Bears/Pears/Domestic Cricket Thread

[dcdavecollett]

Agreed, I think I would have held back Gleeson for the last over.

[Gareth]

37/5….good to see Worcesters batting firing again

The fact all 5 are taken by our academy bowlers spirited away by Moores is a bit sickening

So out of depth in Division One

[Bosco81]

37/5….good to see Worcesters batting firing again

The fact all 5 are taken by our academy bowlers spirited away by Moores is a bit sickening

So out of depth in Division One

Notts have got 4 of our old academy players in their team today, and apart from Josh Tongue none of them have kicked on all that much. Jack Haynes was the sickner for me, especially after watching his dad play for us.

We'll have to see what is in the Warwickshire bins at the end of the season to get some new players, Ed Pollock is being released after 4 years at Worcester.

[tomd2103]

We are at the tail end of the season and yet again the same old problems are evident. We have changed virtually the whole coaching staff and on the pitch nothing seems to have changed. With the money that they have and the facilities at Edgbaston we should be doing consistently better than we do but it’s all going to be ok because we are demolishing stands to build a hotel and new stands that doesn’t increase the ground capacity.

It’s so frustrating being a Bears fan at times, it feels like domestic cricket is low down their list of priorities.

Was speaking to a long-time Warwickshire member about this a couple of weeks ago.  He was saying that he feels it is all about brand 'Edgbaston' now and the cricket is very much a secondary concern.

I just don't know where the ambition has gone really.  Growing up in the 90's and even going into the 00's, it always seemed to be an ambitious and forward-thinking club, yet now it just seems the cricket is just bobbing along and is simply a means of attracting pissed-up idiots singing Sweet Caroline in the Hollies. 

[paul_e]

We are at the tail end of the season and yet again the same old problems are evident. We have changed virtually the whole coaching staff and on the pitch nothing seems to have changed. With the money that they have and the facilities at Edgbaston we should be doing consistently better than we do but it’s all going to be ok because we are demolishing stands to build a hotel and new stands that doesn’t increase the ground capacity.

It’s so frustrating being a Bears fan at times, it feels like domestic cricket is low down their list of priorities.

Was speaking to a long-time Warwickshire member about this a couple of weeks ago.  He was saying that he feels it is all about brand 'Edgbaston' now and the cricket is very much a secondary concern.

I just don't know where the ambition has gone really.  Growing up in the 90's and even going into the 00's, it always seemed to be an ambitious and forward-thinking club, yet now it just seems the cricket is just bobning along and is simply a means of attracting pissed-up idiots singing Sweet Caroline in the Hollies. 

That's the sort of thing that always comes out when teams are having a bad spell, especially if it lasts for a few years. For me we're lacking a real leader (either on the pitch or in the coaching) and it means the pressure is all focused on individuals rather than the team and it's created a team that too often collapses under pressure but also it means drops in form seem to last for far longer.

[Villan For Life]

We are at the tail end of the season and yet again the same old problems are evident. We have changed virtually the whole coaching staff and on the pitch nothing seems to have changed. With the money that they have and the facilities at Edgbaston we should be doing consistently better than we do but it’s all going to be ok because we are demolishing stands to build a hotel and new stands that doesn’t increase the ground capacity.

It’s so frustrating being a Bears fan at times, it feels like domestic cricket is low down their list of priorities.

Was speaking to a long-time Warwickshire member about this a couple of weeks ago.  He was saying that he feels it is all about brand 'Edgbaston' now and the cricket is very much a secondary concern.

I just don't know where the ambition has gone really.  Growing up in the 90's and even going into the 00's, it always seemed to be an ambitious and forward-thinking club, yet now it just seems the cricket is just bobning along and is simply a means of attracting pissed-up idiots singing Sweet Caroline in the Hollies. 

That's the sort of thing that always comes out when teams are having a bad spell, especially if it lasts for a few years. For me we're lacking a real leader (either on the pitch or in the coaching) and it means the pressure is all focused on individuals rather than the team and it's created a team that too often collapses under pressure but also it means drops in form seem to last for far longer.

The drops in form and general mediocrity have now lasted for several seasons. Several coaches and captains have been tried and nothing changes.

[paul_e]

We are at the tail end of the season and yet again the same old problems are evident. We have changed virtually the whole coaching staff and on the pitch nothing seems to have changed. With the money that they have and the facilities at Edgbaston we should be doing consistently better than we do but it’s all going to be ok because we are demolishing stands to build a hotel and new stands that doesn’t increase the ground capacity.

It’s so frustrating being a Bears fan at times, it feels like domestic cricket is low down their list of priorities.

Was speaking to a long-time Warwickshire member about this a couple of weeks ago.  He was saying that he feels it is all about brand 'Edgbaston' now and the cricket is very much a secondary concern.

I just don't know where the ambition has gone really.  Growing up in the 90's and even going into the 00's, it always seemed to be an ambitious and forward-thinking club, yet now it just seems the cricket is just bobning along and is simply a means of attracting pissed-up idiots singing Sweet Caroline in the Hollies. 

That's the sort of thing that always comes out when teams are having a bad spell, especially if it lasts for a few years. For me we're lacking a real leader (either on the pitch or in the coaching) and it means the pressure is all focused on individuals rather than the team and it's created a team that too often collapses under pressure but also it means drops in form seem to last for far longer.

The drops in form and general mediocrity have now lasted for several seasons. Several coaches and captains have been tried and nothing changes.

I know, I'm not saying I have an easy answer but it's not because the club don't care about how we do so long as they make money, which is the implication of what Tom wrote and something that comes out regularly when a team dips in form. It's very rarely true and when it is true it's so obvious that everyone can see it (Man Utd and the Glazers for example).

[tomd2103]

We are at the tail end of the season and yet again the same old problems are evident. We have changed virtually the whole coaching staff and on the pitch nothing seems to have changed. With the money that they have and the facilities at Edgbaston we should be doing consistently better than we do but it’s all going to be ok because we are demolishing stands to build a hotel and new stands that doesn’t increase the ground capacity.

It’s so frustrating being a Bears fan at times, it feels like domestic cricket is low down their list of priorities.

Was speaking to a long-time Warwickshire member about this a couple of weeks ago.  He was saying that he feels it is all about brand 'Edgbaston' now and the cricket is very much a secondary concern.

I just don't know where the ambition has gone really.  Growing up in the 90's and even going into the 00's, it always seemed to be an ambitious and forward-thinking club, yet now it just seems the cricket is just bobning along and is simply a means of attracting pissed-up idiots singing Sweet Caroline in the Hollies. 

That's the sort of thing that always comes out when teams are having a bad spell, especially if it lasts for a few years. For me we're lacking a real leader (either on the pitch or in the coaching) and it means the pressure is all focused on individuals rather than the team and it's created a team that too often collapses under pressure but also it means drops in form seem to last for far longer.

It seems a lot deeper than that though.  There just seems to be an acceptance of mediocrity at the club which hasn't been addressed for seasons now. 

[Gareth]

In unsurprising news Pears are finally put out of misery officially relegated….just as we found out what the wooden thing was to be used for :-)

[cdbearsfan]

Exciting conclusion to (probable) title decider. Surrey need 34 wins, Notts need one wicket.

[Meanwood Villa]

In unsurprising news Pears are finally put out of misery officially relegated….just as we found out what the wooden thing was to be used for :-)

Got a wooden spoon as replacement

[Meanwood Villa]

Notts win

[cdbearsfan]

Gwan Notts, boring if the same team wins ever year.

[Gareth]

Gwan Notts, boring if the same team wins ever year.

I’d rather see Villa play centre halves every week than Moores win anything….Go Surrey!