My take is this: I don't like when people suck up all the disputed pairings - it gives the association no ammo in trying to look out for us. I also don't like when the association gives us guidance not to bid ANC unless you want to go there for a tour (they rightfully don't want guys DHing for 7 hours to turn into a trip, and they were negotiating a move package). They then allowed the people who didn't lock shoulders and banked on a touch and go up there get it. The unity suffers, and the message I get is, 'well, if they don't kick and scream on this issue and back up their original guidance, why WON'T people just do what they want anyway?' That makes unity non-existent and the association weak. I for one have tried to do what's been asked, directly or otherwise for the good of unity. For some people, that just cost them a lot of money. The young guys don't have the clout like the older guys, but that's a lot of coin from a young guy and it's not hard to poison the well.