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We in MCR are desperate to bring new players to taste tawny life, however, this doesn't read like an attractive proposition/format for new/beginner players then - to travel 400 miles and risk not being picked to play or only when losing sucks. If this particular tawny is in part designed to celebrate the rest-of-UK polo scenes, could it not have the reverse effect by putting off/down enthusiastic beginners that are essential to continued growth outside LDN?
Surely it'd be better to ensure, through a standardisation of bench numbers across the cities represented, that each player in each squad has equal and therefore limited time on court? Then the Captain's job becomes genuinely meaningful in a tactical way, not a merely political one.
It wouldn't be too difficult for each player to carry their score (read: time) card showing their maximum time available for the day, with the refs marking those players cards down as (post-match) they each played in a round (maybe player time has to be in blocks of 5 minutes to ease the work ie. you either play a 5 minute or a full game, depending on your Captain's strategy).
Once a 'star' player has used up their allocation of time, then it's over to the rest of the bench...