Markie mi owd'mukka...
A 'newbie' tourney is the best idea - but with a slight twist. Make it a 3-man, random teams one.
In other words - see who turns up - pays £15 (or a bit more as it is a toruney afert all
) - and put their name in a hat.
Draw 3 names - hey presto - team A (repeat to fade).
To make it a little more interesting - designate one of the more 'experienced' players (Kelly's, Firm, etc.) as a 'coach' for the day.
That way the teams won't feel that they've been thrown together - with no idea on what to do next (something I see everywhere - all too often!).
Get the 'coaches' to do field walking - basic laning, sweet-spotting, diving in, etc.
Then get the teams to play each other at the end - but keep the points system a very simple one, as this is where everyone tends to lose the plot.
3 points for this, -1 for that, 50 for this etc. is too complicated for even the most experienced. Just use a simple win/lose/draw system (eg. 3 for win, 2 for draw, 1 for loss - yes, 1 for loss - that way no-one gets 0 points or less!).
Oh - and to make sure no coaches pick 'favourites' - make the team selection/coach combination random as well (eg. Pebble gets team A, Lovetone gets team B etc. - then draw the teams they have to 'coach').
If you need any help sorting this out - give me a bell - you have my moby number.
cheers