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From: Roger Thomson <roger@kbw.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Dropped pulls
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At 16:13 26/02/97, you wrote:
>
>More recently, the Druids have been playing in Denmark and Sweden, 
>where the indoor rules state that the pull may be dropped without 
>causing a turnover.(As Neil has already mentioned - we brought that 
>rule home with us and applied it to the Newport tournament)
>

Why not just play outdoors? That way you:

1) Don't have to waste time having this e-conversation when you students
should be researching the next wave of whatever it is you research;
2) Don't have to carry off players injured by speedy pulls - because you'd
have to be pretty damned slow to get hit by an outdoor pull;
3) Get much more playing time than you do in an indoor tounament - even if
you only play on Sunday!
4) Might just get good enough to beat us outdoors (boy how I'm going to
enjoy eating my words one day); and
5) Don't have to run to your car for a quick smoke between games.


On a serious note:

Don't underestimate how much the lack of 7 on 7 practices, and the focus on
an indoors chaotic style of play, in this country has hampered our chances
against other teams who know how to play a variety of 7 player O and D's.
Look at the Druids - a fine indoor team, but the results don't seem to
translate outdoors.

I remember playing Maddison at the 1993 World Clubs - they spanked us just
because they had a cool O and we weren't used to playing anything other
than stack and zone. How many of you can even play these well, let alone
know anymore? I bet a hell of alot more of you know whether or not you can
throw a hammer from one end of a sports hall to the other than know how to
run 'late invert'. 

Anyway,

It's warm out there now folks - don't be afraid.

Roger
SHOTGUN
'Green grass and shades...hmmm - lovely'


PS. Ozzie - you proud of me?