The Princeville Patriots make their first away trip to LS postcode terriority with a match against Pudsey Congs. Coming back for the Patriots was I.Tomlinson, rumoured to be offered a consultancy role with the Blackpool Supporters Trust on how to produce a Financial Forecast, as requested by Blackpool magnate Owen Oyston.
First up was K.Tomlinson v Pudsey League Chairman D.Raw. As the reporter was making his way to the School Street venue by public transport to Farsley, followed by a 30 minute walk through Owlcotes and into Pudsey Town Centre, he was informed that Keith did not played badly but suffered a heavy loss of 75pts as Dennis played superbly well with three breaks in the twenties.
Next up was D.Hardcastle v A.Stevens, sadly for Don he did not get to grips with the table and Albert had a fair bit of run-in as he won by 45pts.
Playing the third game was I.Tomlinson (sponsored by Grandma Nicholls Fish & Chip Shop) and D.Hirst. On the baize it was a night to forget for Ian as David played some sublime Billiards after a few fluke shots early doors, producing an array of fine long half-ball in-offs and four breaks in the Twenties to win by 85pts. Ian was visibly annoyed by the lack of run-in and could not find any momentum as he brayed the cue ball in anger.
The final game was played by M.Hirst and J.Butcher, a fixture where both players are guaranteed to put on a good performance and one where both players respect each other in terms of ability. Mick got off to a good start and produced a break of 29 early doors, making a Pudsey Congs 5-0 whitewash a real possibility. James employed a tactical approach by playing a range of percentage shots and scored points in instalments in an attempt to slow the game down and get a feel to a table in which the balls ran at pace, during which Mick's points scoring was drying up. Gradually James played with increasing confidence and built a couple of breaks in the teens to possess a handy lead.
In the final minutes, James was starting to stutter as he tried to advance further. Mick capitalised on this by producing a break into the teens and looked in position to sneak at win at the bell, but ran out of position in the final minute. James kept posession from there and restored some pride for the Patriots, who got comprehensively beaten 4-1.
Saturday, 31 October 2015
Patriots v St Andrews "A" Match Report
After an anti-climatic start to the season, Princeville "Patriots" next faced league rivals St Andrews "A". Both sides were keen to seek revenge - Patriots got pipped to the League crown by 1/2 a point after going unbeaten in the first 10 games, whilst St Andrews missed out on Cup final glory by a matter of minutes.
In team news, I.Tomlinson was unavailable due to a work related trip in Blackpool with W.Oates thaking his place. Rumour has it that leading figures of the Blackpool Supporters Trust have enrolled on a Football Business and Finance Course in Burnley, as part of their bid to purchase the local football club and Ian was providing some advice.
First up in the needle match was W.Oates v G.Pearson and K.Tomlinson v N.Lee. Little could be separated between Bill and Graham. Whilst Bill accumulated points on a regular basis, Graham had a knack of producing a sizeable break out of nowhere and did that on two occasions to put himself ahead. As the game reached it's end, Bill was just about to pot the red ball but the 50 minute buzzer went off and lost by one single point.
Next up was A.Instrell v J.Butcher and D.Hardcastle v G.Rogers. The former fixture, neither player was at their usual standard with Andrew making a fair amount of unforced errors from miscues. James managed to stand firm and record a much needed win for the Patriots, who won 3-2 on the night.
* Apologies to the lack of summary on the other two matches, as I was going off memory at time of publishing.
In team news, I.Tomlinson was unavailable due to a work related trip in Blackpool with W.Oates thaking his place. Rumour has it that leading figures of the Blackpool Supporters Trust have enrolled on a Football Business and Finance Course in Burnley, as part of their bid to purchase the local football club and Ian was providing some advice.
First up in the needle match was W.Oates v G.Pearson and K.Tomlinson v N.Lee. Little could be separated between Bill and Graham. Whilst Bill accumulated points on a regular basis, Graham had a knack of producing a sizeable break out of nowhere and did that on two occasions to put himself ahead. As the game reached it's end, Bill was just about to pot the red ball but the 50 minute buzzer went off and lost by one single point.
Next up was A.Instrell v J.Butcher and D.Hardcastle v G.Rogers. The former fixture, neither player was at their usual standard with Andrew making a fair amount of unforced errors from miscues. James managed to stand firm and record a much needed win for the Patriots, who won 3-2 on the night.
* Apologies to the lack of summary on the other two matches, as I was going off memory at time of publishing.
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Princeville Patriots 2015-16 Season Campaign Begins!
Pudsey League Runners-up and Cup Winners Princeville "Patriots" began the 2015-16 campaign with a derby match away at Princeville "B". Having missed out on defending the league title by half a point, the Patriots intend to use this as motivation in order to launch another title challenge.
In handicap news, it is reported that anchorman "The Don" is delighted with a five point reduction, claiming he is "making progress". I.Tomlinson's handicap has been reduced by 5pts. The top two handicaps of K.Tomlinson and J.Butcher remain unchanged, which on balance makes the Pariots attempts of launching a challenge for silverware no less difficult.
The match between top board men S.Kershaw and J.Butcher can be best described as a slow starter. The opening 10 minutes consisted of playing two-ball Billiards, as the third ball found itself out of a scoring position. Afterwards, the game began to open up and Stephen took the iniative in registering two breaks of 30 and 50 and did not look back from there. James struggled to build any momentum, being left little scoring opportunities and tried to force half chance scoring shots with little success, owing to a general lack of match sharpness. Eventually Stephen completed formalities and registered a 50 point win.
Things didn't look better in the 2nd game for the Patriots as D.Hardcastle was found playing catch up against B.Lawson, who looked in decent touch during practice and lost by 20pts.
Next up was the Tomlinsons, with Keith facing G.Kershaw and Ian facing A.Holdsworth. Alan got off to good start and led by 20pts, before Ian got into his stride and came out as winner for the Patriots to get off the mark.
The battle of the captains was an interesting affair, with the lead often changing during mid-match. With a minute to go and scores virtually level, Keith had an opportunity to see the game out. The red ball was over the top pocket and Gareth's cue ball in the middle for an in-off. Keith went for an in-off yellow and missed, leaving Gareth to pot the red ball and secure a 3rd victory for Princeville "B" on the buzzer, who won 4-1 on the night.
In handicap news, it is reported that anchorman "The Don" is delighted with a five point reduction, claiming he is "making progress". I.Tomlinson's handicap has been reduced by 5pts. The top two handicaps of K.Tomlinson and J.Butcher remain unchanged, which on balance makes the Pariots attempts of launching a challenge for silverware no less difficult.
The match between top board men S.Kershaw and J.Butcher can be best described as a slow starter. The opening 10 minutes consisted of playing two-ball Billiards, as the third ball found itself out of a scoring position. Afterwards, the game began to open up and Stephen took the iniative in registering two breaks of 30 and 50 and did not look back from there. James struggled to build any momentum, being left little scoring opportunities and tried to force half chance scoring shots with little success, owing to a general lack of match sharpness. Eventually Stephen completed formalities and registered a 50 point win.
Things didn't look better in the 2nd game for the Patriots as D.Hardcastle was found playing catch up against B.Lawson, who looked in decent touch during practice and lost by 20pts.
Next up was the Tomlinsons, with Keith facing G.Kershaw and Ian facing A.Holdsworth. Alan got off to good start and led by 20pts, before Ian got into his stride and came out as winner for the Patriots to get off the mark.
The battle of the captains was an interesting affair, with the lead often changing during mid-match. With a minute to go and scores virtually level, Keith had an opportunity to see the game out. The red ball was over the top pocket and Gareth's cue ball in the middle for an in-off. Keith went for an in-off yellow and missed, leaving Gareth to pot the red ball and secure a 3rd victory for Princeville "B" on the buzzer, who won 4-1 on the night.
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