Tom

My teams and I have been involved in VPG’s various leagues and LAN events for around 6–7 years. We have invested a huge amount of time and effort into this community over the years. However, I have now decided that I will no longer continue with VPG under Arron Delossa’s current management approach. In my experience, there has not been enough room for criticism or different opinions, and teams and players have sometimes been faced with threats of bans simply for speaking up. Another issue I find difficult to accept is the situation where players who have been banned or treated unfairly appear to have their bans removed after moving to another team. Rules and disciplinary decisions should be transparent and applied equally to everyone. We also experienced issues during the England LAN event, where matchups and fixtures were decided unilaterally by the management. At an event of that level, these decisions should be handled through a transparent and fair system for all teams. Beyond that, with so many official football clubs and such a large player base involved, I believe the league should have far more vision and professionalism in terms of broadcasting, viewership, content, design and prize pools. In my opinion, the potential of this community has not been properly utilised. For these reasons, my teams and I will no longer be participating in VPG. After 6–7 years of involvement, this was not an easy decision, but we will now put our time and energy into other organisations and opportunities. Thank you to everyone who was part of our journey in VPG. For us, it’s time to start a new chapter.