25th Nov 2009

The next league meeting will be held at The Colliers on 2nd December (8.30pm prompt).  A delegate is required from each team.                        

13th Aug 2009

The next league meeting will be held at The Wheatsheaf on 7th October (8.30pm prompt). A delegate is required from each team.                       

24th Aug 2009

The next league meeting will be held at The Woodman Inn on 2nd September (8.30pm prompt). A delegate is required from each team.                       

7th July 2009

The next league meeting will be held at The Werneth Arms on 5th August (8.30pm prompt). A delegate is required from each team.                       

21st June 2009

The next league meeting will be held at The Victoria on 1st July (8.30pm prompt). A delegate is required from each team.                        

21st May 2009

The next league meeting will be held at The Anglers on 3rd June (8.30pm prompt). A delegate is required from each team.

All signings must be completed and submitted by this date.                        

2nd May 2009

A reminder to all teams that there will be a league meeting at 8.30 prompt on Wednesday 6th May at The White Hart. A delegate is required from each team.

League fees (£20) will be required, plus any outstanding fees. Part payment of any unpaid bonds will also be due.                          

6th Apr 2009

The new season will begin on 20th April. Please have your team ready for this date.

Fixtures and Rules will be dropped off at all pubs shortly, though copies can be downloaded from the relevant pages on this site.

Teams are asked to thoroughly read through the League Rules as there are some significant changes 

We welcome St Pauls Conservative Club to the league, whilst thanking the Farmers Boy for their past support (A comment on the Farmers Boy’s departure is available on the League’s message board).

The League are pleased to accept the kind offer of sponsorship from Northern Insulation Contractors of Stalybridge. Links to the NIC website will be provided shortly.                  

24th Jan 2009

Please be aware that all Semis and Finals are now to be played at The Farmers Boy (Huddersfeld Rd Oldham) as per our sponsorship agreement. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.                          

5th July 2008

Please remember that the fixtures of 14th and 21st July have been swapped round to allow extra time for the Singles first round.                         

15th May 2008

Apologies in advance for the absence of myself (Adie) at the June meeting due to a holiday. Please be aware that Knockout entry forms will be issued at this meeting and must be completed and returned no later than the July meeting.                          

30th Apr 2008

Teams should be aware that the Bowling Green will not be taking part in the League this year. All fixtures against the Bowling Green are now a ‘No Game’ week.                          

17th Apr 2008

Teams have now been issued with fixtures for the 2008 season. A copy of the fixtures will soon be posted on the fixtures page.                                                                  Please be aware that a revised and accurate fixture list will be issued at the May 7th meeting - It has not gone unnoticed that some dates on the current sheet are incorrect.

Teams will shortly receive rule sheets and result cards in time for the first match on 21st April.

2nd Feb 2008

All teams will shortly receive tickets and information about the Presentation (To be held on March 28th). Annual Trophies are still outstanding, and need to be returned immediately.

A final meeting will be held to close the 2007/8 season - NO FEES ARE REQUIRED unless monies are owed.

The next meeting will be held on 5th Mar 2008 at The Golden Buck (8.30pm).

10th Jan 2008

Would all holders of annual League trophies please arrange to return them to the Commitee as soon as possible in readiness for the presentation night. A decision will be made very shortly on the date and venue of the presentation.

The next meeting will be held on 6th Feb 2008 at The Golden Buck (8.30pm).

11th Nov 2007

The Britannia have now dropped out of the league. All results from the first half of the season stand, with all teams given a 7-0 win (Plus Gallon & Speedpool) for second half fixtures.

The latest draws for knockouts have been posted on the relevant pages of this site.

27th Sept 2007

Please be aware that The Colliers X are now playing all their home games from the Honeywell Arms Ashton Rd (Next to Park Cake Bakery).

9th Sept 2007

At the Sept meeting, bonus ball number 8 was owned by the Victoria ‘B’ and wins £24.

The Bowling Green were the only non attendees and will be fined £5 and docked 5 points as per league rules.

The draw for round two of the Team knockout was made, and has been posted on the knockouts page in this site.

Teams are asked to play two speedpool matches for the next four fixtures in order to catch up the four missed at the start of the season.

The next meeting will be held on Oct 3rd at the Golden Buck. (8.30pm prompt).

12th July 2007

At the July meeting, bonus ball number 48 was owned by the league.

The Britannia were the only non attendees and will be fined £5 and docked 5 points as per league rules.

The draw for round two of the individual knockout was made, and has been posted on the knockouts page in this site.

9th June 2007

All outstanding singles and doubles entries for 2007 must reach us at The Sun Inn by 8pm on 11th June where the draw will take place later that same evening.

4th May 2007

Keith’s Funeral (See below) will be held at Blackley Crematorium on Wed 9th May (1pm).

1st May 2007

It is with much sadness that we report the sudden passing away of Keith Shaw. A key member of The Anglers’ squad, Keith proved himself to be an excellent player who was not only a tough opponent, but was also extremely gracious in defeat.

Keith played in the Hollins Pool League for quite a number of years, beginning with the title-winning New Moston British Legion side before moving on to The Anglers. Not only was he a very popular team mate, he was also a much liked and respected friend to many throughout the league, and will be sorely missed by those that had the pleasure to know him.

Please remember that we have a meeting on Wed 2nd May at The Golden Buck (8.30pm). Once again, it coincides with the Champions League semi, but the room we are using has a TV, and it is hoped that the meeting will take place during half time. All signing-on sheets must be in at this meeting.

18th April 2007

4 Teams failed to turn up to the April meeting. Teams not turning up to future meetings will be fined and docked points as per League rules.

Victoria 'A' won April's bonus ball (No. 41) and receive £24.

The telephone number on the result cards should be ignored. The number to call is 07968 567730.

Teams have until the May 2nd meeting to sign players on. Registration forms must be handed in at the meeting.

A SpeedPool competition is currently being trialled, and is hoped to become a permanent League competition from May.

The 2007 Team K/O fixtures have been published on the relevant page on this site.

21st Mar 2007

All teams should now have received their fixture list. Amendments to be made are;

Team 14 are now the Church Inn Chapel Rd

Team 15 are now the Bowling Green Inn. (We are still looking for a team to fill team 16.)

League Rules are downloadable from this site, and table rules remain unchanged as yet. Should any team require copies of any rules before the April meeting please contact Adie on 07968 567730.

Result cards will also be with you in the next day or so, and any further forms etc will be handed out at the April meeting

5th March 2007

Firstly, I'll start with a rant......
At the pre-season registration (which some teams couldn't be bothered turning up to) I said that we needed to urgently get sponsorship and a minimum of 14 teams before setting a concrete start date for 2007 and asked for assistance in both areas.
After assurances that people would do what they could to get sponsors and further teams in, I have since received telephone calls totalling.................er, NONE! - Thank you for your efforts.
Those people who are quick to demand committee action for no effort of their own will be pleased to hear that I have since secured substantial sponsorship, for which I am hoping to sign an agreement tonight.
Further good news is that another committee member (Paul Lambert), despite being housebound for three weeks with a serious chest infection, has managed to bring in another one - possibly two - new teams. We are hoping for confirmation tonight.
Notice the common denominator? Our useless committee doing all the spadework again.....
So, rant over, we can now concentrate on getting the league running. Subject to the new teams and sponsorship being finalised tonight, we can start the season on 12th March or 19th.
The season will now last until next February with a 3 week break over Christmas, and two fixture breaks at peak summer holiday times.
Fixtures and rules etc. will be dropped off at pubs shortly, and the first league meeting will be at the Golden Buck on Wed 4th April. Opening fixtures will also be posted on this website.
This year, we have no intention of letting any problems hamper the running of the league, and are not prepared to start without 100% certainty that it will be smoothly and successfully run.
If this doesn't suit anyone, please address your complaints to those people whose promises of assistance never materialised.

21st Feb 2007

Due to a lack of response in some areas, the start date of the league has now been put back to March 12th. Until we can be sure of operating with a minimum of 14 teams and have sponsorship in place it would not be wise to commit ourselves.

Sponsorship negotiations are underway, and no problems are anticipated. However, no new teams have confirmed their interest as yet, and it is hoped that members of the league can assist the Committee in finding two or more new teams.

Please watch this page for further developments

JUNE 2006 MEETING

The only absentees this month were the Golden Buck, who will be dealt with as per the league rules.

Knockout Secretary Lee Thompson has issued all teams with copies of the draws for the Individual and Doubles competitions, and the Team Knockout draws have also been made. Details are on the Knockouts page of this site.

This Month’s ‘Bonus Ball’ £24 was won by the Britannia ‘A’.

27th JUNE

The introduction of the Fitton Arms as Team 16 has been postponed until further notice - it now remains a free date.

JULY MEETING

The only absentees this month were the Smut, who will be dealt with as per the league rules. The Smut will contest any decision as they insist they left messages at both the Lark and Brit informing of their absence in advance.

This Month’s ‘Bonus Ball’ £24 was won by the League.

AUGUST MEETING

The decision was made to award a 4-3 win to the Golden Buck in respect of their complaint against the Smut (Late arrival).                                                                                                       Delegates at the meeting were made aware that late results / missing result cards etc will no longer be tolerated and will be dealt with as per the league rules guidelines.                                          It has been mentioned that some people have not been made aware of their Individuals knockout dates. It was agreed earlier in the season that all info would be posted on this site in plenty of time, and it is up to the teams to ensure one of their players reads the site regularly and passes the info on.

This Month’s ‘Bonus Ball’ £24 was won by the Britannia ‘A’.

3rd SEPT

The next meeting will be on Wed Sept 6th (8.30pm) at The Lark

SEPTEMBER MEETING

As agreed by all delegates at the August meeting, The Britannia ‘A’ have been deducted the six points gained in their fixture vs The Lark due to no result being phoned in. A fine of £5 was also imposed

The Houghton ‘B’ have been deducted 5 points plus a £5 fine for non attendance at the September meeting.

Although I have not received any confirmation so far, it has been brought to my attention that the Britannia have withdrawn their sponsorship of the league in response to their 6 point deduction. Should this be the case, and I think it very unlikely, then the October meeting will be held at the Lark (Teams will be contacted if the meeting is reverted back to the Britannia). Any sponsorship withdrawal will of course affect the amount of prize money available at the end of the season.