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Re - The NCU Dinner

To all those involved in organising the dinner well done for what was a great night.

Its been a very long time since 400 turned up to the dinner and I hope that next year all those who turned up this year for the first time or had not been for a while will return to next years dinner.

Michael is right, we had a great night at the Lurgan table and certainly it was good to catch up with some fellow cricketers I havent seen for a while.

The Holywood table was in great form when it came to sticking their hands up to bid for the auction items, especially when they kept bidding for other people sitting at their table.

NCU Gala Dinner
Great night enjoyed by many and expertly organised. Really enjoyed the Q and A a master stroke which blended seamlessly into the evening.
Well done Bryan and Co...

Rather than all the debate about CI spending the cash, I'm surprised there has been no debate on how NDCC are going to cope without Khan.

I would think he's got them 600+ runs/25+ wickets a year since 1999.....thats going to be very, very difficult to replace. He's been their one consistent performer since he joined & rarely, if ever, let them down when they needed him.

Yes, they have lost players in the past but Taimur has unquestionably been the best pound-for-pound OP in the NCU, he's the one they wouldn't have wanted to lose.

To replace him? I'm not sure their group of young players have anywhere near the quality of what either Waringstown (Halls, Nelson) or Instonians (Shannon, McCann) have. Both rivals will be rubbing their hands in delight.

Re Downtown Al

I doubt very much that there was a Holywood connection in the last few days slanging match re Ross and Mark Adair - the rumours mentioned are ones that have been ongoing for the last couple of years and appear to be known by most people involved within the NCU. We at Holywood obviously do not want to lose the Adairs (our any of our young players that we have helped to develop) to other clubs but I would like to think that our members would not resort to making posts using fictional names !
(Apolgies Hiler - I know you said subject over !)

As for the 125th NCU dinner - magnificent setting for the dinner and in general a great night had by all. My only slight negative was that the presentation of the awards seemed to be very rushed - in hindsight perhaps this could have been given slightly more time ?
Special mention to the Academy and Lurgan tables who seemed to be having a particularly good time - no co-incidence that they were full of people who had played alongside each other for many years !

Good luck with the book Hiler !

any info where the book launch to which Clarence refers will be held? On reflection about Saturday night - I reckon that Hiler has a portrait of an old man in his roofspace!! For those who don't understand what I'm talking about - see "Portrait of Dorian Grey"!

OK Guys let's move on from the CI bashing, name calling from nameless persons and all the little tit-for-tat rants that the subject arouses. Taimur Khan wasn't dragged off by the Vikings - he had his price. Most people do. We've just had a 125th Gala Dinner, this is AGM week and I understand a 552-page book on the Senior Cup is being released on Friday. There's so much better stuff to talk about!

Shame that 'Florence' had to name names, seems there could be a Holywood connection maybe?
Anyway - IF the Adair brothers wanted to move clubs, would CI not be the obvious choice? Did Holywood not take their father, Ricky Adair from CI to Holywood in the first place?
Perhaps that makes the lad as much CI as it does Holywood? And would they not be moving for the same reason their Dad went the other way in the 80's?

I say good luck to CIYMS - its simply the green eyed monster thats the problem. And I dont think the CI boardroom will be changing their plans because of a few comments on a forum - especially when the comments come from people who dont show their real identity.

Perhaps a new topic of how the NCU 125th dinner went would be better talked about?

Ricky, thanks for clarifying that point and hope your boys have a successful season next year whoever they are playing for.

Andrew Haire - Finally a sensible well thought out posting. Superb

Would just like to comment on all of the destructive postings regarding the integrity and recruitment policy of CIYMS....surely this debate is being sparked up once again by the same jealous, small minded people who are still living in the stone age!!

Surely people can understand that clubs require coaches/development officers to implement their youth development plans effectively and as one of the only Level 3 Qualified Coaches then CI could not have got a better man to implement their plans in what is becoming an increasing competitive environment with the 8 team league coming into place next year and the continual improvements being made throughout Irish Cricket as a whole. Other clubs need to stop all this bickering and worry about their own clubs progress...as somebody mentioned on this forum the majority of Premier League and even Senior One and Two clubs have made exactly the same appointment within their club over the last three to five years, so this can only be described as a progressive signing by CIYMS, especially taking into consderation the qualities of the man they have appointed!

A great man who has given North Down Cricket Club unbelievable service for over 12 years at the club, a great leader, player, coach, role model and most importantly a great man..a friend for life! Good luck mate!

Re Simon
Give it a rest, we're all bored. If you have any positive input to the forums, let's hear it.

Re - Ricky Adair

Thanks for that clarity

However, can you deny that they have been "well courted" for the last few years now...?

to change the subject somewhat - a glittering occasion last night at the "dome of delight" - fantastic venue & meal so congratulations to those responsible of the arrangements. Only drawback was the sound system which made the Q & A session almost indecipherable for some of us. Also it was great to see Mr. Hiles. He seems to be getting younger looking!!

Ricky fair play for that comment as its getting pathetic the constant jealousy on here with CIYMS , your two boys will no doubt play at the highest standard when they want as they not only are both talented all rounders but two cracking nice lads who play hard on pitch but the super lads when off it .Just for the record why did no one slag Lurgan off for signing Derek Heasley for their great initiative to give him a two year contract when their was no promotion and theirs not many clubs in the top ten thats not paying quite a few and i for one dont care as its every clubs right to conduct their affairs the way they choose . Taimur Khan is a young fit 40 yr old who is a good coach and fine bloke and all rounder who deserves the right to take any better offer that comes along so good luck to him so its a good signing for all involved and im sure North Down will find someone to fill the spot as their will be lots of player movement before the season starts. PS Im doing lottery and euro millions as my targets our James Hall Lee Nelson and Ryan Haire and Russeler and pray to the man above that i can play one more year.

As another ci member id just like to suggest to the rest of my club members to ignore these comments, which i know can be very difficult, its very easy to hide behind false names and computer screens on public forums and attack other clubs.

We as a club know that we are heading in the right direction, a booming youth section that was just not there not so long ago with a list of underage representatives which would envy most clubs and teams competing hard in their respected divisions.

Taimur is a great addition to the club who the youngsters will gain invaluble experience through, as believe it or not we do see these youngsters as the future of our club, we have merely been keeping our position in the PL warm for them and have done so successfully thus far in a competitive environment.

I hope these people have got their entertainment out of this "debate" but i think it really is time to give it a rest. Bottom line we are a club with ambition, i fail to see what is wrong with this? players dont have to move club it is entirely their doing, some of the rumours thrown around are farcical and more fool them for believing them.

P.S it was only last year rumours were circulating that Michael Vaughn was our pro for the 2011 season!

Reading Ricky Adairs' posting makes a few people on here look like liars...