Posted by Golden on 24-09-2008 00:20
#53
Foxy wrote:
I have to say as a lower league player that was at the comp on Sunday, that I didn't hear anyone complaining about Harry playing. There were two no shows on the day and the two reserves took their places to keep the numbers up.
This is exactly my point . . This is going to sound horrible to Harry and I don't mean it to as I love him to bits but you won't get people complaining as Harry isn't a Rod or a Kyle or a Shaggy . . What it does do however is set a very dangerous precedence by where entry criteria moves from being set in stone to personal judgement at the expense of another 'bum on a seat' and when a competition is marketed around it being of a specific standard that is a very important point to raise is it not?
I don't expect Dave to all of a sudden put strict guidelines in place for future Farley Championships . . Far from it in fact . . But to suggest that it didn't warrant any airtime is way off the mark especially in an age where nearly everything aired on this site is subject to scrutiny of one form or another.