From a personal point of view the 7NoTrumps.com experiment has not been very successful ….. The original concept I had hoped to nurture was a site that would act as a forum for rapid publication of interesting deals sent in by bridge players from around the world. For whatever reason - misplaced conception, poor site management, unsatisfactory technical design, incorrect and/or insufficient bridge analysis, general apathy by bridge players, lack of publicity - whatever, the hard fact is that the site has attracted too few contributors.

I saw my role as collator/facilitator rather than a bridge "waffler", and the biggest buzz for me was when I opened my e-mail inbox to see a new deal sent from the other side of the world. The countries from where we have received readers' contributions include, amongst others, New Zealand, South Africa, France, India, Canada and USA - not forgetting the UK of course. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following friends-of-7NoTrumps.com who have sent in many deals over the years:- Graham Marshall, Anthony Golding, Paul Bowyer, Simon Stokes, Gary Duddle, Nick Stevens, Craig Biddle and many more.

Maybe in years to come when I have more time available the 7NoTrumps.com project can be resurrected. The site desperately needs modernizing - it was originally designed with Internet Explorer 4 in mind but browsers have moved on and now the software needs completely rewriting. In an ideal world I would have added functions such as a message board, pages devoted to bidding systems, a comprehensive resources page for things like system and movement cards, random deal generators, and free webcam software for attractive lady players to download …. yeah, in my dreams. This would involve considerable time and effort, and perhaps a little money too. Until then, friends, may I take this opportunity to thank you for all your support over these past four years, and I wish you all the very best of luck in your bridge careers.