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Are you bringing Rik poles, Jono?

£1 a pint @ Bristol. OMG! (as you kids say.)

Sorry guys not going to make it today, been throwing up all night with a stomach bug. Would rather not infect you all

No commitment.

Aiming for 12, but it might be more like 1...

Not forgetting Pickers has already ordered mallets from Harvey.

Anti Polo Consortium/Plaze waiting for an invoice....

If we get organised, we can make mallets courtside. I haz tape measure/drill/saws...and the threaded rod. It's not rocket science!

1. Jono will almost certainly have shafts at Bristol.
   
2. Order nuts and bolts from eBay.
   
3. Buy cheap grip from intersport on North street.
   
4. Keep some cork or similar for the handle end
   
5. Somebody in town 'liberate' some yellow pipe.
   
   

Job done.

+1 for poloaners. We must have enough bits between us to cobble a couple of bikes together. Where would we keep them though? And who's going to bring them down?

Games: We definitely need to start timing more. Recent games have overun substantially. We've all got timers on our phones. Simplez.

Hmmm...still a tenner for 3 hours of polo. That's the same price as hiring the indoor court there, but I think we'll ruin their shiny floor so indoors is...um...out?

Subs. Finally...

Weather seems ok so shall we just stick with PP. Would be good to all have a chat together about the warehouse tonight. Riding in so should be there 5ish.

I'm going to be taking it easy tonight as my stomach has bruised up nicely after Sunday's run in with my handlebars!

Mallets: Woodys got shit loads. Badger him!

Blaze: Bristol. REGISTER!!!!!

Warehouse looks awesome. Good job, Jamie. Definitely roller derby/disco heavy though. I don't think that's really what we're after.

It doesn't hurt to ask. I'll try calling him tomorrow to see how much we'd have to pay for 3 hours after work. If too much, we won't bother. Fingers crossed for better weather.

PP would be better/cheaper/easier, but the forecast isn't looking too good. Probably won't try and sort the warehouse until there has been some sort of response and we can gauge the level of interest.

Six of Brighton driving down on Friday morning. Should be around to get drunk/help set up/moan about your new courts from mid afternoon. Obviously traffic dependent.

So who's up for a trip to Shoreham tomorrow? We're going to have to pay something whatever we're able to knock him down to for a 'taster session', and I don't want to (a) get all the way out there and nobody else turns up, (b) be responsible for sorting the bill cos nobody else turns up, and finally (c) look like a tit, along with BRIGHTON BIKE POLO, cos nodody else....oh, you get the idea.

This weather is fucking disgusting! Should we try to book the indoor court for tomorrow night? 7 til 10 or something like that? He might be prepared to do a deal for a one off trial session if there's nothing else booked in. I'm dying to check it out, and negotiations over price/booking might be a bit easier face to face.

Their might even be grants available for this sort of thing if we were to become the official BRIGHTON BIKE POLO association or whatever. Does anyone know who the best people to speak to about this? Maybe I'll bell the council today...

Nice one Jamie. You're right - £30 an hour is quite a lot.

But what would we be getting for our dollar? A lit, dry court over the winter would be frickin amazing! We'd also be able to start the much discussed but never actioned Recruitment Drive. Charging for sessions would obviously help cover our costs. I realise it would also mean less games for all of us, but if it proved popular we could always start hiring the second court for the newbies...?

Local business sponsorship: I'm not being funny, but what is any local business going to gain from paying for us to play polo? We're not exactly high profile, either in the local or tourney arenas. Not sure I'd want 'Donatellos' across my back/on a wheeldisc/along my down tube either. Maybe you could get it tattoed on your forhead, Rich?

Does anybody have particularly good haggling skills? I'm happy to call and give it a go. I'm also happy to split the rent of the courts if enough of us keep going regularly. I work, so I'm also prepared to pay slightly more if it helps to subsidise those of us that don't.

There's a bit of rain in the air. What's that all about? Danny, I've got a few mallet bits in the workshop. I'll try and cobble something together for you, but I'm not sure how long it will last. Woody mentioned a few spares that were a bit bent but were still useable...

Just spoke with the bloke who runs the warehouse in Shoreham that the Brighton Rockers have just shacked up with. We had a terrible line, but I think he sounded pretty interested in sub letting to us as well as the roller derby girls. Might try and go and see him/the warehouse tomorrow after polo.

Aiming to get away by 4. Should be there by 5ish. Planning to pop into Moulscoombe leisure centre on my way if i have time. Also emailed the roller derby girls this morning.

What time is polo expected to be done on Saturday night? Some mates of mine are in a Bristol based band, are pretty good and might be up for a short trip to Sea Mills...or are we not allowed to make too much noise either?

R.I.P. fixed polo! Registered for Bristol last week. Train fare when I looked at the weekend was £46. Possibly maybe thinking about driving down. I've got a 2 bike rack and a box trailer with a lid/bike bars so could carry a few bikes and up to 6 people (including me). Leaving mid afternoon Friday, back on Sunday when we've had enough/sobered up.

I provide the vehicle and do all the driving. You pay for the petrol between you. Can't remember how much it cost me the last time I drove to Bristol, but it should be cheaper then 5x£46. Deal anyone?*

*Like I said, I'm only thinking about this at the moment.

No bike? What have you done to it? I'm going to try to get to PP for 12ish. Hopefully I won't be hanging around on my own for too long...?

Anyone for a spot of Bank Holiday polo in the sun? Might be worth trying to start a bit earlier so we stand a better chance of getting a court. 12ish? Or is this a ridiculous idea?

Good luck to all of Brighton Polo reprazentin an' ting in the big smoke tomorrow.