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Re: Motions

Post by Alan Walton » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:06 pm

Adam Raoof wrote:
MartinCarpenter wrote:In the name surely :)
Not exactly - I represent a county that doesn't actually exist!
Which is that Adam?

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Re: Motions

Post by Adam Raoof » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:16 pm

Alan Walton wrote:
Adam Raoof wrote:
MartinCarpenter wrote:In the name surely :)
Not exactly - I represent a county that doesn't actually exist!
Which is that Adam?
Middlesex. My point is that people could still turn up on a Saturday and play chess for Surrey against Middlesex or Greater Manchester, without any eligibility rules. It wouldn't make anyone more or less likely to be selected for a team. It might even have a positive effect.
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Re: Motions

Post by Andrew Zigmond » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:34 pm

Roger de Coverly wrote:[
It's been implied that the selection of these players had been approved in advance by those in charge of the Counties Championship, so no formal protest was raised.
To suggest that there was an `advance approval` is a bit of a leap. A possible eligibility query was raised which led to the Yorkshire Open captain asking Alex Holowczak a question. Those involved can speak for themselves, should they wish.
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Re: Motions

Post by Brian Towers » Thu Aug 17, 2017 3:56 pm

Adam Raoof wrote:
Alan Walton wrote:you might as well do away with any rules and make everybody eligible for whoever they want to play for, but this defeats the purpose of the County Champs
Just for me, can someone point to a statement that defines the actual purpose of the counties championships?
An excellent question.

Many counties, mostly those who 30 years ago were classified as 'minor counties', have decided it doesn't serve a useful purpose and have stopped entering teams. How many counties actually entered teams this year?
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.

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Re: Motions

Post by Michael Flatt » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:50 pm

Andrew Zigmond wrote:
Roger de Coverly wrote:[
It's been implied that the selection of these players had been approved in advance by those in charge of the Counties Championship, so no formal protest was raised.
To suggest that there was an `advance approval` is a bit of a leap. A possible eligibility query was raised which led to the Yorkshire Open captain asking Alex Holowczak a question. Those involved can speak for themselves, should they wish.
The fact that Yorkshire didn't submit a formal complaint within the time limit specified by the rules would suggest they didn't believe they had sufficient grounds to object to their opponent's team selection.

If you believe the rules have been infringed you have to raise an objection at the time to the appropriate authority.

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Re: Motions

Post by Alan Walton » Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:18 pm

Michael Flatt wrote:
Andrew Zigmond wrote:
Roger de Coverly wrote:[
It's been implied that the selection of these players had been approved in advance by those in charge of the Counties Championship, so no formal protest was raised.
To suggest that there was an `advance approval` is a bit of a leap. A possible eligibility query was raised which led to the Yorkshire Open captain asking Alex Holowczak a question. Those involved can speak for themselves, should they wish.
The fact that Yorkshire didn't submit a formal complaint within the time limit specified by the rules would suggest they didn't believe they had sufficient grounds to object to their opponent's team selection.

If you believe the rules have been infringed you have to raise an objection at the time to the appropriate authority.
When you are told they are abiding by the rules, it is very difficult to appeal; but when evidence comes later saying said rules may have been misinterpreted then what to you do, a bit late to appeal over a month later

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Re: Motions

Post by Michael Flatt » Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:31 pm

Would playing for Marple in the East Lancashire Summer League be sufficient to claim eligibility as a Lancashire player?

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Post by Michael Farthing » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:15 pm

I hope not. You playing for Lancashire would put my place in the team at risk!

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Post by Michael Flatt » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:20 pm

Michael Farthing wrote:I hope not. You playing for Lancashire would put my place in the team at risk!
Don't worry. I am not currently planning to move - just looking at the possibilities.

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Post by Nick Grey » Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:42 pm

The eligibility criteria ought to be simplified and allow for the possibility of a transfer during a season.
Remove any dual eligibility ambiguities.

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Re: Motions

Post by Michael Farthing » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:01 pm

Why stop there? Why not have transfers in the middle of a game?

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Re: Motions

Post by Alan Walton » Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:06 pm

Michael Flatt wrote:Would playing for Marple in the East Lancashire Summer League be sufficient to claim eligibility as a Lancashire player?
I gather no, they Club has to be affiliated; Heywoodfor example is not affiliated to the MCF but competes in the Manchester league

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Re: Motions

Post by MartinCarpenter » Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:30 pm

Marple is also not even geographically in historic Lancashire :) They do play for 3C's which is of course but very far from friendly to Lancashire county chess!

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Post by David Sedgwick » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:03 pm

Michael Flatt wrote:Unless Greater Manchester actually field an Open team in the competition, I don't see any justification for blocking players turning out for another team with which they claim affiliation.
Last season Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex and Surrey all played in the U120 Division of the SCCU Counties Championships. Sussex did not.

If a number of Sussex U120 players had "claimed affiliation" to Surrey and played for them, do you not feel that any or all of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Middlesex might have been entitled to object?

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Re: Motions

Post by Michael Flatt » Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:12 pm

Well, if the eligibility of players to play for teams has become a significant concern, which it has, then some representation needs to be made to the organisers regarding the best method to validate a player's eligibility. It should apply equally to all teams in the competition.

If such a request doesn't achieve a satisfactory response then the next step would be to raise the concern with Council.

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