01-09-2011, 09:56 AM
"Chess Scotland Rocked by Match Fixing Scandal"
I was, of course, saying this with my tongue in my cheek. But I still think it's a great idea and would be worth any risk. It might, indeed, be the only way to raise some serious cash ................ which leads me on to.....
I may have missed an earlier post on this, but I'm not actually getting the purpose and long term goals of spending so much money on these sensory boards. Nor do I see how we're going to market them.
For a bog-standard, common or garden congress, how are these boards going to raise money and who is the target audience? I just don't get it.
I could see the point for the Scottish - but only were it attracting the top players every year and generating a lot of interest - I'm not sure this has been the case lately. Maybe splashing out on these boards will make the Scottish more professional/attractive to players, public and sponsors, but I don't know.
I know this sounds all rather negative/regressive, but I'm just not clear about it. If the general view is that they're a good thing to have, then I think £1 per congress entry fee (or maybe ten bob on membership) is the best way to go. In fact, I wonder if there couuld be some kind of 'opt-out' option for fund raising things like this when people take out membership? You know, it's assume you will pay the extra quid, but there is an option to tick a box and opt out (mind you, this is Scotland and chess...................) 8)
I was, of course, saying this with my tongue in my cheek. But I still think it's a great idea and would be worth any risk. It might, indeed, be the only way to raise some serious cash ................ which leads me on to.....
I may have missed an earlier post on this, but I'm not actually getting the purpose and long term goals of spending so much money on these sensory boards. Nor do I see how we're going to market them.
For a bog-standard, common or garden congress, how are these boards going to raise money and who is the target audience? I just don't get it.
I could see the point for the Scottish - but only were it attracting the top players every year and generating a lot of interest - I'm not sure this has been the case lately. Maybe splashing out on these boards will make the Scottish more professional/attractive to players, public and sponsors, but I don't know.
I know this sounds all rather negative/regressive, but I'm just not clear about it. If the general view is that they're a good thing to have, then I think £1 per congress entry fee (or maybe ten bob on membership) is the best way to go. In fact, I wonder if there couuld be some kind of 'opt-out' option for fund raising things like this when people take out membership? You know, it's assume you will pay the extra quid, but there is an option to tick a box and opt out (mind you, this is Scotland and chess...................) 8)