Winter league final

joffmiester · #1

right while its fresh in your minds was the winter league final a success on a commercial did every competitor catch loads of fish did it pull the crowds in
from what ive heard bob dyer did a sterling job running the event and single handed
after reading the A/Times report it shows that dorking barnsley and starlets are the best all round teams in the country
i also wonder how much practice some of the commercial teams put in against these teams
and was it a success for the fisheries point putting up the money on the day
a little disappointed at the winners only getting £2000 for what is called the blue ribbon event for match angling plus where have all the trophies gone

did they belong to Angling times

and what is happening about this years winter league ,its now august 6 weeks away from the new campaign

personally i'd like to see a balance sheet right from the start of this years competition now the angling trust is running it like a proper business

i'm sure if they told you what your fishing for from the start it might encourage more teams to fish
or are they looking for a new sponsor

i know last years winter league was short notice to say the least, but i'd of thought this years plans should be all sorted by now

joffmiester · #2

by the way dorking won it northwest 2nd and barnsley 3rd equal with starlets

Mullarkey · #3

I fished the final and in my opinion the venue was top class, lots of fish with nice pleasant settings with very helpful fishery staff.
On the flip side I would prefer a more traditional venue like the nene or trent only because it feels right and i`m not fishing for someone`s pets in their backgarden.
Bob Dyer done a fantastic job in running it single handedly and it all went off smoothly, unlike when another person used to run the semi`s as there was always an error in the results.
Bob did say at the end that next year the semi`s will be end of feb early march and the final will be on a natural venue (think he said river) in the midlands first week of july.

Well done to Dorking on winning, their a class act and are too good in all honesty. They and the other two oustanding teams Barnsley and Starlets will have some great battles amongst themselves in the coming years. Can`t see many other teams wanting to play with them.

joffmiester · #4

mullarkey did he say anything about a new sponsor being needed for the event ,if its going back on a natural venue i can't see a commercial sponsoring it .

#5

My pet subject - yawn - yawn - yawn

I have always said that a Balance Sheet should be made available for every big match wherever it is being held.
I know some couldn't care a monkeys what goes in and what goes out and some wouldn't undertand one anyway.
I do think anglers have a right however as to seeing where their hard earned money goes.
I have an Asda near where I live; if I go in for something as simple as one bread roll I get a receipt for it which tells me what I have spent my money on.

Mullarkey · #6

Joff,

no mention of a new sponsor or whether they need one to run the event.
In terms of money paid out, they only paid top three teams and first in sections. There was an individual payout as well but I can`t remember how many they paid out. Pools were only £15 so you can`t expect much from that. I think Partridge lakes chipped in with a couple of grand.
The owner of the lakes (think he`s name was Dave) seemed a decent fellow, he spent time talking to the anglers and thanked them for coming. Bit unlike some down south who charge you a fiver to walk round!

joffmiester · #7

perhaps they don't need a sponsor :-/i did hear the entry money has gone down from last year as well for this year £100.00 down to £70 that's a lot of money if consider when A/T ran it around 160 teams took part throughout the leagues

joffmiester · #8

being charged to walk around

come on thats as good as the extra parking on the national £6.50

i take it these are jokes

#9

I hear it teams of 10 or 8 depending on fishery or venue, could be wrong, at the end of the day we will all be last to know boys

#10

Heard you can have teams of 8,10 or 12 but whatever league starts with it has to carry on, final will still be teams of 10

craftytafty · #11

being charged to walk around come on thats as good as the extra parking on the national £6.50 i take it these are jokes

I think everywhere should charge £100 to walk round.

big_cup · #12

Heard you can have teams of 8,10 or 12 but whatever league starts with it has to carry on, final will still be teams of 10

North eastern winter league has been given the option to fish with as little as 6 per team, so that teams with very small numbers can still fish the league and the bigger teams such as Barnsley and Thorne etc can field 2 sides or more if they wish, its being put to a vote. Again as you have said here, the final will be 10 anglers,no matter what the resulting number of the vote for the league is.

#13

have they changed the rule about fishing for more than one team because if a team of 6 wins a league they wont be able to add team members who have fished for another team in the competition. even if they come from the same squad.

#14

being charged to walk around come on thats as good as the extra parking on the national £6.50 i take it these are jokes

Here you go Joff, you'll find this on the GOLD VALLEY website.

PLEASE BE AWARE – IF YOU INVITE FRIENDS OR FAMILY TO VISIT YOU ON THE BANK WHILE FISHING AT GOLD VALLEY THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO PURCHASE A VISITOR’S TICKET COSTING £5.00 REGARDLESS OF DURATION OF STAY – NO EXCEPTIONS!

joffmiester · #15

perhaps they don't need a sponsor :-/i did hear the entry money has gone down from last year as well for this year £100.00 down to £70 that's a lot of money if consider when A/T ran it around 160 teams took part throughout the leagues

sorry angling times was £60.00 ::) ::)
still a lot of money

joffmiester · #16

Heard you can have teams of 8,10 or 12 but whatever league starts with it has to carry on, final will still be teams of 10

North eastern winter league has been given the option to fish with as little as 6 per team, so that teams with very small numbers can still fish the league and the bigger teams such as Barnsley and Thorne etc can field 2 sides or more if they wish, its being put to a vote. Again as you have said here, the final will be 10 anglers,no matter what the resulting number of the vote for the league is.

i'm pretty sure they have scrapped the 6 man squads,i think its because the bigger teams wanted to put two teams in

joffmiester · #17

being charged to walk around come on thats as good as the extra parking on the national £6.50 i take it these are jokes

Here you go Joff, you'll find this on the GOLD VALLEY website.
PLEASE BE AWARE – IF YOU INVITE FRIENDS OR FAMILY TO VISIT YOU ON THE BANK WHILE FISHING AT GOLD VALLEY THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO PURCHASE A VISITOR’S TICKET COSTING £5.00 REGARDLESS OF DURATION OF STAY – NO EXCEPTIONS!

big_cup · #18

I will double check Joff but I am sure 6 was an option in the vote I received.

Same rules Macca, Barnsley have endless amounts of anglers they can fetch in as and when required. As long as the team has a different name, for example as simple as red and black, then they can name two seperate squads and as long as they dont cross anglers over between the teams that is acceptable as far as I am lead to believe?

joffmiester · #19

big cup what happens if the red and black come 1st and 2nd ?? as the semi is still 10 men will they be able to put four or five into the team that won from the 2nd team as you want to field your strongest squad

joffmiester · #20

is there such a thing as a winter league balance sheet on the angling trust website