Millennium Rules ?

[Steve Morris]

Originally posted by Mak D - Nexus Eclipse
Why's that mate?

Mak Daddy

I suppose this is a sincere question.

Because if we continue to allow padding outside the areas already defined by the rules then we open ourselves up to the padded areas "growing" to, perhaps, the trousers and then maybe all over. Besides, as I've pointed out already, rules that are ignored breed disrespect for all the rules.

Also, we can start off the right way in Millennium X Ball since we're just beginning a new league.

Steve

 

[Markie X]

Originally posted by Steve Morris
Unfortunately there has of yet not been a clear decision regarding exactly what the rules will be for Maxs Masters. It has gone back in forth in our internal discussions between using the current NPPL rules with some modifications and using the latest Millennium rules (1.2) with some modifications.

One of the main reasons I have come on this forum is to give some warning that there are certain possibilities. I expect that pink and orange very well might be banned like in the other three major leagues and I have already expressed myself about extraneous padding.

I wish things were simpler but coordinating all the major leagues, the players and the manufacturers sure ain't easy.

Steve

thx for the warning, so if we buy 12 new jerseys and the are not needed the MS will take them of our hands ?
If we don't buy them and the MS decides to change the rules a day in advance are they supplying jerseys with our sponsor names ? (little printshop on-site )

it's 12 days Steve, this makes no sense...

 

[Steve Morris]

Originally posted by duffistuta
Sorry, you misunderstand me - I mean that the grapevine says they will be allowed in the Mill Series this year.

I think I understood the question, Duffy. I'll try to be clearer: unless I get overruled by my bosses and/or very specifically by NXL leadership, then we won't allow padding in the wrong places. As soon as the gravevine talks to me and it is very clear I'll let you know.

Steve

 

[duffistuta]

Just trying to be helpful...

 

[Steve Morris]

Originally posted by Markie X
thx for the warning, so if we buy 12 new jerseys and the are not needed the MS will take them of our hands ?
If we don't buy them and the MS decides to change the rules a day in advance are they supplying jerseys with our sponsor names ? (little printshop on-site )

it's 12 days Steve, this makes no sense...

I understand the difficulties here but it ain't like the padded-shoulder jerseys haven't been surrounded with controversy for well over a year now. I honestly don't think buying and printing such jerseys was such a wise business decision but that's me in the light of the history surrounding the much-discussed jerseys.

It could be, and I hate for this to get put off endlessly, that we have to further the phasing-out of the damned jerseys. I say, go ahead and be prepared for the worst. We'll certainly discuss this at Maxs Masters. (And please let's don't turn that meeting into a shouting match. We'll listen and try to be reasonable.)

Steve

 

[Steve Morris]

Originally posted by duffistuta
Just trying to be helpful...

I understand. Thanks Duffy.

 

[duffistuta]

To be honest, the whole situation is unreasonable for the players.

Dye sponsors your team: Dye gives you 10 playing tops as part of that sponsorship. Your contract says if you practise, play or are photographed in anything apart from your Dye tops you are in breach of contract.

What are Dye teams supposed to do now - I mean right now?

I know this isn't your fault Steve, but, well, you're here so you're getting it

 

[Eddepet]

And why has nobody attempted a serious comment on the Beanie question?

 

[Steve Morris]

Originally posted by duffistuta
To be honest, the whole situation is unreasonable for the players.

Dye sponsors your team: Dye gives you 10 playing tops as part of that sponsorship. Your contract says if you practise, play or are photographed in anything apart from your Dye tops you are in breach of contract.

What are Dye teams supposed to do now - I mean right now?

I know this isn't your fault Steve, but, well, you're here so you're getting it

I agree wholeheartedly, Duffy, that the whole situation is unreasonable. There has been a set of rules that have existed for years in all the major leagues, rules that were intended to allow players to protect especially vulnerable areas of their bodies while still leaving other areas relatively unpadded so as to allow paint to break. Then a respected manufacturer comes out with a really good looking jersey that very clearly violates the spirit and letter of the rules. Before you know it teams have already been furnished with said jerseys and had them printed up forcing de facto fudging of the rules. Millennium's response was to re-write the rules to allow the jerseys if there is no clothing underneath them; a half-way, stop-gap measure.

The reasonable thing to do is to once and for all to stop them. If we have to phase them out then so be it. But there must be an end in sight to this non-sense.

I think Egi suggestion of a relatively hard-shelled body suit is a good one. But the industry will have to act in unison to implement that.

Concerning Buddha 5's beanie question: I won't take the time to look up the rules but I definitely think that padding on heads should be allowed, even made mandatory because severe injuries can result with the high ROF we have these days. (Egi and I had an interesting discussion about this issue about a year ago.)

What should Dye sponsored teams do? Prepare for the jerseys to be phased out. There are a lot of fans who would love to have an official Nexus jersey I would think.

Steve

 

[duffistuta]

Cool, we agree...however:

What are Dye teams supposed to do now - I mean right now?