Things to take to matches

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Things to take to matches

Post by Roger de Coverly » Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:45 pm

We had our first match for eighteen months, against another local club. It's a long established pre season "friendly". One thing I forgot was that with many people relying on contactless payment for small purchases, it would be a potential problem to find someone with a coin to toss for colours.
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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:50 pm

Go old school. Pawn of opposite colours, behind the back!
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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by NickFaulks » Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:09 am

That's what we did last week, although I did suggest tossing a debit card.
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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:00 am

I believe this is what is known as a 'First World problem' (and banal even in that context). Surely people here can come up with really important things to take to matches? I have visions of team captains up and down the country carefully making notes to not forget to have a coin... (when really what they want is a full team that turns up on time)!

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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Paul Cooksey » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:04 am

although a coin might be a more realistic aspiration

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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:39 am

Yup!
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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:31 am

Good point.

Rock, paper scissors?

Coins were a problem even when we used to have pockets full of them - people still couldn't find one. We had one venue with a wooden floor, the tossed pound coin, landed on its edge and rolled across the room, pursued as it went under a stack of redundant chairs.

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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by John Upham » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:45 am

Another possibility is this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ynNWwPFNQ
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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:19 pm

Pens!

(I speak from personal experience on this, for sure)
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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by David Sedgwick » Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:05 pm

NickFaulks wrote:
Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:09 am
That's what we did last week, although I did suggest tossing a debit card.
When I saw you recently, you'd forgotten to bring one of them either.

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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Geoff Chandler » Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:37 pm

Stephen Westmoreland wrote:
Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:50 pm
Go old school. Pawn of opposite colours, behind the back!
Hi Stephen,

If doing this for so called 'friendlies' do check both hands to make sure it is not two black pawns
that your opponent had hidden behind their back. Trust me on this...experience speaking.

Hu Matt,

Yes pens. When I was a captain I always brought along two or three extra pens. (and you never get them back.)

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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Nick Grey » Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:43 pm

A map, coat, pen, coins, cash, card, blood sugar monitor, needles and drugs. A mask for public transport.

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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by John Upham » Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:21 pm

Nick Grey wrote:
Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:43 pm
needles and drugs
Could you be more specific?
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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Nick Grey » Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:39 pm

Injecting lnsulin. Cabs from Kingston hospital take cash only, When many use phones for payment toss a phone ?

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Re: Things to take to matches

Post by Stephen Westmoreland » Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:10 am

Other players! Taking one or two in Monday to Halifax. Mind you that is dependent on petrol as I am taking my son to York today and the Sheffield tomorrow, to play hockey.. Damn panic buying...
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