Sidcup 2 V Lewisham 3

MET En Passant Cup Wed 6th Mar 2024 00:00 Winner: Home   Verify
Board Rating Sidcup 2 V Lewisham 3 Rating
1901 (1840) Edwards, Greg
G
1 - 0(def)
N
Default
1350 ()
1816 (1828) McAllan, Ian
G
1 - 0(def)
N
Default
1350 ()
1755 (1775) Packham, Tony B
G
1 - 0(def)
N
Default
1350 ()
1728 (1751) Wagstaff-Hall, James
G
1 - 0(def)
N
Default
1350 ()
1699 (1692) Helps, David
G
1 - 0(def)
N
Default
1350 ()
1598 (1605) 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