From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Sat Apr 4 13:52:14 1998 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) id MAA01282 for britdisc-outgoing; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:55:48 +0100 (BST) Received: from amsta.leeds.ac.uk (amsta.leeds.ac.uk [129.11.36.1]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA01271 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:55:34 +0100 (BST) Received: from newton.leeds.amsta (newton.leeds.ac.uk [129.11.36.64]) by amsta.leeds.ac.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA17834 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:56:21 +0100 (BST) Received: by newton.leeds.amsta (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id MAA14016; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:58:05 +0100 Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:58:05 +0100 From: amtsjh@amsta.leeds.ac.uk (S J Hill) Message-Id: <199804041158.MAA14016@newton.leeds.amsta> To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Subject: tour update... X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk I'm tempted not to do this... but its bound to backfire on me if I don't. If you need to get in touch with me about anything relating to the tour I am nipping off to Devon for the week. I won't be able to read my email - so its phone or shouting I'm afraid. My parents phone number is: 01237 474739. I'm sure there won't be any problems tho'. Here is the current tour situation: Swindon: we WILL have 32 teams. (So Fingers 6 and Bliss: you can ignore previous messages about possibly not having a place.) I believe that info will be arriving with your team contacts soon. Birmingham: sorry about the delay with details for this event - but things are nearly sorted now. In any case, 25+ teams have already sent a deposit for what was planned as a 24-team event. I have been talking to Charlie and he is trying to make it possible to increase the numbers. I expect we will go to 28 at least. (We may even be able to do this on the 8 planned-for pitches.) Charlie is hoping to be at Swindon. Southampton. Again, this is another 8-pitches tourney I think. Again, something like 24 teams have already paid deposits. We'll look into increasing the capacity for this one too - altho' I doubt we'll be able to go past 28. Exeter is bigger - I doubt there'll be any probs there at all. (I think 23 teams had paid deposits at the last count!) ***************************************************************************** REMEMBER: for all teams that pay DEPOSITS before the deposit-closing date the system for deciding who gets in is NOT only first-come-first-served. So its still very possible to get into the tour events simply by paying your deposit in time. The system for working out who gets automatic places, etc is described in the rules, which your team capt has, but are also to be found at http://www.phidelta.demon.co.uk/u8-98/ along with several other handy bits of info! ANYONE who doesn't pay deposit by the closing date MAY get into the tournament - but only on a first-come first-served basis (no matter who you are!) Paying the TD earlier will not help you get in - but it is much appreciated. In any case, the TD SHOULD BE PAID BY THE CLOSING DATE, (unless you have made specific arrangements with the TD to do something else, eg student teams who are hard up for cash will be allowed to pay on the day - but speak to the TD). ***************************************************************************** Thanks to pretty much everyone re- paying deposits and especially for paying tourney entry fees. It *really* is a big help to TDs. Thats it... tour newsletter coming soon... See you in Swindon! Si (22) ---------- Simon Hill 0113 289 0971 (h) 0113 233 5175 (w) 01237 474739 (parents in Bideford from Sun 5th Apr - Sun 12th Apr)