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SMBcc - 2011 season.

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Aleem Dar

Aleem Dar

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Hello lads,

Just a quick update.

If all goes well, the SMB will be in 2 leagues next season - the one we were in last season and one that I am in the process of sorting out. Based on the 8 other teams in these leagues (5 in one, 3 in another) and based on playing each team twice then we are already looking at a bare minimum of 16 games.

Thursdays are booked for us through the council for Houghton at the moment, and it uses the same criteria as last season - an expensive match rate unless we use 16 dates then we get the season rate.

So far, hopefully, we have at least 8 games which leaves scope for 8 home friendlies at home. In order to keep things "fresh", I am hoping to arrange some games against teams that we didn't play as much last season. Which leads me likely to my next point.

Quite often on threads like these, people say "such and such have a pub team who will play us" but unless I get some details then I cannot book these games in. So, if you know of a team then pass the details onto me!

Finally, we need to get an AGM sorted. Ideas for a date folks?

Andy.
 

Aleem Dar said:
Hello lads,

Just a quick update.

If all goes well, the SMB will be in 2 leagues next season - the one we were in last season and one that I am in the process of sorting out. Based on the 8 other teams in these leagues (5 in one, 3 in another) and based on playing each team twice then we are already looking at a bare minimum of 16 games.

Thursdays are booked for us through the council for Houghton at the moment, and it uses the same criteria as last season - an expensive match rate unless we use 16 dates then we get the season rate.

So far, hopefully, we have at least 8 games which leaves scope for 8 home friendlies at home. In order to keep things "fresh", I am hoping to arrange some games against teams that we didn't play as much last season. Which leads me likely to my next point.

Quite often on threads like these, people say "such and such have a pub team who will play us" but unless I get some details then I cannot book these games in. So, if you know of a team then pass the details onto me!

Finally, we need to get an AGM sorted. Ideas for a date folks?

Andy.
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we already had the AGM at the end of last season.

I'm sure I can get a few teams together to play against the SMB too i.e Unkowns, Houghton 2nds, Houghton select 11

Also worth asking Les about getting together a over 40's team with us giving him a date to work towards this time
 
eddyfinn said:
we already had the AGM at the end of last season.

I'm sure I can get a few teams together to play against the SMB too i.e Unkowns, Houghton 2nds, Houghton select 11

Also worth asking Les about getting together a over 40's team with us giving him a date to work towards this time
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Fairs enough, assumed there would be a start of season one. Never mind.

I like the idea of playing the Over 40's. But what I don't want, and this is just my opinion, is 4 games against KJ Old Boys and 3 against the Unkowns again this season. As I said, a lot of people claimed to know a team that would play us without passing on the details.
 
I should be able to get a friendly at Gateshead Fell again as I did last year. Maybe Whickham too for their social team if we could get 11 there on a midweek.

Good work btw Andy, it's appreciated!
 
Andy - good work, couple of thoughts/ things to add.

Have you asked Barclays to join your proposed league as they have an active team I'm told (AC Arundaz the man to talk to)? Also, do you reckon we could combine the cups for the current midweek league we're in and the new un we're on about forming? Would give a bit more variety to everyone. I'm happy to represent us at the meeting for the existing midweek league at Felling btw as Craig is working nights (can you let me know when it is please mate as you'll be getting the email off them I'm guessing?)

Re other friendlies, I've got a contact at Hebburn who reckons they'd be up for a game with SMB once we know dates.
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
Andy - good work, couple of thoughts/ things to add.

Have you asked Barclays to join your proposed league as they have an active team I'm told (AC Arundaz the man to talk to)? Also, do you reckon we could combine the cups for the current midweek league we're in and the new un we're on about forming? Would give a bit more variety to everyone. I'm happy to represent us at the meeting for the existing midweek league at Felling btw as Craig is working nights (can you let me know when it is please mate as you'll be getting the email off them I'm guessing?)

Re other friendlies, I've got a contact at Hebburn who reckons they'd be up for a game with SMB once we know dates.
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the problem with Barclays is they don't have a ground to play at that is why andy can only ask certain teams to be in the league.
 
Ed has it spot on. The 3 teams I've asked all have access to, or own their own ground. KJ at Bishop, The Knights at Belmont and Brandon at Brandon.

Don't want to complicate matters by asking teams who would then need to hire a pitch from a 3rd party.

I don't understand your point about the cups? As it is we're the only team playing in both leagues, so don't see how we'd be able to get a big cup competition going - if that's what your implying.
 
Aleem Dar said:
Ed has it spot on. The 3 teams I've asked all have access to, or own their own ground. KJ at Bishop, The Knights at Belmont and Brandon at Brandon.

Don't want to complicate matters by asking teams who would then need to hire a pitch from a 3rd party.

I don't understand your point about the cups? As it is we're the only team playing in both leagues, so don't see how we'd be able to get a big cup competition going - if that's what your implying.
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Well geographically both leagues are reasonable close. If there's 4 other teams in one league, three others in the new one plus us then there's 8 teams for a combined cup. For the other teams especially it might mix things up a bit and it wouldn't be very difficult to organise. Just a thought like, I'd bring it up at the Felling league meeting if you and others thought it was a goer.
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
Well geographically both leagues are reasonable close. If there's 4 other teams in one league, three others in the new one plus us then there's 8 teams for a combined cup. For the other teams especially it might mix things up a bit and it wouldn't be very difficult to organise. Just a thought like, I'd bring it up at the Felling league meeting if you and others thought it was a goer.
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bloody hell that sounds more confusing than one of my cricket game ideas:lol: The problem again would be more games would have to be played at felling which is a problem now with just the ordinary league and cup
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
Well geographically both leagues are reasonable close. If there's 4 other teams in one league, three others in the new one plus us then there's 8 teams for a combined cup. For the other teams especially it might mix things up a bit and it wouldn't be very difficult to organise. Just a thought like, I'd bring it up at the Felling league meeting if you and others thought it was a goer.
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Too many games, I would say. We only get 16 home games through the council to get the discounted rate so to bring in a load of other games - plus friendlies etc would take us very close to the 16 and will probably send us over if we're not careful. Especially as the extra games are circa £90 a time.

At the moment, I've roughly worked out that we are already playing 7/8 games before friendlies get organised with just the 2 leagues and 1 cup.
 
Aleem Dar said:
Too many games, I would say. We only get 16 home games through the council to get the discounted rate so to bring in a load of other games - plus friendlies etc would take us very close to the 16 and will probably send us over if we're not careful. Especially as the extra games are circa £90 a time.

At the moment, I've roughly worked out that we are already playing 7/8 games before friendlies get organised with just the 2 leagues and 1 cup.
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Cup would be 2 games max with final at Felling. No problem anyway, it was just a thought as I say.

I've got a 3rd team who fancy playing our 3s midweek in a friendly, probably prior to our 20/20 cup. Do I see you about this or Rob? (realise that if Houghton had a proper cup game it'd get postponed for it like).
 
NorthCountryBoy said:
Cup would be 2 games max with final at Felling. No problem anyway, it was just a thought as I say.

I've got a 3rd team who fancy playing our 3s midweek in a friendly, probably prior to our 20/20 cup. Do I see you about this or Rob? (realise that if Houghton had a proper cup game it'd get postponed for it like).
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Should easily be able to get a midweek friendly in.

Send the details across.
 
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