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Post by sixandout on Jan 20, 2024 14:44:43 GMT
 OMG, I just saw Fynn Hudson-Prentice running along the streets of Rustington in full runners' regalia. Either that or it was his twin brother. Don't tell me he had run all the way from Hove!?  Did you offer to him race back to Hove? |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 7, 2024 14:36:37 GMT
Who is the New Sussex CEO, Peter Fitzboydon? What is his Background? What will he Bring to the Club?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Linkedin is usually the best place to start for research if a business person has no Wikipedia page, even if this website was founded by Reid Hoffman, a former friend of Jeffrey Epstein who visited his private island. But hey, let’s move on. What immediately stands out is Fitzboydon’s recent business pattern.  P Peter FitzboydonHe appears to specialise in short-term interim CEO roles. Examples include his most recent position at Cricket Scotland and before that at Badminton England and Cycling UK. In fact, Fitzboydon’s general roles throughout his recent career are usually short-lived ending in resignation. Companies House makes for interesting reading. His last six appointments go as follows:- Cricket Scotland (resigned); Integral Sports Management Ltd (resigned); Badminton Association (resigned); Parkwood Leisure (resigned); London Sport Trading (resigned). The only position mentioned at Companies House that remains open is Fitzboydon Consulting Ltd, another speciality business area of his. For example, he acted as an interim CEO at ThinkBeyond, the sports consultancy company. www.fitzconsult.co.uk/In fact, the longest job he has held was back in 2009 when he founded and became MD of Upshot System, a software-as-a-service product assessing the impact of community projects. Fitzboydon worked there for 5.5 years, although this is misleading because he had another job at the same time at the Football Foundation where he embraced a series of three different roles lasting close to 10 years. This is the problem with Linkedin. Duration can be clouded. For example, Fitzboydon presently remains interim CEO at Cricket Scotland even though a full-time Chief Executive has been appointed in Trudy Lindblade. Meanwhile, there is no mention of his new Sussex CCC role, presumably because he is not officially joining the club until March 11th, just two weeks before the first friendly against Surrey and 3.5 weeks before the opening Championship game versus Northamptonshire. Roles in sport are at the essence of Fitzboydon’s CV. These cover rugby, badminton, cycling and football. Only recently has he touched base with cricket and that as an interim CEO lasting, in effect, just six months. This doesn’t stop the Sussex CCC press release this week, in particular Chair Jon Filby, lauding Fitzboydon’s “passion for cricket” and with the new CEO emphasising, “I have so many fond memories of watching matches at the County Ground in the late 2000s when I lived locally.” It is unclear which job brought him to Sussex after reviewing his Linkedin. Companies House offers addresses in Scotland, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, London and Preston. Was it London when he was CEO of London Sport Trading Ltd for 8 months before resigning? Meanwhile, does this mean Fitzboydon is moving down to Hove to live?  Peter Fitzboydon When CEO at Sport LondonFitzboydon’s career may have peaked in 2014 when he was appointed CEO at London Sport, where he was exuberantly welcomed by Boris Johnson, the then Mayor of London. This was an important and high profile job. On the back of the dazzling UK Olympic Games in 2012, London Sport was formed to lead the delivery of grassroots sport in the Metropolis. The project was backed by Sport England, the Mayor of London and London Councils, while chaired by Kate Hoey MP, the Mayor’s Commissioner for Sport. Fitzboydon had an initial budget of £5 million to play with. He managed to last there for three years before then moving on to Parkwood Leisure, a job he resigned from one year later. Meanwhile, London Sport has moved on to bigger, broader and greater things. In interview and film, Fitzboydon comes over as confident and well-spoken. Here he is speaking last August while at Cricket Scotland during a the-final-word-cricket interview. www.tiktok.com/@thefinalwordcricket/video/7270898352831647008. TO SUM UPIf Fitzboydon continues to stick with his recent business pattern, it is hard to see him staying at Sussex CCC for very long. Perhaps, a couple of years at most. He comes over as a competent and experienced CEO, but whether he has the ability or inclination to create the much required new revenue streams, the club so needs to remain competitive, is hard to say. Fitzboydon could be described as a proficient man at the tiller, but aged 47 years-old, does he still hold the burning ambition and energy to grab the club by its neck, then kicking and screaming, drag it into a new and more successful future? Given what Sussex has been through recently, especially the player embarrassments, why would anyone with dynamic and ambitious CEO skills, wanting to prove themselves to the world, come to this club? Add to this the prospect of being CEO, not just for Sussex CCC, but also Sussex Cricket encompassing grassroots, a charity foundation, disability etc etc.. all that extra workload for an annual salary that is below that which other more successful counties can offer… why bother? Which poses the question: Why has Fitzboydon given the nod? The job seems far removed from his more recent comfort zone. Time will tell, of course, and I very much hope that I am proven wrong in my assessment. In fact, if under his helm we achieve Division 1 cricket or win a trophy, I will be the first to knock on his door to congratulate him with a bottle of champagne in hand.  "Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you" (John Wooden)Yet, above all, it is so difficult to keep one’s increasingly gnawing disappointment of the Club at bay. From The Sea End Forum, amazingly, celebrates its 10th Anniversary this May. When your memories return to 2014 and remember that Sussex CCC CAME THIRD IN DIVISION ONE with 210 points, the year that Surrey WERE RELEGATED TO DIVISION 2. Then followed by a run-through of the following ten years, it is not only painful, but so frigging upsetting. Bradford FC enjoyed two years in the Premiership between 1999 and 2001. Today the club lies 18th in League 2. Imagine what their supporters must have gone through. At least we have close to 10 years of thrilling and fantastic success to remember. Will this ever return in our lifetime? I do hope so, but something extraordinary, even out of this world must occur, perhaps, to make it so.
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Post by therealab1 on Feb 7, 2024 19:14:11 GMT
Who is the New Sussex CEO, Peter Fitzboydon? What is his Background? What will he Bring to the Club?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Linkedin is usually the best place to start for research if a business person has no Wikipedia page, even if this website was founded by Reid Hoffman, a former friend of Jeffrey Epstein who visited his private island. But hey, let’s move on. What immediately stands out is Fitzboydon’s recent business pattern. Peter FitzboydonHe appears to specialise in short-term interim CEO roles. Examples include his most recent position at Cricket Scotland and before that at Badminton England and Cycling UK. In fact, Fitzboydon’s general roles throughout his recent career are usually short-lived ending in resignation. Companies House makes for interesting reading. His last six appointments go as follows:- Cricket Scotland (resigned); Integral Sports Management Ltd (resigned); Badminton Association (resigned); Parkwood Leisure (resigned); London Sport Trading (resigned). The only position mentioned at Companies House that remains open is Fitzboydon Consulting Ltd, another speciality business area of his. For example, he acted as an interim CEO at ThinkBeyond, the sports consultancy company. www.fitzconsult.co.uk/In fact, the longest job he has held was back in 2009 when he founded and became MD of Upshot System, a software-as-a-service product assessing the impact of community projects. Fitzboydon worked there for 5.5 years, although this is misleading because he had another job at the same time at the Football Foundation where he embraced a series of three different roles lasting close to 10 years. This is the problem with Linkedin. Duration can be clouded. For example, Fitzboydon presently remains interim CEO at Cricket Scotland even though a full-time Chief Executive has been appointed in Trudy Lindblade. Meanwhile, there is no mention of his new Sussex CCC role, presumably because he is not officially joining the club until March 11th, just two weeks before the first friendly against Surrey and 3.5 weeks before the opening Championship game versus Northamptonshire. Roles in sport are at the essence of Fitzboydon’s CV. These cover rugby, badminton, cycling and football. Only recently has he touched base with cricket and that as an interim CEO lasting, in effect, just six months. This doesn’t stop the Sussex CCC press release this week, in particular Chair Jon Filby, lauding Fitzboydon’s “passion for cricket” and with the new CEO emphasising, “I have so many fond memories of watching matches at the County Ground in the late 2000s when I lived locally.” It is unclear which job brought him to Sussex after reviewing his Linkedin. Companies House offers addresses in Scotland, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, London and Preston. Was it London when he was CEO of London Sport Trading Ltd for 8 months before resigning? Meanwhile, does this mean Fitzboydon is moving down to Hove to live? Peter Fitzboydon When CEO at Sport LondonPerhaps, Fitzboydon’s career may have peaked in 2014 when he was appointed CEO at London Sport, where he was exuberantly welcomed by Boris Johnson, the then Mayor of London. This was an important and high profile job. On the back of the dazzling UK Olympic Games in 2012, London Sport was formed to lead the delivery of grassroots sport in the Metropolis. The project was backed by Sport England, the Mayor of London and London Councils, while chaired by Kate Hoey MP, the Mayor’s Commissioner for Sport. Fitzboydon had an initial budget of £5 million to play with. He managed to last there for three years before then moving on to Parkwood Leisure, a job he resigned from one year later. Meanwhile London Sport has moved on to bigger, broader and greater things. In interview and film, Fitzboydon comes over as confident and well-spoken. Here he is speaking last August while at Cricket Scotland during a the-final-word-cricket interview. www.tiktok.com/@thefinalwordcricket/video/7270898352831647008. TO SUM UPIf Fitzboydon continues to stick with his recent business pattern, it is hard to see him staying at Sussex CCC for very long. Perhaps, a couple of years at most. He comes over as a competent and experienced CEO, but whether he has the ability or inclination to create the much required new revenue streams, the club so needs to remain competitive, is hard to say. Fitzboydon could be described as a proficient man at the tiller, but aged 47 years-old, does he still hold the burning ambition and energy to grab the club by its neck, then kicking and screaming, drag it into a new and more successful future? Given what Sussex has been through recently, especially the player embarrassments, why would anyone with dynamic and ambitious CEO skills, wanting to prove themselves to the world, come to this club? Add to this the prospect of being CEO, not just for Sussex CCC, but also Sussex Cricket encompassing grassroots, a charity foundation, disability etc etc.. all that extra workload for an annual salary that is below that which other more successful counties can offer… why bother? Which poses the question: Why has Fitzboydon given the nod? The job seems far removed from his more recent comfort zone. Time will tell, of course, and I very much hope that I am proven wrong in my assessment. In fact, if under his helm we achieve Division 1 cricket or win a trophy, I will be the first to knock on his door to congratulate him with a bottle of champagne in hand. "Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you" (John Wooden)Yet, above all, it is so difficult to keep one’s increasingly gnawing disappointment of the Club at bay. From The Sea End Forum, amazingly, celebrates its 10th Anniversary this May. When your memories return to 2014 and remember that Sussex CCC CAME THIRD IN DIVISION ONE with 210 points, the year that Surrey WERE RELEGATED TO DIVISION 2. Then followed by a run-through of the following ten years, it is not only very painful, but so frigging upsetting. Bradford FC enjoyed two years in the Premiership between 1999 and 2001. Today the club lies 18th in League 2. Imagine what their supporters must have gone through. At least we have close to 10 years of thrilling and fantastic success to remember. Will this ever return in our lifetime? I do hope so, but something extraordinary, even out of this world must occur, to make it so. The standard ifs buts and maybes. Good article to read but a lot of guesswork. Message him WC ask him directly. It's obvious to say we should reserve judgement but I'll start by looking for the positives rather than the negatives you have zoned in on. |
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Post by j on Feb 7, 2024 21:17:24 GMT
Who is the New Sussex CEO, Peter Fitzboydon? What is his Background? What will he Bring to the Club?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Linkedin is usually the best place to start for research if a business person has no Wikipedia page, even if this website was founded by Reid Hoffman, a former friend of Jeffrey Epstein who visited his private island. But hey, let’s move on. What immediately stands out is Fitzboydon’s recent business pattern. P Peter FitzboydonHe appears to specialise in short-term interim CEO roles. Examples include his most recent position at Cricket Scotland and before that at Badminton England and Cycling UK. In fact, Fitzboydon’s general roles throughout his recent career are usually short-lived ending in resignation. Companies House makes for interesting reading. His last six appointments go as follows:- Cricket Scotland (resigned); Integral Sports Management Ltd (resigned); Badminton Association (resigned); Parkwood Leisure (resigned); London Sport Trading (resigned). The only position mentioned at Companies House that remains open is Fitzboydon Consulting Ltd, another speciality business area of his. For example, he acted as an interim CEO at ThinkBeyond, the sports consultancy company. www.fitzconsult.co.uk/In fact, the longest job he has held was back in 2009 when he founded and became MD of Upshot System, a software-as-a-service product assessing the impact of community projects. Fitzboydon worked there for 5.5 years, although this is misleading because he had another job at the same time at the Football Foundation where he embraced a series of three different roles lasting close to 10 years. This is the problem with Linkedin. Duration can be clouded. For example, Fitzboydon presently remains interim CEO at Cricket Scotland even though a full-time Chief Executive has been appointed in Trudy Lindblade. Meanwhile, there is no mention of his new Sussex CCC role, presumably because he is not officially joining the club until March 11th, just two weeks before the first friendly against Surrey and 3.5 weeks before the opening Championship game versus Northamptonshire. Roles in sport are at the essence of Fitzboydon’s CV. These cover rugby, badminton, cycling and football. Only recently has he touched base with cricket and that as an interim CEO lasting, in effect, just six months. This doesn’t stop the Sussex CCC press release this week, in particular Chair Jon Filby, lauding Fitzboydon’s “passion for cricket” and with the new CEO emphasising, “I have so many fond memories of watching matches at the County Ground in the late 2000s when I lived locally.” It is unclear which job brought him to Sussex after reviewing his Linkedin. Companies House offers addresses in Scotland, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, London and Preston. Was it London when he was CEO of London Sport Trading Ltd for 8 months before resigning? Meanwhile, does this mean Fitzboydon is moving down to Hove to live? Peter Fitzboydon When CEO at Sport LondonFitzboydon’s career may have peaked in 2014 when he was appointed CEO at London Sport, where he was exuberantly welcomed by Boris Johnson, the then Mayor of London. This was an important and high profile job. On the back of the dazzling UK Olympic Games in 2012, London Sport was formed to lead the delivery of grassroots sport in the Metropolis. The project was backed by Sport England, the Mayor of London and London Councils, while chaired by Kate Hoey MP, the Mayor’s Commissioner for Sport. Fitzboydon had an initial budget of £5 million to play with. He managed to last there for three years before then moving on to Parkwood Leisure, a job he resigned from one year later. Meanwhile, London Sport has moved on to bigger, broader and greater things. In interview and film, Fitzboydon comes over as confident and well-spoken. Here he is speaking last August while at Cricket Scotland during a the-final-word-cricket interview. www.tiktok.com/@thefinalwordcricket/video/7270898352831647008. TO SUM UPIf Fitzboydon continues to stick with his recent business pattern, it is hard to see him staying at Sussex CCC for very long. Perhaps, a couple of years at most. He comes over as a competent and experienced CEO, but whether he has the ability or inclination to create the much required new revenue streams, the club so needs to remain competitive, is hard to say. Fitzboydon could be described as a proficient man at the tiller, but aged 47 years-old, does he still hold the burning ambition and energy to grab the club by its neck, then kicking and screaming, drag it into a new and more successful future? Given what Sussex has been through recently, especially the player embarrassments, why would anyone with dynamic and ambitious CEO skills, wanting to prove themselves to the world, come to this club? Add to this the prospect of being CEO, not just for Sussex CCC, but also Sussex Cricket encompassing grassroots, a charity foundation, disability etc etc.. all that extra workload for an annual salary that is below that which other more successful counties can offer… why bother? Which poses the question: Why has Fitzboydon given the nod? The job seems far removed from his more recent comfort zone. Time will tell, of course, and I very much hope that I am proven wrong in my assessment. In fact, if under his helm we achieve Division 1 cricket or win a trophy, I will be the first to knock on his door to congratulate him with a bottle of champagne in hand. "Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you" (John Wooden)Yet, above all, it is so difficult to keep one’s increasingly gnawing disappointment of the Club at bay. From The Sea End Forum, amazingly, celebrates its 10th Anniversary this May. When your memories return to 2014 and remember that Sussex CCC CAME THIRD IN DIVISION ONE with 210 points, the year that Surrey WERE RELEGATED TO DIVISION 2. Then followed by a run-through of the following ten years, it is not only painful, but so frigging upsetting. Bradford FC enjoyed two years in the Premiership between 1999 and 2001. Today the club lies 18th in League 2. Imagine what their supporters must have gone through. At least we have close to 10 years of thrilling and fantastic success to remember. Will this ever return in our lifetime? I do hope so, but something extraordinary, even out of this world must occur, perhaps, to make it so. A good read, WC. Thanks. Is anyone in the know as to why Fitzboydon isn't starting until March? The interim CEO whilst a full-time CEO has been appointed at Cricket Scotland seems a bit messy. I'm not anticipating any further signings before the start of the season, but surely - as the article references - there is work to be done on grassroots, foundation, disability, counties bidding for domestic women's teams from 2025, general health/state of the game. Presumably Filby will be holding the fort until March? |
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Post by sponge on Feb 7, 2024 21:20:07 GMT
Thanks for the report Wicked.
An interesting read.
Time will tell how good he is for Sussex.
I hope he is more personable than Andrew; and demonstrates a better knowledge and understanding of his playing staff.
Is his appointment on a rolling contract or permanent basis?
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Post by sixandout on Feb 8, 2024 6:17:48 GMT
Who is the New Sussex CEO, Peter Fitzboydon? What is his Background? What will he Bring to the Club?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Linkedin is usually the best place to start for research if a business person has no Wikipedia page, even if this website was founded by Reid Hoffman, a former friend of Jeffrey Epstein who visited his private island. But hey, let’s move on. What immediately stands out is Fitzboydon’s recent business pattern. Peter FitzboydonHe appears to specialise in short-term interim CEO roles. Examples include his most recent position at Cricket Scotland and before that at Badminton England and Cycling UK. In fact, Fitzboydon’s general roles throughout his recent career are usually short-lived ending in resignation. Companies House makes for interesting reading. His last six appointments go as follows:- Cricket Scotland (resigned); Integral Sports Management Ltd (resigned); Badminton Association (resigned); Parkwood Leisure (resigned); London Sport Trading (resigned). The only position mentioned at Companies House that remains open is Fitzboydon Consulting Ltd, another speciality business area of his. For example, he acted as an interim CEO at ThinkBeyond, the sports consultancy company. www.fitzconsult.co.uk/In fact, the longest job he has held was back in 2009 when he founded and became MD of Upshot System, a software-as-a-service product assessing the impact of community projects. Fitzboydon worked there for 5.5 years, although this is misleading because he had another job at the same time at the Football Foundation where he embraced a series of three different roles lasting close to 10 years. This is the problem with Linkedin. Duration can be clouded. For example, Fitzboydon presently remains interim CEO at Cricket Scotland even though a full-time Chief Executive has been appointed in Trudy Lindblade. Meanwhile, there is no mention of his new Sussex CCC role, presumably because he is not officially joining the club until March 11th, just two weeks before the first friendly against Surrey and 3.5 weeks before the opening Championship game versus Northamptonshire. Roles in sport are at the essence of Fitzboydon’s CV. These cover rugby, badminton, cycling and football. Only recently has he touched base with cricket and that as an interim CEO lasting, in effect, just six months. This doesn’t stop the Sussex CCC press release this week, in particular Chair Jon Filby, lauding Fitzboydon’s “passion for cricket” and with the new CEO emphasising, “I have so many fond memories of watching matches at the County Ground in the late 2000s when I lived locally.” It is unclear which job brought him to Sussex after reviewing his Linkedin. Companies House offers addresses in Scotland, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, London and Preston. Was it London when he was CEO of London Sport Trading Ltd for 8 months before resigning? Meanwhile, does this mean Fitzboydon is moving down to Hove to live? Peter Fitzboydon When CEO at Sport LondonPerhaps, Fitzboydon’s career may have peaked in 2014 when he was appointed CEO at London Sport, where he was exuberantly welcomed by Boris Johnson, the then Mayor of London. This was an important and high profile job. On the back of the dazzling UK Olympic Games in 2012, London Sport was formed to lead the delivery of grassroots sport in the Metropolis. The project was backed by Sport England, the Mayor of London and London Councils, while chaired by Kate Hoey MP, the Mayor’s Commissioner for Sport. Fitzboydon had an initial budget of £5 million to play with. He managed to last there for three years before then moving on to Parkwood Leisure, a job he resigned from one year later. Meanwhile London Sport has moved on to bigger, broader and greater things. In interview and film, Fitzboydon comes over as confident and well-spoken. Here he is speaking last August while at Cricket Scotland during a the-final-word-cricket interview. www.tiktok.com/@thefinalwordcricket/video/7270898352831647008. TO SUM UPIf Fitzboydon continues to stick with his recent business pattern, it is hard to see him staying at Sussex CCC for very long. Perhaps, a couple of years at most. He comes over as a competent and experienced CEO, but whether he has the ability or inclination to create the much required new revenue streams, the club so needs to remain competitive, is hard to say. Fitzboydon could be described as a proficient man at the tiller, but aged 47 years-old, does he still hold the burning ambition and energy to grab the club by its neck, then kicking and screaming, drag it into a new and more successful future? Given what Sussex has been through recently, especially the player embarrassments, why would anyone with dynamic and ambitious CEO skills, wanting to prove themselves to the world, come to this club? Add to this the prospect of being CEO, not just for Sussex CCC, but also Sussex Cricket encompassing grassroots, a charity foundation, disability etc etc.. all that extra workload for an annual salary that is below that which other more successful counties can offer… why bother? Which poses the question: Why has Fitzboydon given the nod? The job seems far removed from his more recent comfort zone. Time will tell, of course, and I very much hope that I am proven wrong in my assessment. In fact, if under his helm we achieve Division 1 cricket or win a trophy, I will be the first to knock on his door to congratulate him with a bottle of champagne in hand. "Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you" (John Wooden)Yet, above all, it is so difficult to keep one’s increasingly gnawing disappointment of the Club at bay. From The Sea End Forum, amazingly, celebrates its 10th Anniversary this May. When your memories return to 2014 and remember that Sussex CCC CAME THIRD IN DIVISION ONE with 210 points, the year that Surrey WERE RELEGATED TO DIVISION 2. Then followed by a run-through of the following ten years, it is not only very painful, but so frigging upsetting. Bradford FC enjoyed two years in the Premiership between 1999 and 2001. Today the club lies 18th in League 2. Imagine what their supporters must have gone through. At least we have close to 10 years of thrilling and fantastic success to remember. Will this ever return in our lifetime? I do hope so, but something extraordinary, even out of this world must occur, to make it so. The standard ifs buts and maybes. Good article to read but a lot of guesswork. Message him WC ask him directly. It's obvious to say we should reserve judgement but I'll start by looking for the positives rather than the negatives you have zoned in on. What do you consider the top three or four positives? |
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Post by therealab1 on Feb 8, 2024 10:09:30 GMT
Strong Sporting Background
Strong Commercial Background
Ready to go before the Season
Vast CEO and proven compentency
If hes here 2 years and thats all I have no issue with that we need the ship steadying after a turbulent reign by Rob Andrew.
Why always start looking negatives, the bloke isnt even in his seat yet and hes being murdered.
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Post by therealab1 on Feb 8, 2024 10:10:40 GMT
A good read, WC. Thanks. Is anyone in the know as to why Fitzboydon isn't starting until March? The interim CEO whilst a full-time CEO has been appointed at Cricket Scotland seems a bit messy. I'm not anticipating any further signings before the start of the season, but surely - as the article references - there is work to be done on grassroots, foundation, disability, counties bidding for domestic women's teams from 2025, general health/state of the game. Presumably Filby will be holding the fort until March? RA's official leaving date is March, id imagine thats something to do with it. |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 8, 2024 12:07:25 GMT
lab1,
If hes here 2 years and thats all I have no issue with that we need the ship steadying after a turbulent reign by Rob Andrew.
Why always start looking negatives, the bloke isnt even in his seat yet and hes being murdered.
Using the word "murdered" is rather dramatic. I describe Fitzboydon "as a competent and experienced CEO" as well as "a
proficient man at the tiller." In fact, my sentiments agree with your "we need the ship steadying after a turbulent reign by
Rob Andrew."
The point I attempt to make is, perhaps, we need a different type of CEO to drive the Club forward. Yet, maybe, Fitzboydon
is a much-needed interim type of Chief Exec to steady the ship, before a more dynamic, younger person with much to prove,
comes along in the near future?
For I cannot get over just how destructive Rob Andrew has been for Sussex. Certainly, he is more suited to his new ECB job.
Perhaps, as some speculate, that after the lockdown it was all about a lack of money and keeping the Club solvent, yet I can't
accept that.
Until we actually see the receipts, Andrew's tenure, post-lockdown, will be viewed as a calamity by most Sussex supporters.
Maybe, something has gone financially awry with the new apartment block as one or two have suggested and this has been
hushed-up?
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Post by therealab1 on Feb 8, 2024 12:19:49 GMT
Words are used to dramatise your point as you frequently use in your own, yes its extreme and wasnt directly aimed at you.
I have a feeling Mark Judges could be the man in a couple of years if we can prise him back from Pompey.
You may not accept that fact about keeping the club solvent but those decisions had to be made and ill be forever grateful tough decisions were made to protect our future.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 12, 2024 8:25:50 GMT
ECB Plans to Auction off Hundred Teams to Raise £100m
_________________________________________________________________________(From The Times cricket correspondent Lizzie Ammon) archive.is/q9CHm Are we surprised? Surely, the writing was on the wall. The ECB needs money - and lots of it - to keep the 18 counties afloat after the financial strains of the Covid lockdown and here is an obvious solution. The 100 has not taken off to the dizzy heights the Board hoped for. Bring in the potential big-hitters i.e Asia. Ammon writes, “Key to the competition’s future is changing the ownership model of the eight existing teams, with 51 per cent of the ownership to be transferred to the host venue and the remaining 49 per cent to stay under ECB control. The intention would be to sell some or all of the ECB stake to private investors via an auction, which could take place as early as September this year.” Obvious question: Will India be interested? This is not the IPL T20 format, but a very different one. Perhaps, Asia may say they will only financially come on-board if it transforms to an EPL20? Yet, if Ammon is correct and stakes in the eight 100 franchises are successfully sold for £100 million total, leading to a minimum of £5 million being handed out to each of the counties on top of the annual average £1.3 million, Rob Andrew’s destruction of Sussex CCC by halving the players’ salary bill and getting rid of the club’s best cricketers to keep it “allegedly solvent”, looks even more absurd and foolhardy. This move by the ECB is a calculated risk, especially by holding an auction, as the Board is between a rock and a hard place. It requires a large cash injection and Asia alongside other potential bidders know this. Interested parties may then go hard on the initial negotiation and ask for a majority control. The worst case scenario is if India offers no interest. Then what? The auction could be a damp squib. Yet, Ammon points out, “… it is still not out of the question that all 18 counties could be involved in a two-tier competition with some element of promotion and relegation.” Unfortunately, this path won’t attract the large financial sum the ECB requires. An annual 100 tournament in its present form, while holding a home Ashes series every four years, is not sufficient and only offers a reprieve for the TMGs. Also, more money sloshing around the 100 will attract world class players. At least the auction way, all counties benefit.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 15, 2024 13:12:11 GMT
Watch Video: “New Road Situation Worsening as Water Levels Rise," says CEO Ashley Giles
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This has become an annual wet debacle for Worcestershire with no solution in sight. “Floods, floods, floods” has become the Pears motto and somehow each season, the intrepid ground staff find a way of saving and then creating a playable pitch for their first home game of the season, which this year is April 19th against Durham. This winter alone has seen the ground under many feet of water, four times, covering a period from last October to late January ’24, after the river severn burst its banks multiple times. It is astonishing that New Road even exists as a professional cricket ground given the local chaos of the elements. Ashley Giles, who joined Worcestershire in July, 2023 as the Club’s CEO, warned on the Three Pears Chat, a new video format for supporters, “We may have no choice, but to move home if water levels continue to rise at New Road.” He then went on, "The situation is worsening and we need to keep an eye on it. My first job as CEO is to consider the Club’s long-term sustainability.” He continued, “There is nothing we can really do. We're on a floodplain, and that is the way it is.” Adding, “The stats say in the last 20 years we've had as many high floods as they did in the previous 100.” While most of the floods occur in Winter, New Road suffered its worst flood-hit season in 2007 when it was badly hit in mid-summer and could not stage a home game for the rest of that season, being forced to play the majority of their matches at Kidderminster.    Another main concern is that it is not simply the nearby River Severn bursting its banks that causes problems, but the overflow that comes back via the drains at the Diglis End of the ground. Giles praised his ground staff. ”We are very lucky. They work incredibly hard, but we know from history that we could still get another flood before the start of the season. And, right now, it will be a challenge to be ready for the first home game.” Now Worcestershire have returned to Division 1, the pressure to consistently have an exemplary home pitch only increases. Please Watch Videowww.youtube.com/watch?v=fIDJDuP1DVw(News Source: BBC Website)
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Post by squarepoint on Feb 15, 2024 21:06:24 GMT
ECB Plans to Auction off Hundred Teams to Raise £100m
_________________________________________________________________________(From The Times cricket correspondent Lizzie Ammon) archive.is/q9CHmAre we surprised? Surely, the writing was on the wall. The ECB needs money - and lots of it - to keep the 18 counties afloat after the financial strains of the Covid lockdown and here is an obvious solution. The 100 has not taken off to the dizzy heights the Board hoped for. Bring in the potential big-hitters i.e Asia. Ammon writes, “Key to the competition’s future is changing the ownership model of the eight existing teams, with 51 per cent of the ownership to be transferred to the host venue and the remaining 49 per cent to stay under ECB control. The intention would be to sell some or all of the ECB stake to private investors via an auction, which could take place as early as September this year.” Obvious question: Will India be interested? This is not the IPL T20 format, but a very different one. Perhaps, Asia may say they will only financially come on-board if it transforms to an EPL20? Yet, if Ammon is correct and stakes in the eight 100 franchises are successfully sold for £100 million total, leading to a minimum of £5 million being handed out to each of the counties on top of the annual average £1.3 million, Rob Andrew’s destruction of Sussex CCC by halving the players’ salary bill and getting rid of the club’s best cricketers to keep it “allegedly solvent”, looks even more absurd and foolhardy. This move by the ECB is a calculated risk, especially by holding an auction, as the Board is between a rock and a hard place. It requires a large cash injection and Asia alongside other potential bidders know this. Interested parties may then go hard on the initial negotiation and ask for a majority control. The worst case scenario is if India offers no interest. Then what? The auction could be a damp squib. Yet, Ammon points out, “… it is still not out of the question that all 18 counties could be involved in a two-tier competition with some element of promotion and relegation.” Unfortunately, this path won’t attract the large financial sum the ECB requires. An annual 100 tournament in its present form, while holding a home Ashes series every four years, is not sufficient and only offers a reprieve for the TMGs. Also, more money sloshing around the 100 will attract world class players. At least the auction way, all counties benefit. This is unlikely to end well. The 100 is a fundamentally flawed concept layering an unwanted extra format onto an already overcrowded structure based around new franchises that command little loyalty. It dilutes the existing T20 competition which should have been built on instead. Putting an extra coat of lipstick on this particular pig will at best, only delay its demise. |
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Feb 16, 2024 12:42:49 GMT
sp, While your sentiment is understandable, the reality being, if 18 counties are to remain, then the ECB needs to find sufficient monies to keep them all solvent. The TMGs are doing fine, although a majority are still laden with debt. Below is the money gained from The 100 during the 2022 season. This doesn't include other revenues from hosting International matches. (During the year ending January 31st, 2023, the ECB made payments to):-: Birmingham Phoenix Ltd of £1,825,000 : Manchester Originals Ltd of £1,820,000 : Northern Superchargers Ltd of £1,815,000 : Oval Invincibles Ltd of £1,956,000 : Southern Brave Ltd of £1,865,000 : Trent Rockets Ltd of £2,121,500 : Welsh Fire Ltd of £1,815,000 resources.ecb.co.uk/ecb/document/2023/05/09/23c23e74-6ad4-4703-a7f6-623f91853077/ECB-Financial-Statement-2022-23.pdfAdd to this the average £1.3 million+ that each club annually gains from the ECB, at least eight of the county clubs, perhaps, ten, should have a future that is assured. It is the other clubs like Sussex where the concerns remain. These smaller counties have two choices. Either keep the players' wage bill low which means all the best cricketers will go to the TMGs, thus making it even harder to survive in Division 1 or win a trophy; or for the ECB to come up with a major cash injection to help level the playing field and assist the smaller clubs with a chance of winning a trophy or staying in Division 1. So, how do you find that large cash injection? The primary way, perhaps the only way, is to leverage The 100 to attract overseas investment. For if that major money doesn't arrive in the next few years, then the natural outcome is to end up with 12 county cricket clubs of which Sussex will not be one. |
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Post by squarepoint on Feb 16, 2024 20:50:09 GMT
I wouldn’t profess to know the answers to the financial challenges facing English cricket although I imagine they lie largely in fully exploiting the potential of short form cricket. However, I believe the 100 was the wrong answer for the reasons I outlined above. Interest in the competition is already flagging and there needs to be a rethink as soon as possible.
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