31-03-2014, 04:05 PM
From a non-biased perspective I would like to add some comments:
Perhaps there are practical reasons but I would have thought the flights would be all booked together. i.e. your picked, accepted and its booked : it should be a given once you accept the invite?
Re captain, it should have been sorted out months ago like the woman’s squad did.
Andy appointing himself as captain in itself is not the issue. Indeed he was within his right to do so an there are clear precedents Funds are also a red hearing – if Andy paid his own way and remained captain there would still be a rejection of the role.
Andy is just the man to follow through with these plans – popular or not. I think he believes he is both right and also has a duty to do so. However there is one crucial difference from other ID captains: there was not the backlash we see now and on the face of it the team (or at least the majority) do not want him in that role. Had it been the other way round and Andy imposed the analyst guy (against team wishes) he would surely have found an alternative that met with team approval- so why not now? I don’t think anyone will hold it against Andy, but for the sake of the team spirit he has re consider or I fear it could be taken out of his hands.
I’ve no opinion on the analyst other than the team seem keen on the idea but some suggest there is a conflict of interest. For the right person conflicts of interest can be managed. In any case if we still have time to change a captain my vote would go to Mathew Turner, if he was available, particularly as he was so keen to play. Seems a better all-round fit to me?
Perhaps there are practical reasons but I would have thought the flights would be all booked together. i.e. your picked, accepted and its booked : it should be a given once you accept the invite?
Re captain, it should have been sorted out months ago like the woman’s squad did.
Andy appointing himself as captain in itself is not the issue. Indeed he was within his right to do so an there are clear precedents Funds are also a red hearing – if Andy paid his own way and remained captain there would still be a rejection of the role.
Andy is just the man to follow through with these plans – popular or not. I think he believes he is both right and also has a duty to do so. However there is one crucial difference from other ID captains: there was not the backlash we see now and on the face of it the team (or at least the majority) do not want him in that role. Had it been the other way round and Andy imposed the analyst guy (against team wishes) he would surely have found an alternative that met with team approval- so why not now? I don’t think anyone will hold it against Andy, but for the sake of the team spirit he has re consider or I fear it could be taken out of his hands.
I’ve no opinion on the analyst other than the team seem keen on the idea but some suggest there is a conflict of interest. For the right person conflicts of interest can be managed. In any case if we still have time to change a captain my vote would go to Mathew Turner, if he was available, particularly as he was so keen to play. Seems a better all-round fit to me?