Gordon has reminded me that he did reiterate that we were not guaranteed to go because of the substitution issue, after our match had finished but before the others had. I hadn't realised until yesterday that he was on the selection committee and just thought this a repeat of ...
We were told from the outset, by Gordon Rainsford, that we were not guaranteed to go if we won, but that was all. But because of our 'assumptions' that the substitute had been agreed, we thought this was just to cover themselves in case was +200 and Yvonne –200 or ...
I think what it boils down to is that we (I) made some assumptions that were reasonable but were actually just that – 'assumptions'. When I told the selectors of the potential problem 3 or 4 days before the event I didn't think the situation was the same as it ...
Fiona and I are very grateful for all the support we have received.
The selection committee asked us to reconsider our position. There were plenty of arguments for sticking to our guns and plenty for agreeing to play, but in the end, with the encouragement of team-mates, we decided to ...
I did not mean to imply that Gillian personally dealt with the substitute issue. I contacted her because I knew she is chairman. I am sure she passed it on immediately to other members of the committee. Sorry if I was not clear.
I would like to put a few things right, for the record:
1 We knew there might be problems with Yvonne getting to us on the Monday. Planes had been grounded until Thursday (so it would have been hard to her to get to England sooner - and, anyway, she has ...
It's all making me like even more the current European position of trying to do away with appeals committees altogether. The directors consult so many experts (both players and directors) before coming to a decision in this type of position that it's pretty much inconceivable that anyone could ...