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Was GDF’s pulling out of K&S the right move?

Mar 13, 2015 Sports

Dear Mr. Editor,
Guyana’s football recently has been undergoing changes which augur well for the future of football in this beloved nation. However there seems to be some individuals who are hell bent of deflating the process of development.
Guyana’s football was recently given a boost with two of the country’s top clubs – Alpha United FC and the Guyana Defence Force FC entering the CFU Club Championship. The two clubs are in receipt of fixtures and they are slated to play in April in Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago respectively.
As part of a team or club’s preparation for international matches, the training intensifies with more rigid sessions and practice games against teams with the same or higher caliber. Playing matches usually assess your team performance so that coaches can remedy and correct the team’s shortcomings.
However a recent development has me bewildered. The GDF FC was selected by the Kashif & Shanghai Organization to participate in their tournament which has over the years been the best and most professionally organized tournament in Guyana.
When this tournament comes around teams are disappointed when they are not selected but lo and behold the GDF team withdrew from the tournament citing their participation in the CFU tournament as the reason for their withdrawal.
Mr. Editor, can someone from the hierarchy of the Guyana Defense Force or a member of the Technical Staff of the GDF FC explain to the nation what went wrong. I can’t understand how can a club which will be participating in a high level CFU competition, withdrew from the highest level of competition in their country when they should be using these games as warm up games to assess the team’s preparedness.
Was this decision taught through thoroughly by the Technical Staff of the GDF FC or was the decision made on sentiments? Was this decision the correct decision based on the fact that the team will have to seek practice games against clubs who may be in the same K & S tournament and probably against clubs which are not in the tournament.
Who will they play against, Police FC, Timehri Panthers, Uitvlught Warriors, Cougars United FC?  Will these matches be competitive, will the intensity be there, will there be official Referees, and will the fight to win be there? I don’t think so.
It is my opinion and view that this was a bad tactical blunder on behalf of the military hierarchy by approving the withdrawal of its club, thousands of dollars will be spent in preparing the team and also to transport the team to the Country where the tournament will be played.
This was a travesty of justice for the footballers who will have to participate in the game and at the end of the day, if the team is humiliated, the players will be blamed for their inefficiency and lack of ability.
Raul Jones

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