain John Harrison.
Elsewhere Rileys BISC and the Rose Inn shared the points in a very
entertaining draw. Dale Wilson, Pete Wilson and Andy McIver put BISC
3 – 0 up before Nigel Farley took a frame for the Rose. Rich
Bradbury then cut the deficit to one frame with a great finish, only
to see Lee Boardman and Dale Wilson put BISC 5 – 2 up. Bradbury
returned for the Rose to take his second frame of the evening to
make it 5 - 3. That soon became 5 – 4 as Jamie Low held his nerve to
complete a really tricky clearance. The captains faced off in the
final frame with Marc Ellis-Cooper doing the business for the Rose
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The Royal Oak ‘A’ strengthened their grip on the Rileys sponsored
Super Sunday Pool League with an empathic 9 – 1 victory on their
trip to the Hare & Hounds. The win puts them 11 points clear of
their rivals as they look to take their first ever league title. It
all started so well for the Harun as Dean Wheeldon took the first
frame beating Craig Smith but sadly for Wheeldon his team mates
couldn’t muster another victory between them. Tom Smee, Darren
Henton both won two frames plus one frame each from Graham Proctor,
Dave Hinton, Ant Tedds, Lenny Sharpe and Smith who avenged his
earlier defeat by beating Wheeldon in the seventh frame as the Oak
‘A’ march on. Rileys Rockets move into second place after their draw
with sister side Rileys Elite. The Rockets had to give the Elite a
two frame start due to a lack of players but their fighting spirit
saw them through for the draw. Rockets had Andy Yearby and Ian
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League One:--
League One leaders Pig Whistle continued their push for promotion
with a hard fought 6 – 4 victory at the Rose. Steve Ridsdale and Ian
 Bishop
put the Pig two nil up before Rose captain Marc Ellis Cooper pulled
a frame back for the hosts. Malc Ashby and Dave Fletcher then
extended the Pigs lead to four one. Staring a big defeat in the face
Cooper turned to his best players and they duly obliged as first
Jamie Low then Kyle Allen cut the deficit to one frame. Cooper
himself then came to the table and despatched Dave Simpson to level
the match. The turning point of the match came when Rich Bradbury
over cut the black giving his opponent half a chance of victory.
Many players may have wilted under the pressure but fortunately for
the Pig Dave ‘Shakey’ Fletcher was on, he held his nerve once more
to clear well to put the Pig 5 – 4 up. Pig Captain Steve Moore took
on Nigel Farley in the last frame, Moore broke and scattered the
pack potting four yellows and a red then promptly produced the
fastest finish I’ve seen since Usain Bolt won the 100 meters at the
Olympics to take the match for the Abbey Street boys. Elsewhere
Rileys Exiles lost ground on the leaders after being held by the
fast improving Cherry Tree. Simon Print and Stephen Snounou bagging
a couple of wins apiece for the Cherry Tree while Sam Howkins and
Rob Bliss were the pick of the Exiles. The Hare & Hounds ‘B’ slip to
third place after their shock 6 – 4 defeat at the hands of Eliotts.
Alwyn Deacon and Mick Golby were both in top form for Eliotts
winning both their games with Dave Glover and Kelly Thacker winning
one game each. The Harun had Mark Williams in awesome form taking
both his frames with ease plus one frame apiece from Michael Nixon
and Curtis Timson. Rileys BISC had the easiest victory though as the
Miners failed to show gifting the game to the BISC boys..... |
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Super League:--
Rileys Rovers made it three wins in as many games to move 2 points
clear at the top of the Super League. Rovers missing a host of
quality players were made to work hard for their victory this week
as the Harun 'A' refused to go down without a fight. But two wins
from Chappers and Gaynor plus single frames from Giraffe Neck and
Jaffa made sure of a third straight win. Dean Whealdon of the Harun
continued his rich vein of form with another two wins. Royal Oak 'A'
move into second place after cruising passed Rileys Elite 7 - 3.
Craig Smith, Tom Smee and Ant Tedds all winning two frames for the
Oak. Meanwhile the King William Rockets came back from 5 - 2 down to
draw with the Royal Oak 'B'.... |
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League One:--
Normality returned to
league One this week as the Pig won and the Rose lost...The Pig and
Whistle moved back to top spot after a comfortable 7 - 3 victory at
the Cherry Tree. Steve Ridsdale and Ian Bishop put the Pig two as
they looked to put their shock defeat to the Bill behind them. Paul
Barnett took the third frame for the Cherry but the Pig were in the
zone and took the next four frames through the returning hero Dave 'Shakey'
Fletcher, captain Steve Moore and the dynamic duo of Ridsdale and
Bishop. Barnett returned to the table for the Cherry to win his
second frame of the match, Tim Styles won the next to cut the
deficit even more before Moore finished the match in style for the
Pig. Last weeks leaders Rileys Exiles found the Hare & Hounds table
a tad fast for their liking as they went down 6 - 4 in a right royal
tussle. The Harun 'B' went 3 - 1 up through Mark Williams Rich Foran
and Michael Nixon... The Exiles responded by taking three in a row
with Lee Howkins, Paul Bliss and Rob Bliss all out potting their
opponents to put the Exiles 4 - 3 up. The changing point of the
match came with Michael Nixon 7 balling Kelvin Hains, the momentum
switched back to the Harun and Williams and Foran notched their
second wins of the evening to give the Harun the spoils in an
excellent match. The Miners produced a stunning performance as well,
they were 4 - 2 down to the Rose before winning the last four frames
for an excellent 6 - 4 victory. Ashley Mare started the comeback
winning his second game of the night then wins from John Harrison,
Marcus Dowsett and Barry Mara sealed the match for the Miners.
Elsewhere Rileys B.I.S.C. and the King William 'A' shared the points
in a five all draw. Rob Orton x2 Mick Golby, Yvonne Deacon and Dave
Glover on cue for the Bill and Lee Boardman x2 Andy Mcvier, Pete
Wilson and Jason Heaton winning for Rileys.... |
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The Division One table
is now correct.... A BIG thank you to Marc Ellis Cooper for pointing
it out.... and only mentioning it 285 times in one night.... |
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The draw for the
singles is now on line..... Due to the amount of interest we've had
we will have to start each venue at 7.30pm.... Two players go
through from each venue.... Happy potting!!!! |
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League One:--
Leaders Pig & Whistle were left stunned by the hot potting exploits
of the King William ‘A’. (can't believe I've just wrote that) The
previously winless Bill got off to a flying start with Mick Golby
taking the opener only for the Pig to level matters through Dave
Simpson. The Bill then took four frames in a row thanks to Dave
Glover, Michelle Orton, Alwyn Deacon and the inform Kelly Thacker.
Simpson then took his second frame of the night for the Pig who
where now looking to salvage a draw, but Glover made no mistake to
give victory to the jubilant King William. The Bill’s Rob Orton won
the ninth frame before Steve Moore won the last for the pig to make
the score a little bit more respectable. The move to Rileys seems to
have inspired the Boro boys who notched their first ever win in the
league beating newcomers Cherry Tree 7 – 3. Steve Green, Andy Mciver
and the impressive Jason Heaton who has yet to lose a game were all
on cue with two frames apiece to move Rileys B.I.S.C into a mid
table position. The Rose Inn also gained a first ever win at the
Hare & Hounds beating the Harun ‘B’ 6 – 4. Marc Ellis Cooper played
a captains innings winning both his games, he was ably assisted by
Kyle Allen, Jamie Low, Rich Bradbury and Nigel Van Damme who all won
one out of two. Michael Nixon the star for the Harun taking both his
frames. All these topsy-turvy results mean Rileys Exiles who drew
with the Miners move into top spot two points clear of the Pig. The
Miners had gone 3 – 1 up through Ashley Mara, Dave Green and Dan
Green but wins from Lee Howkins and Kelvin Hains brought the Exiles
back into the match. Gary Bromley extended the Mines advantage only
for Rob Bliss to level again for the Exiles. Dave Green then won his
second frame of the match for the Miners to put his side on the
brink of their first win this season only to see Sam Howkins produce
the finish of the night to earn Exiles a hard fought draw. |
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Super League:--
Rileys Rovers moved 3 points clear of the rest after a tough 6 - 4
win against arch rivals Rileys Elite. For a third week in a row Mark
Chapman got Rovers off to the perfect start with another break dish.
Karl White levelled the scores before Mark Gaynor and Manc put
Rovers 3 - 1 up. Neil Goodwin and Goose pulled the Elite level once
more only to see the excellent Manc and Jase Page extend Rovers lead
to 5 - 3.The utterly brilliant Mark Seaman then produced yet another
scintillating display of exquisite pool (God I feel sick..) to cut
the Elite deficit to one frame, but Steve Self held his nerve to
take the final frame and the match for Rovers. King William Rockets
notched their first win of the season beating the Royal Oak 6 - 4.
The highlights of the night were the Oak's Craig Smith 7 balling Joe
Aiello and young Rocket Josh Griffiths putting Roger Smee to the
sword in the fourth frame. The Royal Oak B returned to winning ways
this week beating the Hare & Hounds A 7 - 3. |
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D.C.C.T.:--
Holders Rileys Rovers were on cue in the first round of the Dave
Cooper Challenge Trophy beating Rileys B.I.S.C. 6 - 2. Break dish
expert Mark Chapman was at it again to put Rovers one up before
Steve 'Rambo' Green pulled the sides level. Andy Hopkins, Jase Page,
Keith Garner and Chappers put Rovers on the brink of victory.
B.I.S.C. captain Alan 'Chelsea' Hudson then produced a stunning
display of potting to beat Page to give his side a glimmer of hope
but this was soon extinguished by Mark Gaynor who took the next
frame and the match for Rovers. The Pig and Whistle played last
season's runners up Royal Oak 'B' and might have caused a huge upset
if they'd have had five players, but with only four turning up they
started 2 down. Rich Mills put the Oak one up then Ian Bishop beat
Randle to make it one apiece. Paul Willis 7 balled Malc Ashby and
Andy Ba ssett beat Steve Moore and with no fifth player the Pig found
themselves 4 - 1 down at the half way point. Steve Risdale got the
second half under way for the Pig taking the sixth frame then Ian
Bishop broke dished Dave Alsop to make to 4 - 3. Malc Ashby managed
to pot a few in his next game including the black to draw the sides
level at four all. Knowing they didn't have a last player Steve
Moore would have to beat Willis to force a play off draw but Mr
Willis wasn't having any of it and duly left Moore with 7 balls on
the table for his second 7 baller of the evening plus the match for
the Oak 6 - 4 a great effort by the Pig boys though.... Just found
out the player who failed to show was Dave 'Shakey' Fletcher so the
Pig wouldn't have won anyway..... Elsewhere Rileys Elite beat the
Cherry Tree 6 - 3 and the Hare & Hounds 'A' eased pasted the King
William 'A' 6 - 2 despite Kelly Thacker eye-catching performance
that had Bill Brown plus the Harun players and I might add her own
players staring in disbelief as she cleared the table. Also into
Round Two go the King Williams Rockets but only just thanks to Ian
Worthington and Joe Ailleo who won the final two frames of the night
as they beat the Rose Inn 6 - 4. Last but not least is the upset of
the round, the cup always throws one up and this year is no
different. A great performance from the Hare & Hounds 'B' as they
knocked out the Royal Oak 'A' 6 - 2. Michael Nixon leading the way
with two wins plus singles from Richard Foran, Curtis Timson, Ryan &
Mark Williams... |
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Round Up from Match 2
in Division One... The Pig & Whistle go top thanks to their 10 -0
victory over the Miners. The Miners struggled to field a side in
their opening fixture but will hopefully be back to normal asap.....
Rileys Exiles move into second spot after beating the King William
'A' 7 - 3 Karl Haines and Sam Howkins both winning two frames but he
highlight of the night was Mick Golby's Break Dish in the seventh
frame against Lee Howkins... Hare & Hounds 'B' needed all their
experience to deny Rileys B.I.S.C. a draw... Michael Nixon and St
John Daniels leading the way for the Harun with Jason Henton
continuing his good form for Rileys.... |
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Message for all
Division One sides the Abbey Exiles have moved to Rileys and will be
Rileys Exiles this means all their home games will be held at Rileys
not the Abbey....
J
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Super League:--
Champions Royal Oak 'B' suffered a shock
opening day defeat in the Rileys sponsored Super Sunday Pool League,
going down 7 - 3 t o their sister team the Royal Oak 'A'. Craig Smith
followed by Tom Smee put the 'A' side two up before old timers Paul
Willis and Andy Bassett drew the side’s level. The 'A' side then
stretched their advantage with 3 frames in a row from Lenny Sharpe,
Smith and the excellent Tom Smee. Col Richards pulled a leg back for
the 'B'
side with a super finish but any thoughts of a comeback were quickly
quashed as Roger Smee
and Graham Proctor were on cue to take the final two frames for this
famous victory. Perennial runners up Rileys Rovers opened their
season with a hard fought 6 – 4 victory over the King William
Rockets. Rovers captain Mark Chapman putting in two top draw
displays including a
break dish in the opening frame, further wins from Jase Page, Steve
Self, Mark Gaynor and Nathan Seaburn gave Rovers the points. Dark
horses Rileys Elite have been busy strengthening their side for this
campaign and it showed as they beat last season’s Division Two
Champions the Hare & Hounds 'A' 7 – 3. New Boy Dean Clarke winning
both his frames as did legendary cue man Mark Seaman who rolled by
the years to produced some vintage pool, showing why he was once
regarded as the best player in his house after his family
and pets had gone out.....
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Division One:--
New boys the Abbey
Exiles go top in Division One after demolishing Rileys B.I.S.C 8 –
2, captain Lee Howkins leading the way for the Ex’s with two
brilliant frames (That'll cost you 2 beers Lee). Early season
favourites for the title Pig & Whistle beat the Hare & Hounds
 'B' 6 – 4
but needed Dave Fletcher and Steve Moore to take the last two frames
for the match. The Rose have the honour of being called the top side
in Coton Road they had Kyle Allen and Rich Bradbury to thank as they
eased to a 7 – 3 win over the King William 'A', Nigel Farley, Harla
Farley and Jamie Low all winning a frame apiece. There was also
a rare victory for Rob Orton for the King William he beat Jamie Low... Jamie didn't even bust his
cue though it must have been tempting after losing to
Bobo.. but he did however show why he's called Jamie the Javelin later that night
(see Pic).
Dave Glover also 7 balled Marc Ellis Cooper in the 9th frame... just
thought I'd mention that... No reason really... alright Marc...
J....
And finally a big BIG THANK YOU to fixture secretary Daniel Evans
for forgetting to give the Miners their fixtures leaving the Cherry
Tree to sit & wait, just playing with themselves
J
.. Not literally I hasten to add.. Playing Pool amongst
themselves.... Nice One SHEP!!!! |
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The Super Sunday Pool
League would like to say a Big Thank You to Rileys Limited who have
agreed with Nuneaton8ballpool to sponsor the Sunday League for the
the foreseeable future. |
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Message for all teams
the new season will start July 13th the fixtures have been done and
can be collected from me anytime (within reason) just give me a
bell... We are currently in negotiations with Rileys re sponsorship
for next season... I'd just like to thank Darren & Martin of Reds
Snooker & Pool Hall Coventry for their sponsorship for the Winter
season just finished... |
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Dave Cooper
Challenge Trophy:--
Rileys Rovers retained
the Dave Cooper Challenge Trophy with a tight 6 - 4 victory over the
Royal Oak 'B'...
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Rose Bowl:--
The form book was
ripped up and thrown out the window when the Pig & Whistle and
the Hare & Hounds 'A' met in the final of the Rose Bowl. The Harun
had already beat the Pig 9 - 1 & 7 - 3 in the league and must have
thought it was going to be a quick night.....Read
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'n' J Sunday Shield:--
In a repeat of last
season's final the Hare & Hounds 'B' played the Rose Inn. Last
season the Harun out potted the Rose comfortably but this season the
Rose are more resilient and harder to beat...Read
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Dave Cooper
Challenge Trophy:--
Holders Rileys Rovers squeezed into the
final by just edging the Royal Oak 'A' 6 - 4. In a repeat of last
season's epic
Semi
Final no team manage to dominate as frames were shared
throughout the match. Lenny Sharpe the pick of the Oak lads popping
in two excellent displays... Mark GAYnor and Lee Steptoe were the
pick of the Rileys lot.... But it was left to the Rev Stick himself
to clinch victory for Rovers. In the other semi last years Runners
Up Royal Oak 'B' secured their spot in the final thanks to a tight 6
- 4 win over a rejuvenated Maroon 5+1. The Oak had vintage
performances from Paul 'Fudge' Willis and Neil 'Chicken' Randle as
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Rose Bowl:--
With the Pig & Whistle already assured a place in the final it was
left to the Hare & Hounds 'A' and Rileys Rockets to decide who would
meet them their. Well it started badly for the Rockets and only got
worst as the Harun powered to victory with Bill Brown and Phil Sayer
in explosive form. the only bright spot in a bleak night for the
Rockets was Steve Olner's clearance.... |
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'n' J Sunday Shield:--
Holders the Hare & Hounds 'B' gave
themselves the chance to retain the J 'n' J Sunday Shield as they
edged passed the King William 'A' into the final 6 -3. It was nip &
tuck for most of the evening until 33 unanswered frames turned the
tie in the Harun's favour... Richard Foran,
Michael Nixon and Mark Williams all in sparkling form the Hounds... In the
other Semi the Rose eased passed the Boro' Socialites 6 - 2 thus
setting up a repeat of last years final.. Nigel 'Van Damme' Farley at his clinical best
for the Rose while the Boro' had Andy Mckiver at his I'll laugh at
everything best..... |
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Anyone that knows of a
team wishing to join the league next season could they E-mail me
HERE
We already have 3 new confirmed sides....
Cup:--
All the cup draw's are now on line... In the Rose Bowl the Pig &
Whistle have received a free ride into the Final.... |
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League One:-- The Royal Oak maintain their grip on the Super
Sunday League taking their fourth title in a row.... Rileys Rovers
kept the pressure on for most of the season but faded badly towards
the end of the season.... Well done to Paul Willis who won the
league averages... Who said it was a young man's game???? 6 out of
the top 10 players in the rankings are over 40... |
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League Two:-- The Hare & Hounds 'A' finished the season win a
record 10th straight win... with a record 28 point gap between them
and second placed Pig & Whistle and no-one broke a cue this
year!!!!! Hare & Hounds 'B' finished in a creditable 3rd place...
Down the bottom the Rose battered the King William 'A' 8 - 2 to win
the battle of the wooden spoon... The Bill 'A' then even lost the
spoon by being replaced at the bottom by the King William 'B'....
Andy West taking the League Two averages for a second time.... |
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Congratulations to
Danny Evans & Steve Tedds, Andy Bassett & Ade Pinnegar for reaching
the doubles final. In a night of high quality Pool these for some
how managed to stumble through to the final... Evans & Tedds just
edged past Al Jones & Andy West before being taken all the way by
Paul & James Willis... Meanwhile the Krankies beat old timers
Chicken Randle & Col Richards before doing Graham Proctor & Dave Lea
in the semis... The Final can be arranged between the players but If
you can't agree on it.. We'll set the date.... |
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All the Cup Semi Finals
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Two:-- Congratulations to the Hare & Hounds 'A' who lifted the
League Two title with a game to spare. They out potted the Pig &
Whistle 7 - 3 their 9th consecutive league victory of the season.
Mick McCool and Dean Whealdon on cue for the Harun. The Pig remain
second despite this defeat, however they only lead the Hare & Hounds
'B' by 1 point now. They took full advantage of he Pig's defeat by
battering the King William 'A' 7 - 3. Mark Williams, Michael Nixon
and Richard Foran all in excellent form for the Heath End Roaders.
So with only one match remaining its between the Pig & the Harun 'B'
for the Runners Up spot. The Pig start slight favourites for this as
they entertain the King William 'B' while the Harun 'B' have to
travel all the way to the Harun to play the Hare & Hounds 'A'.
Elsewhere the resurgent Rose took a beating on their short trip up
Coton Road going down 8 - 2 to the King William 'B' only young
Stephen Snounou saved their blushes by winning both his frames. This
result means the King William 'A' and the Rose will battle it out
the the dubious honour of finishing bottom of he league... I'll have
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League One:--
The Royal Oak 'B' only need two frames from their last match to
secure there fourth title in a row. This week they beat their
closest rivals Rileys Rovers 6 - 4 with Paul Willis at his tactical
best taking both his frames, the only player to do so on the night.
Rovers stay second with the Royal Oak 'A' moving up to third in the
table after they beat a very under strength Rileys Rockets. Rockets
captain Danny Barr needs a couple more spaceman for next season.. so
if you're interested he'll be coming around Neptune next
Wednesday... Once title contenders Maroon 5+1 slip down to fourth
place but are already building for next season... according to
captain Chucky Fowler they will be the team to beat next year.. Urmm
think I've found you a player Danny!!!!! Obviously off his meds..... |
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Two:-- The Rose Inn finally got their first win of the season
and
boy what a win it was... High flying Hare & Hounds 'B' took the
short trip down to the Coton Road watering hole looking to
consolidated their second place in the league but got well and truly
thumped by the Coton cueists... Either new signing Jamie Low has had
a remarkable effect on his team mates or they actually remembered to
bring their eyes for a change... I don't know ... but double wins
from Low, Kyle Allen and Van Damme took the Rose off the bottom of
the league for the first time this season.. Watch out league
Two next season they may challenge for a mid table spot ... Michael
Nixon & Mark Williams the only winners for a some what shell shocked
Harun... Elsewhere the Pig & Whistle took full advantage of the
Harun's defeat by hammering the King William 'A' by the same 8 - 2
score line. The win moves them back up in to second spot but their
over 20 points behind leaders Hare & Hounds 'A'. Rizz, Bish, Shaky
and captain Steve Moore all winning two apiece for the Pig with
Yvonne Deacon and Martin Farmer taking the frames for the Bill...
Finally the Hare & Hounds 'A' had a walk over against the non
showing King William 'B' who now sit rooted to the bottom. This
means the Harun will only need to win a couple of frames next week
at the Pig & Whistle to lift the title with a game in hand...Nice!! |
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League One:--
The Royal Oak 'B' look set to maintain their stranglehold on the
League One title thanks to a 10 - 0 thrashing of the Boro
Socialites. Nearest rivals Rileys Rovers could only manage a draw
against four man Rileys Rockets... so unless the Oak capitulate in
their final two matches the title will be theirs for a record fourth
time.... Leaving Rovers to ponder what might have been had they been
bothered enough!!!!! Maroon 5+1 who started the season so well
managed to notch their first win for 4 matches easing past the Royal
Oak 'A' 6 - 4.... It moves them above the Oak 'A' into third spot
as high as they can go due to the dominance of the Oak 'B' and
Rovers..... |
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Dave Cooper
Challenge:--
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Pool One:-
Maroon 5+1 moved a step closer to the Semi - Finals with a hard
earned draw with the Hare & Hounds 'A'. They now only need to draw
with the King Williams 'A' in their final match to secure their
spot. The other match in this pool saw the Bill 'A' take the last
two frames to snatch a draw against the improving Rose Inn. The Rose
have been busy in the transfer market this week signing the
legendary cue snapper Jamie Low up on a free transfer ...Watch out
for splinters next time your at the Rose.... |
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Two:- Champions Rileys Rovers eased effortlessly into the semi
with a comfortable win over the King William 'B'... The Pig &
Whistle eventually found the Boro' Club (I Know we struggled as
well)... and won 7 - 3 .... |
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Three:- The Royal Oak 'B' continued their unbeaten run this
season in both league & cup beating a below par Rockets side 8 -2..
young James Willis on fire for the Oak... The other match was called
off in this pool...
***Message to all teams***
Any outstanding matches you have will have to be played on or before
June 8th... This is the only free date available...The doubles will
be held at Rileys on Sunday July 6th.. You are also reminded you
cannot cancel or postpone the final two league games.... |
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 League One:--
Rileys Rovers & the Royal Oak 'B' both win 7 - 3 to keep their title
rivalry going strong...Rovers overcame the challenge of Maroon 5+1
while the Oak put out the recently improved Rileys Rockets... Mark
Gaynor & Al Jones on cue for Rovers while Andy Bassett & Rich Mills
fired for the Oak. Gaynor also moves to the top of he averages....
Elsewhere the Royal Oak
'A' crushed the Boro Socialites 10 - 0 to move into third place .. |
League Two:--
Champions elect the Hare & Hounds 'A' eased to their 7th
straight victory of the
season.. the Rose simply had no answer to the cue power of Andy West
and co.... The result puts the Harun 'A' a massive 23 points clear
at the top of the league... The Hare & Hounds 'B' moved into second
place this week thanks to a 6 - 4 victory over the Pig and Whistle
St John Daniels and Ryan Williams winning the last two frames for
the Harun... It's the highest league position ever for he Harun boys
as the Pig slip to third spot.... Meanwhile the battle of the King
William went to the 'A' team despite the best efforts of Nigel
Griffiths & son Josh, they both won two frames for the 'B' side but
they went down 6 - 4... Captain Michelle Orton and Yvonne Deacon in
sparkling form for the King 'A' |
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Doubles:--
Well done to
Bill Brown & Dave Rogers,
Dave Lea & Graham Proctor, Steve
Tedds & Danny Evans, Paul Willis & James Willis, Andy West & Alun
Jones, Mark Gaynor & Stuart Tedstone, Colin Richards & Neil Randle
and finally Ade Pinnegar & Andy Bassett who all qualified in the
doubles... The last 8 will be held at Rileys... |
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Pig & Whistle take the
first Trophy of the season beating King William 'A' 6 - 4 in a very
tight final. Leah Clarke put the Bill one up before 'Bish' cleared
to level matters. Ex Pig cueist Mick Golby edged the Bill back in
front before two quick fire frames from player star man
Dave 'Shaky' Fletcher and captain Steve Moore put the Pig in the
lead at the half way stage... Dave Davies levelled the match once
more with a fine clearance. The Pig then turned on the style as 'Bish'
and Malc Ashby gave their opponents no chance with some super slick
pool to move them to within a frame of victory.. Young Shaun Hayward
not only celebrated his first win in a while (2 years apparently
according to the card) but also the wining frame for the Pig... Bobo
took the last frame for the Bill but it was just a consolation frame
as the Final had already been lost.. In the 3rd & 4th place off
match the Rose Inn notched their first win of the competition
beating the in form Hare & Hounds 'B' 6 - 5 in a play-off.. 12 year
old Stephen Snounou doing the honours for the Rose beating Mark
Williams.. The Rose went two up through captain Marc Ellis Cooper
and Nigel 'Van Damme' Farly before Harun captain St John Daniels
with Ryan Williams squared the match at 2 a piece.. Harla 'Mini-Van
Damme' Farley and Cooper then restored the 2 frame lead for the Rose
only to see the Harun take 3 in a row with Richard Foran, Mark
Williams and Adam Host all on cue to put the Harun in front for the
first time... Young Harla then held her nerve to beat Foran to level
the match and force the play off in which Stephen Snounou duly
obliged...
Player of the
Tournament Dave 'Shaky' Fletcher of the Pig and Whistle....J
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League One:--
Rileys Rockets or as it appeared on the score card
'Ronny Corbets Rockets'
(don't worry
Chuck I wont mention it was you...ok)
produced another
fighting display against Maroon 5+1... Wins from Danny Barr x2 (???)
Andy Yearby x2, Paul Barnett & Steve Olner had put the Rockets 5 - 3
.... but alas they couldn't get that all important 6th frame as Karl
White & Neil Goodwin took the last two frames for the Maroon boys to
clinch the draw... Incidentally it was Karl & Neil's 2nd win of the
evening... The battle of Arbury Road ended all square between The
Royal Oak 'A' & 'B'... Veteran Andy Bassett saving the game for the
'B' with a awesome display... Meanwhile leaders Rileys Rovers cruised to victory
over the Boro' Socialites who were most entertaining especially Mr
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League Two:--
Leaders Hare & Hounds 'A' stormed passed King William 8 - 2 to
open up an impressive 19 point gap between themselves and second
placed Pig & Whistle.. The Pig ease into 2nd spot thanks mainly to a
6 - 4 victory over the Rose but also thanks to the King William 'B'
who couldn't muster up a team to play the Harun 'B' who also
capitalize and move into 3rd spot..... |
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The doubles draw is now
on line.... |
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Challenge:--
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Pool A:--
The King William 'A' put in the best performance of the
season when holding the Hare & Hounds 'A' to a fine draw... Rob (Bobo)
Orton taking two frames for the Bill while his SISTER Leah beat the
1983 Whitbread Open Pool Champion Phil 'The Till' Sayer. The
draw helps Maroon 5+1 to go 7 points clear of the Pool after they
beat the Rose Inn 7 - 3. Ross Krupa and Paul Gosling on fire for
Chuck's men while the Rose Inn had the dynamic duo of Van Damme and
Marc Rogers x2 to thank for their points. (mind it all got to much
for them and they had to have a rest)
(see
pic)
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Pool B:--
Holders Rileys Rovers more or less secured their spot in the Semi
Finals with a 9 - 1 thumping of the Pig & Whistle... Malc Ashby on
cue for the Pig 7 balling Mark Gaynor.... The King William 'B'
benefiting from the above result to move into second spot after
their faultless 10 - 0 victory over the Boro' Socialites....
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Pool C:--
Rileys Rockets seemed to have finally found there feet this season.
They put in another impressive display holding the Royal Oak 'A' to
a draw with only four players and when you consider two of those
four were Steve 'The Claw' Blakemore & Danny 'The Train-spotter'
Barr it was even more impressive. The Royal Oak 'B' took advantage
of there 'A' teams draw to move 2 points clear at the top of the
Pool beating the Hare & Hounds 'B' 7 - 3. |
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 Steve
Tedds pots his way to the singles title beating Andy Bassett 5 - 0
in the final...
Full story to
follow....
All the results from
the night are on line.... |
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been updated... report will follow... |
| League One:--
Rileys Rovers beat Royal Oak 'A' 7 - 3 to remain 7 points clear
of Royal Oak 'B' who beat Maroon 5+1 by the same score line. Rileys
Rockets finally won a match as won it well 9 -1 in fact.. |
| League Two:--
The battle of the Hare & Hounds ended 6 - 4 to the Hare 'A'.
Their 10 point lead at the top stays the same as the King William
'B' could only win by the same score line over 3rd placed Pig &
Whistle. The Rose drew with the King William 'A', Bobo producing his
first ever league 7 baller for the Bill.. Well done Bobo!!!! |
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| It's the Singles
this Sunday... It will be held at Rileys... The draw will be made at
7.45pm....Can all players please be present... Matches will commence
at 8pm prompt... Please be on time to avoid disappointment |
| Quarter Finals will
be best of 5 Frames.... Semi's best of 7frames ... Final best of 9
frames... |
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| New player of the
month award....
Click here for
February winner.... |
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| Dave Cooper
Challenge:-- |
| Pool A:-- Maroon +5
stay top of Pool A after a comfortable 8 - 2 win over Bobo's King
William side. The Hare & Hounds 'A' keep within a few points of the
Maroon boys after they beat the Rose 7 - 3. A special mention for Mr
Andrew West who lost both his frames for the Harun
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| Pool B:-- Holders
Rileys Rovers maintained their push to the next phase of the
tournament when thumping the Boro' Socialites 8 - 2. The Pig &
Whistle remain second after edging the King William 'B' 6 -4.. Dave
Simpson break dishing in fine style... |
| Pool C:-- The
battle of the of the Oak boys ended all square thanks to Roger Smee
& Graham Proctor taking the final two frames. Rileys Rockets season
finally took off as they beat the Hare & Hounds 'B' 7 -3 Paul
Barnett also ended his barren run with 2 wins.
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| League One:--
Rileys Rovers went 4 points clear of the rest thanks to a smooth 8 -
2 win over the Boro' Socialites. Paul Pickin with a great clearance
for the Boro' when beating Chappers... |
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 Maroon
+5 consolidated their position at the top of League One with a hard
fought 6 – 4 win over
newcomers the Boro’ Socialites. Chucky notched his fourth straight
victory!!! (match fixing?) They now sit three points clear of the
Royal Oak ‘B’ who this week ended Rileys Rovers unbeaten run beating
them 6 – 4. Rovers couldn’t handle Chicken Randle who in
inspirational form for the Stockingford potters (Well that's what he
told me to say). Rileys Rockets misfired once again crashing 7 - 3
to the Oak ‘A’, who then took advantage of the extra tables in
Rileys to play their game in hand with the Boro’ Socialites. The
Boro’ may be wishing they hadn’t as the Oak out potted them 8 – 2.
The
top two met in League Two with the Hare & Hounds ‘A’ roasting the
Pig & Whistle 9 – 1 to go 10 points clear, only Ian Bishop was on
cue for Abbey Street boys. Their stalemates the Harun ‘B’ were also
in excellent form beating the King William ‘A’ 7 – 3, Mark Williams
and St John Daniels both notching two wins apiece. Meanwhile the
King William ‘B’ made the short trip down Coton Road worthwhile by
beating the Rose Inn 7 – 3 to move up to second place in the table. |
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Singles:--
Holder Andy Bassett breezed into the quarter finals without dropping
a frame .
Stuart Tedstone & Simon Snounou could find no way of slowing down
the hot potting veteran Bassett. Berty will be joined in the
next round by a couple more elderly cue men as both Steve Tedds &
Graham Proctor eased into the last eight. The biggest shock of the
night though came at Rileys where Tour player Mark Chapman nearly
did the unthinkable and beat Bob Jefferies. Amazingly Chappers had
gone 2 nil up and looked set to finish off his legendary opponent,
but 1 loose shot cost him dear as Joffers turned on the style to run
out a comfortable 3-2 winner. Chappers was left to rue missed
chances at what would have undoubtedly been his beat career victory
to
 date.
Sadly for Joffers he found Michael Nixon a tougher nut to crack and
went home early as Nixon beat him 3 - 2. Also into the last eight
are Rebecca McCool who out potted Nuneaton Town team mate Mark
Gaynor and Al Jones who edged past Icky 'nearly a tour player' Singh
and Roger Smee to win his group. England Under 21 Ben 'You know the
Rules' Gilbey had a smooth passage in the next phase beating
Daniel Barr and last but not least the Dark horse for Bassett's
crown Dave Lea beat Phil 'The Till' Sayer 3-1 to book his place in
the final eight. Phil has early beaten team mate Andy West 3 - 2 in
an epic encounter. |
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| Reds Challenge
Cup: Leaders Pig & Whistle were held to a draw by a resurgent
King William 'A'. The Bill were trailing 5 - 2 and looking at a
heavy defeat before Mick Golby, Michelle Orton along with the ever
reliable Alwyn Deacon all won to square the match.... Honours were
even in the other tie as well, Nigel Farley of the Rose taking the
last frame to secure the draw.. |
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| Rileys 'A' have now
withdrew from League One... All their results have been scrapped...
They have been replaced by the Boro' Socialites who play from the
Nuneaton Borough F.C. Social club in Eastborough Way... |
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This week the Super Sunday Pool League
entered Round Two of the Dave Cooper Challenge Trophy. The tie of the round
was in Pool One where we had the battle of the Coton Roaders with the King
William entertaining close friends and fierce rivals the Rose Inn. Both
teams were desperate for the win that would not just give them some much
needed points but more importantly the bragging rights over the others until
there next encounter. Both sides started
nervously with a lot of missed pots before Rob Orton eventually beat Kyle
Allen to take the opener for the Bill. Mick Golby soon put them two up
before Simon Snounou pulled a frame back for the Rose. Alwyn Deacon was
again on cue as he continued his winning run with another excellent display,
his wife Yvonne then
easily out potted Nigel Farley to extend the Bills lead
as the Rose began to wilt under the immense pressure. They turned to star
man Kyle Allen to get them back into the match, he duly obliged with a solid
display. With the match nicely balanced at 4 – 2 Bill captain Michelle Orton
decided to put on her two best cueists to finish off the struggling Rose. It
turned out to be a masterstroke as Alwyn Deacon and Rob Orton both had
straightforward wins to secure the much sought after victory. Nigel Farley
and Marc Ellis Cooper took the final two racks for the Rose adding a little
respectability to the score line. Elsewhere in this Pool the Hare & Hounds
‘A’ produced a stunning fight back coming back from 5 – 1 down to earn a
draw against this seasons form team Maroon 5+1, landlord Phil Sayers leading
the charge with two fine performances.
In Pool 3 the Royal Oak ‘A’ beat Hare &
Hounds ‘B’ 9 – 1, the Harun had Helen Daniels to thank for stopping the dry
rub as she beat Lenny Sharpe in fine style. This pool now looks like a two
horse race between the Royal Oak sides as the ‘B’ team beat Rileys Rockets 7
– 3 to stay just four puts behind their stable mates.
League Two:--The
slick potting Hare & Hounds ‘A’ moved three points clear at the top of
League Two in
the
Super Sunday Pool League after a 7 – 3 victory over the King William ‘B’. It
was the first defeat of the season for the Bill as the pre season favourites
maintained their 100% record. Dave Rogers was again on cue for the Harun
with another 2 wins, he was ably assisted by Andy West and Dean Wheldon. The
result sees the Bill slip to third spot with the Pig & Whistle moving up to
second place. They shared an entertaining 5 all draw with the King William
‘A’. Even though Steve Cotton and Ian Bishop were on top form for the Abby
Street cueists they couldn’t finish off the Bill who battled well with Alwyn
Deacon rolling back the years with two excellent displays. The Pig may well
have edged the game had their star man David Fletcher been available.
Elsewhere the Hare & Hounds ‘B’ moved out of the bottom two after beating
the Rose Inn 7 - 3. The game was nicely poised at 4 – 3 to the Harun, the
Rose Inn were looking to pull level with Kyle Allen in firm control of the
eighth frame but Michael Nixon hadn’t read the script and promptly cleared
from nowhere to give his side the extra momentum they needed. Mark Williams
and St John Daniels then took the final two frames as the Harun eased to
victory. Nigel Farley’s two wins in vain for the Rose Inn who now sit rooted
to the bottom of the table.
League
One:--
In League One Maroon 5+1 moved into pole position after an eye catching 8 –
2 win over the Royal Oak ‘A’. Chuckey’s Fowlers men buoyed by a couple of
new signings put in their best ever performance in the Sunday League. Rileys
Rovers remain in second spot just 2 points behind the leaders; they blew
away Rileys Rockets 9 – 1 Steve ‘The Claw’ Blakemore the only winner for the
well beaten Rockets.
Rileys Rovers started their defence of the Dave Cooper
Challenge Trophy with an excellent 9 – 1 victory at
League
Two leaders Pig & Whistle. Ian 'The Dish' Bishop the only winner for the Pig
with a stunning 8 ball clearance against Jase Page. Page had cleared from
the break but jawed the black, Bishop finish was top draw. The other Pool 2
match saw Rose Bowl champions Rileys ‘A’ entertain King William ‘B’. A very
supporting Rileys didn’t try to claim any frames off the late arriving King
William, then promptly went two nil down. But they regrouped and reeled off
seven of the next 8 frames to run out 7 – 3 winners.
In Pool 3 last years Trophy runners up the Royal Oak
‘B’ took on the J n J Super Sunday Shield holders Hare & Hounds ‘B’. The Oak
proved far too strong for their lower league opponents powering to an 8 – 2
victory. Richard Foran put in an eye catching performance for the Harun
winning both his frames. The 10 star performers of the night were the Royal
Oak ‘A’ they demolished Rileys Rockets 10 – 0. Roger Smee’s cueists
were
all on top form as Mr Barr’s Rockets misfired once again.
In Pool 1 Maroon plus 5 made short work of an
under strength Rose Inn coming away with a 9 – 1 win. Kyle Allen sparing the
Roses blushes beating the unlucky Neil Goodwin. The Hare & Hounds ‘A’ were
made to work hard by the King William ‘A’ before edging a 6 – 4 win. Harun
captain Bill Brown was on cue to take the final frame as the King William
pushed for a draw.
League
One:--
Rileys Rovers maintained
their winning start to the season with a comfortable 7 – 3 over stable mates
Riley Elite. Chucky Fowler’s men have never beaten Rovers which is no real
surprise (cos were far superior).. Anyway they needed a good
start so when Paul Gibbs and Ross Krupa put them 2 – 1 up things seemed
promising. But five unanswered frames from Paul Webb, Lee Steptoe, Mark
Gaynor and Steve Tedds x 2 saw Fowler’s hopes dashed
yet again. Never mind Chuck... The Royal Oak ‘B’ stay top after easing pasted Rileys Rockets by
the same 7 -3 score line. 11 year old Warwickshire youth player James Willis
on cue for the Oak winning his first Sunday night frame at only his second
attempt. Dad Paul was also on the mark for the Oak as the Rockets ran out of
Steam. Mark Banks x2 the man on track for Danny Barr's train spotters. Elsewhere in League One the Royal Oak ‘A’ bounced back from their
first week defeat in fine style hammering a lacklustre Rileys ‘A’ 8 – 2.
League
Two:--
The Pig & Whistle lead the way
in league Two after an impressive 9 – 1 thumping of the Hare & Hounds ‘B’.
Harun captain St John Daniels stopping the dry rub beating Dave ‘Shaky’
Fletcher in the eight frame. Legendary cue-man Steve Cotton back out of
retirement was awesome??? apparently!!! Meanwhile the Hare & Hounds ‘A’ faired better on their trip to the
Rose coming away with a fine 7 -3 win. Rebecca McCool maintained her 100%
record as did Dave Rogers. Sadly both Andy West and the Rose Inn's Marc
Rogers lost their 100% records. The performance of the night though came from 11
year old Stephen Snounou who beat Mick McCool for his maiden league victory.
Just up the road the King Bill ‘A’ played host to the King William ‘B’, with
the B side running out 6 – 4 winners. Landlord Nigel Griffiths in superb
form for the 'B' side... Bobo and Yvonne amongst the 'A' teams winner's....
Dave Cooper
Challenge Trophy:-- Rileys Rovers clinched the inaugural Dave Cooper
Challenge Trophy with a hard fought 6 - 4 victory over the Royal Oak 'B'.
Mark Chapman the hero for Rileys beating Andy Bassett in the final frame....
Rose Bowl:--
More success for Rileys as Rileys 'A' hold off a spirited fight back
from the Hare & Hounds 'A' to lift the Rose Bowl 6 - 4... Rileys averages
legend Karl White beating Bill Brown in the tenth frame.. Karl White took
the cup averages to go with the league 1 averages plus the overall
averages... oh and the Warwickshire Interleague averages to boot!!! Blinking
blimey Karl...
J n J Sunday
Shield:-- The Hare & Hounds 'B' made sure the Harun wouldn't end the
night without victory as the fought back from 3 - 1 down to lift the J n J
Sunday Shield with a close 6 - 4 victory over the Rose Inn. Karl Allen,
Nigel Farley and Rob Orton had fired the Rose into a 3 - 1 lead. But the Harun
then took four in a row with Richard Foran, Michael Nixon, Singe Daniels and
Ryan Williams on cue for the Heath End Roaders. Rob Orton pulled a frame
back for the Rose with his second win of the night. Before Mark Williams
produced a black that his more famous namesake would have been proud of to the
beat Rose captain Marc Ellis Cooper to secure the Harun 'B' first piece of
silverware...
Happy New Year!!!!!
Dave Cooper
Challenge Trophy:-- The Royal Oak 'B' eased into the final of the Dave
Cooper Challenge Trophy beating a very spirited Pig & Whistle side 6 - 2...
Ian Bishop the only winner for the Pig beating Paul Willis in both his
frames including a break dish... Sadly for him though his team mates
couldn't knick a frame as Chick Randle x2 John Martin, Ben Gilbey plus old
timers Andy Bassett and Col Richards were all on cue for the Oak. They will
meet Rileys Rovers who just edged Royal Oak 'A' 6 - 5 in a cracking match.
Steve Tedds beating Tom Smee in the play off with a monster black down the
rail...
Rose Bowl:--
The Hare & Hounds 'A' gained revenge over the Fir Tree who beat them in
last season Rose Bowl final with a 6 - 2 victory to reach their second
successive Rose Bowl final.. They will play Rileys 'A' who they played in
the group stages earlier, they beat Rileys Elite 6 - 4 thanks to Andy
Yearby's precise eyes closed double from the top rail into the middle
pocket... never mind Chuck...
J n J Sunday
Shield:-- With the Hare & Hounds 'B' already in the final thanks to the
Coniston dropping out the battle was on to see who would play them... The
Rose or the Co-op Clowns.... well the form book was well and truly threw out
the window as the Rose upset the odds winning a titanic match 6 - 5.. To be
fair the Co-op were a man down but saying that the Rose played Bobo twice
and Van Damme so it evened itself out.... Captain Marc Ellis Cooper doing
the honours beating Paul Barnett in the Play Off...
Dave Cooper
Challenge Trophy:-- Well this weekend saw the end of the group stages...
So we now Know the Dave Cooper Challenge Trophy semi finalists are Royal Oak
'A' .. Royal Oak 'B' .. Rileys Rovers and the Pig & Whistle..... The Rose
Bowl semi finalists are Hare & Hounds 'A' .. Rileys 'A' .. Rileys Elite and
the Fir Tree and last but not least the Bob Jefferies Sunday Shield semi
finalists will be Rose Inn .. Co-op Clowns .. Hare & Hounds 'B' and the
Coniston... All games will be held at a neutral venue.. the Venues are as
follows... Rose Inn, Royal Oak, Hare & Hounds, Pig & Whistle, Co -Op and
Rileys the games will take place on December 2nd... Finals December 16th...
Dave Cooper
Challenge Trophy:--
Group 1:--
Rileys Rovers top the table but had to dig deep at their visit to the
Harun... The home side stormed into a 3 - 0 through before Mark Gaynor
cleared the table to put Rovers on the scoreboard, they then took four in a
row to go 5 - 3... Andy West steadied the ship taking nicking the ninth
frame for the Harun but their hopes of a daw where soon dashed as Stuart
Tedstone potted an awesome black to give Rovers victory.. Rileys 'A' stay
second after a comfortable 7 - 3 win at home to the Harun 'B' Sean Orr on
form for Rileys..
Group 2:--
Royal Oak 'B' all but secured their place in the final thanks to an 8 -
2 thumping of the Rose Inn.. the Rose can take heart though with some good
performances coming from their not so regular players... Stacey Rogers put
on the best show though beating local legend Paul 'Fudge' Willis with some
ease I might add.. also Bobo beat Berty... The Royal Oak 'A' now need a
minor miracle to top this group after their 7 -0 win over he Coniston.. its
mathematically possible but sorry I can't see it...
Group 3:--
The Pig & Whistle still lead despite going down 6 - 4 to the departing
Fir Tree... the Tree stay second as the Co-op and Rileys Elite's game was
cancelled.
League
One:-- With the title decider cancelled it was a chance for Rileys 'A'
and the Hare & Hounds 'A' to try and cement their place in the top flight
next season.. both though were soundly beaten.... Rileys 'A' went down on
their trip to table 2 to play Rileys Elite but managed to score 1 more point
than the Harun who were soundly beaten by the Royal Oak 'A'.... This means
we have a title decider and a relegation decider.... The Royal Oak 'B' have
to beat Rileys Rovers 6 - 4 to knick the title while Rovers can afford the
draw.... The Hare & Hounds 'A' must beat Rileys 'A' 9 - 1 to stay up and
considering they have failed to win a single mach this season it'll be a
tall order for Heath End Road outfit....
League
Two:-- The Rose Inn were on cue to beat divisional champions the
Co-op Clowns in the finally game of the season 6 - 4... It was the Clowns
first taste of defeat in the league this season as the rampant Rose came
back from 4 - 2 down to take the final 4 frames through Marc Ellis Cooper,
Nigel Farley, Harla Farley and Shaun Diamond. It was a bad night for captain
Claw... he was 7 balled by Cooper in his first frame then beaten by the ever
improving 14 year old school girl Harla Farley...(who when beating the Claw
won the Lord of the Rings Box set off captain Marc Ellis Cooper)...The Fir
Tree claimed second spot with a 7 - 3 verdict of the Hare & Hounds 'B' while
the Pig had a walk over over the non showing Coniston.
Sorry we've had
a minor technical problem with this part of the site... a full update will
follow in a couple of days... thank you...
Well done to
Dodge & Ben on winning the doubles!!!!!
Firstly may I
just apologise for not updating this site for a few days... I've been unable
too due to the fact I'm still laughing at what happened up the Harun..
Anyway enough said I won't mention in again...Somone might get snappy with
me...lol... Must have a split personality?
League
One:-- Rileys Rovers maintained their good run with an empathetic
victory at the Hare & Hounds... The game had been nicely balanced at 2 - 1
thanks to Mick McCool's clearance against Mark Chapman
(see Pic).... The
turning point came when a Harun Player who shall remain nameless (ok Andy)
went in off and promptly dismantled his cue firstly on the table and then
his Knee (see Pic)... (by the way there is no truth in the rumour that he
nearly missed his knee!!)... Rovers never looked back after this and took
the match 8 -2... Rileys 'A' did their other team a huge favour holding the
Royal Oak 'B' to a draw with Karl White & Sean Orr at the double for Rileys
with John Martin & Paul Willis also winning two frames for the Oak..... This
result puts Rovers 14 points clear of the Oak 'B'... the Oak 'B' still have a
game in hand against the Oak 'A' and will need a big win to put some pressure on
Rovers whom they play in the last match of the season.. It may come down to
a winner takes all battle.... Talking of the Oak 'A' they were in fine form
on their visit to Rileys beating the Elite 6 - 4... Tom Smee winning 2 for
the Oak with Ross (got it right) Krupa wining both his frames for the
Elite...
League
Two:-- Congratulations to the Co-op Clowns winners of League Two, with
the Pig & Whistle victory at the Fir Tree the Co-op now have an unassailable
13 point lead so can't be caught...Captain Steve 'The Claw' Blakemore is
said to be delighted and busy clearing a space on his mantelpiece..
But on a more cheerful note for the Fir Tree Steve Berry has won the
divisional averages... Since the Pig managed to get their first win they now
can't stop winning, they were 4 - 1 down before taking five frames in a row
to beat the Fir Tree 6 - 4... Malc Ashby on fire for the Pig with captain
Steve Moore winning the all important 12th frame.... Elsewhere the Rose and
Harun 'B' fought out a 5 all draw with Marc Ellis Cooper & Rob Orton in fine
form for the Rose and a nice double win from the Harun's Richard Foran...
Congratulations
to Sean Orr winner of the Winter League Super Sunday Shoot -Out..... another
great night of pool... thanks to everyone that made the effort to come
and support the league... to get over 40 players at such short notice was
brilliant effort on your part... many thanks.... Chick Randle's record of 3
first round defeats was beaten by Ian 'Swerve' Worthington who actually
managed to lose 4 times in the 1st round... quite an achievement
Swerve....And you got to the Singles Final...lol
Singles:--
Congratulations to Andy Bassett who beat Ian Worthington in a thrilling
singles Final last night.... Berty came back from 4 - 0 down to edge Swerve
5 - 4, the greatest come back since Liverpool came back to beat A C Milan in
the Champions League final in 2005... Report will follow....
Just a reminder
their is a Super Sunday Shoot -Out this Sunday 7th October at Rileys... 7 pm
Break -Off £2 to enter...all money paid out....
League
One:-- Rileys Rovers moved 10 points clear at the top of League
One after edging Rileys Elite 6 - 4 in a real thriller. Ross or is it Russ?
I think it's Ross.. well he got the Elite off to a great start with a
quality finish before Lee Steptoe produced a even better clearence to draw
Rovers level. Paul Gibbs and Ian Fowler quickley put the Elite 3-1 up...
Chucky's black was quite remarkable... out of a snooker off two rails and in
the middle off Icky's yellow... a shot Andy Yearby would of been proud of...
Steve Tedds and Steppy brought the sides level with Steppy again showing why
he's considered one of the best players in the town. Ross Krupa took his
second frame of the evening to re-establish the Elite's lead before a trio
of excellent finishes by Mark Chapman, Alun Jones and Steve Tedds took the
game for Rovers.... Steve Tedds break dishing in the last frame for the
victory.....Meanwhile the Royal Oak 'B' could only mange a 5 all draw on
their visit to the Harun with Andy West firing on all cylinders for the
hosts....But the Oak have a game in hand and also have to play Rileys
Rovers, so remain favourites for the title... In the other match Rileys 'A'
beat the Royal Oak 'A' 7 - 3...
League
Two:-- Leaders Co-op Clowns entertained second placed Fir Tree this week
in a r
ight
ding dong battle. Danny Barr put the Co-op one up.. Only to see Pete Wildig
equalize for the Tree minutes later... Chico was on hand to pop the Clowns 2
-1 up with a simple finish. The Tree then turned on the style Chris Lackenby,
Steven Berry and Wilf all putting in excellent performances to move the Tree
4 -2 up. Old timer Pierre Flavell stemmed the tide as he pulled a frame back
for the Clowns before Martin Paul took out Chico to put the Arley boys on
the brink of victory. But the Co-op are made of sterner stuff these days and
Danny 'popeye' Barr and Pierre took the last two frames to snatch a draw and
most probably the title.. Elsewhere the Pig & Whistle finally won a
match...and may I say in emphatic style ...9 - 1 over the luckless Hare &
Hounds 'B'... Michael Nixon saving the blushes of the Harun beating Malc
Ashby.... The Rose Inn had a much easier victory beating the non showing
Coniston......
Don't forget
it's the Singles this coming Sunday at Rileys 8pm break off... All welcome
come
Important
Message to all teams...
All outstanding League Matches
MUST
be played by October 21st... Any matches that still have not been rearranged
and played will be scored 0-0... Also you are not permitted to cancel the
final League fixture on October 28th.... Thank you....
League
One:-- Rileys Rovers sent out a warning to their rivals with a
resounding 9 - 1 thumping of the Royal Oak 'A'....Roger Smee saving the
dry
rub taking the last frame for the Oak..... Elsewhere it was draw city with
Rileys Elite being held by Royal Oak 'B' and Rileys 'A' sharing the points
with the Hare & Hounds 'A'
League
Two:-- The Co-op clowns continue their relentless march to the title
with a 9 - 1 roasting of The Pig...Mick Golby saving the Pig's blushes
taking the last frame off top clown Pierre Flavelll.....The gap between the
Co-op and the Fir Tree is now 8 points after the Tree could only manage a 6
- 4 win at home to the Rose.....
Doubles:--
Some of the town's best players descended on Rileys Sunday Night...
Producing a highly competitive tournament full of top quality pool plus a
rare bit of sublime magic from Paul & Debbie aka Sean Orr & Karl White....
Luck I'll never call Andy Yearby the jammiest player I Know again.... Nar???
of course he is....Anyway the preliminary games were over in a flash but
'Berty & Pinny' had only just ground out a 1 - 0 lead over the soon to be
bored senseless Andy West & Bill Brown. The Other 3 tables were soon in use
Ben Gilbey & 'Dodgy' made quick work of 'Mank & Chappers... 'Gibbo' & Gareth
despatched holders Tom & Roger Smee in a tight decider while Debbie & Paul
had gone 2 down to 'Steppy & Jona' but they threw caution to the wind in the
next 3 frames bamboozling Lee & Al with some rather fortunate shots.. (jammy
ba%&**$s) ..J meanwhile Bert & Pinn had moved 2 - 0 up... Mark
Williams & Richard Foran along with Danny Barr & Mark Banks dry rubbed their
opponents to ease into the next round... JM & Col Richards were made to dig
deep before edging past Graham Proctor & Ant Tedds....The last match of the
round started as the first one was still in progress...Swerve & Cylo
beating The Claw & Snozzer 3 -2.. As the next round started Hurricane
Bassett & Whirlwind Pinnegar had forged into a 2 - 1 lead.. While Andy &
Bill had a nap..... Ben & Dodge blitzed Williams & Foran 3 - 0 to move into
the semis.... they were soon joined by Gibbo & Knight who beat The Train
Spotter & Banks 3-2... It was at this point that Berty & Pinn finally won
their match 3 -1... thank god it didn't go to a decider!!!!.... Debbie &
Paul were next in line for the Super fast Bassett n Pinnegar.... their ploy
of playing really really open worked and they took the match 3 - 2 in a
record time of 1 hour 32 minutes ... meanwhile John & Colin had beaten
Swerve & Cylo to fill the last semi final spot.... The semi's saw Karl &
Sean play some excellent pool to ease their way into the final 3 -1... on
the other table Ben & Dodge beat their team mates JM and Col by the same
score line....
League
Two:-- The Fir Tree popped in the performance of the week beating the
Coniston with just 4 players..... plus they lost the first 2 frames so were
in retrospect 4 - 0 down.... So hats off to messers Chris Lackenby, Steven
Orton, Keith Wilson and Steve Berry for a splendid display.. (sadly we have
no photos of their players so here's a picture of a Fir Tree).. Steve Berry
can be particularly pleased with his victories as they move him to the top
of the League Two rankings.... However they are still 5 points behind the
leaders the Co-op Clowns... The Clowns turned over the in form Hare & Hounds
'B' 6 - 4, with Captain Claw leading his men for he fifth time this
season.... Top Clown was Dave Rollason with a fine seven baller although he
was pushed hard by the other performing Clowns Danny Barr & Simon Snounou.....
Michael Nixon Jnr winning both his frames for defeated Harun..... Meanwhile
down Abbey Street at the Pig (we'll draw every game) & Whistle the visiting
Rose Inn guess what... yep.... DREW.... The Pig had raced into a 4 - 2 lead
when Bert and I popped our heads in to see what was happening... The
following banter seemed to inspire the Rose and they levelled the match
through the dynamic duo of Nigel Farley & Marc Rogers... Pig captain Steve
Moore restored the Pig's lead beating Marc Ellis Cooper in the battle of the
captains...This left young Mr Hayward and Shaun Diamond to battle it out for
the spoils. At this point in the match I bet Mr Farley £5 that Shaun would
win the frame he eagerly accepted... I can still see the horror in his face
when he was told Mr Hayward was also called Shaun... never mind Nigel...
Thanks for the beer!!!!! Shaun Diamond went on to take the frame with an
excellent black against a very unlucky Shaun Hayward.....
League
One:-- Rileys Elite And the Hare & Hounds were the only top league teams
playing his week.. so they played twice.... Rileys Elite winning the first
match 6 - 4 before drawing the second 5 a piece.....
Singles draw
now on line.... Thanks to Chucky & Marc Ellis Cooper for doing the draw.....
League
One:-- The Royal Oak 'A' ended Rileys Rovers unbeaten start to the
season with an empathetic 8 - 2 victory. Ant Tedds started the onslaught
after his opponent missed a relatively simple black for a break dish.. This
slice of luck seemed to inspire the Oak as Tedds, Tom Smee, Lenny Sharpe and
Graham Proctor all won two frames each with Paul Webb the only winner for a
very poor Rileys side... Their more illustrious 'B' team also won to move 6
points clear at the top. Ben Gilbey and Chick Randle starring for them..
League
Two:-- The Co-op Clowns maintained their lead in League Two after
drawing with the (surprise surprise) Pig & Whistle... It was the Pigs
fourth draw in five matches. Not for the first time this season the Pig got
to five frames first but couldn't capitalise... This time letting a 5 - 2
lead slip away... The chasing pack is now lead by the Fir Tree who eased
passed the Rose Inn 7 - 3.. Andy Swann, Chris Lackenby and Steve Berry all
winning two a piece with the Rose Inn's Nigel 'van damme' Farley
winning two frames for the Coton Roaders.. The Coniston continued their good run
of form with a 7 - 3 win
at the Hare & Hounds, Lewis Geddes, Nathan Boughtflower and Nick Conner all
on cue for the Conny.
League
One:-- The Royal Oak 'B' tasted defeat for the first time in 2 seasons
as Rileys Rovers continued their fine start to the season. The Rovers had
the Tamworth connection to thank again especially Steve Tedds who was on cue
producing some remarkable pool... Paul Willis showed his still a force
notching a double for the Oak... Elsewhre the Royal Oak 'A' beat the Hare &
Hounds 'A' 6 - 4 with Ant Tedds maintaining his 100% record ...Rileys 'A'
made the short trip to play Rileys Elite and came away with a narrow 6 - 4
victory.... Chucky on song for the Elite with Sean Orr & Karl White leading
the way for the 'A' team..
League
Two:-- The Co-op went 8 points clear with a magnificent 8 - 2 hammering
of the Rose.... Dave Rollason, Mark Banks and Danny Barr all on fire for the
Clowns.... The Fir Tree remain second despite going down 6 - 4 to a
rejuvenated Hare & Hounds 'B' who move into third spot. They sit a point
clear of The Pig & Whistle won lost to the Coniston 6 - 4 this week.....
League
One:-- The all conquering Royal Oak 'B' caught the eye this week,
dismantling a highly competitive Rileys 'A' side 8 - 2.... This sends out a
message to the would be contenders of catch us if you can.... John Martin,
Andy Bassett and Ben Gilbey were all on cue with two wins a piece with
singles from Paul Willis and Chick Randle... Andy Yearby and Steve 'The
Stick' Self notching for Rileys.... Rileys Rovers meanwhile continued their
steady progress with another 6 - 4 victory with Keith 'The Mank' Garner and
Lee Steptoe staring.... Rileys Elite won their first match of the league
season thumping The Royal Oak 'A' 7 - 3... Neil Goodwin and Ian 'Swerve'
Worthington securing rare doubles for Chuck's troops....
League
Two:-- The Co-op remain top after a great comeback against the out of
sorts Coniston.... The 'Conny' were 5 - 2 up thanks to Curtis Shirley & Nick
Conner before Steve 'The Claw' Blakemore sparked an amazing recovery with
some scintillating pool... This seemed to inspire the Co-op so Simon Snounou
& Sean Livock duly took the next two frames for a share of the
points....Both 'Snozzer' & The Claw winning two frames each... Elsewhere
draw specialists the Pig & Whistle were at it again.. 3 matches 3 draws...
This time it was the Fir Tree's turn to draw with the Pig... To be fair
though the Abbey Street boys did try their hardest to draw.. after to going
5 - 3 up they put Rizz and Bish on for the last two... Bound to be a draw
then...Martin Paul & Steve Berry as expected took both for the Arley
cueists...The Hare & Hounds 'B' climbed of the bottom thanks to a 6 - 4
victory over the Rose Inn... Adam Host the star for the Harun with Kyle
Allen also on fire for the Rose winning both his frames including a seven
baller....
Sorry there was
no report.....Some teams won... some drew and one or two lost.... Thank you
The Rose Inn put in an eye catching
display during the latest round of the T.F.S sponsored Super Sunday Pool
League. The Coton Roaders were on cue to beat the Coniston 6 – 4 ending a
run of fifteen matches without a win. The 'Conny' started well taking the
first frames before Marc Rogers, Nigel Farley and Marc Ellis Cooper put the
Rose 3 – 1 up. The stunned Coniston responded well though with Kelvin Tedds
and Nathan Boughtflower levelling the score at three apiece. Any ideas the
Conny had of a comeback were quickly quashed as the dynamic duo of Rogers
and Farley won their second frames of the evening to put the Rose 5 – 3 up.
Staring a shock defeat in the face the St Nick lads turned to their star man
Tedds, he duly obliged to pull them to within one frame of a draw. But in a
tense nip and tuck final frame it was the Rose’s Michelle Orton who held her
nerve to clinch the match with a super finish earning her team a well
deserved victory. Elsewhere in League Two it was draw city. The Fir Tree
held leaders Co-op thanks to a last frame win from Chris Lackenby. The Hare
& Hounds ‘B’ also secured a fine draw against the Pig & Whistle thanks to
Richard Foran and St John Daniels who took the final two frames for the
Harun.
In League One the reigning champions Royal Oak ‘B’
maintained their unbeaten start to the season beating the Hare & Hounds ‘A’
7 – 3. Even the ‘Great Chicken Randle notched two wins ably assisted by Andy
Basett... They are seven points clear of the Royal Oak ‘A’ who came back
from 4 – 1 down to beat Rileys ‘A’ 6 – 4. Rileys captain for some strange
reason left Karl White out of the second section, must of thought they’d
won, how wrong they were. Wins from Daz Pateman, Lenny Sharpe, Tom & Roger
Smee and Graham Proctor made Rileys pay for their mistake. Rileys Rovers pot
their way into third place thanks to a 6 – 4 victory over Rileys Elite. The
Elite were 4 – 3 up with Chucky Fowler in an extremely strong position, but
the wheels fell off as they normally do with the Chuckster and the Mank made
him pay. Now with the scores level Rovers upped their game with Al Jones and
Steve Tedds taking the last two frames for a hard fought 6 – 4 victory.
Report to follow
shortly.... Tables have been updated...
The Royal Oak ‘B’ began
their defence of the Super Sunday Pool League with a hard fought 6 –
4 victory over the Royal Oak ‘A’. The score however could and maybe
should have been a lot different had the Oak ‘A’ made the most of
several goo
d chances they had to cause an upset. Daz Pateman and
Lenny Sharpe had given them the perfect start before the ever
reliable Any Bassett pulled a frame back for the B team. Tom Smee
extended the A teams lead with a superb clearance against the 'Great'
Chicken Randle. Col 'Shakin' Richards celebrating his 25th year
on the pool scene and John Martin both won for the ‘B’ to level the
scores. Pateman took his second frame of the evening to edge the Oak
‘A’ in front. But the failure to take their chances finally cost the
A team as both Sharpe and Roger Smee missed good opportunities to
see the game out before Bassett, Ben Gilbey and Richards showed them
the way taking the last three frames for he reigning champions. In
League Two the relegated Coniston were hoping to be on cue to make a
quick return to the top flight but the Fir Tree reminded them how
tough this division would be. The Arley potters soon had the Conny
in trouble taking six of the first 8 frames before running out 7 – 3
victors. Most of the damage being done by Andrew Swann and Steve
Berry; the Fir Tree remain the dark horses in this division.
Meanwhile title favourites Co-op were in fine form beating an under
strength Hare & Hounds ‘B’ 9 -1. Richard Foran saving the Harun’s
blushes beating Steve 'The Claw' Blakemore. In the other match a rejuvenated
Rose Inn held the Pig and Whistle to a fine draw. Marc Ellis Cooper
playing a captains innings taking both his frames for the Rose as
did Ian Bishop for the Pig including a 7 baller of Mick Moss.
The new got under way with the first matches in
the Dave Cooper Challenge Trophy... Pool 1 saw newly formed Rileys
Rovers beat the Harun 'B' 7 - 3 with a nice break dish from Mark Chapman
in the 3rd frame... Harun 'A' produced the performance of the night
beating group favourites Rileys 'A' 6 - 4.... In Pool 2 the Royal Oak
'A' eased to a 9 - 1 victory of the Rose Inn.. The Oak 'B' received a 10
- 0 over the non showing Coniston... who we later learned didn't know
there was a game... Nice one Bob!!! In Pool 3 the same can't be said of
Bye Bye cup holders Rileys 'B' who just couldn't be arsed to turn up...
Not good enough Pig & Whistle receive a 10 - 0 and Rileys await their
punishment... in the other game the Co-op and the Fir Tree shared the
ten frames.....
Bye Bye Cup:
Rileys 'B' took the Bye Bye cup last night with some outstanding pool....
rubbish positional shots but it didn't matter thanks to some great
potting..... Chuckies men beat Rileys 'A' 5 - 2 and the Royal Oak 'B' 4 - 3
with Ian 'Swerve' Worthington the man of the tournament with 5 wins from 5
matches... ably assisted by Paul Gibbs and Icky Singh, Icky won the final
frame with a great black after a somewhat crap positional shot...nothing new
there then... Earlier they'd won group 3 beating Hare & Hounds
'A' 4 - 3 before easing past Eliotts 'B' 5 - 2 in the group play off... In
group 1 Rileys 'A' beat Royal Oak 'A' 5 - 2 then edged past a spirited Fir
Tee 4 - 3.... Group 2 saw the Royal Oak ' B' beat Rose 'B' 6 - 1 with the
Rose frame coming from Harla Farley who beat Dave 'Dodgy' Alsop.... they
then beat Eliotts 'A' 5 - 2 in the group play off...... Thanks to all the
teams that took part for a very entertaining night out... also many thanks
to Rileys for putting up with us... and lastly well done to Rileys 'B' for
winning the cup......A proper report and photos will follow..
League Cup: The
Royal Oak 'B' clinched their second double in as may season's with a
comfortable 6 - 2 victory over Rileys 'A' in the League Cup final. Karl
Knight, John Martin and Andy Bassett eased the Oak into a 3 nil lead in what
could have turned into a very one sided affair, but Rileys responded, and
took the next two frames through Karl White and Rich Moore. With the game
now evenly balanced the Oak turned to Colin Taylor.. no sorry Dennis
Richards... urmm.. Right Colin Richards, he rolled back the years with a
sublime performance to put the Oak 2 clear with four to play.... Rileys now
had too dig deep but could't find a spade as Knight and Bassett closed out
the match for the Oak. How Rileys must have wished Chicken Randle had been
available for the Oak... Final Score Oak 6 Rileys 2
Rose Bowl:
The Rose bowl was also a one sided affair as The Fir Tree shot the Hare &
Hounds away with some scintillating pool... Pete Wildig, Chris Lackenby and
Andy Swann put the Tree 3 up in no time... The stunned Harun had legend
Nigel Griffiths on next and he didn't disappoint pulling a frame back... any
thoughts of a comeback by the Harun were quickly dashed as Steve Berry was
on cue to extend the Arley's boys lead... The Harun again called on Griff,
who once more closed the gap with a stunning display... But the Fir Tree
wouldn't be denied and Martin Paul took them to the brink before Wilf took
his second frame and the all important 6 frame of he night.... Final Score
Fir Tree 6 Hare & Hounds 'A' 2...........
Message to all players
the Bye Bye Cup Finals will be held at Rileys (many thanks to them) on May
27th 7pm Break Off....May I remind teams to turn on time please.....You will
also be able to pick up your fixture packs for the Summer League.... There
will be a Joint presentation with the Thursday Night League and Singles
League... news of this to follow soon......
League Cup: There
were no upsets as both semi finals went with the form book... The Royal Oak
'B' proved to strong for Eliotts 'B' who to be fair squandered several
good chances during the match... Also it's a shame a player can only play
twice, Eliotts must have wished Johnny Martin could have played 'The Great'
'Chicken' Randle six times... As it was he could only play twice so
the Oak ran out comfortable 6 - 2 winners.. Eliotts frames coming from
Jona and Sam Howkins who cleared like Chick00 use to (apparently)... In the
other Semi Rileys 'A' went pot mad leaving the Conny no real chances...
Rose Bowl:
The Fir Tree
didn't waste much time in beating the Rose 6 - 1... The score line suggests
it was a one sided affair but the Rose didn't capitalise on their
chances....The Rose victory coming from their best player this season Rob
'Bobo' Orton.... In the other semi the Hare & Hounds 'A' edged their 'B'
team 6 - 2.....
Cup draws are on
line....
League Cup: Royal
Oak 'B' pot there way into the semi finals with a comfortable win over the
Rose 'A'... Oak 'A' couldn't emulate the 'B' side going down in a close
match 6 - 4 to Rileys 'A'... The quickest match of he round saw the Conny
gain a walk over against the non showing Rileys 'B'.... Eliotts 'B' fly the
flag for League Two just edging the Pig & Whistle 6 - 4....
Rose Bowl:
The Hare & Hounds 'A' produced the goods at the right time coming back from
3-0 down to beat Eliotts 'A' 6 - 4... They were joined in the semi's by
their 'B' side who beat the Haunchwood 6 - 0 with a fine display of
potting...
Cup draws are on
line....
Message to all teams....
The league cup first round is on line games to be played on April 29th....
The 2nd round will follow on the 6th May.... As will the first round of the
Rose Bowl....13th May will be the Semi Finals of both Competitions... The
finals will be held at Rileys on May 20th which will also be team
registration night for next season...... On May 27th the finals of the Bye
Bye cup will take place at Rileys the draw for the finals is now on line...
The new season's fixture packs will be handed out at this event...Happy
potting...
I'm still waiting for
some score sheets... could you please get them to me ASAP..... many thanks
League One: With
only one result in yet all I can say is Rose Inn beat Royal Oak 'A' 6 -
4.... Both the Steve's Huxley and Cooper winning two frames....
League Two:
The top two tangled at Eliotts this week with the Harun 'A' needing a 7 - 3
victory to snatch the title from Eliotts 'B'... Alas this proved too hard a
task even for the likes of Phil Sayer (who won both frames) Andy West ( who
didn't) and Bill Brown. The Harun even brought Griff out to play... but to
know avail as the old heads of Eliotts took the frames they needed to secure
the title, both teams however clinched promotion into the big league next
season.....
Bye Bye Cup:
The inform team of League Two the Pig & Whistle 'A' found Rileys to good
on the night going down 6 - 4 and 13 - 7 on aggregate despite a double
from Malc Ashby......
Message to all
teams---- On April 15th their
is now a league match this is the match that was cancelled on March 11th....
Your fixture sheets will say you have a cup game... Well the 1st Round of
the cup is now on Sunday April 29th... Thanks Bob... no really thanks Bob......
League One: With
the Royal Oak 'B' on Bye Bye Cup duty it was a chance for the others to
close the gap...Second placed Rileys 'A' eased to a 6 - 4 victory over
Eliotts 'A' with Sean Orr maintaining his chances of the averages title with
a fine double win...Royal Oak 'A' remain third after their 5 all draw
with fourth place Rileys 'B'... Elsewhere the Rose Inn 'A' spanked the
Coniston 9 - 1
League Two:
The Pig & Whistle were at it again this week... They made the short trip
down Abbey Street and trounced the previously unbeaten league leaders
Eliotts 'B' 8 - 2... The Pigs were all in superb form... even UFO was
awesome.... Its just a shame Bish weren't there or we'd have got a couple
more frames.... The Fir Tree made short work of the Rose Inn 'B'
overpowering them 9 - 1... It could have been worse for the Rose if the
fifth player had turned up on time!!!!!
Bye Bye Cup:
The Royal Oak 'B' beat the Hare & Hounds 'A' 6 - 4 to keep alive their
hopes of an unprecedented treble this season...
League Cup draw is now
on line.....
League One:
Rileys 'A' pot their to a very creditable draw against champions elect Royal
Oak 'B'... After giving the Oak a two frame start due to a lack of players
Rileys took five of eight they played with captain Carl 'Haystacks' Smith on
cue with a fine double...But the result leaves them 23 points adrift of the
Oak in 2nd place..... Rileys 'B' lost 6 - 4 to the Rose as did the Coniston
to the Royal Oak 'A'...
League Two:
The Pig & Whistle all but ended the Hare & Hounds 'A' chances of the title
with a rousing performance, beating the Heath End Roaders 6 - 4.... Mick
Golby & David Fletcher the top Pigs on the night.... (never mind Bish!!)...
The Fir Tree consolidated their mid table position with a comfortable 7 -3
victory over the Hare & Hounds 'B' Steve Berry and 'Wilf' the men on
form for the Tree... Rose 'B' clinched their first win of the season at the
expense of the non showing and very drunk Haunchwood boys...
Bye Bye Cup:
Eliotts 'B' showed there 'A' team how to pot in one of the most
entertaining matches of the season...
Tables updated....report
will follow
League One:
Leaders Royal Oak 'B' were given a scare by the Rose Inn 'A' this week. The
Coton Roaders stormed into a 3 - 1 with Austin, Brown and Huxley on cue. Ben
Gilbey steadied the ship for the Champions.... then is was business as usual
as the Oak reeled off the next 5 frames without reply for a resounding 7 - 3
victory..... I'm not sure but I think there'll win the league again this
year.... Rileys 'A' stay second but lost ground again after a 5 all draw
with the Coniston Pouches... It could have been so different for Rileys..
they were leading 5 - 1 with 'The Stick' Sean Orr plus the dynamic duo
of 'Haystacks' and 'Mushy' still to play... surely a 7 - 3 was on the cards
but The Pouches had other ideas and reeled off 4 in a row to clinch the
draw... thanks to Lewis Geddes, Kelvin Tedds, Nick Conner and Nath
Boughtflower.... The other game saw Eliotts 'A' get a right thumping off the
Royal Oak 'A' 8 - 2..... Scott Waring and Tom Smee each winning both there
frames for the Oak..... the reliable Barnett and Snounou on the board for
Eliotts.....
League Two:
Eliotts 'B' and the Harun 'A' both won 7 - 3 so 4 points still separate
them... The Harun's B side were all out to do there A team a favour and
started well but the run of the balls really did favour Eliotts... it was
closer than the score line suggests meanwhile the Harun 'A' stormed in to a
4 - 0 lead before Marc Hazzard put the Rose on the scoreboard beating Bill
Brown... 4 - 1 soon turned in to 7 - 1 with Sayer, West and Brown winning...
Kyle Allen and Captain Michelle Orton took the last 2 frame for the Rose to
make the score line a little more respectable..... Elsewhere the Pig &
Whistle drew 5 all with the Fir Tree.... the Arley boys were 5 - 3 up with 2
to play but Mick Golby and Steve Moore took the last two frames for the Abby
Street potters...
Bye Bye Cup:
Haunchwood lost to Rileys 'B' .. thanks
P.S..... Can I just
thank everyone for handing in their scorecards so promptly.... its superb
unlike the Thursday league... many thanks..
All tables have been
updated..... Report to follow.......
Important Message For
All Teams... Due to a fixture
alteration by the sports governing body (E.P.A.) there is now a fixture
duplication.. So please note that all league and Bye Bye Cup matches that
were originally scheduled for Sunday 25th March will now be played on Sunday
March 18th... There is now an Interleague fixture on the Sunday 25th
March... Many thanks....
Message To All
Players & Alwyn... The Sunday
Committee have received several requests from Interleague players concerning
the Singles competition. It is felt that as over 75 players now represent
the Town as part of Four teams that the Singles comp will be under
subscribed (Not many entrants)... In order for the league to remain solvent
we need to ensure that both the Singles & Doubles competitions cover the
prize money to be paid out. Therefore after some thought we have decided to
hold two tournaments for all league players at the end of the season.....
watch this space....
League One:
Rileys 'A' maintained their 100% record with an impressive 8 - 2 victory
over Eliotts 'A'.... The Abbey street side had no answer to the potting
ability of the Rileys cue-man... 'Haystacks' marked his first double of the
season with the now customary phone call to his mum... Every time I mention
someone is top of the averages they seem to suffer a dip in form....so I
wont mention you Sean ok...Elsewhere the Rose 'A' continued there rich vein
of form beating the Coniston Pouches 6 - 4... Steve Cooper & Rich Austin the
men on cue for the Coton Roaders & The Royal Oak 'A' beat Rileys 'B' 7 - 3
with Roger Smee and Johnny Waring the men on form...
League Two:
Eliotts 'B' returned to top spot with an effortless 8 -2 victory over the
Pig & Whistle... Only Ian Bishop offered any real resistance for the home
side putting in yet another cultured display with his cue... some say it's a
wand as he weaves his magic over he green baize (that's gotta be worth a
beer Bish).... The Fir Tree beat the Rose 'B' 7 - 3 to maintain their mid
table spot landlord Pete Wildig plus Andrew Swan winning two apiece.. In the
other match the Haunchwood edged out the Hare & Hounds 'B' 6 - 4 with D.
Tring taking the last frame at the expensive of Martin Biddle...
Bye Bye Cup:
The Royal Oak 'B' entertained the Hare & Hounds 'A' in a classic match
up.. The Harun got of to a flier as Big Geoff Southall amazingly took out
The Vard before the legends of past & present Kev Bennett & Karl Knight put
the Oak 2-1 up. Up next for the Harun though was the flamboyant pot
machine.. no.. no.. sorry it was Andy West, he couldn't stop the rot with
'Digger' soon putting him to bed without his Coco.. but Phil 'The Till'
Sayer cut the deficient to one frame again with another tidy performance.
Enter a freshly revived Andy West, he wasted no time in stuffing the Chicken
(Sorry). With the match poised at 3 all the Oak were able to do want no
other team can do and call on the 'Fab Four' whose combined age couldn't be
calculated by a team of mathematicians we hired from Oxford
University...needless to say Berty, Col Richards, Ade Pinneger Snr and Dodgy
took the next four frames with ease to leave the Harun needing a minor
miracle in the return leg........
League One: Royal
Oak 'B' opened up a massive 20 point lead over their rivals when beating
Eliotts 'A' 7 - 3. Captain Johnny Martin break-dishing on his way to a
double win, but Colin 'Shakin' Richards took the limelight, as his double
secured him top spot in the league averages...Not bad for an old timer.. hey
Col... Rileys 'A' remained in second place despite playing in the Bye - Bye
Cup this week. Their 'B' side moved third after a tight 6 - 4 verdict at the
Conny, Ian Dagnan bringing home the bacon much to the delight of captain
Chucky Fowler... The other match saw the Royal Oak 'A' draw 5 apiece with
The Rose 'A' with young Tom Smee catching the eye with a good double....
League Two: The
Hare & Hounds 'A entertained league leaders Eliotts 'B' in a classic
game...what a hugely enjoyable night.... my thanks to all the Harun players
for a superb night... oh Andy, thanks for kicking the wall, how funny was
that?.. Oh and it was a draw... Jase Page & Chicco notching two wins apiece
for the visitors... Phil Sayer also claimed a double which put him top
of the League Two averages.. The Hare & Hounds 'B' notched their first win
of the season over the yet to win Rose 'B' 7 - 3. This despite a very
rare... well never heard of double win for Rob 'Bobo' Orton..... In the
other match the Fir Tree beat the Haunchwood 7 - 3 as they try to keep pace
with the front three....
Bye Bye Cup:
The Pig & Whistle made the short trip in to town hopeful of a repeat cup
victory over Rileys 'A', alas it wasn't to be as the hosts proved far too
strong for the visitors... Although Steve 'UFO' Cotton produced a stunning
exhibition of cue power during his victory over Mushy...
We return to league
action today so happy potting..... If you've not entered the singles
competition yet but wish to please contact Bob or Al in the next week or
so..... The first round is on 28th January.......
All the Tables and
results have been updated since the last matches. We just never did a
report.... that's why some of you though this bit had not been updated....
Sorry... Could of clicked on the tables and took a look... Wouldn't have
hurt now would it.. my my ...What's up have to wait for me to tell you to
have a look...oh righto'....... Oh nearly forgot HAPPY NEW YEAR
League One:
Rileys A have narrowed the gap on title hopefuls Royal Oak B to just 7
points. This follows their 6 – 4 victory at League One new boys Coniston
Pouches! The league leaders were lucky to muster a draw against a gritty
Rose Inn A side, whose lowly position belies their true ability.
The
other Oak team played host to Eliotts A but try as they might this ding dong
battle failed to produced a winner as both teams had to be content with a
share of the spoils...
League Two:
The Pig & Whistle benefited from the Fir Tree’s
inability to field a team and as such receive a 6 – 0 walkover. League
leaders Eliotts B entertained the Hare and Hounds B and ran out comfortable
winners 8 – 2. Martin Biddle’s form deserted him this week for the visitors.
Fortunately his team mate and doubles partner Nixon produced some magic and
bewildered Jason Page to take one frame. The other success saw St John
Daniels produce a miracle display to put pay to the challenge of Sean Livock.
The Hare & Hounds A consolidated their position and remain in the hunt for
honours as they managed to sneak a 6 – 4 win against Rose Inn B
Bye Bye Cup:
Rileys 'B' proved to strong for a spirited Haunchwood side and ran out 7
- 3 winners...
League One:
Following on from the demolition last week of their own A team, by a 9 –
1 margin, the Royal Oak B made few mistakes again against Rileys B.
Successes for Swerve & a double from Ian Dagnan made this not a totally
wasted trip for the town centre team. The mighty Oak B look to have set
their stall out in their defence of last season’s title and the quality
throughout their side will no doubt prove very difficult to beat. After last
weeks postponed fixture, due to November 5th celebrations, Rileys
A produced their very own dazzling display when confronted with a
disappointing Rose Inn A team. The only blot on Rileys copybook came
courtesy of Mr McClaughlin being 'mushed' by Steve Huxley.The only
other clash in the league
was a battle between the two promoted teams last term. The honours fell to
Coniston All Stars who dished out an 8 – 2 thumping against Eliotts A. This
win puts them level on points with their opponents for the evening but they
already have a game in hand.
League Two:
The Pig & Whistle
take top spot after their 9 – 1 mauling of ‘happy go unlucky’ Rose Inn B.
Nestled in behind are Eliotts B who beat the Coton Roaders by the same
margin last week. Their trip to the Fir Tree was not as productive as they
may have hoped but this was down to very steady opposition from the Old
Arley team. The Hare & Hounds A enjoyed blistering success last week against
their B team winning 9 – 1 but their trip to Haunchwood sports proved a
little more testing. Haunchwood raced off to a 3 – 0 lead before Mick
McCool, Bill Brown & Phil ‘The Till’ Sayer remarkably levelled matters. Tring and Gaz Mangnall took the Haunchwood to the brink but they were
not able to find the final winning frame. Andy West, it has to be said, was
incredibly lucky to sneak his frame before Bill Brown won his second of the
night to secure a share of the spoils.
Bye Bye Cup:
A double by the Potting Pugilist Paul Webb helped Royal Oak A to a
convincing 8 -2 victory against the Hare & Hounds B in the Bye Bye Cup. The
only response for the Heath End Road side came from an ever improving Martyn
Biddle who won both frames for his team. With League averages being
monitored closely this season, Biddle’s evident ability cannot be ignored
when the towns teams are picked for next seasons Interleague.
LEAGUE ONE: Champions Royal Oak
'B' began the defence of their title with an emphatic 9-1 victory over a new
look Royal Oak 'A'….It looks like they'll be the team to beat again this
season…The only other result of the evening in the top flight saw newly
promoted Eliotts A get their campaign off to a winning start with a 6-4
result at the Rose…. It might have been a different story if the Rose hadn't
played an illegal player despite having this pointed out to them before the
match. But they chose to play him anyway and have suffered the consequences
with a total match reversal and a 10 point deduction. Not the best start to
a season. The Derby match between Rileys 'A' & 'B' was postponed due to
bonfire night arrrrrrrr…...
LEAGUE TWO: Most players think the Hare & Hounds 'A' will make a
quick return to the big league and they justified this confidence with a 9 -
1 thumping of the newly formed Hare & Hounds 'B'…. It had started do well
for the Harun 'B' when Adam Host got them off to the best possible start
beating legend Geoff Southall in the first frame….alas this would be their
last frame of the night, as there more illustrious 'A' team proved far too
strong…. The other relegated side the Anker now playing as Eliotts 'B' also
got off to a great start beating the Rose Inn 'B' 9-1… the score line
flatters Eliotts though, as missed blacks by the Rose proved very costly. However all present were treated to a sublime
demonstration in the art of potting the Black by Bob Jefferies and The Fear
(his trusty cue) in the fifth frame…dreadful positioning but what a
black….The other game saw Haunchwood fail to turn up at the Pig & Whistle
gifting there hosts a 6 - 0 victory… although Steve Cotton's name was on the
sheet; so it might become 5 - 1….
BYE-BYE CUP: The Coniston
entertained the Fir Tree in the first tie of the season and proved to good
for the Tree boys running out 7 - 3 winners.......
Not long to go now.... The new leagues
are now on line.... all of last seasons info is now on the archive
page......
The new season gets underway on
November 5th..... If you have not got your fixtures pack yet give 'Joffers'
a bell.....Remember enjoy your pool....
Super Sunday Shoot Out was a great
success.... thanks to all 50 or so that entered...plus a special thank you
to Chick Randle for entering a record 3 times.... (and he still couldn't get
through the 1st Round).... The event saw many of the top local players turn
out an try to grab the £100 first prize.... they produced some scintillating
pool through out the night... It was left to Steve 'The Stick' Self to save
the best till last. Playing team mate Karl White in the final 'The Stick'
won the toss , elected to break and promptly cleared the table in fine
fashion...... A fitting end to a great night of pool.... Well done
Stick......
League Cup:-- Royal Oak 'B' Out
potted there 'A' team to secure a league & cup double last night in a keenly
contested final. The 6-2 score line somewhat flattered the Oak 'B' as some
frames were very close...but at the end of the day they potted 6 blacks the
Oak 'A' didn't (jammy f*$%£*s)....
cue with
2 frames each while the Exiles had Sam
Howkins
and
Rob 'Wizo' Bliss to thank for their points, 'Wizo' claiming the
scalp of Jamie Hobby...lmao.. Attleboro' Snooker 'A' slip to second
place after a hard fought draw with the Royal Oak 'B'. Andy Needham
& Joe Cooper maintaining their 100% start to the season with 2 wins
apiece while Chick Randle and James Willis were in the zone for the
Oak 'B'. Harun cueists Becs McCool and Dean Wheeldon also continued
their fantastic start to the season with another 2 wins but they
couldn't prevent the Co-op Rascals snatching a draw. In League One
leaders Parade Q's were held to a draw by Parade Bees. The Bees
produced some great pool (lol) no really they did and the Q's had
Simon (100%) Snounou to thank as he nicked the final frame to secure
the draw. The other two matches in League One also ended up in draws
with the Clock holding the Pig & Whistle and Attleborough Snooker
'B' sharing the points with Parade B.I.S.C.
Miracle.
With this in mind could things like Bobo getting a round in or
Chris Higgins winning a frame of pool on a Sunday night be classed
as miracles? Well an event that could be classed as a Miracle
may have happened at a small pub on Abbey Street in Nuneaton.
Sources close to Nuneaton Pool have reported that Dave 'Shakey'
Fletcher actually 7 balled his opponent during the Pig & Whistle
league match with the Attleborough Snooker 'B'. Stop rubbing your
eyes and reading that sentence again YES Dave 'Shakey' Fletcher
has 7 balled someone. In a career spanning some 15 years with at
least 8 victories to his name Shakey has allegedly 7 balled a player
in a match. Nuneaton pool believes it actually could have happened
after local paramedics stated that they had treated several players at
the Pig that were in a state of severe shock. The identity of his
opponent is being kept a closely guarded secret to save him from the torrent
off piss taking that would surely come his way. A source close to
Attleborough Snooker said that they were unsure if the player will
ever be able to pick up a cue again. But as players from both
teams worried about how this event could reshape the very existence of
everything we know, the space time continuum was restored to normality
as
Gary Garside promptly 7 balled Shakey. The Pig eventually
ran out 6 -4 winners but does anyone care? Shakey 7 balled someone...lmao.
Elsewhere in League One the Clock were welcomed to the Super Sunday
Pool League by the Parade Q's who ran out 9 - 1 winners, Steve Jones
the only winner for the Clock. While the Parade B.I.S.C. beat Parade
Bees 6 -4 with Keith Taylor on cue with 2 frames for B.I.S.C.... In
the Super League Attleborough Snooker 'A' got off to a flyer
battering the Co-op Rascals 9 - 1 with Andy Hopkins denying the
Snooker a maximum beating Jack Underhill in the opener. The Royal
Oak 'A' raced into a 5 - 0 lead over reigning champions Royal Oak
'B' but had to settle for a 6 - 4 victory while the Hare & Hounds
made a winning start to the summer league beating the Parade Exiles
7 - 3.... 
Jamie
Hobby and Ross Krupa were on cue this weekend to take the doubles
competition beating team mates Karl White and Sean Orr 4 - 2 in the
final.. The pair edged holders Paul Willis and Rich Mills 4 - 3 in
the semis and beat Col Richards and Graham Procter in the quarter
finals... 
Paul
Willis in the zone for the Arbury roaders... But 'The Great One' Mr
Chicken Randle got stuffed by non other than Dave 'Shakey'
Fletcher.. Another leg-end slain by the awesome cue power of the
Shakemyster... lmao.. This defeat also knocked Chicken off top spot
in the Super League averages .. Yes Dave he was top when you beat
him.. He's been replaced by Jack Underhill of the fast improving
Attleborough Snooker.. Jack strangely broke dished last years winner
Ant Tedds to go top... Anyway the Snooker boys inflicted the Baldies
first defeat of the season to move themselves into contention for a
shot at the title.. Joe Cooper also on cue with two wins...
Current holders Royal Oak 'A' are also in with a shout as they
bounced back from the Baldies defeat with a crushing 8 - 2 win over
the Parade Potters.. Craig Smith winning both frames as he prepares
to play Coventry's Adam Prewitt for £3000 this Sunday (27th Sept) at
Reds in Cov centre... Breaks off at 2pm in anyone's
interested.. 
The
match between the Parade Wizards and Parade B.I.S.C. produced
arguably the most astonishing event ever to happen at a pool match..
Alan 'Chelsea' Hudson 7 balled his opponent.. Yes really!! Stop
shaking your head in disbelief.. Chelsea 7 balling someone whatever
next Mciver turning up sober.. Nar that'll never happen.. For
purposes of total humiliation we have been asked not to mention the
Wizards player that was 7 balled by Chelsea.. So we Won't .. Ok
Rob....LMAO.. Anyway the Wizards had the final laugh as they moved
into the semis beating B.I.S.C. 6 - 3. Nick Smith and Simon Charnock
staring for the Wizards... Meanwhile the Rose Inn and the Pig &
Whistle needed a playoff to separate them.. Al Jones on cue for the
Rose to see them home... 
believe I'm going to say this but.. Simon Snounou produced 2
stunning frames of pool .. Yes you're reading correctly stop shaking
your head and rubbing your eyes.. He really did.. Must be why he
played for Warwickshire 'B' earlier in the day!!! Anyways Ric Foran
was also in similar form for the Harun 'B' winning both his frames
including his first ever league 7 baller... Steve 'The Claw'
Blakemore his victim. The Parade Plotters were held to a draw by The
Parade Wizards.. Two former Rose players staring for each team Rich
Bradbury for the Wizards and Marc Ellis-Cooper for the Plotters...
The Bye Bye Cup competition for this league saw Parade Bees beat
Parade B.I.S.C. 6 - 4..
Averages
leader Ant Tedds on cue with another 2 frames plus 2 from Dave Lea
saw the Arbury Road cueists home.. Karl White was the pick of the
Baldies.. Meanwhile down at the Hare & Hounds the Harun 'B' were
trying thier hardest to get the scalp of the Royal Oak 'B' surging 4
- 1 in front through Ric Foran, Michael Nixon, Jamie Walsgrove and
Mark Williams. But the old heads of the Oak side brought them home,
even with a combined age of 325 years there was no stopping Dave
Alsop, Andy Bassett and Paul Willis from outpotting their much
younger rivals.. Finally Rovers eased to victory over the Pig &
Whistle 8 - 2.. Mark Chapman, Luke Cowap and Al Jones all with 2
wins...J 
Mechelle
Snounou plus wins from Danny Barr, Stephen and Samantha Snounou
earned Eliotts a well deserved draw.. Averages leader Ian
Worthington the top Rascal with 2 more eye catching displays..
(That'll be a pint Swerve)... The Rose moved into second place with
an easy 7 - 3 victory over Eliotts 'A'.. Jamie Low, Kyle Allen and
Rich Bradbury in the zone for the Coton Roaders... Finally B.I.S.C.
looked set to register their 2nd win of the season as they raced
into a 4 - 1 lead over the Exiles.. Phil White, Pete Wilson, Steve
Green and Keith Taylor all in the zone for the Boro' Boys... But the
Exiles responded through Kelvin Hains, Nick Smith and Matt Trigg
before Keith Taylor put B.I.S.C. on the brink of victory.. But the
Exiles had the Wizard on last so the draw was basically
guaranteed... lol.. Fair play to the Exiles for a great comeback.... 
Rose
close the gap between themselves and the Parade to just a single
point as they both battle for the runners up spot... The newly named
Parade Miss-ers simply had no answer to the silky potting skills of
Kyle Allen and co...lmao... Elsewhere Rileys Exiles remain in fourth
spot after their 6 - 4 victory at Eliotts 'A'. Nick Smith and Chris
Foltyn staring for the Exiles, Dave Glover winning both his frames
for Eliotts again this week.. Eliotts 'B' were also in the winning
groove beating Rileys B.I.S.C. 6 - 4.. Paul Barnett leading the Abby
Street cueists out of the bottom two..
separate the top 3 side with 5 games to play, they've all still to
play one another as well so who'll win??? Answers on a postcard to
who really gives a to!!! Anyway Royal Oak 'A' return to the top of
affairs after their 9 - 1 mauling of the Harun 'B'... Ric Foran
beating Craig Smith in the final frame of the match to stop the dry
rub.. Mark Chapman was in dazzling form for Rileys Rovers with a
break dish and a clearance when his opponent had had a dry break..
Lee Steptoe had earlier done the same for the Oak when Steve Tedds
had failed to pot a ball off the break... Paul Webb also notched two
wins for Rovers who still remain in the bottom two.. Neil 'How lucky
am I' Randle sneaked two frames for the Oak who slip to second
spot.. Karl White and Shaun Orr were on cue for Rileys Baldies as
they kept alive their hopes of a first title...
Super
League:--
The top two sides met this week as leaders Royal Oak 'B' entertained
Rileys Baldies. The Oak made their home advantage tell by storming
into a 3 - 0 through Andy Bassett, Ben Gilbey and Paul Willis.
Rileys stunned their hosts by levelling the match thanks to Paul
Gibbs and two wins from Shaun Orr. Rich Mills then won the next two
legs putting the Oak on the brink of victory. A brink they soon
crossed over with the Great Chicken Randle potting his way to the
next frame. Karl White won the final frame for the Baldies but it
will be no consolation as they slip down to third place. The Royal
Oak 'A' put their heavy defeat to the Oak 'B' firmly behind them
with a 7 - 3 win over Rileys Rovers. Break dishes by Craig Smith and
Darren Henton the highlights of an easy night for the Arbury
Roaders. The Pig & Whistle also returned to winning ways battering
the Hare & Hounds 'A' 8 - 2. Steve Moore on cue to 7 ball Phil 'The
Till' Sayer. This win moves the Pig into fourth place their highest
ever league position..
clearance under pressure before John Fletcher, Dean Clarke, Mark
Seaman and Any Hopkins powered Rascals into a 5 - 3 lead. After such
a promising start the Exiles were now facing a heavy defeat but
brothers Sam and Lee Howkins were in the zone to grind out the last
two frames and earn the Ex's a share of the points. Second placed
Parade Potters were also struggling as they entertained Eliotts 'A'.
Rob Orton, Dave Glover and Kelly Thacker had put visitors into a 3 -
0 lead before Paul Amos and Carl Jefferson replied for the Parade.
Rob Orton and Dave Glover returned to the table to win their second
frames of the night to put Eliotts 5 - 3 up and on course for a
shock win. But the Parade dug deep and took the final 3 frames of
the match Paul Amos with his second win of the night Ian Wilson and
finally landlord Graham Amos clearing to secure a hard fought draw.
The Rose kept their slim hopes of promotion alive with a comfortable
7 - 3 win over Eliotts 'B', Rich Bradbury Jamie Low and Luke Alcock
all winning 2 apiece for the Coton Road boys with Danny Barr using
his night off from Train spotting well with 2 wins for Eliotts....
zone from the break off with John Fletcher, Ian
Worthington, Andy Hopkins and Dean Clarke all potting their way to a
couple of frames each as they went 9 nil up. Only
Steve 'Rambo'
Green stood in the way of the dry rub against the more experienced
campaigner Paul Gosling, but with the pressure of being the only
loser getting to Goose, Rambo seized his opportunity to clinch the
frame much to his and his teams delight... Second placed Parade
Potters welcomed back the unbeaten duo of Lee Amos and Andy Smith as
they entertained Rileys Exiles who have non other than Rob 'Wizard'
Bliss in their ranks, but sadly even he couldn't conjure a win up as
the Parade were simply to strong on the night and cruised to a 8 - 2
win... Lee Amos and Andy Smith on cue with another two wins plus two
from Carl Jefferson.. Exiles had Nick Smith and James Towers to
thank for their points... The match between the two Eliotts sides
ended in a tame draw but it moves Eliotts 'B' off the bottom of the
table. Paul Barnett and Simon Snounou the pick of the 'B' side with
2 wins each while Kelly Thacker was the only cueist from the 'a'
side to win 2 frames.. In fact Thacker and Captain Michelle Orton
won the final 2 frames of the match to earn the 'A' side a draw...
frame of the night to make it 5 - 2 but that was the
'A' teams last point of the night as Paul Willis and Mills won
another frame each plus Mr Randle also notching a win... Rileys
Baldies move above the Oak 'A' into second place courtesy of their
10 - 0 demolition of the Pig & Whistle. Jamie Hobby, Ross Krupa and
Paul Gibbs all on fire for Rileys.. Finally the the two Hare and
Hounds teams met in the battle of Heath End Road the seasoned
campaigners of the 'A' side against the young upstarts of the 'B'
side. It was the 'A' team that started well winning the first
two frames through Dean Wheeldon and Mick McCool. The 'B' must have
thought here we go again after five straight defeats but when Rich
Foran beat Dave Rogers in the third frame they seem to find the
inspiration they needed. After Foran's first victory of the season,
Michael Nixon and the Williams brothers Ryan then Mark put the 'B'
side 4 - 2 up. The next four frames were shared as the 'A' side
desperately tried to maintain their superiority over the the young
guns. So it was fitting that both captains played the final frame of
the match, Bill Brown trying to spare the 'A' teams blushes and Mark
Williams hoping to cement the bragging rights until they meet again.
It was Williams who produced his best performance of the season
easing past Brown to secure the Harun 'B's first ever Super League
win.. I suppose it couldn't have been more fitting that it was
against the Harun 'A'.
Congratulations
to Paul Webb and Neil Randle on winning the doubles beating Adie
Pinnegar and Andy Bassett 5 - 4 in the final..... They also beat the
highly fancied pair of Craig Smith & Tom Smee in the semis and Karl
White and Stuart McLaughlin in the quarter finals.... 
Challenge
Trophy final with a 6 - 3 victory. Mick
McCool put the Harun in front but it didn't last long as Neil Randle
and Paul Willis produced to quick fire frames to put the Oak 2 - 1
up. Andy West was on cue to level the match taking the fourth frame
but Andy Bassett saw off Dean Wheeldon to restore the Oak's one
frame cushion. Wheeldon was on hand to make amends almost
instantaneously by clearing in the very next frame to level the
match once more. Try as they might the oak just couldn't shake the
Harun off their coat tails but there always seems to be a turning
point in a match and the seventh frame was probably the point. 12 year old James Willis
who has just won England youth trials put Mr West to the sword and edged the
Oak in front once more. Then incredibly in the eight frame a sour
point, Dave Alsop listened very closely to the advice Mr Randle was
giving to edge out Mick McCool .. Didn't realise we played
doubles!!!! Urmmm TUT TUT... can't help it can U?? hey!!! Chick then
beat Dave Rogers without any advice to take the match for the Oak. They will meet
Rileys Elite in the final after they beat Rileys Rockets 6 - 4 in
the other semi final. Wins from Dean Clarke, Karl White, Ian Fowler,
John Fletcher, Mark Seaman and Neil Goodwin enough to put the Elite
through to their first ever final. Dave Lea the star man for the
Rockets winning both his frames. 
done
nearly all season got the Coton Roaders off to a winning start. Ian
Bishop and Malc Ashby then put the Pig 2 - 1 up as they looked to finish
the Rose as quickly as possible. But as it looked like going 3 - 1 a rare mistake from Dave Fletcher let in
Rich Bradbury who cleared well to level the match instead.
Encouraged by this good fortune the Rose took the
next two frames through Marc Ellis-Cooper and the ever reliable Nigel Farley. Ian Bishop pulled a frame
back for the Pig but Kyle Allen found his form at the right time and
edged the Rose towards victory. The ninth frame saw Dave Fletcher get his own back
on Rich Bradbury to make the score line 5 - 4 to the Rose. Both captains
were on in the final
frame with Steve Moore hoping to win to force a play off, but Marc
Ellis-Cooper was having none of it and produced his best ever
display of pool to put the Rose into the final. There they will meet
the odds on favourites the Royal Oak 'A', they proved far too strong
for a gallant Eliotts side in the other semi final. The Super league champions
running out 6 - 0 winners, Tom Smee x2, Ant Tedds, Darren Henton, Roger Smee and
Graham Proctor all on cue. 
Well
done to Steve Tedds who retained the Singles title last night....
Beating Keith Garner, Rich Mills, Craig Smith and then team mate Lee
Steptoe in the final... All very good players in that list....
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the Exiles still had the runners up spot to play for as did the Hare
& Hounds 'B' and the Cherry Tree. Things went from bad to worst for
the Exiles as Ian Bishop and Dave Simpson put the Pig 3 - 0. Rob
'The Wizard' Bliss finally got the Exiles on the scoreboard taking
the fourth frame, Lee & Andy Howkins then took the next two frames
to level the match. Bishop then edged the Pig back in front only to
see the Exiles take the next two frames through Lee Howkins and
Chris Foltyn. Now leading 5 - 4 with their star player on the Exiles
were looking good for the win but Malc Ashby had other ideas and
played a great frame of pool to secure the draw and condemn the
Exiles to another season in League One.... Well done to the Pig.. So
whoever won the match between the Harun 'B' and thee Cherry Tree
would clinch the last promotion spot. Averages winner Michael Nixon
put the Harun 1 - 0 up, Tim Styles then levelled. Ric Foran and
Martyn Biddle edged the Harun towards the six frame target before
the Cherry's Paul Barnett made it 3 - 2. Home advantage seemed to
give the Harun a distinct advantage with some of the Cherry players
finding the speed of the table a tad hard to handle. Ryan Williams
then extended the Harun's advantage to 4 - 2, Curtis Timson soon
made that 5 - 2 with a quality display. The Cherry now needed the
last three frames to pip the Harun the Harun needed just one more
frame to clinch promotion. Ric Foran duly obliged taking the eight
frame, Michael Nixon also won another frame just to make certain
before Simon Snounou won a consolation frame for the Cherry... Well
done to the Harun... In the other two fixtures the Rose Inn beat
Rileys B.I.S.C. 8 - 2 with Nigel Farley, Jamie Low and Rich Bradbury
all wining two frames each with singles from Kyle Allen & Marc Ellis
Cooper. Pete Wilson and Andy Mciver the B.I.S.C. winners. Finally
Eliotts had a walkover against the Miners...
Rovers. After only
losing one match all season so far...I'll just add that was to
Rileys Rockets.. Strangely the only game Rockets won all season...
anyway they deserve the title but its just a shame Rovers couldn't
be arsed to put a team out.... Meanwhile The Royal Oak 'B' clinched
the runners up spot thanks to a 6 - 4 victory over their closet
rivals Rileys Elite. The Oaks first two players easily with a
combined age of over 100 showed the youngsters of the Elite they
still know their way around the table. Dave 'Dodgy' Alsop and Kev
'The Bear' Bennett on cue to put the Oak two frames up. Paul Gibbs
pulled a frame back for the Elite by beating Andy Bassett before
four unanswered frames from the Oak sealed the game. Ben Gilbey
returned from illness to take two frames plus Colin Richards and Baz
Newnes out potting their opponents. The Elite did take the final
three frames of the match through Gibbs, Mark Seaman and Dean Clarke
but it was to little too late for Chuckey's boys. The battle of the
bottom two between the Hare & Hounds 'A' and Rileys Rockets turned
out to be a quality night of piss taking... The Harun won the game 6
- 4, a game that will be remembered for a many a year thanks to two
awesome displays of missing by Paul Webb.... Utter brilliance I
haven't laughed so much in years.... Cheers Paul...
Still smarting from their earlier season
defeat at the Rose, Exiles captain put his best five players down on
the score sheet. They duly obliged Kelvin Hains then Sam Howkins
followed by his brothers Andy and Lee plus Rob 'Wizard' Bliss put
the Exiles into a 5 - 0 lead. Who'd have bet on the Rose managing a
draw at this point.. certainly not me.. Kyle Allen got the
balls rolling for the Rose with Jamie Low and Nigel Farley making it
5 - 3 moments later. Then 5 - 3 soon became 5 - 4 as Rich Bradbury
took the ninth frame for the Rose. All the pressure was now on the
Exiles and the last frame saw both teams captains face each other,
Lee Howkins against Mark Ellis Cooper. Howkins broke he came up dry
(he didn't pot one).. Cooper potted a couple then Howkins did,
Cooper potted another couple then both players started missing the
Exiles put the Banjo song on, even that didn't lift Howkins.. Cooper
eventually held his nerve to produce a nice finish and snatch the
draw. The greatest comeback in the leagues short history...
unbelievable!!!!! you wouldn't believe it if it were a
film...What the hell am I going on about... I need Help!!!. In the
other match the Hare & Hounds 'B' also returned to winning way an
easy 8 - 2 win at the Miners... Don't know who won or lost because
I've not picked the card up. But it moves the Harun back into he mix
as now four sides via for the runners up spot... 
slip down to fifth spot their lowest league position this season.
The Howkins brothers Andy & Sam put the Exiles 2 up in no time at
all with their free flowing potting style...(god I make myself laugh
writing this rubbish).. But the Harun replied to level matters
through Rich Foran and Michael Nixon. Another Howkins this time Lee
put the Exiles back in front before Curtis Timson squared the match
again. Sam Howkins held his nerve to notch his second win of the evening to
take the seventh frame before an Exiles player not in the Howkins
family (Although they seem to like Banjo music so you never know!!!)
managed a win Kelvin Hains out potting Ryan Williams to put the
Exiles on the brink of victory. A brink which they crossed in the
very next frame as a missed long pot from Mark Williams let in Andy
Howkins who cut in the black to righteous applause from his team
mates. It was that or they were cheering because Lee had put the
Banjo song on again who knows with that lot. The Harun took the final frame with
averages leader Michael
Nixon beating Lee Howkins. The Rose move into third place after the
easiest victory of the season 6 - 0 over the non showing Miners. And
last but not least Eliotts beat Rileys B.I.S.C. 6 - 4, Alwyn Deacon
on cue with two wins plus singles from Yvonne Deacon, Rob Orton,
Dave Glover and captain Michelle Orton. The B.I.S.C. boys in the
winners enclosure were Ian Smart, Jay Wilson, Pete Wilson and Lee
Boardman. 
Yearby and Steve Blakemore were all on
cue to hand Rockets a 4 - 1 lead at the halfway point. Andy 'Jaffa'
Hopkins then produced his second break dish of the night to peg a
frame back for Rovers but Danny Barr and Steve Blakemore ensured
Rockets safe passage into the Semi finals by taking the next two
frames. Last years runners up the Royal Oak 'B' joined
Rockets in the last four after a comfortable 6 - 1 victory over
Rileys Exiles. Lee Howkins the only player on the score sheet for
the Exiles by beating Andy Bassett in the third frame. Rileys Elite
also managed to get through by just edging Hare & Hounds 'B' 6 - 2.
Ryan Williams bang on cue for the Harun winning both his frames,
shame he couldn't of played a few more for the Hearth End Roaders.
But saying that he only beat Mark Seaman and Dean Clarke and my Gran
has beaten both of them so who knows.... Meanwhile up at the Harun
the 'A' side were making short work of the Miners breezing into the
last 4 without losing a frame.. 
Rileys Bowl:--
Favourites the Royal
Oak 'A' found Bye a tricky tie and needed a play off the scrap into
the last 4.... Eliotts also went through by the same method leaving
Pig, Cherry, Rose and Rileys B.I.S.C. to battle it out to join them.
The Rose did just that as they eased to a 6- 2 victory over Rileys
B.I.S.C. Captain of Rileys Alan 'Chelsea' Hudson having the dubious
honour of being 7 balled twice in a match, firstly by Jamie Low and
then by Rich Bradbury... oh how we laughed... Meanwhile the inform
Cherry Tree visited League One leaders the Pig & Whistle in what
promised to be a battle royal. Sadly for the Tree they were soon cut
down to size. After taking the first two frames on the tie they
promptly lost the next six... oh well always the J 'n' J trophy
boys...
form once again storming into an 8 - 0 lead before John
Fletcher finally got the Elite on the scorecard. Chucky went on to win
the last frame of the match for the Elite but
it didn't really matter as the game had been lost well before. The
three musketeers Craig Smith, Tom Smee and Darren Henton all in
scintillating form again for the Oak with two wins apiece plus
singles from Ant Tedds and Roger Smee. The
Royal Oak 'B' move into second spot after coming from 2 - 0 down to
beat Rileys Rockets 7- 3. The Rockets blasted out of the blocks with captain
Al Jones 7 balling the Great Chicken Randle, then Danny Barr
confirmed his status as the best train spotting pool player in the
county by taking the second frame. But five unanswered frames from the Oak through Paul Willis,
Andy Bassett, Rich Mills, Dave Alsop and Colin Richards ended any
hopes the Rockets might have had of victory. Even though Icky Singh took the
eight frame it was only a slight hiccup as the Oak took the next 2
frames with ease through Mills and Randle. The Hare & Hounds 'A'
managed to collect their first win of the season thanks to the non
showing Rileys Rovers who now slip out of the title race... 
salvage a draw. The miners had dug themselves into
a hole (see wot i did there...lol..) and for the second week running
were staring at a heavy defeat but wins from Lesley, Ashley and
Barry Mara plus Frazer Jones turned the game on its head. When
they were 4 - 1 down the Miners would have been happy with a draw but they
must be a little disappointed that they didn't win the match. Meanwhile the Harun 'B' were in trouble at the Rose as
Jamie Low, Nigel Farley and Rich Bradbury put the Coton Roaders 3 -
0 up in a matter of minutes. Michael Nixon steadied the Harun by
taking the fourth frame with a seven baller but it was only a short
reprieve as hot potting Marc Ellis Cooper put in another eye
catching display to extend his sides lead back to three frames. Jamie Walsgrove
took the sixth frame for the Harun before Low returned to win his
second frame of the night to make it 5 - 2. That soon became 5 - 3
as St John Daniels cleared well for the Harun as they tried to
rescue the game. But the Rose now sensed victory and took the last
two frames through Kyle Allen and the enigmatic Ellis-Cooper. The
dark horses in this division could well turn out to be the Cherry
Tree they may have started the season slowly but they are now starting to play some nice
pool. This week Rileys B.I.S.C. found them too good as the Tree
secured their third 8 - 2 win in a row. The excellent Simon Print again
won his two frames as did young Stephen Snounou and the not so young
Paul Barnett, who for a second week in a row produced a seven
baller. 
with James Towers. After James had miscued and not hit the pack...
instead of having the break and two shots Mark elected to let him
break again.. Nice to see that... it would have been funny if he'd
have broke dished you though...J...
Mark went on to win his second frame of the night as did averages
leader Michael Nixon and the returning captain St John Daniels, only
Pete Wilson and Jason Heaton on the board for Rileys. Rileys Exiles
slip back to 3rd place after their draw with Eliotts. The Exiles
somehow found themselves 4 - 0 down to Eliotts???? How??? Did
you give them a 4 - 0 start???... Only Joking!!!! Mick Golby,
Alwyn Deacon, Rob Orton and Eliotts captain Michelle Orton powered
the Abbey Street potters
into a four nil lead as the shell shocked Exiles looked on. Exiles
captain Lee Howkins finally got them on the score sheet and in doing
so, started the revival as firstly
Chris Foltyn then Rob Bliss each out potted their opponents to close
the gap. Captain Marvel Howkins returned to the table to take his
second frame of the match and draw the sides level.
Michelle Orton then put Eliotts back in front at 5 - 4 as she despatched
Kelvin Hains without much trouble but sadly for them Sam
Howkins was in supreme form and he won the last frame to earn
the Exiles a well deserved draw. Elsewhere the Cherry Tree and
the Rose moved their game down to Rileys so they could play their
game from earlier in the season. How I bet the Rose hadn't.....
The Cherry Tree were in inspired form winning both matches 8 - 2.
Tim Styles and Paul Barnett in excellent form as they both won four
frames on the night, each producing a Seven baller ... Styles
leaving Nigel Farley with seven and Barnett doing the same to Kyle Allen. This double win moves the Cherry Tree in to the mix as four
sides via for the runners up spot.
Graham
Proctor also won two apiece with a rare victory form
captain Roger Smee... I'd like to thank Joe Aiello for turning up on
his birthday and nearly staying awake during his match with Craig
Smith... He only had time for a short nap though as Craig don't hang
around... Happy Birthday mate... Only Danny Barr fresh from a spot
of train spotting put up any resistance to the onslaught as he won
both his frames, the only other winner for the Rockets was Dave Lea
who left Tom Smee with seven balls. The Royal Oak
'B' and Rileys Rovers met earlier in the night to play their game in
hand, which ended in a draw... Paul Willis and Andy Bassett winning
2 each for the Oak with Stuart Tedstone the only double winner for
Rovers... None out of 2 for Chicken ..J...
. Rovers then went back to Rileys to play Riles Elite and the Oak
'B' nipped down Heath End Road to play the Hare & Hounds 'A'. Rovers
continued with their indifferent form letting a 5 - 3 lead slip and most
likely the League slip as the Elite closed out the match to snatch a
draw.... Meanwhile the Oak 'B' kept there slim hopes of the title
alive with a 7 - 3 victory at the Harun. But it could have been so
different as the Harun took the first two frame through Dave Rogers
and Bill Brown (chick lost again..).. and with star man Andy West on
next things were looking good for the Harun.. but young James Willis
hadn't read the script and bish bash bosh promptly did a shanghi
finish (trebled last but one ball... potted last ball.. then doubled
the black... Nice!!!!)... to pull a frame back for the Oak..
Dad Paul and Berty then put the Oak 3 - 2 up. West returned to the
table for the battle of the old timers with Col
Richards, it didn't take too long for Andrew to level the match... But that was
the last bright point for the Harun as the Oak took the final four frames of the
match. Paul Willis and Andy Bassett each won again to make it four
out of four for the day... plus a rare appearance and win from Dave
Alsop and I might add an even rarer win from Mr Randle....
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second frame of the night. But any thoughts they may have had of
snatching a draw with quickly quashed as Tom Smee was on cue to take
the eight frame. The Oak 'B' did manage to make the score line look a
little more respectable by taking the last two frames of the night through James
Willis and Andy Bassett but sadly for them the match and maybe the
league had already been lost. Ok.. wipe the tears away Mr Pinnagar...J
.. Elsewhere Rileys
Rovers battered Rileys Rockets 8 - 2 jammy Tossers!!!!... Andy
Hopkins seven balled Icky 'I have no real ability I can't even get a
snooker with 7 balls on the table' Singh... but Icky later redeemed
himself by somehow managing to beat Chappers... I think all the
laughter at your inability to function properly saw you through
Ickster.... The Elite move into third spot after beating the Hare &
Hounds 'A' 6 - 4. They had the unlikeliest of match winners this
week.. none other than Stuart 'Mushy' McLaughlin. Mush held his
nerve to see off DAVE ROGERS and take the match for Rileys. Paul
Gibbs had earlier notched two fine victories for Rileys with Bill
Brown doing the same for the Harun..... Rumours are gathering pace
that Elite captain Ian 'Chuckles' Fowler is secretly aiming to join
sister side Rileys Rockets.. Rockets captain Al Jones was
unavailable for comment because of a laughing fit that quickly
followed the question but we may have photographic evidence..