alythman
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Post by alythman on Oct 7, 2016 6:45:55 GMT
Sociopath - are you sure? ? Is this another one of your little grudges, perchance, or perhaps a bit of overindulgence last night given the time
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2016 7:52:03 GMT
manipulative behaviour, ability to lie in order to achieve one's goals? If the cap fits...
Or as the CEO of Kent put it, Brooks is "completely mad"!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2016 9:03:18 GMT
Adrian Mole twisting and spinning on twitter again, this time about the Big Bash.
<"We are told #BBL tickets are "cheap" v our #Blast. Cheapest adult reserved seat at Perth is $36 (£22). Only £20 at Lords ! #myth" >
Adult price to sit on the banks for Perth Scorchers is $20 (£12). For under-15s it is $1.25 (70 pence). A family of four can book in advance for $42.50 (£25). #sociopath
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Oct 10, 2016 13:12:09 GMT
An interesting piece from Jon Hotten, a co-writer of the much praised film Death of a Gentleman and occasional blogger for 'Cricinfo'. It takes him 11 paragraphs to decide which side of the City-Based Tournament fence he hops on to but Hotten writes, "That's why a city-based franchise to bring in newer supporters is needed. We don't hear their voices yet because they have not arrived. Instead we have the voices of existing fans and of administrators." Hotten continues, "In Death Of A Gentleman, the great Gideon Haigh makes the point that "cricket is the only sport that is actually contracting" in terms of the countries and the people that participate in it. In part, that is due to failures of vision in administration. But as the IPL and Big Bash have suggested, a new audience is there, waiting. India and Australia's Test and domestic cricket have not perished as a result." It is interesting how life in general is becoming ever more black and white where the term 'shades of grey' is being used more for steamy sex novels. Whether it is the recent EU referendum, the present US Election or an English CBT. And how vested interests influence the stance on the subject. Since the trials and tribulations of Durham CCC last week, it is unlikely a majority of cricket counties will vote against the CBT proposals once they are released by the ECB after their Board meeting on October 18th. But, it is important the ECB don't become too dogmatic or intransigent with their wishes and allow the counties flexibility in the discussion. As the dust settles from last week, while the penalties placed on Durham were overly harsh and unfair, a wake up call for the counties was required and as time goes on, the anger aimed at the ECB by cricket supporters and parts of the media should be gradually manoeuvred towards the club hierarchy who were responsible for bankrupting their own club. www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1061018.html
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Post by flashblade on Oct 10, 2016 13:34:38 GMT
An interesting piece from Jon Hotten, a co-writer of the much praised film Death of a Gentleman and occasional blogger for 'Cricinfo'. It takes him 11 paragraphs to decide which side of the City-Based Tournament fence he hops on to but Hotten writes, "That's why a city-based franchise to bring in newer supporters is needed. We don't hear their voices yet because they have not arrived. Instead we have the voices of existing fans and of administrators."Hotten continues, "In Death Of A Gentleman, the great Gideon Haigh makes the point that "cricket is the only sport that is actually contracting" in terms of the countries and the people that participate in it. In part, that is due to failures of vision in administration. But as the IPL and Big Bash have suggested, a new audience is there, waiting. India and Australia's Test and domestic cricket have not perished as a result." It is interesting how life in general is becoming ever more black and white where the term 'shades of grey' is being used more for steamy sex novels. Whether it is the recent EU referendum, the present US Election or an English CBT. And how vested interests influence the stance on the subject. Since the trials and tribulations of Durham CCC last week, it is unlikely a majority of cricket counties will vote against the CBT proposals once they are released by the ECB after their Board meeting on October 18th. But, it is important the ECB don't become too dogmatic or intransigent with their wishes and allow the counties flexibility in the discussion. As the dust settles from last week, while the penalties placed on Durham were overly harsh and unfair, a wake up call for the counties was required and as time goes on, the anger aimed at the ECB by cricket supporters and parts of the media should be gradually manoeuvred towards the club hierarchy who were responsible for bankrupting their own club. www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/1061018.htmlVery well put. It's a fundamental point that those against the new competition tend to ignore/forget.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Oct 10, 2016 19:29:54 GMT
The cat-fight begins over which grounds will hold the City-Based Tournament. The Gloucestershire Chairman, Will Brown, has thrown a hat into the ring claiming Nevil Rd must be one of the hosts. Difficult to see why when there is already 'The Swalec' and Taunton in the nearby vicinity and where the Glos ground hasn't even been redeveloped yet. Whoever these 8 grounds are, it won't be The Riverside. But then there are others which also could be hosts including Essex's proposed Olympic Stadium. The present obvious 8 are: The Ageas Bowl, The Oval, Lord's, Edgbaston, Trentbridge, Old Trafford, Headingley and The Swalec. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37607524
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Post by flashblade on Oct 10, 2016 19:38:04 GMT
The cat-fight begins over which grounds will hold the City-Based Tournament. The Gloucestershire Chairman, Will Brown, has thrown a hat into the ring claiming Nevil Rd must be one of the hosts. Difficult to see why when there is already 'The Swalec' and Taunton in the nearby vicinity and where the Glos ground hasn't even been redeveloped yet. Whoever these 8 grounds are, it won't be The Riverside. But then there are others which also could be hosts including Essex's proposed Olympic Stadium. The present obvious 8 are: The Ageas Bowl, The Oval, Lord's, Edgbaston, Trentbridge, Old Trafford, Headingley and The Swalec. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37607524Not sure about the Ageas Bowl. There would be enormous transport and parking problems with a full house. Don't all the other grounds you mention have the benefit of public transport?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 20:44:55 GMT
Glos will be bought off with one or two games at Bristol,which has hosted ODIs, and the others at Cardiff.
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Post by flashblade on Oct 10, 2016 20:53:11 GMT
Glos will be bought off with one or two games at Bristol,which has hosted ODIs, and the others at Cardiff. Do you envisage that a City based team might use multiple venues? Wouldn't that dilute the the city identity, at the very time they're trying to create that identity?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 21:19:54 GMT
Glos will be bought off with one or two games at Bristol,which has hosted ODIs, and the others at Cardiff. Do you envisage that a City based team might use multiple venues? Wouldn't that dilute the the city identity, at the very time they're trying to create that identity? City/regional identity can be fudged if needs be and can certainly span the Severn bridge, even though it carries a £6.60 toll! The wild western franchise could even play a game at Taunton? It's going to be about the millions watching on TV rather than whether there are 16,000 at the Swalec, or 6,000 at the County Ground, Taunton.
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Post by captainbob on Oct 10, 2016 21:52:28 GMT
The cat-fight begins over which grounds will hold the City-Based Tournament. The Gloucestershire Chairman, Will Brown, has thrown a hat into the ring claiming Nevil Rd must be one of the hosts. Difficult to see why when there is already 'The Swalec' and Taunton in the nearby vicinity and where the Glos ground hasn't even been redeveloped yet. Whoever these 8 grounds are, it won't be The Riverside. But then there are others which also could be hosts including Essex's proposed Olympic Stadium. The present obvious 8 are: The Ageas Bowl, The Oval, Lord's, Edgbaston, Trentbridge, Old Trafford, Headingley and The Swalec. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37607524Not sure about the Ageas Bowl. There would be enormous transport and parking problems with a full house. Don't all the other grounds you mention have the benefit of public transport? There are no parking or transport problems with a full house at the Ageas/Rose Bowl. That is a very old chestnut. There are at Hove though, I find ;-) However, Mr B's reaction if it's not one of the chosen, will be interesting . . .
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Post by hhsussex on Oct 11, 2016 7:38:45 GMT
Quite reasonably Glamorgan's Chief Executive Hugh Morris now makes the pitch for Cardiff to be seen as a centre of operations www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37614426?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_wales_sport&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=wales"The idea of using a new city-based team to help drive participation is really strong, and the potential to increase revenue into the club is very attractive" Naturally he would say that, and of course Glamorgan desperately need the cash even after having £10m of debts written-off. Twin-centre Bristol/Cardiff operations don't sound very attractive from a branding perspective, nothwithstanding borderman's points about the real audience being those seated behind screens of one kind or another, and maybe those charged with marketing the project overall will have a tough decision to make about which regional demographic is most suitable for the overall needs of the project, taking into account not just the catchment area for attendance at these games but also the capability for stimulating interest in cricket per se.
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Post by lovelyboy on Oct 11, 2016 9:09:10 GMT
Do you envisage that a City based team might use multiple venues? Wouldn't that dilute the the city identity, at the very time they're trying to create that identity? City/regional identity can be fudged if needs be and can certainly span the Severn bridge, even though it carries a £6.60 toll! The wild western franchise could even play a game at Taunton? It's going to be about the millions watching on TV rather than whether there are 16,000 at the Swalec, or 6,000 at the County Ground, Taunton. So why not keep it a county comp with two divisions with the premier league being televised and heavily marketed?
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Post by flashblade on Oct 11, 2016 9:17:16 GMT
City/regional identity can be fudged if needs be and can certainly span the Severn bridge, even though it carries a £6.60 toll! The wild western franchise could even play a game at Taunton? It's going to be about the millions watching on TV rather than whether there are 16,000 at the Swalec, or 6,000 at the County Ground, Taunton. So why not keep it a county comp with two divisions with the premier league being televised and heavily marketed? Because the 2nd division clubs would be marginalised. New brands have to be created so that eight individual county brands are not boosted to the detriment of the others. PS I hope I've got the marketing spiel roughly correct.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 9:20:22 GMT
City/regional identity can be fudged if needs be and can certainly span the Severn bridge, even though it carries a £6.60 toll! The wild western franchise could even play a game at Taunton? It's going to be about the millions watching on TV rather than whether there are 16,000 at the Swalec, or 6,000 at the County Ground, Taunton. So why not keep it a county comp with two divisions with the premier league being televised and heavily marketed? Because we already have the T20 Blast, and there is no reason to dump it. We don't nered another 18 team T20 comp, even if it is split into two divisions. An eight team tournament compressed into a tight time-frame played at high intensity with four overseas stars in each team, so at least eight of the world's best are on display in every match in addition to domestic stars... can't see there is anything to dislike, tbh.
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