Oh so close!

How close do I have to get before winning a place in the club team? Having come to a domestic agreement about what I'll drop to make room for playing club bowls, shot down to the club this evening like a scalded cat to yet again change my availability on the sheet for Thursday's league match at Eynesbury. This'll be the third change I've made. Hope they don't think I'm indecisive... or am I? ~;o)

Idly scanning the rest of the board, noticed the team selection for the triples league team match on Monday was up. Didn't even know there are league matches on Mondays, let alone there's a triples team. Does this play in the same league? Apparently there is also an over 60's league team that plays on Wednesday afternoons I might be picked for. There's another notice board over the other side of the club room I never check... maybe I should. Boy, is this complicated!

Anyway, as the image above shows, I'd actually been picked to play for the triples team on Monday... and then crossed out and another name inserted because I'd put down on the unavailable list I'm not around next week. So near, and yet so far!

Even though I'm now available for Thursday's match, my selection looks even more uncertain. There are now only two of the sixteen players selected who haven't ticked they're available. Of the four reserves, two have already ticked they can play, with me making a third.

On my way out bumped into the B team captain and told him I'd shuffled things around and could now play on Thursday. Didn't sound too hopeful... the couple of selected players who haven't yet ticked their availablity were probably on the green playing tonight and so may yet confirm they're OK... I'll get a call if they need me.

No call by the time I retired for the night. Of course I pick the perfect time to be in the middle of switching my mobile number to a new 'phone, right at the phase when neither of them are working. Just my luck if he calls and can't get through!