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This will be madly problematic - and I'd rather be playing than discussing. Also, there's a few people I'd much rather not be teamed up with and I don't want to have to mince my words to avoid causing offence.
@pete - I don't really expect it to mean better results at tournaments, but I reckon the general standards will rise. It's more for raising the level of competetive play in Brum. Kind of like extending what we did on sunday, when with 9 people we all get used to playing with the same people as a team rather than random inconsequential throw ins which encourage individual play/greediness. Also, bear in mind Cambridge sounds like birmingham's worst tourney performance since the euros 2009, so we are already capable of better!
As far as 5 people consigned to whoopings, yes, kind of. But they are already. To repeat, I'm not suggesting we use these teams exclusively, just a few games at every event with whichever teams have 2 of 3 there. Given patchy attendance, I don't even think that will mean other people sitting out any more than currently.
I understand the reservations, but for me, games like on Sunday were so much better than the random throw-ins, that's it's an idea worth pursuing, and this seems much preferable to the current situation (seeding). The third option is just to say fuck it and let everyone organise themselves.