Hockey India officials goof up now

You keep threatening extreme things to the other party, don't negotiate at all and nothing gets resolved.

Once the Indian Hockey Players sat on strike, it was a blunder from the players not to negotiate properly when they were in Delhi. They gave a statement that all is settled and made a U-turn within 24 hours of their decision.
However, the further complexity has been added by the Hockey India officials by threatening the players to be asked to leave and field another team in the Hero Honda World Cup 2010 scheduled to start on 28th Feb '09.

Hockey India Officials have made the same mistake which the players did: going extremes. This is not 1998 when Indian Hockey Federation dropped 6 players immediately after 1998 Asiad Gold Medal victory and still the Federation had it's way.

The media rules now. Whether they are right or not, but media rules. The internal dispute which could have been based on negotiation and continuous 2-way talk has become a contentious issue.
The officials could have dealt with the players much better.
They could have settled the immediate problem of ending the strike first. The players can still practise and talks can go on with Hockey India officials in Pune.

Although players' demands are genuine, Hockey India's stand also doesn't seem to be wrong. They say that the officially elected body will committ the salaries and can give only give limited money to the players.
However, it looks like there lacks a will from HI to solve the issue amicably.

It seems the officials are desperate and haven't even made one decent prolonged attempt to straighten out things with the players. Their mantra has been: Take whatever we give you or leave the arena.

It doesn't work out that way. The news has made to the front page of the leading dailies. Everyone has come in support of players. The players have got an excellent platform to venom their grievences in front of the whole nation. With so much money being promised by so many people from the country and the World, it seems like it's easy to get money from people but the officials.

HI officials are giving the same trash that offficials used to give decades back, "Play for the nation and forget money."
Unfortunately, it's doesn't work in 2010. Nearly the whole nation empathizes with the players when it comes to incompetent adminstration which has vested interests.

By such an extreme stand HI has ensured that they will lick where they spit.

I just wish that the camp starts soon because Brasa and his coaching team are waiting on the turf for the players to put up a good show in the World Cup.
Each day lost is costly to this nation, to the players and to the fans of Indian Hockey....