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I am curious as to what commitee DK serves on?

He claims that changes need to be made in the interests of the majority. If someone suggests what the majority wants, he asks if they have carried out a survey. Have you carried out a survey DK? Before you make any more bogus claims about what people want, maybe you should carry one out.

I'm also in agreement with what someone said earlier, when elected to a commitee, you have been entrusted to make decisions which you believe are in the interests of the organisation. If you disagree with the shanges, put yourself forward for election.

Very tedious reading!

What a knock by Kev! Surely surely surely the ICC must take note of the potential of IRISH cricketers. Our historic victories against all odds speak volumes.

Well done Ireland! The better team won on the day and hopefully this great win will help the profile of cricket in Ireland. Mr O'Brien, one word. Brilliant.

Great win in Bangalore by Team Ireland. I saw somewhere that we were 400/1 to win when 5 wickets were down. Surely Jeff must have had some of that if only for a bit of an interest!

And utd to win at half time, chelsea at full time 40/1.

Steven - it always had the players and NOT the support structure from the top down - see the beauty today of where we are at the WC - awesome V England - now let's all utilise the feel good factor and market the game both internally & externally - the World is sitting up and taking notice - hope all the committees in the Province are fluid with ideas!

Congratulations Cricket Ireland. This has been the greatest day in the history of irish cricket.
What a magnificent performance by everyone on an off the field.
Was it Van Morrison who sang "There'll be days like this?"
Even a little island like Barbados is buzzing with excitement at what has been achieved.

Well done to all of the Ireland team/squad on our finest hour (to date!) - from afar i am SO very proud to be part of the rich cricket fraternity, history & folklore on the island at every level - men you have made us very proud and the World once again sit up and take notice - RERSPECT. In local terms "keep 'er lit"!

proud day be irishman ps ireland were 400/1

I'm kinda choked for words at the minute, but I feel I must remind Jim of the little puzzle I set him earlier and he could'nt answer.

England against the Indians ???
&
Ireland against England ???

The answer of was WIN !!!!

ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha ha! ha! ha! - fantastic win by the team - even Flossie was shouting on the edge of the sofa!!

To me anyway it sounds as if some of the older guys seem to be reminiscing through Rose coloured glasses, remind me were Irish cricket was in the 80's?

Also you can see yourself from those Ireland team questionnaires that playing against these 'hired guns' raises the standard of the club game and that's coming from the guys who have to face the likes of harbajan, broad etc and not armchair critics living in the past

DK...I dont need to take your word for it, I was there and witnessed much of it.

The overall problem is money, I alluded to "overseas" players, but you could apply it probably moreso to local mercenaries ~ people who can neither say nor spell the word "loyalty" These people ~ and "The Dogs on the Streets" know who they are, need reigned in through legislation.
They and the mindless Wannabe Clubs that employ them are destroying the Local Game...!
If you were a young kid at such a club, why would you waste your time trying to compete for a place in a Club that dosen't give a toss about you.?
Clubs who'd much rather "Buy" a team than build one.

Am I being daft here, or is it not obvious of the massively detrimental impact it's having...?

~ maybe one paid player( though I'd prefer none) ~ I accept it has worked ish, in the past ~ and yes, must be done properly.

I still maintain however, that a certain "high Profile" player from last season, remains the single most ridiculous, obscene waste of money in the History of Irish Cricket...

DK, that CEO would be a brave person to take on the job. There are so many back stabbers and critics about he or she wouldn't have a chance. I've been around a while too and I accept that people who put themselves forward to serve on committees are entitled to make their own decisions and that people who want to deny them that right should stand against them or express their opinions and leave it. Someone has to do the work and some times I wonder why. I suspect most players couldn't care less about committees and cricket administration and that hasn't changed in the past 30-40 years. Thanks goodness we still have people like Ivan, Andy and Wylie around. And remember we had pubs, girlfriends and Saturday nights in the old days too.
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Anonymous, Agree with much of what you say - would 'agree to disagree' on overseas pros - in my opinion they are worth the investment ONLY if there are strict guidelines for them being in the NCU - i.e how much coaching etc they MUST perform (actual Vs projected!)- otherwise they are the perverbial 'hired gun' with only an instant fix for poorly managed clubs.
As a player of (by the sound of it) your generation and along with the undoubted merits of Andy & Ivan (which i appreciate HUGELY and their like)it was significantly better in those recent years and some of this i'm afraid seems to be current generation who seem to lack the time, effort and dedication to achieve. Nevertheless we must cater for a growing band of CLUB players who want a quick hit once a weekend............Interpros were a great form of pride, aspiration and having them back with an Ireland U-19 and A Team involved would be more than competitive - at 50 overs max!
One other point - no matter the influx of imports in Leinster Cricket (which i admire) - the same would not have lived with the North Downs, Waringstowns and NICCs of the 80s & 90s - who would have been just too good for them , wherever they were from.............trust me on that one audience! More food for thought and open debate

Andy K,

Huge assumption on YOUR part - have the masses of club players at every level been surveyed to see how they feel - NO! Keep Top club cricket 40 or 50 overs - the rest want to play for fun..........what it's all about. Proving my theory many are far detached from a significant percentage of club cricketers who ONLY want a 3 hour hit every week (so they can get to their families, girl friends, pub etc). NB - having watched much of the 20/20 in NCU it also requires fine tuning with a touch more enterprise. Get that CEO in place asap to drag the game into the 21st century in NI!