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HEADLINE: WICB fired me, says former coach Gibson

 
CaribbeanCricket.com 2014-10-22 17:53:21 

Former West Indies coach Ottis Gibson, who parted company with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) under controversial circumstances in August, says the board fired him.

Gibson, speaking for the first time since the sudden development, dismissed the WICB statement that they mutually agreed to end their association.


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Admin 2014-10-22 17:56:08 

Gibson, who took up the post in January 2010 after a spell as England's bowling coach, says he was shocked when WICB president Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron fired him over the phone.


So Dave does have a working phone. Phew.

_ryan

 
Courtesy 2014-10-22 17:56:12 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Fuzzy, More reason for de courtesy to apply full court pressure on Mae and Dave.

big grin

 
Admin 2014-10-22 17:57:58 

And why is the WICB president firing people (whether by phone or whatever)? Is Muirhead even a real person?

_ryan

 
hubert 2014-10-22 17:58:35 

In reply to Courtesy

lol lol lol Unload !!!! lol

 
sudden 2014-10-22 18:02:09 

In reply to Courtesy

Duplicitous Dave is the man big grin

 
Baje 2014-10-22 18:14:44 

Well, it is clear who running tings! Firing coaches! Cancelling tours...

 
Narper 2014-10-22 18:16:47 

Gibson, who took up the post in January 2010 after a spell as England's bowling coach, says he was shocked when WICB president Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron fired him over the phone.


So Cameron did do one good thing for WI cricket

 
Commie 2014-10-22 18:17:49 

In reply to Admin

Muirhead is the best.

Man just floating through big grin

 
Admin 2014-10-22 18:22:07 

In reply to Commie

Dude, I'm convinced Muirhead isn't a real person. Can anyone on this board say definitively that he exists? Have you seen or spoken to him? I'm serious.

_r

 
imusic 2014-10-22 18:39:34 

In reply to Admin

Muirhead is really Mr Snuffleupagus?

 
Dreama 2014-10-22 18:41:41 

His time was up after the 2011 CWC where he packed the team with helpless ass kissers and blame the seniors.

 
nick2020 2014-10-22 18:46:39 

In reply to imusic

lol lol lol

 
anandgb 2014-10-22 18:49:44 

In reply to imusic

lol lol lol

 
powen001 2014-10-22 18:55:13 

In reply to imusic

Snuffleluffugus?


Ha ha ha ha ha ...lord... big grin lol

 
imusic 2014-10-22 19:00:02 

In reply to powen001

And Mr Snuffleupagus was whose imaginary friend again?

 
hotarobin 2014-10-22 19:01:34 

In reply to imusic

classic... lol lol lol

 
pelon 2014-10-22 19:09:44 

Ehhem.

This "revelation" was made clear here long ago...

See the title. It was known he was fired. The author made it clear he was fired since AUGUST

 
jacksprat 2014-10-22 20:38:05 

So they fired the incompetent backstabber?

The WICB isn't totally useless after all!!!

 
Dre_Day 2014-10-22 21:10:41 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

About a year too late

 
Commie 2014-10-22 21:13:21 

As we now see, coaching this lot is a virtual treat.

Walk well Gibbo.

 
TheTrail 2014-10-22 22:09:25 

,Yuh see what lack of sunshine could do to ones mind...tun them Thought process back into children,s play ...next thing he go be pitching marbles and playing jacks.

lol

 
Chrissy 2014-10-22 22:11:43 

In reply to Admin

Yep I know him - runs a nice place called The Deck.

 
Drapsey 2014-10-22 22:26:07 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

HEADLINE: WICB fired me, says former coach Gibson

No, they didn't. Just ask cherri and company.

 
buds 2014-10-23 00:02:00 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Yuh deserve to get FIRED--Yuh Cunt!

 
ponderiver 2014-10-23 00:08:35 

In reply to buds

mi would be shame to admit the WICB fire mi

 
Commie 2014-10-23 00:14:41 

In reply to Drapsey

Trust you to slink back in when the coast is looking a bit clear...at around midnight.

You know when Marlon Samuels is the only good Jamaican standing that things are dire.

 
Walco 2014-10-23 01:57:43 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Gibson to Dave during NZ Series: "I quit Dave. Tek yuh job and shove it!"
Dave in his best James Brown impression: Please Please Please Hotis, don't go."
Gibson in response: "Okay Dave I'll continue for now."

Gibson before Bangladesh Series: "I quit Dave, and I really mean it this time."
Dave in his best James Brown impression: Please Please Please Hotis, don't go."
Gibson in response: "Okay Dave I'll continue for now."
Dave: "Good, I got yuh now. You're fired."


As I have said on here before, it was a classic "You can't quit, you're fired" moment smile


One more thing. It seems like Dave has problems dealing with people face to face, preferring instead to hide out in Dubai or operate over the phone.

 
Walco 2014-10-23 09:17:24 

In reply to Narper

So Cameron did do one good thing for WI cricket


There's a behind the scenes effort to bring back Gibson as West Indies head coach after Cameron, Muirhead and Pybus are jettisoned. I'm hearing that Shiv is 100 percent on board. The only sticking point in the negotiations is that Gibson is insisting that his new term commence when hell freezes over lol lol lol

 
Courtesy 2014-10-23 09:18:46 

In reply to Walco

Is there a case here for wrongful dismissal or shall I say unfair dismissal based on this expose?

 
Walco 2014-10-23 09:25:49 

In reply to Courtesy

My guess is that Gibson is happy to sit on his ass and collect a check for doing nothing while all of the things he warned the CM&P boys about come to pass. It's becoming clearer every day that the board made a huge error siding with Pybus over him.

 
Courtesy 2014-10-23 09:28:05 

In reply to Walco

If Gibson is happy, I have no reason to be sad for him.

big grin

 
hubert 2014-10-23 09:36:58 

In reply to ponderiver



I would take Gibbo over many others and certainly over the white guy Pybus who is already 'bussing' up WI cricket
Is he still around ? the Supremo seems very silent. Hope he is kicked to the curb as Cameron and Hinds should have been already cry

 
POINT 2014-10-23 21:01:12 

In reply to Admin

Do you honestly believe that Cameron of his own volition , had the power & authority to fire Otis Gibson ????

I find that impossible to believe , since Cameron is answerable to the Presidents of the Regional Boards . It is absurd that
in this Forum ; many are calling for Cameron to resign ; while leaving those with more power than he has unscathed .

 
birdseye 2014-10-23 21:09:37 

In reply to Commie

virtual?