I have taken the league as far as I am capable, the enthusiasm is not what it was. The politics are not for me.

I will give you all my time and patience to start the league in October. After that my fellow committee members will continue as before. I hope that Tiandra will carry on with the bulk of the work, she is to be applauded for her efforts.

I will not leave my team or the site, just the grind of keeping all happy.

I hope you respect my wishes and leave it at that. Thank you for your support.

Love hovis

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so glad your staying on as a cat hovis.

i can understand why u dont want to continue but not sure if every 1 will feel the same.

i have really enjoyed the league u created m8. youve done a super job thank you very much friend

I know you too well my friend so i will not try and talk you out of it, may i say you did good friend but i guess it gets to even the best of us eventually.



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well said blade

Even though i am new to the legue it must be a lot of work and time u put in it for free, so u will have very good reasons to stop with it and i wuld like to thank u making this happen and hope u will enjoy just playing and leave that politics some ppl probely needs to play...

Thank u very much also letting us in the Cup,

Ron Visser, Ninja...

Hovis Dear,

I'm sorry to hear that you're not going to be running the league. I think you did an AWESOME JOB.

But I can understand the level of stress and frustration that you were under to maintain the league at the high level you had it operating at.

And there were some that tried to make your job very difficult. I have the utmost respect for you...dealing with it all the way you have!

Sooooooooooooo glad you aren't leaving the Cats or the site....looking forward to our next match!

Pami

You have your reasons for your decision Hovis, glad you are not leaving the site completly. See you at the tables
cat

Sir Hovis,

There was overwhelming gratitude expressed by a lot of people in the Forum at the end of the league season for all that you have done. So, I won't repeat that here.

As for your decision now, it seems to be, regretably, the right thing to do for the right reasons at the right time: more turmoil than fun.

I sincerely hope that you can enjoy playing again and that we can find a way to muddle through without your remarkable talent and effort at the helm.

Thank you, friend.

Hovis hun,

I will miss you running the league, but also understand that you have good reasons for stopping.

The amount of time and effort you put in has been massively appreciated though and will be remembered for a long time.
Just wanted to let you know I have the utmost respect for you.
Now I think it's time for you now to enjoy the game again and have some good old fun!

Glad you stay with the cats and looking forward to our next match.

xx

Sandra

Hi Hovis

Sorry to see you go m8. You and Tia hae done a great job with the league. If it was anything i said i apologise but nothin was aimed at u i meant gollums reaction was ok but not bit where he blamed u. Hope you reconsider leaving a league which u created.

If you decide to leave then Ilook forward to playin against you when we play the alley cats

Hovis,

Have appreciated your guidance and humour in my short time on league.
No one can take away all that you have done.

Keep smiling.

MoJo

Sorry to hear it. Things have been said, and I respect your decision.

Graham m8 - its hard enough being a captain sometimes - and you have been right in the thick of all the drama for not far off a year. You must have been in the special forces when you were in the army.

For you to pull off everything you have is a brilliant acheivement that hundreds on here will always remember ... all I can say to you is: good on ya buddy!!!!

Thanks Hovis, for your dedication to the league. It brought a new level to the site. I've got a few good friends from being part of the league (you know who you are lol). We've all enjoyed it so far. Can't imagine it's easy to run all the time though. Congrats on your effort mate. Looking forward to next season.

Graham....

I know what a burden the league was for you -we had many a convos about it.

However, with the new set up in place, and with the committee -I'm hoping you dun let go of it entirely.

If ya do -man, we all know what you put into it -and that's History in the making. Good show, well done -and it made *A LOT* of people very, very happy.

I hope you know that....

Kudos and a huge thank's to you for your efforts in the setting up of the league mate. There will be many happy players for a long time to come as a direct result of the time and effort you put into it.

The league and team play is a unique thing to be involved in. It adds a new dimension to this site in addition to furthering the camaraderie between players here.

BYE BYE SWEETIE XXXX

Nice job done Golden Graham. Battling with that old c-nile virus and having to re-install windows every 48 and a half minutes whilst running the league was a superhuman feat. I understand your reasons and I know this isn't a decision you've taken lightly.

Dad we all proud of you mate !!!

And you deserve to have as much fun as we have in the league !!!

I think its better if its managed by a comitee than by only 1 man !!!

You did a great jod and all of us are greatfull for it !!!

Your son !! hehe

Damnit !!! Forgot to change ID once again !!! lmao

Please know just how much you were and are appreciated, hubby -- for your tolerance, your understanding, your dedication, your ambition, your creation and your oh-so-over-used ears.

Thrilled to hear you will still be around at the site and participating in the league without the heavy burden. It wouldn't be the same without you (and your socks). Time to enjoy again!

Love you to bits.

Wifey xx

hi typewriter

Goood luck committee, s all I'm saying

Hovis, what you have pulled of here is nothing short of fantastic and brilliant.
The time and effort put in by you must have been overwhelming to say the least. So the least I can say is well done and thank you.
I too have also made some wonderful friends here. (that's something else that I owe to you) Friends that I probably would only call poker buddies with out the league.
I am glad that you will still be around as I know there are plenty of people here that would miss you heaps.

So just to repeat myself.

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH.

hi hovis fella sorry to hear you have came to that decision of stepping down from running the league. There is a saying of neva put all your eggs in one basket! What i mean is that you have put alot of time and effort into this league and without much of that maybe this league wouldn of taken off, who knows what site would be like now alot of players might not of still been hear its brought alot of people closer together in friendship which you wont find on many sites. I respect you decision and leaving it to a more then just one person to run is good idea that way all crap that can come sometimes aint all on one persons shoulders. Also by the sayin neva put all your eggs in one basket, i hope that you have change of heart and still have some sort of involvement in league running dont want you regretting leaving it at later date. All best my friend from shaun!

Sorry to see you go hovis, the league is a excellent example of what hard work can achieve. There will be many people who don't see the work thats involved and appreciate the time involved.

However !!

There are an awfull lot who do and are truely grateful for everything you have done in setting up a truely remarkable league and matches. Glad to see that you staying with the site and your team.

Good luck and enjoy the peace.

Dear Hovis,

You are a man of true wonderment and I applaud you. You have created a league that is unrivaled by any other across the free poker landscape and in doing so you have brought people together from all over the world.

It's with a pang of remorse that I bid farewell to such a cherished and hotly pursued leader. You have touched all of our hearts and in some cases even more private places of the body.

Thank you and farewell

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Very sad to hear this Hovis: ( Happy that you will still be playing on the site and in the league! I truly appreciate all the hard work you have put into this league and enjoy playing in it immensely! Thank you for all that you have done!!!!!!!

Love,
Liz