The message of yesterday’s hectic parleys which saw the Experts’ Committee entrusted to thrash out the issues that the present National Coach raised, is clear: Terry wants to continue, bureaucracy is relenting, the Expert Committee is positive, the Sports Minister is all set to divest lot of powers to Chief coach and High Performance Director of Hockey India.
However, like Bollywood masala film, the above script marked only interval, with a great suspense thrown in by Hockey India President Narinder Batra.
It seems even if everybody wants Hockey India is not interested to have Terry Walsh as Chief Coach.
Hockey India is one organization that should have been happy to have Terry continuing, but it is not, contrarily otherwise.
Narinder Batra has investigated into the past of Terry and have come out with serious allegation of financial misgivings of Terry’s 10-year-ago tenure with the States National Federation.
Terry was High Performance Director of USAHF between 2005-2007.
Now the issues Terry raised have been side-lined, the one HI President dominate, will be a trump today, last day of Terry’s tenure.
As the waters are now muddied, it is unlikely Terry Walsh will continue, and is not a good augury.
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