From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Tue Jan 12 10:06:10 1999 Received: by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1/8.9.1) id KAA11676 for britdisc-outgoing; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:04:54 GMT Received: from snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (snowdrop [137.205.192.31]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id KAA11669 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:04:52 GMT Received: from polaris.bmpddb.com (mailhost.bmpddb.com [193.130.32.70]) by snowdrop.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id KAA22628 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:04:51 GMT Received: by POLARIS with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id <CRN6WQJS>; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:01:17 -0000 Message-ID: <C99A86B5A019D2118F8400805F957BF1012E54AF@POLARIS> From: David Trovell <david.trovell@bmpoptimum.co.uk> To: "'Wayne Retter'" <wayne@phidelta.demon.co.uk>, britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk Subject: UTI Disclaimer Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:01:16 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk The views of certain fuckwits do not neccessarily represent those of UTI !! Colin you Muppet! > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Retter [SMTP:wayne@phidelta.demon.co.uk] > Sent: 11 January 1999 19:52 > To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk > Subject: Re: Tour 99 Update -Reply > > Colin Wagstaff>Now that the idea that of holding a tour event in > Colin Wagstaff>Aberystwyth have been disbanded (were we all really > Colin Wagstaff>going to go there? I think not), > > Rob Mitchell>yes, col, we were all going to go. > > Have to agree with Rob, really... if they are willing and able to host a > tournament, and the BUF considers it fit to be a Tour Event (and maybe > even if they didn't) then people would be going. Some may grumble a > little, but they'd go. > > How would you feel about trips to Norwich, Colchester or Middlesborough? > On the map they all appear to have areas that might provide suitable > venues for Tour events. > > Colin Wagstaff>I don't think UTI were! > > I think you'd have to consult the Tour Rules before you made such a > (executive?) decision for your team... (I know) amendments are being > considered by the BUF,(note: this next part merely _my_ conjecture) > amoungst which may be the removal of the "deduct the worst result from > the total ranking points" from the final ranking calculations, and > revision of theory of the seeding of the next event. Therefore the > possible scenario is that missing one event may remove your chance of > winning the Tour. > > This could seriously affect whether your team should be bothered to make > such a trip! > > With the way things are going, one less team ain't much of a worry, > replacing you will be easy! > > As for the numbered kit - if there's the possibility of some sponsorship > (i.e. an external cash source which would translate through to meaning > reduced player costs... and enhance your savings towards the cost of > your international campaign...) and it required the top teams to be > wearing numbered (apparently, it looks more "serious" then!) kit for > promotional/publicity purposes (photos/videos/TV?) and the further > possibilities of future/additional sponsorship, couldn't you pull your > finger out enough to organise something, even temporary, and help us > all? > > I suppose that it's possible that rules could be established (by a vote > by all attendees at a quorate BUF AGM - i.e. democratically) to prevent > teams from playing if they can't meet any official dress requirements? > (It seems to work in Sweden, where at certain competitions a player can > be suspended for not having the correct socks...) > > Petty, maybe, but would _you_ want to be the arrogant upstart with the > odds against you? > > that's more than enough childishness from me for today > > Wayne > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Wayne Retter > at home: 0181-663-4856 wayne@phidelta.demon.co.uk > mobile: 07970-903420 > at work: 01737-273611 wayne_retter@watsonwyatt.co.uk