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    Final - Mixed Autumn league

    We're all good again!

    I've sorted Whitchurch out and have restricted the changes to divisions 2B and 4A. If you're in one of those then please check for any changes and re-book if necessary. The changes are not as extensive as I feared so we should be OK.

    I just hope all those captains who haven't been in touch are OK...!

    Fixtures re-frozen!

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    Earlier updates below:

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    Stop press..... Fixtures on hold...

    Appologies but I've just found out that Whitchurch can only play at home on Wednesdays and I'm struggling to rearrange. It's going to affect a few other clubs and fixtures I think so please hold on a bit longer.

    Really sorry. I thought we'd got there.

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    OK, we're good to go. Please book courts as needed. Note you can use the page under 'Admin->Court usage' to see what courts you need if you're an admin.

    Some matches are on the 1st October so please watch out for them. In future, the league will have to run a week longer to allow for the fewer courts and various constraints some of the cubs/teams have.

    We got there in the end. Thanks to all those who helped.

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    Last couple of changes: Redistributed some of the BLTSC matches from Tuesday to Thursday to reduce the bun-fight on the balcony and added BLTSC Lions Winter E to Division 4A. Either of these could have changed a fixture or two for you so please check again just in case. No big changes though.

    Freezing tonight! No more change unless it's critical please.

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    Changed again! Welsh Back E have pulled out (to make sure they can put a ladies team in) so I've had to move the teams around a bit more. This rather unfortunately causes more court clashes rather than less and so there are now three matches due to be played on Oct 1. Aggh. Please let me know if this is a problem - there's always the Christmas week if you're desparate.

    Please re-check as the fixtures have changed!

    Remember to email me direct ([email protected]) as this is a system generated email.

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    I've re-run the fixtures having taken account of:

    • Bristol Uni not able to play home games on a Wednesday
    • All Uni teams unable to play on a Wednesday if they have an away BUCS match on that date

    and I think we're in much better shape now. We are very short of courts so I had to be a bit creative in their allocation but it just about fits apart from one game (Welsh Back E v BLTSC Lions D) which is scheduled for the 1st October. There's nothing in the week before Christmas now.

    Please take a look and let me know if there's a problem for you ASAP. We need to freeze the fixtures in the next couple of days so the leisure centre clubs can book their courts.

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    Sorry - I didn't take account of the Uni teams needing to avoid Wednesdays. Which is a problem because I just allowed for that, re-ran the fixtures and they don't all fit! This is going to take some thinking so please hang on for now.

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    We have a first pass set of dates now. Please have a look and let me know if you have any problems.

    With all the churn, we've lost a few courts but have actually gained a team so the leagues simply don't fit in the time available this time round. There is one match - BAWA D v Whitchurch Imperial B that is due to be played on 17th December but that's a bit close to Christmas and I'm happy for that to be played any time as long as all relevant parties agree (I'm thinking Oct 1).

    I've modified the fixture generator so that if the match doesn't work for a Weds, it's moved to a Tues and only if that doesn't work does it try Thurs. There are more non-Weds courts this time around because there are less courts.

    Take a look at Admin->Court usage to summarise your home court expectations but don't book anything yet as these dates could still change.

    If you're interested, here's what changed since Spring:

    • Redwoord closed so Redwood A -> Welshback A
    • Welshback A, D and E -> Welshback B, C, D and E - adding a team
    • Redwood B, C and D -> Backwell A and B
    • Backwell Buffalos -> Weston A
    • Previous Weston A and B -> Weston B
    • Added Weston C
    • Added Shepton Mallet B
    • Yate A dropped down rather than going up as they’ve lost their talented juniors to university!
    • Burnham-on-Sea will be playing at Weston while they get their courts fixed
    • Weston can't play on Tuesdays (not a change but have to allow for it)

    Please let me know this week so we can change/finalise the fixtures.

    Please reply to me ([email protected]) rather than this system generated email.

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    I think I've caught up with all the churn. Is it always like this...? So please check out how many teams you have and where they are in the various divisions. Don't be too surprised if you're not where you think you should be, based on the outcome of the Spring league, as there has been quite a bit of change beyond that. But... you shouldn't be far off so please let me know if you think you've been hard done by asap. ([email protected]).

    Next step is fixture dates which I'm working on now.

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    Need to finalise teams now - I need to get the fixtures done this week so please check the number of teams I have down for your club and which division they are in. There's been a lot of change this season so it may not be quite as you expect it to be but please let me know if:

    • I've got the wrong number of teams for your club
    • You feel hard done by

    If I don't hear from you by the end of Weds I'll assume we're good to go on the teams and I can then get going on the fixtures. I'll aim to get first pass out Thursday/Friday and after a couple of interations have them nailed down by the end of the weekend.

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    Don't panic if you still want to change your teams around - there's still time - but do please be ready to give me your final list for your club when I'm back off holiday in the first week of September.

    We'll need to get things finalised quickly at that point as there will be less than a month til the league starts and you guys will need to be booking courts.

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    After going through all the Spring promotions, demotions, team and club changes and team re-ording so that A teams are above B teams etc., I think I now have the list of teams for the Autumn league. I also tried to separate teams from the same club into the respective parallel divisions where possible.

    Please have a look through to make sure you've ended up where you think you should be and let me know ASAP if not.

    The dates are not sorted out - I just needed some dates in there to be able to list the tables.

    The league will start on 8th October and run for 10 weeks through to 10th December. Matches will be Weds unless they have to be moved to a Tuesday or Thursday due to court availablity.

    If you have specific needs around dates then please let me know now!

    I'll be on holiday now for two weeks and will fix any mistakes and sort out the fixture dates on my return.

    Do not book any courts yet!

    Thanks,

      Richard ([email protected])