looking for a backer

[Mark S.]

Well its the Brighton festival next week. My live results are excellent.
The last Brighton festival I chopped 3 events and took away £8500

...and you still need a backer??? Shame on you!!

[Robert HM]

But some of you missed the point, she's good live player who's been stuffed on line, hence, I assume, bankroll, issues.

[Thrapton]

Robert,

I think u r missing the point, no-one really wants to back players with 'bankroll problems' unless they are name players.  She is not a name player and the actual stakes involved are small for live events so why would anyone part with their dosh.

If I wanted to put money into this event I would enter myself (dont need backers) and keep 100% of my winnings.

Also have you considered that last years decent show was a fluke and she has been living off it ever since?

[dik9]

Hey I promised no Moustache jokes, not fair for you to dangle one under my nose... (<- that wasn't a moustach joke honstly   )

Is this written right?? If it wasn't a moustache joke, what do you want dangling under your nose?

[Robert HM]

Thrapton, no, because she's done well before.

However I hear what you say and I'm sure she'll take your "no" in good spirits  

[Kaibobble]

you behave mr dik9 

[Heid]

This all brings an interesting point - isn't it the person's business what they do with winnings/if they ask for backers? Everyone is very quick to judge, as Robert said, and assumes wrongly that people are pants if they ask for backers, for small amounts!

I for one would love to be able to back a good player in a comp I wouldn't do well in, or couldn't attend, but I can't do big backings cause I don't have that sort of cash to give out like that, so something like this would be perfect for the likes of me!

It's all a bit off really!

Mel, I am sorry this has degenerated into a bit of a bash on you!

it's possibly a good idea if people think before they judge IMHO

Heid
xx

[RED-DOG]

Well its the Brighton festival next week. My live results are excellent.
The last Brighton festival I chopped 3 events and took away £8500

...and you still need a backer??? Shame on you!!

IMHO, there is no obligation to back this lady, neither is there any reason to be derogatory

[Thrapton]

This is ridiculous.

I have neither been derogatory or personal.

If someone goes on a public forum asking for money off strangers I feel I have a right to question it, especially when they are boasting of winnings then asking for sums that are a fraction of those winnings, maybe I should just have been facetious like dpommo.

I notice it is the 'Global Moderators' who seem to be jumping to this ladys' defence and doing a bit of Thrap bashing, is she a friend or connected to this site?

[Mark S.]

I wasn't being derogatory. Not in the least!

As has already been pointed out in these posts that I, and others, merely question an individual who claims to have won £8500 and still needs backing in relatively small events.

If this person, whom I don't know from Adam by the way, had have come to this forum and asked for backers for an EPT event (like Simon Trumper did) then I can understand the reasoning for this...£8500 win or not.

Its like all the posts that go on RGP which read 'please put $1 in my PS account'...its sad to see!

Just my opinion.

[ariston]

Some of the best players in the world have gone skint for one reason or another and been backed so it took courage to ask for this. If I hadn't had such a bad run lately I would buy a peice but I'm in a similar position. Another thread ends up with people chipping- what is blonde coming to?

hope your luck changes soon mel.

[Heid]

There's been quite a lot of percentage buy threads on Blonde This is by no means a first

I'm jumping to anyone's defence who has been attacked - Thrapton I'd jump to your defence if you were attacked and didn't deserve it - I'm not fussy

This is ridiculous.

I have neither been derogatory or personal.

If someone goes on a public forum asking for money off strangers I feel I have a right to question it, especially when they are boasting of winnings then asking for sums that are a fraction of those winnings, maybe I should just have been facetious like dpommo.

I notice it is the 'Global Moderators' who seem to be jumping to this ladys' defence and doing a bit of Thrap bashing, is she a friend or connected to this site?

[booder]

looks like rain again

[AdamM]

your other option if not impressed or interested in Mels request is of course to ignore the thread

[ariston]

Thrapton - players who regularly play on the circuit tend to help each other out, she is not linked to the site but a friend of alot of the regulars on here which I assume who the post was aimed at.
Mark can't believe I am bothering to respond to you but just because you don't know her from Adam doesn't mean she isn't a known player. She has played a lot of the high profile events this year and done a lot of work for sponsors (she has also been on TV games on at least 3 occasions this year). The comment about allegedly winning £8500 is just ludicrous- check the results and they are there in black and white. £8500 may be a lot of money to you and would probably get you into alot of 10 or 20 rebuys in ireland but to play circuit events it wouldn't even cover a months expenses/buy ins.