I wonder how much of the $11M is left after the World Cup?

I think this smacks of damage control and "get our story straight" meeting.

Ace - that's exactly what it was. I'm just surprised they advertised it. Hmmmm.... maybe Glenn goofed again.

Rummy - not bored. Just waiting for Andre to come through customs so I can tell him about his lost luggage.

I'd love to see a breakdown of where it went...of course that would involve them knowing, accountability, FOI, transparency etc and we know that ain't happening any time soon.  Between chartered flights to all over the world every 5 minutes, hotels, contracts for players etc I'm sure not much of the money managed to filter it's way into ground roots cricket; did you see the strips of green carpet and tennis balls the U-19 guys were playing with in some gym hall last night on the 7pm news??  Wonder why they got humped?  Apparently the Nepalese cricket guys had the audacity to bowl quickly with a hard ball on a real pitch...
Bermuda is better at many other sports traditionally but the way they are viewed determines how they are funded.  Sailing gotta be top of local achievements and gets next to nothing because.....hhmm, I'll leave that alone.
Rugby gets $2000/year because....hhhmm, I'll leave that alone.  Got young, black Bermudians coming through representing the West Indies at that sport, I'm sure it's true in others but they are perceived as....hhmm, I'll leave that alone.

Not to mention the ones that no longer want to play for various reasons.

I think us being in the World Cup was just a fluke, seeing how well we did in that 

Have any real excuses been floated though? I mean if you go by the coverage everyone seems to be at as much of a loss as we are. It's frustrating because where exactly do you lay the blame at. I mean the players obviously but what about the association, the coaches, etc.

I thought Bermuda's attempt at cricket was a bit of an advertising coup.  If Bermuda had played just OK, who would have cared?  By playing at a level that's unquestionably the worst ever by any team, everybody is talking about how pathetic Bermuda is.  "Those Bermuda guys must spend too much time getting stoned and hanging out at the beach.  sounds like a great place for a relaxing holiday."  Kind of like the Jamaican bobsled team.

We'll probably get more visitors from that joke of a team than we did from faith based tourism.  And those tourists will spend more in Bermuda bars than the bible thumpers will.

The irony is that if you read "Chained on the Rock", you find that black Bermudians were a major part of our nautical heritage 'back in the day'....

Noel