Rules 2007/08 Season
1. Each League will consist of 12 players. Well people in some cases.
2. All matches to be played to the World Pool Rules. With the exception of the
minute rule.
3. Matches to be best of 7 frames. (That’s the first to win 4 Frames! You can stop playing then!!)
4. The top four players in each league will be promoted (except the Elite League) and the bottom four players will be relegated (except from The Conference).
5. The top three in each Division will win money. The sum of money will be decided by Bob Jefferies and Alun Jones, so you’d best not piss them off!!!!
6. Points will be awarded as follows
2 points for a win
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1 point per frame won.
7. Winning player is to text or e-mail (ONLY!!) the result to the following (This means text or e-mail not bleeding RING you Muppets!! Oh and while were here make it a reasonable hour you spanners. This means before 11pm not at 1.00am as some of you Tards have done in the past. Plus don’t ring my other phone!!)
Email nuneaton8ballpool@ntlworld.com
8. Matches to be played at venues in Nuneaton only.
9. All players must inform committee of their home venue.
10. It is the responsibility of both players to contact each other. The 14th of the month rule is no longer in operation. If a match is not played, and the result submitted by midnight on the last day of any given month, then a score of 0 – 0 will be entered. There will be no exceptions, except in the case of two players being unable to play a match. They should then contact their divisional contact prior to end of given month for a one month extension. If the result is not received by the end of the month extension then a 0 – 0 score will be entered. And then there really will be no exceptions. So there!!!!!
11. Matches to be played in the final month of the season must be played within that month. There will be no extensions for any reason. If no result is submitted then a 0 – 0 will be entered. You now know how it will be, so don’t be an A-hole and pee everyone off by trying to be a clever tw*t and testing our metal. WE WILL NOT BEND. Whoever the f*ck you think you are. Get organized!
12. The rules have never really been enforced, as it’s a nice friendly league. But as is normally the case one or two people seem intent on bending the rules to suit themselves. So by jingo they will be this year.
13. All results must be sent by text or email by the winning player before the end of the month you’ve played them in. Failure to do this will result in the winning player receiving no points. The losing player will still get their points. Let’s read that again. No, I’ll write it in plain English. If you win a match in June and text the result in during July, hello, NO POINTS!!!! Text in June.
14. If you don’t play a match in the scheduled month and have not informed your divisional contact the game is null and void and will be scored as a nil-nil. See rule 10 above. This will also happen this year. No if’s!! No butt’s!!
15. If the players decide to play it anyway, good on em, but sadly it will still be a nil-nil. So if we read rules 10 to 14 again it means if the winning player has not text or emailed the result by the end of the month with a result or to inform their divisional contact of a cancellation, the game is void even if you play it.
16. If any player wants to complain, he can, but it has to be in writing, a letter containing not less than 500 words, scribed on the inside of your scrotum, should suffice. ( We’ll think of something else for the girlies and Danny Barr who we all know has no boll*cks, except when he talks cos he only ever talks boll*cks…)
17. If player verbally complains he will lose 5 points and I can assure this will happen. He will then be suspended from the league.
18. If the away player then starts to moan he will also lose points and also be suspended from the league.
19. A minimum of 24 hours notice must be given if a player wishes to postpone a match. Unless mitigating circumstances arise. Like both your arms have dropped off! Or you are playing like Steve Blakemore!!!
20. If a player has a good reason the committee can over rule this motion.
21. If the reason is deemed to be a load of b*llocks the player will forfeit the match 4-0.
22. Postponed matches will have to be rearranged by the player that cancelled the fixture.
23. The cancelled fixture MUST and we mean MUST be played within 1 month of the cancellation. Unless mitigating circumstances won’t allow this like illness, broken arm and Death etc etc. .
24. If a player has not played a match for two months said player will be automatically kicked out of the league. Unless the committee have been informed of a good reason.
25. If a player is kicked out or drops out after the halfway point in the season his points accumulated in the first half will stand but points in second half of the season will be taken off.
26. Any player that arranges a match and doesn’t turn up will lose not only the match 4-0. They will also lose FIVE points. You have been warned. If you arrange to play at least have the decency to turn up. Again unless mitigating circumstances occur. The committee will rule on this when they have all the information.
27. If your opponent has not turned up within 20 minutes of the time arranged for your fixture you are awarded the match and may leave the venue after informing your divisional contact.
28. Any player found to concede a match without trying to win will be brought before The Committee to explain his actions.
29. They will then decide on disciplinary action. This could lead to a maximum deduction of 50 points for that player.
30. Any players found to be in shares with one another will automatically be kicked out of the league. They will also be automatically suspended from the Thursday night and Sunday night pool leagues. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
31. The committee can fully understand why friends would like to share money between them but this could lead to match fixing.
32. In the event of a player being tied on points frame difference will come into force.
33. In the event of players still being tied frames won will come into force.
34. In the event of players still being tied games won will come into force.
35. In the event of it still being tied I will be getting pissed off and the combine frame scores between the players will come into force.
36. In the event of players still being tied they can both piss off and play a game of dominoes, old game first to 7.
37. Entrance fee will be £35 a player. £10 will be returned on fulfilment of your fixtures.
38. Any player that does not pay his entrance fee will be banned not only from the Singles League, Thursday Night and Sunday pool leagues. Also they will be banned from representing Nuneaton and Warwickshire. It’s your choice!
39. Any player that drops out mid season and wants to rejoin the following season will have to pay £25 bond which they will get back if they fulfill their fixtures.
40. If you change your contact details (that’s your phone number) you must contact everyone in your division and your divisional contact to let them know. If a player is unable to contact you by the end of the month because you have changed your number and not told anyone then the match will be awarded 4 – 0 to your opponent.
41. All players should keep their copy of the rules for reference.
All players are asked to remember it’s only a game, have fun, it’s a night out!
Divisional Contacts
Elite League Ian Fowler
Premier League Bob Jefferies
Division One Danny Barr
Division Two Danny Evans
Division Three Dave Burnett
Division Four Alun Jones
Conference Anthony Tedds
Single League Committee
Chairman Alun Jones
Secretary Bob Jefferies
Animal Correspondent Danny Evans
Pie Specialist Ian Fowler
Farm Life Dave Burnett
Special Needs Danny Barr
Ant Tedds