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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998 11:36:22 +0100 Ben Ravilious 
<Ben.Ravilious@crispgroup.co.uk> wrote:

> Can I have a rule clarification please:-
> 
> If I start a team of "young and enthusiatic players willing to learn..." and call it 'Shotgun' do I get to play in the World Club Championships?!

NO.

Although most people have respectfully bid farewell to 
shotgun and wished them luck, I'm getting a bit fed up 
with the minority.

Most teams undergo change in the off-season (which some 
call indoor season), such as taking on new players, 
loosing a few oldies, even changing where they are based 
(as we are doing).

Shotgun have merely chosen to do all this to a greater 
extent than most and, as they are likely to be taking on 
quite a few new players, will be changing their name too 
(I presume).

It seems to me that the main reason they have chosen to 
"retire" publicly is to mark the end of a team formed 
from Hombres and Regulators and greatly influenced by 
a talented little american. 
 
Sure, many of those players are still going to be 
around playing together, but the roots of "shotgun" are 
likely to be so distant that a house clearance and name 
change seem an appropriate move. Nonetheless, the 
players have earned their place at the world club champs 
in StAndrews and I have no doubt will be as competitive 
as any shotgun team has ever been. To put it bluntly Ben, 
If you started a team and called it "shotgun", I suspect 
you'll only be as competitive as Red are (were?).

Rafi-22