“We've not developed players to create a safety net of alternatives of the highest quality, we've not prepared for tournaments like World Cups well in advance; we've been chopping and changing and turning and twisting,” he contended.
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2019-07-07 12:44:32
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2019-07-07 12:56:32
In reply to Headley
Ok let's start talking about threats and strategies.
How are we going to fend off the threats of our best players not being available for long stretches at a time?
How do we develop our reserves so that if a top player drops out due to injury an adequate replacement could fill in.
How do we work on making sure we select the right players for the format, then develop and improve on their skills for that particular format?
2019-07-07 13:09:37
“The good work by Dr [Kishore] Shallow (CWI vice-president) and myself and others has begun
oh fcuk!!! man thought this was uniquely a Cameron trait.
praising yourself.
2019-07-07 14:19:05
In reply to Larr Pullo
Seems to me a SWOT analysis is a better and more comprehensive approach. Before the WC I suggested we start with our strengths and weaknesses. Either Dukes or Goofballs commented and not surprisingly the posters who titivate themselves with team selection on a daily basis ignored it.
1. How are we going to fend off the threats of our best players not being available for long stretches at a time?
2. How do we develop our reserves so that if a top player drops out due to injury an adequate replacement could fill in.
3. How do we work on making sure we select the right players for the format, then develop and improve on their skills for that particular format?
2. How do we develop our reserves so that if a top player drops out due to injury an adequate replacement could fill in.
3. How do we work on making sure we select the right players for the format, then develop and improve on their skills for that particular format?
I realise you just threw out ideas but you did say let's discuss threats and strategies.
1. This is a threat.
2. This could be called a threat.
3. This is not a threat.
You have not mentioned any strategy. I believe you started on the right track and got distracted. You can help Skerritt and Co. by doing the SWOT analysis first and the strategy will emerge from the analysis.
2019-07-07 14:21:37
In reply to camos
Do not forget that while Cameron was playing politics, Skerritt was actually a politician. 
2019-07-07 19:49:03
In reply to Headley
And a real Rhodes scholar
2019-07-07 20:26:03
In reply to camos
Very Trump-like of of Ricky, don't you think? This guy is a real character. We have gone from one arrogant self-absorbed leader who was full of himself to another.
Pointing to an erratic selection policy that saw a constant turnover of players, ...
What alternative universe have you been living on the past few years Ricky? Constant turnover of players? One of the criticisms most often leveled against selectors over the past few years has been that they stayed with players too long.
We expect to win the 2023 World Cup and that's the work that we've started now.
Somebody please tell me what high grade stuff Ricky is smoking. I want some
2019-07-07 20:38:10
In reply to Walco
The more things change ……
2019-07-07 22:30:59
In reply to Walco
I believe Ricky is throwing a bone to the ipler who were in and out of the team
2019-07-07 22:52:51
I will always maintain that there needs to be a Comprehensive Restructuring of West Indies Cricket .
Before dealing with the Players WE
must first deal wth the People in
the WICBC & the Regional Cricket Boards .
Most people in my opinion are training
their Criticism on the Players , when
the Truth is that WE must first start
on the Structure & those in the governance of West Indies Cricket .
As I have stated in this Forum :
THE WICBC IS 111 YEARS OLD , NOT 111
MONTHS ; OR 111 WEEKS OLD .
In all that time the WICBC has commissioned several reports and has
bluntly refused change its 111 years
old Structure .
Most if not all of Our Problems regarding West Indies Cricket , in
my opinion is mainly due to the Maladministration of the Worst International Cricket Board in the
Commonwealth .
They fail to realise that International Cricket is a Business
it certainly aint for Amateurs .
In my opinion , when the WICBC was formed 111 years ago its Structure was not formed as a Business ; It
was a Hobby , in which a Team from the Region would go to England to test their skills against Teams in England ; for Bragging Rights .
Unfortunately succeeding Members of
the WICBC have clung to the model ,
essentially they fail to recognize the fact that International Cricket is a Serious Business .
It requires that there is complete
Harmony between Those in the Governance of West Indies Cricket and Our Players . This in my opinion
is one of the main Problems that has
been hurting West Indies Cricket for many years .
The other major Problems is the fact that since its inception ; the WICBC
has dbeen saddled by Persons steeped
in Plantation Mentality Sydrome , PMS .
The People in the WICBC think of themselves as Lords ; and Our Players their Serfs . This asinine
way of thinking is a major Impediment regarding West Indies Cricket .
Part 1 .
2019-07-07 22:59:14
In reply to FuzzyWuzzy
And who were these IPLers? Pollard's last ODI was in 2016 I believe. And Gayle and Lewis and Russell played when they made themselves available, not as the result of an erratic selection policy. And Skerritt and Shallow appear to be advocating a change in the selection policy that would result is widespread chopping and changing to accommodate the IPLers.
2019-07-07 23:00:10
In reply to POINT
How old is parliament in st. Vincent
2019-07-07 23:04:08
In reply to Kay
It sure seems that way. I want to give the guy a chance, but he and Shallow been chatting some serious idiocy over the past few months.
2019-07-07 23:16:18
In reply to POINT
Part 2.
WE are all well aware of the fact that
the WICBC farmed out the shortest version of the game to Stanford , an
American with little Skills & Knowledge about Cricket .
Stanford employed some of Our Former
Players to manage & Run this version
of the Game . It was Their Stewardship of this version of the
the game that was responsible for
OUR PLAYERS WINNING 2 CONSECUTIVE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THIS VERSION
OF THE GAME .
Interestingly , I have not heard or
read that the WICBC Congratulated
those Former Players who were in charge of this version of their Stellar Stewardship of this version
of the game .
When the demise of Stanford occured
the WICBC regained control of this
version of the game ; and it seems
fired the Former Players who harnessed & honed our Players to
win 2 Consecutive World Championships in this version of the
Game .
I do not recall reading or hearing
that WICBC had a Dinner for those
Former Players & Our Players who won
those two consecutive World Championships .
I cite the above to tangibly demonstrate that the People in the
WICBC think of themselves as Lords
and Our Former & Current Players as
their Serfs .
2019-07-08 00:07:27
In reply to tc1
Not as old as the WICBC , that I can
assure You !!!!!
" A HOUSE DIVIDED WILL NEVER STAND ".
If WE want to have Progress in West
Indies Cricket WE Must have Harmony
between those in the governance of
West Indies Cricket & Our Players .
Unless there is a genuine Meeting of
the minds between those in the governance of Cricket & Our Players
like the character in :
ALICE IN WONDERLAND , WE WILL BE
RUNNING VERY FAST YET FINDING
OURSELVES IN THE SAME FREAKING
PLACE; IT IS THAT SIMPLE !!!!!!!
2019-07-08 03:58:22
In reply to tc1
And a real Rhodes scholar
I am at a loss to understand why any conscious person of African heritage would want to be associated with anything linked to Rhodes.
2019-07-08 04:01:47
In reply to Walco
I will continue to give Skerritt the benefit of the doubt. I also believe firing Pybus was a blunder and firing Crandon was a massive mistake which will haunt Skerritt and Co. for a long time.
2019-07-08 10:11:10
In reply to Headley
I've NEVER cashed a CWI paycheck.
My days of wukking for free done!!!
2019-07-08 10:25:20
In reply to Headley
There is no easy fix. Money and infrastructure
2019-07-08 18:21:24
In reply to Walco
Maybe Skerrit should be more worried about his chopping and changing coaching staff and selectors just before the WC was the strategic nightmare he created.
2019-07-08 23:38:02
In reply to Headley
I would not have fired Pybus either, and I would have retained the former selection panel. I think CWI needs to change its elections so that they do not occur in ODI World Cup years. We changed captain shortly before the last World Cup and now we changed the coach shortly before this one.
2019-07-08 23:41:26
In reply to carl0002
Skerritt is in cover-my-ass mode, but he should at least try to get his facts straight
2019-07-08 23:50:34
In reply to Larr Pullo
Look at it as giving back to the Region of your birth - as a true Caribbean man.
2019-07-08 23:53:08
In reply to Walco
Like everything else in life, timing matters. The firing was most untimely and Crandon's firing is stuck in my craw.
2019-07-08 23:55:59
Speaking following West Indies’ final outing of the campaign on Thursday in Leeds, Skerritt praised Reifer as a coach with a “winning track record” and also rubbished suggestions that the change in management prior to the World Cup played a role in the team’s poor showing.
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Winning track record?????
How many competitions did Reifer win?
Did he win more than Crandon.... who was shamelessly fired
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