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The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will now be known as Cricket West Indies (CWI), this according to president of the board Dave Cameron.

The board has also decided to form a corporate entity to deal with the financial aspect of the cricket and this company will be named Windies. According to Cameron, “At this point in time we are no longer called the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) but Cricket West Indies and we have also formed a company to deal with the commercial matters of West Indies cricket and this is called Windies. We continue to explore ways to take West Indies cricket forward and this rebranding is necessary as we move along.”

Cricket West Indies (CWI) now falls in line with Cricket Australia (CA), Cricket New Zealand (CNZ) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) all of whom have rebranded themselves for marketing purposes.

Cameron, who has moved WICB’s finances from the red and into a profit in difficult financial times is optimistic for the future finances of the board.

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As a company what are the assets the new entity owns and who or what earns these assets if any?

BTW, this move is only cosmetic.

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Cricket West Indies bring nothing substantial to the corporate table...invest at your peril...junk bonds at this time.

He moved it from Red To Black.


That's significant. Very significant.


Just saying....

Well following England, Australia and NZ in "rebranding" is ok, but what is required is adopting their managerial style and structure.

You can change the name, but the structure is the same therefore this is no change at all.

The change that is needed is for the complete and total dismantling of the entire WICB and its personnel.

A pig with lipstick is still a pig.

Wicbc

Wicb

Cricket West Indies...

Is the same damn nonsense.

The recent financial improvement in the WICB's books have nothing to do with the financial exploits or wizardry of its President nor any strategic imperative that was implemented...it coincided with more money for the Indian tour to the subcontinent which is cyclical as well as greater cash inflows from the ICC for our support for the BIG three.

What is needed is structural change which brings about policy change.

In reply to johndom90

No Johndum.

According to the above Cricket Westindies starts off in the black.

Fundamentally different to a money losing WICB.

Wonder if they fudging the books.

In reply to Courtesy

So it should be red soon again.

In reply to Tagwa1

If you follow the trend in the WICB finances and the scheduling of tours then you will understand there is a strong correlation.

...nothing to do with the financial wizardry of the WICB.

Btw, if the WICB brand was such a good product and the financial outlook looked good, investors and sponsors would be lined up for miles begging for a piece of the pie.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

There you go, POINT. Mission accomplished.

Yes, your hard work has finally paid the dividends you unrelentingly sought. Commendation to us too for having to put up with you over your ageless campaign, but as the old adage asserts, all's well that ends well.

In reply to Courtesy

You are not giving Dave credit for closing the HPC and suspending A Team tours for a while. Where are those satellite academies btw?

In reply to Walco

I will give credit to the WICB for taking these decisions above which are inimical to the best interests of West Indies cricket.

We are yet to see the implementation of the satellite academies which were successfully negotiated under the CPL agreement by Dr. Ernest Hilaire.

One thing you have to say about Mr Dave Cameron. He has left a mark. Most talked about President ever in the good and bad stakes.

Such old news Caribbeancricket.com posting.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com


The revenue from t20 cricket removed West Indies cricket from red into a profit

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Great move by Cameron..The problem is that memories are long lasting they will associate the new name with old.

In reply to Courtesy

I like the word inimical.

In reply to Drapsey

In reply to Emir

THANK YOU , I HOPE THE BIG IDIOTS WILL

READ YOUR POST .

This is simply Smoke & Mirrors Folks ;
it is exceedingly Asinine . The Worst International Cricket Board in the Commonwealth , commissioned several Reports :

WERE THERE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE WICBC ???

Was there a change in the WICBC's
attitude towards its EMPLOYEES ????

ONLY BIG IDIOTS WILL BELIEVE THAT

THE WICBC IS GOING TO IMPROVE ITS

ABYSMAL RECORD , BY THESE COSMETIC

CHANGES .

In reply to Emir

Totally agree with you. What if any structural managerial changes will occur?
Anyone can change their name doesn't mean squat.
If they mimic even 20% of what CSA or whoever in the first year of operations I'll be very surprised.
I'm guessing the unofficial head of "Windies" will be Mr. Grave seeing his background is in commercial marketing?
And Mr. Cameron could remain in his role as head of Cricket West Indies. I'm wondering how selection to the board will occur now?

I'm eagerly awaiting the structural management changes that will come to Cricket West Indies....not!

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

All form no content - copycats rule in this region.

In reply to Drapsey

THE TRUTH IS THAT THERE AINT NOTHING

TO CELEBRATE ABOUT .

Elsewhere in this Forum I have already cited the fact that changing
the name is merely cosmetic .

The Big Idiots are still going to be Dysfunctional ; Incompetence ; Arrogant ; Egotistical & Not Transparent ; Not Accountable & bluntly refuse to exercise Good Governance .

Now what I have cited above & the very fact that they bluntly refuse to change their 1929 Structure , are reasons why they cannot attract Financial Sponsors lining up at their
Door .

Now it is ONLY Big Idiots will keep
their modus operandi the same despite the fact that they are Running very fast , yet find themselves in the same freaking Place .

In reply to Chrissy

Got to agree. Nothing in a name.

the Management style and structure may leave a lot to be desired and could do with some improvement, but the fact that Cricket West Indies as it is now called is profitable is a significant achievement that cannot be ignored, Kudos to the team for this, next step is to improve player board relations as quickly as possible

In reply to Courtesy

... bet it would be if it was your peeps.

In reply to Drapsey

When I initially stated some years ago that it should be rechristened

CRICKET WEST INDIES , LET ME BE

CRYSTAL CLEAR . THAT MEANT THAT

TRANSFERRING THE NAME WICBC TO

CRICKET WEST INDIES WITHOUT SERIOUS

STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE ENTITY IS

NOTHING MORE THAN AN ATTEMPT TO

AGAIN BAMBOOZLE THE PEOPLE IN THE

REGION .

What the WICBC has done , as I have repeated stated in this Forum is

PUTTING A BAND AID ON A CORROSIVE

CANCER . IN A VAIN ATTEMPT TO

AMELIORATE THE STENCH THAT CURRENTLY

EXISTS IN THE WORST INTERNATIONAL

CRICKET BOARD IN THE COMMONWEALTH .

That aint ever going to work ; The
Cancer , which is the WICBC needs to
undergo major Surgery , to Heal .

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

A pig wearing lipstick is............................??