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**Majorblue** · 17-10-18, 15:53

Re: GLAMMY

Croft has been a wonderful player for Glamorgan and is a decent man. None of us know the full details but regardless of results my position is that any coach would have had a hell of a job at the club in its current state. Whilst, as coach, he must take some of the blame for results there are others who, at best, share the culpability. I wish him well and hopefully he will continue to develop his media career or find another coaching role on the circuit. Sadly, regardless of who is appointed as the next coach I cannot see anything changing unless there are significant changes throughout the club structure.

**Pearcey3** · 17-10-18, 16:08

Re: GLAMMY

Originally posted by Majorblue View Post

Croft has been a wonderful player for Glamorgan and is a decent man. None of us know the full details but regardless of results my position is that any coach would have had a hell of a job at the club in its current state. Whilst, as coach, he must take some of the blame for results there are others who, at best, share the culpability. I wish him well and hopefully he will continue to develop his media career or find another coaching role on the circuit. Sadly, regardless of who is appointed as the next coach I cannot see anything changing unless there are significant changes throughout the club structure.

Well said.

**Pearcey3** · 17-10-18, 16:10

Re: GLAMMY

Originally posted by MacAdder View Post

Enter a certain M Maynard to take us to glory?
(� la 97)

Hmm. As batting coach it hasn�t gone well with him. Time to look outside of the club and beyond former players.

**MacAdder** · 17-10-18, 16:20

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Originally posted by Pearcey3 View Post

Hmm. As batting coach it hasn�t gone well with him. Time to look outside of the club and beyond former players.

Tongue firmly in cheek with my statement Pearcey, romanticising a little.

Good to see that the club have identified issues with the management and done something about it before a mass exodus of talent and potential talent.

**Pearcey3** · 17-10-18, 16:23

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Originally posted by MacAdder View Post

Tongue firmly in cheek with my statement Pearcey, romanticising a little.

Good to see that the club have identified issues with the management and done something about it before a mass exodus of talent and potential talent.

Aha. Mac I would have gone with Maynard at one time but our batting has deteriorated even further since he returned. What a mess this is. A few years ago the thought of Morris/Croft/ Maynard working together would have filled me with optimism. Yet we are a laughing stock.

**the other bob wilson** · 17-10-18, 16:51

Re: GLAMMY

Originally posted by Majorblue View Post

Croft has been a wonderful player for Glamorgan and is a decent man. None of us know the full details but regardless of results my position is that any coach would have had a hell of a job at the club in its current state. Whilst, as coach, he must take some of the blame for results there are others who, at best, share the culpability. I wish him well and hopefully he will continue to develop his media career or find another coaching role on the circuit. Sadly, regardless of who is appointed as the next coach I cannot see anything changing unless there are significant changes throughout the club structure.

Gossip I hear, and being gossip it might well be wrong, is not as charitable about Croft as you are. I don't think Croft was a very good coach for Glamorgan, but I agree he was an excellent player and I wonder if, like other gifted players, he found it hard to work with players with much less talent than him?

I also agree that whoever takes over will have a very tough task - I was surprised Maynard took on the batting adviser job given the circumstances under which his time as coach at the club ended and I don't see him getting the coaching job now, maybe it's time to look outside the club again?

**Llanedeyrnblue** · 17-10-18, 17:54

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Originally posted by Pedro de la Rosa View Post

Croft has left. New Director of Cricket and a new Head Coach then.

Not before time, great player and captain not a good coach

**Eric Cartman** · 17-10-18, 18:13

Re: GLAMMY

Originally posted by MacAdder View Post

Enter a certain M Maynard to take us to glory?
(� la 97)

An exemplary season as consultant batting coach last year.

**Eric Cartman** · 17-10-18, 18:17

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Maybe we could lure Sir Duncan back from the golf course as Director of Cricket. There is about 0.01% chance of that happening.

**MacAdder** · 18-10-18, 11:13

Re: GLAMMY

Originally posted by Eric Cartman View Post

An exemplary season as consultant batting coach last year.

Thank you so much Eric for your thought provoking comment.

As you've offered little more than stating the obvious, I will provide a bit of food for thought and one for the conspiracy theorists.
Glamorgan were under-performing under Morris's captaincy back in the 90's until MM took the reigns and led us to the County Championship (with a little help Waqar Younis).

Was last season a case of players revolt, similar to the alleged one that got Maynard the captaincy back then?

Perhaps a backroom power struggle made coaching this past season secondary?

It cannot be denied by many that it was a big surprise to see MM return to the club after leaving under such a huge cloud and, as far as I can fathom, he is still there while stalwarts, legends of the club, are not.

**MacAdder** · 18-10-18, 11:18

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Originally posted by the other bob wilson View Post

Gossip I hear, and being gossip it might well be wrong, is not as charitable about Croft as you are. I don't think Croft was a very good coach for Glamorgan, but I agree he was an excellent player and I wonder if, like other gifted players, he found it hard to work with players with much less talent than him?

I also agree that whoever takes over will have a very tough task - I was surprised Maynard took on the batting adviser job given the circumstances under which his time as coach at the club ended and I don't see him getting the coaching job now, maybe it's time to look outside the club again?

I've heard no gossip at all Bob, perhaps you could elaborate a little.
Is it simply that he has no man management skills for the less gifte, laziness, narcissism perhaps