Monty Off To Blazing Start: Already Has Vice Captain Ollie Flustered!

Derek Lawrenson reports that the Vice Captain has never actually been offered the job!

He has certainly got a grumpy potential vice-captain on his hands after Jose Maria Olazabal made the stunning revelation on Thursday that Monty had appointed him to the post without even asking the Spaniard if he wanted it.

Anyone know the Spanish for ‘That’s news to me, pal?’

Such was Ollie’s reaction to a series of questions on the subject at the Dubai Desert Classic, where he was in no mood to gloss over what he clearly feels is a terrible breach of protocol.

‘The only words Monty and I have spoken was when I got to the clubhouse on Wednesday and I congratulated him and he said: “We need to talk,” and that was all,’ said Olazabal.

You assume it is the vice-captaincy he wants to talk about?

‘I am not going to guess anything.’

Comments

[greenfee]

It's cranked up a notch already.
Somebody ought to run a book on when the explosion happens :-)
Betfair anyone?

[Ronald Monetsano]

?De verdad, Olazabal?

Tidy way to express both "that's news to me, pal!" and "Are you shitting me?" without the vulgarity.

[Ronald Montesano]

Just realized that my name posts incorrectly. Nice to be "Montesano" again.

[Brian Keogh]

Did Monty actually say he had appointed Olazabal as a vice captain?
I don't thinks so.
According to the transcript, Mongtomerie said: "I think it's quite obvious that José Maria will be part of my team at Celtic Manor." No mention of vice captaincy. Is he the first captain's pick!

[Aunt Blabbie]

God bless Monty.