By this ruling, there is no room for doubt -- Bridge FA as defined on its web site is absolutely dead since it is by definition an alliance of clubs; the SCYSA has ruled that all SCYSA registered parts of a club must be stand-alone by their very nature.
Can Bridge FA go underground with continuing "implicit" agreements by JIYSC and SSC not to field challenge and above teams? It's possible -- but it would be against both the letter and the spirit of the SCYSA ruling.
It ought to make recruiting new members of the alliance particularly challenging. "Uh...excuse me MPSC and CUSC...would you mind not fielding any challenge or premier teams from now on so that we can force all of the better players to go to our club? Unfortunately, any financial deals or publicity are strictly forbidden, and if we're caught trying to get you to do this then the SCYSA can sanction any of your SCYSA teams...but hey, pretty please with sugar on it."
