We've made similar offers for the last three years to various Unis etc.....
It always seems to fall through. Usually shortly after November when Fresher enthusiasm dies down. Same thing kept happening when Hatt and Gillie organised stuff. For god's sake there are seven universities/colleges etc... withing a £1.20 bus ride of our main site.
Ten teams..... shouldn't be difficult.
Come on, prove me wrong.
I doubt there's a Uni in England that couldn't drum up seven players, so why does nothing happen?
Every year you get somone like Steve, spends time and effort getting something organised, and every year he ends up swamped by student apathy.
And before anyone argues the point...... think about it. If I was wrong, there'd be regualr tourneys wouldn't there?
So here you go, if all of the Unis in England can get ten teams between them. Our home site is willing to put a major prize on offer..... we'll discuss with the teams how it's split once things are organised, but I'm leaning to the £750 first , £250 second mark. (And bear in mind, that's £1000 worth of prize with only ten teams taking part) Make it worthwhile. Other possibilities are........... same format, but site markers only. Same entry fee, same prize money, but all of the teams with equal kit. In that case, all you need to do is show up.
Other than personaly coming round to each Uni and carrying you out to the bus, I don't see how much easier we can make it.
If it works out, we'll have the groundwork for a regular event.
Oh, and 'it's too close to the holidays' is not a valid excuse for not making something of an event. You're students, it's always nearly the holidays.
