#ZCBOARD MUST GO

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Re: #ZCBOARD MUST GO

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The level of stupidity of some people on this site is staggering... You do realise that if Zim is kicked out, that's it for the game here? All those players earning $10 a day will now be earning $0 a day, unemployed, no future in cricket
Yes it is staggering--the levelof some people who would rather have a member in their mouth then in their back passage and refuse the option to be member free!!
Who wants to be a $10 a day whore??
The wage bill "monthly" is $250k($3m ayear) and zim gets $9m a year minimum!!

As for misinformation and half truths --Mamhiyo has misquoted and you know he has!!! The guys got $400k for the entire squad NOT each!


The only thing this is lacking as mentioned is throwing the criminals in jail.......

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Re: #ZCBOARD MUST GO

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Who(m) do you blame for all of that?
One of the dumbest questions asked on here- ZC obviously since they went from $10m credit to nearly $30m deficit :roll: :roll:
Only someone with a lobotomy wouldn't b able to answer that.

Your writings and responses saying just go play cricket we'll fix it after everyone is playing is the standard ZC response for the last 10 years that the players have always fallen for and they have always won by abusing their own personal dislike for the game because they are dealing with real cricketers and cricket fans who want the sport to continue.

All of a sudden they have banged up against the SRC who do not give a flying fuck whether cricket goes on and they have called ZC bluff.

Regards the ICC..even though their man Faisal had a good broomstick cleean up the ICC must not think it can rule or control a country and its laws.
For example if the law finds ZC board members guilty...then the iCC can not and must not insist they remain on the board

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TapsC wrote:
Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:55 am
Just remember when this becomes a ZC MEMORIES forum I will be here to remind all the "let it die" brigade you burnt a house down trying to kill a snake. None of you even tried to beat them in an election and guess what I could bet 100USD on paypal that in 3 years time when we are failing to raise money to even have a domestic league or fly to namibia or nigeria for some games you will be the FIRST person complaining about how the ICC let us down and why corporate sponsors are not helping

You guys dont get it. This is a win-win situation for ICC board members. If Mukuhlani wins they will have a loyal dog doing as they please. If we get expelled the broke/nagging pest of a cousin that is ZC will be gone for good.
It's very sad, but what is the alternative?

If we want the TM board back it's really just for selfish reasons. We get to see some Zim games on TV from time to time. That's about it. It's not like the ZC administration (or the previous one) has made any great strides in the last 15 years and we'll be sorely missing their expertise. What have their achievements been? Which big sponsors have they brought in? And the ICC hasn't been a great supporter of the game. They have been helpful with the debt (yet another legacy of the Zim administration), but they have never been a huge ally. Cutting the WC to 10 teams is a case in point.

The domestic players get paid peanuts, if at all. And only play a handful of games a year anyway. The national team players will lose out in a big way; but most of these guys are towards the end of their careers and have been on a pretty good wicket.

As for the clubs, I suppose Googly will be in a better position to answer this. But I suspect a lot of them will go under... don't most players refuse to play unless they get paid a few dollars and ZC supply the balls? Sadly market capitalism has to sort that out. It's cruel to say that because Zimbabwe is such a poor country and maybe it puts cricket out of reach of some. But if you can't form a membership based club that people pay to be a part of (which funds the ground hire, equipment, etc) then it's really not sustainable anyway. Perhaps successful clubs should have their own development initiatives to unearth some talent.

The only way cricket can truly get better in Zimbabwe is for people that care about the game to oversee its development. Even in a country as bankrupt as Zimbabwe, I reckon you'll find a passionate administration can achieve more with not a lot of money than the old ZC board can with its millions of mismanaged dollars.

Best case scenario, maybe in 10 years a new administration resurrects club cricket and has a decent club scene going, with the odd inter-provincial games which actually carries some meaning. At which point enough water has passed under the bridge that maybe Zim could have a crack at associate ICC membership.

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Re: #ZCBOARD MUST GO

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jimmylesaint wrote:
Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:07 pm
Who(m) do you blame for all of that?
One of the dumbest questions asked on here- ZC obviously since they went from $10m credit to nearly $30m deficit :roll: :roll:
Only someone with a lobotomy wouldn't b able to answer that.

Your writings and responses saying just go play cricket we'll fix it after everyone is playing is the standard ZC response for the last 10 years that the players have always fallen for and they have always won by abusing their own personal dislike for the game because they are dealing with real cricketers and cricket fans who want the sport to continue.

All of a sudden they have banged up against the SRC who do not give a flying fuck whether cricket goes on and they have called ZC bluff.

Regards the ICC..even though their man Faisal had a good broomstick cleean up the ICC must not think it can rule or control a country and its laws.
For example if the law finds ZC board members guilty...then the iCC can not and must not insist they remain on the board
People are talking as if the ICC can be dictated to, they have made their ruling (unanimous vote) they are the supreme cricket and it's their way or the highway at this point, simple... The reality is that corruption is deep rooted throughout Zimbabwean culture and it's unlikely to go away without a complete overhaul of the country's leadership. It's a pipe dream to think that Zim cricket can exist on its on, corruption free, getting forex from abroad, whilst every other company/organisation in the country is mired in corruption... Not realistic in the current environment. Let's just suck it up for the good of the game and comply with the ICC for now

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And some people are making it sound as if the Zim cricket is dead anyway... That is a gross exaggeration.

This current team missed the world cup by only a couple of runs and bad luck with the weather, they would have probably won easily if it hadn't rained.

This team won an ODI series in Sri Lanka a couple of years, drew a test series with Bangladesh and have been competitive for a few other matches. The reason they lost the lastest matches against Ireland/Netherlands is probably not due to lack of ability but being extreme demotivated with the situation back home.

Even the great Zim teams of the 90's and 2000's had bad runs, I remember an Andy Flower captained team losing something like 12 in row, Streaks teams lost a lot as well when he was captain...

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You’ve already done a better job than ZC PR has done in 15 years. :lol:
Cricket here is currently deader than my libido after giving my granny a bed bath. :lol:
Comparing results of yesteryear and now is disingenuous, those guys played better sides more often.
Cricket is a game where a lesser side does pull off occasional wins, if it went by the form book why bother watching or playing?
Our current side has done a lot worse than their pedigree suggests. Whilst they’re not world beaters they have capitulated more often than they should, but as I said that’s what happens when you’re prepared to suck a dick for $10.
The head is alive, but the body is all but dead.
Franchise cricket is shite, club is worse, schoolboy is worse still. Where are you going with this? :lol:

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And you’re saying fuck it, everything is shot to hell and corrupt so live and let live? :lol:
I guess it’s how it does work if you’re a $10 guy.

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Oh and count the players, men, women and children.
The board/admin ratio to senior players is still interesting. They could almost make up four teams to play our franchises. In fact they may have more reserves :lol:

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Re: #ZCBOARD MUST GO

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No one is talking like ICC can be dictated to.
Everyone is full aware of the gravity of the situation.
What SRC has said is that the letter is addressed to Mukhulani- he must get the board reinstated and ensure no further government interference.
There’s a sure fire way to do that- pack your shit coz no one likes you or believes in you and go and do some much desired work in your ailing constituency, oh and take those members of the plethora of boards with you that think a bail is something to keep you out of jail.

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Re: #ZCBOARD MUST GO

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Just seen on Pindula news that Mhukulani is under fire for pushing for ZC’s suspension. I’d have thought that was a firing offense? He can’t fire himself, but a decent board would have at least suspended him. I guess SRC, a non government body, need to do it, it’s only fair.

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