Not anathema at all. We clearly need less football for example - Wrath of the Barclay

Not anathema at all. We clearly need less football for example

But that’s not in the interest of anyone with the power to decide - because they all have time horizons that are too short.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on December 19th 2025 at 18:18:38

Message Thread

One thing I will say about the Ashes, was a huge call to retire Jimmy (Other Sports) - megson, Dec 19, 14:42:56
- I think more of our county players (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 19, 16:27:25
  - I don't think our players are nearly as good as we kid ourselves they are (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 19, 16:48:55
    - Cricket can't really compete with football for the top sporting talent (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 19, 17:02:56
      - Not anathema at all. We clearly need less football for example (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 19, 18:18:38
- The new ball has hardly swung in the air. (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Dec 19, 15:58:35
  - Exactly, he wasn't about threat as much over there, just control. (Other Sports) - megson, Dec 19, 16:03:53
- One thing I will say about the ashes, is for the third series in a row (Other Sports) - DH Yellow, Dec 19, 15:26:35
- Think it was right for Jimmy to go that summer (Other Sports) - JD3, Dec 19, 15:10:07
  - Agree with this. He's 43. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 19, 15:14:21
- It's the batting, rather than the bowling, which is the issue, no? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Azteca, Dec 19, 15:08:43
  - Its both, Aus getting larger totals as they are batting better (Other Sports) - megson, Dec 19, 17:14:46

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.