From: "Paul Unwin (GC_11_PO)" <punwin@grantham.ac.uk>
Subject: Tour 2
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 12:59:00 +0100

All

there will be some errors in here as this is from memory. But you'll get
the gist.



Tour 2 was held in Banbury this weekend 12/13 May hosted by "the family Stig"

Sunburn, scratches and sore feet were much in evidence as the hot sun dried
the pitches hard. The severe wind and rain only rolled in as the final
campers packed up their tents.

The tournament saw teams adopting new offensive strategies. Several teams
notably Fusion and Clapham adopting a flat back 4 to overload zone
defences, and there were several versions of the horizontal stack evident.

Few surprises in the top 8.
Both Clapham teams advanced to the Semis from Pool A.  Clapham 1 featured
the old ones: Hill, Flores, Thompson, and Dugger, whilst the Clapham 2
squad had an overall younger antipodean feel.

Chevron advanced to the semis with LeedsLeedsLeeds who dispatched 4th
seeded Fusion to 5-12

5-8 was very competitive. Sharks whilst finishing 6th had lost to Red in
pool play. Druids, Red, Fusion and Team Shark had few problems holding off
the challenge from the winners of Pools C and D. Smash & Grab and Whey were
again unsuccessful in bids for top 8 and have some way to go.  Whey had won
Pool D (a mid division pool of death) on goal difference in a 3 way tie
with Hammerage and Headrush.

That Headrush won Spirit of the Game is perhaps testament to the spirit of
fairness in which they played these very tight games.

13-20
The controversial decision to displace Fever and Strange Blue from the top
16 was vindicated in part with Strange Blue finishing 19, but to be fair to
them, they seemed pretty low on numbers. Fever having felt hard done by had
a point to prove in their semi with Bliss who had displaced them. However
they were unable to give Hughes the Vs by losing their Final for 15 to a
BAF Mixed team featuring the handicapper himself.

SEMIS
There was widespread wish for an upset in the semis, but in both, the
Clapham teams took comfortable leads. However in the 2v3 semi Chevron
behind against Clapham 1 managed to pull a 16-10 deficit back before
succumbing 17-15?

Spirit was very much in evidence. When a disputed foul by "that old man
Jackson" on Aram was resolved after the intervention of a new Mr nice guy
Si Hill. Foul was declined by Aram leaving the disc with Chevron who
promptly worked it up field for a score. The on pitch politics between
Hill, Flores and Jackson was a spectacle in itself.

FINAL
The final was an all Clapham affair, which quelled the level of interest,
and left the Grandstand disappointingly empty.

Whilst the teams competed hard, and obviously cared about winning, the
final had the feel of a training game. The crowd were muted,
understandably, as they had no underdog to cheer on.

Pete Harvey (C1) injured himself quite badly early on but his old teammates
in White managed without him and drew out comfortable winners

The final was evidence of some consolidation by Clapham. Aram Flores in
accepting the winners' trophy, attributed Bullfrog success to the new way
in which they train. We want to know what you're doing!

PARTY
Party didn't go on long enough. Sorry about that. An extension seems to
have been declined but I havnt got to the bottom of it yet. Next time there
will not be a problem if you get your arses in gear and subscribe to the
food option on site. Having a meal makes getting extensions much easier.


1.  Clapham 1 (cup)
2.  Clapham 2
3.  Chevron
4.  LeedsLeedsLeeds
5.  Fusion 1
6.  Team Shark
7.  Druids
8.  Red
9.  Whey
10. Smash N Grab
11. Hammerage
12. Un Poco Loco

13. BAF open (Plate )
14. Headrush (Spirit of the Game)
15. BAF Mixed
16. Nightfever
17. Bliss
18. Fusion 2
19. Strange Blue
20. Slipdisc

21. Jedi (Spoon)
22. GB Juniors
23. Flyght Club
24. Hustlers
25. Bears
26. Northern Roses
27. Janitors
28. Trigger Happy

Loads of lost property -  a car load.
If you have lost something that is very valuable. please contact me, i
might be able calm your nerves. (someone out there will understand what I
mean)


We loved the experience of working together as a family so we'll be back
next year with a 32 team tourny.

Hope you enjoyed being our guests.



Stig