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.