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Goodness gracious......I don't see any argument here. All I hear is that people want it to get just as simple as DV suggested in his history of The Fling just above. Forget the bands, forget the catered meals, etc., just keep it simple.

Let people book their own hotels, we know where they are. All we really need is tacit approval from the City of London. Let each club raise money and give it to whomever the consensus charity should be, or to someone else if they choose.

As an example, the catered park dinner on Friday night created the need for badges to keep out freeloaders, which created the need for staffing to get them out, created confusion about badges's that got lost or didn't get made, and created long lines for people getting in! ALL OF THAT IS UNNECESSARY!

The second big question is whether Ed would like to remain the "focal point."