To get the facts straight:
20th November, e-mail from Xcite
The "old" Squad:
...
maddin15
We will add:
niceguy
4th November, e-mail from Xcite
We will add
maddin15
The proposed addition of maddin15 was partly discussed internally [definitely between me and d, maybe some others too] and at the time we both said "probably not, but we'll discuss it more", but never did. Therefore Xcite assumed that he had been added to the roster when infact he hadn't been added our end.
The main reason why we rejected him was not because he did an MoE race, but rather his multitude of experience in several other major leagues which made us feel that he would be adequately suitable for leagues above the GTAL.