With just the last few results to come in, I think I can safely say congratulations to the Molesey Royal British Legion and The Griffin for winning their respective divisions. Next up are the competitions. Every team should have had the list of competition venues and those registered. If you have not, contact John Hall for a copy.
Molesey Royal British Legion – Winner Div A
The Griffin, Claygate – Winner Div B
If any of you are having problems getting told of me, it’s because my mobile phone operator have made some changes which mean I can no longer get a signal at home or at work so I only catch missed calls and messages when I jump in the car! I’m in the process of moving to another company but will retain the same number so please bear with me while this happens.
As some of you may know, this site is hosted by a company called LeagueRepublic and then it’s been customized with our leagues in mind. LeagueRepublic are changing the look and feel of all of their sites on the 24th November 2009. This means the site will still show the tables and results on the front page but some of the menus and other features may well move.
I have been able to test the website out on their new system but I’ve not been able to carry out the work to tidy it up in time for Tuesday so you might have problems finding things until I can do it. I’m also looking at whether I can add some other features now with the new design.
I hope you find the new design easier to use – I’m not sure about it yet but maybe it’ll grow on me. Please let me know though if you are having trouble accessing or viewing the site when it changes though.
example of new website
Due to the ongoing postal dispute at the Royal Mail, here are some options for getting the results to me.
1. Scan the result card and email to michael.shepherd@fasteye.co.uk. If you do this there is no need to post but the scan must be of good quality so I can read the names and the signatures are clear in case of any dispute. A couple of teams have been doing this and it works well.
2. Email the result and player statistics for both teams to michael.shepherd@fasteye.co.uk. The card MUST also be posted to follow up so that I have a signed card in case of disputes.
3. Text me the result on my mobile number which is available on the menu under ‘League Info’, ‘Contacts’ on this site. Optionally also text the player stats from both teams but if you do text the stats then make them clear. The card MUST also be posted to follow up so that I have a signed card in case of disputes.
4. Post it through my door by hand – You may have a team member who passes by during their working hours or lives close to me who can drop it in.
Obviously we all hope this dispute is resolved quickly so that normal service can resume but given the issues with lost post in the summer, I need your support to make sure I can keep this site up to date and ensure any tables and player stats I distribute are as accurate as possible.
Obviously the winter season has started so some of you may wonder why the site isn’t ready. Basically it’s down to time. As the fixtures only came available last week I’ve haven’t got through all the changes I have to make. I’ve added the October fixtures and will add the rest over the next few days.
The other thing to note is the players shown against each team. In most cases these will be shown as the players who have played for these teams in previous seasons. This is because I don’t have access to the league team registration forms where the players were written down. Historically I update the players once the result cards start coming in. If teams want to supply me a list of their players by e-mail I’ll update it but as you can sign players on match night there is always the odd few additions to make anyway.
It should be remembered that the fixtures paperwork which John Hall supplied is the source of truth for fixtures and venues. I’m as careful as I can be but occasionally I make errors when inputing so many fixtures. Please let me know if you spot any such issues.
So far some good and well attended competitions this year, there are a couple of mistakes which I’ll learn from and will try and make sure don’t happen again but generally things have gone well. It’s no surprise given its my first year at running this so thanks to those who have been patient.
The AGM for the winter league has now gone by and was very poorly attended. It’s a pity that others didn’t take the opportunity to contribute their ideas on how to improve the league and submit their teams early. This makes organising the season very difficult and means yet again I’ll not get time to set up this web site for the winter league much in advance. Team wise I think we have around 15 teams now. I’m really hoping we can finish this season with the same number of teams we start with this year. A welcome return this year will be the Lord Hotham which was recently refitted.
Just a reminder – I don’t run the Winter League, that is still John Hall and his number is on this site. I am the result secretary and recieve result cards and update the site. Please make sure any league issues are passed directly to John and not through me. I can’t guarantee that I’ll get messages to him straight away and to be honest I need the break!!
The season is coming to a close. Unfortunately the Cobham Village Club had to pull out of Division B due to a lack of players which was a real pity as they were strong contenders. On the positive side, both divisions go into the final week without knowing who will be the winner. In fact Division A will need to wait at least an extra week as outstanding games are played. Many of the other teams are very close points wise so for those there is still also something to play for.
The competitions are upon us, I have most of the forms back so thank you those teams who have turned these round quickly. I’m still accepting entries by text or email from those of you that haven’t got round to it. It’s looking like a good attendance.
It doesn’t seem long ago that the season was starting and yet we are nearly half way through already. The only disappointment for me was losing the Europa but other than that it seems to be going well with no runaway leaders in either division. Hopefully this makes it a more enjoyable evening.
I’m keen to get feedback on the structure and format of the league. For the purists out there I’m not looking to rip up and change everything however I am looking at what other successful leagues around the country are doing in terms of promotion and format to understand what it attractive to darts players and want to ensure the long term prospects for the league are good. If other leagues are growing and ours is dwindling then we may need to change some things.
I don’t believe there are a shortage of players around but one of the things often said is that it’s hard to join a league like ours if you are not already in it and know people and not many people want to start a team on their own. I have had people contact me through this site before looking for a team but its hard to break into a team of ’locals’ in a pub team and to judge a players ability.
Suggestions on how this could be handled welcome but I don’t want to become a players agent ringing round all the teams!
All the result cards for the first week bar one are in and it looks like there have been some tightly fought games.
Everyone should now be possession of results cards to take them through to the end of the season. Please let me know if this is not the case.
I’m happy to open this blog up to any League Landlord/Landlady or Team Secretary who wants to advertise darts events or promote their pub or club. Please let me know if you want me to post something for you or you would like permission to create entries here. This is only open to venues and teams who are part of our leagues.
