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Emmet
Danielle
Tony
Max
Mat
Jimmy
Miles

Hi

I, Danielle, am turning 26 so I'm going to enjoy Sunday polo with all of you at Agnes and hope some of you can stick around for beers at the pub after.

xxxx
d

Sunday Boom

Emmet
Danielle
Tony
Max
Mat
Jimmy
Miles

Sunday

Emmet
Danielle
Tony

Anyone? Gonna cancel it if we don't get numbers by 3..

Yo need 4 more peeps for newby night tomorrow (Max can't make it), otherwise we will have to cancel it...

Would be a pity as we had some interest this week.

fixing puncture

Newb Newt

max
moles
emmet

please bring my light

We only have 6 when max is in so unless someone else steps up it is gonna be a two start. Weather looks nice today though!

Also beginners' night tomorrow, so we need 6, who is in?

Emmet
Max

Noon

Will try and pop round if time allows. Where is Phil going?

Sunday @ Agnes

Emmet
Danielle
Frax
Beagle
Max Limb (from 2pm)

Well not if the rest of the world thinks it is a good idea, if so reverting to 3v3 is more akin to Brexit than the original move to squad. There are positives and negatives to squad just as there are with 3v3, the strength of a decision (in bikepolo) at the moment is if it has support from the organising bodies around the world.

Currently, on paper, it looks like Europe is going against the international community.
However, I have also heard that the Latin American and Australian / NZ communities may just be going along with squad because NAH forced it through last year. If that is the case it is good that Europe is challenging the decision. If not, then not so...

Are you sure newt is free on Fridays? There were footballers on both courts there late into 2017

Yeah good luck finding courts 4 that.

@M_A_X qualis, continental, global.

Anyway maybe the whole system is fucked. Was talking with Django about doing away with Championships altogether and having a mini Grand Slam series like in Tennis. Main benefit of this is that tournaments can be held with one court, making it easier to organise and opening up the possibility of putting on events in more high profile locations. Could be a really good way of growing the sport because so far there has been little interest from big sponsors.

Yeah I get you beagle and I didn't like NAH's way about doing things. But the fact remains they forced it through and now that is the standard for a lot of Major tournaments across the globe. So we have to deal with the issue at hand, not the one a year ago...

Anyway, people can just make their own decisions.

The main problem now is that the rest of the world is moving towards squad, to switch back to 3v3 would pretty much kill any chances of the next worlds, because people lose patience with the amount of indecision and it is harder to kick two people off your team than bring two people in.

As I mentioned it isn't to do with positives or negatives, it is to do with direction.

The main thing that bike polo needs right now is to keep momentum.

Please vote and share.

This will not effect the majority of tournaments or play at club level, but is I believe important for the development of polo at a global level.

My personal belief is that there are benefits to both formats but that the deciding factor should be what helps bike polo keep momentum and a sense of direction.

For that reason I think it is important to stick with Squad, which for right or wrong was implemented last year, because to continue a trend of switching between formats will only cause greater schisms in the international community.

Important poll for Global Polo

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIDIZP7OzSvUjxiND3URKer9gMRVVGy1uHebaP86VYiAqnSw/viewform

EHBA announced a couple of days ago to host a 3v3 euros. There has been some controversy over this as since last year's worlds Australasia, North America and Latin America have made movements to organising major tournaments in squad format.

The French committee released this poll to see what the global community prefers as the format for major tournaments (i.e. Euros, Worlds etc...)

btw, I am told we have some women's sizes too

Yo, if anyone wants a mongrels utd t shirt (12eur) or sweater (25eur) speak up

Gonna be in Rouen this weekend and hopefully can bring some back.

TBH though, I am not gonna be looking at the internet at all so will have to be sharpish / message someone who will be there with me i.e. Josh, Luca, Morgan... xoxoxox

Weather looks awful for tomorrow. Will hold out for a change in forecast but it ain't looking great

Sunday

Tony
Laura
Beagle
Emmet
Danielle
Max

Early start?!

Friday is a no go for polo at Newt. They have respected our days in the past, we should do the same.

Good games meeps. Thanks for reffing D and B. Finally massive thanks to Chukker, lights were fixed and mitch looked great x

D and I will be there at 6:30 incase footballers are no show, but there is no guarantee...