Supercup Round 2 Draw

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- 11/03/2011 at 2:13 pm #45235
  TF_Neil
  Does anyone know when the draw for Round 2 is published?
  
  I have a hunch it may be on Tuesday 22nd March as that will have given time for the R1 results to be submitted and the R2 draw made.
  
  Secondary question, Is R2 to be fished on a fixed date and if so what is that date?
  
  Cheers
  
  Neil
- 11/03/2011 at 4:12 pm #134876
  TF_Rutilus
  I’m pretty sure the 2nd round is to be fished on 8th May
- 11/03/2011 at 4:13 pm #134877
  TF_Cutnut
  I believe its May 8th, not sure if it’s an AT picked venue or if it still upto a home team choice as per round one.
- 15/03/2011 at 5:52 pm #135229
  TF_Steve Lockett
  Yes it is May 8th with a home team and one or two away teams same as first round.
- 15/03/2011 at 6:48 pm #135239
  whitty
  I think a lot of home teams will struggle to find decent venues with the required amount of practice time in such a short timescale ~think
- 16/03/2011 at 1:15 pm #135282
  TF_Steve Lockett
  I think the fixed dates have made it more difficult for some this year.
  Our 1st round opponents struggled to put out a full team due to date clashes. Stafford Moor didn’t enter, as they would not be able to use their 1st choice home venue on 8th May.
  
  For me, the fixed dates made planning a lot easier. I’m not available to fish round 2, but the rest of the team are well up for it and will pick a home venue to suit if we are drawn home.
  I can see that teams wanting to use popular venues as their home venue may struggle, but surely there will be somewhere they can use?
  
  As ever, there will be winners and losers when rules are laid down. We all knew the rules/dates* for this year when we entered in December.
  
  *For the first two rounds, anyway!
- 16/03/2011 at 1:36 pm #135286
  TF_Abi
  Participant
  Round 2 is on Sunday May 8th.
  
  The draw will be done when all round 1 results are in. Still waiting for a few!
  
  Thanks – Abi AT
- 16/03/2011 at 2:25 pm #135294
  TF_Neil
  @Abi wrote:
  
  Round 2 is on Sunday May 8th.
  
  The draw will be done when all round 1 results are in. Still waiting for a few!
  
  Thanks – Abi AT
  
  Abi,
  
  You don’t need all the results in to conduct the Round 2 draw! You could easily do what happens in the FA cup draw when ties haven’t been completed.
  
  The draw could quite easily be published as Team A or Team B vs Team C (or vice versa)
  
  If you delay the announcement of the draw you will be creating problems for home teams to book venues (where necessary) and for away teams to practice.
  
  If you create problems for teams you will only see the reputation of the competition diminish.
- 16/03/2011 at 4:08 pm #135308
  con2302
  Participant
  Totally agree with Neil.
  We have provisionally booked a venue for May 8th but are being pressurised into confirming it. If we lose the date, and still get a home draw, how do we secure a ‘home’ water with just 4 weeks notice ? ~think
- 17/03/2011 at 12:50 pm #135403
  Anonymous
  ABI,Neils reply is spot on the money.~clap ~clap
  
  We have won the Scottish 1st rd.( Monklands AC)
  
  However I understand teams from up here were taken to blackpool in previous years!!! Therefore guys with families need more than a couple of weeks notice to organise these trips.
  
  many thanks
- 17/03/2011 at 1:00 pm #135404
  TF_Abi
  Participant
  Thank you for your comments.
  
  I have been collecting the results for round 1 and am now just waiting for six results.
  
  Richard Grange who does the draws for Supercup and deals with all the queries will be back in the office next week and he will do the draw. He has been out of the office for the past two weeks.
  
  Sorry for the delay, the draw will be done as soon as possible. Richard is the best person to do the draw so we have decided to wait until he returns. Hope that’s ok and I appreciate your patience.
  
  Thanks
- 17/03/2011 at 1:46 pm #135407
  TF_Neil
  hi Abi,
  
  If the earliest that the draw will appear in the printed paper will be Tuesday 29th March, may I suggest that the draw be posted on the net at the earliest opportunity.
  
  I appreciate that you want to sell copies of the paper but both home and away sides need to get things organised for an 8th May tie.
  
  I really do feel that AT are bringing their own competition into disrepute and if I were a sponsor I’d be very unhappy with that possibility.
- 23/03/2011 at 10:32 am #135882
  TF_Cutnut
  Does the Supercup draw really sell any more papers? I would hazard that most would just pick it up, check it, and put it back on the shelf.
  
  Why not post which teams are dragging their heals on returning results? There’s bound to be at least one member of the forums that either fished with them or can prompt them into action.
  
  waiting on one person to do the draw, doesn’t sound like a draw more a match making.
- 23/03/2011 at 2:36 pm #135901
  TF_Abi
  Participant
  The draw will be in next week’s paper – 29th March issue.
  
  The late results have been/are being chased.
  
  Hope that helps guys and we appreciate your patience.
- 23/03/2011 at 4:29 pm #135913
  TF_kev34
  @Abi wrote:
  
  The draw will be in next week’s paper – 29th March issue.
  
  The late results have been/are being chased.
  
  Hope that helps guys and we appreciate your patience.
  
  I would`nt want to be in the Angling Times Grand National sweepstake ~clap
- 23/03/2011 at 9:12 pm #135947
  TF_Pop-up
  Surely the draw could have been done with the teams who have yet to return results still involved? e.g. Barnicles A.C. vs. Some Village OR Little Town. Just like F.A. cup.
  
  The late returns will make it extremely difficult to find venues that a) are free on 8th May (all the supercup home teams will looking for venues on same day) b) are free for 3 weekends before the event for practice. This seriously narrows down venues, especially in the closed season when only commercials are available.
  
  Sorry for the rant but I just feel a little common sense should be used.
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