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There aren't too many who would trade the penthouse for the basement. Ottis Gibson did. Had he stayed on with England as bowling coach, he would have been associated with the most celebrated Ashes triumph in half a century. Instead, he went to the Caribbean in January 2010, to take charge of a side that has been trawling the lower reaches of the international game for a decade.

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I am sure gibbo regrets dat decision now.

if we so far behind the curve why did it take a year+ to tell us?

I found this part interesting....

"The ICC has invested a lot in associate nations and they need to for them to develop," says Gibson. "But we're in a similar situation. People think we should be able to stand on our own feet, but finding sponsorship in the Caribbean is a challenge. The team not winning doesn't help. Everyone wants to support or sponsor a winning side. "When I was with England, if I needed a camera or wanted to send a player to a camp somewhere, more often than not you could make those things happen. Here I have to think very carefully about the staff I can have and what we can afford." Penny-pinching aside, the influx of money has created other problems for those in the Caribbean. As West Indies succumbed to Pakistan in St Kitts, Gayle and Dwayne Bravo were playing in the IPL's Eliminator game. Kieron Pollard, who skipped the one-day games, will represent Mumbai Indians in the playoffs. "That's our challenge," says Gibson with a shrug of the shoulder. "Guys can make money playing outside the Caribbean. I don't think our players should miss out on the IPL. There should be a window in the Future Tours Programme so that everybody gets a share of the pie. We have the Pakistan series during the IPL, which is why you didn't have many West Indians being signed up. Gayle was one, and that was a travesty. The franchises wanted those who were available for the duration. My task is to build up West Indies cricket, but you do have to factor in things like that."

There aren't too many who would trade the penthouse for the basement

BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Opiss took the jawb as HEAD COACH vs remaining as bowling coach. Opiss was looking out for his career, PERIOD!

but he is screwing up WI cricket further...as if WICB need any help in that area!

Googley wrote:

There aren't too many who would trade the penthouse for the basement

BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Opiss took the jawb as HEAD COACH vs remaining as bowling coach. Opiss was looking out for his career, PERIOD!

but he is screwing up WI cricket further...as if WICB need any help in that area!

so who is to blame him for dat! dat is wat a man is supposed to do..look out for himself!

I jess figure he might be having second thoughs at this particular moment when he surely relises the hopelessness in the westindian job, from what is his perspective...a traditional perspective.

outside the box there is possibility of cfreating much westindian success. and Gibbo is skirting the edges of such possibility when he recognises that tours must be scheduled to allow westindian players to make sone T20 hay

dat westindan scarcity situation can be solved allyuh know...and likely easily too, in full reliance on westindian resources, even without the cables and wireless, digicell etc..

it would also go a long eway if the westindies can become some kind of nation or federation, which, while not eliminating individual state national power, yet subsumes such power into a regional organsation that eliminates the need for passports in the region, institutes free movement and full coordination of regional economic policy, and diplomatic movement in rhe world.

that might be nation enough at this time to faciliate a certain kind of wicb policy to harness the region into collective support for cricketers....indeed all our represntative sportsmen...that would make the need for huge locally generated earnings moot, facilitate such earnings from international contracts,...while enhaning the nationalist feelings of all westindians for the regional nation, incluidng the players who on that basis would be really motivated to do their best always, when representing the region

mapoui wrote:

Googley wrote:

There aren't too many who would trade the penthouse for the basement

BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Opiss took the jawb as HEAD COACH vs remaining as bowling coach. Opiss was looking out for his career, PERIOD!

but he is screwing up WI cricket further...as if WICB need any help in that area!

so who is to blame him for dat! dat is wat a man is supposed to do..look out for himself!

I jess figure he might be having second thoughs at this particular moment when he surely relises the hopelessness in the westindian job, from what is his perspective...a traditional perspective.

outside the box there is possibility of cfreating much westindian success. and Gibbo is skirting the edges of such possibility when he recognises that tours must be scheduled to allow westindian players to make sone T20 hay

no one blaming him for making that move. If i was in his shoes, i would take the job too. If one don't look out for one's self, then no one else will!

However, be honest about it...the whole article reads as if he made this huge sacrifice because of his love for WI cricket.....BALLSSSSSSSSS!

well di'ze how westindians behave...always as if deh make de greatest sacrifice fuh others..or always claiming discovery of others...like 10 men here claim to have 'discovered' bishoo

mapoui wrote:well di'ze how westindians behave...always as if deh make de greatest sacrifice fuh others..or always claiming discovery of others...like 10 men here claim to have 'discovered' bishoo

and those "Columbuses" will be the fuss one to cuss him when he fails!!!!!!!!!!

Googley wrote:

There aren't too many who would trade the penthouse for the basement

BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Opiss took the jawb as HEAD COACH vs remaining as bowling coach. Opiss was looking out for his career, PERIOD!

but he is screwing up WI cricket further...as if WICB need any help in that area!

How on earth has he "screwed up wi cricket further"? has it been lost on you that we've drawn test series again two teams that are higher than us in the rankings lately? lord sometimesd me haffe question some peoples motives!!.. i really do .