Considering the vast amount of emails phoncalls made to CPSA hq C.E.O and the SE Region secretary and chairman . I'm sure many of you will of heard about the problem's regarding Dartford CSC and a banned shooter .
I cannot understand the thinking behind the decision not to return the S E Region intercounties skeet and SE Region skeet championship ( they were taken from Dartford a few day's after an email saying they might be, no real right to reply there then) a statement was then issued by Dartford management stating the ban was lifted , and the shooter (exactly the same as a shooter the previous year ), was welcome to turn up and shoot both these event's and the leave the ground (last year the SE Region was more than happy with this arrangement)
Last Sunday JJ told Dartford the decision to remove the shoot's was going to stand, reason ...........do,nt know. ( no brainer ,problem removed, no problem, )
SB has given the new date for the SE Region intercounties as the june 24th at the NCSC,myself and others pointed out(week's ago) to the powers that be that this date was the same date as the English team selection shoot at Doveridge . Therefore many counties main skeet shooters would be at Doveridge , and i,m sure most counties will struggle with this to the point of not competing due to a lack of shooters. (Although this will not affect GLN as a month ago we put a statement saying we will not be sending a team ,therefore not holding any sel. shoot's (last year 150+ shooter's) as a protest ,moaning and mumbling seem's to be ignored.
It was also pointed out that the shooter in question ,has shot every year for the last 11 years( apart from one) for England , so you tell me ? where is he going to be er........(no brainer). Still it look's like he has got his way in pulling shoot's from Dartford . (Don't you love it)
I think this ruling (you know the one , the one that after many email,s , lot's of reading, by many members that nobody, SB ,JJ or NF seem's able to point out in the CPSA rules/articles where it can be found , although NF emailed me to say it was 'implied' mmm.........
If it exist's should only be used in some circumstances ,as it will bring finacial hardship to ground's and as in this case to the detriment of shooter,s (shooter's across the SE Region not being to represent theinr counties or maybe entire counties not being able to raise team's).In these time's can we afford to alienate the very few ground's we have, especialy when a ground such as Dartford has spent so much money improving thing's for shooter's especially skeet shooter's and CPSA members in the south (the saying "bite the hand that feed's" comes to mind) I believe this is a very foolish road to go down
The decision taken seem's to be wholly about saving face and not about the shooters of the SE Region ,which should be the primary concern or the Region. Support your member's not your decision
CHEERS ANDRE
P.S sorry if i,ve gone on a bit (wait until you know me )
I cannot understand the thinking behind the decision not to return the S E Region intercounties skeet and SE Region skeet championship ( they were taken from Dartford a few day's after an email saying they might be, no real right to reply there then) a statement was then issued by Dartford management stating the ban was lifted , and the shooter (exactly the same as a shooter the previous year ), was welcome to turn up and shoot both these event's and the leave the ground (last year the SE Region was more than happy with this arrangement)
Last Sunday JJ told Dartford the decision to remove the shoot's was going to stand, reason ...........do,nt know. ( no brainer ,problem removed, no problem, )
SB has given the new date for the SE Region intercounties as the june 24th at the NCSC,myself and others pointed out(week's ago) to the powers that be that this date was the same date as the English team selection shoot at Doveridge . Therefore many counties main skeet shooters would be at Doveridge , and i,m sure most counties will struggle with this to the point of not competing due to a lack of shooters. (Although this will not affect GLN as a month ago we put a statement saying we will not be sending a team ,therefore not holding any sel. shoot's (last year 150+ shooter's) as a protest ,moaning and mumbling seem's to be ignored.
It was also pointed out that the shooter in question ,has shot every year for the last 11 years( apart from one) for England , so you tell me ? where is he going to be er........(no brainer). Still it look's like he has got his way in pulling shoot's from Dartford . (Don't you love it)
I think this ruling (you know the one , the one that after many email,s , lot's of reading, by many members that nobody, SB ,JJ or NF seem's able to point out in the CPSA rules/articles where it can be found , although NF emailed me to say it was 'implied' mmm.........
If it exist's should only be used in some circumstances ,as it will bring finacial hardship to ground's and as in this case to the detriment of shooter,s (shooter's across the SE Region not being to represent theinr counties or maybe entire counties not being able to raise team's).In these time's can we afford to alienate the very few ground's we have, especialy when a ground such as Dartford has spent so much money improving thing's for shooter's especially skeet shooter's and CPSA members in the south (the saying "bite the hand that feed's" comes to mind) I believe this is a very foolish road to go down
The decision taken seem's to be wholly about saving face and not about the shooters of the SE Region ,which should be the primary concern or the Region. Support your member's not your decision
CHEERS ANDRE
P.S sorry if i,ve gone on a bit (wait until you know me )
I would say in answer to your question regarding removing the shoot from bisley if a shooter is banned from that ground before it happens, then Yes, the venue should be changed. A precedent wether you or I agree with it has been set
