Voice of fair play
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Well that’s it, if you involved in a team that is affected of course understand they will be pissed off, but decisions have to made sometimes for the good of the game and sustainability of those involved.
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Graves: some counties must go part time
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Well that’s it, if you involved in a team that is affected of course understand they will be pissed off, but decisions have to made sometimes for the good of the game and sustainability of those involved.
The Hesford Diet
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So we have the 4 day county championship games, a one day competition, and Twenty20, and his solution to this is for counties to go part time?
Another winner from the GRain Man.
Another winner from the GRain Man.
Twisted
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the suggestion was the top 2 divisions of county championship stay as is, with a third division that was part time and 3 day matches. not sure what would happen with teams promoted/relegated between 2nd and 3rd div i don't think he went in to that, that i recall
The old bullshit arrrgh chant should follow everyone of his comments. The ipl is a proven success. The hundred is targeted at the wrong audience who will be utterly clueless who is playing and what they are doing.
still it will keep the like of narine, Dre russ, Warner in clover for the rest of their lives.
as for graves, will he advocate yorkshire go part time to pay off their horrendous debts?
Steak Pie
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Graves is a lying sack of shit, and there's nothing in the 16.7 that couldn't have been done within the county framework and removing the most marketed product from 10/16 of your audience is just stupid.
And scrapping the 50 over tournament, especially after the World Cup, is even more stupid.
But we've been down this road many many times chief, I hope Dunc's dad has the balls.
Voice of fair play
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Like I said mate could not care less what format and what name it gets called, just want to see more people playing the game at club level, and whatever achieves that very difficult task I am all for!
If that is T20 in current format then great, if something else in a different format achieves that then great too.
As I said many times before could not care less about Graves just care for club cricket
If Watmore scraps the hundred, promotes the T20 more and the hundred is never seen again.
As long as more people taking up the game could not care less
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I will never accept the role Graves played in nearly putting Durham out of business, which directly benefitted his own club Yorkshire.
that should have been a clear conflict of interest but he got away with it. No doubt they’ll be tapping stokes up when the 100 comes around, as will all the other chosen few for this unwanted competition.
its pretty clear what the likes of graves wants. Games at the rose bowl, oval, Lords, edgbaston, old Trafford and headingley.
the rest can disappear as far as he is concerned. Imo that is the long term target
that should have been a clear conflict of interest but he got away with it. No doubt they’ll be tapping stokes up when the 100 comes around, as will all the other chosen few for this unwanted competition.
its pretty clear what the likes of graves wants. Games at the rose bowl, oval, Lords, edgbaston, old Trafford and headingley.
the rest can disappear as far as he is concerned. Imo that is the long term target
safctommie
Winger
Captains agreeing that a match should finish early because a win is unlikely cannot be good for the game.
Can you explain how getting rid of teams increases participation?
This is what Bullshit Man was invented for. Like fuck are the BCCI interested
The single biggest thing in the last decade that would make that happen was the winning of the World Cup last summer, but Graves thought it best to scrap the county 50 over format.
The man is an absolute f***ing tool. He isn’t interested in growing the game, only his bank balance.
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Voice of fair play
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Can you explain how getting rid of teams increases participation?
This is what Bullshit Man was invented for. Like fuck are the BCCI interested
The single biggest thing in the last decade that would make that happen was the winning of the World Cup last summer, but Graves thought it best to scrap the county 50 over format.
The man is an absolute f***ing tool. He isn’t interested in growing the game, only his bank balance.
I am not interested in defending Graves have no time for him, and unlike others don’t see this debate about him.
Can you explain how getting rid of teams increases participation?
This is what Bullshit Man was invented for. Like fuck are the BCCI interested
The single biggest thing in the last decade that would make that happen was the winning of the World Cup last summer, but Graves thought it best to scrap the county 50 over format.
The man is an absolute f***ing tool. He isn’t interested in growing the game, only his bank balance.
As I said interested at increasing the participation at club level, not county level
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I know what you said, the question still needs to be answered.......
viccarlton
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Succinct and to the point, I like it.
TheRey
Striker
Because he is
My word, this bloke is one lying f***ing shithouse.
On Tuffers and Vaughan:
Vaughan “Do you concede that the hundred is a huge risk?”
Liar “There is no risk”
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He later made reference to his role at the ECB being about “keeping the members happy”
Which must be why he purposefully f***ing alienated and split everyone over the hundred......
On Tuffers and Vaughan:
Vaughan “Do you concede that the hundred is a huge risk?”
Liar “There is no risk”
_____
He later made reference to his role at the ECB being about “keeping the members happy”
Which must be why he purposefully f***ing alienated and split everyone over the hundred......
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Roger the Dodger
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