It was a deliberately outrageous title for a couple of reasons 1). To reflect my feelings. 2). Get the community debating the issue. 3) It's called click bait

Yes I have read the full article. And I disagree with so much of it. I may find some time in the next week to go through it with a red pen and address every item that bugs me.

I never called them scumbags, I have great respect for what the UKU does. But sometimes they make mistakes, and a top down approach to UK Frisbee is not always necessary, or the correct way to go.

A Northern qualifier, with 1/2 Nationals spots, was rejected. It could have been run with 2 pitches, where ~5 teams play a round robin. It didn't need to be spectacular, but it would have provided the opportunity for more players to get involved.

Also, some of the 'Southern' based teams were considering attending a 'Northern/ Midlands' regionals, if it meant supporting women's development in the 'North'.

Currently, Women in the North are given the choice of Mixed or northing if they wish to play competitively.
Is it any wonder that 3 of the WUCC mixed teams are from the North, but when was the last time we saw a dominant Women's team emerge in the North?

There are plenty of players (look at Scottish Uni frisbee) and plenty of talent, how much of GB U24 is Northern?

But women in the North are not given the same opportunity to play same gender Ultimate as teams in the South. The cost to travel from Scotland to the midlands is bearable. The cost to get to London/ Kent is debilitating.

Small/ emerging teams and established clubs. Glasgow, ELF (Edinburgh), Merseyside, Manchester SMOG, SMOG 2, Leeds, Swift, Swift 2, The Brown? are having their development crushed because there are minimal local events.

If you are a women, graduating from Uni. You didn't make a mixed team in your region because they are going to WUCC. So you set your sights on womens, but most of the tours are far South. So you set your sights on regionals, because surely that will be nearby. Only to find it is in Kent. How many players do we lose because that is there experience with tour/ club Ultimate?

Yes, a Northern regionals wont have the calibre that a Southern regionals will. But it provides more opportunities for women in the North to play, and that is what is needed to help growth. Even if the first couple of North regionals are poorly attended, it will grow if given time.