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Billy Whizz
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Topic: My challenges this Season Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 14:20 |
It is really exciting to look forward to the coming season and the challenges that I will face coming to terms with the pace of the game in National 2 North.
I know that some of you may think I am nuts to play in this league but I thought long and hard about it and in the end it was too good an opportunity to passover.
I know that things will be a little different than perhaps I am used to but I have done my research and I am confident that I will have enough ability to cope.
I have made a start on a little wall chart and tick list to remind me of some of the challenges ahead and I hope that some of the Rolling Maul posters will let me know things I have missed.
So far I have jotted down the following:
1. Must remember to pay subs
2. Dont wind Kingi up in training
3. 2 inch studs and swimmers for Kendal
4. Thermals and splinter kit for Caldy
5. Calculator to keep score at Manchester
6. Speak to Paul Arnold to get some tips on back play
7. Dont wind Kingi up before the game
8. 2 inch studs and oilskins for Huddersfield
9. Crampons and sherpas for Westoe
10. Dont wind Kingi up on the coach
11. Dont mess with the Caldy Kit Man
12. Take loads of signed photos for star struck Loughborough students
13. Remember I am a family man when I meet female star struck Loughborough students
14. Combination lock for kitbag as my stash will be worth loads on eBay
15. Get Who's Who guide to idiots in N2N
Please let me know anything I have missed.
I am sure that there will be loads of stuff I will have to get used to. At the moment I dont even know the name of the person who will be cleaning my boots - Mark something or other I think.
Does anyone know if I will need a tetanus booster ?
I nearly forgot to ask - are there any really scary guys in National 2 North that I should be looking out for (other than Kingi that is) ?
Edited by Billy Whizz - 28 Jul 2010 at 18:37
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RUFCUK
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 15:19 |
Hi Billy, really nice to see you've signed up to the forum.
Can you add this one to your list :
11. Don't try and pick which dressing room you want at Caldy - you'll go where the Caldy Kit Man puts you. (See previous posts)
Edited by RUFCUK - 28 Jul 2010 at 15:19
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Billy Whizz
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 15:45 |
RUFCUK,
thanks for the advice.
I dont know the form surrounding most N2N clubs, is the Caldy Kit Man an important chap I should introduce myself to?
I dont really mind which dressing room he puts me in as long as the towels are soft and fluffy and the power shower isn't too hot.
Of course it goes without saying that my dressing room shouldn't be any bigger than the rest of the Fylde lads get, I dont want any special treatment.
Thanks again RUFCUK, I have made a little note - ''Don't mess with the Caldy Kit Man''
Edited by Billy Whizz - 28 Jul 2010 at 15:46
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Makkem
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 15:46 |
12. Buy ball of hairy twine to tie up own socks
(Westoe have paid off the Sherpas - we are asking the groundsman to put in some fixed ropes and belay points.)
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hitthespace
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 15:52 |
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13. Take spare pen and lots of photgraphs to Loughborough Students game as i am their hero
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Billy Whizz
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 15:57 |
Good tip Makkem but I think my chap Mark thingy at Fylde will sort me out on the hairy twine front.
I have seen him fiddle with a hairy orange ball during training so he probably gives a bit to all the lads when they need it.
Just joshing about the Westoe slope, I had heard the ground is a touch out of true but that is to be only to be expected. In reality I am more concerned about the angle of the winter sun as it dips below the stands as this could catch me out.
Any tips on this?
Edited by Billy Whizz - 28 Jul 2010 at 18:36
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hitthespace
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 16:01 |
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sun glasses or get a team mate to shield your eyes
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Billy Whizz
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 16:04 |
Hitthespace,
Good tip. If I sign lots of photos can we do the Ebay thing? I am looking forward to meeting all the bright young Students because everyone has told me you are all very quick and very fit and you dont have any big ugly forwards like Kingi.
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Puli.
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 16:06 |
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Beware of Seagoon!!
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If Rugby is the game they play in Heaven ..... Why does it hurt like Hell when you retire?
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hitthespace
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 16:06 |
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14. Combination lock for kitbag as my stash will be worth loads on eBay
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Billy Whizz
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 16:11 |
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Who is Seagoon?
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RUFCUK
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 16:28 |
Good question Billy - he'll introduce himself, all in good time, probably to correct your spelling.
think we're on to No 17.
No 17. Get Allan Foster to put FYLDE RUGBY CLUB in bold letter across every photograph taken of you.
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Makkem
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 16:32 |
15. Check whether personal entourage also travel 1st Class or merely Business Class on away trips
(don't worry about sun at Westoe - too close to arctic circle in winter to be a problem + stand will be increased in height before season to cope with extra 1,500 spectators Hon Treasurer is expecting for Fylde visit)
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Billy Whizz
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 16:51 |
RUFCUK,
If you and Puli both know Seagoon he must be quite a figure in N2N circles. Is he more or less important than the Caldy Kit Man?
I need to get up to speed on the various N2N personalities if I am not to embarrass the fine fellows from Fylde.
Make another note to get hands on an idiots guide to Who's Who in National 2 North?
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DaveH
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 17:42 |
Seagoon is a pomegranitecat. The Kit Man growls a bit, but is quite harmless really. I wouldn't worry about either of them.
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Billy Whizz
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 18:28 |
Thanks for the obscure explanation Dave H.
I do not know what a pomegrantecat is but it sounds as though it maybe a little seedy and over ripe which although perhaps nothing to worry about maybe still should be avoided.
The Caldy Kit man's growl I can live with. He cannot be any more intimidating than Johno's beetle brow glower.
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hammer
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 19:20 |
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Now I don't suppose you're committed to doing all the long trips so I would just pick one if I were you, Mr Whizz.
The youngsters of Luffbra of either sex won't actually know you I'm afraid - they were in their bedrooms playing Grand Theft Auto when you were in your prime.
And Nuns are cute enough to put you not on the stadium pitch but on the side pitch where the grass a yard off the touchline would reach higher on you than on many of us, Bill.
So that leaves Rugby, home of the game. You can have a photo session on The Close where it all began (extra auction provenance value) and meet and greet the legendary Eddie Saunders at the Rugby Lions ground - you'll be a bit overawed but good experience for you.
And then during the game you can visit a lovely veggie cafe/restaurant I know in a converted vintage Boots the Chemist shop - no, I wouldn't recommend you actually playing, Willy Whizz, not with such a long trip back on the plane.
Enjoy
Edited by hammer - 28 Jul 2010 at 19:21
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hitthespace
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 20:02 |
seagoon sounds like a pomegranite cat to me, not like Robbie the king of kit men at Sharks. Just get your man to give him a wee dram of sweaty sock juice and the Caldy changing suite will be at your disposal
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Richard Lowther
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 20:54 |
Originally posted by hammer
you can visit a lovely veggie cafe/restaurant I know in a converted vintage Boots the Chemist shop
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You have my attention, tell me more. 
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DaveH
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 21:58 |
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The old fruit filter rules: I did call Seagoon another type of cat.
p.s. the fruit filter was put in place to intercept naughty words (or words that might be deemed to be such) and instead of printing them on the screen as &%$"*~# or suchlike, change them to the name of a fruit. I wonder if ugli fruit is changed?
Edited by DaveH - 28 Jul 2010 at 22:06
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Puli.
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 22:16 |
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DaveH - Cannot imagine just what type of cat you called Seagoon, but as I warned you earlier Billy Whiz, be very careful when Seagoon is around, he has been known to ....... No, I will not go into details on this forum!!
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If Rugby is the game they play in Heaven ..... Why does it hurt like Hell when you retire?
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Billy Whizz
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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 at 23:10 |
Puli,
I am still a little worried by this pommegranite Seagoon fella. I have a concern that his over ripened state may result in him bursting somehow and exploding foul smelling detritus in my direction. Should I be concerned?
There is nothing that can turn you off a chap quicker than a torrent of pungent detritus.
Hammer, thanks for the tip I will seek out your man Eddie Saunders when I visit the home of Rugby and perhaps we can have a few nuts and berries in your veggie pharmacy.
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Allan Foster
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 08:14 |
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As your fulltime publicist Billy, can I add a few more crucial points?
18. Depending on whether you're playing at 15 or 14, especially if you are on the bench for the first few games whilst you master our very sophisticated back moves, beware of flying water bottles. The Head Coach has been known furiously to kick a few in no particular direction. Maybe you will remember this from your Sharks day, or perhaps he was better behaved back then.
19. Ensure when you arrive at the Woodlands on a match day that you have your membership booklet with you as the Club's ever vigilant gatemen are very suspicious of guys trying to get in by saying "I'm Billy Whizz and am playing for Fylde today." That will cut no ice whatsoever.
20. Don't be put off by a chorus of voices from one section of the ground yelling "Give it Robbo!". These less than sophisticates will merely substitute your name for a list of previous claret & gold heroes. "Give it Bill!", "Give it Greg [Anderton]!", "Give it Roylie!". I imagine Mr Ashton might insist on a more technical approach than this.
I look forward to seeing you again at today's press conference after which we can issue photos of you in Fylde stash without stamping "Fylde Rugby Club" all over them - we didn't want the voracious national media to nick 'em you see. Make sure that you're looking smart today and have cast off your farming gear. We're trying to do a live video stream so the world will be looking on!
Edited by Allan Foster - 29 Jul 2010 at 08:17
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hammer
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 08:22 |
Richard, your interest is my command:
There are seats outside, there is a front section which is a cross between an old schoolroom and an old coffee-grinding store, there is a back bit which is more like a 50's tea room, there is an upstairs bit with light furnishing and there is a conservatory up there too.
And Friday night is live jazz night.
I am there most Saturday mornings before home games; there had to be one downside.
The veggie food is home-made but I dream of going for slices of the huge apple pies, meringue pies etc., so big you could hide a flanker's knickers in them.
Off topic, moi?
Edited by hammer - 29 Jul 2010 at 08:26
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 09:54 |
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BW I believe that Caldy are making a special effort to improve the dressing rooms in your honour. Every effort will be made to ensure the roof is fixed to prevent the mould running down the walls and subject to the weather it is expected that there will be no further ceiling collapses, unfortunatly there will be no time to upgrade the showers so it will have to be communal showers, in emergency individual buckets will be provided in the car park and the water boy has been assigned to throw them, training has already started.
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Puli.
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 10:11 |
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Billy Whiz. "A torrent of pungent detritus" would be the least of your concerns if you ever crossed the infamous Seagoon. I will not defile this forum by going into graphic details, but regular readers/posters on here will endorse my warnings re his power. Maybe Allan Foster will take you into a quiet secluded corner one day soon and tell you just what to expect. Tread very carefully in this "person's presence."
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Billy Whizz
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 10:51 |
Lads,
thanks for the further advice I think I will take my own bucket and sponge to Caldy, I dont do mould. The prospect of meeting this Seagoon chap is starting to unsettle me. Is he anything like Sean Edwards?
Allan Foster has got me doing a bit of a turn at the Woodlands today so I am rushing to scrub up and remember my lines before I get a lot of questions. I have learnt a few off pat so it should not be too difficult.
The questions I have prepped for are:
Will you score more tries next season than Arnie?
Answer - who is Arnie?
Do you expect any roughhouse stuff in National 2 North?
Answer - meet my new bessie mate Kingi
How are you going to deal with the Caldy Kit Man?
Answer - I will give him a big kiss and a hug
What will be your easiest match?
Answer - Hoppers or Manchester, both should be a doddle
What is your biggest concern?
Answer - some chap called Seagoon
Allan says that if I get stuck on anything I dont know the answer to I should just say
'cos Nellie asked me/told me/taught me/inspired me/developed me'
and I will be ok. Simples
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 11:58 |
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I don't know about dirty players etc but there is no-one as ugly in the division as caldys own deggsy !!
Vasey to score atleast 3 !!
I'm sure arnie will be top scorer again !!!
Nugent top yellows !!!
Kenny big balls top water boy !!!
Mark nelson top whinger !!!
How will caldy cope with out jake Lyon BBB ????
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 12:17 |
Originally posted by hammer
Richard, your interest is my command:
There are seats outside, there is a front section which is a cross between an old schoolroom and an old coffee-grinding store, there is a back bit which is more like a 50's tea room, there is an upstairs bit with light furnishing and there is a conservatory up there too.
And Friday night is live jazz night.
I am there most Saturday mornings before home games; there had to be one downside.
The veggie food is home-made but I dream of going for slices of the huge apple pies, meringue pies etc., so big you could hide a flanker's knickers in them.
Off topic, moi? |
Cheers - looks right up my street, just re-inforces my thought that I must visit Rugby this season. 
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Posted: 29 Jul 2010 at 12:21 |
Arnie turns 30 this year, its all down hill JB!
Vasey to score 3 tries all season?! If that!
I agree, Derek Sainsbury is by far the ugliest player in the league, Billy Whizz need not worry about recieving a punch from him though, as his arms are to small to reach a mans face!
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