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Jon Good
aka 'Big Funky' of 'Funkian' and 'More than just a Hint'
aka 'Frank LeBoeuf' of 'Blue Arse Flies'
D.O.P.A. S.A.U. (underground) Wine Soc.
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On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, S J Hill wrote:
> Jon
>
> > one improvement that should be made is tighter constraints on team
> > rosters: if you play for one team, then you play for that team. The
> > 'guests' should not have played for another team already. I know that this
> > is hard on players who's teams can't make a tournament. But say, for some
> > unthinkable reason, a top 8 team can't make one tournament, one of their
> > players on a lower team can really make a difference. It happened last
> > tour with 'sharks' only playing 1/2 tournaments and players also playing
> > for another team. This would also make teams that bit more commited to
> > turning up and organising themselves.
>
> In the first year of the Tour there was no guest rule.
> It caused no end of difficulties.
> Also - it made us (british ultimate players) appear
> EXTREMELY unwelcoming to any foreign visitors
> (several were turned away from touraments in that first
> year.)
I'm not saying no guests at all. I'm merely saying that if you play for
one team, then you only play for that team. But I still take your point
(WAHEY!) it is awkard to satisfy both sides of the argument. The 'small
player base' does exist but surely for national finals qualification you
shouldn't be allowed to 'tart' for another team just because your team
(who if they are serious about nationals should be able to make 6 tour
matches) didn't turn up. You don't see Alan Shearer playing for Arsenal in
the FA Cup semi-finals because Newcastle have been knocked out! I know
that is a very extreme example but I'm just trying to make a point.
Jon
P.S. Well done BAF for beating Sneeekys!!!!!!!