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Post by karma on Mar 10, 2024 20:29:40 GMT
No I didn't, never do, I'm pretty good at leaping out of bed early, in fact look forward to the sun's first rays. It's the sleeping or lack of it I don't like.
Besides, it was mothering Sunday and with our daughter away in Malaga it was incumbent upon me to fill in, cup of tea , card and present, out for a walk, didn't mind the rain just nice to be out and moving, then brunch. Bliss.
But I will bow to your explanation of the defeat, I was at the game, yes the wicket was bit flat and yes Lythey was a stand-in captain and maybe I'm a bit jealous of people jetting off tomorrow morning to sunny weather. And yes Gibson has his hands full nowadays. I don't like defeats and don't want a repetition like that, perhaps the coach can guide the less-experienced captain next time
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Post by davemorton on Mar 10, 2024 21:15:45 GMT
I have just 'revisited' the Leics game from last April, via my photo album. The notes I made at the time suggested that George Hill was underbowled, but that we would struggle to get anyone out on a bland, slow pitch, with an attack of medium pacers: Coad & Milnes, Thompson and Revis and Hill, plus Bess. In round figures, Bess took 5 for 160, the rest between them took 2 for 220.
There is little reason to believe that anything has changed for 2024. Fisher perhaps, but he didn't reach fast-medium last season, and Moriarty?
Have we changed the groundsman? Is it fair to blame the groundsman, when the game is played before there's a leaf on a tree, or two digits in the temperature?
And has anyone yet had any membership card or info from YCCC? I paid my Membership in December.
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Post by newby on Mar 10, 2024 23:22:59 GMT
No sign of any membership card as yet in these parts either. They do have a tendency to leave it late.
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Post by karma on Mar 11, 2024 7:45:55 GMT
Cards are usually issued in the week leading to the first game for which admittance is required by way of membership or ticket.
That will be from Monday 1st April
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Post by davemorton on Mar 11, 2024 10:52:52 GMT
But when I 'purchased' my membership package, and paid for my 'basket', the screen said 'immediate dispatch'.
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Post by karma on Mar 11, 2024 11:22:34 GMT
Someone elsewhere has said that when he renewed his membership, he was told to retain his existing card for the new season.
When I renewed mine (at the ticket office before the end of last season) no such instructions were issued to me. Fortunately, I didn't throw my old card away due to laziness.
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Post by newby on Mar 11, 2024 11:26:28 GMT
You may already have it if they are using last years cards again for renewals. I suspect there will be new cards, but the games we have paid for can easily be electronically loaded onto the old card.
Leaving it to the last minute gives them time to sort out some offers and discounts from the club shop and commercial partners. Perhaps we might have the 'Go racing' partnership with the Yorkshire racecourses back.
I can wait.
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Post by karma on Mar 14, 2024 7:26:41 GMT
DAREN GOUGH RESIGNS
He's announced that he's stepping down from his position as Director of Cricket . I liked him as a cricketer and a person. Larger than ĺife character introduced by Lord Patel with a difficult job and small budget.
I suppose many people will regard this as one of the first acts of Colin Graves. One less board member and salary , until a replacement , which should be along soon.
There have been some 'rumblings ' about Goughy recently under Lord Patel but I wish him well.
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Post by davemorton on Mar 14, 2024 8:45:33 GMT
Perhaps this would be a good time for a job offer to Martyn Moxon and Paul Grayson, so disgracefully, and illegally and unconstitutionally sacked by ECB's army of occupation under Lord Voldemort.
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Post by newby on Mar 14, 2024 8:49:13 GMT
On the whole I wish we could have managed to struggle through as we were until at least late in the season for the sake of the playing group.
The announcement seems to indicate that it may be some time before a replacement is appointed. There is talk of a restructure of the Cricket department.
Just so long as they don't join the role up with the Superchargers and give it to Andrew Flintoff.
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Post by karma on Mar 14, 2024 8:53:49 GMT
On the whole I wish we could have managed to struggle through as we were until at least late in the season for the sake of the playing group. The announcement seems to indicate that it may be some time before a replacement is appointed. There is talk of a restructure of the Cricket department. Just so long as they don't join the role up with the Superchargers and give it to Andrew Flintoff. Perhaps, though this would give ammunition to some. I think it was preferable that after discussion he then resigned. Parting is always better when it's not acrimonious.
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Post by newby on Mar 14, 2024 11:34:52 GMT
Not sure I'm that keen on the club now seemingly using Chris Walters and the Yorkshire Post to brief against current members of staff. Details of salaries and speculation they are well above the current rate for the job for instance.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Mar 15, 2024 7:40:12 GMT
Sadly I don't think the whole episode did much for Martyn's health - he was on sick leave prior to his removal by Lord Patel if I recall correctly.
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Post by karma on Mar 15, 2024 9:21:25 GMT
Not sure I'm that keen on the club now seemingly using Chris Walters and the Yorkshire Post to brief against current members of staff. Details of salaries and speculation they are well above the current rate for the job for instance. Part of me agrees wholeheartedly with you newby that the YP should not be used as a vehicle to quote employee's confidential remuneration, just like I wouldn't want them to publish details of my pensions. Part of me though thinks £1/3mill remuneration package is eye-watering . Clearly YCCC had difficulties, having sacked their coaching staff to instantly get another acting Director of Cricket that would be acceptable to supporters . If as indicated ,the package is much higher than any other county, it might be seen as a further indication of Lord Patel's profligate spending, easy when you are using someone else's credit card and by someone long gone when the repayment is due.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Mar 15, 2024 10:20:37 GMT
it reminds me of the Peter Ridsdale days when in charge at Elland Road and he was signing up players on ridiculous salaries - we all know how that ended up. Here we seem to have spent it on non-players whereas Leeds spent it on footballers.
The classic story I once heard do the rounds was when trying to sign Seth Johnson from Derby and Ridsdale met the player and his agent and opened up by saying he did not have a lot of time so would they accept an offer of 17k a week, the agent and Johnson drew a sharp intake of breath and before they could speak Ridsdale had upped it to 20k a week which they accepted. Apparently the agent had earlier agreed with Johnson to accept a much lower amount than the initial 17k a week
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