Apologies for cross posting (and even worse posting on FFJH in English), but I
am just starting to think about ITC for next year, and unfortunately the rules
situation looks no nearer resolving (indeed maybe it is time to give up hoping
for that, and just accept that ancients is now splintered). Considering rules
to be offered, and with a minimum of 6 teams required to make a set viable:
a.. FoG may be the most secure period now, with 6 teams entered last year,
assuming all return next year.
b.. DBM was 8, but may be doubtful, 2 teams transferred from DBMM and
indicated that they may not do so in a later year, and UK struggled in the end
to get a team, and is now struggling to hold tournaments
c.. DBMM we only got real interest from Denmark and Ireland, with a possible
from Germany
If there is anyone out there that would be seriously interested in DBM or DBMM
for Lisbon ITC 2010 please let me know. Clearly this type of format is very
vulnerable when numbers are low, and the risk is we get stuck, with no one
committing until they know if others will, and by then finding travel is
prohibitively expensive or everyone has left it too late.
Mike, Martin, Nik ands the guys from Lisbon
I suggest that those countries interested in sending a team in 2010 contact Mike as soon as possible.
