The Final madness
Things are starting to get a little bit nerve-wracking here in Debates HQ.
I can only imagine what it must be like for the teams who will be taking part in tomorrow’s National Final.
Lucy has been very busy polishing the trophy, but no genies have popped out, so far…We’ve been planning what we would wish for – a great debate, obviously!
We had a very long list of things to do, most of which have been ticked off now. Last week, I was afraid not enough people would want to come; now I’m worrying about where we’ll put extra rows of seats.
And I can’t find the blu-tack anywhere!
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can some one pls tell me what's goin on ? am new to all this . but am intrested to find out . so anyone willin to help?
if i could answer that one then i wouldn't be resorting to writing a blog over my shock at the adjudicators awful awful misguided political decision
Well, the Concern Debates National Final is going on! Today, in fact. Click here for all the information you'll need about the debates. Enjoy.
a cop out, a rigged cop out well as a neutral supporter i am absolutely gutted by last night's result. i am sick to think that concern would want to protect its own name before doing what was right and just. the adjudicator's decision WS wrong to say the least i agree that both teams but up a brilliant debate but really gort were the better team. concern are corrupt as i listened to the 4th speaker for gort about corruption i never thought that it'd be present the adjudicators' final decision this was awful as i watched the gort team cry i said to myself i am not giving another cent out of my hard earned money i am not wasting another minute, second watching a debate that's more concerned with media coverage rather than the actual quality of debating those adjudicators were wrong and it was irresponsible misguided and just plain wrong to carry that motion because if this is what concern is doing with it's money then cut every cent it has
why put a motion before the house if your're goiing to have yoour mind made up already the admjudicators really were mis guided irresponsible and just plan wrong in their cartrying of the motion those adjudicators were just awful
Glad to see after 24 years the Concern Debates are still creating controversy! Just to say we wholeheartedly congratulate both teams on making it to the final after a hard slog of 8 rounds, it was a brilliant debate. It was a close result, but it is after all a competition and someone has to win! The winners last night were Sandford Park. We would very much like to thank our neutral, independent, and experienced volunteer adjudicators for their time and effort. We never rig the debates and we don’t mind if the so-called ‘Concern side’ loses - for example a few years ago a team won the Final proposing the motion that ‘Charity is dangerous’.
speaking as a neutral observer, it sounds like theres a lot of sore losers in east galway. sandford were right to win. the opposition didn't address the motion, and there model wouldn't work anyway. i think the gort team were brilliant, it's just a pity that there supporters aren't
I would just like to remind you before you begin your rant on how Gort (or "Grot" as the sign often read on the night) chose their side of the motion. Oh and please no more obvious puns relating to the motion when commenting on the final decision.
Thank you all for your fervent comments on a great, and yes, controversial, debate final. As ever, the standard was very high and so too is the passion post-final. At this point, I think people have had a chance to express their opinions on the result (as you can see from the comments above).
This is nothing new, click here to see the reaction to last year’s final. It is nothing new either for me to close a thread of comments when the conversation has reached its natural conclusion. As is the case here. Hope to see you all at next year’s final.
Niall
Web editor for concern.net
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