nick-o
State 12th Man
On the one hand, congratulations to Fred-o and to the Ashes winners for picking up Sports Personality and Team of the Year awards at the BBC Sports Personality thingie yesterday.
Also, huge congrats to Shane Warne for Overseas Personality of the Year.
But......
Duncan Fletcher was not given the Coach of the Year Award????
What is going on????
If Fred-o and the team deserve it, how much more so does Duncan Fletcher????
Sure, Chelsea aren't bad and Mourinho isn't too shoddy, but Chelsea owe more to the money laundering of billions of rubles than to any one coach.
But England's success is hugely, overwhelmingly due to Fletcher's work and planning for years. Half the Ashes winning team wouldn't have been playing if it wasn't for Fletch picking them from nowhere and sticking by them against the odds.
No other coach could have won back the Ashes. Scores of other coaches could have spent Abramovich's illgotten gains.
Disgusted!!!!!
[end rant; thanks, I feel better for that]
Also, huge congrats to Shane Warne for Overseas Personality of the Year.
But......
Duncan Fletcher was not given the Coach of the Year Award????
What is going on????
If Fred-o and the team deserve it, how much more so does Duncan Fletcher????
Sure, Chelsea aren't bad and Mourinho isn't too shoddy, but Chelsea owe more to the money laundering of billions of rubles than to any one coach.
But England's success is hugely, overwhelmingly due to Fletcher's work and planning for years. Half the Ashes winning team wouldn't have been playing if it wasn't for Fletch picking them from nowhere and sticking by them against the odds.
No other coach could have won back the Ashes. Scores of other coaches could have spent Abramovich's illgotten gains.
Disgusted!!!!!
[end rant; thanks, I feel better for that]