Has the fat lady sang?

I have been following with interest over the past few days the controversy that is shaking the netball fraternity of Barbados to the core.

What is even more surprising are the negative comments being made by some persons who were members of the past few Executive Councils of which I was a member at some time. One former President has even been quick to say that the Board of the BNA has no leadership. DUH!!!!! Isn't it ironic that everyone who was a member of Council was of the opinion that we didn't have any democracy? Guess why the five year ban ? Somebody had to stand up to the Cuba that was in Barbados.

This former President criticizes and demeans what is obviously working to anyone who will listen to the LAVATORY MATTER( the buzz word for the week). Amazing now there are so many remedies and suggestions and when she was at the helm it was more valley than mountain. Yet again the only encouragement seems to be that which plunders the air over Arch Hall or permeates the atmosphere at Emmerton and Chapman Lane. SMELL IT!!!

One recent unofficial poll conducted in Waterford has shown that the only club willing to offer any measure of support to this President if she was even attempting a comeback would be Sion Hill. Interesting!

In an earlier blog, I advised the Board to keep on doing what is obviously working.From several conversations I've had with many influential persons across the sporting landscape including Principals, Administrators,Pastors, even netballers, there is only one logical thing to do regarding the U-21 team and it's ENTIRE management. DISMANTLE them and forget the Cook Islands. DON'T send them anywhere, PERIOD. What happens if they were in Cook Islands and didn't agree with breakfast, lunch even dinner? They've ran their last run as far as I am concerned.

I'm eagerly waiting to see what the Board will do as far as punishment?? is concerned, because the Barbados Netball Association has been publicly embarrassed. Remember the Executive Council as it was then and which I was a part of AND which the present U-21 MANAGER was also a part of alleged that I had also embarrassed the BNA and thus the five year ban??

Now the stakeholders, senior national team and coaches are livid that an unknown group of average netballers can pull such a stunt and want answers. The SELECTION COMMITTEE needs damage control and the netball fraternity want heads to roll.

ALL I KNOW NOW IS THAT THE BOARD HAS TO DO SOMETHING OR MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT THEY THEMSELVES BE CONSTRUCTIVELY DISMISSED TOO!!