POT BLACK SUMMER LEAGUE

Here it is for another year, the Pot Black Summer League! Using the same format as previous years, you and a partner playing a fun snooker league on the same night each week (either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and if demand is high enough Thursday as well). Five frames a night including singles and doubles, all handicapped and plenty of the usuall mickie taking. Run over 14 weeks in the summer to entertain you through the quiet summer months.... probably getting you out of the good old british summer rain!!!
Ask for further details behind the bar, this has proven to be one of the clubs most successful competitions, enabling players to meet other couples and even test their abilities against the clubs so called good players (although generally the standard is very average so everyone has a chance!)
Click on image to find out more info!
Some nights are already filling up so hurry to get your names down on the poster in the bar!
Closing date 10TH MAY and leagues start Monday 18TH MAY!!!!!!

SUFFOLK SENIOR CUP FINAL!!!!

If you are an avid reader of the Pot Black Blog you will be aware that our Sunday Football Team has won through to the Final of the Suffolk Senior Cup. Now like with the semi-final the club will be putting on a coach (two if required) to take all our fans, club mascot Pauline and anyone-else who fancies a trip out to watch a PROPER game of football, none of this pansy premiership stuff. The Final will be on the afternoon of Sunday 26th April.

The poster will be up in the club shortly, so hurry up and get your names down!!! The coach will be £5 a head and holds 53 (20 of which are taken by players and managment) so seats will only be reserved for those first 30 odd that pay up!!!! There is no guarantee of a second coach so if you want in PAY UP QUICK!!!

Once the first coach is full we will still be collecting for a second coach, BUT if we cannot fill it we will have to return the money and people will have to drive.

So come on, lets get behind the Boys!!!

TON-UP!!!

One of the club's long-time regulars (but still a young gun really!!) has shot up the leaderboard in the past few months, making his first ton just a couple of months ago. His name Karl 'Hustler' Sutton. Known predominately for his pool talent, becoming World Under 21 Runner/Up last year, Karl has played alot more snooker this year and has helped the Pot Black Boys team clinch the local Premier League this week. Monday however he knocked in a phenomenal 130 break!!!! a feat only eclipsed by 7 of the clubs all time stars. Two words spring to mind.... Handicap and CUT!!!!!!

Well Done Karl Keep it up!

ATTENTION ALL UNDER-19'S

It has come to our attention that we have a lot of honest, well behaved youngsters that spend a lot of time (and Pocket Money) in our club and enter alot of our competitions against our older-ageing members. We have decided that you deserve your own Compo! We are thinking of running an Under 19 internal league but to gauge the interest and to chat to you about how you would like the tournament to run we are holding a meeting on,

WEDNESDAY 8TH APRIL @ 7.30PM

Please try and attend, it's for your benefit!

THE END OF THE DARTS SEASON....

As the Festival Darts League comes to a close how better to review it than a Poem, yes a POEM!!! (These dart players never fail to surprise me)

So from the A-Team, Pot Blacks own Poet Laureate... Paul 'Weekend Sportsmen' Harrod

Not just an alcoholic : by PH

Another season done, another second place
Wish we had wiped the smile off the Homeguard face
Highs and lows, ups and downs
But most of all what makes me frown
Is Lincoln's cobs, and Kelvin's moods
But look on the bright side STACEY'S BOOBS!!

Smasher well done!, a great debut year
And Gotts free cabs!! gets the biggest cheer
Eddie was natural what the the hell rhyme's with that?
Oh I know, I vote we get young Rory back
Our best with most wins, most scores and starts
Was one size fits all Hook, God he farts

Craig was our skip sensible and fair
Spence won an award, worst bloody hair!!!!
Speakin of hair, there's only 1 Gary Flatt
One quote for him........stella act a tw*t!!!!!!!
A thanks to Wally, for the cheap drink
No price rises next year, know what I mean....wink wink!!!

I was crap but full of wit
All I can say is 'I don't give a sh*t'
We may end up this year, trophy free
But we have the best laugh and most importantly me!!!!!!

I began to think how to make next year better
then it hit me, so I wrote Wally a letter
Dear Mick a request, a little idea
My god I said it will make me cheer!!!!!!!!!
A change to the rota, to inspire us to win
Gemma Raven working friday's, oh how i'd grin!!!!

Last of all I would like to say
cheers for the laughs and letting me play

see you soon
I love u guys
Weekend Sportsman
Paul Harrod

1 year on 1 year more wise?????????

We're the barmy Pot Black army la la la la la la eh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

POT BLACK QUIZ NIGHT 14TH MARCH

Pot Black's unique Quiz night took place once again saturday gone. With most of the regulars turning up and a few new faces most people expected our usuall champions D.N.A (Dave, Nicky and Andy) to win. Dave Salmon was quick to remark on my flowery shirt for the evening and when one customer was in a daydream and didn't spot me asking him for his order Dave quickly burst out with the line 'Perhaps he thought you were a pair of curtains!' This brought about wild laughter from his team mates but it was I who would have the last laugh....

For this week I had added a song lyrics round to mix things up a bit... it certainly done that, for this was a real thorn in the side of D.N.A leaving them to finish in their worst ever position of 4th out of 5, HA HA HA!!! (Me having the last laugh)

Eventual winners were Hos, Ozzie and Stevie Northfield all from the wonderful Pot Black 'B' darts team, showing that darts is not all about beers, bellies and bullseyes.... some have brains as well!

A special mention has to go to team 'Gemma's lovely pair - Gottsy and Chillo' .. why? what were you thinking? This team normally accompanied by weekend sportsman Paul Harrod are usually pleased if they avoid the wooden spoon. BUT this week they managed to come a remarkable second!!! obviously pointing out the weak link in the side. Along with his doubles final defeat thursday, he's Chezny friday (only one to lose in an 11v1 win at darts) it really wasn't Paul's week.

The moral is if a dart team can win and a team with Gottsy, Chillo and a blonde bar-maid can come second, everyone has a chance. So in the immortal words of Delia Smith 'Let's be aving youw! come on!'

Next Quiz Saturday 28th March

DREAM TEAM 17/3/09

Hello fellow Dream-Teamers sorry it's been a while (so I've been informed by Max) Don't know why he's so interested seeings he is floundering down the bottom and even though I have dropped from 1st to 20th, will still be picking a tenner up off him at the end of the season!!!

Getting down to the nitty gritty now with not many premier league games to go and the champions league starting up again. With all four premier league sides in the quarter-finals those of you who picked players from these sides will be reaping the benefits now.

Man United have been on an unstoppable run winning the Carling Cup in the meantime but came unstuck against Liverpool at the weekend. Managers will be pleased to see Torres & Gerrard back fit and firing.

Jnr has overtaken long time leader S.Blyth due to Torres' star-man performance. Spawny R.Lincoln has entered the top 4 due to a little help from his friends (we know who we are, bet we wish we hadn't of helped him with his transfers now!!!!)

FESTIVAL DARTS LEAGUE

Another season of the Lowestoft Friday Festival Darts League has come to an end with our crap 'A-Team being pipped to the title by the Homeguard and the MARVELLOUS 'B'-Team having one of their best seasons ever. Read Wally's Darts Waffle in the Darts link to find out who done what and more importantly.... who would win at liar dice!!!!

POT BLACK HANDICAPPED DOUBLES 2008/09

The Final of the Pot Black Handicapped Doubles has just been completed, read all about how Rubbish Chris 'Snail' Read was and who the eventual winners were on the Internal Snooker link on the right handside of this page....

CUSTOMER PROFILES

This weeks customer profile actually comes as a pair, although they assure me they are not married. Ian Guy and Dave Lake have been playing down the Pot Black for approximately 5 years now, ever since Reflections went down the pan and they realised what they were missing. Each one takes it in turns to drive each week so the other one can consume an abundance of either Caffreys or Guinness. Generally they play for the love of the game but at around about 10 O'clock every Tuesday night the mood changes.... for this is time for the beer frame (once known as the Kebab frame but they've got a bit health freakish!) No matter what the overall match score from this evenings activities this frame is the one that counts. Whoever loses buys the last beer for the evening! this frame is hotly contested, I just wish that they showed the same enthusiasm in drinking the pint, so maybe we could lock up before midnight some weeks!

Let's learn a little bit more about them and more importantly let's see what they think of us......

Name : Ian Guy

Age: Nearly 40

1. What's your drink of choice?

Guinness

2. What's your favourite food?

Indian

3. Who are your sporting idols and why?

Colin McCrae & Richard Burns, because of their services to the world of rally and neither of them are here now.

4. Who would you most like to have a dinner date with?

Vicky Butler-Henderson

5. Name 3 things you would take on a deserted island?

Box of Matches, Rifle, Satellite Phone

6. Whats the best thing about the Pot Black?

Friendly atmosphere

7. What would you change if you managed Pot Black?

More training for youngsters

8. A part of your body you would change and why?
My knees, they're worn out!

9. What's your most embarrassing moment?

Being done by a Saxo off the lights!

10. Who are your favourite Pot Black customers and why?

The summer league pairs regulars because of the relaxed competition

11. Happiest sporting memory?

Winning a sack race when I was a kid

12. Something you want to do before you die?

Drive round the Nuremburg Ring in a respectable time

13. Chrissie or Rene's rolls?

Love em both (suck up!)

14. Favourite member of staff and why?

It's gotta be Gemma for her personality and willingness to learn to pour a pint of Guinness properly!

15. Anything you'd like to change in the club?

Better Cue Storage facilities

Name : Dave Lake
Age: 50+

1. What's your drink of choice?
All Adnams Bitter, but I make do Caffreys here...

2. What's your favourite food?
Pasta

3. Who are your sporting idols and why?
Ryan Giggs because of his consistent first team appearances over 15+ years and the fact that he keeps out of the media spotlight

4. Who would you most like to have a dinner date with?
Gemma (Pot Black)

5. Name 3 things you would take on a deserted island?
A woman, A keg beer, Cigarettes

6. Whats the best thing about the Pot Black?
The sportsmanship of the competitions

7. What would you change if you managed Pot Black?
Beer selection

8. A part of your body you would change and why?
My legs, they are too short!

9. What's your most embarrassing moment?
Getting caught having a **** (poo) in the woods

10. Who are your favourite Pot Black customers and why?
Too many to mention, but I could tell you who I don't like!

11. Happiest sporting memory?
Watching Pele play at Plymouth when I was 12

12. Something you want to do before you die?
Retire to Australia and get away from all the people I don't like at the Pot Black

13. Chrissie or Rene's rolls?
The free ones at the end of the night!

14. Favourite member of staff and why?
Gemma because of her bubbly personality

15. Anything you'd like to change in the club?
the Cr*p milk for the coffee

THE FINAL, HERE WE COME!!!!!

A Coach of 50 strong supporters were not dissappointed at the weekend when the Pot Black Sunday Football Team played their hearts out for the full 90mins pipping their opponents 2v1 in a nail-biting Suffolk Senior Cup Semi-Final Clash. Read all about the clash and view the Match Highlight slideshow on the Sunday Football link on the right handside of this page!