I think it should be remembered as well that just because AGB have someone down as nominating themselves as a member of a club doesn't actually make them a member of that club. Club membership is not at the gift of AGB, but down to the individual club's constitution. Unless someone meets the constitutional and membership requirements of a club, then they are not a member and have no right of access or use of a club's facilities or of its name. Club secretaries would be fully entitled to tell AGB that Mr 'A' has failed to meet the club's requirements and is not a member of the club, 10 day deadline or not.
AGB would then have to decide if Mr 'A' fulfilled its requirements for AGB membership, or if they would then have to pay the extra £8 to be a Direct Member as they have no club affiliation. Remember AGB has no right to tell clubs who is and who isn't a member of their club.
I don't think AGB have any evil intent in what they have done, it's just that they have had a total failure to think the ramifications through. More total cock-up than conspiracy.
AGB would then have to decide if Mr 'A' fulfilled its requirements for AGB membership, or if they would then have to pay the extra £8 to be a Direct Member as they have no club affiliation. Remember AGB has no right to tell clubs who is and who isn't a member of their club.
I don't think AGB have any evil intent in what they have done, it's just that they have had a total failure to think the ramifications through. More total cock-up than conspiracy.