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Thanks for your response Fulv,
I guess my offence was as a reslut of feeling that your reply was off hand and dismissive. Now that you've provided the longhand I can see where you were going with it.
For the record, I would have counted your description of the entrenched system as some of the "evidence" I sought. I guess Ex's other question about how many of the clubs have been visited by elite coaches and players and how many have asked is still interesting to me. It would indicate whether the organisation is anti-club or possibly they're just inefficient and insular. I know the two aren't any different in effect, however the solution is far easier in the second instance (that being education and information) If they're honestly clueless rather than deliberately dismissive I would say it's closer to being right.
But again, this is a viewpoint from an interested outsider at the moment.