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Letter to the Sport Editor…WHO HAD OVERTURNED MATTHIAS’ BAN?

Mar 28, 2013 Sports

 

 

Dear Sir,
Unbelievable! Is how best I can describe the contribution of former GFA administrator, Lester Sealey’s 28 years (1982-2010) of football administration in Georgetown, and to a lesser extent in Guyana.
Editor, the publication of a letter in your newspapers captioned “Distortion, Half-Truths and Plagiarism Has Unfolded in Matthias’ Manifesto” 20.03.13 offers a useful insight into the GFF’s Presidential nominee’s downright dishonesty.
And has been recently pointed out by another presidential nominee, “sweet talk and flowery speeches don’t run football”!
Sir, for whatever reason Sealey did not comment upon his additional contributions to the sport remains anyone’s guess, which should have also included.
The then GFL’s Coordinator of the Demico House Pee-Wee (Under-11) K.O Competition, for a period of 8 years.
A.    A former member of the then Guyana Football Referees Association, and had never failed a “Coopers Fitness Test”.
B.    As the former Secretary of Fruta Conquerors, it was he who tabled the vote of “no confidence” in the Matthias led administration, by way of a motion, which was seconded and unanimously approved, in accordance to “parliamentary procedure”!
Further, in the meeting that took place at GFC, when many club representatives remained silent.
It was Sealey, who took Klass to task, outlining that “the GFF executive had erred significantly, in not conducting a thorough investigation into the unaccounted $500,000 and allowing the GFA executive to continue in office.
In addition to loaning them the said amount, of which no incoming executive of the GFA, would be obliged to honour.
What of the Police’s involvement he also enquired? “Klass, with his head bent in shame couldn’t provide the answer! The Matthias led administration was the first in Georgetown, to receive in excess of $1,000,000 from a sponsor, namely: Banks DIH to successfully coordinate 2 competitions, the Premier League and a Division 1 League, with sponsorship amounting to $1,500,000.
While $500,000 couldn’t have been accounted for! And yet still the bailout came before the completion of both competitions. Why had Klass compromised such a gross mismanagement of financial affairs? With the unanimous agreement of a ban to be implemented, on all members of the Millennium Executive that promised so much and achieved very little! Once again, but with a different agenda, Matthias is now challenging for the presidency, of the GFF! And has the gumption now to speak of” Players Association and Accountability”! My, oh my!
Editor, any executive of a club, association or team manager that cannot represent the interest of  their players, at whatever level is not worthy of that portfolio. So, in essence here again lies another failure of the GFA executive. Of accountability, why is it a few clubs affiliated to the GFA received their financial statements less than 24 hours prior to the AGM? Is this the hallmark of proper accountability, that fails to give clubs an adequate timeframe for scrutiny? Also it’s deceitful to have constitutional reform at the GFF, without first advocating it at the club, then association level, before the national level.
I can go on but time and space will not allow me! And by the way who or whom uplifted Matthias’ ban?
Was it the former GFF President, unilaterally, or in conjunction with his executive? And was it ratified by the Federation’s General Council? If, not, then the administration of football, is definitely treading on dangerous grounds.
Are these the warnings of chaos unfolding prior to the GFF’s AGM?
Did Matthias as Hon. Secretary, GFA, confirm with the constitutional requirements, of convening the Half-Yearly General Meeting for 2011? Absolutely not, so is this individual worthy of any position on the GFF’s executive?
Yours informatively,
 Joseph Forde

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