14-02-2013, 02:53 PM
Hi George.
I agree players who taken a team up should be allowed their reward.
And it's unfair on players in cup competitions to be dropped if they reach a final
to make room for big guns from other clubs.
However I don't know the full story and speaking from experience it may have
been a decision meant with good intentions.
Let me explain.
In 1993 I formed Sandy Bells from a load of punters who drank in Bells.
On board 6 was a talented lad called Brian Duncan.
We won Div 4 and another team Bells II was formed. I strengthened Bells I
by one player and said Brian could go into the new team back in Div 4 and play on board 1.
He will get much better games and progress much more than playing board 6 in Div 3.
It was what happened to me.
Around about 1977/78 I was pencilled in to play board 6 for Edin I. I was chuiffed to tea breaks.
They felt it would be a waste so booted me down to Div II to play board 1 for Edin 4.
The same logic as above was explained to me and I accepted it.
Perhaps I am no good at explaining logic because Brian did not like my decision at all.
(also his girlfriend now played in the new team and I thought I was doing a good thing.)
So there may have been good intent on your club's part.
As I said we don't know the whole story. Usually when the whole story comes out
over chess matters you will find both parties acted in the interest of the other but
both sides have misunderstood each other.
I agree they should not have removed the post but explained their decision.
Footnote:
So I played board 1 for Edin 4. We won promotion. I got better. So good infact that
next season Edin I v Edin 4 in Div one I beat the Edinburgh I captain Raymond Baxter.
I had no axe to grind but it's just funny how things turn out.
(Raymond slaughtered me in our Club Championship game a few weeks later. I was not that good.)
I agree players who taken a team up should be allowed their reward.
And it's unfair on players in cup competitions to be dropped if they reach a final
to make room for big guns from other clubs.
However I don't know the full story and speaking from experience it may have
been a decision meant with good intentions.
Let me explain.
In 1993 I formed Sandy Bells from a load of punters who drank in Bells.
On board 6 was a talented lad called Brian Duncan.
We won Div 4 and another team Bells II was formed. I strengthened Bells I
by one player and said Brian could go into the new team back in Div 4 and play on board 1.
He will get much better games and progress much more than playing board 6 in Div 3.
It was what happened to me.
Around about 1977/78 I was pencilled in to play board 6 for Edin I. I was chuiffed to tea breaks.
They felt it would be a waste so booted me down to Div II to play board 1 for Edin 4.
The same logic as above was explained to me and I accepted it.
Perhaps I am no good at explaining logic because Brian did not like my decision at all.
(also his girlfriend now played in the new team and I thought I was doing a good thing.)
So there may have been good intent on your club's part.
As I said we don't know the whole story. Usually when the whole story comes out
over chess matters you will find both parties acted in the interest of the other but
both sides have misunderstood each other.
I agree they should not have removed the post but explained their decision.
Footnote:
So I played board 1 for Edin 4. We won promotion. I got better. So good infact that
next season Edin I v Edin 4 in Div one I beat the Edinburgh I captain Raymond Baxter.
I had no axe to grind but it's just funny how things turn out.
(Raymond slaughtered me in our Club Championship game a few weeks later. I was not that good.)