But why do that? It can't be good for the band to have empty seats that you simply fill with deps, or empty seats like Simon Howells where you turn up when you can be bothered too. How can a band like Cory run like this and expect to win contests? For example, I did notice from photos from the Europeans, there appeared to be many deps in the band and their overall result was not very good really. Whereas Dyke who have a settled band nailed it. In fact consider this, Dyke have won all the last major contests with a band that has a stable personnel who have gelled really well. Cory it would seem have vacant spots with deps and players like Simon with no commitment. Perhaps we've seen the end of Cory dominance in banding. Perhaps this is due to Phil Harper, I mean can you imagine any of this happening under Bob?