26-04-2016, 10:52 PM
Jonathan Livingstone Wrote:With another competition available that adopts a modern format, that is ticking all the boxes and has become my clubs priority for our next competition to participate in.
I think there is an important issue just there. How many of those players who are currently turning out four times a year at a central venue would be keen to turn that into 6-8 depending on results?
Is it possible that it's one event or the other and the SNCL has won already?
I also note that the entirely reasonable decision to go to 5 boards clearly hasn't succeeded in turning things around, so why should emulating other aspects of the SNCL be any more successful?
Don't get me wrong. I can see that the Spens is dying on its feet and the Richardson is quite vulnerable.
Ultimately, if going to a fixed venue performs a miracle, then BA will have to suck it up.