Zimbabwe vs New Zealand | Test Series | Second Test | 07 August 2025 - 11 August 2025

[jontym87]

Well it was Givemore, but he quickly realised he'd cop some heat if we failed to qualify so stepped back into some new fancy role and Hammy became the fall guy. He dutifully resigned after the next failure and got some new fancy promotion as well with lots of time for golf.
Dirk stepped into the breech and is it time up for him now or do we wait for the white ball clubbing in 2 weeks time? No fancy sideways and upwards new role for him, he's going to be working shifts at a Sogo garage. Next is Tino. He will box smart and possibly manage to hang on if we fail to qualify.
Or they'll just wait and hang Dirk out for that so Tino starts with a clean slate.

If you've got the V11's on Kamba spill them, and we know you have V11's on everyone, past snd present. You'll get VIP tickets for the Presidential Box and you can post selfies sipping Green Label with the lads. You could get Tino's commentary slot.

I never get any VIP tickets to Presidential Box, I am properly accredited by ECB to attend these matches. I have my 2025 Accreditation and on the portal i just go and pick International matches or days i want to attend and will be in the media center.

Its no secret what Kamba did its there for all to see. Ok things that are not a secret, he got rid of all foreign franchise coaches and franchise teams had no budgets to hire foreign players to strengthen their teams and ultimately make the domestic setup competitive. Lets not talk about how he was forcing an injured player on Mash Eagles so that he can pick the player for a tour to Windies. What happened we didnt pick the player and missed the StanbicT20 but got picked up for National Team and upon arriving in West Indies worsened the injury. That Fracas cost Spooner the job to be national team coach ahead of Butcher.

Are we going to talk about he reduced allowances of Professional Franchise players from $100 to $20 for no reason a move he couldn't even explain

The overseas coaches and players must have been expensive. Gillespie was a great guy and wanted to stay. That was a grave error not making him an honorary Zimbabwean.

With more than double the budget, if it is the good idea you say, they could do it again, and increase the players' allowances, its not too late.
Taking a guy you rate on tour is done all the time. Who was it?

What they should be doing is giving the top 30 guys a living wage. Problem is who decides who the top 30 are.

I remember that T20 comp (which we really need now!!) with Gayle and Lara being an expensive flop.
He got some good players here and it tanked and no-one watched. What could be money well spent is to pay people 2 dollars at the gate to come and watch so it looks even more like people love cricket. I mean like Castle Corner, but ramp it up a bit. They wouldn't then have to pay the chair leader a lump sum which he does not distrubute fairly.

Giving franchises a budget so they're pseudo independent was a great idea but only Mountaineers under the Brent's and Rhinos under...can't remember their names Ziehl was one of them, managed to not steal all the money Dont you recall Mountaineers being so well run that it proved to be far too embarrassing and Mr Makoni had to go and take over?
There's a theme there. Mangongo went to Mountaineers and shook the stagnant status quo and he too got his marching orders. I'm guessing Mr Makoni is a Manyika?

The best run Franchise was Mash Eagles under Hugo Ribatika credit to him we didn't have to rely on ZC grants before Dominus was given licence to Host International Matches and domestic cricket Mash Eagles hosted Bangladesh when they toured Zim and billed ZC. Players used to even donate money (eg that last Stanbic T20 we lost to Mountaineers) we donated our winning fees so KC would build the artificial nets at HSC (which ZC are not building a structure on top of them to turn it into an indoor facility) Mash Eagles only the Franchise that had its own GYM sad that when KC departed (MHDSRIP) things went left people like Timoni destroyed it.

Ps. I was never the best friends with KC we always fought because of his coaching methods and our difference in opinion. We never fought around players though. He saw me and Garwe as troublesome hahahaha and would exclude me from training and give me his car keys to go pick Sam from school for him. Away from cricket i was close to his partner (Lettie Erasmus Bradshaw) and Sam. One thing that i will not take away from him he was a man of action and got things done. He had cricket at heart, so passionate and i hope the Indoor facility at HSC when complete they name it after him.

[Googly]

Ya it would be a good tribute, but the floor is fucked coz someone tried to cut the cement bill in half
and probably use the bags for himself or onsell

[jontym87]

Ya it would be a good tribute, but the floor is fucked coz someone tried to cut the cement bill in half
and probably use the bags for himself or onsell

Thats strange because all finances for the gym and outdoor facilities were handled by KC direct. He is the one who looked for the constructors and bought all the materials.

[Googly]

No theres a new indoor directly over the concrete Astra nets he made. Work has stalled because of the floor, Im told.
The gym is on the top floor of the main building overlooking the ground, as you know. But I don't know if it's still there. I will check and revert

Quite a few of the more pro-active guys are using The Hub at OG's. The owner of that gym is a world class operator, very little he doesnt know about sports specific gym work. He trains The Sables.

[Kriterion_BD]

Actually thats a bit unfair. The lack of interest is the lack of money. Tough to be professional when they give you enough money to last the first half of the first week of the month.

Looks ZC needs a Mamdani type at the helm to make sure players get a livable wage.

[eugene]

Actually thats a bit unfair. The lack of interest is the lack of money. Tough to be professional when they give you enough money to last the first half of the first week of the month.

Looks ZC needs a Mamdani type at the helm to make sure players get a livable wage.

Maybe Mamdani could fix them up with some rent-controlled apartments?