17-06-2015, 05:09 PM
Gary McPheator Wrote:Which all sounds like it will keep existing Richardson Cup players happy, but unlikely to increase team numbers.
Correct. The poor brother that is the Spens will die within a few years unless it can survive as a 4-team semi final competition. And the premier Rich will struggle along with 6-8 teams. Something has desperately got lost here, as I interpreted Keith's original mandate he was driving forward was a question along the lines, How can we improve the two events and improve entrant numbers?
The key issue putting off teams from entering is clearly the admin required around venues/dates. Unfortunately not many are taking this on board and practical ideas with alternatives are being dismissed and we are getting bogged down in the formatting of the Rich.
If your car exhaust was making a lot of noise and the car was generally struggling along the roads, you wouldn't give it a fresh lick of paint, put on some nice alloys and hope it would improve things. It is still going to struggle along until things get worse!