Falkirk District Pool League - FDPL

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Just been told the mill have folded already poor show from the guys who committed to then then let them down, feel sorry for the owners at these tough times

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If this is true - its very disappointing - especially so early in the season.

Hopefully Brian and the other Mill players there might be able to get something sorted out
League just wouldn't be the same without them

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I apologies to the league but not much we can do.
4 players who told me they would play were a no show and couldn't even be bothered to answer their phones.
So we have 4 or 5 regulars left and thats obviously not enough.

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Brian, sorry to hear this has happened mate. I may have a wee suggestion though, would your 5 players be interested in staying together and moving to another team?

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Just wondering what people think i.e the Mill folding, if a team can be found for the B league who would we promote to keep the leagues balanced. Personally I would promote pennies A, I know you have to start in the B league etc but no disrespect to the others in the B division pennies A will walk that as they are a top division A side with the players they have. Discuss?

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Dont know Scott have to ask them.
I had spoke about that with The Railway Tavern boys before being let down.
But if The Wellie come in with an extra packet of crisps,who knows.
Personally I think I'll retire again :)

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If the Mill does pull out - I don't think that Pennies should be "fast-tracked" to the A league - Personally I'm surprised that you, as a committee delegate has even suggested it.
I think it is very disrespectful to the other teams in the B league - but not in the way you were suggesting.
Worst comes to the worst - the A League will need to operate with 9 teams - although that's not ideal either.

Incidentally -
Why do you think that promoting ANY b league team to the a league would help "keep the leagues balanced"?
As far as i can see - we started off with 2 x leagues of 10..... Didnt we?

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Can you no read, that's why he said if a new team can be found for the b league, also surely if a new team came in it would have to go to a playoff with the team relegated from the a league and the 3rd place from b league, or just promote the 3rd place team

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Have to agree with Dazza,you cant promote a new team straight to the A League on the basis they will romp
the B League,the fact the league is up and running you have to operate with 9,it happened last season in both leagues with the
Corner Pocket B and the Crown from Boness...

Stuart Ure --alias Hoopy

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I said that if a new team could be found daz, jesus for someone who goes on about reading the facts etc you missed that out, surely 10 and 10 is better than 10 and 9 no??

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Is there teams on standby Graham,and how would you work it,and is it a done deal with the Mill or can they
continue

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If a new team can be found to come into the B league (where were they prior to AGM), there is no way that Pennies A should be promoted into the A league - this would make a total mockery of the FDPL. Both Corner Pocket B and ourselves, the Bridge Inn, have had to over the past few years start in the B league and work our way up. Why should it be any different for Pennies A ?

Whilst Pennies A may well win the B league, the Bridge Inn are definitely not playing for 2nd place - I cannot understand any team that thinks this way. Whoever does win the league and gain promotion, are going to have worked for it just as previous teams have had to.

There has been a precedent set a couple of years ago when the then losing play-off team, the Mill Inn, were re-instated to the A league - albeit prior to the start of the season. On this basis, the Bridge Inn should be the team "promoted".

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Learn better grammar Sting.

Your wrote:
"if a team can be found for the B league who would we promote to keep the leagues balanced."

Now if you had wrote:
"if a NEW team can be found for the B league, who would we promote to keep the leagues balanced?"

Then the meaning of your post would have been a lot clearer...
I read it the way it was written. More fool me.

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Note the comma as well as the question mark.

That said -the word NEW would have done it for me...... :-)

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i got asked to sign some of the the mill today which i thought it would be ok with it being the first week gone and asked the comititee if it was ok and they said it will need to be with in the constitiotian rules first time i have heard that as it is in inseaptional sercoumstantiols i will be calling a egm tomorrow is that ok as the guys from the milll want to play with the tav from falkirk and they dont believe they will not have not enough players

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Apologies for Andys spelling and grammar. That's why Gmac is the team secretary! HeHe.

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No wonder nobody wanted to play with us.
We had inseaptional sercoumstantiols.
If only someone had told us.
We might have survived.

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If I had known you had that Brian - I wouldn't have been setting as close to you at the AGM....

Its very unusual circumstances to be sure and its good that Brian and Co want to continue playing in the league.
Always good craic wit the boys.

If it takes an EGM to allow these guys to all join the Railway and they are being prevented from doing so on a technicality then so be it.
Be surprised if anyone objects.

The Crown would be happen to second a call for an EGM - IF IT IS DEEMED TO BE REQUIRED under the current circumstances.

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Has this been decided yet?
Are The Mill players cleared to play for The Railway Tavern this Tuesday and if so how many?
Or do we have to wait for an EGM?

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Bri

Now you know you are all elligible to play with the same team, remember and ensure the captain of the Tav actually SIGNS you all before you play!!!!

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You trying to say Andy's Daft :)

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i see that graham from the railway has already put the names on the new signing for the railway tavern on the 5 sep darren