All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:14 pm

Durhamfootman wrote:Home grown player, see you later
Gotta hit the road,
Gotta hit the road
Something changed in the atmosphere
Loyalty unfamiliar
You'd better get used to this

Time flies by in the county scene
Don't stick around or you'll see what I mean
There's a Surrey cap that I'm dreaming of
When you need me you know where I'll be

I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
Feeling like a someone
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
Looking like a no-one

South down the country man, journeyman
Gotta hit the road,
Gotta hit the road
Lady Godiver's in my stash, trouser pockets, stuffed with cash
I could get used to this

Time flies by in the county scene
Don't stick around or you'll see what I mean
There's a Surrey cap that I'm dreaming of
When you need me you know where I'll be

I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
Feeling like a some one
I'll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun
Looking like a no-one

Brilliant! :clap
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:08 pm

Dobell reporting significant rise in salary cap after new TV deal.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26153093
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:23 pm

Save Surrey a fortune in payments to people to help them to creatively circumnavigate the salary cap
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:47 pm

Latest club tweet is ( I think!) informing us that an overseas T20 signing will be announced tomorrow,
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:06 pm

Tweet from Matty Wilson ( Group Sales Manager or some similar title ) about it being a " big signing " suggests to me it's a new signing as opposed to Tahir - he'd certainly qualify as a big signing but the tweets imply it's a surprising name.
If that's right there must be a fair chance of it being a nasty surprise!
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:21 pm

Post from rtg website
"Been tonight for a talk by the author about the book and a good Q&A with Rushworth (who says he is very keen on being the new captain). Some interesting talk on what has gone and Rushworth very confident about the new season, also thinks Borthwick and Coughlin will both come back to the club. A good night and a fiver discount off the book".

Surely the players must know by now who is captain elect and Rushy would be undermining the future capt if it was anyone other than him.
As to prodigals returning, I'd welcome back Badger and Keets, the others definitely can all do one.
I've got a digital copy of the book. It's very comprehensive and if the 1st chapter is anything to go on it'll be a riveting read.
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:29 pm

westoelad wrote:Post from rtg website
"Been tonight for a talk by the author about the book and a good Q&A with Rushworth (who says he is very keen on being the new captain). Some interesting talk on what has gone and Rushworth very confident about the new season, also thinks Borthwick and Coughlin will both come back to the club. A good night and a fiver discount off the book".

Surely the players must know by now who is captain elect and Rushy would be undermining the future capt if it was anyone other than him.
As to prodigals returning, I'd welcome back Badger and Keets, the others definitely can all do one.
I've got a digital copy of the book. It's very comprehensive and if the 1st chapter is anything to go on it'll be a riveting read.

Looking forward to reading it, I was annoyed at not being able to make it there tonight. Coughlin returning certainly would not go down well - unless something happened we are not aware of his departure was the most acrimonious with the club believing he was ready to sign a new deal only to jump ship when they had the press release ready to go.
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:34 pm

captaincolly wrote:Tweet from Matty Wilson ( Group Sales Manager or some similar title ) about it being a " big signing " suggests to me it's a new signing as opposed to Tahir - he'd certainly qualify as a big signing but the tweets imply it's a surprising name.
If that's right there must be a fair chance of it being a nasty surprise!

Oh Gawd.......... :scared

probably a player with a strike rate of 72.... batsman or bowler
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:36 pm

Not sure why anyone would pay good money for Coughlin to lie on the physio's table all season..... then again we pay good money for Wor Nige to stand over it, so we are definitely daft enough
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:39 pm

Durhamfootman wrote:
captaincolly wrote:Tweet from Matty Wilson ( Group Sales Manager or some similar title ) about it being a " big signing " suggests to me it's a new signing as opposed to Tahir - he'd certainly qualify as a big signing but the tweets imply it's a surprising name.
If that's right there must be a fair chance of it being a nasty surprise!

Oh Gawd.......... :scared

probably a player with a strike rate of 72.... batsman or bowler

:lol:
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:42 pm

and thank goodness that Coughlin doesn't qualify as an overseas player, because he fits the 72 SR criteria for both his batting and his bowling
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:44 pm

Durhamfootman wrote:and thank goodness that Coughlin doesn't qualify as an overseas player, because he fits the 72 SR criteria for both his batting and his bowling

Don't forget his great captaincy skills!
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:50 pm

it's his 72 SR that would interest us, not his 72 IQ
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby westoelad » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:51 pm

Could T20 signing be simply Colly returning as coach? Fit the underwhelming category of most of the club's announcements.
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Re: All Pretty Vacant, Down by the Riverside

Postby captaincolly » Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:55 pm

westoelad wrote:Could T20 signing be simply Colly returning as coach? Fit the underwhelming category of most of the club's announcements.

Could be, they might want to get a coach in before the 2nd overseas player. The tweets imply to me it will be a player but misleading tweets from the club are nothing new!
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