| 2010-11-21 21:14:58 Alex Popiel (lolamaza) | |
RE: KE - The Lords | # 5046 |
| Dear Committee,
I feel I have to explain the whole situation. Our team does lack some experience in casuistic issues and this is true that during the fixture between The Lords of XO and Kulonleges Erook (26:6), 3 players of The Lords were subbed. After round 2, logelo0one and loraficus were subbed by loigor and lobromozel, whilst after round 3, lonirvana was subbed by lolamaza. We did not know about rule 5.6 and this is of course our fault. Nevertheless, the issue raised by zukole, a reputable person, is not entirely legal. Rule 5.6 says that “It is allowed to change twice in the match,” but nothing is explicitly stated whether or not a change must be single or, videlicet, double. Had there been a direct wording, viz. “only 6 players may play in a fixture, whilst the 7th player substitution is followed by [a penalty point]” we would gladly obey the rule which must not allow for additional readings. However, it does so now. I do entirely confess that I had not read the rule at issue before today’s fixture and will do my best not to let anything like this happen in the future, but please take it into consideration, that there is no explicit statement with respect to the exact number of the players taking part in the fixture, as, say, it is stated in football rules (viz., “The eleven players are supplemented by the option to bring on a maximum of three substitutes from a pre-decided list of three to seven players...”). I hope that this incident will not cast a shadow over the good name of The Lords of XO and will be carefully addressed by those, To Whom It May Concern, if my explanations do not satisfy them. Yours sincerely, Alex | |