Ha, yeah it's pretty typical, we're all a bit slack on paying (me especially, RV will testify)
To be honest, we want your dosh up front as we need to be sure you're going to attend. After the BM we had a lot of last minute head scratching as teams dropped out, it's better this way and it should be the norm now for tournaments IMO (see Brighton Tourney, getting their fees in early to help costs in advance)
Ha, yeah it's pretty typical, we're all a bit slack on paying (me especially, RV will testify)
To be honest, we want your dosh up front as we need to be sure you're going to attend. After the BM we had a lot of last minute head scratching as teams dropped out, it's better this way and it should be the norm now for tournaments IMO (see Brighton Tourney, getting their fees in early to help costs in advance)