70's --- not just a good golf score

Reports coming in from Scotland are not good.  In an attempt to boost flagging morale, Captain Graeme "H" Wilson hosted a 70's costume party at the weekend.  As seen in this photo, H doned his favourite "huggy bear" outfit; The Riddler just wore his regular Travolta gear; and past Captain MacCallum was very poorly disguised as a bandit.  At least H covered his mullet with a ridiculous hat to save the Scottish team from further embarassment.

Next week Wee Mikey plans to take the team to a swingers party after Roscoe said he needed some help with his swing....

Motivational Speaking

In an effort to improve its Quaich results, the Scottish team is putting it's leaders through a rigorous seminar in leadership and motivational speaking.  Select members of the Scottish team are currently being coached by experts from the Hibernian Leadership Performance and  Motivational Speaking Academy.   The Academy's motto is "Conquer Fears. Overcome Obstacles. Get Results." 

 

An anonymous source recently sent videos to The Quaich Blog of Scottish team members practicing the skills they have learned during their first few weeks at the Academy.  The results are stunning.

 

Graeme "H" Wilson was widely criticized for failing to inspire his team during 2010's disasterous home field loss to the underdog Americans.  H's attempt to rally his men with a pre-round speech in the Kilspindie locker room fell short of the mark.  "A corpse has more charisma than H," said one insider who was there.  "It was painful to watch."  H is determined to turn things around and improve his skills; however, as the following Hibernian Academy video shows, he still has a lot of work to do. 

 

 

Ross "Rosco" MacCallum will be an Assistant Captain for the Scottish team in June.  He will be responsible for mentoring and encouraging the two Scottish rookies.  To be effective in this role, Rosco must augment his leadership skills.  While he is clearly heeding the Hibernian Academy coaches' advice to "own the stage" and "deliver with enthusiasm", Ross' distracting hand gestures in the following video could be a problem.  It's hard to hear the message when you can't help but watch his hands thrashing in the air.  You be the judge:

 

 

Come back to The Quaich Blog again soon for more breaking news!

 

Team Captains Under Intense Scrutiny

With 150 days until the Quaich, the team captains face enormous challenges.  And they also face more scrutiny than perhaps any captains in Quaich history.

Neither blonde is H's wife

The Scottish team recently announced that Graeme “H” Wilson would return as captain in 2012.  After a disastrous inaugural campaign as captain in 2010, Wilson was considered to be roadkill by many observers, so his ascent to captaincy again this year comes as a shock.  The Sun newspaper speculated recently that Wilson maybe in possession of a compromising sex tape featuring Wee Mikey, The Riddler and several underaged women.  If not given the captaincy, Wilson allegedly threatened to release the tape to the media.  In protest, Michael “Wee Mickey P.” Peyrebrune and Neilson “Null” Rutherford have resigned their spots on the team.  Peyrebrune and Rutherford have long been seen as the “moral compass” for the Scottish team and will be greatly missed in Florida in June.  Wilson is now challenged with filling two vacancies on his team within five short months.

On the other side of the pond, U.S.A. captain Eric “Swayze” Silagy is clearly distracted.  Instead of spending time preparing a plan for U.S. victory in the Quaich matches, he’s been singularly focused on climbing the corporate ladder.  It was recently announced that Silagy, age 46, is the new President and CEO of Florida Power & Light, one of the largest utilities in the United States.

A very good Palm Beach Post article on Silagy’s promotion can be found at this link:  http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/fpls-ceo-to-retire-after-40-years-successor-2041675.html.  We ask that you ignore the sentiments of a certain commentator known as “FPL Sucks” at the bottom of the article.  He or she is clearly not a fan of our boy.

What is he really thinking?

While Swayze’s rise to power is impressive, it brings into question his ability to devote time to the captaincy of Team USA.  “We’re all very proud of Swayze,” said one member of the U.S. team who asked to remain anonymous.  “But what the f**k?  Now he’ll be thinking about electricity and stuff instead of who’s the best partner for ‘The Cudman’ in foursomes.  Not that it’s all about me.”

There are 150 days until the Quaich matches begin and the drama is beginning to swell.

Fairways + Greens features the Quaich

Web's narrative based on the 2002 Quaich is published in Fairways + Greens magazine.  Several Quaich players are featured in the story.  Read it here:
http://fairwaysandgreens.com/articles/764-an-old-fashioned-old-course-thrashin