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Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - ketchim - 10-06-2014
[quote author=NwadikeTT link=topic=93179.msg592342#msg592342 date=1412613777]
Was expecting the leewards to pick more from the outside their own stock this year tho.
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Hope the WICB expense was worth just the 2 players :
Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - chairman - 10-07-2014
“We felt having a player of the calibre of Sarwan in our side would be invaluable to our squad which includes a number of young players,†said Red Force coach Gus Logie.
Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - Rowe992 - 10-07-2014
Well some franchise chose to stay at home like Jamaica but it was nice to see others choosing players from other territories. Good pick by Trinidad to get Sarwan. I hope this new professional format will result in the fans watching more test cricket and the players will be better equip to play international test cricket.
Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - Captain - 10-07-2014
hahaha
they figure the cost to house Sars
and then have to pay the high salary and shuttle in curry and dhall every week
Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - Mail - 10-07-2014
[quote author=The Captain link=topic=93179.msg592333#msg592333 date=1412611988]
the idea was to move players around but seems like they ended up right where were before
the Leewards were the who really needed help and they end up with nothing
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I think the LIs missed a trick here to develop their team, allow better competition whilst allowing their younger players to develop but I am not surprised for the 1st instalment of the draft system.
Subject to correction, I think next year will be a free for all so we await to see how that pans out.
However in fact Guyana finished below LIs last season and their finishing position for the preceding 4 years are 5th, 4th, 8th and 6th joint last with LIs, so would you say Guyana should have used the draft system a bit more?
I am not surprised both Jamaica and BIM stayed within their franchises as they have either won or been close to the title over recent years so I see no reason for them to draft from other franchises, do you?
I would say part of the purpose of the initiative are to allow the best players to play where needed so I agree LIs, having finished 6,7,7,7,6 over the last 5 years needed more help.
Perhaps there should be some compulsion on the teams finishing in the bottom 2 or 3 to draft 3-4 players in.
Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - Mail - 10-07-2014
I am not sure the purpose of the draft is understood, as might be reasonable for the first year but whilst it enables players to move around, it is not the prime reason, as suggested.
As I said above they need to introduce some compulsion on the bottom 2-3 teams as there is no reason why Guyana and particularly LIs should not have sort 3-4 players, at least, from other franchises.
As it stand they have both chosen a pool of players who have enabled their failures and that is the problem.
It has nothing to do with the idea was mooted some years ago or not. The fact it has happened means there is a will to make it happen and you will now get used to the idea so in the next 2-3 years I expect the concept to settle in.
Fringe players whose places have been taken from draftees from other franchises would have had to use their omission as a great motivator. This is the purpose in part.
So this is less to do about eroding nationality rather having the best players play. In an environment where all/ most players are in a draft pool, it would be interesting to see how that works.
Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - ketchim - 10-07-2014
[quote author=Mail link=topic=93179.msg592536#msg592536 date=1412704132]
so in the next 2-3 years I expect the concept to settle in.
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After reviewing a decade of the 4 day format : that is your Conclusion ??????? :-[
dang ! : I would profer NO more 4 day Format in the next 3 years ..
Just 50 overs and T20s
Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - ketchim - 10-07-2014
[quote author=Mail link=topic=93179.msg592471#msg592471 date=1412689438]
LIs, having finished 6,7,7,7,6 over the last 5 years needed more help.
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Think outside the Box : They have NO interest after all those 5 years and NOT drafting !
Windwards on the odda hand were FINALIST in the 50 over !
Re: Results of inaugural PCL Player Draft - ketchim - 10-07-2014
Anyhoo : some Islands wanna specialise in the 50 Over.
Some the 20.
Hardly any interest in the 4 Day : as we see from the ABSENCE of the DRAFT !
Cricket is evolving
