Thursday, 18 March 2010

Mickey Arthur sings the Pet Shop Boys

Dear Mr Arthur,

Thank you for your application to be coach of the Retra Vision Warriors. And yes, we know it is a completely stupid name for a cricket team but the Retra Vision people insisted and since we're so crap at state cricket we haven't exactly had sponsors kicking down our door, you know what I'm saying?

We would like to invite you to come to an interview next week at the WACA (you must remember where that is - your South Africa beat Australia there a couple of years ago). To help you prepare for the interview, here are some of the things that would be expected of you should you be successful:

  • get Marcus North sorted out. I mean, he's been shit lately, hasn't he?
  • see to it that Mitchell Johnson actually plays a game or two for us next season. Getting his mum on side should help.
  • poach a Victorian or two (not too many though, or you'll put the locals out) and maybe try nicking Beau Casson back from the Blues.
  • make us a good enough team to get a better sponsor and a better bloody name.
  • Keep Geoff Marsh and his army of sons from taking over Western Australia one cricket ground at a time, but don't upset Mitchell Marsh - he's the only half decent player we have at the moment.
  • Speak to Shaun Marsh about not stating publicly that he is sick of being on the losing team. We're all sick of being on the losing team, but we don't whine to journalists about it.
  • For the love of God, please stop us from being the losing team!
With the exception of South Australia, we are the shittest state side in Australia. This is why we want you. No one except Biff knows why South Africa dumped you, but we couldn't give a shit. Please save us Mickey. There isn't really a short list of 4 people, it's just you. Go West, son! Life is peaceful there.

Please?

Graeme Wood

Chief Executive, Retra - you know who I am, dammit.

4 thoughts on this post:

Purna said...

Just don't throw him in the water when he is shit okay?

He's already done that.

Lou said...

I don't know, we're crapper than SA. QLD felt sorry for us last match.

Did Shaun Marsh really do something so roooobish? Why doesn't he STFU and spend his time in the nets working on concentrating long enough to get past 20 or so. And on remembering how to move his feet when he is supposed to be 'played in' on the said 20 or so?

In fact, he and Marcus North could try spending some quality time together on those issues.

I think Shaun has done the big brother 'you better not be better than me' routine on Mitchell Marsh so his form has fallen away as well.

Sheesh.

Lou said...

Note, the 'whackface' to give him Wes' colourful term has gone out for a 24 ball 20 in NZ.

Someone tell me why he is automatic first pick when the openers get injured again?

Sidthegnomenator said...

Nah, I don't think Shaun Marsh did anything that bad. He was being honest. I sure Mitchell's form will come back ... it has to :-(

I don't know why they keep landing on Hughes. I don't think he's bad, but would like to see someone with more experience get a chance. What about Chris Rogers? I like him. I suppose I am biased, with him having played for both W.A. and Derbyshire (still at Derbyshire btw).

How long must he be punished for the double century business?