03-03-2012, 09:30 AM
Quote:David G Congalton Wrote:Why should anyone not born in Scotland be allowed to play for any Scottish International team? The question applies to any person playing for any country which they were not born in.
Because if this rule was adopted then there would be an enormous number of people around the whole unable to represent any country. Whichever set of rules is adopted and used they should not create a massive number of stateless players. Rules to require both birth in and residence in the same country is not workable.The same, goes for all sports with possible exception of Yorkshire cricket until a few years ago.
Decision taking on this sort of question is best done at an agm. It is not helpful to state in this type of thread that "many people agree with me". If those people don't go public or go to agm then they are out of the decision making progress. It has to be this way in a democracy. If you don't use your vote- then you have not voted
Surveys in the USA regularly show that more than 10% of the population believe the the earth is flat. It could well be the case that more than half a million people in Scotland believe in a flat earth. So what is to stop a substantial number of flat earthists getting to the agm to pass a resolution that Chess Scotland believes the earth to be flat.
I will answer my own question.
I, and like minded people, (there are many of them) will use a satnav to reach the venue for the agm.