former West Indies Players Association CEO, Michael Hall joins cpl

countries were ruined financially building white elephants for world cup.

The Brian Lara stadium , The Viv Richards beach , and Trewlany in Jamaica :

were mistakes, no doubt !

[quote author=Mail link=topic=86717.msg543080#msg543080 date=1389301391]
That 2007 WC tournament, I recall, was an abject commercial failure.
Is that correct?
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I guess it was since they never met their target of $42M .... even though ticket sales (which were ridiculously priced) grossed $32m despite the poor numbers attending since out of the reach of the 'man on the street'.

So much was wrong with that WC.  From over-priced tickets, to everything that made watching cricket enjoyable and an experience in the Caribbean as was tabooed by over-the-top security....

Local businesses got burned as did some governments who spent whopping amounts on stadiums ... JAM I think spent $100m on Trelawny and refurbishment of Sabina .... The booing at the final presentation of the local and ICC representatives said it all...

Am trying to remember the name of the guy who was in charge and who talked it up so much before the event despite the shambolic preparations with the grounds etc. ??  Chris somebody ??

Then of course Bob Woolmer's death cast a dark shadow on the whole scenario with the media hysteria which followed.

the WC mess was a direct result of the ICC screwing the people of WI

[quote author=Calypso link=topic=86717.msg543174#msg543174 date=1389356221]

Chris somebody ??
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Chris Dehring .....he did well for him personal self !

Believed he ended up owning Sports TV rights in the Caribbean  :-[

www.sportsmax.tv/about-us/company-history/‎

him and uncle Pat 

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=86717.msg543211#msg543211 date=1389369500]
Chris Dehring .....he did well for him personal self !

Believed he ended up owning Sports TV rights in the Caribbean  :-[ [/quote]

That's it !!!

He must be the only person who thought that WC was successful !!