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From: Toby Green <t.green@elsevier.co.uk>
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Subject:  Re: SW Regionals: Results -Reply
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In reply to John Domingue asking the crucial question: what happened to
the Monks?????

Monks lost to Headrush 5-4 in an error-strewn game. The wind and rain
didn't do anyone any favours! We were then faced with the prospect of
playing tribal thingy, but on discovering that it made no difference - we
both end up in the same pool - we decided to go home rather than get
even wetter. Being the good chaps we are, we "threw" the game in
tribal's favour, and hence become seed number 12. We will be gunning
for 5th next weekend - we're not dead yet!

On reflection, I'm not entirely happy about a tournament schedule where
one game is so terribly crucial for two teams and insufficient time is
allowed to play the game out. Our regional had no half-times (or
time-outs) which makes winning/losing the toss a bit vital. [Not that I'm
making excuses, Monks played dreadfully and had plenty of opportunities
to win the game.] High standards must be set for games which are
self-evidently going to be important, even if they can't be applied to all
games in a busy tournament.

Toby