Dear all

Just to confirm for tomorrow...


8.30am - Robin picks up Porky from his house and they collect the minibus from M4 near the County Ground

c. 9.00am - Robin will pick up Houstie and take him to our house (Robin should have contacted you Houstie)

9.00/9.15am - First pick up at Froudy's house - Froudy, Bernd, Alex, Joycey (Porky - can you ask Joycey to make his way to Froudy's for 9am)

9.30am - Second pick up at my house - me, Shaun, Robin, Houstie, Joe D (Shaun - can you liaise with Joe D about him getting a lift to our house)

 
Cost - could everyone please bring £35 for accommodation (£10 deposit and £25 B & B) - you get the £10 back on Sunday morning.  We're picking up the cost of the minibus (I'll give Robin the cash tonight) - bring c. £15 each to cover the diesel.

 
I hope that includes everything - remember your green socks or tell me if you haven't got a pair!

 
Cheers

 
Dave a.k.a. Silks

 

NATIONWIDE KNIGHTS DOUBLE HEADER

WHITLEY BAY, SAT/SUN 4/5 SEPTEMBER 2010

 

 

This is it - the Knights end of season foreign trip of the 2009/2010 season sees travel up to Geordieland and a double header against the Newcastle Coyotes and the Newcastle Predators.

 

Language

 

As you're probably aware Newcastle has its own language - here are a few handy phrases to get you started.

 

Geordie

English

 

 

Ye knaa what ah mean leik.

Do you know what I mean?

Eeeh man, ahm gannin te the booza.

OK, I have had enough, I am going to the bar.

Whees i' the netty?

Who's in the lavatory?

Gan canny or we'll dunsh summick.

Be careful or we will crash into something.

 

Itinerary

 

Saturday 4 September

 

c. 9.00am    Porky collects minibus with assistance from Robin (TBC)

9.15am       First pick up - Froudy's house

9.30am       Second pick up - Silks's house

12 noon       Lunch en route

c. 3.30pm    First tourist stop-off; the Angel of the North

 

 

c.4.30pm     Second tourist stop-off; St James's Park

 

 

                   - club shop, pint in Shearer's Bar (above)

c. 6.30pm    Arrive Whitley Bay - check in to Aald Northville B&B, 23 South Parade

 

 

c. 7.00pm    Evening meal, pub nearby

9.30pm       Arrive Whitley Bay ice rink

10.30pm     NEWCASTLE COYOTES v. NATIONWIDE KNIGHTS

12.30am     Return to Aald Northville

1.00am       Arrive Nightclub (TBC)

3.00am       Bed time

 

Sunday 5 September

 

9.30am       Last breakfast

10.00am     Leave B&B

12 noon       NEWCASTLE PREDATORS v. NATIONWIDE KNIGHTS

2.00pm       Leave Whitley Bay ice rink

9.00pm       Arrive Swindon

 

Team

 

Unfortunately we are down to a hardcore of 10 as follows:

 

1        Wayne Joyce

6       Dave Littlewood

7       Robin Littlewood

9   Paul Morrissey

14 Alex Collins

19 Bernd Maier

31 Gary Froud

44 Ian Houston

89 Shaun Littlewood  

91 Joe Dickens

 

Unfortunately Geoff can't now make it; and Joe B's back will not allow him to travel. However the temptation of a cultural trip was too much for Bernd who I'm delighted to say now joins the team. We will play in GREEN shirts.

 

Cost

 

I'd like to acknowledge the loyal band of travelling players who are making the trip. As such the Nationwide Ice Hockey Club will be picking up the tab for the minibus (£175). So all we will need to do is pay for the diesel and the B & B. So allow £15 each for the diesel - the B&B is £25 per head including breakfast (and Alex, Froudy and Joe have already pail £30).

 

So that's it - a great trip in prospect! See you Saturday - I'll give you all a call in advance to ensure I know where you will all be picked up from.

 

Cheers

 

Silks

 

 

 

This it!  The big one.  Our visitors arrive c/o Stansted on Friday evening and are staying at the Menzies Hotel.  A minibus is taking them from and to Stansted.  They are due to arrive around 7pm to 8pm.  Many thanks to Joe Bangs who is picking up Winki and Doris from Heathrow on Friday lunchtime.

 

What we will need is an offer or offers to take them from there to the rink from say 9.30-ish onwards - anyone with a nice big van able to help?  Thanks to Bondy for securing a room at the Link where they (and
us) could store their kit overnight.

 

Plan for Saturday at the moment is a BBQ afterwards from 8pm at the Harvey - thanks for organising Bondy.  Then after that there could be a variety of plans!

 

Knights' team:              

                              
1          Wayne Joyce        
6          Dave Littlewood 

8          Robin Littlewood

9          Paul Morrissey

12        Geoff Collins

13        Vanda Tanner

14        Alex Collins

16        Joe Bangs

19        Bernd Maier

31        Gary Froud

44        Ian Houston

89        Shaun Littlewood

91                    Joe Dickens

 

(13 players)

 

Bench coach - Mr Ray Taylor

 

Stage - Jojo, Kelly.

 

Froudy - mom awards
Bondy - clock and pucks; and can you nick a game sheet out of the office too please? 

Nets on - Joe and Shaun
Nets off - Alex and Paul

Pucks off at end of warm up - Robin

Can you ALL please make sure you are down by 4pm latest and be prepared to do any other jobs asked. 

Cheers

Dave a.k.a. Silks

 

Dear all

 

We've got a busy four weeks coming up, and to be frank this suddenly feels like really hard work.  Why?  Requests to confirm commitment for games has been slow or not forthcoming, people not reading e-mails where I'm asking people to do things so I have to remind people again and again, and so on.

 

So anyway as mentioned a number of times before, we need to pull together and be prepared to help out as much as possible over the next 4 weeks and be prepared to put out for the sake of the rest of the team.  So again in summary here's what's lined up:

 

Sat       14-Aug-10         5.00pm             Home    Newcastle Coyotes

Sun      15-Aug-10         8.30pm             Away    Milton Keynes Jesters

Fri        20-Aug-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Sat       21-Aug-10         5.00pm             Home    Great Pillnach

Fri        03-Sep-10         10.45pm            Home    Training (TBC - likely to be moved)

Sat       04-Sep-10         10.00pm            Away    Newcastle Coyotes (at Whitley Bay)

Sun      05-Sep-10         12.00pm            Away    Newcastle Predators (at Whitley Bay)

 

So what do we need to do?

 

1. This weekend...

 

So is this the team for Saturday and Sunday?

 

1          Wayne Joyce

6          Dave Littlewood

8          Robin Littlewood

9          Paul Morrissey

12         Geoff Collins (?)

13         Vanda Tanner

14         Alex Collins

16         Joe Bangs

31         Gary Froud (G)

44         Ian Houston

89         Shaun Littlewood

91         Joe Dickens

Coach   Ray Taylor

 

A grand total of 12 players... and how many away on Sunday?

Off stage - Jojo, are you available or can someone help line up an off ice team?  If we can't, either no game or 1 or 2 players will need to do it; names in a hat?

 

Others

 

2          Andy Foley (but if you play Sun, you can play Sat)

9          Paul Morrissey (Sun - childcare)

19         Bernd Maier (in Germany - sorry if you've already told me Bernd, but I thought you were here)

88         Neil Gatherum (not playing away games)

            Jack Groves (has not forwarded me registration details)

 

2. HC Great weekend...

 

We potentially need people to collect the Finns from Stansted on Friday teamtime-ish and deposit them back on Sunday night (their plane is very early Monday morning, if I'm not mistaken.  Winki and Doris also needed to be collected on Friday and taken back on Sunday afternoon (I think to Heathrow or Gatwick).

 

Any volunteers?

 

3. Whitley Bay weekend...

 

I had confirmed this team: Froudy (paid £30), Shaun, Joe B, Joe D (paid £30), Silks, Robin, Alex (paid £30), Porky, Houstie, Jack Groves.  But no Jack Groves registration stuff!!  So only nine confirmed players - as per a Facebook note, has anyone had a chance to speak to Joycey, Geoff and... (sorry, can't remember the other name(s) I added...)?

 

See what I mean about this being hard work?!?  And I still haven't booked the hotel, talked about travel up to Whitley Bay yet, etc.

 

4. Can you all please reply!

 

Can you all reply to my work and home e-mail silks06@yahoo.co.uk and confirm your commitments and how you can help.  Any help from former team mates for the next two home weekends (e.g. Nelly) would be gratefully accepted.

 

I will contact non-emailers, Joycey, Geoff and Houstie.

 

Thanks.

 

Silks

 

 

Dear all

 

Just to confirm I've added in an away game at Cardiff v. the Demons on Saturday 3 July at the very sociable time of 4.30pm.  Another Cardiff team, after the Eagles, Lightning, Titans… the Demons.  I've offered them ice at our place on 25 Jun or 23 Jul.

 

The MK Jesters are looking for a date for us up there which might mean our final game of the season might be home to them on 17 Sep.

 

Here are all the dates:

 

Fri        11-Jun-10          10.45pm            Home    Training

Fri        25-Jun-10          10.45pm            Home    Training/Cardiff Demons (TBC)

Sat       03-Jul-10           4.30pm Away    Cardiff Demons

Fri        09-Jul-10           10.45pm            Home    Westminster Statesmen

Fri        23-Jul-10           10.45pm            Home    Training/Cardiff Demons (TBC)

Fri        06-Aug-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Sat       14-Aug-10         5.00pm Home    Newcastle Coyotes

Fri        20-Aug-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Sat       21-Aug-10         5.00pm Home    Great Pillnach (TBC)

Fri        03-Sep-10         10.45pm            Home    Training (TBC - likely to be moved)

Sat       04-Sep-10         10.00pm            Away    Newcastle Coyotes (at Whitley Bay)

Sun      05-Sep-10         12.00pm            Away    Newcastle Predators (at Whitley Bay)

Fri        17-Sep-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

 

Cheers

 

Dave aka Silks

Dear all

 

By no means complete, an updated training/fixture list until the end of September.  Laurence from the Coyotes has confirmed the 4th and 5th of September for our trip to my old stomping ground of Whitley Bay - who knows, we might even get a home Newcastle game we could go to on the Saturday or Sunday?!?  I also need to confirm the home ice, and I'll see what I can get Clive to offer us when he's back in work tomorrow.

 

A totally underwhelming response to Sheffield - so let's forget that.  No response from the Anglo-Welsh Cup organiser - so it looks like we're forgetting that too!  However a good trip to Whitley Bay lined up, and I'll do my best to fill in other dates.

 

Cheers

 

Dave a.k.a. Silks

2010 fixtures                                                   

                                                Opponents        Score

Fri        14-May-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Fri        21-May-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Fri        28-May-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Fri        11-Jun-10          10.45pm            Home    Training

Fri        25-Jun-10          10.45pm            Home    Training

Fri        09-Jul-10          10.45pm           Home   Westminster Statesmen          

Fri        23-Jul-10           10.45pm            Home    Training

Fri        06-Aug-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Sat       14-Aug-10         5.30pm Home   Newcastle Coyotes (TBC)        

Fri        20-Aug-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Fri        03-Sep-10         10.45pm            Home    Training

Sat       04-Sep-10         10.00pm           Away   Newcastle Coyotes     

Sun      05-Sep-10         12.00pm           Away   TBC (at Whitley Bay)   

Fri        17-Sep-10         10.45pm            Home    Training