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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Jonathan=20Pearce?= <johnnyp_76@yahoo.com>
Subject: Venues
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Guys,
Personally,  believe that the state of the tour is
healthy and works well when it works well, like
Swindon for example.  However, this obviously means we
need decent venues that can handle such a large number
of people.  It is all good and well saying that
splitting into two is a great idea, but as it has been
said, many people play for the social aspect (since
I'm crap it's the only reason I turn up!) and for many
other reasons.  About 32 teams is the optimal amount
for enjoyment and capacity in my opinion. 

Admittedly, the sport is growing in size, and the need
for leagues is not too distant.  But let's stop
getting our knickers in a twist.  People are saying
that there is a lack of large suitable venues, but
have people really made a great effort to look?  I
think not.  There's a whole country out there. I know
for sure that Point Blank have great hopes to organise
a tour event for next year, and we have several
options in mind.  This has been a useful time to kick
people up the backside and make them realise you can't
always rely on other people to do everything.  Perhaps
someone should post something on britdisc/BUF that
COMPREHENSIVELY details what organising a tournament
entails, and the incentives for teams/players to do
it.

It's about time we start acting pre-emptively to
ensure the smooth running of a great sport as players,
and stop relying on an overworked and underpaid
BUF/core few.

CONVOY - "I'd better get brownie points for this"
Point Blank & Jedi

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