Curse match 14 2013 - was the River Trent

#1

Sat 19th Oct

Declared Casualties
The Milky Bar Kid
Heinzer
Choppymaster
Bullah
MGB
Mick K
Ginger Tom
Tommy Cooper
Brambles

Guest
TrevorB

#2

i just might be able to get on this one tony if theres room

Arch · #3

Hi TK.

Would it be ok for me to fish as a guest ?? Assuming you've not got a full house that is. Haven't fished a match in years.

I may have to work though, (On Holiday this week, so wont know till next week) So only a possible ATM.

Cheers.

Arch.

#4

TK , if there is a place available I might be up for this one also , will watch out as you update the apologies / guests list .

regards

Trev

#5

i just might be able to get on this one tony if theres room

Hi TK.Would it be ok for me to fish as a guest ??

TK , if there is a place available I might be up for this one also

Stuck you down as 'possibles' guys

#6

Haven't fished a match in years.

We wont mention the 'practice match' upstream on the golf course

Arch · #7

Haven't fished a match in years.

We wont mention the 'practice match' upstream on the golf course ;)

Well apart from that one.........

Oh, and the 2 practise sessions for that match as well. I still haven't fished a match in years.

If there's no work, I shall look forward to it.

Thanks.

Phil B · #8

To Martin (aka Fatty) Kendall look forward to seeing you at Burton, If not attending please send an emissary clutching
a certain amount of English pounds for goods purchased anon.

Josh1337 · #9

Wont be here unfortunatly.

See you all on the fur and feather

MrV · #10

By the look of the weather, and the forecast, it could be another cut match

#11

yes paul is going to p-ss down all week

#12

Now who was it that suggested I book the river matches later in the year

::) ::) ::)

MrV · #13

That was next year I was talking about TK

#14

Wont be here unfortunatly.

MrV · #15

River level at Drakelow 0.5 metres up, but if weather forecast to be believed, and only a few showers to come, the river could be fishable and dropping

#16

Was up according to Tony V tonight...........rain forecast most of the day Wed and Fri pm

MrV · #17

River level up to 1.6 mtrs yesterday ( 0.5 metres above normal) 4 oclock this morning down to 1.4 mtrs, so falling nicely. Lets see what the weather gods throw at us

joffmiester · #18

Big leads and Lobworms have it !!!

#19

After the deluge today its looking more and more likely that its a squatt and g/b match coming up...........

#20

The phone was a bit busy yesterday with a few members expressing concerns as to whether the match on the river on Saturday would go ahead.

General consensus was that it was going to be a non starter, had I thought of an alternative? Traditionally when a river match is called off we head to a cut.

How about the Extension?

Only problem is that it too tends to suffer after heavy rain pours into it so I didn’t feel that was really a ‘goer’.

How about a commie? In fact one member even kindly went as far as checking the availability of a local commercial and negotiated a ‘discount price’ for it if we wanted to book it (mind still hundred sovs plus)

Another member came up with another alternative ‘logical’ solution

Reports of river levels from the members on Tuesday were a little conflicting, so thought it best to wait and see what the gods would throw at us today. And they did throw a bit

Phone has been a bit busy again today.........so I guess it’s decision time as to whether you need to pop and pick up 4 pints of mags, caster and hemp............ or?????

I’d ‘explored’ the ‘alternative logical solution’ mentioned above in a phone call last night and it was a goer if we did want to knock the river on the head

We’d already paid for the river, why not drop on the controlling clubs canal? It would save spending even more money on a pool/commercial – particularly as I believe that when I produce the 2013 financial statement it will already show a shortfall this year due to a combination of lower membership turnouts on matches than forecasted and far fewer guests joining us

So it’s logical – well at least to me as treasurer – to move Saturday’s match to the Coors waters on the Trent and Mersey Canal (host of this year’s National), at Rugeley. We’ll fish the ‘Priory’ section which is just past the old power station entrance on the A513 Rugeley Road. The usual 9am draw etc......

So that’s saved you a few bob in bait anyway............