John,John Saunders wrote:What the two categories of adj...ophobes always fail to mention is the ongoing unpopularity of QPF. Can anyone explain this? If it were so wonderful, it would surely have taken over completely by now, wouldn't it?
I think you might better search for the reason in the composition of the average league committee; all retired, all bear more than a passing resemblance to Mr. Mainwaring. Their working days as bank clerks were not at all wasted, as they honed their skills at the black arts of stuffing meetings and committees with the like-minded, calling in favours, fixing agendas, writing minutes, filibustering, dragging things out until nothing happens, apart that is from a few youngsters expiring from mental inactivity. If they are set against QPF, and they usually are, "What, what did you say? Quick play finish? Well, harrumph, well the old ways were good enough for Staunton, my good man, what? For the life of me I cannot see the purpose in such a thing. Unthinkable. Harrumph," or "Quick play finish, don't panic, don't panic, Captain Mainwaring!", they will normally be more than fit to see off any half-hearted challenge.
The truth is that people who are less set in their ways, just have better things to do, than grow cobwebs on such committees.
Bit like the ECF writ small.
Regards,
Paul.