Hello everybody.

It's time to get the site up and running again as we approach the coming season.

Some things to tell you:

1. As last year we are going to hold a friendly pre-season match between a Stockport Quiz league team and a Withquiz Team.  It'll be 6-a-side and will be played at the Albert Club on Wednesday September 10th starting at about 8.30pm.  As last year we will have half of the evening given over to Stockport-style rounds and half to Withquiz-style rounds.  I have already set the Withquiz questions and will act as host and QM.  I suggest that each of Withquiz's 11 teams nominate a team member for the league side.  Assuming we get more than 6 we will have subs at half-time to ensure everybody gets a game.  Of course spectators are very welcome.  I will email team captains with these details.  Please get back to me with your nominees.

2. Is your team up for the new 2008/9 league campaign?  I will assume so unless I hear otherwise.  Any new teams champing at the bit?  Again let me know.  And finally any team name or venue changes?  All I have so far is that the Albert Park wish to be known as The Getaways from now on

3. As for the fixtures for the new season we will sort them out during September and post them on the site - I expect we will start around about mid-October as usual.  Good news in this area.  Roddy (of Ethel Rodin) has achieved what Gary and I singularly failed to achieve last year.  He has devised a formula whereby matches in the second half of the season use papers set by different setters from those that set in the same matches in the first half of the season.

So watch this space and do try and get to the Albert Club on September 10th.