Ric resigning
by Baldip Singh on Jul 11, 2008 11:55 PM
Seems like nothing has changed at the top. When IHF was disbanded, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope, perhaps a new era was emerging over the horizon. As it turned out it was the same old carry on. The whole psychie of the country is wrong, it seems like people at the top like to live in Cockooland. It is a fact that Hockey has changed and we have to change with it. We can regain past glory, but only if the will and fair play is there. Ric could have helped India to the top. I keep hearing the word Olympians..Olympians.. But that is is living in the past ...these olympians have little knowledge of today's game. There managerial skills are virtually zero. The only positive contribution they can make is coaching at regional level. Look at China they probably have 100 athletes who have aspired to play hockey and in no time at all have displaced India. Where has that 80 years of World class Indian hockey gone? There is no pride, no discipline and it is shameful the number of times poverty is pleaded. India is a growing economy with burgeonig middle class, well that is the impression that comes across. That being so, surely we can have a proper setup with professional coaches, infra structure and so forth. If Ric had been given a freehand in developing Indian hockey, we would most probably been playing in Beijing. I am sure i am not alone, when i say that like other diehard fans that having followed since one was born, the last 30 years have been a real pain. I hope R
