BANK HOLIDAY JUBILEE WEEKEND 3RD JUNE 2012

ALL TEAM CAPTAINS PLEASE NOTE -

Teams have the option to bring their Sunday 3rd JUNE League fixture forward to Sunday 27th MAY. When the Winter League fixtures were originally distributed, the Whitsun Bank Holiday was on the 27th May. Whitsun has since been replaced by the Queen's Jubilee Bank Holiday which was put back to the 3rd June. Thus, some teams may want to make arrangements for the new Bank Holiday.

Any teams requiring a contact number for the opposing team's captain should contact me via email or mobile. I will send texts to the team captains over the next few days.

STAFFORD SUNDAY SINGLES & DOUBLES COMPETITION

League Players interested in entering this year's Singles & Doubles KO should place their Entry Fees and Names in a sealed envelope and HAND to one of the following personnel:-

• Dave Whitfield (League Secretary)
• Lynda Simpson (League Treasurer)
• Kev Brown (League Chairman)

Alternatively, entries can be submitted at Rileys on the Deadline Day - SUNDAY 17TH JUNE 2012. Entries after this date will not be accepted. Draw will be made on this night at 8:30pm.

Please do not hand the fees to anyone who is not on the above list - the Pool League will NOT be responsible for any missing monies or names.

Players who qualify must have played in at least 3 matches (NOT 3 frames) during the Winter 2011/12 season.

Competition will run between the 8th July - 5th August 2012. (5 weeks)

LEEK B v STAFFORD A

Friday 20th April 2012 @Prince of Wales, Leek.

STAFFORD A made the long journey to Leek and recorded a fine 10-8 win. Captain Dave Whitfield welcomed back Gav Davies and Lee Whitehouse to the starting line up. Missing from this game were Martin Priestley, Sean Alldritt, Jim Simpson & Mark Billingsley who all had other commitments on the night.

Stafford started slowly and were 4-1 down in a short space of time. Dave Barker again showed good form as he broke and took complete control of the frame to win. Alan Simm & Mick Addison had chances in their games but both failed to take their opportunities, coupled with bad luck and good performances from their opposite players. Gav Davies set out to put Stafford back in the match and he did it in fine style with a break & dish to make it 4-2 down. Dave Whitfield had a great chance to pull one back but, after potting the black, he then unfortunately clipped one of his opponent's balls into the middle pocket. It was left to Mike Barker to try and close the gap and he duly cleared in fine style to pull it back to 5-3. Lee  Whitehouse was on last in the first half. He started well and looked on course for a 'dish' but he then missed the black. However, a loose shot from his opposite number let Whitehouse back in he made sure to keep the Stafford lads in the match at 5-4 down at the halfway point.

Stafford needed to start strongly in the second half and it was Giles Eastwood who pulled off a fine pot on the black to level the scores at 5-5. Shaun Cooper battled hard but the experience of his opposite number came through as he capitalised on an error to make it 6-5 to the hosts. Dave Barker carried on his form from earlier to level the scores with some excellent potting to claim a break & dish, that seemd to have a positive effect on the team. The turning point of the match saw Alan Simm make up for his earlier disappointment. His opponent looked to have sewn up the match but amazingly missed the black down the rail and Simm siezed the chance to put the Stafford lads ahead for the first time in the match at 7-6. Back came Leek as they won frame 14 with Whitehouse just failing to take his chance. Up stepped Whitfield and he was determined to make up for his disappointment earlier by claming an important win to put the Stafford lads 8-7 up. Mick Addison was next up and he showed the fighting spirit and experience needed to win the game to give some breathing space between the 2 sides. Then Gav Davies came to the fore and he showed nerves of steel as he closed out the game to win the match for the Stafford A team. Mike Barker narrowly lost his last game, but a 10-8 win was the Final score to give Stafford A two precious points.  

MOM was a difficult decision between Dave Barker & Gav Davies who both recorded 2 wins each including a break & dish, but Davies just pips it because of potting the winning black ball. However, a SUPERB team performance and team spirit was the big factor in this fine result.

Stafford A are currently lying 2nd and will travel to lowly TT Baize on 18th May.

AFFORD BAIZE v STAFFORD POLE

Friday 20th April @Green Baize, Hanley.

Stafford Pole travelled to Hanley to play Afford Baize and narrowly lost 10-8.

A fine start saw Stafford Pole take a 3-0 lead with Chris Colley, Dave Baker & Paul Loughead all winning. But back came Afford who clawed back the deficit to 5-4 down at the halfway point. Jason Armishaw and Gaz Bryant keeping the Pole's nose in front.

The second half started well with the Pole taking a 7-5 lead in the match with both Duncan Sunderland and Colley (his 2nd win on the night) winning their matches. However, a run of 5 straight defeats saw the Pole hand the match over to Afford Baize to undo all the hard work from earlier on. Simon Key managed to win the final frame but was too late to prevent Afford Baize running out 10-8 winners.

MOM goes to Chris Colley with his two wins on the night.

Stafford Pole in the next match host league leaders Afford Plaza on 18th May.

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY POOL ASSOCIATION

2012 SCPA SINGLES DOUBLES & THREES POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

£1000 Prize Fund and the tiltle of 'Staffs Pool Champions'

Closing date Monday 23rd April 2012.

Entry Fees are Singles - £5, Doubles - £10 pair, Threes - £15 team.

Further information available on the SCPA Competitions page.

Last year saw Representatives from STAFFORD reach the Finals Day, Rob Wharne (2009 Singles winner) paired up with Andy Rawlinson (2008 Doubles R/up) who eventually lost in the Semis to eventual winners Jimmy Gower & Gaz Davies (Stoke on Trent). In the 3's, Dave Whitfield, Martin Priestley, Dave & Mike Barker went all the way to the FINAL but lost narrowly 5-4 to a team from Leek.

Get your entires in ASAP to join this prestigious Event!!

BURSLEM v STAFFORD A

Friday 23rd March 2012 - SCPA Interleague Match 2

Stafford A travelled to Burslem for their 2nd match off the year and returned with a hard earned 9-9 draw. Dave Whitfield gave Mick Addison, Shaun Cooper and new signing Jim Simpson their first starts of the season. This was due to Lee Whitehouse, Gav Davies, Mark Billingsley & Steve Finney not being able to play because of personal commitments.

Stafford A started slowly but then got going with wins from Dave Barker and Giles Eastwood who both took their chances well to make the scores 2-2. Mick Addison, Mike Barker & Alan Simm then gave the Stafford lads a 5-3 lead but a fine clearance from the Burslem player denied Dave Whitfield a chance to extend the lead at the halfway point.

The second half saw Burslem hit back as they ran up a 7-5 lead and things were looking a bit shaky for the Stafford lads. However a few nervous twitches let Stafford back in with Dave Barker (2nd win of the night) and Whitfield levelling the scores at 7-7. Alan Simm lost a tactical frame but then Addison saw his opponent miss a long straight black and he showed composure to clear and make it 8-8. A similar pattern followed in Martin Priestley's game as he was staring at defeat but amazingly his opponent 'tweaked' on a shot and Priestley cleared his reamaining 7 balls to put the Stafford lads 9-8 up! It was left to Mike Barker but unfortunately it didnt happen for him as he got embroiled in a tactical frame and the opposing player (with a bit of fortune) managed to close the frame out and level the match at 9-9.

A Fair Result with both teams feeling maybe if they took their chances they might have been looking at a win on the night.

MOM just goes to Dave Barker for his two wins with Mick Addison also playing well for his 2 wins.

Stafford A travel to Leek in their next match on Friday 20th April.

The Stafford Pole picked up their first win the season with a 11-7 win over newcomers Stone Pool League. Paul Loughhead, Simon Key, Chris Colley, Ian Lewis (all 2 each) Kev Brown, Jason Armishaw & Neil Dale all won.  

STAFFORD SUNDAY POOL LEAGUE SINGLES & DOUBLES COMPETITION 2012

It is that time of the year for all participating players who played in the Parkside Electrical Sunday Pool League Winter 2011/12 Season to have the opportunity to enter this Annual event.

Players who qualify must have played in at least 3 matches (NOT 3 frames) during that season.

There will be Prize Money (dependent on how many entries) plus Trophies. 

Entry Fees are SINGLES - £2.50 each and DOUBLES - £5.00 per pair.

Ladies entry Fees are FREE (there will be NO prize money).

CLOSING DATE is Sunday 17th June 2012. NO ENTRIES AFTER THIS DATE. All Monies to be paid by this Deadline without Fail.

EMAIL the League Secretary for applications and arrangement of Fees.

ALL Monies to be handed to the LEAGUE OFFICERS. Contact Details on your Fixture Lists. Memos will be distributed to the teams over the next couple of weeks.

Competition will run between the 8th July - 5th August 2012. (5 weeks)

New Rule now in place where players interested in entering the competition must play their matches ON or BEFORE the SET DATE - NOT AFTER. SET DATE takes preference when NO decision can be agreed. No refunds when entering the competition if you cannot fulfill your matches.

Bear & Pheasant B of the 2nd division have moved venues. As from 1st April they will be playing from the Star & Garter & will be known as Star & Garter B.

Star & Garter A of the 3rd Division have resigned from the Stafford Sunday Pool League. All results for the 2nd half of the Winter season will be entered as 8-0 defeats.

SCPA Interleague Match ONE - 24th February 2012

Stafford A v Stafford Pole @Rileys, Stafford

The SCPA Interleague season got underway with both Stafford teams being paired against each other for the first league game of the season.

Stafford A kept most the side from the 2011 season but welcomed back past players Gav Davies & Giles Eastwood while formerly known Stafford Blaize became Stafford Pole (sponsored by the Hop Pole). They had a new captain in Ian Lewis who took over the reigns of Lee Haidarovic. They also had some new faces, Duncan Sunderland along with past 'B' teams players Jason Armishaw & Paul Shepherd. Neil Dale returned to the side after a brief spell with the 'A' team during 2011 alongside Kev Brown.

These Stafford derbies are always filled with a great atmosphere and have conjured up some close matches. However it was the 'A' side who got off to a fast start with Sean Alldritt dishing off the break and then Dave Barker managed to win a somewhat scrappy affair against a dogged Chris Colley. Mike Barker was made to work hard for his win over Neil Dale while Lee Whitehouse took his chance well to see off Paul Loughhead. Martin Preistley missed the final black to pull off what would have been a memorable clearance but let Paul Shepard in who showed good composure to make it 4-1. Returning players Gav Davies was also made to work hard for his win over Duncan Sunderland, while Giles Eastwood pulled off a fine clearance against Jason Armishaw. Captain Ian Lewis pulled one back defeating Alan Sim but Mark Billingsley cleared well against Brendon Ruttledge to make the score 7-2 at the halfway point.

The 2nd half started in similar fashion with team Captain Dave Whitfield coming in for Preistley for the 'A' team and Craig Parsons in place of Armishaw for the Pole. Dave Barker & Alldritt pushed the score to 9-2 with fine wins over Dale & Loughhead respectively but then Colley pulled it back to 9-3 with a fine clearance against Mike Barker. However the 'A' team then pulled away with some fine potting from Whitehouse against Baker and then a thin cut on the black enabled Whitfield to a win over Ruttledge. Davies & Eastwood continued from where they left off in the 1st half with wins over Lewis & Shepard respectively, while Billingsley & Sim cleared convincingly against Parsons & Sunderland respectively to make the score 15-3.

A fine win by the 'A' team, but could have been so different had Stafford Pole taken their chances earlier in the match.

MOM has to go to Sean Alldrit for his 'dish' in the 1st half which sneaked it with Dave Barker, Whitehouse, Davies, Eastwood & Billingsley also winning 2 each.

The Bear and Pheasant A team has resigned from the 1st division of the Winter League after struggling to fulfill a number of their recent fixtures. Their results to date from this season have been wiped out, reducing the top tier to 11 teams.

It's wet dream time for all Stafford Sunday Pool stattos! The View Team and View Player pages now have a break-down of League Stats in the top right hand corner, eg View Team and View Player. The list of available years/seasons goes back to the 2010 Summer season when we first started recording the frame scores of League matches. The League Career link covers all seasons since Summer 2010.

STAN BENT TEAM KNOCKOUT 2ND ROUND REPORT & RESULTS.

The Stan Bent Team KO Holders Rileys Cue eased through to the next round of the Team KO with a 4-0 success at the Star & Garter. However 2011 runners up Rileys Cue T’s fell at the first hurdle, losing 4-3 at 3rd Div Hop Pole A. Sean McQuillin & Dan Moore (2 each) both won. 2009 Champs Hop Pole C progressed with a 4-0 win over 2nd Div Highfields B.

2nd div Rileys Elite were made to work hard for there 4-3 victory at 3rd div Radford C. Lee Whitehouse (2), Gav Davies & Steve Finney all won coming back from 3-2 down. Emerald Rebels picked up there 1st win of the season with a 4-1 success over 3rd div Water Mill B. Chris Broomhall (2 incl a dish), Will Edge & Chris Clark all won. Bear & Pheasant A also were pushed  all the way by lower league opposition, winning 4-3 against Westway C of the 2nd div.

Rileys C ran away with a 4-0 win at Highfields A. Simon W Davies, Alan Sim, Scott Price & Mark Billingsley (a dish) all won. Princess Royal won an all 3rd div clash 4-3 against the Met Bar. Tom Brown, Kev McClurgh (2) & Neil Chilton all won. Tap n Spile won an all 1st div match 4-2 against the Joiners Arms while the other Joiners team recorded a 4-1 success at the Oxleathers C. Water Mill A won by the odd frame in seven against the Star & Garter A. Kev Flanagan (2), Paul Bennet & Ed O’Keefe all won.

Other Results:

Rileys A 4 St. Georges B 0;

Staffs Bull B 4 Rileys 1;

St. Georges A 4 Bear & Pheasant B 2;

Rileys Rivals 4 Oxleathers A 0;

Radford B 0 Oxleathers B 4.

In the top division, Rickerscote Arms A have relocated to the GPO Club and will be known as the GPO Club.

In the 3rd division, Rickerscote Arms B and C have changed their home venue to Radford Bank and will be playing under the names Radford B and Radford C.

In the 2nd tier, Rileys Elite have changed their name to Rileys Dogs.

DISKS & DISCS

On behalf of the Parkside Electrical Stafford Sunday Pool League, we would like to say thank you to both Andy Rawlinson & Mark Bailey for their support and contribution towards the Pool League. They provided the result cards for a number of years and acted as a drop off point for them also. We all wish them every success in their new venture for the future.

Thank you, Dave Whitfield.

STAN BENT TEAM KNOCKOUT 1ST ROUND DRAW

To be played Sunday 22nd January 2012

All matches BEST OF SEVEN Frames (4/3 Split)

Toss a coin for first break then alternate breaks apply.