26-03-2014, 02:15 PM
robin moore Wrote:Would it be helpful and acceptable to all captains and players for Andy Muir and Jonathan Grant to exchange roles with Jonathan captaining the Open team and Andy captaining the ladies team?
Perhaps it would (though from what I know, it would be unlikely to restore harmony. Also, the women's team are perfectly happy having Jonathan Grant as their captain). There have been several alternative suggestions proposed to Andy but he has so far rejected all of them out of hand in his 'capacity as International Director'.
I think it would be helpful and acceptable (to CS as a whole) if Andy Muir were to acknowledge that he has acted completely inappropriately from the outset, apologise, resign his self-appointed captaincy and seriously re-consider his role as International Director.
In the meantime, the CS council could take over the Olympiad decisions (with assistance if needed), bring in a captain acceptable to all the players (Open and women's teams - they are 1 squad representing Scotland) and investigate what has become a messy, unnecessary and ethically dubious situation.
What shouldn't happen is that the whole affair drags on, with players and others obviously unhappy about the decision, and no-one taking responsibility for righting the ship.