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RE: 1998 All England Masters

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Subject: RE: 1998 All England Masters
From: "Rod" <rodg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 13:11:45 +0100
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Hi Alec

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alec Gallagher [mailto:alec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 May 1998 23:43
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: 1998 All England Masters
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rod <rodg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 28 May 1998 22:11
> Subject: RE: 1998 All England Masters
>
>
> If it is purely a question of an opinion as
> >to who is the best band why not pick the first three people to
> walk by the
> >contest venue, offer them the fee and abide by their decision -
> it can't be
> >any worse :-)
>
> Why not indeed!  Except that if you asked members of the general public if
> they would like to spend six or seven hours with two others in a small,
> cramped box, with a packet of sandwiches, Thermos and a fire bucket,
> listening to umpteen performances of the same piece of music, even for a
> fee, I have an inkling that you may find that they feel they have better
> things to do!

Not to mention the possibility of being chased through the town by irate
bandsmen who think they should have won!!!

> By the way, what is the going rate for a day's adjudication?

Don't know, never been offered the job, perhaps someone will tell us, but I
don't think it compares to winning the lottery.

> >They shouldn't need guidance or rules but if common sense doesn't prevail
> >then perhaps they should be given some guide lines to work to in future.
>
> Hmm.  It seems common sense to me that when a footballer kicks
> the ball into
> the opposition's net it represents an advantage to his own side, and if he
> kicks it out of the playing area, or fouls an opponent, it represents an
> advantage to the opposition. But for some reason, the Football Association
> have nevertheless felt the need to publish a book of rules....

Most of their rules seem to be aimed at stopping the game developing into a
pitched battle and we already have those. However the Ref is paid, not a
lot, to give his opinion on matters of fact, he cannot award additional
goals because he likes the way a particular team plays the game or passes
the ball, neither can he deduct goals because he doesn't like the way the
manager configures the team  -- our Ref equivalent can, and obviously does!

Keep smiling

Rod Gibson
Haverhill Silver


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