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Whither FaTTFC vs BPFC?

This year's 1st & 3rd vs Black Prince football match was less competitive than in previous years. This may be a consequence of BPBC having gained more recent graduates, leaving 1st & 3rd somewhat disadvantaged. How should the fixture be run in future years to keep it competitive?

No change		41%

Pick teams on the day, each being mixed FaT/BPBC		0%

Play (e.g.) strokeside vs bowside, again with mixed FaT/BPBC teams		6%

Organise a composite FaT/BPBC team to play, say, the College 2nd XI or another boat club's old boys		12%

Only run the fixture in years when there is particularly strong interest from FaT		0%

Have a 5-a-side tournament instead		0%

Play the game in Michaelmas term when more 1st years are likely to be involved		41%

Abandon the fixture		0%

Other (please suggest below)		0%

Total: 17 members' votes

by Neil T - Sun 14th Mar 2010, 9:34pm

This poll took me by surprise (I wrote it a week ago and had forgotten about it). Reading it again, it sounds more negative than I'd intended - I should have stressed that we all still thoroughly enjoyed the match!

Also, 'Allow FaT to borrow a couple of ringers from the college 2nd XI' should have been another option.

by Keen - Mon 15th Mar 2010, 8:49pm

Looks like the votes are leading to a two-legged fixture - one in Mich term and one in Lent term.

by Julia - Fri 19th Mar 2010, 6:52pm

I enjoyed the spectacle of the game deteriorating into rugby...Maybe it should be a game of touch rugby instead of soccer. Then you can explain the rules to us North Americans at the same time.

Can't throw the ball forward. Ridiculous!