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The MSO WorldWide Bridge Gossip
Column
By Mark
Horton
Amazing Decisions by English Selectors
The English selectors have made the remarkable decision to add
Colin Simpson & Gunner Hallberg to the Open team for the Maastricht
Olympiad, even though the Hackett twins, Jason & Justin had declared
themselves available. They have been nominated as reserves! What
is even more amazing is the news that when the team of David
Burn, Brian Callaghan, Joe Fawcett and Glyn Liggins, had asked
if the Hacketts could be added to their team prior to the playoff
match, the selectors said no! It seems that David Price has been
invited to Captain the team.
Bridge players and Decisions often
come in Pairs
Strange decisions often
come in pairs, therefore the news that the selectors want to hold
a trial to determine who should represent England in the Womens
event at Maastricht, should come as no surprise. They want Nicola
Smith, Heather Dhondy, Sandra Landy & Abbey Walker to play a
match against Sandra Penfold, Nevena Senior, Michelle Brunner
& Rhona Goldenfield. This strikes one as a complete waste of
everyone's time. A far better plan would be to arrange a match against
some powerful opponents - the current World Champions are hardly
a million miles away!
Speculation is already rife as to
who will join David Burn, Brian Callaghan, Joe Fawcett & Glyn Liggins
in the English Open team for Maastricht. The obvious choice
would be the Hackett twins, who are in tremendous
form at the moment, and undoubtedly the top currently active English
pair. Whoever is chosen - and accepts the invitation - England will
face a tough task. And what
about a Captain ? We are told that Richard Fleet has declined the
invitation to captain the team, and rumour has it that both David
Price and Keith Stanley have indicated that they would be available.
The Tournament Director managed a photograph of the winning team
in relaxed mode !
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From the left:
Glyn Liggins, Captain,
Brian Callaghan,
Joe Fawcett and
David Burn. |
Cheers guys and congratulations!
[Editor]
England have to come up with a team
for both the Open & Women's series in the Maastricht
Olympiad. Don't be surprised if the selectors go for this
line up: Nicola Smith & Heather Dhondy, Sandra Landy & Abbey Walker,
Nevena Senior & Sandra Penfold.
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