mutsuj,
Obviously you think the band movement doesn't need another contest. Without any knowledge of who you are or what band you play for, all I can suggest is that you don't know much about banding in Scotland. This is a contest that the Scottish band movement has been crying out for for years and the fact that it has been able to attract the standard of bands that it has tells it's own story. When was the last time bands from the very top drawer competed against the top bands in Scotland? Meaningless, maybe to you but I don't imagine Fodens, Tredegar, Whitburn, CWS, Kirkintilloch, Yorkshire Imps, Sellers......... will be treating as such. Who knows, maybe the hall will be half full!
Kenny