Points all taken. At least Normanton is honest and open about the ambitions behind his arguments. He wants to avoid CR.
To put it another way (thanks Sunfish) what if all the arguments and opinions put forward on this forum and elsewhere was motivated simply by the prospect of promotion ? This is not a problem, its understandable as its human nature. The motivations probably need to be more transparent is my point.
As WK has said on Qrewroom. Always back a horse called self interest at least you know where it stands.