31-03-2014, 12:38 PM
George Neave Wrote:Andy Howie Wrote:Andy (B). Maybe I am being naive here but what is the personal benefit? Taking 2 weeks off work to go abroad for nothing, likely to be out of pocket (I always am when I have to go abroad for a meeting), loads of admin to do, sorting out the team for each day, making sure they are all there to avoid the zero default time etc etc...
I think I am over for 5 days, and I am in wall to wall meetings for 4 of them, the 5th day is travelling back. I don't get what the personal benefit is?
Andy - that really is quite a ridiculous statement - sorry. There is a large number of very keen chess players in Scotland who would absolutely love the chance to attend and be a part of a Chess Olympiad in whatever capacity. Honestly if you do not see that then you really are completely missing the point.
Sorry Andy H. George said it for me
You have been privy to all (or most) of the discussions/emails etc. Do you really believe Andy Muir's actions are in the best interests of the Scottish Olympiad campaign?
Just to be perfectly clear, I am not here to 'bash Andy Muir' - I may have had misgivings about many of his decisions in the past, but regarding the Olympiad issue I have also been contacted by several people who are extremely unhappy about things and how they have been and are being handled. This 'handling' also includes CS officials I should say.
The issue will not go away, as evidenced by the number of different posters on here (not just me), so it might be an idea for the CS council to convene an emergency meeting (or whatever the technical term is) to discuss this properly and fully. (If there was a discussion at the March 16th council meeting I can only assume it was a private one between a few of the directors?)