Extra £90 per team for the M25?

[stongle]

Originally posted by Liz
I would just like to note that the tournament fee was definitely £250, with the extra £50 only to be paid by teams who didn't pay their deposit on time. This was done due to teams pulling out in the last few days - we've found that if it costs them a lost deposit by doing that then either they don't commit in the first place or they make a bigger effort to attend. Teams dropping out within 2 days of the actual event is why Div 3 was short on games this time - if they'd actually told us 24 hours earlier then I could have re-jigged the divisions to make it fairer so please blame that team not us for the shortage of games.

Also, as the person who takes the game fees on the day I can categorically state that NO team paid more than £250 last Sunday.

Liz,

If the entry fee had been reduced, then I stand corrected. I was'nt criticsing you on the fee's either, although I do feel that ceratin teams are letting theirs peers down by late no-shows, especially as this has happened twice in a row for the Div 3 teams.

LJs comments are unfortunately a little inaccurate about the MM series, but I can see where the extra cost of the M25 comes in when you see the venues it is held at.

Perhaps if the running order was decided before the divisions, and the divs only decided when all teams are confirmed i.e. paid up in advance, the the Divs should be seeded and allocated to the running order.

I appreciate that this maybe a little more work closer to the event but should stop repeats of 8 games in 1 div, 6 in another.

It twas a good day nonetheless, and the yet again another improvement.

 

[L J]

well hopefully dartford will be the best yet,WITH a players party

 

[Ms Bossy]

Originally posted by Mark
What has Robbo finally rubbed off on you? You know you will have to spend some pennys, Rhodesian camo al la Predators doesn't cut it anymore Oh and don't forget that we use POTS of paint now not tubes

Should be funny watching him trying to get out of the habit of a 12 gram quick change............................ with a 4500 bottle

 

[Liz]

Originally posted by stongl
Liz,

If the entry fee had been reduced, then I stand corrected. I was'nt criticsing you on the fee's either, although I do feel that ceratin teams are letting theirs peers down by late no-shows, especially as this has happened twice in a row for the Div 3 teams.

Perhaps if the running order was decided before the divisions, and the divs only decided when all teams are confirmed i.e. paid up in advance, the the Divs should be seeded and allocated to the running order.

I appreciate that this maybe a little more work closer to the event but should stop repeats of 8 games in 1 div, 6 in another.

Divisions were only decided after the cut-off date for deposits (Wednesday), and the teams who pulled out after this did lose their deposit (in one team's case, a big £100 rolling deposit). Seeing as people start asking for the divisions a full week beforehand, and they are only confirmed on the Thursday evening at the earliest, there's not much anyone can do when teams pull out on Saturday as happened at Dunstable.
There's just no way anyone will get teams to pay the full game fee in advance!

 

[IanC]

Full game fee in advance

Err, why not?

We pay ours up front?

Ian

 

[rancid]

Originally posted by Bud
Should be funny watching him trying to get out of the habit of a 12 gram quick change............................ with a 4500 bottle

I tell you what, I wont need more than a 12gm to sort you lot out. I'll get about 13 shots out of that - should be enough.

 

[Ms Bossy]

I thought it was six with liquid......KAAAABOOOOOMMMM

 

[MrPink]

Anyone got some of those Argon Powerlets left?

 

[Liz]

Full game fee in advance

Originally posted by IanC
Err, why not?

We pay ours up front?

Ian

Yes, but not everyone is as wonderful as Roughnecks Though there ARE a few others who do that.
Half the time, teams try to enter without even paying a deposit & get ratty when we tell them no.

I think half the problem is because often the poor old captain gets lumbered with paying the fee up front and then has the task of trying to get the money back off the rest of the team.

 

[trigger_finger]

i do understand how hard it might be for sparklie to book places but if players are only given five days notice as to where the tourneys going to be and the deposit having to be paid it doesn't give them much chances to decide if they can get there or not and check they have a full team and then get the money to sparklie, it could be a case of saying yes so they don't miss out