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Subject: Re[2]: Tour 99 - how to run it?
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Nice one, Rog! you got your compromise suggestion in before mine - which was 
going to be more along the lines of having 12 teams (in each 'Division') and 
swapping the bottom 4 of Div1 for the top 4 of Div2 after each event.

The other problem inherent in these theories are the desire of the 'bottom' 
teams to play the 'top' teams IN THE TOUR, which is not really possible unless 
the 'Ultim8 peer pool' format is discarded in favour of the old 'traditional' 
format as has been used at Tour I in the last couple of years. The arguements 
against this are that the more evenly matched games don't happen until 
quarters/semis/finals time and a lot of people get unhappy about walkovers, 
either way...

Something else about split divisions (as mentioned to me by a teammate)... when 
my 'generation' started to play (early 90s) we got to see Boleros, Hombres, ACSS
and Stan at the top, doing their thing with style, and saw the rise of the 
Regulators.  If we split the Tour now, there will be generations of new players 
that will only see the likes of UTI, Catch, Chevvy, 'Gun and Druids in their 
diluted forms (UTT, Chevvy 22, Bullfrogs and Goldfish) at NonTour events... 
assuming they deign to show...

Not hugely inspiring really, for the new players, or the media/sponsors...

Wayne
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