Originally posted by PEACHIE
It would be really good for us to have a second regular tourney a month down south and stick two fingers up at the p.a. at the same time.(my butt has more credibility as a national tourney than the p.a at the moment).
Is a little harsh dear boy, for a league that is doing plenty for paintball and not claiming anything other than to be a national league. If teams choose not to participate then it is not the leagues fault.
To draw a parody, would you not class the football league to be national (Excepting Scotland who excluded themselves in 1890 by forming their own league). When it started in 1887/8 it had the following teams
Acrington
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Derby City
Everton
Notts County
Preston
Stoke City
West Brom Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers
You may notice these are midlands and Northern teams, this is because the southern teams had their own regional tournament and they did not join until 1920.
This seems to parallel what is going on at the moment to a degree but this is only the first year. Oh and please forgive the football analogy, did not know this stuff, had to look into it.
The point is, no one will dispute that it is a national league and teams can always pull out (If they could afford to) but it will still be a national league. The same stands for the P.A. League IMO