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Have in discussions with my…

Have in discussions with my team after the game, it was felt that it was played in quite an un sportsmanly fashion and that instead of  playing chess,thay were playing for draws.slamming down pieces, walk around, playing unesserly fast ,like a game of intimidation.This and I was only informed just before the game that it was an rule in the ECF that junior teams must play a 61 minute time control ;I rule that I as captain and as a player who has been playing around those who have been in the leagues for decades for many years.In the usual case this is agreed upon by captains and given that a lot of are players are elderly and need more time to think.this was felt unfair by are players and my self ,and given are experiences with similar unsportsmanlike conduct from Southport juniors last season, it was deamd that we as a club would never agree to these terms.Whiles I know that this is so Thay can be in bed for a responsible time,many hung around to a time where the original time control could have been in place.It is this and the fact that I personally have been playing regularly time control from the age of 15 and had no problems with school clashes.It is this and many other reasons that had my players playing on eage and with frustration that many reported clouded there judgement  and made them play in an unsound set of mind .There may not be anything that could be done with Mach score alteration but,it is my belief and the belief of many other s , that there should be some punishment for this team braking every rule of etiquettes associated with the game of chess 

James Lee