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As a not-playing-that-much-polo-anymore-player the discussion about the reffing and the rules makes me think. We played a lot of games these two days, against many teams. None of the teams really played like dicks against us (For me, and only for me, I don't know what greg an robin think about this). /// Yes, sometimes I had to stay on my bike even after a dolphin tale on me and sometimes I had to be a dick because I felt cheated by a player so I decided to kick him off to show him what he did to me a few seconds before ///.
But I guess (and hope) that we, as Monseigneurs, weren't dicks and it's why no one played like asshole against us.
I join woods about the "But I trully think it would be easier for everyone if players wouldn't play like dicks."
And I join jonno about the "Also, be the change you want to see". Not about the Hooks (especially because I didn't really saw their games because we were waiting for ours so I can't say for this tourney, I promise) But about every players. we can see too many players who shout at the ref right after they took a dolphin or whatever and be the biggest asshole when they want to score that last fucking goal that will save them from being out.
But, I'm not the better person to talk about it. I left Hooks because of this. Because of the bigs lasts games of every tournaments that weren't "bike polo" anymore for me. I miss so much what was bike polo before. Some good guys, often friends who used to play on and outside the court. I'm not a winner, I don't really mind winning or loosing, I just want to play good and fun games, like the epiphanie. this year was awesome for me. I wasn't even mad after loosing the final of the looser bracket (you all know it, even if it's a good game, you hate the team that made you out). Anyway, I don't know if it will help or anything, that's just my point of view. I'm not arguing or whatever. I saw real good games during this tournament, and some shitty move. The reffing was terrible the first day and way better for the lasts games. But still, if everyone started playing bike polo instead of trying to do anything hoping the ref won't see an "illegal action", it would be way better to watch and to play.
Woods is laughing reading this (Yep I can hear you :) ).