Armstrong Cup 2018-19

sodacat11

Retd.LoyolaCpt wrote: »

I was wrong - Li away at youth Olympiad. Rounds 3-4 will be rated in time for January.

Postponements should be played before the next round or scored 0-0. There are far too many postponements and games being played in advance.
Can you imagine Barcelona asking for a game to be postponed because Messi has the flu or is attending some family function the day of the match?
Every team has reserves, they should be made to use them.

mikhail

Stadia should also have at least 12000 seats, with no terracing. Hot dog concessions to be vetted by sodacat on an ad hoc basis. Random drugs tests post-match of course.

sodacat11

mikhail wrote: »

Stadia should also have at least 12000 seats, with no terracing. Hot dog concessions to be vetted by sodacat on an ad hoc basis. Random drugs tests post-match of course.

Ahh Mikail, good to see you back hurling from the ditch as usual. I don't suppose you are ready yet to share the "lots of good reasons" you were telling us you had for the amalgamation of the ICU and UCU??
Nice to see that you have an interest in the hot dog as well as your usual waffle :pac:

mikhail

sodacat11 wrote: »

Ahh Mikail, good to see you back hurling from the ditch as usual.

It's a personal hobby to reply when you start bitching about how pub leagues aren't run like La Liga.

sodacat11 wrote: »

I don't suppose you are ready yet to share the "lots of good reasons" you were telling us you had for the amalgamation of the ICU and UCU??

I have it saved here on my hard drive. It seems to be killing you not to know.

sodacat11

mikhail wrote: »

It's a personal hobby to reply when you start bitching about how pub leagues aren't run like La Liga.



I have it saved here on my hard drive. It seems to be killing you not to know.

My own hobbies are golf, fishing, reading and football but each to his own I guess.

I have no interest whatsoever in your hard drive or indeed your floppy disc but I guess as long as they keep you amused that's all that matters :pac:

mikhail

sodacat11 wrote: »

... I guess as long as they keep you amused that's all that matters :pac:

This is what makes it a hobby. I note you didn't list chess among yours. Are you getting paid now, or does the effrontery of people's personal and professional lives coming ahead of a hobby suck all the fun out of it for you?

But seriously, the constant whinging on here about a handful of topics is annoying as hell. I'm not sure whether you'll sooner encourage someone to enforce your latest hobby-horse rule or just ask you to leave because you're making a scene.

sodacat11

mikhail wrote: »

This is what makes it a hobby. I note you didn't list chess among yours. Are you getting paid now, or does the effrontery of people's personal and professional lives coming ahead of a hobby suck all the fun out of it for you?

But seriously, the constant whinging on here about a handful of topics is annoying as hell. I'm not sure whether you'll sooner encourage someone to enforce your latest hobby-horse rule or just ask you to leave because you're making a scene.

If you don't like it all you have to do is avoid reading anything posted by sodacat. I bet you won't though

Joedryan

sodacat11 wrote: »

Postponements should be played before the next round or scored 0-0. There are far too many postponements and games being played in advance.
Can you imagine Barcelona asking for a game to be postponed because Messi has the flu or is attending some family function the day of the match?
Every team has reserves, they should be made to use them.

Or just not allow them in the first place.

Amazing to think FIDE rating of events is delayed because of this carry on.

sodacat11

Joedryan wrote: »

Or just not allow them in the first place.

Amazing to think FIDE rating of events is delayed because of this carry on.

Watch out Joe or you will have Mikail after you. Hunting Armstrong critics is his personal hobby :eek:

mikhail

I have my bugbears too. The proliferation of clubs taking up most of my Saturday with a match that could easily be played on a weeknight is one. Hell, at least one team is playing on a Friday night. If they have no social life, fine, but why inflict it on the rest of us?

And on the other side of that coin, there's at least one club in Meath who play on a weeknight. How the hell do you get there in time if you're gainfully employed?

And what's with mercenary assholes club-hopping every year to play at their perceived level? I play with my mates in whichever division we earn. Maybe these guys don't have any.

So yeah, I criticise things too. I just don't fart on about it every ****ing week like the league's own Victor Meldrew.

sodacat11

mikhail wrote: »

So yeah, I criticise things too. I just don't fart on about it every ****ing week like the league's own Victor Meldrew.

Victor Meldrew is my hero and role model so I will take that as a great compliment!!

cdeb

Anyway.

Dublin 2.5-5.5 St Benildus

Big first win for us

Past_Pawn_99

Trinity 5.5 - 2.5 Gonzaga B

Games were all pretty tight could have gone anyway.

EnPassant

Elm Mount 4.5 Balbriggan 3.5

Tim Harding

What about Bray/Greystones v Dun Laoghaire?

Two "adjourned" games in Kilkenny v Rathmines I see. Any date for them to be played?

Rathminor

Tim Harding wrote: »

What about Bray/Greystones v Dun Laoghaire?

Two "adjourned" games in Kilkenny v Rathmines I see. Any date for them to be played?

One Monday, one Thursday. The Thursday game was due to be played last week but had to be deferred at the last minute.

ishidaogo

Bray led DL 3-1 when I left

Rathminor

Tim Harding wrote: »

What about Bray/Greystones v Dun Laoghaire?

Two "adjourned" games in Kilkenny v Rathmines I see. Any date for them to be played?

One Monday, one Thursday. The Thursday game was due to be played last week but had to be deferred at the last minute.

Rathminor

Kilkenny 4 Rathmines 2
Last two boards being played this week

Rathminor

Kilkenny 4 Rathmines 2
Last two boards being played this week

macelligott

Captains seem to be slow uploading results to http://www.chessleague.net/chessorg/leinster/fixtures.php?org=1&lid=101

cdeb

Really?

Every result up to but not including yesterday is updated. And two of the five matches which took place yesterday are already updated.

I think your expectations are slightly unrealistic tbh.

macelligott

cdeb wrote: »

Really?

Every result up to but not including yesterday is updated. And two of the five matches which took place yesterday are already updated.

I think your expectations are slightly unrealistic tbh.

Which means 3 of the 5 matches played yesterday were not submitted yet!

cdeb

Or were submitted after the controller last logged on.

Seriously, the games ended less than 24 hours ago. You know most of the results. It's not an issue if the league table isn't updated. If it is - then new volunteers for divisional controller are always welcome.

Retd.LoyolaCpt

cdeb wrote: »

Or were submitted after the controller last logged on.

Seriously, the games ended less than 24 hours ago. You know most of the results. It's not an issue if the league table isn't updated. If it is - then new volunteers for divisional controller are always welcome.

I’m sure the other results will go up soon - we submitted ours yday but it isn’t there yet

cdeb

And now they're all updated. Breathe again!

macelligott

cdeb wrote: »

And now they're all updated. Breathe again!

:-)

ishidaogo

Now Bray 4.5 DL 2.5

Retd.LoyolaCpt

Blanchardstown 2-5 Gonzaga A - one game tomorrow.

Retd.LoyolaCpt

Retd.LoyolaCpt wrote: »

Blanchardstown 2-5 Gonzaga A - one game tomorrow.

Blanch 2-6 Gonzaga A