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**nermise** · 09-01-2012, 05:42 AM

Lots of food for thought.

1. MF - great performance from Davis. Rosowsky struggled to respond to an early deficit and the hamstring issue may not have helped. Kruse wasn't there in spirit which was mystifying.

1. MFT were great until fading a bit against Russia. I have to say that Kruse did seem to switch off against Italy at times and was often caught in prep. I thought he would throw a lot more at Baldini but seemed to slow down. However, the same thing happened to Ota in the final so maybe that's the Baldini effect.

3. I notice that the results are already being used for selective spin from the anti BF board brigade with MS and WS results being used as a stick to beat people with but the result of our best fencer, who was the only one to lose against a lower seed, being described as a bad day at the office. Spin comes in many forms and whilst a lot of nonsense has undoubtedly come from BF, there is more being used to clean out the board and PD and position people for their ambitions at running things.

4. On balance I think change is needed at BF but throwing out people without a clear long term plan to implement sustainable improvements will lead to more problems. Part of that is to be dispassionate about who or what is good for fencing in Britain. Some of the vitriol quoted on FF for people in the current system doesn't fill me with confidence that a new regime will be clear eyed and even handed.

5. Any plan should have a 16 to 20 year time frame and include coherent links from local to national to international structures. Some good ideas have already been espoused elsewhere on FF but there is a long way to go before something Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time aware emerges. Apologies for the management speak but it is relevant here.

09-01-2012, 05:42 AM	#30
nermise Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 527 Senior Member	Lots of food for thought. 1. MF - great performance from Davis. Rosowsky struggled to respond to an early deficit and the hamstring issue may not have helped. Kruse wasn't there in spirit which was mystifying. 1. MFT were great until fading a bit against Russia. I have to say that Kruse did seem to switch off against Italy at times and was often caught in prep. I thought he would throw a lot more at Baldini but seemed to slow down. However, the same thing happened to Ota in the final so maybe that's the Baldini effect. 3. I notice that the results are already being used for selective spin from the anti BF board brigade with MS and WS results being used as a stick to beat people with but the result of our best fencer, who was the only one to lose against a lower seed, being described as a bad day at the office. Spin comes in many forms and whilst a lot of nonsense has undoubtedly come from BF, there is more being used to clean out the board and PD and position people for their ambitions at running things. 4. On balance I think change is needed at BF but throwing out people without a clear long term plan to implement sustainable improvements will lead to more problems. Part of that is to be dispassionate about who or what is good for fencing in Britain. Some of the vitriol quoted on FF for people in the current system doesn't fill me with confidence that a new regime will be clear eyed and even handed. 5. Any plan should have a 16 to 20 year time frame and include coherent links from local to national to international structures. Some good ideas have already been espoused elsewhere on FF but there is a long way to go before something Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time aware emerges. Apologies for the management speak but it is relevant here.
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