Hoggard to Leics as captain, Monty to Sussex?

[8ace]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/counties/6503221/Monty-Panesar-heads-for-Sussex-to-rebuild-England-career.html

 

[Marc]

oohh wonder what the BUZZ will be about at work tomorrow....certainly not the fireworks!!

 

[The Wizard]

He didn't have a good season at all last year but he's still a quality player and I'd definitely sign him up.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

At least he is a like-for-like replacement for Hoppo on the field.

 

[8ace]

Would be interested to know how much input Mushy has had regarding Sussex talking to Monty.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Bloody marvellous, Chad Keegan as our main striker bowler anyone?

RHB, Yardy, Rayner, Beer....and yet we want to bring in a spinner as our "big" summer signing, one who was always an overrated, one-trick pony who is popular only because of his tardy celebration.

That news has just about ensured we have NO CHANCE of going straight back up.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

we need some bloody pace bowlers not some mong who was SHIT last year and can't field or bat at ALL

robbo out!

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

we need some bloody pace bowlers not some mong who was SHIT last year and can't field or bat at ALL

robbo out!

Correct.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I'm not sure about Rayner but like the idea of a 'Monty and Beer' twin spin attack. The issue there is our tail then starts to lengthen.

It's one of those where if one or two other signing come off having Monty could be the X Factor we need.

 

[8ace]

Hoggy would have been a good signing but obviously we weren't able to offer him the captaincy.
Have to look elsewhere now - slim pickings I fear though.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Simon Jones would have been a good signing too - damn Hampshire!

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Simon Jones would have been a good signing too - damn Hampshire!

Apart from that he'll play 2 games and then get injured. Need a paceman but don't want no sicknote.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

I am not a cricket fan but this appears to be flair

 

[Mendoza]

Our problem is that we couldnt take 20 wickets in the Championship game, I dont see how this is going to change things. If we sign him at least they cant put the membership proces up as they have already been published.

Beer and Monty would be good I guess, but Rory was coming on leaps and bounds with his bowling, so why push him out the equation as a spinner?

Can Arafat bowl over 90mph? I dont think we have anyone else that can bowl over 85mph. Well only Wright but he will hardly play for us. And he will leave if we dont get promoted, so me may as well build for life without him

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/academy/pdf/masks/pdf/bbc_academy_panesar.pdf

 

[Trigger]

Er, whilst Monty would be a good signing for the home matches I still feel we desperately need two new fast bowlers for the away games!

Collymore will keep it lovely and tight as ever, Arafat will get the odd wicket but where is our main STRIKE bowler?

 

[8ace]

Maybe we aren't out of the race for Hoggy...

Two-team race for Hoggard
05th November 2009
Sussex are in a two-way fight to land former England bowler Matthew Hoggard.

The county and second division rivals Leicestershire have both offered the 32-year-old a three-year contract although the Foxes have also told Hoggard they want him to be captain as well.

Several counties including Essex, Worcestershire and Middlesex expressed their interest in signing Hoggard when he left Yorkshire last month but all have dropped out of the race.

Chief executive Dave Brooks said: “As far as we are aware it is just us and Leicestershire who are left in the race - we are down to the last two.

“If you are serious about signing someone like Matthew you have to offer him the security of a three-year contract. It was one of the reasons why he left Yorkshire so it is the right thing to do.”

Leicestershire remain favourites to sign Hoggard who is being shown around property in the north of the county today while the county have also been asked to draw up a written contract head of his visit."

Brooks said: “We have made our pitch, so have Leicestershire and now we have to give the player some space to make his decision.”

Sussex have signed young batsman Matt Machan on the cricketing equivalent of an apprenticeship.

The 18-year-old has signed a junior contract which ties him to the club until the end of the 2011 season.

Brooks added: “It bridges the gap between the academy and a professional contract. At this stage we don’t feel Matt is ready to be a full pro but to fulfill his potential he needs to be working on his cricket full time.”

Yasir Arafat will play for New Zealand’s Twenty20 champions Otago at the end of Pakistan’s three-Test series in New Zealand.

Sussex confirm Monty interest
05th November 2009
Chief executive Dave Brooks confirmed today that Sussex are interested in signing England spinner Monty Panesar.

Northamptonshire have given the 27-year-old permission to talk to other counties even though he has a year left on his contract.

Brooks said: "When there are players of Monty's proven ability available I would expect (coach) Mark Robinson to be banging on my door to see what chances there are of us signing them. We are trying to improve our squad and he would definitely do that."

Panesar's career has been on the wane for several months. He lost his England place to Graeme Swann while his county did not pick him for their final Championship match of the season.

Northants are keen to get him off their wage bill after he lost his central contract in September.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Signing Monty would be a backward step. The one thing that relegation offered us was the chance to give beero his chance

 

[MJsGhost]

I'm not convinced Hoggy would represent the strike bowler we are clearly crying out for. A very good bowler for sure, but not a cracker-jack wicket taker in unfavourable conditions. He's bound to start well wherever he goes to prove a point to Yorkshire, but I'm not sure a 3 year deal (on quite a bit of money I suspect) would be good for the club in the long run.
Monty would be great for the publicity and a bit of a buzz, but I agree tht he's not the kind of player we need either.

Simon Jones (if fit) is exactly the kind of player we need, but he makes Ledley King look indestructable!

 

[Don Tmatter]

Cant see Panesar getting in our One Day team and i'd doubt he'd take many more wickets than R-HB over the course of next season in CCD2.

 

[deckchair]

i think monty would be an ace signing.rayner isnt up to it, beer is untried in championship and the others mentioned are part-time limited overs bowlers. mushy can help monty back to his best, he's a character too- sign him up!