Originally posted by Nick Brockdorff
From a sporting point of view, you are absolutely right... if you guys do not put a team in for Marseille with your "B" roster.... but I thought you said previously that you would do that?
Here's the thing... if you put in a team for Marseille, and that team just happens to do extremely well, why the "A squad" has a crappy event later in the season... what happens then?
You see what I mean?
If you are advocating you and Nexus not playing Marseille at all - and get average from the other 4 events as the Marseille result, then I agree it is not that big of a deal... especially as it puts MORE pressure on you guys to be consistent at the last 4 events.
But - where some may then have an issue, is that they might also "like" to go play Semi-Pro at the fist NPPL - and get average for Marseille..... and the MS would be in no position to deny that... and Marseille might end up with a CPL of 10 teams.
You see the problem?
I think the best solution is to just say ALL teams can trhow out their worst result, because that makes it even for everyone.
And you guys and Nexus can then get "whoever" to play for you in Marseille... there are plenty of players out there that would relish a crack at CPL paintball.
Not a perfect solution - I know - but the only one that is fair to everyone.
Pete: I completely agree with your stance.... It's just important that whatever solution is reached, benefits all.
Nick
Nick, I am having extensive talks behind the scenes with at least one reasonable individual on the board, the other is an idiot and seems to see this as a Robbo v Millennium thing and not a 'right thing to do v wrong thing to do'.
However, here's my problem, if we have to put a bunch of guys in who are not Nexus players, firstly it creates problems that I have with contracts with Dye and PMI.
Nexus as a team identity are supported by these companies to the tune of six figures.
They have invested an awful lot of money in the name of Nexus.
Every player on my team is accountable to me, they know if they fcuk up they are gonna have to deal with me if they ever compromise or break any contractual requirements they have.
They obviously do not want to lose their spot and thus we get players who play for me who are responsible.
I tell them they cannot use designer cheat markers, they do not and so on..you get my point.
Now, if I let a bunch of guys go on that field and represent the name of Nexus ( and its sponsors) i have zero control of them while I am 6000 miles away.
If one guy gets caught with a designer gun cheat, if another maybe gets caught for assaulting a judge or wahtever...people ain't gonna be thinking , 'Oh that guy was a replacement anyway', the Nexus name is gonna be tarnished and there's not a damned thing I can do about that.
I leave myself open for this as soon as I allow my team to be represented by players who are not part of my squad and who are not bound by my contractual agreements.
Why the fcukin hell am I having to put my team's integrity and good name at risk just because some people make the wrong decision?
