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Sorry to have to say that what the oracle revealed didn't quite add up. However, it did show that things are better than I thought.
My thanks to Michael for giving me that direction - even though I, also, cannot quite fathom what he expected me to come up with?!
Unless of course he sent me to the oracle simply to discover myself.
My thanks to Michael for giving me that direction - even though I, also, cannot quite fathom what he expected me to come up with?!
Unless of course he sent me to the oracle simply to discover myself.
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That you will not have done until you return to your beginning when you will know yourself for the first time.
I was expecting you to discover that the Council Position of Immediate Past President is recorded as vacant, so that though it is wrong on the website nevertheless Council composition is recorded correctly (I hope).
I was expecting you to discover that the Council Position of Immediate Past President is recorded as vacant, so that though it is wrong on the website nevertheless Council composition is recorded correctly (I hope).
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Well Michael, at your behest, I did go "there and back again".
The register was like the Council of Elrond - a throng, all bound by one thing, wearing a host of different hats, some with more than one. In the end I lost count of all those heads - just over 300 in all - and them tricky hats.
Now I'm going to hobbit off to the shop.
The register was like the Council of Elrond - a throng, all bound by one thing, wearing a host of different hats, some with more than one. In the end I lost count of all those heads - just over 300 in all - and them tricky hats.
Now I'm going to hobbit off to the shop.
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Mmm.. The reference was to TSE not JRRT
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Just a reminder that if you are a Gold member and have any opinions about items up for discussion at the AGM...
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Would someone like to raise the issue of the withdrawal of British Qualifying places from non-FIDE rated Congress and why this wasn't put to last year's AGM for approval? As a supplement, it's no longer possible to qualify for the British Championship by being a high scorer in a very strong domestic league such as London or Yorkshire. Again this change was never approved by any Council meeting. I know the ECF will bleat operational issues to dismiss the discussion, but the point is really that if the ECF thinks that individual members should be more involved in governance, it should put on the table for voting, issues of relevance to individual members.benedgell wrote:Just a reminder that if you are a Gold member and have any opinions about items up for discussion at the AGM...
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Have you contacted Alex directly to ask him about this? If so, what was his response?
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No and why should I?benedgell wrote:Have you contacted Alex directly to ask him about this? If so, what was his response?
Such issues shouldn't be the subject of private correspondence. Let both the questions and answers be in the public domain.
As another follow up, what is the position regarding sponsorship for 2018 and beyond? It's all very well the ECF excluding lower rated players from the Championship, but it also excludes itself from their enhanced entry fees. That becomes a problem if there are years without sponsorship.
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Why not ask Alex through the Ask The Directors facility and then publish his response on here? John Upham did that when challenging Dave Eustace on a point recently.
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Again why? The "Ask The Directors" facility has no credibility in my eyes until such time, if ever, the ECF publishes both the questions and the responses.Andrew Zigmond wrote:Why not ask Alex through the Ask The Directors facility and then publish his response on here?
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I asked alan a direct question about how he allowed 4 players who has never played for Lancashire, to play at the ecf open final?Roger de Coverly wrote:No and why should I?benedgell wrote:Have you contacted Alex directly to ask him about this? If so, what was his response?
Such issues shouldn't be the subject of private correspondence. Let both the questions and answers be in the public domain.
As another follow up, what is the position regarding sponsorship for 2018 and beyond? It's all very well the ECF excluding lower rated players from the Championship, but it also excludes itself from their enhanced entry fees. That becomes a problem if there are years without sponsorship.
I will be asking this same question tonight at the Lancashire AGM!!!
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Which Alan? The only one I could think of is WaltonJohn Reyes wrote:I asked alan a direct question about how he allowed 4 players who has never played for Lancashire, to play at the ecf open final?Roger de Coverly wrote:No and why should I?benedgell wrote:Have you contacted Alex directly to ask him about this? If so, what was his response?
Such issues shouldn't be the subject of private correspondence. Let both the questions and answers be in the public domain.
As another follow up, what is the position regarding sponsorship for 2018 and beyond? It's all very well the ECF excluding lower rated players from the Championship, but it also excludes itself from their enhanced entry fees. That becomes a problem if there are years without sponsorship.
I will be asking this same question tonight at the Lancashire AGM!!!
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I'm also assuming John means Alex. What is less clear is why the number of supposedly eligible players seems to have jumped from two to four. We have already had a lengthy thread about this where I pointed out more than once (and will now use capitals to emphasise my point) that ALEX MADE A CONSIDERED DECISION AFTER SPENDING A YEAR COLLATING DOCUMENTS AND CONSULTING TWO DISTINGUISHED PAST SERVANTS OF THE FEDERATION INVOLVED IN THE ORIGINAL DISPUTE. I fail to see which part of this you cannot understand.LawrenceCooper wrote:Which Alan? The only one I could think of is WaltonJohn Reyes wrote:I asked alan a direct question about how he allowed 4 players who has never played for Lancashire, to play at the ecf open final?Roger de Coverly wrote:
No and why should I?
Such issues shouldn't be the subject of private correspondence. Let both the questions and answers be in the public domain.
As another follow up, what is the position regarding sponsorship for 2018 and beyond? It's all very well the ECF excluding lower rated players from the Championship, but it also excludes itself from their enhanced entry fees. That becomes a problem if there are years without sponsorship.
I will be asking this same question tonight at the Lancashire AGM!!!
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Is there a summary of the rules forAndrew Zigmond wrote: We have already had a lengthy thread about this
eligibility to play for Lancashire and not for Greater Manchester
eligibility to play for Greater Manchester and not for Lancashire
dual eligibility?
For that matter the rules for
eligibility to play for Lancashire and not for Merseyside
eligibility to play for Merseyside and not for Lancashire
dual eligibility?
The rules assume that there is a team to play for. Arguably they should be weakened if there isn't actually the alternative team.