Richardson/Spens - what next?

[Adam Bremner]

It was wrongly stated that the 4NCL publishes a night in advance

I see I worded what I meant badly. I was meaning that the concept of submitting a team sheet the night before, and then getting it published in advance was the model to use as in 4NCL. Unlike 4NCL, there is travelling on the day with the Richardson, so you would have to get more than the 90mins used there, so 10pm the night before was just an idea.

Also, while Joe may be noble enough not to fiddle his board to choose his opponent, it IS happening with some teams. I don't want to name and shame so to speak, but you can just look at the past few years and see for yourself. I think everyone can find an hour in the morning to do some prep if they really wanted, so if you can't be bothered, then I would say you quite rightly give the person who puts in the work a slight advantage.That has to be more fair than some players essentially being a sitting target for others.