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MarkMills
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Posted: 2007-06-06 10:23
We can even do a website with the tournament highlights, set up a live cam service on a designated match table, these are just a few things that can raise the profile.
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HELLRAISER
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Posted: 2007-06-06 10:28
I wrote to Gre and he told me that you could play a Euro Tour and the money, but you will not get the ranking points unless you have membership with BPPPA.
That is the only way you could qualify for automatic qualification to the World Championship or other tournaments that are dependent on ranking points.
So if you do not care about Euro ranking points and are happy not to fight for automatic qualification to ranking dependent tournaments then you dont need to be a member of the BPPPA.
How ever if you like the sound of automatic qualifications to tournaments by being in the top 20, then you will have to be a member of the BPPPA to gain ranking points
So no one is being blackmailed infact the choice is entirely yours.
Member or No Member
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HELLRAISER
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Posted: 2007-06-06 10:42
I think once the sponsorship issue in this sport in the UK is solved, the dream of players being part of a big tournament will not happen in the near future.
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Pool-Ace
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Posted: 2007-06-06 10:44
Mark, I don't think there's any point in starting a new tour. It will be like starting again and as you can see from some of the posts above, top players need to be a BPPPA member.
Best to just try and change the way the existing tour is run. Make the players council more influential. Maybe we need to elect different people to represent the players and then change the rules so that the president cannot veto new ideas that have the support of say 70% of the membership.
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SkyBlueJim
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Posted: 2007-06-06 11:13
Some sort of players "trade union" could be a good idea with the elected players council being representatives?!
It works (in theory) in other business areas in this country so why not in this case.
The more united the players are, the more notice the governing bodies eg bpppa would have to take
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MarkMills
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Posted: 2007-06-06 12:19
I think a lot of unrest with the BPPPA is caused by people not knowing what is happening to the money (membership fees) and as I have mentioned already on here we should have a yearly account sheet that is a must then people will be able to see where the cash goes. Also the other major complaint is no constant updating of the website, I myself work on a number of websites and have on many occasions offered to do updating free as I have the time to do it and I beleive whoever it is that does the website simply does not have time to do it, we need regular updates of the BPPPA site. And also people other complaint is they have handed over there membership fees so they can get there ranking points on euro-tour etc etc, and with the knowledge they all get members packs and a BPPPA shirt, I know most members have not received this and that needs sorting otherwise those people who have not received should get there memberships renewed free or reduced, in fact I think the membership fees should be reduced to around £50 a year this would encourage new members who cannot afford £165 a year in return for nothing and make it the players choice to purchase a shirt at extra cost, elect 2 people who work on sponsorship alone for say 20% wage out of all sponsorship money brought in, I for one will offer this if the BPPPA want me too look for sponsors or at least try. at the end of the day no one will complain if the BPPPA is run properly.
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indiana
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Posted: 2007-06-06 12:26
i am not a member of the bpppppppppppa, yet have received my ranking points for the eurotours that i have played in.
its clear what route needs to be taken, ted and for all the effort he has put in has to let go, there is other people in place who can take it on from here.
first of all reduce the number of tournaments to say five, 2 in england, 1 in scotland,wales and ireland if its the british professional pool players association then tournies should be held in these places.
also scrap membership fees they dont serve any purpose and players will just question where they go
raise the entry fee at each event to £100, on the saturday play down to the last 16, the players who dont qualify will go into a plate comp, £15 out of every entry fee will make up the plate prize money and £5 will go to administration
i really do think its easy to get right, if things carry on all that will happen is other players will organize their own comps and end up killing pool completely, thus the epbf not renewing their affiliation.
let mark mills have a go,
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Riggers
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Posted: 2007-06-06 13:35
Just want to say that Ireland is not part of Great Britain! [ This message was edited by: Riggers on 2007-06-06 13:47 ]
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paddy147
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Posted: 2007-06-06 13:48
haahhahahahh
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cueman
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Posted: 2007-06-06 14:21
No but it is part of the British Isles
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Riggers
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Posted: 2007-06-06 14:25
Errr... Ok yes it is. But it's not part of Britain. The British Isles also includes the republic of Ireland but you wouldn't call them part of the BPPPA would you. Edit - I'm talking geographically of course and accept that Irish people would naturally object to being called part of the british isles. At the end of the day we are saying that Britain = England, Scotland and Wales. [ This message was edited by: Riggers on 2007-06-06 14:31 ]
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pooljedi
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Posted: 2007-06-06 15:13
On 2007-06-06 14:25 , Riggers Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! Errr... Ok yes it is. But it's not part of Britain.
The British Isles also includes the republic of Ireland but you wouldn't call them part of the BPPPA would you.
Edit - I'm talking geographically of course and accept that Irish people would naturally object to being called part of the british isles.
At the end of the day we are saying that Britain = England, Scotland and Wales.
stop there riggers you currently have half of ireland looking for your address haha
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expertfluke
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Posted: 2007-06-06 15:16
Totally agree, at the end of the day, what it all boils down to is the over-riding fact that the light at the end of the tunnel is ....oh I''ve forgotten what I was going to say now.
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Riggers
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Posted: 2007-06-06 15:26
On 2007-06-06 15:13 , pooljedi Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! On 2007-06-06 14:25 , Riggers Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! Errr... Ok yes it is. But it's not part of Britain.
The British Isles also includes the republic of Ireland but you wouldn't call them part of the BPPPA would you.
Edit - I'm talking geographically of course and accept that Irish people would naturally object to being called part of the british isles.
At the end of the day we are saying that Britain = England, Scotland and Wales.
stop there riggers
you currently have half of ireland looking for your address
haha Hey, Cueman started it! Blame him!
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cueman
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Posted: 2007-06-06 15:32
Hey don't blame me, I was only saying that actually Rep of Ireland is part of the British Isles so you could theoretically come under the British PPPA... 
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pooljedi
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Posted: 2007-06-06 15:35
On 2007-06-06 15:32 , cueman Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! Hey don't blame me, I was only saying that actually Rep of Ireland is part of the British Isles so you could theoretically come under the British PPPA...
what about the falklands [ This message was edited by: pooljedi on 2007-06-06 15:35 ]
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Deano
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Posted: 2007-06-06 16:17
Republic of Ireland isn't part of the British Isles mate, Northern Ireland yes but republic na.
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expertfluke
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Posted: 2007-06-06 16:23
Good grief don't invite the irish to join in this debate - it's confusing and silly as it is!
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Pool-Ace
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Posted: 2007-06-06 16:24
Does Pro9 have a geography forum.
I believe The Republic of Ireland IS part of the British Isles. We just don't govern it anymore.
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Riggers
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Posted: 2007-06-06 16:41
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