I'm throwing this in here because I didn't realise it had been raised in forum , and whilst I know that the question is at least being asked again, I want to be clear what my personal views are for all to see, so I don't have to repeat myself in various PM's.
First off , I got involved in this conversation because it's the best cc tourney since LVIETRI ran an 'invitation only' challenge back in the day when Deviations were the undisputed top dogs around here. And I'd like to see it continue or prosper.
PAULFINN52:
feel free any players to post comments on here or suggestions as advice would be welcome if it will improve the comp and make it the best team game on wgt.
thx finny
It's the issue of squad sizes.
DodgyPutter: Are squad sizes staying the same?
PAULFINN52:
15 players with only 8 playing means nearly half of the squad will not play each match.
12 should be more than enough to cover any holidays or illness really.
i could say up to 13 or 14 but its a choice then,
thx for the input though
finny
Actually, I agree with that thought , 12 is a good size for a squad ... but .. there is another consideration, the participation of top players. I spoke with woodenTee & Aphrodite about this & got their views and they are similar , and let me add, at TCC we will be fielding 12 man squads for both our teams regardless of any changes or not.
Here's why I now agree with request for option to increase squad to 14
max.(optional)
At TCC we were lucky last WC that the draw came out a little skewed and we got the only group where every game mattered. Teams like woodenTee 'A' were in a group that was not really a challenge for them ( I think they only lost 5 or 6 games in all group matches ). arranging games & playing at odd times for months in a group that is not a contest is why some top guys will drop out. We will have same problem, if not this time ( we'll see when/if people see weaker teams ), then next time for sure.
My view is that
It is up to teams to decide their strategy & manage their teams, not the tourney organisers, we would stick with 12. certainly this time around, others can do same if they take same view. It has no detrimental effect on the tourney to increase squad by 2 to 14 max (optional), it does have a detrimental effect on the tourney not to.
Seems to me that the world cup , which was/is a great tourney, can either build on last one or become just a fun tourney for decent teams, but have no claims whatsoever about winners being the best, which will have a knock-on effect with a lot of top players in the future.
I think that If the world cup doesn't attract the top players then something else will be conceived that does, most likely it won't be so inclusive. And like I said, the WC , which was and is a great tourney, will lose out.
Just my thoughts
Foo