New Rules for 2009 Summer Season

There are some new rulings that will come into effect this year that we all need to note.

1. If a player pots a ball direct from the break shot, you need to nominate, you can nominate either colour, thus if you pot a red but yellows are in the better position you can nominate the colour you prefer. However if you CHANGE colour if you don't pot a ball next shot then the player who follows has an open table.

2. In cup matches only we are playing scotch doubles, simply the doubles pairings take alternate shots not alternate visits, plus there is a 'no conferring' rule, the 'conferring' rule will be reviewed after the first round of the cup in june.

3. Our little disagreement last year about the rule where missing a league meeting costs the side who missed the meeting 2 points, in which the RAFA were relegated, lead to chaos in the 2nd division as they won the title (and the money) at a canter, they did not lose a game, the opposition captains accusing the RAFA of fixing the previous season so they could easily grab the purse of monies from the rest of the league......Well thats a really a joke and sounds like sour grapes to me, also it shows how poor the 2nd division is in terms of quality. One thing to note the RAFA did not miss a meeting in the winter league......lessons learned no doubt

One further note lets make a NASSIVE effort tomorrow night to beat the RAFA at our shared home venue in the 1st game of the season, we should also make a HUGE effort to get on with the players as no doubt we will share a practice table with them through the season.

Also the RAFA club payed our £80 membership fees and our food is free, hence no subs this year, however the RAFA club requires a £20 members fee, this is normally £28 but discounted since it is April. Those who came to practice last week know that the table is very nice, medium to fast baize with tight pockets IF the ball is hit with pace, its a big improvement over the bakers table.

This is the PROPER league now so lets make an effort to attend all games and ensure we maximise our persinal performances so we can put a good few wins under our belt.

RAFA BAKERS Havering 2009/10 Fixtures

RAFA BAKERS Havering 2009/10 Fixtures

RAFA 6th April away.
NO GAME 13th April
DRILL 20th April home.
WHEATSHEAF 27th April away.
NO GAME 4th May
BARKING P.C 11th May home.
FARMHOUSE 18th May away.
NO GAME 25th May
BULL 1st June home.
NO GAME 8th June
KO CUP 15th June 1st round
SUN 22nd June away.
MARLBOROUGH 29th June home.
NRCC 6th July away.
PRINCE ALBERT A 13th July home.
KO CUP 20th July 2nd round
RAFA 27th July home.
DRILL 3rd August away.
WHEATSHEAF 10th August home.
BARKING P. C 17th August away.
FARMHOUSE 24th August home.
NO GAME 31st August
BULL 7th September away
NO GAME 14th September
SUN 21st September home.
MARLBOROUGH 28th September away.
NRCC 5th October home
PRINCE ALBERT A 12th October away.
SINGLES KO 19th October 1st round
DOUBLES KO 26th October 1st round