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There is a 'fuck em' up rule' and no ref with experience to enforce the rule and peeps are now talking about excessive force? Get the rule out and get everyone used to it especially refs before applying it to a tourney? There were talk about using the Euros rules for the London qualifiers, I for one am pretty glad it was ruled out. Reffin' a regular game with the previous rule set was already tough enough, changing the rules before a major tourney with no bed-in period? Personal opinion: Changes in rules should always be notified in advance, will be brilliant if it was tested in a few local events around a few or even all scenes and get the feedback in place.
Ignore all the above if it's tl;dr, in short: we need a European body to decide on rules, to get reps together and more than anything else ensure that we are being taken seriously. Sudden changes should always be a no-no, the element of suprise will most of the times end up with bitching and finger pointing.