RE: Weston-Super-Mare Pickups required

[Roger Thomson]

Title: RE: Weston-Super-Mare Pickups required

Andrew et al,

 

I would have thought it's just Ben's frustration at having spent months and months bringing the Association to fruition, then realising at the last minute exactly what big organisational problems people changing rosters like this will cause at the regionals this weekend.

 

"Please sir, Stringy Student has been playing with Fictionaltown Frisbee but is rostered with Unrulybunch Ultimate - can we go through to the top 8 instead please?" is probably only a mild version of what could happen. I know we're all hippy spirit-minded players, but there's more and more of the bowling green mentality seeping in every day as we grow and get more organised. Unfortunately it's probably an unavoidable side-effect of the increasingly competitive tournaments in the UK, but feel sorry for the poor b****rs who've got to deal with it all.....

 

Anyway, I've just realised I'm defending a Red player so I'll shut up now and let you flame him some more - after all it's not like he's done much for British Ultimate the last year or so.

 

Surely it's just funny? A bit like Madge from Home and Away getting slightly rattled with Alf. We're all supposed to be a happy family after all. This mailing list has lost so much of it's sense of humour recently I'm tempted to give a bong out as a prize at Winter League....

 

Anyway, you all enjoy your schmindoors this weekend - make sure someone beats the Druids please.

 

:-)

 

Silver Bear

cu#1

 

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Godber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 22 February 2002 16:49
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Weston-Super-Mare Pickups required

Ben,

I am sure that I am not the only person that finds that comment a little bit patronising and degrading for the frisbee teams out there that want pick-ups. We are also struggling for numbers (10 people for 2 teams), but we are still going to the tournaments. It was briefly suggested that we drop out of one, but that was immediately dismissed because it would be a crap thing to do to the organisers. There are times when, despite having 20-30 active club members, other issues (Injury, work, and just other life commitments) take hold, and our squads are reduced for tournaments. I am sure this has happened to other teams, and that is why they are keen to get pick-ups, and avoid missing the tournament altogether. One of the great things about Ultimate is the way that it makes people want to play as much as possible, and I am sure that people are not pulling out because they just don't feel like it.

I am sorry to go on and on. This was not meant to be an e-mail entirely be-moaning our situation, but to ask you if you just want the 5 biggest/best clubs to turn up to each regional qualifier, and forget about the rest of the other competitors? Because obviously 'us people' are apparently spoiling the sport for the rest of you. I am entirely in favour of the registration/rostering process, but I think you could have phrased your point a little bit better.

*Looking forward to running all weekend in an iron-man team*

Andrew Godber
Slipdisc

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Ravilious [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 22 February 2002 16:42
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Martin Burke
Subject: Re: Weston-Super-Mare Pickups required

...and 'they' won't let you play in another event until you've registered and paid any dues.

Why do you people bother entering the nationals if you can't even get a team together?

Ben
UK Ultimate

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Martin Burke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

>We'll sort the rostering out tomorrow if need be, but remember >they won't let you play for someone else at the nationals if

>we don't qualify.

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