Slitherine

I declare for Parliament and Our Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell!

Let us stand together and prove that a few honest men are better than numbers!

I too have decided to declare for Parliament!

However unlike Tim I will be relying on an awful lot of very average (and indeed some poor) men........

Perhaps you could lend me some of your good men Tim?

Might be a bit of fun if someone can tot up the aggregate scores of all of the Parliament vs Royalist games over the weekend..

I too doth hereby pledge mine and my men of the Eastern Association's allegiances unto the noble cause of the Parliament in ousting the unjust tyrant Charles.

I have reason to believe that Lord Emsen of The New Forest hath seen fit to provide himself with a force of lowly Irish brigands, rustlers and thieves, that he doth declare to be an army.

Meanwhile, Lord Simpson of Milton Keynes hast sallied forth from his ancestral home of the Scottish Highlands with a force of Scottish Royalist. He professes his loyalists lie with the King, but I suspect his forces loyalties doth depend upon where the coin doth fall!

Tim,

I can do that as part of the final tiding up after the competition. I will post the details here and send you a copy.

Bob

Depending on whether I am able to borrow some Scots again, I will be fielding either Covenanters with 1644 Parliamentarians, or else just Parlamentarians.

Either way, I plan on avoiding a repetition of last year's post- competition heart attack.

Regards

Please don't! Hopefully you are fully recovered now.

Two trial/warm up games, two losses.
Hmmm....

For the King!

Even if he is a stubborn, ill-advised git......

RonanTheLibrarian wrote:For the King!

Even if he is a stubborn, ill-advised git......

But doesn't he have the divine right from God to rule?

If he pays enough, my "free range" Irish will fight for which ever cause would like to contribute to the most coin to the welfare of the brave fighters and their familes... Brigands and thieves, how could you say that Mr Will Denham

List are due today but Tom will accept them a day late - so get them in before we deduct points for late lists.

Lists to Tom - t.elsworth@btopenworld.com

I want to publish runners and riders over the next weekend.

Bob

I will be using a 1644 Scots Covenanter and Parliamentary army; the first, but possibly not the last, time that an English Parliamentary mob has been directed by a group of Scots. I'd like to reassure you, however, that my CinC is NOT a middle-aged blond Scots lady.

Regards

We are missing 3 lists so not able yet to publish runners and riders. I have been in contact with the 3 players concerned so with luck I will have the full information by tomorrow.

Bob

All three lists have been accounted for so I will publish runners and riders tomorrow.

Bob

As promised here are the runners and riders for next Sunday's refight of the "Great Rebellion against our gracious King - Charles"
Ben Jones Scots Royalist
Paddy Bray Scots Covenanter
Jerry Bray Late ECW Royalist
Tom Elsworth Early ECW Royalist
Alasdair Hartley Scots Covenanter
Charles Masefield Late ECW Royalist
Pete Simpson Scots Royalist
Will Denham Parliament
Geoff Punshon Parliament
Stephen Stead Late ECW Royalist
Keith Spedding Scots Royalist
Ray Boyles Scots Royalist
Tim Porter Parliament
Brian Holmes Late ECW Royalist
Andy Kitcher Early ECW Royalist
Nigel Emsen Confederate Irish
Andy Finkel Scots Covenanter
Gordon Jamieson New Model Army
Brendan Morrissey Late ECW Royalist
David Hewkin Late ECW Royalist
Paul Marsh Parliament
Bruce Late ECW Royalist
Floater
Bob Medcraft Late ECW Royalist

Armies represented are: -
Scots Royalist – 4
Early ECW Royalist – 2
Late ECW Royalist – 7 plus 1 floater
Parliament – 4
New Model Army – 1
Scots Covenanter – 3
Confederate Irish - 1

This gives: -
Royalist – 14
Parliament – 8
Irish - 1

I can confirm the following modifications to the normal set-up rules - light troops will deploy up to 18" and battle troops 13" in from the owning players the base line. In addition light and medium artillery can deploy up to 18" in from the base line as will limbered heavy artillery. Unlimbered heavy artillery would still only be able to deploy at 15".
Also If artillery is captured, the player who has captured them can at the end of the turn in which he has captured them, during the JAP phase, after all auto routing troops have been removed, choose to remove the artillery.

Bob

I have now done the draw for the first round next week. The draw has been designed to ensure that no one plays a member of their own club: -
Charles Masefield v David Hewkin
Paddy Bray v Andy Finkel
Ben Jones v Geoff Punshon
Pete Simpson v Alasdair Harley
Tim Porter v Will Denham
Bruce v Nigel Emsen
Stephen Stead v Ray Boyles
Andy Kitcher v Keith Spedding
Brendon Morrissey v Jerry Bray
Brian Holmes v Paul Marsh
Gordon Jamieson v Tom Elsworth

Remember it is pre-set terrain and you discover what table you are on by drawing a card.

Bob

Hi Bob.
I see I am in the list of runners but in the draw?

Pete,

Sorry about that I made a mistake amending the spreadsheet that does the draw and left Mike Pickering on from last year.

You are playing Alasdair - a quick learning curve for you.

Bob

Trying to contact Andy Finkel does anyone have his home email address. I have had no response via the private mail link.

Bob

Bob, I have replied to your email, and also emailed Tom direct to confirm my army list choice. I did not pick up your email until I left work.

Regards

Andy

What time is kick off on Sunday chaps?