06-05-2014, 05:54 PM
Hugh Brechin Wrote:Here's a hypothetical scenario. Players A and B are in the same age group and have achieved CS's 'A' qualifying standard, or whatever (say we're talking about two under-14s rated in the 1900 ballpark). Only one funded place is available for the section. Player C is Scotland's strongest player in the under-16 age group, and has a rating of around 1750.What happens in your scenario where the selectors want to give the place to the 2 u14s and ask the u16 to pay, but the u16 says "no, I'm not going to pay for an u14's place" and doesn't go. Do the selectors then have to try and find someone else to go and pay or else the u16 doesn't get his or her free place? Will people end up thinking that their kid is only being selected so that they can pay for the u14?