Guys, Cut this out now, it's really pretty low to bag out someone who doesn't even have the means to defend themselves. Plus, it's actually pretty boring!
The arguments are all very well rehearsed, he did something wrong, (How wrong is a matter of conjecture), and he's now doing his time - Until or unless he comes back and proves that he either has or hasn't learnt a few social graces, then I think he's deserving of a second chance.
And why do you care so much anyway? I think that says a lot about our social lives rather than his! As far as I'm concerned, for all the many rights and wrongs of the guy, the one thing that you could categorically say is that he loves his Battrick. Well done to him for getting the Pakistan gig, I know I'd never bother my arse to get that organised.
I think the vast majority of you are top blokes, (If I didn't then obviously I wouldn't waste so much of my employer's valuable time talking to you), but at times there is a real 'Lord of the Flies' thing going on around here!
Anyway, having got that off my chest, four pops, one crap, two good, and one Sensational!
Doug Greening (334385)
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with feeble leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 23 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 48,575 (+1006)
Wages: £25,799 p/w
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: *sensational* Concentration: superb
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: proficient
I'll now switch his second batting net to a Fielding net, until his Conc catches up, then leave him tick over on one Bat for the foreseeable.
Joe Noon (444923)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 23 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 64,332 (+2192)
Wages: £13,509 p/w
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: quality
Batting: superb Concentration: *sensational*
Bowling: worthless Consistency: *proficient*
Fielding: worthless
I shall have to have a look at how manageable his wages are at the end of this season, but ATM the plan is to train him for the rest of this season and next, by which time he'll be Wond/Elite Bat and Wond WK.
Jon Wilde (939069)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 20 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 20,118 (+451)
Wages: £6,356 p/w
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: feeble Concentration: feeble
Bowling: quality Consistency: proficient
Fielding: abysmal
I'll just keep him pootling along on one net, unless others become available, picking up around one Primary and two secondary pops a year. That should at least get him up to Exc/Exc by the time he's 23yo.
Have an easy'ish FC and Cup match, both with ratings of Prof/Comp for bat and bowl, sandwiched by a tough OD match on Friday. Think I'll more than likely hold back a few of the guns for that.
Later, Trev