Windies players: We 'apologise'

[DomainK]

Its not a serious apology guys, but read it to know what has been happening:

The following is a statement sent to the press by WIPA on behalf of its members. It is in response to the WICB's demand for an apology that was published earlier this week: On behalf of all our members, we wish to apologize to the West Indies Cricket Board for our “unreasonable” behaviour in respect of the following: * For demanding that our members play with a contract clearly outlining the terms and conditions prior to a series or series of matches * For insisting that all contracts be negotiated by WIPA prior to their being offered to the players, as is provided by the agreements between WIPA and the WICB * For asking the WICB to honour the agreement and pay the medical treatment when players sustain injuries while representing the West Indies * For asking that the WICB honour the 2007-2008 agreement that was signed by the Players and compensate the players who have been injured while playing for the West Indies as outlined in the agreement * For asking the WICB to deposit funds it had deducted from the players’ salaries and which it failed to pay to the Players Provident Fund Account (Pension Plan) for almost a year * For asking the WICB to reimburse players who sometimes have to purchase their own airline tickets while on duty for the West Indies * For not having training camps and specialist camps for the preparation of the team so that the players may improve their performances * For accepting to play in a series against England at a time of year when no other team has ever played in the history of over 100 years of international cricket * For asking that the WICB not sell players’ intellectual property and image rights without permission * For tolerating all of the above for far too long out of a desire to wear maroon and for listening to the executive of our association when told that negotiations were in progress and would bear fruit shortly * For believing that our constitutional right to freedom of association was sacred and would be honoured and respected The Players would be willing to apologize if the Players had : 1. Lost Five (5) million US Dollars in the sanctioning of a one-off international 20/20 match as a result of selling rights to a party that already been sold. 2. Lost three (3) million US Dollars as a result of breach of agreement. 3. Spent one (1) million US Dollars in the courts in London unsuccessfully defending a legal action. 4. Made an out of court settlement with a broadcaster for breach of contract. 5. Had to defend several other claims for breach of contract including one where the estimated loss of revenue is $500,000.00 US Dollars per year. 6. Lost almost US $10 million dollars in almost one year for breach of agreements with third parties. 7. Were responsible for the debacle in Antigua in which the match was called off because of the poor condition of the ground and for failure to fulfill the expectation that some inquiry or explanation would be forthcoming. A perusal of the above should indicate from where the apology should come.

Source: http://caribbeancricket.com/news/2009/07/14/2911

[Sachinism]

WICB are c-unts The players are right to boycott. I'm sure a lot of players may just think forget it, I don't need this, I'll earn money playing IPL

[niceguy_789]

This is sad for West Indies cricket. WICB is just being an ***.

[CricketGirl]

losers!

[Mr. Wicket]

Well done players. Hope they keep fighting against the assh0les in the WICB.

[Dinx - the Jinx]

Modi must be itching to convert this WI rebels into an IPL team.. what about Caribean Commandos for a team name?

[DomainK]

Modi must be itching to convert this WI rebels into an IPL team.. what about Caribean Commandos for a team name?

With their primary profession in danger and payment pending for a longtime, the WI players will be queuing up for the next IPL. Hope they get good bargains.

[Mamu]

I think you guys are forgetting that every player in IPL MUST get a No Objection Certificate from their respective boards, who the hell is going to give that to the WI players ?

[DomainK]

I think you guys are forgetting that every player in IPL MUST get a No Objection Certificate from their respective boards' date=' who the hell is going to give that to the WI players ?[/quote'] The WICB will issue all the required NOCs. Modi will throw a few dollars and they will come running to sign anything he wants. Those are greedy bastards.....thats why the board is in this condition in the first place.

[Don Sharma]

I cant see the IPL franchises queuing up to sign the Windies players. Apart from Gayle, Bravo, Fidel, Taylor and Fletcher (to certain extent) no one else is really a T20 player. I read an article in CI by that n00b Frazeer Mohammad. He was hinting at breaking the West Indies and let the individual countries like T&T, Jamaica, Barbados etc "to go it alone as an associate member of the ICC", how pathetic it would be if that happens.