03-03-2012, 11:53 AM
This is obviously a difficult issue. For every qualification procedure suggested there are people who you would not want to qualify and there are also people excluded who you would want accepted.
Is it acceptable to insist on birth? This could exclude a number of juniors whose parents' work has taken them abroad and are considered Scottish to all intents and purposes.
Is residence alone a condition? This would exclude a number of established players.
On the other hand is it acceptable to allow someone who was born here whilst the parents worked/holidayed here but spent only the first week or two of their lives in this country?
I know dealing with exceptions leads to bad rules. Service to Scotland may be a better criteria but how would you define this?
I'm genuinely unsure how I will vote on this issue. I need to declare an interest however. Lara Barnes could claim SCO if the grandparent rule was accepted.
Perhaps birth (or parentage) or residence with the ability for Council or Board to consider other individual applications is the best of a bad lot.
Is it acceptable to insist on birth? This could exclude a number of juniors whose parents' work has taken them abroad and are considered Scottish to all intents and purposes.
Is residence alone a condition? This would exclude a number of established players.
On the other hand is it acceptable to allow someone who was born here whilst the parents worked/holidayed here but spent only the first week or two of their lives in this country?
I know dealing with exceptions leads to bad rules. Service to Scotland may be a better criteria but how would you define this?
I'm genuinely unsure how I will vote on this issue. I need to declare an interest however. Lara Barnes could claim SCO if the grandparent rule was accepted.
Perhaps birth (or parentage) or residence with the ability for Council or Board to consider other individual applications is the best of a bad lot.