when can we see p8ntball at the common wealth games.

[beaco2k]

Thank you ppl for replyin to my post.All i like to say is keep hunting them down until they do listen.im pretty sure all the ballers all over the world would like to see paintball make another important step forward.
keep it up guys

 

[Tortoise-Licker]

Yeah, Yeah, yeah.
you were only watching the commonwealth games to watch them ickle girlies in the gymnastics. get your arse off the sofa and get back to work you slack git. Oh by the way you missed a good un on sunday, we got well and truely trounced by the Storm-lords.

 

[gloopy]

dudez, conkers is in the fecking OLYMPICS, i mean is only a matter of time...
dont you think ?

 

[Kevin]

Out of interest, what were the sports councils arguments for not recognising it ?

 

[Hotpoint]

Originally posted by Kevin
Out of interest, what were the sports councils arguments for not recognising it ?

If you can believe this, the one I'm fighting at the moment is based on their position that...

"the development of paintball would not be a priority to the Councils in meeting their strategic objectives"

What are your strategic objectives I asked?

"to promote, develop and achieve excellence in those activities formally recognised by the Councils"

Okay lets all play spot the logical absurdity. Basically this is an argument that they won't recognise us because they don't already recognise us!

Linear Logic is apparently not their strong suit

 

[ices]

"to promote, develop and achieve excellence in those activities formally recognised by the Councils"

Hmmmmmm i see their point, they said this due to the fact that the yanks whoop our asses in tourneys and they dont want to endorse a sport which would make them (and England) look bad

Jus a thought

 

[jamphi24]

Originally posted by ||Ices||
"to promote, develop and achieve excellence in those activities formally recognised by the Councils"

Hmmmmmm i see their point, they said this due to the fact that the yanks whoop our asses in tourneys and they dont want to endorse a sport which would make them (and England) look bad

Jus a thought

If they recognised it as a sport then more people would find out about it and take it up. This would mean more people playing meaning there will be more players getting better meaning we would have more players to choose from and more pros and be able to whip the yanks. Just another thought (if that made any sense at all

 

[rancid]

Originally posted by Hotpoint


As always I am currently waiting for a reply from the Sports Councils to my last letter which totally annihilated their last set of feeble arguments as to why they shouldn't recognise us

I have been working on this for over three years and I'm really starting to get annoyed with them now. They bring a whole new dimension to the concept of bureaucratic Red-Tape

Jon, so what do you think the real reason is?

I fear they've made their mind up on this one.

 

[ices]

Originally posted by jamphi24


If they recognised it as a sport then more people would find out about it and take it up. This would mean more people playing meaning there will be more players getting better meaning we would have more players to choose from and more pros and be able to whip the yanks. Just another thought (if that made any sense at all

......And more English people going home crying after being mugged outta another win by the yanks.

 

[Hotpoint]

Originally posted by rancid

Jon, so what do you think the real reason is?

My theories on the real reason:

(i) Ignorance. They think we're just a bunch of paramilitary fanatics playing at wargames

(ii) Money. If they recognised Paintball that would mean we would be eligible for a helping of all that Lottery money they dish out

(iii) Media. Fear of attracting flak from the press for giving money to a bunch of paramilitary fanatics playing war

Personally I don't give a stuff what their reasons are. They have a set of guidelines for recognising activities and if they don't follow them to the letter I'm going to be all over them