well that"s news to me, so thanks for linking to it
anyway, Des has posted the following this morning, indicating that getting under the umbrella of an exisiting forum/club etc is the way to go, rather than starting a forum mid way through the process to try and get a team in, to put the applications on an equal footing with the other teams that have applied
Debs I suggest you and your proposed team start a thread on the Women"s Poker Forum; having discussed with their admin, and then you are operating within the APAT guidelines for submitting a team.
I would be surprised if you have a number of international players who want to come and play, but you may get other UK ladies outside of your immediate group, who do apply to be part of your team. That"s good, as it promotes APAT to new players and ultimately we"re here to give a very good experience for a low buy in to everyone. Ultimately it will be your decision as team captain as to who plays in the Women In Poker team.
There is no guarantee whatsoever that this approach will get you through, however it would be a legitimate application and that means you"re in with a shot.
Larry Murphy"s on the other hand, is extremely unlikely to get through based on current guidelines.