don't be thinking i'm full of myself, i can hold my own against some good bowlers but i don't break many pots. i'm just here to bowl n enjoy, i dont see point in people havin digs at each other,

Alex

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Nice to see you being your usual welcoming, friendly self Dave

Can't recall Wolf mentioning anything about seeing, doing or T-Shirt'ing.......

All the poor lad has done is come in, say hello, and ask some advice about our greens.............

two dacre first teamers lost in the pairs to starbeck 4th teamers, omens for monday are looking good, could we be saying bye bye dacre??

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Two dacre bowlers in pairs final and winners of wilf shaw mixed pairs this season ????? bye bye beck ???

Oh but its a different competion 8 a side team vrs pairs - maybe no correlation ?? (link)

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perhaps not, we'll see on Monday how things go eh?

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You need to learn the difference between advice and criticism wolfman, it was advice I was imparting, get your captain to sort it out! Good luck on Monday it will be interesting to see how you get on, characters are good for the game.

apologies 21up, i misinterpreted your comments it seems, thanks for wishing me luck, when we play you please make yourself known to me, it would be good to meet you

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Wolf, you are getting very giddy. Just what do you expect? If you expect a strong tough league then you will be disapointed. However, as you are such a good coach and play in all these top teams, you will find it a breeze, I am sure. You have spent a couple of weeks building yourself up,so i do hope you do the business and be Starbecks answer to Steve McQueen in the great escape.

Ricky, were you ever that excited when you were a whipper snapper just starting out?

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Love is free, Bobby Tupper (Always a Swannie)

i wouldn't call my comments giddy, i'm just simply trying to stir some activity on here. I know not to expect an exceptionally tough league as I have been filled in by Cory on a lot of matters.

I never said i play for all the top teams, just the top teams at my clubs, you will see that Heavy Woollen are a poor Div5 side in the Fed, also I play in Div5 of the Mirfield league, and Div1 in O/H league and Div2 of HW league. so by all means these can't be top clubs. As for a good coach comment, how can I say i am one, my aim is to get juniors playing and enjoying the game, which I have done succesfully, they don't break any pots, we have fun, which is what I am trying to have in Harrogate now.

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Get your wellies out for tonights "debut" wolfie laaaaaaaad.

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Love is free, Bobby Tupper (Always a Swannie)

Swan 4 - 6 Wayside.

Gutted with the result and with my own poor performance but...Well bowled to the wayside boys.

Bobby Tupper wrote:

Ricky, were you ever that excited when you were a whipper snapper just starting out?

I sure was Bobby, I just loved getting on a green and bowling - full of enthusiasm (back then- then comes work,women and most of all alcohol). I remember before each game i would get incredibly nervous even in the lower divisions, each game was like a cup final. Then when some of the first team would come watch it was an extra bonus.

I always hoped that i would improve enough to play with the superstars of the first division and maybe one day become one.

But the great thing about bowls as is life is that you are always learning.

And there ends my post on a philosophical note.

How did you get on tonight Wolfman? Were you an adequate replacement for Cozza?

I think I was, I was pleased that the team has accepted me firstly though.

I was expecting hostility from a few as I'm a stranger.

I won my game 21-13 against Vic Skaife-Clarke, I'm told this is a good win.

Sadly I'm eating humble pie as Starbeck succumbed to a 4-6 defeat at home.

The relegation scrap gets very interesting now.

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Any win is a good win but yes Vic Clarke is hard to beat,