05-04-2004, 08:50 AM
more of the same.............
Dhanraj has a 'Handle with Care' tag on him but IHF has failed to see it
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dhanraj Pillay's axing has, more than anything else, exposed the zero player management skill of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF).
Evidently, when the IHF cannot handle a major player, it chooses to sack him instead of finding a solution to tackle the problem. Sacking Pillay _ for the sixth time in his career _ has proved that there are inherent flaws in the way hockey is run in the country and player management is an issue that needs to be urgently addressed.
Dhanraj isn't the first star who has been humiliated by IHF. One instance that comes to mind straightaway is of the star forward of the 1960s, Inam-ur-Rehman: Widely regarded as the finest player of his time, but one who had problems with the IHF and vice versa because of his temperamental ways. Indian Airlines - the company that Rehman used to represent at the domestic level _ however did not have a problem with him and tackled him efficiently. A strange coincidence is that Dhanraj is also employed with the same company.
the last few days, a series of former players have met Rajinder separately to convince him that Dhanraj, and handling him properly, is of paramount importance to the success of the team. Apparently Joaquim Carvalho, Dhanraj's mentor in his early days had contacted Rajinder, who is a former teammate, to discuss the issue of bringing Dhanraj back. The message seems simple: Bring the star back, and learn to handle him.
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Thanks IHF. <!--emo&:furious--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/furious.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='furious.gif' /><!--endemo-->
This is the website of them squabbling buggers <!--emo&:argue--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/argue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='argue.gif' /><!--endemo--> -
Indian Hockey Federation
Dhanraj has a 'Handle with Care' tag on him but IHF has failed to see it
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dhanraj Pillay's axing has, more than anything else, exposed the zero player management skill of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF).
Evidently, when the IHF cannot handle a major player, it chooses to sack him instead of finding a solution to tackle the problem. Sacking Pillay _ for the sixth time in his career _ has proved that there are inherent flaws in the way hockey is run in the country and player management is an issue that needs to be urgently addressed.
Dhanraj isn't the first star who has been humiliated by IHF. One instance that comes to mind straightaway is of the star forward of the 1960s, Inam-ur-Rehman: Widely regarded as the finest player of his time, but one who had problems with the IHF and vice versa because of his temperamental ways. Indian Airlines - the company that Rehman used to represent at the domestic level _ however did not have a problem with him and tackled him efficiently. A strange coincidence is that Dhanraj is also employed with the same company.
the last few days, a series of former players have met Rajinder separately to convince him that Dhanraj, and handling him properly, is of paramount importance to the success of the team. Apparently Joaquim Carvalho, Dhanraj's mentor in his early days had contacted Rajinder, who is a former teammate, to discuss the issue of bringing Dhanraj back. The message seems simple: Bring the star back, and learn to handle him.
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Thanks IHF. <!--emo&:furious--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/furious.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='furious.gif' /><!--endemo-->
This is the website of them squabbling buggers <!--emo&:argue--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/argue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='argue.gif' /><!--endemo--> -
Indian Hockey Federation