Firstly I want like to say what a hardy lot the Bad boys are. As the rest of the UK apparently comes to a stop because of snow the bad boys Tuesday tournament carries on regardless (oh er, missus). So thanks gents for making the effort to pay homage in the hut regardless of the weather, much appreciated.
Tonight was the fifth fixture this year meaning that we are at the 10% spot, undoubtedly there are many twists and turns to be taken over the rest of the year but already there are some new trends appearing that suggest 2009 will bring some very different results to previous years.
Anyway on to the games! We had a very unusual ‘flipping’ with the first round only selecting one player. Those with (allegedly) better logic than mine managed to see a way of picking the teams out of the second flip while I was already contemplating the third.
The teams turned out to be John, Ian and Dave ‘v’ Pete, Papa and Casablanca Mike.
JID got straight out of the traps with a nice win on game one. PPACM weren’t having any of that and took the second game. Then a tragedy (as far as I am concerned) occurred, not only did JID take the third game but the sods whitewashed us in the process!
Teddy Rushton stood at the scoreboard and had the gall (while wielding the chalk) to ask me what the sign was for a whitewash! Fortunately my response caused more hilarity than the pain inflicted by his cruel jibe.
If you believe in karma then this was probably the undoing of rear gunner Rushton and his press ganged crew for the rest of the evening, from here on the washed up team cleaned up good and proper!
PPACM took the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh games, if Papa hadn’t got bored with winning and decided to go home then an eight win would have followed as surely as a sand dance on the boule piste in summer...
Which of course means the final score line was JID 13 / 2W4567 PPACM.
Notable Events:
I certainly can’t pick anybody out as MOTM. But in truth everybody had flashes of brilliance, but none of them lasted long enough to stand out head and shoulders above anyone else.
There were so many ‘flashes’ that I will admit that I cannot remember the majority of then so forgive me if your favourite isn’t mentioned...
Probably the best was Ian with 8 x 18 with 5 of them scoring, he also had a very useful Shang-Hi.
Papa piled in the 17’s as usual.
CM had several flurries but also did a lot of his workman like darts we all love, 3 singles in the right number at the right time, plenty of semis as well.
Dave had some great trebles work and again did some stunning triple single work when needed. Dave was also a regular semi bull man.
John was on triple and double duty.
Peter had a nice run on 19’s and a double semi finish, but not a bull to be seen, which brings me on to...
Bull Wars: John 1, Dave 1, Papa 1, CM 1.
Chart Changes:
It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Papa is in the number one spot, go Papa!
Ian also moves up one place to second position.
John vacates first place and takes up residency in third place.
Pete, CM and Dave stay where they are along with the rest of the bad boys.
It is great to see new movers and shakers at the top of the tree this season. If any of the old hands want to discuss ways of nobbling these upstarts I am all ears, hell the phone is ringing, ‘Hi Ian, oh... a conference call with Dave.. Sure’...As I was saying well done lads!
So, all to play for and much fun to be had, it is therefore.....
GAME ON!
Peter x
Tonight was the fifth fixture this year meaning that we are at the 10% spot, undoubtedly there are many twists and turns to be taken over the rest of the year but already there are some new trends appearing that suggest 2009 will bring some very different results to previous years.
Anyway on to the games! We had a very unusual ‘flipping’ with the first round only selecting one player. Those with (allegedly) better logic than mine managed to see a way of picking the teams out of the second flip while I was already contemplating the third.
The teams turned out to be John, Ian and Dave ‘v’ Pete, Papa and Casablanca Mike.
JID got straight out of the traps with a nice win on game one. PPACM weren’t having any of that and took the second game. Then a tragedy (as far as I am concerned) occurred, not only did JID take the third game but the sods whitewashed us in the process!
Teddy Rushton stood at the scoreboard and had the gall (while wielding the chalk) to ask me what the sign was for a whitewash! Fortunately my response caused more hilarity than the pain inflicted by his cruel jibe.
If you believe in karma then this was probably the undoing of rear gunner Rushton and his press ganged crew for the rest of the evening, from here on the washed up team cleaned up good and proper!
PPACM took the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh games, if Papa hadn’t got bored with winning and decided to go home then an eight win would have followed as surely as a sand dance on the boule piste in summer...
Which of course means the final score line was JID 13 / 2W4567 PPACM.
Notable Events:
I certainly can’t pick anybody out as MOTM. But in truth everybody had flashes of brilliance, but none of them lasted long enough to stand out head and shoulders above anyone else.
There were so many ‘flashes’ that I will admit that I cannot remember the majority of then so forgive me if your favourite isn’t mentioned...
Probably the best was Ian with 8 x 18 with 5 of them scoring, he also had a very useful Shang-Hi.
Papa piled in the 17’s as usual.
CM had several flurries but also did a lot of his workman like darts we all love, 3 singles in the right number at the right time, plenty of semis as well.
Dave had some great trebles work and again did some stunning triple single work when needed. Dave was also a regular semi bull man.
John was on triple and double duty.
Peter had a nice run on 19’s and a double semi finish, but not a bull to be seen, which brings me on to...
Bull Wars: John 1, Dave 1, Papa 1, CM 1.
Chart Changes:
It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Papa is in the number one spot, go Papa!
Ian also moves up one place to second position.
John vacates first place and takes up residency in third place.
Pete, CM and Dave stay where they are along with the rest of the bad boys.
It is great to see new movers and shakers at the top of the tree this season. If any of the old hands want to discuss ways of nobbling these upstarts I am all ears, hell the phone is ringing, ‘Hi Ian, oh... a conference call with Dave.. Sure’...
So, all to play for and much fun to be had, it is therefore.....
GAME ON!
Peter x
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