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Not everything DDave did was wrong. Pick your battles carefully and dont play up to the audience, you will get burn.

unless you have a strategy of giving them what they want just to show that it doesnt work so that you can set your own agenda.

if that is the case - great. but remember you have a short period for success before they come for you.

In this Forum I have continuously stated what must be done First , I am
not going to restate most of what I have stated .

However it is crystal clear that ALL
the Cricket Boards in the Region must be Restructured . There must be a new
Constitution , New Laws & Regulations etc .

EVERYONE in the Region must be able buy Copies of the New Structure ,
and the Laws & Regulations .

In essence WE must start at the Foundation of these Entities , with Everyone knowing what is entailed in
the Structure ; Laws & Regulations .

Obviously WE must start from the Top . meaning the WICBC , and work Our
way down to the Cricket Clubs in the Region .

Unless this is done like the Character in "Alice in Wonderland ".
WE will be running fast yet finding ourselves in the same Freaking Place .

In reply to sudden

In reply to imusic

I find his pronouncement against foreign coach troubling. Seems to me he should be looking for the best coach the Board can afford. And as for the interim coach, it was a monumental result to tie the ODI series against Eng. Unless Skerritt can establish that the interim coach played little to no role in the result, getting rid of him would be unwise, particularly because WI has been so bad at ODI for so long

The Onus is on Skerritt & Shallow if they are serious to setup a Committee , that must include Lawyers ; Accountants ; Buisness Persons ; Former Players ; & Keen Cricket Spectators .

These Persons must be tasked to peruse the various Reports that the Worst
International Cricket Board in the
Commnwealth commissioned , and have been getting dust in the WICBC .

Peruse these Reports , and take the
Best Features of these Reports and in 3 months Present the WICBC with a
comprehensive Report .

THE GENERAL PUBLIC MUST BE ABLE TO

HAVE ACCESS OF THE FINAL REPORT .

Sunshine is the best medium to discourage financial Chicanery . This hopefully will a deterant to those hell bent on defrauding the
WICBC .

All Regional Cricket Boards must also do the above . There must be a
Renaissance in West Indies Cricket
from Top to Bottom . This must be done, in my opinion, with alacrity .

In reply to db

Fair enough.

But wait to see what develops in that regard before making a pronouncement

Do you agree with going back to the name “West Indies”?

Do you agree with the apology to Phil Simmons for the public statement of the previous President that Simmons’ hiring was a mistake?

Do you agree that an investigation into how a non contractual CWI staff member came to be paid US$30k per quarter to conduct motivational sessions for CWI staff is warranted?

In reply to imusic

No problem with any of those actions as you have presented them

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The man came with a ten point plan, after reviewing the organization, he can focus on his plans.
Pybus contract should expire after the wc, let it expire.

In reply to Narper

He inherited an organization with financial problems, he should get to the root cause, Pybus contract expires in a few months, would you replace him now, or wait?

In reply to openning

Seems to me that a coach is a pivotal person in the cricket operations, so why target the coach so soon if there are signs of life in the old broken-down bus called WI Cricket?

We, the people of the Caribbean, are the most important stakeholders in this ya fiasco and priority 1 is winning cricket. Skerritt is but a servant, and I hope he remembers that.

In reply to DirtyDan

I don't think Pybus is the man to lead the troop going forward, just the tainted way in which he was hired, but having to pay Phil and maybe others, don't spent extra money you don't have, by firing Pybus, who has a few months remaining on his contract.
Hiring a new coach with the WC a few weeks away, makes little sense at this time.

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In reply to Narper

Words followed by action. If he achieves this it would be a feather in his cap. He has the mandate to what is necessary to get West Indies cricket in the right direction.

I would hope that Skerritt has done a proper problem identification...put a cost effective plan together and implement it in a fearless manner.

His stewardship over the next two years will be judged on his achievements. He either delivers or get shipped out.

Team West Indies as an organisation does not have the luxury of time of its side.

In reply to Narper

You think Dr. Shiv available????

We have a history of often hiring and firing coaches. This quick turn-around is disruptive and non-productive.

When will we learn!!

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In reply to sunfish

Drastic times require drastic actions

In reply to Narper
Are these drastic times? Did we not just draw an ODI series with the number 1 team in the world?

In reply to sunfish

Did you see ANY change for WI in the ICC ranking?
What happened in the series before the last one?

In reply to openning

Boss, the West Indies always have financial issues. Then we play against India at home and those financial issues evaporated. India is the cash cow of international cricket

In reply to openning

That’s trash ! He has gotten results ! And that’s the bottom line ! This thing about attacking personalities and not dealing with issues is what has destroyed West Indies cricket - prybus has gotten results !

In reply to Narper

The recent success is in fact the work of Law and Order...not Pybus



And that is exactly it.
Prybus inherited what was indeed built by Law and Order. Can't say he mightened of put in a piece here or there but he's the reason and one of the main reasons behind the hiatus of the seniors and the pull out of the India series fiasco, respectively.

In reply to Kay

Lol 😂 Point.

In reply to jala

Are we saying that the Big IDIOT's eat-a-food initiative is in jeopardy?

In reply to Kay

Skerrit be careful be v careful about what you are doing

In reply to sudden

I agree. This is a time for reconciliation, not settling scores. But it's hard for me to find fault with the axing of Pybus. He and Dave are like batty and bench as they say in Jamaica.

In reply to Walco

the act is too hasty, guy has 3 months remaining in his contract.

In reply to camos

I probably would have let him serve out his contract, but Pybus is toxic in certain circles in WI cricket.

In reply to Walco

there is a nice window between the end of the Indian tour and the start of the new fiscal year,one would expect a lot of the policy changes being contemplated to be made then.

In reply to Walco

I too agree, though I would like to see Prybus gone but he does have 3 months left.

Two weeks ago I was in a HR seminar, the presenter spoke about having folks around in your business who are toxic for growth. He said sometimes for the good of the company you have to pay them off get rid of them and give someone else a try.
Cause you are thinking about long term results and not short term gains.

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In reply to sudden

That is the general rule , you don't usually reverse past decisions of the past administration.
You gradually faized them out.

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In reply to Courtesy

This was a general rule,but some new guys came in a change every aspect of running the Org.
I don't have a link.

In reply to tc1

Ok. So you are saying it was a general rule in CWI and not generally in organisations. I get you.

Skerritt for whatever advantage he offers over Dave might end up being worst than him and its setting up as if he is going to outdo his own history on the wrong side.

In reply to Walco

What You have stated might be true ,
however I am of the belief that Cameron et al paid a heavy price monetarily for the aborted tour to
India that was cancelled despite the fact that the Tour was in Progress .

IN MY OPINION THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT

TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WAS SPENT TO

SATISFY THE BCCI, DUE TO THE

CANCELLATTON OF THAT TOUR .

It is quite possible that the amount
of money that the WICBC gets from the ICC is deducted to pay the BCCI .Perhaps in installments .

As much as Conde gets on my nerves at times, I still think he is the man in the BCA to call a spade a spade.

Skerritt will be a one-term president if he introduces politics into this WI sport.

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