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WINDIES BOARD - ELECTION CLASH CAMERON VS SKERRITT
D-day!
Who will get the nod to take Windies cricket forward or backward is anybody's guess!
The election is set to get underway at 9:000 am at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Voting is expected to begin around 1:00 pm.
In reply to XDFIX
This article purports to be a neutral appraisal of the situation but it is not.
Now, for the most part, many of these former players served in one capacity or another under Cameron’s stewardship but were later put out to pasture.
The implication here is that these former players have a vendetta against Cameron because he fired them and they can no longer "eat a food" so that is why they are against him.
This is designed to fuel nationalistic fervor that it is the Eastern Caribbean countries who want one of their own to be President and so the JCA should defend their guy.
All the possible positive things that Cameron may have done but ZERO negatives.
That is the opinion of those in the Cameron camp and no evidence is provided as to these pundits being objective observers or being in the majority of neutral observers.
I am certainly one who is not only questioning but saying quite openly and frankly that Cameron is an extremely poor Administrator with strong dictatorial tendencies who is BAD for WI cricket.Numerous others agree with me.
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE FOR THIS???
TRUE STATEMENT. I might add that this article is not exempt from this accusation.
This is an admission that a series of quite negative things have been going on in the Cameron administration but the author feels it will continue to go on in a Skerritt Administration.
Why did the author wait until the end to admit that.This entire article can be summed up in this last paragraph.the rest is pure BS!!!!
In reply to Dukes
Hahahahaha!!!
I am glad you read the piece before me. You saved me quite a lot. However, I no longer read these DC rag/propaganda postings anymore. The persons connected to this rag can hardly string a few sentences together and appear to be flag bearers.
In reply to Dukes
The piece was edited by jesus
You are an obvious non believer
In reply to Narper
He is poster or as some will say imposter XDFIX
What it come down to is players being happy and playing our best players at all time.
Secondly player development programs from u15 to u19 and senior team..
All this lacking which makes WI cricket unattractive to the rest of the world
Cameron out and wipa resurfaces from hiding..
Either is a lost case for WI cricket with our mentality
Cameron held a Town Hall meeting at the Kingston Cricket Club at Sabina Park on Thursday. The elections will be held at the Jamaica Pegasus.
In reply to Narper
Narps my friend, you have made it crystal clear that your antipathy towards Skerritt lies solely in your perception that his treatment of Shiv was terrible.Everything else is secondary.I have no problem with that but you should admit that.Likewise the reason why a certain person is on the fence is their antipathy to Cameron is negated by Skerritt's faux pas wrt Brian Lara.
My views are based on my love for WI cricket. Nothing more, nothing less.I have no horse in this race except wanting what is the better option that is available.
In reply to Dukes
There are two candidates in the race for the top position, why are you sitting on the fence?
Dukes, man up! We already have Powen on the fence!
In reply to Dukes
First off...a certain person cannot be "...their antipathy..."
Just say the fence sitter is Chrissy because of certain perceived injustices to Brian Lara. Objectivity has been thrown out of the window. At least, Narper is not endowed with Chrissy's level of education, reasoning capacity and objectivity.
In reply to Courtesy
I know you to be in Skerritt's amen corner! By the way, welcome back!
Anything antipathetic to Skerritt will make you cringed!
Ah well, Easterners!
In reply to XDFIX
I am in West Indies' cricket corner...nothing more nothing less. I have had enough time to evaluate Dave Cameron's leadership of CWI and I have concluded that the future of West Indies cricket can no longer be entrusted with his leadership. You may think otherwise.
In reply to Courtesy
Well, let us see whether Cameron will be rewarded for his work, albeit I hold no brief for him except to say I have seen some degree of progress under his leadership over the past few years!
In reply to XDFIX
Can you list some of his accomplishments apart from the implementation of the Social Welfare Cricket league designed to get a choke hold on WIPA?
In reply to Dukes
Not entirely true.
And btw it was NOT perception...it is FACT
And I am against Skerrit because of his treatment of players...I gave other examples other than Shiv...I mentioned Lara, Samuels, Dillon and Taylor
I hammered Skerrit on this very board in the past...long before he threw his hat in the ring to be Prez...pity the archives are no longer available
Quite Frankly in My opinion it aint matter who wins the Election , because
WEST INDIES CRICKET WILL BE THE LOSER.
Both Candidates in my opinion have failed to state in clear unambiguous
Terms that there must be a Complete
Restructuring of West Indies Cricket .
This must include the WICBC and also
the Regional Cricket Boards . I believe that the Chasm between the
WICBC & OUR Players , must be closed
forever .
I therefore believe that at least
2 Players Must be on the Board doing
this hopefully will bridge the Chasm.
One of the main obstacles in West Indies Cricket is the asinine mentality of the WICBC is the freaking fact that its Members believe in the old Plantation Philosophy: ,
THEY ARE THE MASTERS & THE PLAYERS
THEIR SERFS. THIS B.S NEEDS TO STOP.
The Big Idiots inherited this Philosophy , and have never ever
sought to change it . They fail to understand a freaking basic Axiom :
"A HOUSE DIVIDED WILL ALWAYS FAIL ".
If People genuinely want Progress in
West Indies Cricket WE will of necessity have to undergo a Complete
Restructuring of Cricket in the Region , with NO STONE LEFT UNTURNED. Unless this is done ;
WE ARE ONLY BE FOOLING OURSELVES
WHEN WE PERSIST IN THESE FREAKING
CHARADES ; THIS AINT MUSICAL CHAIRS
THE WELL BEING OF WEST INDIES
CRICKET & THE COMPETITIVENESS OF
OUR PLAYERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL
CRICKET ARENA IS AT STAKE .
In reply to Courtesy
The Professional Cricket League, more trained coaches, better infrastructure, more inclusiveness of administrators, among others.
“We can safely say cricket in Guyana has progressed under the leadership of Cameron," said GCB President!
Insurance scheme
Better pitches
Fitness development programs
More money from ICC
More cricketers can now eat food must not be taken lightly
I am a Democratic Socialist
In reply to XDFIX
There are two candidates in the race for the top position, why are you sitting on the fence?
I have made it PELLUCIDLY CLEAR that SKERRITT is my preference.
In reply to XDFIX
I have posted this here:WICB President Dave Cameron in a recent interview touted the region wide coaching programme with UTECH and the award of women T20 and Under-19 ‎world cups as achievements. This is shameful.
I have since investigated this claim and discovered that former CEO, Dr. Ernest Hilaire had already negotiated the UTECH ‎Coaching Programme before he left office in 2012. Further, the WICB had gotten funding from the ICC for the implementation this programme.
This new initiative also included provision for employing a High Performance Director. Two years later the WICB has not seen it fit to implement the new ideas and for the President to tout them as his achievements is nothing short of disgraceful.
Secondly, former WICB President Dr. Julian Hunte and his CEO vetoed the ICC plans which called for the hosting of major world cups in India, England and Australia. They did so pushing the argument that the right balance must be struck between commercialization and universalization of cricket.
As a result of the action of the WICB officials, the West Indies and South Africa earned the right to host major ICC events as representatives of the region.
It appears that the current WICB Present was duped by the big three to agree to a new formula for sharing ICC funding on the basis that there would be more money.
But the “more money” projections are only true when projections are made with only richer countries (India, England and Australia) hosting major world cups.
So for a region that has proudly hosted Cricket World Cup in 2007 and WT20 In 2010 to now host Women's and Under-19 World Cup as a major achievements is ignoble.
Courtesy 1/20/15 9:56:12 AM
...some of Julian Hunte and Dr. Ernest Hilaire's accomplishments at the WICB.
So, as promised, especially, for this poster...you know who you are...at your service: ENJOY.
* Brought the world's renowned consultancy sports business group (Deloitte Touche) to review all reports including Patterson Report and assist in preparing a Strategic Plan to renew West Indies cricket;
* Strategic Plan was adopted with clear performance standards and objectives set;
* Established High Performance Center (which is now closed);
* Adoption of Medical and Fitness Manual to guide processes related to medical treatment and fitness levels needed for players;
* Adoption of policy that every tour must be preceded by a Training and Fitness Camp (changed with new regime);
* Formulation of Selection Policy to guide how players are chosen, emphasis placed on creating a new ethos and attitude when representing WI;
* Restructured the Secretariat of West Indies Cricket Board commencing a process of professionalising the operations of the Board;
* Launched Digicel Grassroot Programme throughout the region (which has been stopped);
* Launched the Club Assistance Programme to provide grants to clubs throughout the region to improve infrastructure or established development programmes (has been stopped);
* Led re-negotiation the Team sponsorship with Digicel;
* Led negotiation for Media Rights for over US$120m which included the broadcaster to produce the feed saving millions of dollars for WICB;
* Conceptualised and led negotiation for a commercial T20 league in the West Indies;
* Represented West Indies at ICC for the establishment of a fund to finance development in lower performing test teams. West Indies was first to get approval for an ICC Development Programme which include appointment of a High Performance Director in keeping with strategic plan. It has not been implemented.
* Women's team became in the top three in the world in ODI and T20;
* Under-19 team placed 3rd in 2010 ICC Youth World Cup;
* Men's team won ICC WT20 in 2012;
* Men team improved in test and ODI;
* Men team won six test matches consecutively (the FTP matches were arranged to give the team to play with comparable team and to build a culture of success. This was broken with an unscheduled tour of India where the team was beaten 2-0);
* Worked with Charles Wilkins Q.C. to design a new model for Governance since the Board of Directors has rejected the Patterson Model. The Wilkins Model was also rejected by the Board.
* Spearheaded the fight for the revamping the old MOU which WIPA had interpreted could have existed into perpetuity.
In reply to Courtesy
So Hunt negotiated but Cameron implemented that must count for something
The point is Cameron is not as insular as prior admin
Cameron was on the board then, so that list of accomplishments also belongs to Cameron
In reply to XDFIX
...but definitely more vindictive. There is no place for this sort of behaviour from the CWI leadership. Ask the Trinis and Sammy.
Man wha you torking buut? Up to now Cameron cannot come up with something as basic as a strategic plan for West Indies cricket. The old one expired 3 years ago.
In reply to Courtesy
Strategic plan rolling out in the fourth term, watch this space!
According to my source fans and players will see the mother of all plans and a paradigm shift in Windies management going forward if Cameron is re-elected
I was made to understand that Skerritt 10-point plan is not worth the paper it's written on given Cameron's new vision
DC is gonna make things happen based on words on the ground
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In reply to XDFIX
I am very happy I decided not to read your rag.
In reply to Courtesy
I know better, you will wise up b4 6 pm today!
In reply to XDFIX
It's already six pm where I am now.
In reply to Courtesy
yeah, but u got to think outside the box, it's a big world out there, ask Point!
In reply to XDFIX
The subtleties and the not so obvious always escape you.
How long does it take to count 12 votes?
It's now 3:44 pm
Confirmed Skerritt has won at 250PM 8-4
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