01-04-2014, 06:08 PM
Really, if you are looking to tell Andy Muir he cannot go, as seems to be John's intention I would guess it would have to be the Management Board that did so. You can look up the constitution to work out the membership.
I don't know if I would have the apetite to do that given Andy has already booked his flights and has done something he has the power to do (agree with it or not, conflict or not). Who would foot the bill for these flight costs? Chess Scotland's International Budget and then for instance (we cut) what little support we give the Seniors? Any decision has negative consequences in this scenario, it really isn't that easy and some of you need to look at the bigger picture and put your personal prejudices to the side.
I'd be interested to see some solutions, its easy to point out problems but what is it that those who feel aggrieved expect Council/International Board/Management Board to do?
I haven't seen a workable short-term solution on this topic that I can get behind, there has to be a compromise from both sides and Matt's first solution with Jonathan Grant as Captain and Andy Muir as Vice Captain is the only one that seems semi-workable to me given where we are. Longer term the whole selection process and strategy needs looked at from players selecting themselves and International Directors selecting themselves neither of which is morally right.
On a personal level I have found the chinese whsipers campaign orchestrated to be distasteful and this topic has degenerated into some pretty painful personal posts including Budapest [-x. Its infectous to read for all the wrong reasons...
I don't know if I would have the apetite to do that given Andy has already booked his flights and has done something he has the power to do (agree with it or not, conflict or not). Who would foot the bill for these flight costs? Chess Scotland's International Budget and then for instance (we cut) what little support we give the Seniors? Any decision has negative consequences in this scenario, it really isn't that easy and some of you need to look at the bigger picture and put your personal prejudices to the side.
I'd be interested to see some solutions, its easy to point out problems but what is it that those who feel aggrieved expect Council/International Board/Management Board to do?
I haven't seen a workable short-term solution on this topic that I can get behind, there has to be a compromise from both sides and Matt's first solution with Jonathan Grant as Captain and Andy Muir as Vice Captain is the only one that seems semi-workable to me given where we are. Longer term the whole selection process and strategy needs looked at from players selecting themselves and International Directors selecting themselves neither of which is morally right.
On a personal level I have found the chinese whsipers campaign orchestrated to be distasteful and this topic has degenerated into some pretty painful personal posts including Budapest [-x. Its infectous to read for all the wrong reasons...
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