Its the right time for me to leave ......

[Edwards]

Hello folks ,

Some of you won't know me at all ,in that case this wont mean an awful lot to you

After a pretty sh it year with my health i have decided to call it day playing and i am off to travel the world for a year.


I wont give you all my life story , but over the last 20 years of playing paintball i have had great friends on and off the field , some teams I would like to say thanks too as they have looked after me over the years when I thought I knew better

Manchester Lions
Pornstars
The Firm (original one)
Endurance (Belgium team)
Shockwave
Nexus
Disruption

This are just a small number of teams that played for over the years which have put some serious road mileage as well as air mileage over the years .Nexus and Shock being the 2 that cost me more than you can possible imagine .


Robbo ,

Thanks for everything mate , i always knew better than you well in my mind anyway , thanks for changing the way we all play paintball in this country now. When Nexus first began it was a huge risk for all of us no more so than you . thanks again !!,tell Dot i will miss her .

Pipes

I just love you ..no more no less


Phoenix paintball ,

These guys have been so good to me and Disruption over the last 3 yrs , they have always done what they said they were going to and never gone back on there word , We have had some fairly good results over this period ,but when times were hard they were never unconstructive in there emails to me . Its a testament to how the company is run and how professional they are and they understand that you can not win every event .thank you for the support for me and long may it continue with the team in years to come .


Planet .......

Well this is going to be a tough one ,

What can I say about planet that has not been said on here before , The reason I have got so much time for planet is no matter how large they become as a company they never forget what its like to be a player , Ledz has always been like the older paintball brother i never had , he is the person i would go to for advice and he is one of the few people within the sport that i value his opinion, he’s always been there for me over the 7 years and made me feel part of the planet family , Thanks mate i am going to miss your abruptness i would also like to say thanks to Jules as he is the quiet one of the 2 owners of planet

And to the Mr Wood,Steve Monks ,Nicky Tomo,Stoney ,Tom Rust , Michelle ,Eilidh ,Suf and all the production staff , Thanks for everything


This just leaves my lads ,

The team will be run by Dickie next yr and i wish him all the best , I am sure he will do fine at it ,Just needs to have that dickhead streak in him when people think they know better

So

Chris Stone
Phil Stone
TomO
Fish
Mikey D
Andy Steele
Al France
James Bath
Richard Pike
Ryan Podesta
JDoe
George and Bob Bruton

I would like to thank you all for being involved in one way or another over the last 3 yrs , Some of you made life a little more challenging than normal , but your are all real friends . Thank you and I will miss you all , even AL !


So in short thanks for everything folks , I would not change anything in world over the last 20 years (ok maybe 1 or 2 things , normally involving alcohol!!)there have been some great events and some even better people .



Chris Edwards
Birmingham Disruption .

 

[Buddha 3]

Chris,

No surprise really, after having spoken to you a bit at Campaign. Still saddens me though.
But I fully understand and I'd do the same thing to be honest.

All the best buddy, godspeed on your travels!

First beer I drink after this will be in your honour sir!

 

[Lump]

Yup ill miss you mate, and just as we both get to know you. Take care fella and drop us a line now and then

 

[Tony Harrison]

Good luck, Chris.

You team will realise how much they need you while you're away.

 

[spreadz07]

Seeing as though you never message me on FB anymore I thought I would reply here LoL!

have a great time travelling Chris and I will miss you next year as we will be spending more time up North. Thanks for the bits of advice and help over the time I have known you and thanks for the great chats we had.
You willbe sadly missed mate so keep in touch and hopeto catch up when you return.
Hope your dad hasnt sussed you have wrcked his mini van too :

Take care mate
Nige

 

[Sid Sidgwick]

A loss for the game mate but health has to be the main gain. Good luck in the future bud and thanks for helping The Monks at the CPPS this season your experience and help has been greatly appreciated.

 

[PortoX]

Mr Edwards I have always valued your opinion as a player and as a coach. You were there at my very first tournament giving me tips on how to play (along with Mr Latham) with the PBUK Kidz. And since then you have still given me advice and maintained some contact. I can't thank you enough in what you have done for me and also for this sport.

Though you maybe the REAL Chris Edwards we all know you will be missed. Enjoy your travels no doubt see you around coaching and yelling at your lads still

Take care bro and enjoy the time ahead of you.

Tom

 

[Piper]

I shall keep the candle alight until you return............. Love ya buddy keep in touch

 

[Dark Warrior]

One of the countries last true all round paintballer
Been an honour to have met you, certainly wish I could have had the chance to play alongside or for you, but most of us will never make that standard.

No matter what you future has outside balling, your legacy will live on within the sport.

All the best

Will the Real Chris Edwards please stand up

 

[onasilverbike]

Genuinely sad to see you go, one of the nicest guys out there on the circuit. Can't claim to be best mates or anything but IMHO Chris always had a cheery hello and the time to answer any questions.

P.S. You "tripping over" George in the snake in Paris is one of those indelible moments, shame I only caught it out of the corner of my eye and the camera was pointed the other way