Bit late to the green but been watching this years tourney on beeb 2, some cracking games played and watching the final now between Anderson and Marshall in an all Scottish tie, two greats of the game
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21-01-2024 03:32 PM #1
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Bowls Championship (Potters)
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21-01-2024 03:44 PM #2
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Anderson wins the championship 2 sets to 0
Hard to believe Marshall is/was world no 17 and had to get a wildcard invitation, used to be world no 1
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22-01-2024 03:55 PM #3
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Watched most of the games (albeit the final was in bed after recording and avoiding the score yesterday). I thought Anderson looked like a strong contender throughout - played solid bowls and deserved the win.
Some run from Marshall - back into the top 16 and won’t be needing a wild card next year.
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22-01-2024 08:42 PM #4
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23-01-2024 12:19 AM #5
Thoroughly enjoyed the whole tournament, love the event at Potters and watch it every year. Having bowled for more than forty years I love the game.
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23-01-2024 03:36 PM #6
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Haven't thrown a bowl since around 2013 but may join a club (Brunstane) perhaps when I retire
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23-01-2024 04:39 PM #7
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23-01-2024 09:05 PM #8
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The old yin moved to Collisdene so the new place was handy for him but when I phoned to enquire about hiring a rink all I got was a ****ing sales pitch along the lines of you cant just hire a rink, you have to be a member, memberships were for example bronze for £200 a year, silver which includes afternoon tea and scones for £350 a year and gold which includes 3 course meal for £500 a year but rink time may be limited due to demand
Basically a ****ing money making posh fest to keep out the riff raff. I said to her I only want to play a game of bowls, not buy ****ing shares in the place 😡
Not surprising to say the place was a white elephant and closed not long after before being demolished
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23-01-2024 09:10 PM #9
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Corsies joint
RICHARD Corsie, the former world champion bowler, is to sell the centre he built in Scotland to improve the sport to a housing developer.
The financially-troubled Brunstane arena and conference centre in Edinburgh which bears the Commonwealth Games gold medallist's name, is now expected to be knocked down next summer and replaced by flats.
The deal, which is believed to be worth more than £3m, has angered members of the Edinburgh Indoor Bowling Club, one of the oldest clubs in Scotland.
The club was part of the centre in Milton Road East and will be left without a home next year.
Mr Corsie shut the international-calibre facility in April after
suffering losses of up to £250,000 a year since it opened in 2001.
The sportsman spent millions of his own money on the centre, which was regarded as the UK's best for bowls. He claims that he decided to put it up for sale because not enough people were using it.
He is now said to have negotiated a deal with Sovereign House Developments
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23-01-2024 09:45 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Richard started playing there and his mother Joyce worked in the office.
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24-01-2024 05:24 AM #11
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24-01-2024 06:36 AM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It was smart inside with a lovely resteruant but it was aimed at the wrong clientelle. Bowlers are typically ordinary people with not a lot of extra cash.
With that shutting and Portobello closing we did pick up a lot of members at East Lothian.
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24-01-2024 08:53 AM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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24-01-2024 11:56 AM #14
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24-01-2024 11:58 AM #15
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Midlothian are our big rivals, I was a founder member there in 1979 and stayed until East Lothian was built in the late 80s.
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24-01-2024 06:56 PM #17
I played bowls ( quite successfully ) for many years, but stopped several years ago as it was too time consuming with other things going on in my life. Getting to my point, I can’t get used to seeing indoor bowlers ( outdoor bowlers for that matter ) playing in shorts. Yes, I’m being purist and ultra-conservative but I used to quite enjoy the strict traditions of the game and find this trend a bit off. Not looking for an argument but thought I’d vent my feelings.
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25-01-2024 05:27 AM #19
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I remember watching them all on the green wearing their white shirts, ties and at the time compulsory brown flat soled shoes. All changed now and when I was down at Eskmills a while back there were no or hardly any grey trousers, no blazers or ties and all replaced with trendy cotton or waterproof bomber jackets, bowling trainers and short sleeved Fred Perry style tops emblazoned with retrospective club colours
I kind of liked the “regimental” look but also good to see bowls move into the modern era with regards attire and no doubt bowlers will feel more relaxed and comfortable when on the green too, oh I didnt see any shorts 😀
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25-01-2024 06:52 PM #20
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I saw Perth Indoor is at risk.
Edinburgh only has Bainfield left and the numbers there are dwindling. Many preferring West Lothian, Midlothian, East Lothian for a variety of reasons. Many others have packed in indoor all together.
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In recent times Alloa, Balbardie and Prestwick have closed. Others are on the brink.
It's mental to think Edinburgh has one indoor yet Dunfermline has two.
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25-01-2024 08:28 PM #22
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I remember greens at meadows which are now ****ing croquet lawns, ****ing croquet !! Tramways getting turned into someones back garden
I think bowls is a unique and very skilful game and as an aside from the amateur side money seems to be a pittance for winning the likes of the Potters (unsure what the winner got) as opposed to what snooker or darts players earn
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26-01-2024 08:39 AM #23
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Covid actually saved a lot of bowling greens in Edinburgh. They got large grants, it was based on their opening hours/days. A few clubs used the grants to upgrade their facilities. Now the money has run out there are lots of clubs on their knees now. Problem is bowls isn't cool & the younger generation are not joining clubs. Also with the older members passing away memberships are dwindling.
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26-01-2024 12:08 PM #24
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Working patterns and cultures are different too. Not as many folk finishing their work in a trade and going to the bowling club for a few pints. Also makes the administration harder, where people's work and lives are more complex so they can't commit to running the club. That takes its toll on all members. Added regulation doesn't help either.
Football on tv is a killer as well. Unless you go down the route of a dodgy box, sky et al is too expensive so your punters go to one of the hundreds of other pubs in Edinburgh.
Bowling clubs seem to thrive more outside of the cities. The community aspect is a bit more alive, and there are fewer alternatives.
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