Campaign Cup..., ....a ringers opinion.... Options

[neil]

Right, CC is getting slated on P8 at the moment for just about everything!! I know a lot of Ringers worked at the event and most of us have a lot of experience in the set up, staffing and running of a major tournament. Between us we have vendors, spectators, refs, players and staff.

I think it would be nice to get honest opinions from all of us about the event, but in order to make your post credible, we are going to adopt the "shit sandwich" approach. Basically, if you can only post negative points and no positives obviously you were not paying attention!

We all know how much work goes into every aspect of setting up an international event and no one wants to discredit the effort made by any of the campaign staff. With that in mind, I would ask the moderators to keep an eye on this thread and delete any posts that are inappropriate.

I'll set the ball rolling then....

POSITIVE:
An excellent choice of vendors in the trade village, all offering good deals.
From a players point of view, the location of facilities and fields in relation to the players area was good.

NEGATIVE:
The event was again let down by the lack of security for equipment. Secure players areas and parking areas for players need to be provided.
For the first time in about seven years, i went to CC to spectate. I would have seen more of the event if i had stayed at home and asked tango to text me random photos all day....

As i have already said, this is not a mud slinging match, it's about constructive comments that hopefully the organisers are big enough to take on board and be congratulated on what they did well, and at the same time reflect on what could be done better next year.

[Jeffers]

It was the Campaign Cup in every way, shape and form.

Experience shows that the venue just doesnt work for a major International pb event.

Having said that, the event was probably as good as you could get it in that location.


If they are to hold a UK leg next season, I will be recommending that they hold the UK leg in the Spring and not as the last event of the season.

It is the most expensive event of the year and is held when everyone has pretty much run out of cash.

Sales were poor
Weather was English and the food was awful.

For those that were playing, I think they got everything that they paid their money for.

Jeff