I have no wish to re-open that particular debate either so I will limit myself to two points in response. The first this is (and obviously I can't speak for John) you do perhaps have to see things from his perspective as the county I believe he has an allegiance to is unable to participate in the counties championship as much as they would like due to a 44 year old dispute. The second is that, while the board may have resolved not to propose further changes, John is not on the board and is free to campaign for reform if he wishes. That said, I do agree with you that to do so just makes us harder for us all to move on.David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:33 pmJohn, please.
There was an enormous amount of discussion and argument about this in 2017 -2018, on this Forum and elsewhere. In the end even the ECF Board concluded in June 2018 that:
"Following Council’s rejection of all the significant proposals to revamp the County Championships, the Board agreed that no further changes would be proposed, and the tournament will continue in its existing format for the foreseeable future."
I appeal to you, and anyone else similarly minded, to accept that with good grace. Then we can all concentrate both on making a success of the Counties Championships as they start their second hundred competitions and on addressing other issues.
Speaking to John directly now - I understand your frustration but I think it may be better to look at other ways of reviving English chess for the up and coming generation.