"I seem to recall the nearest big city to Draycote Water is Coventry.

Correct. That is my home town.

As for the Scottish secretary.....jobs for the boys eh?"

Yes, definitely a case of jobs for the boys.

If you can't make the team by producing a heavy bag of trout at the scales at the end of a day's fishing competition, you can always use the back door to make the team as you have provided free typing and photocopying of the association's bulletins, newsletters, etcetera!