I am only one of many people who care greatly about the future of the EBU and Bridge in England. That is why I, and many others, want to stop the flawed proposals made by the Board for 'Universal EBU Membership'. Your county and your clubs should consider what will happen if P2P is accepted.
Many people have written about the proposals, the dubious calculations and flawed arguments that are being used, so we have made a website where you can read what they have to say. Log on to:
Just a few key points
Over 90% of all clubs will need to affiliate for an EBU P2P fee of 29 pence to show a profit. Clearly this won't happen, so the P2P fee will need to be raised. Calculations made by looking at current Master Point income show that the P2P fee would need to be at least 35 pence, just to replace the current EBU income. We will lose a huge number of clubs and players currently under our umbrella.
Look at the costs in detail
P2P and universal membership means increasing costs, e.g. The EBU will have to send all new members a magazine and a diary and pay subscriptions to European and World bridge organisations. A P2P club rate of at least 44 pence will be needed just to stop both the EBU and the Counties going bankrupt, and the final figure could easily be 50p or more. We won't know the final figure for many months to come. But clubs will have to sign P2P contracts sooner rather than later. If P2P is implemented, our Treasurer suggests will have "…no reserves to handle any overall shortfall in Pay-to-Play income, if, for instance, more clubs disaffiliated than expected…"
What P2P figure will our universal membership tolerate?
Clubs players have a choice! They can vote with their feet and chose to play in disaffiliated clubs.
A Management Consultant has read the P2P report
Read his comments.
Read what many bridge players and EBU members have to say
"…I am really rather worried about the future of the game I love and which has given me so much."
Log onto the website now: www.sayno2p2p.co.uk
Learn why we must reject these flawed plans
Kindly forward this message to your County Committee and your clubs so eveyone can consider the full implications.
Regards
Peter
Hasenson
020 8346 0418
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