From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Mon Oct 4 13:38:17 1999 Received: by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) id NAA11621 for britdisc-outgoing; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:36:31 +0100 (BST) Received: from snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (snowdrop [137.205.192.31]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA04033 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:41:28 +0100 (BST) Received: from mailgw.chelt.ac.uk (mailgw.chelt.ac.uk [194.81.184.203]) by snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA28672 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:26:44 +0100 (BST) Received: from exchpk02.chelt.ac.uk (exchpk02.chelt.ac.uk) by mailgw.chelt.ac.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 2.0.15) with ESMTP id <B0001225502@mailgw.chelt.ac.uk> for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Mon, 04 Oct 1999 09:24:06 +0100 Received: by exchpk02.chelt.ac.uk with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id <T5C7YF55>; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:24:09 +0100 Message-Id: <8102C4585310D211858D0060B01A41337ED5F3@exchpk02.chelt.ac.uk> From: "HUGHES, Chris" <CHughes@chelt.ac.uk> To: "'BritDisc'" <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Subject: Simon Hill getting confused Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:24:08 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Si's been sending mail to the wrong address, and has asked me to pass this on - some very valid points > ---------- > From: Simon Hill[SMTP:simon.hill@actix.com] > Sent: 04 October 1999 08:26 > To: 'HUGHES, Chris' > Subject: RE: GB Practice - suggestions (+ a little more 22) > > Dare I suggest that people > a) don't need to roll-up > b) don't need burgers and chips because they will bring a small amount of > food that can be eaten at "lunchtime" without pissing off away from where > the practice is going on... thereby allowing sensible conversation to go > on. > > If you're coming to the practice, remember that you are coming to show > interest in playing for Great Britain. > You have no right to play for Great Britain. > You hope that if you train hard enough and work well with other people who > are interested, you might make the squad. > > Give the whole process some respect, and treat the progress of the > team(s?) > you might play for as more important than your own petty requirements. > > Si - (ex Professor of Gagology, currently on free-transfer market with > other > has-beens like Raf!) > > ps - something must have pissed me off this morning > > Catch22: > pps - thanks to everyone who has said things about Catch 22 - Del: I'd be > more than happy to re-tell my favourite Jon Gewirtz story but I'm guessing > that I told you about 13 times in Vancouver on the bus home from the > party! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: HUGHES, Chris [mailto:CHughes@chelt.ac.uk] > > Sent: 01 October 1999 14:02 > > To: 'BritDisc' > > Subject: FW: GB Practice > > > > > > As accurately pointed out by Rafi I neglected to give a time. > > > > Be there ready to begin the practice for 10:30am (so 10:00 am > > if you want to > > leisurely put on your boots throw around, chat to your mates, > > roll up, etc.) > > > > > ---------- > > > From: HUGHES, Chris[SMTP:CHughes@chelt.ac.uk] > > > Sent: 01 October 1999 12:35 > > > To: 'BritDisc' > > > Subject: GB Practice > > > > > > Again I repeat my call to all and any of you out there for the GB > > > practice. > > > > > > I can now confirm the venue as Woughton Playing Fields in > > Milton Keynes > > > (so > > > chosen for it's relative ease of access for most people in > > the country). > > > > > > The practice will be on SATURDAY the 16th of October. This > > will make it > > > easier for those traveling by train (remember MK is on the > > main line out > > > of > > > London, and is one stop up on the Inter-city's), and will > > also allow those > > > long distance travelers - eg from the North and Scotland to > > return home at > > > their leisure and recover before having to work on Monday. > > (Before people > > > squawk about the Rugby - England play on Fri 15th against > > Tonga (1:00pm > > > KO) > > > - and Scotland is the only home country playing; against > > Spain - a team > > > they > > > beat earlier this year by over 80 points; so no big games to miss). > > > > > > I am still waiting for suggestions on how the GB teams and > > practice to run > > > - > > > which I want in advance - any debate discussion / decision > > is not going to > > > be made if 150 people start having bright ideas on the day, > > and shouting > > > about them. I will not be filtering out any proposals (just > > the blatantly > > > stupid), and will only edit text if your suggestion waffles > > on to a second > > > page of A4. > > > > > > Thanks (especially to Pete Conner for arranging the venue - there is > > > limited > > > food available on site - burgers / chips) > > > > > > Chris Hughes > > > DoC > > > > > > Directions To Woughton Park; > > > Directions are as follows; > > > from M1(South) or Bedford/Cambridge via A421 > > > Exit at junc.13. Take A421 towards MK & Buckingham, this > > > becomes Standing Way once you're in MK. Stay on Standing > > > Way. About 1/3 of a mile after Kents Hill Roundabout(its > > > signposted) turn left towards Woughton Park and then immediately > > > right to pass under the dual carriageway, then immediately right > > > again into the club's drive. signposts read "Woughton Playing > > > Fields".(The club is clearly visible on the right hand side > > of the road > > > from Standing Way but there is no right turn off the dual > > > carriageway) > > > > > > From M1(North) or Bedford/Cambridge via A428 > > > Exit at junc.14. At exit roundabout turn right onto Childs Way. At > > > second roundabout turn right on to Standing Way. Follow > > > directions as above from Kents Hill roundabout. > > > > > > From South West and Oxford via A421 > > > A421 is called Standing Way upon entering MK, stay on Standing > > > Way. About 500 metres after it crosses the A4146 (its a messy > > > two roundabout system) take a left turn on to Newport Road then > > > immediately right as if to go under the dual carriageway, the > > > entrance to the Fields is on the left just before going under the > > > carriageway. It should be signposted as Woughton Playing fields. > > > > > > > > >