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Today’s world has become intolerant of pretenders
By Rawle Welch
The two individuals who seem to think that whenever they speak everyone should shut up and listen simply because they feel that they are the sole authority and owners of the rights of football will fail miserably in their attempt to silence me.
It seems to be a calculated attempt by the Directors of the Kashif & Shanghai Organisation, enabled by person or persons within the media fraternity who lack the resolve to stand up for something, to silence me only, since other writers have advocated through various media similar concerns that I’ve proffered, but no challenge has been made to ‘edify’ them.
Well, as many within the sports fraternity would know, I am not one to call a spade a fork and I will continue to report fearlessly on any subject that I feel I have the facts and competency to report on.
To begin with, Kashif (formerly known as Greg Charles) writing in Kaieteur News of Sunday, March 31, spoke of numerous falsifications written by me in an attempt to denigrate and dismiss his good friend Shanghai as a leading candidate for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Presidency which will be contested on April 12.
He then spoke of me not soliciting clarification on the issue of his OUTFIT’s involvement in certain aspects of Guyana’s World Cup campaign from the General Secretary of the GFF pertaining to the role they played in the process.
I am tempted to concede that the right thing was to make that call, since it would have placed me in a better position to have on record the response by the GS.
However, it would be interesting to hear the explanation for the placement of a massive Billboard outside the K&S Head Office that stated there was where the World Cup Secretariat was housed.
For what other reason would the Billboard be placed there?
Once again, just as the public had judged their yearend football extravaganza, so too will they have the opportunity to adjudicate who is right and wrong in this matter now and April 12. I have been in the media for close to nine years and during that period I have been nominated as Sports Journalist of the Year on three consecutive occasions, a fact that can also be verified with the National Sports Commission so I know how important it is to safeguard one’s integrity, but at the same time state the facts without fear or favour, features of my character that can be substantiated by many sports administrators who when delinquent were not given a pass.
The attempt to make Shanghai look like the ‘clean’ guy as he goes up against candidates with less baggage will fail unless he or someone from the GFF comes clean with what actually occurred with the Mexico proceeds.
After almost five months no release has been made and all it does is endorse the long held view about the obscurity of the work of the officers of the GFF and their associates.
The voters must not be hoodwinked by a resume that appears more self serving than all encompassing, a facet that is critical for the holistic development of the sport.
Let Shanghai say what he has done for the community of Linden that was home to the longest running sports event and let him further explain what he has achieved during his tenure as Organising Secretary which dates back to 2002, except for overlooking the acquisition of a large debt, a failed GOAL Project, denial of voting rights and a ‘big’ payday for his Organisation.
Is that an impressive resume even as Guyana struggle to produce footballers of quality locally, while a Super League that is heavily funded by FIFA is yet to gain momentum when compared with other tournaments?
In what way has the visits of the great King Pele (no disrespect to the man proclaimed as greatest ever footballer} and the disgraced Austin ‘Jack’ Warner, the attendance of over twenty (20) Congresses and three (3) World Cups, benefitted either Linden or Guyana’s football fortunes?
Stop the embarrassing self aggrandizement; it will not suffice, not in today’s world which has become intolerant of pretenders.
It is because of my appetite and aptitude for research that I find nothing in Shanghai’s resume that could propel him to high office.
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