Mahela and those ‘bloodless coups’ by Rex Clementine

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(07-07-2017, 03:23 PM)Real Sanga Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 07:09 AM)Bada Wrote:  http://nethnews.lk/article/43444

Who played instead of Sandakan? Mathews inssited for Sandakn being Charlie Austin's player.

Akila Dhanajaya and Amila Aponsu played.

Akila managed by Amila Kalugalage.
Aponsu managed by kaustav Lahiri.

Aponsu was drafted out of the squad while Was retained in the squad after second ODI.

I noticed that too Some people gunning for Mathews. He maybe not a saint but this is very cheap

[Real Sanga]

For anyone's info since PJ keepin in under,

Rob Ashwell = Roshan Abeysinghe

[Real Sanga]

(07-07-2017, 10:47 AM)PunDithaMC Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 09:09 AM)Black_Hawk Wrote:  Austin and his management company are very reclusive. Can't find much online aside from a company registration. The link on Sanga's website to the management company doesn't work.

Amazing how we all treat Sanga and Mahela like custodians of morality when it comes to issues relating to cricket while all along being used by a white guy to further his own agenda for money. I've lost a lot of respect for the two.

This is insane overreaction.

Just think logically about this for a minute.

The argument is that Charlie is puppetmaster in the SL team, and has been influencing selections for years. If this was the case, why have selectors or SLC come out and said it? Nishantha Ranatunga, for years, had the ear of Namal, who was among the top five most powerful people in the country. Sanath was also good friends with him. Thilanga, right now, is literally deputy speaker of the house. What sway could Austin actually have over them?

The main arguments seem to be about Chandimal being kept in the team, and Sandakan being kept out. What about that time when Chandimal was packed off to an A team tour in 2014, in what was almost an embarassing turn of events for him? What about Lahiru Thirimanne, who was having a worse run than Chandimal has ever had, being kept in the team month after month even when he wasn't producing runs?

Thisara Perera, who over the past year has been one of the least deserving players in the Lankan team, was there for so long, pissing virtually everyone off. He is not an Austin player. Couldn't Godfather Austin have found a reason to get him dropped, and installed his own guy in there?


Gut feeling is someone within SLC has created this campaign to detract from the real story, which is that SL's selectors, who have been terrible for most of the last year, have been given another six months in the job.

Exactly. As i heard, someone in hierarchy wants come into player bussiness.

If someone like this was happening when Nishantha R was the secretery, why on the earth he did not said it in public when he had all the support from MR government? All he did was trying to blame Sanga Mahela for random shit in time anyway.

[Real Sanga]

(07-07-2017, 11:31 AM)Black_Hawk Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 10:47 AM)PunDithaMC Wrote:  This is insane overreaction.

Just think logically about this for a minute.

The argument is that Charlie is puppetmaster in the SL team, and has been influencing selections for years. If this was the case, why have selectors or SLC come out and said it? Nishantha Ranatunga, for years, had the ear of Namal, who was among the top five most powerful people in the country. Sanath was also good friends with him.  Thilanga, right now, is literally deputy speaker of the house. What sway could Austin actually have over them?

The main arguments seem to be about Chandimal being kept in the team, and Sandakan being kept out. What about that time when Chandimal was packed off to an A team tour in 2014, in what was almost an embarassing turn of events for him? What about Lahiru Thirimanne, who was having a worse run than Chandimal has ever had, being kept in the team month after month even when he wasn't producing runs?

Thisara Perera, who over the past year has been one of the least deserving players in the Lankan team, was there for so long, pissing virtually everyone off. He is not an Austin player. Couldn't Godfather Austin have found a reason to get him dropped, and installed his own guy in there?


Gut feeling is someone within SLC has created this campaign to detract from the real story, which is that SL's selectors, who have been terrible for most of the last year, have been given another six months in the job.

In SL, anything is possible!

I am not someone who is 'connected' to those in cricket circles or to the goings on in wider SL. So yes, when I found out about it, it was a complete shock.

Interesting how Austin doesn't defend himself but gets his two little subordinates to manage the PR.

What did you find out? Gossip? Lol

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(07-07-2017, 12:09 PM)PunDithaMC Wrote:  Ok, maybe we are all naive, but all we want is for someone to actually present some hard evidence or facts.

At the moment there are allegations, but no one is explaining how the selection system that is in place can be so beholden to a player manager.

All the Sinhala stories have no names of journalists at the bottom, which is a red flag as well.

(07-07-2017, 02:58 PM)pj57 Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 02:43 PM)IslandFan Wrote:  So what are you saying.???? not clear

Charlie Austin - 10
Asanka Wijewardana - 3
Mohamed - 2
Rob Ashwel - 3
Kaushtav Lahiri - 5
Ravi De Silva - 2 (including Kusal Janith)
Mike Keech - 1

So there are lot of other managers too.  Rob Ashwel, Kaushtav Lahiri are they foreigners too.?
So if Charlie Austin is so powerful why Chandimal is out of the team now.?  
This is such bull,  maybe
1.) from a fraction who wants Charlie's players so they can earn big
2.) People who wants to remove Angelo from captaincy.

Will they succeed.?

I said to look at the list so that fellow members will know each players manager. There may be others who are not in the ODI squad who are managed by Austin.

Ashwell and Lahiri are obviously foreigners if we go by their names. One of these two could be representing Roshan Abeysinghe.

Austin doesn't lose his commission by Chandimal not playing because it's Tharanga who has replaced Chandimal. Tharanga is also with Austin.

You are missing the whole point here. The main issue here is one agent having so many players under his control is not good for our cricket because of the influence he can bring through the captain and other senior players.

If this is happening for real,

Even Having few of managers seems to creating a issue here. They gonna fight for spots in the team then. What i am trying to say is, doesn't matter whether it's one or eleven managers.

What Is wrong here is that the selectors not sticking to their selections, and getting influenced by agents. This has to stop. Number of agents won't fix any issue i am afraid.

Has to break the chain between selectors and agents. Obviously it's not one manager only does this. Sachith was prime case which was even on newspapers.

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(07-07-2017, 03:01 PM)pj57 Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 02:50 PM)IslandFan Wrote:  Chamara Kapugedera, Dimuth and Thisara inconsistent players managed by some others not Charlie Austin.  
Anyone with common sense what is behind all this

Common sense will tell you Austin can't and will not influence every decision.....which will make the whole thing very obvious.

Which decisions he has the influence on? You said not every one. Then?

Only on the days Selectors are in good mode?

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someone in hierarchy wants come into player bussiness.

That's a possibility indeed

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(07-07-2017, 03:58 PM)Real Sanga Wrote:  

(07-07-2017, 12:09 PM)PunDithaMC Wrote:  Ok, maybe we are all naive, but all we want is for someone to actually present some hard evidence or facts.

At the moment there are allegations, but no one is explaining how the selection system that is in place can be so beholden to a player manager.

All the Sinhala stories have no names of journalists at the bottom, which is a red flag as well.

(07-07-2017, 02:58 PM)pj57 Wrote:  I said to look at the list so that fellow members will know each players manager. There may be others who are not in the ODI squad who are managed by Austin.

Ashwell and Lahiri are obviously foreigners if we go by their names. One of these two could be representing Roshan Abeysinghe.

Austin doesn't lose his commission by Chandimal not playing because it's Tharanga who has replaced Chandimal. Tharanga is also with Austin.

You are missing the whole point here. The main issue here is one agent having so many players under his control is not good for our cricket because of the influence he can bring through the captain and other senior players.

If this is happening for real,

Even Having few of managers seems to creating a  issue here. They gonna fight for spots in the team then. What i am trying to say is, doesn't matter whether it's one or eleven managers.

What Is wrong here is that the selectors not  sticking to their selections, and getting influenced by agents. This has to stop. Number of agents won't fix any issue i am afraid.

Has to break the chain between selectors and agents. Obviously it's not one manager only does this. Sachith was prime case which was even on newspapers.

Agree!! If they are real (although most claims in that post is pretty far fetched), will having different managers solve it? Is the manager to blame for everything? Not the selectors, not the coaches, not the administrators who allowed it to happen?

What next will influence selections? Having many players from same school? same club? many working with same sponsor? Wives of many being in the same yoga class?
If such a thing is happening, first action should be taken on the corrupt selectors and admins. If not nothing will stop it.

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We need to have an independent non-SLC investigation into what was exactly promised by Austin to players when they signed up. Equipment/commercial deals are all par for the course but promising consistent selection by one way or another can't be acceptable.

If sanga and Mahela took part in it we have to find out.

I suspect we won't hear from Austin himself but there will be a considerable response through the media he can influence including cricinfo.

[Real Sanga]

This i heard from another source,

One of SLC's top bracket member's friend who manage's a certain player made all these stories come up now.

Why?

To cook up a SLC investigation about agents. And take a action.

What ll be the action of SLC?

Most probably to either ban couple of managers somehow or appoint an own manager for all these players.

Who will be the manager?

SLC top bracket members friend who manages a certain player.

This could well be gossip too. Let's see what ll happen.