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----------------------------------------------------------- From: DexterSin Message 31 in Discussion Point taken. However, I was not attacking Ms. Byrne (as I was at pains to point out several times), nor am I hostile to her, as my previous comments testify. And I agree with Awesome_Marcos1 that things have improved - as I have said, I am not blaming the Federation. I suppose what is at issue here is the attitude of the ISC - and its equivalents abroad - to minority sports, especially ones which are statistically unlikely to produce Olympic champions. I do not question Ms. Byrne's talent as a fencer, but the more fencers you have trying for a place in the Olympics, the more likely it is that one of them will qualify; and the more you have in the Olympics, the more likely it is that one of them will do well - which is partly why France, Italy etc. produce so many champions. Time to start directing my vitriol at the ISC, I suppose. All the same, it would be nice if Ms. Byrne would come to Ireland once in a while, just to provide Irish fencing with an international-level 'star', which would certainly help the promotion of the sport at home... ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/IrishFencingForum/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
