Poker night (part deux)..

Call him what you like - M'boy, Pete Sampras, Mbou Mbou, Aretha Franklin, Arnold from "Different Strokes" - but Cherry has come forward to host the second ever Poker Night.
For those who did not attend the previous event it goes something like this - quite a lot of booze is consumed, the host cooks something, booze is consumed, poker, booze, poker, into town, fight, fight.
Anyway Cherry has offered to host this event at his Driffield town house on Saturday the 9th of December.
The usual arrangement is to meet at around 8PM and head into town at around 10:30PM but the second part is totally optional. If interested let myself know ASAP and I will try and confirm the numbers to Cherry.

Upcoming trips (France Special)...

This is a special Blog entry for the Hull away game when they play the Catalans Dragons in the South of France next year. The fixtures for next year don’t get released to the press until Monday night (27th) next week but I have inside information on the following -

Firstly Hull FC are due to play this game on Saturday the 21st of July. Secondly Hull KR are due to play the Catalans the week before. Based on this we should really be looking at who may want to go on this trip and for how long etc. I have the following thoughts at the moment –

Me and Mint are at least thinking of going for a week and having this as our main holiday but could meet up with others doing shorter trips.
Maybe think of doing this as our weekend away instead of Ireland this year (highly unlikely I could do both).
Maybe go to both the FC and KR games.
Based on the above meet up with any Rovers fans that may go the weekend before (Fancy it Mr Sims?)
Start taking a look at all the flight options – e.g. flying into one airport and out of another. For instance Perpignan, Carcassonne, Toulouse and Barcelona are all options.
If a number of people go we could get an apartment or house or something.
Partners and kids welcome (Mint said he might even take his Lucy).

Flights will start getting booked up as early as next week I believe so its worth deciding if you are interested ASAP..

The Wolds Way (Thixendale to Sherburn)

Based on the fact I cant walk today it would be fair to assume myself and Mint managed the next section of the Wolds Way yesterday (Sunday). This leg was from Thixendale to Sherburn and totalled just under 19 miles. Highlights should have included seeing loads of rabbits, alas Mint's cheese and pesto sandwiches won the day.
The next (and final) leg is hopefully the weekend of the 2nd of December. For reference the finish is in Filey and we intend to celebrate with Fish and Chips and a few pints if anyone would like to join us. Also just a reminder if you are even slightly interested in the Cleveland Way next year let me know pretty soon as we are going to be looking at potential weekends.

Poker night result and report

This years first poker night turned out to be quite an evening with a bit everything - booze, gambling, women and fighting.. What more could you ask for?
As far as poker went Jarv sort of won with time running out although Tarz had collected the most chips, Cherry was bankrupt and Sir watched horse racing (still stuck on Sky incidentally).
Leaving for the smoke after 10 on the train Cherry looked like some sort of tramp drinking wine while Tarzan watered the train station flowers.
The big smoke itself was very interesting. Sir did some snogging with a clairvoyant (did she not see it coming?). Cherry nearly had a fight with Robin Gibb. Tarzan nearly had a fight with Jack Osborne, only it turns out it was more likely Hayley Cropper! And Sir did more snogging.
Next poker night is scheduled for mid December, this time hosted by Tarz.

Upcoming trips (as of November 2006)...

Here is the November and onwards list of potential nights out, weekend breaks and holidays. Please leave any other ideas via the comments option. This is your definitive social calendar! All nights have a guaranteed snogging incident. Please confirm if you are coming to the Borat and/or Poke n Toot night if possible.

Trip: Rugby League - England v Samoa
Date: Sunday the 5th of November
Confirmed characters: Jarv, Mint !?, Martin & Kelly?
Purpose of visit: England v Samoa at the KC Stadium, Hull (and afternoon session)
Bonkers -, Booze *, Birds *

Trip: Movie - Borat
Date: November 7th or 8th
Confirmed characters: None so far
Purpose of visit: Visit to cinema to watch the new Borat movie with Sir promising he will dress up. Tuesday is "cheap" night while Wednesday is Orange 2 for 1.
Bonkers *, Booze *, Birds *

Trip: Poke & Toot (tm)
Date: Saturday November 11th
Confirmed characters: None so far
Purpose of visit: Poker evening at my house. Optionally followed by last train to Driff and Tooting...
Bonkers *, Booze **, Birds **

Trip: Snowboarding, Castleford
Date: A Saturday or Sunday in November
Confirmed characters: Jarv, Cherry, Thomas and Elaine. Maybe Docker. Hopefully Mr Sims & a lady boarder from Salty..
Purpose of visit: Lessons for Cherry and Thomas. Hopefully the chance to sit in the gallery, drinking Kronenburg Blanc, and watching Cherry fall on his ass' a few times. Better still watching Docker fall on his big ass'
Bonkers *, Booze *, Birds *

Trip: Yorkshire Wolds Way
Date: A Saturday/Sunday in November depending on other activities/weather
Confirmed characters: Jarv and Mint
Purpose of visit: The next section of the Yorkshire Wolds Way – Will be from Thixendale to Sherburn.
Bonkers -, Booze *, Birds -

Trip: York “shopping trip”
Date: Friday 17th of November
Confirmed characters: Most of Driffield Post Office.
Purpose of visit: Surely the York ‘shopping trip’ must be nearing its 10th year? This classic trip in the Calendar may also include a nights accommodation at the Travelodge. Hopefully more than one room will get booked this year!!
Bonkers **, Booze ***, Birds **

Trip: Morf's leaving do
Date: Saturday the 25th of November
Confirmed characters: Nearly everyone??
Purpose of visit: A chance to watch Tarzan look very very nervous??
Bonkers **, Booze **, Birds **

Trip: Copenhagen for New Years Eve (Confirmed and booked)
Date: Dec 29th arrive Copenhagen, stay Malmo and then to Copenhagen and leave 2nd of Jan.
Confirmed characters: Jarv, Mint, Fishcake and Blobby
Purpose of visit: First night is booked for Malmo (Swedish girls) and then onto Copenhagen (that’s right - Danish girls).
Bonkers *, Booze **, Birds ***

Trip: Dublin weekend
Date: Maybe January 2007
Confirmed characters: None
Purpose of visit: The blogmaster is having to work for a couple of days (Thursday/Friday) in Dublin one week in November or December. As the flight is paid for I am more than happy to stay an extra couple of nights if any characters interested?
Bonkers **, Booze ***, Birds **

Trip: London weekend
Date: February I think
Confirmed characters: None
Purpose of visit: May not be going myself but Crystal Palace v Hull City
Bonkers *, Booze **, Birds *

Trip: Snowboarding "somewhere" (Now looking a bit like Bulgaria!)
Date: 2007
Confirmed characters: Possible Jarv, Sir maybe SuperSub. Looking for an extra character.
Purpose of visit: Very up in the air. Possible trip with big Tom and family. Have also suggested cheap Oslo or Munich weekend with a bit of boardin' thrown in.
Bonkers ***, Booze ***, Birds **

Trip: Super League Weekend, Cardiff
Date: May bank holiday weekend (4/5/6/7), 2007
Confirmed characters: None
Purpose of visit: All Super League games to be played in one weekend at the Millenium Stadium. Have made a Travelodge booking for one room that can be cancelled (2 nights in Cardiff) and also another for Bristol on the Friday night if needed. Would even recommend the Rovers fans to make a booking should they win through to Super League...
Bonkers **, Booze ***, Birds **

Trip: Cleveland Way
Date: 2007
Confirmed characters: Jarv and Mint
Purpose of visit: The Cleveland Way from Helmsley to Filey. Done in sections over various weekends. If you are interested let me know as will have to sort out accommodation quite early. A Cranswick Walking Club event.
Bonkers -, Booze *, Birds -

Trip: Hull FC away game, South of France
Date: TBC but 2007
Confirmed characters: More than likely Jarv and Mint
Purpose of visit: Hull FC away game. Date of game yet to be confirmed. Type of trip could be anything from a single weekend away to Mint wanting to hire a feckin canal boat for the week. Should also point out a trip would also be made if Rovers get into Super League - 2 characters will be in the Catalan end however.
Bonkers *, Booze ***, Birds *