newcastlecycling

Ferret,

...and one more thing,  people move between clubs for all sorts of reasons.  For some it might be the lure of potentially more coaching or financial support, or it might be they disagreed with things the club they had trasnferred from had done, or they have a conflict with officials at their old club (hello Turtle - what an absolutely dumb dumb move by some on the HDCC Committe, BTW - Turtle was an ideas man and a hard worker), or they simply want to change because they find they have more friends at the new club.  Lots of reasons.

When people do change for something as petty as money, you have see that they might not have the "heart on my sleeve" loyalty that you have for HDCC, and Felix has for KOCC.  Those people might be seen by some to be disloyal, or they might be seen as simply consumers looking for the best "fit" that suits them, and if it is price then it is price. 

Got to move on from this "we started in a car boot" and "we are better than them" mentality.  It is interesting to note history, and those that did those hard years setting up each club deserve recognition (which most of them have, as Life Members of each of the two premiere clubs), but those antiquated tribal views are holding us back when we need to be driving forward.

Shalom indeed.

MC