Some had speculated the seatingarrangements would force civility, as the two candidates and the moderator sat in proximity across the curve of a table.
Public events express the relations of power among leaders and nations -- an ancient legacy inherited from Byzantine times where high politics were decided by seatingarrangements at banquets.
Upgrading the current seatingarrangements at Park Hall would allow the club to play in the new league, but Harris expressed his "disappointment and frustration" at being turned down for the grant aid, describing the refusal as "short-sighted".