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HEADLINE: Red Force players not starving’
CaribbeanCricket.com
Jan 9, 2016, 1:49:30 AM
THE TRINIDAD and Tobago Cricket Board has described as “unfortunate” a post made on the Twitter social media account of cricketer Lendl Simmons regarding the Red Force squad on Thursday.
The tweet suggested that the present complement of national cricketers participating in the Nagico Super50 regional tournament, which got underway on Thursday, was “starving,” and which was apparently prompted by a slight delay in the provision of a US$50 stipend (per diem) to each player.
The TTCB has emphasised that the stipends are provided by the West Indies Cricket Board, and not the territorial boards, and that all players were informed of the difficulty in immediately accessing US currency in Portof- Spain because of the present economic situation.
However all members of the Red Force squad received their per diem on Thursday, the first day of the 17-day tournament and were in no way inconvenienced by the issue according to team management who kept the cricketers informed of the developments.
read more at Trinidad Newsday
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Halliwell
Jan 9, 2016, 1:51:19 AM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Simmo lie den?
(Deja vu) 
Blackbird
Jan 9, 2016, 3:03:28 AM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Simmo should be charged for a breach of indisciplined and if guilty, fined and banned for a year with all NOCs withdrawn.
Need to send a message.
Chrissy
Jan 9, 2016, 4:20:01 AM
In reply to Blackbird
And who should be fined for not ensuring that the players received their stipend on time?
Allyuh only have rules fi players.
Chrissy
Jan 9, 2016, 4:21:37 AM
In reply to Halliwell
Like you miss di 'slight delay' part. Nice sleight of hand tho.
Drapsey
Jan 9, 2016, 6:06:47 AM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
The TTCB has emphasised that the stipends are provided by the West Indies Cricket Board, and not the territorial boards, and that all players were informed of the difficulty in immediately accessing US currency in Portof- Spain because of the present economic situation.
For a moment there I thought that this was just another screw-up by the WICB incompetents.
Relief!
Kay
Jan 9, 2016, 6:13:29 AM
In reply to Chrissy
And who should be fined for not ensuring that the players received their stipend on time?
The economic situation in POS.... thought that was clear from the article
Blackbird
Jan 9, 2016, 1:35:33 PM
In reply to Chrissy
Its time to stamp out this inherent in disciple that has brought our cricket to its knees.
Do you really support such unfounded public comments of ill- will.
What's the principle: we shall all be in disciple because our boards are weak.
Do you really support such anarchy. Nobody takes ownership of leadership at any level.
Really.