Sidcup 2 V Lewisham 3

MET En Passant Cup Wed 6th Mar 2024 00:00 Winner: Home Verify

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Board	Rating	Sidcup 2	V	Lewisham 3	Rating
1	1901 (1848)	Edwards, Greg G	1 - 0(def)	N Default	1350 ()
2	1816 (1839)	McAllan, Ian G	1 - 0(def)	N Default	1350 ()
3	1755 (1784)	Packham, Tony B G	1 - 0(def)	N Default	1350 ()
4	1728 (1745)	Wagstaff-Hall, James G	1 - 0(def)	N Default	1350 ()
5	1699 (1695)	Helps, David G	1 - 0(def)	N Default	1350 ()
6	1598 (1586)	Brockwell, Lee G	1 - 0(def)	N Default	1350 ()
Average	1750		6 - 0		1350

Last update Douglas smith Sun 10th Mar 2024 20:53. Reported by David Gilbert Sat 9th Mar 2024 06:37. Verified By Martin Stewart Sat 9th Mar 2024 06:39

Kingmaker

I get that Lewisham dont have anything to play for, but this is quite disappointing to see from the perspective of the integrity of the league. Seems hard to imagine how a club with 79 registered players were unable to field a team...

David Rogers

Forfeiture

I apologise to all the other teams in the Division. Unfortunately I have no good defense. I simply forgot about this match until I noticed it on the morning of the game. I phoned and texted players to try and raise a team but the first few I contacted were unavailable. Not one higher rated player was available. Nor were any of the players who would normally give lifts to other players. I could probably have raised a team of sorts had I continued down to the bottom of the playing list, but we would have been heavily outgraded and the Match outcome would have been the same anyway, so I didn't see the point to sending 6 players to be cannon-fodder. It wasn't a decision taken lightly as I looked at the League Table and realised the implications of just handing Sidcup the Match.

Martin Stewart

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Thankyou for your apology Martin. Regardless of the final result Sidcup are well deserved winners of the group. Its a testament to the competitiveness of this league that all 4 teams in the remaining 2 fixtures can still qualify for the playoffs.

David Rogers