Mahela and those ‘bloodless coups’ by Rex Clementine

[Black_Hawk]

Who manages Krapu btw?

[pj57]

(07-07-2017, 10:37 AM)IslandFan Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 09:09 AM)Black_Hawk Wrote:  Austin and his management company are very reclusive. Can't find much online aside from a company registration. The link on Sanga's website to the management company doesn't work.

Amazing how we all treat Sanga and Mahela like custodians of morality when it comes to issues relating to cricket while all along being used by a white guy to further his own agenda for money. I've lost a lot of respect for the two.

This is an organized gossip campaign. Some one badly wanted remove Angelo Mathews from captaincy. Someone like Pijja's mind set should be behind this.

Yeah, I am behind all this........I am going to oust Austin and manage all the players by myself.....you happy now. Its mind boggling how people who have been following cricket can be so naive.

[JamisBanda]

Good that Sanga got finally exposed.

[pj57]

(07-07-2017, 10:47 AM)PunDithaMC Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 09:09 AM)Black_Hawk Wrote:  Austin and his management company are very reclusive. Can't find much online aside from a company registration. The link on Sanga's website to the management company doesn't work.

Amazing how we all treat Sanga and Mahela like custodians of morality when it comes to issues relating to cricket while all along being used by a white guy to further his own agenda for money. I've lost a lot of respect for the two.

This is insane overreaction.

Just think logically about this for a minute.

The argument is that Charlie is puppetmaster in the SL team, and has been influencing selections for years. If this was the case, why have selectors or SLC come out and said it? Nishantha Ranatunga, for years, had the ear of Namal, who was among the top five most powerful people in the country. Sanath was also good friends with him.  Thilanga, right now, is literally deputy speaker of the house. What sway could Austin actually have over them?

The main arguments seem to be about Chandimal being kept in the team, and Sandakan being kept out. What about that time when Chandimal was packed off to an A team tour in 2014, in what was almost an embarassing turn of events for him? What about Lahiru Thirimanne, who was having a worse run than Chandimal has ever had, being kept in the team month after month even when he wasn't producing runs?

Thisara Perera, who over the past year has been one of the least deserving players in the Lankan team, was there for so long, pissing virtually everyone off. He is not an Austin player. Couldn't Godfather Austin have found a reason to get him dropped, and installed his own guy in there?


Gut feeling is someone within SLC has created this campaign to detract from the real story, which is that SL's selectors, who have been terrible for most of the last year, have been given another six months in the job.

There are some genuine cases you have pointed out. Austin may have not been able to control everything but in general he has been an influential factor which can not be denied what ever you say. Nishantha Ranatunga tried his best to get rid of Austin in 2011/12. Went to the extent of saying the SLC wouldn't recognise player agents but had to drop the whole thing because of legal constraints. There was no way SLC could win the battle on legal grounds because it was a fundamental right of a player to choose his manager.

What ever the reason may be, its a good campaign because one man having control over majority of national players is not good for our cricket. Enough damage has been done already, it has to stop.

[PunDithaMC]

Ok, maybe we are all naive, but all we want is for someone to actually present some hard evidence or facts.

At the moment there are allegations, but no one is explaining how the selection system that is in place can be so beholden to a player manager.

All the Sinhala stories have no names of journalists at the bottom, which is a red flag as well.

[pj57]

(07-07-2017, 12:09 PM)PunDithaMC Wrote:  Ok, maybe we are all naive, but all we want is for someone to actually present some hard evidence or facts.

At the moment there are allegations, but no one is explaining how the selection system that is in place can be so beholden to a player manager.

All the Sinhala stories have no names of journalists at the bottom, which is a red flag as well.

I hope hard evidence will come out eventually.....at least this time around......for the sake of our cricket.

This is a country where a selector picked himself for a tour of England.....which prompted the minister at the time to present the sports law for the first time. We had a selector.....I would say...... holds the world record for being in most number selection committes, like he was a permanent member and carried lot of influence......and you are asking how a player manager could have influence. Right connections in right places is all you need in SL. It doesnt have to be political either.

[PunDithaMC]

(07-07-2017, 12:23 PM)pj57 Wrote:  I hope hard evidence will come out eventually.....at least this time around......for the sake of our cricket.

This is a country where a selector picked himself for a tour of England.....which prompted the minister at the time to present the sports law for the first time. We had a selector.....I would say...... holds the world record for being in most number selection committes, like he was a permanent member and carried lot of influence......and you are asking how a player manager could have influence. Right connections in right places is all you need in SL. It doesnt have to be political either.

Ok, but what is the chain of connections?

When Ramith got into the team, you could make the argument that Keheliya, being a senior minister, could pressure Sanath, who was a junior in the government. There were also connections between Nishantha and the Rajapaksas.

Who does Charlie have in his pocket? Just give us a name.

[pj57]

(07-07-2017, 01:18 PM)PunDithaMC Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 12:23 PM)pj57 Wrote:  I hope hard evidence will come out eventually.....at least this time around......for the sake of our cricket.

This is a country where a selector picked himself for a tour of England.....which prompted the minister at the time to present the sports law for the first time. We had a selector.....I would say...... holds the world record for being in most number selection committes, like he was a permanent member and carried lot of influence......and you are asking how a player manager could have influence. Right connections in right places is all you need in SL. It doesnt have to be political either.

Ok, but what is the chain of connections?

When Ramith got into the team, you could make the argument that Keheliya, being a senior minister, could pressure Sanath, who was a junior in the government. There were also connections between Nishantha and the Rajapaksas.

Who does Charlie have in his pocket? Just give us a name.

I don't know.....don't want to throw names without being sure. As I said, it doesn't necessarily have to be a politician.

[Dilcey]

(07-07-2017, 11:32 AM)Black_Hawk Wrote:  Who manages Krapu btw?

Ravi

Austin has Santa and Mahela.both very powerful

[Dilcey]

Punditha being the Cricinfo man should do his bit of investigative journalism and find out. you won't get everything on a plate
PJ will work at the right price
Same with me

Is Cricinfo too stingy to pay for info?