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Givemore Makoni named Zimbabwe's managing director
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I dont agree with this appointment and never will. While appointments like this occur our cricket is going no where.
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He engineered to be elected by his 9 provincial c**k holders that he pays $2 a month to 😂
Electioneering in Zimbabwe is like shooting dead ducks. The provincial chairmen may even get a free hamburger over Xmas. The people that vote are dumber and more compliant than a retarded squirrel.
Surprisingly the players haven't been paid their $20 for the month just before Xmas, but they have promised to keep playing because pinky promise money is coming end of January, but the goon squad that keep them inline are drinking green label and cream soda tonite 😂
Electioneering in Zimbabwe is like shooting dead ducks. The provincial chairmen may even get a free hamburger over Xmas. The people that vote are dumber and more compliant than a retarded squirrel.
Surprisingly the players haven't been paid their $20 for the month just before Xmas, but they have promised to keep playing because pinky promise money is coming end of January, but the goon squad that keep them inline are drinking green label and cream soda tonite 😂
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Like a pig to a trough is Makoni to ZC.
My All-time Zimbabwe XI
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
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For arguments sake let's assume the average players'salary is $600 for the month, 15 players per team (guys who've gone into the bubble) and 5 teams- that's $45k they're not paying and its Xmas time. If they don't have 45k the s**t is deep, if they do and they're withholding it the s**t is also deep.
Unless the goon squad do a good job there's a sit out on the way and we're losing a round.
Unless the goon squad do a good job there's a sit out on the way and we're losing a round.
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So this is what I don’t understand.
When the over throw was attempted last year, why did they try and barge their way over the top rather than split through the seams and attempt their ambush through election time. That’s where it could have been won.
That or what TapsC said. Wait fir the charges to come and attack whilst their position was legally untenable
When the over throw was attempted last year, why did they try and barge their way over the top rather than split through the seams and attempt their ambush through election time. That’s where it could have been won.
That or what TapsC said. Wait fir the charges to come and attack whilst their position was legally untenable
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It would be good to see the payroll they're submitting to ICC for approval 😂 😂 😂
You'd think ICC would query admin and coach salaries vs unliveable and unsustainable players' salaries.
Something like -
Hang on a minute, you've got coaches earning between 5000 and 8000 bucks and the vast majority of your players earning $500.
If ICC are accepting these discrepancies they're rotten to the core.
I'll bet we're back on a ghost worker payroll for some gravy for the lads in Head Office.
You'd think ICC would query admin and coach salaries vs unliveable and unsustainable players' salaries.
Something like -
Hang on a minute, you've got coaches earning between 5000 and 8000 bucks and the vast majority of your players earning $500.
If ICC are accepting these discrepancies they're rotten to the core.
I'll bet we're back on a ghost worker payroll for some gravy for the lads in Head Office.
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I will say this again . We are better off with delays like this then people eventually get paid by the ICC than ZC being given all the money and then they decide. Yes there might be ghost workers or not but this secures our financial survival.
The problem is a lot of people on here don’t live in Zim and don’t understand the financial mess the whole country is in. In any other country which is not a war zone there are multiple options like overdrafts , bridging finance etc which would cover organizations until the money comes but it’s not that easy to access here.
You also have a situation where that $5 million has to pay for everything. I don’t know whether BCCI or CSA have to pay domestic players wages too. It’s a mess. Club and franchise cricket should be self sufficient
The problem is a lot of people on here don’t live in Zim and don’t understand the financial mess the whole country is in. In any other country which is not a war zone there are multiple options like overdrafts , bridging finance etc which would cover organizations until the money comes but it’s not that easy to access here.
You also have a situation where that $5 million has to pay for everything. I don’t know whether BCCI or CSA have to pay domestic players wages too. It’s a mess. Club and franchise cricket should be self sufficient
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They tried that but the franchises were going broke a s ZC was paying for them anyways, I doubt the franchise model could work in Zimbabwe considering the economic issues there.
Too be honest I don’t really have any gripes with ZC in recent times, things seem to be moving fairly smoothly and progress seems to slowly happening.
Things could obviously be better but they could be worse
Too be honest I don’t really have any gripes with ZC in recent times, things seem to be moving fairly smoothly and progress seems to slowly happening.
Things could obviously be better but they could be worse
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No salaries before Xmas is a big one, the claim is that players have only just signed contracts so they're not due anything, but that's lame and nasty. People have been hanging around waiting to play since September!!. It sounds like there's a caveat in place that prevents further local borrowings (at least there ought to be!), but no money for Xmas is not cool, not only by ZC, but also by ICC, if that's in fact the story. Im also willing to bet that groundstaff and a number of others get paid in local currency. On top of that we should have started our cricket in September. They were playing women's cricket so why not men's?
ZC get paid USD by ICC so as far as the economy goes it should not have much impact. In a better environment there should be more sponsorship, but there are trust issues and the fact that we're not winning anything will not interest many corporates except predatory opportunists like Croco, we all know that story.
Lest we forget the current administration cost us $4m per annum! That's more or less Scotland's, Ireland's and Afghanistan's entire budget. Anyone endorsing an administration that has lost $4 million a year is a big part of the problem. We weren't making ends meet on $9m yet they're promising we've turned a corner on $5m and things are on the up because they've squashed a 27m debt. Basic Grade 1 maths tells you that's impossible.
$9m correctly used would have put us in top 6 in all formats for the last 20 years!!
Under a description of Stockholm Syndrome in the dictionary is a picture of 200 sad looking Zim cricketers and
50 beaming coaches and administrstors.
ZC get paid USD by ICC so as far as the economy goes it should not have much impact. In a better environment there should be more sponsorship, but there are trust issues and the fact that we're not winning anything will not interest many corporates except predatory opportunists like Croco, we all know that story.
Lest we forget the current administration cost us $4m per annum! That's more or less Scotland's, Ireland's and Afghanistan's entire budget. Anyone endorsing an administration that has lost $4 million a year is a big part of the problem. We weren't making ends meet on $9m yet they're promising we've turned a corner on $5m and things are on the up because they've squashed a 27m debt. Basic Grade 1 maths tells you that's impossible.
$9m correctly used would have put us in top 6 in all formats for the last 20 years!!
Under a description of Stockholm Syndrome in the dictionary is a picture of 200 sad looking Zim cricketers and
50 beaming coaches and administrstors.
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According to Mehluli Sibanda, ZC send the wage bill to the ICC who approve then pay the players & admin
Not sure if this is true but I guess that would explain the delays, who’s fault that is I’m not sure
Not sure if this is true but I guess that would explain the delays, who’s fault that is I’m not sure
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