Moody quits as Sri Lanka coach

[pup11]

Fiery comes to the rescue.

 

[Matt79]

Real shame for SL - they're on the verge of big things IMO

Might be a good move for the family but it's a poor business decision - going back to coach a state team in a country where there's no likelihood of being national coach for quite a few years is a definite backward step AND if WA dont improve his market value will only drop

TBF, I think factors other than his immediate salary and career progression guided his decision to move home, and that's a balance everyone has to strike for themselves. He basically said that he's not interested in the amount of travel being an international coach requires. And he's getting special personalised sponsorship from a loaded WA fan on top of his salary from the WACA that will mean that his pay doesn't drop that much, at least according to AAP.

 

[Poker Boy]

No surprise - and I think he's gone to WA to take a break from international coaching (a la the late Bob Woolmer after the '99 WC) and I wouldn't be surprised if he coaches internationally again in the future (and of course if Neilsen struggles he can boost his CV for the Aussie job if he does well for WA). Adrian Birrell is the name of Ireland's WC coach - I read somewhere he wanted to go back home to SA -pity I reckon an emerging team like BD could have done worse than pick him.

 

[marc71178]

All the crap that was being said about Gilly his Western Australian mate by the Lankan board officials and fans probably made Moody's decision to quit an easier one,

Tell me that's a joke?

 

[Richard]

Well most have certainly treated it as such, yes.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Still think he should be coach of England right now

 

[Richard]

I don't. His heart clearly wouldn't be in it.

 

[chaminda_00]

Thanks for completely disregarding what I thought was helpful correction

I fixed it for you, i get three warning before i go to the grammer jail right?

 

[pup11]

The Gilly factor was one of my bad jokes! which probably has been taken seriously.

 

[Richard]

I think the Gilly factor i was talking about was just a joke

You only think that?

 

[pup11]

Hahaha.... chaminda.. don't make any grammer mistakes in the future mate otherwise fiery might lock you up in a jail along with Watson.

 

[chaminda_00]

Hahaha.... chaminda.. don't make any grammer mistakes in the future mate otherwise fiery might lock you up in a jail along with Watson.

Could be an enjoyable experience

 

[Richard]

or

 

[clown]

Moods & Trev were the best coaching combinations lanka ever had and to loose both of them to state cricket is a shame. I'am really cut that they quit, especially Moods, when we are starting to look more professional and in form. But Lanka did a good by asking for his help finding a new coach.........I just hope the next one will be at the same standard.

 

[Perm]

Good coaches, they did well with Sri Lanka. It was always likely to happen that Moody would quit, in a way it's good to get the official word.

 

[Matt79]

or

then then then then then then , tbh...

 

[R_D]

bad news for Sri Lankan cricket i guess... someone tell him india's looking for a coach