Dear GL,
first of all....there are not many of those guys around as far as I know. Maybe 1 or 2...
If they do exist, for sure they would be egible for that seat. But than again, what about an FO who has 5+ years in the company, 4 years on A330 but he only has 5000hrs TT. IS he less qualified for that seat than the guys you are talking about????
And I am sure everybody involved could come up with a reason why he/she deserves that left seat on the A330.
That is why this system will never work....
Oh, and if you feel the need to be angry at someone, go and knock on L.Ms door...he is the one one who blew the chance of having this to work...not me!