Freelancing will drive away the fans

by Red Sat 10 Oct 2009, 02:43

http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/cricket/grab-the-money-and-see-crickets-fans-run/2009/10/09/1255019612772.html

Bravo cops a bit of a pasting here.

by footwork Sat 10 Oct 2009, 02:58

Thanks for that Red. Brilliantly written article. Do you know who wrote it? (If it's there in front of my eyes, I apologise.)
Makes the entire cricket scene sound dirty and sordid, not to mention the bleakness of its future. Freelancing will drive away the fans Icon_sad

by PeterCS Sat 10 Oct 2009, 03:42

And Love.

Love WIll Tear Us Apart.

Again.

by Red Sat 10 Oct 2009, 08:42

footwork wrote:Thanks for that Red. Brilliantly written article. Do you know who wrote it? (If it's there in front of my eyes, I apologise.)
Makes the entire cricket scene sound dirty and sordid, not to mention the bleakness of its future.

Greg Baum of the Melbourne Age.

by WIFAN Sat 10 Oct 2009, 22:24

I agree with the theme of the article, but the dig at Bravo is a bit pointless and it is the second time an Australian writer has had a dig at the senior West Indies players without doing the research (Dean Jones being unsurprisingly the first).

Bravo was asked about Freddie and Symonds freelancing, and he said if it came to it he would consider his options and consult his family before signing a WICB contract. That is a sensible policy, especially when you are dealing with the Worst Incompetent Cricket Board. Hardly money grabbing.

Having said that I am against young players freelancing, only players at the end of their careers should turn to freelancing IMO.