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Si wrote:

 I'm trying to sort out next year's diary, and to re-write how
the tour works in light of all the feedback we received...
(plus a few other things...)  I will get this info out as soon
as possible.

2 things I would like cleared up

Firstly, were the results of the questionnaire ever published?  I was   
offline for a while so may have missed them but would be interested.

Secondly, can someone please state clearly the rules on rostoring for   
next year.  This year there was confusion as to exactly what the nature   
of playing for teams not your own, switching teams, picking up and non   
rostored teams etc was.  This led to some players from smaller teams   
wanting to play at some tour events but being unable to because their   
team couldn't get to every event and them having played for or going to   
play for their club - consequently missing out on the chance to play for   
much of the summer.  Only towards the end do I remember people talking   
about unrostored teams etc.

As for the tour v nationals debate - Nationals is just the equivalent of   
saying "next goal wins" at football - surely the tour shows the strengths   
of the teams and the final tournament means little.

Finally - a radical suggestion.  How about halving the size of the tour   
and replacing with some sort of district tour - thus players can compete   
both for their clubs in the club tour and their district in the district   
tour to give them a chance to play high quality without having to join a   
different team for the whole summer.  My guess is that politics would   
render this unworkable but it seems to have the potential to help both   
clubs and players individually as players wouldn't feel they needed to   
play for teams 300 miles away just to get high quality play.

Like I say - it's just a suggestion - and I'm happy in my own little   
ideal world!

Dave.
Mud Culture.