CAPTAINS MEETING 10th APRIL 2016 Treasurers Balance: 5571.37 Copies of last year s accounts are now available for review; you should have picked up a copy when you paid your subs. Are there any queries regarding the accounts? Presentation Evening: Thanks to all of you who attended the presentation evening this year. You helped make it a cracking night. Just a shout-out for our DJ Dean, he did a great job and helped the whole evening go smoothly and kept the tempo up. Thanks also to Jeff Stax for a cracking performance. Any constructive feedback and any suggestions to help make the event even more enjoyable next year are always welcome. Fixtures: The Summer Leagues are already up and running, fingers crossed they will all be keenly contested and not settled until week 18 in August. Good luck to all teams. Just a reminder, it is expected that all fixtures will be completed as per the fixture list, on the original date set by the Fixtures Secretary.
Referring to General Rules 8, where there is good reason and both teams are mutually agreeable, it is permissible to re-arrange games for an alternative night in that week, but all games must be completed by 3pm on the Saturday after the original date. If games are re-arranged outside the permissible timeframe without prior agreement with the relevant Committee member, any points won may not be awarded. Please ensure you take the time to fulfil this requirement as an act of courtesy and to avoid controversy going forward. In addition it is only permissible to re-arrange a maximum of 3 league games and only 1 cup match in a season, providing good reason exists. If this cannot be achieved, permission must be sought from the Fixtures or Competitions Secretaries, as relevant. The winning Captains are still required to get the results cards posted here at SSSC in the pool box by 3pm on the Saturday following the game. Trophies: All trophies not claimed at the presentation evening are available from Olympus Trophies. These
need to be collected as soon as possible. Trophies awaiting collection: Carl Mehan Bryn + Steph Jones Simon Knowles Dave Heapy Ian James Luke Atkins Scott Swarbrick Andy McKie Andy McKie & Emily Ward Weaver Weaver Nags Head Golden Lion Flowerpot A George & Dragon Summer WR B Merit Winner Mixed Pairs Semi-finalists Summer A league Merits Winner Summer C league Merits Winner Vets Semi-finalist 8 ball semi-finalist 8 ball semi-finalist Mens individual RU Summer WR 8 ball Winner Mixed Pairs Winners Any Trophies unclaimed by the May Captains meeting (8 th May) will revert to the property of MPL and be used for future awards. Competitions: You should have collected entry forms for Men s Individuals, Men s Pairs, Vets, 3-a-side and new Scotch Pairs competitions. Please note the new format of the 3-a-side competition, this will be played as 3 singles, one pairs
and one treble in that order. First team to win 3 games being the winner. The new Scotch Pairs competition will be contested to World Rules. Any queries should be forwarded to Charlie Mitchell. All competitions are open to both MPL Rules and World Rules players. Entry forms are all due in at the next Captains meeting. Charlie will notify when the draws will take place, all are welcome to witness the draw in person. The Ladies Individuals and Ladies pairs will only be run if sufficient entries are received (16 minimum). Entry forms available today or from the website and are also due to be returned at the May Captains meeting. Website: A special thanks to Jane Mitchell for her continued dedication to keeping the webpage up to date. Keep your eye on it for all the latest information everything you need to know will be on there. Committee: We are still in need of additional members to join the Committee. You have seen how much fun it is organising the leagues, competitions, presentation evening and managing the affairs of the League. Don t be shy! The Committee need your support in more
ways than one. AOB: There was no other business raised. Draw: 100 BATE HALL B 50 20 SSSC A 10 Card Tottenham Hotspur - Hairy - Golden Lion
CAPTAINS MEETING 10 th MAY 2015 Treasurers Balance: 6154.37 Fixtures: MPL C League please be advised St Dunstan B have withdrawn from the league. Please update your fixture lists accordingly. This unfortunately leaves the C league with two byes in the calendar. Competitions: All entries for Vets, Men s Individuals and Pairs, 3 s, Scotch Pairs, Ladies Individuals and Pairs should be handed in today. Charlie has extended the deadline for entries until next Friday 13 th May to allow for late comers. The draws will be held as open events at SSSC, 7pm next Sunday. Anyone can attend and bear witness to the draws. Please note, for each competition there will be a single draw to determine opponents which will then follow a linear format through all rounds to the final. A separate draw will determine the venue for each match in each round. All venues registered in MPL leagues will be entered into the hat for any preliminary and the first round of
each competition. The venues will be determined on a luck-of-the-draw basis. THIS MEANS IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A PLAYER TO BE DRAWN AT HOME IN THESE INITIAL ROUNDS. The Vets first round is to be played Sunday 22 nd May Men s Individuals will commence Tuesday 24 th May 3 s first round on Sunday 29 th May Men s Pairs Tuesday 31 st May Scotch Pairs Tuesday 7 th June Ladies individuals and pairs TBC dependant on min 16 entries per comp. Website: Keep your eye on the website for all the latest information and competition draws which will be posted on Monday 16 th May. Trophies: As notified at the April Captains meeting. If you have not collected your trophies from Olympus by now, it is too late. Any remaining trophies will be reused for other competitions by MPL. AOB: There was no other business raised from the membership Draw: 100 Bollington Conservative Club 50 St Dunstan A 20 Nags Head B 10 Bruce B Card Paul Day, George and Dragon The next Captains Meeting will be on Sunday 5 th June.
CAPTAINS MEETING 7th JUNE 2016 I am sure all of you, are aware of the sudden passing of Barry Bracegirdle last month. Barry has been an ever present character of MPL for many years playing most recently for Railway View B, winning the E league merits Summer League 2014, being a key player of the D League runners up team Summer League 2015 and B league runners up team in the Winter League 2015. An evening of entertainment to celebrate Barry s life was organised by Ian Armitt on Saturday 4 th June at Railway View raising 190.00 in the process Barry will be greatly missed by MPL and our thoughts and best wishes go out to Barry s family and friends. A minutes silence was held to mark our respect. Treasurers Balance: 7539.37 Fixtures: Several comments have been received by the Committee regarding excessive time being taken over shots this Summer League. Please be advised, the 90 second rule is available for use at the referee s discretion to prevent excessive time being taken between shots (see section 13, Time Allowed in the Playing Rules available on the web page). Should it be deemed necessary to invoke the Time
allowed rule, an official timer should be available to assist the referee. The timer should clearly call 30 seconds after one minute has elapsed between shots to give the player in control of the table warning of the passage of time. If 90 seconds is exceeded, a time foul will deem to have been committed. Results cards: All match reults cards are required to be dropped off at SSSC by 3pm on the Saturday following the match at the latest. Failure to do will result in a 5.00 late card fine. If the front gate to SSSC is locked when dropping off your card, it is possible to post your card in the secure results box outside SSSC entrance. This box is accessible at all times by going round the back of SSSC via Pickford Street and George Street. Competitions: As notified on the website, there were insufficient entries to run the Ladies Individual and Pairs competitions. These have both been held over until the Winter League in the hope of attracting more support for the competitions from our lady members. All other competitions have been drawn and preliminary rounds completed where possible, Teeing up a very busy month before the next Captains meeting:
Scotch Pairs preliminary round Tuesday 7 th June NB best of 5 applies Men s individuals first round Tuesday 14 th June Vets first round Sunday 19 th June Mens Pairs first round Tuesday 21 st June 3 s second round Sunday 26 th June Scotch Pairs first round Tuesday 28 th June Please check with the venues drawn for your matches to make sure the table is available on the date required. We are half-way through the Summer League already and will be planning ahead for the 7-a-side competitions shortly. Please liaise with your teams over the next month and let Charlie know if do not want to be entered for these competitions. AOB: Good luck to MPL members- Maddie Wilkinson playing in the World Championships individual event from 19 th June Jane Mitchell playing for Wales in the World Championships for the third year in a row in both individual and team events
Both Maddie and Jane, Dave and Des Cobey all playing in the Masters event commencing 25 th June All tournaments will be held in Blackpool and some games will be available via live streaming on the EPA website. Further clarification on the Time Allowed rule was sought and openly discussed among the members (see above fixtures section for clarification) The next Captains Meeting will be on Sunday 3 rd July. Draw: 100 Nags Head A 50 Dolphin 20 Bate Hall B 10 Flower Pot A Card J Gosling
CAPTAINS MEETING 3rd July 2016 Treasurers Balance: 8204.37 Committee: It gives me great pleasure to announce that ADAM WALLER has seized the nettle and volunteered to join the Committee. Adam has been formally co-opted onto the Committee and will be a real asset to the team. There is still room for another willing body to join the Committee should anyone feel the urge to follow Adam s lead? Fixtures: As posted on the website, in the C League Last Orders have transferred venues to the Golden Lion please amend your fixture list accordingly. Competitions: Can all captains please remind your players engaged in the competitions to inform Charlie if any games have been re-arranged and especially to let him know the outcome of all matches. Please keep your eye on the website for competition progress and venue details: Men s Individual 2 nd round Men s Pairs 2 nd round Scotch Pairs 2 nd round Vets 2 nd round Men s Individual 3 rd round 7-a-side team events: enter competitions meaning all
registered teams in MPL will be put in the draws. If your team does not wish to be entered into these competitions please inform Charlie Mitchell asap as the draws will be made before the last Captains meeting of the Summer League. Tuesday 5 th July Tuesday 12 th July Tuesday 19 th July Sunday 24 th July Tuesday 26 th July These competitions are automatic, free to The Sam Cooke Memorial competition will be contested by MPL A + B League teams. The Alf Wood Memorial competition will be contested by MPL C + D League teams. A new, equivalent team KO competition will be instigated and contested by World Rules A + B League teams AOB: Congratulations to Maddy Wilkinson for getting to the last 32 and Special congratulations to Jane Mitchell for getting through to the last 16 in the Ladies Masters at Blackpool last month. Extra special recognition for Dave Cobey in progressing to the last 16 of World Masters involving over 280 of the top pool players in the world. There was no other business from the Captains. The
next Captains Meeting will be on Sunday 7 th August. Draw: 100 31 50 42 20 58 10 3 Card Tex Robin Hood Silktown Snooker E Spinners A Nags Head A Leeds Utd
Captains Meeting Sunday 7 th August 2016 Treasurers Balance: 8574.34 Summer League: Congratulations to all league winners and runners up: D League: C League: B League A League World Rules B World Rules A Winners Robin Hood Railway View A Dolphin Runners-up Lord Byron B / Silk Trader A (play-off) Golden Lion A British Flag B 20:00hrs. Merits D League: C League: B League: A League: WR B:
WR A: Competitions: Chris St Leger Dave Heapy Stuart Langrill / Mick Blair Luke Atkins Carl Meehan Roy Whyatt Railway View B Golden Lion A Dolphin Baths A Weaver B SSSC E Ivy Leaf / Baths A (play off) St Dunstan A Weaver B SSSC C SSSC E Both play offs will be contested at SSSC Wednesday 21 st September 2016, The 7-a-side + WR KO competitions have been drawn and are available on the website (prelim + round 1). Each match will be played to the rules in force for your weekly league games with preliminary round matches to be played Wednesday 10 th August and First round proper 17 th August. In the event of a draw in the World Rules KO, each team must nominate a player to play for the win. On completion of the First round there will be a redraw to determine who plays who in round 2. Semi-finals and Finals (20:00hrs start):
Scotch Pairs Vets + Mens Pairs Mens Individuals + 3 s 8 Balls: Tuesday 13 th September Tuesday 20 th September Tuesday 27 th September There are currently 5 players each with x2 8 balls in MPL leagues. The winner of the 8 ball trophy will be determined on conclusion of the 7-a-side competition. The same applies for World Rules 8 ball competition. Winter Registration: Winter League registration forms are available now and can be downloaded from the website. Registration remains @ 20 per team + 5 per player. Teams are reminded that all outstanding fines must be paid in full prior the Winter League registration date. Registration will be held at SSSC on 4 th September 19:30 20:30hrs. The Winter Leagues will commence on Thursday 6th October. AOB: There was no other business raised Draw: 100 Flower Pot B 50 Dolphin 20 Queens B 10 SSSC B Card: Craig Wollaston
CAPTAINS MEETING 7 th November 2016 Treasurer s balance: 12,190.33 Fixtures: Macc Rules B league - Please be advised The Flower Pot (Hurdsfield Road) have withdrawn from the league. Please amend your fixture list to a bye when due to play this team. Re-arranged Fixtures A request from Jane for all teams that any re-arranged fixtures from the start of the Winter League be completed before the turn-around on 1 st December. This only gives you 3 1 2 weeks to catch up. In addition, if you do need to re-arrange any fixtures, please give the opposition Captain as much notice as possible (preferably 48 hours minimum) and agree a mutually suitable date and time to play the match before the Saturday of that week. If this is not possible, Captains are reminded that it is required for you to seek agreement from the Fixtures Secretary (or Competitions Secretary). Also, there is a maximum of three league games that may be re-arranged in a season. Competitions: The Mixed Pairs and Open entry forms and fees are due in today. Please note the Open
competition will be played to World Rules. Official draws for these comps will take place on Charlie s return from vacation. Prelim dates are posted on the web page (22 nd Nov + 29 th Nov). The Ladies Individuals and Pairs comps are also due in but are dependent on sufficient entries to be run (min 16 entrants). If sufficient interest is shown, the comps are likely to be run on Monday nights. AOB No other business was raised Draw: 100 Plough B 50 SSSC G 20 Waters Green Tavern 10 Silktown Snooker D Card Reading - Dave Cobey
CAPTAINS MEETING SUNDAY 4 TH DECEMBER 2016 Treasurer s Balance: 13035.33 Competitions: Please remember to notify Charlie Mitchell of any rearranged games in the competitions and the respective Licensee if you have mutually changed venues. Mixed Pairs: 1st round scheduled for this Tuesday 6 th December. Open: 2 nd round due to be played Tuesday 13 th December. Charlie confirmed the Ladies competitions will go ahead as hoped with x13 individual entries and x8 teams in the Ladies pairs. These competitions will be scheduled to commence in January and may be played as one day / evening event in their own right. Watch this space for details Fixtures: There remain a handful of re-arranged fixtures from the first half of the winter league still to be played. Please confirm with Jane that a date has been agreed for each of these matches prior to leaving the meeting. Lord Byron A Lord Byron B
Silktrader A v Brewers B v Brewers A v Bulls Head 7 th Dec 14 th Dec 14 th Dec MPL D League please note that Cock in Treacle have relocated to SSSC. Amend your fixture lists to avoid confusion. Trophies: First call to remind all holders of annual trophies that we need to start taking these back from 8 th January. Please take the time now to make sure you know where your trophies are and that they are in good repair and return them to Olympus Trophies in a clean condition ready for engraving by 31 st January at the latest. AGM: Please be advised, the date for the AGM is 26 th February 2017. All proposals and motions will need to be submitted in writing or by email to the League Secretary Trevor Gregory, accompanied by the signature of a seconder, by 29 th January 2017. Received proposals will be published on the website by 5 th February 2017. I will remind all again at the January Captains meeting. AOB: There was no other business raised from the floor. Draw: 100 Silktown B 50
George and Dragon B 20 SSSC C 10 Bate Hall B Card Ank Cauldwell Wishing all our members a Merry Christmas from the Committee.
CAPTAINS MEETING SUNDAY 8 th January 2017 Happy New Year to all! Treasurer s Balance: 13665.33 Competitions: Mixed Pairs: 2 nd round scheduled for this Tuesday 10 th January. Finals night for the Mixed Pairs will be Monday 23 rd January commencing at 19:30. Semi- finals will be best of 3 frames and the final best of 5 frames. Open: 3 rd round of the Open will be played by Tuesday 7 th January Finals night for the Open will be Monday 30 th January commencing at 19:30. Semis will be best of 7 and final best of 9. Ladies: The Ladies individuals will commence Tuesday 17 th January and the Pairs Tuesday 24 th January. Please refer to the website for further details. The Ladies comps finals will be held on Monday 6 th February and Monday 13 th February respectively. Trophies: A reminder for all holders of annual trophies that we need them all returned to Olympus Trophies by the end of January in a clean condition and in good repair. Opening times are 9 5 Monday to Friday and Saturday am (closed Weds pm).
Any that are damaged / needing repairs or are lost will be recharged back to your team and failure to return your trophies to Olympus in time will be subject to a fine if the Committee have to track them down. A list of current holders has been published on the website. Presentation Evening: To confirm, the event will be held at the Broken Cross club on Friday 10 th March. Entertainment will be confirmed at the February Captains meeting and tickets should be available, priced @ 5.00 each. Numbers are limited for the venue so please be prompt in buying your tickets to avoid disappointment. AGM: The date for the AGM is confirmed as 26 th February 2017. All proposals and motions will need to be submitted, in writing, to the League Secretary by 29 th January 2016 latest. Any proposals received after this date will not be eligible for consideration for inclusion at the AGM. All proposals will be listed on the website by 5 th February as required by the Constitution. The next Captains meeting will also be Sunday 5 th February and is the last one before the AGM. Any clarifications sought or in depth discussions on proposals should be brought up at this meeting. Any amendments to proposals or counter proposals will therefore need to be submitted in writing or by email to the League
Secretary by 12 th February. AOB: Captains meeting timing The timing of the Captains meeting was moved to Sunday evenings on a trial basis some time ago and the Committee would now like to get a consensus of opinion on timing preferences of the members present. Given the choice would members prefer to keep the Captains meetings on Sunday evenings or revert back to Sunday lunchtimes? Show of hands:- evenings 31 lunchtimes 5. Captains meetings will remain on Sunday evenings. Captains meeting schedule Advanced notice to members that the Committee will be proposing a revised Captains Meeting schedule for voting at the AGM with the intention of minimising the frequency of the meetings while still maintaining the funding of MPL at an affordable rate. Details will be published for your consideration as soon as possible. Draw: 100 20 Silktown Snooker F 10 Queens B Broken Cross club 50 Spinners B Card Plymouth - Dave Moss
CAPTAINS MEETING SUNDAY 5 th February 2017 Treasurer s Balance: Competitions: Open competition. Mixed Pairs: Open: 12899.64 Congratulations the winners (and runners-up) in the mixed pairs and Winners Runners-up Winner Runner-up Pete and Lesley Eccles Rob Oliver and Wendy Tomkinson Rick Podmore Lee Holmes Ladies: The Ladies Pairs comp finals will be held tomorrow Monday 6 th February, commencing 19:30 hrs The Ladies Individual comp finals will be held next Monday 13 th February Commencing at 19:30hrs. Trophies: A reminder for all holders of annual trophies that they should have all been returned to Olympus Trophies by now.
Presentation Evening: To confirm, the event will be held at the Broken Cross club on Friday 10 th March. Entertainment will be confirmed soon still searching for the perfect act to support the Numbers are limited for the venue so please be prompt in buying your tickets to avoid disappointment. Tickets are available now from Rob prices very reasonably at 5.00 each. AGM: 26 th February 2017. Details of the three received proposals below were read out to the Captains present. 1 AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULING OF CAPTAINS MEETINGS 2 Amendment to The Constitution section 6.4 determining league winners and runners-up. 3 Registration of players on the night of a match All proposals have been listed on the website as required by the Constitution. Any amendments / counter proposals to be received in writing and seconded by 12 th February. Remember both the proposer and seconder must be present at the AGM for the proposals to be included. If either are absent the proposal will be withdrawn. AOB: There was no other business from the Captains present Draw: 100 Plough B 20 Navigation B
Card Leicester 50 Weaver B 10 Golden Lion - DCB