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Captain Burrell outlines 8-point plan to rebuild football after retaking the reins of the JFFBY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, November 05, 2007
NEGRIL, Westmoreland - Declaring that "a new dawning is upon us", and "better days are ahead for our football", Captain Horace Burrell was yesterday officially returned to head the nation's most popular sports, football, following the Special General Meeting (Voting Congress) of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) at Beaches Negril.
BURRELL. the JFF shall facilitate a programme of sustainable development, characterised by professional administration. (Photo: Paul Reid)
With the late withdrawal of Trelawny's Linnell McLean from the contest for the position of first vice-president, the way was cleared for the Captain Burrell-favoured Dale Spencer of Manchester to take up the position.
Joining Captain Burrell and Spencer on the executive are second vice-president Bruce Gaynor of St James, treasurer Gary Sinclair of St Catherine and Executive Officer Lorraine Scringer, who created history by being the first female senior executive of the JFF.
Outgoing president, Crenston Boxhill, who left the Congress after delivering his speech, and handing over the reins to McLean, who was the second vice-president in the previous administration, said progress was made during his tenure, but he conceded the failure of the Under-23 team to qualify for the Olympic Games next year was a "personal disappointment".
However, he said this did not mean he end of the road for the players, all of whom, he believes, were talented players.
Meanwhile, at an emergency meeting of the new executive immediately following the Congress, Horace Reid was unanimously appointed as the new general secretary, replacing Burchell Gibson, who had tendered his resignation earlier in the day, but offered his assistance to the new executive "in whatever way they required".
In a post congress press conference, Captain Burrell said the new executive will start working at 8:00 this morning where the "proper handing over will be done and Mr Gibson was requested to be there to hand over to Mr Reid".
THE NEW EXECUTIVE: Members of the new JFF executive (from left) Dale Spencer, first vice-president; Captain Horace Burrell, president; Bruce Gaynor, second vice-president; Lorraine Scringer, Executive Officer; Gary Sinclair, treasurer and Raymond Anderson, third vice-president pose at yesterday's Congress in Negril. (Photo: Paul Reid)
In his acceptance speech, Captain Burrell said his plans to put the sport back on firm footing hinged on eight major planks, inclusive of coaching development; referees; administrative reforms at all levels, the JFF, the respective parish associations and the clubs; development and improvement of playing facilities; improving the technical aspects of the present Premier League; youth development and a national football academy; improvement of women's football and qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The "overwhelming, tremendous support from the delegates", he said, was "a vote of confidence that was most needed at this time. It means the Jamaica Football Federation will once again more forward as unit".
To move forward, he said, "the JFF must re-establish itself as viable organisation that is compatible to modern business trends in the global marketplace".
Captain Burrell, who served as president of the JFF between 1994 and 2003 before he was shocking defeated by Boxhill, said it is the vision of the new JFF executive that Jamaica establish itself as not just a powerhouse in CONCACAF, but on the world stage, and as a result, the mission statement will be: "The JFF shall facilitate a programme of sustainable development, characterised by professional administration, a very high level of technical competence, international infrastructural standards, innovation, creativity and responsiveness to our corporate partners, government stakeholders and by extension the Jamaican people.
"Also, our national teams should be able to represent us consistently anywhere in the world," he said.
Captain Burrell said there is a fundamental need to attract more talent from corporate Jamaica into football, as the current structure of football administration cannot meet the challenges of the modern game.
"We must change the way we do business," he stressed; adding: "As we move forward as a board we are going to do all that is within our powers to ensure the parish associations move up a couple of notches in so far as their administration is concerned."
Captain Burrell outlines 8-point plan to rebuild football after retaking the reins of the JFFBY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, November 05, 2007
NEGRIL, Westmoreland - Declaring that "a new dawning is upon us", and "better days are ahead for our football", Captain Horace Burrell was yesterday officially returned to head the nation's most popular sports, football, following the Special General Meeting (Voting Congress) of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) at Beaches Negril.
BURRELL. the JFF shall facilitate a programme of sustainable development, characterised by professional administration. (Photo: Paul Reid) With the late withdrawal of Trelawny's Linnell McLean from the contest for the position of first vice-president, the way was cleared for the Captain Burrell-favoured Dale Spencer of Manchester to take up the position.
Joining Captain Burrell and Spencer on the executive are second vice-president Bruce Gaynor of St James, treasurer Gary Sinclair of St Catherine and Executive Officer Lorraine Scringer, who created history by being the first female senior executive of the JFF.
Outgoing president, Crenston Boxhill, who left the Congress after delivering his speech, and handing over the reins to McLean, who was the second vice-president in the previous administration, said progress was made during his tenure, but he conceded the failure of the Under-23 team to qualify for the Olympic Games next year was a "personal disappointment".
However, he said this did not mean he end of the road for the players, all of whom, he believes, were talented players.
Meanwhile, at an emergency meeting of the new executive immediately following the Congress, Horace Reid was unanimously appointed as the new general secretary, replacing Burchell Gibson, who had tendered his resignation earlier in the day, but offered his assistance to the new executive "in whatever way they required".
In a post congress press conference, Captain Burrell said the new executive will start working at 8:00 this morning where the "proper handing over will be done and Mr Gibson was requested to be there to hand over to Mr Reid".
THE NEW EXECUTIVE: Members of the new JFF executive (from left) Dale Spencer, first vice-president; Captain Horace Burrell, president; Bruce Gaynor, second vice-president; Lorraine Scringer, Executive Officer; Gary Sinclair, treasurer and Raymond Anderson, third vice-president pose at yesterday's Congress in Negril. (Photo: Paul Reid) In his acceptance speech, Captain Burrell said his plans to put the sport back on firm footing hinged on eight major planks, inclusive of coaching development; referees; administrative reforms at all levels, the JFF, the respective parish associations and the clubs; development and improvement of playing facilities; improving the technical aspects of the present Premier League; youth development and a national football academy; improvement of women's football and qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The "overwhelming, tremendous support from the delegates", he said, was "a vote of confidence that was most needed at this time. It means the Jamaica Football Federation will once again more forward as unit".
To move forward, he said, "the JFF must re-establish itself as viable organisation that is compatible to modern business trends in the global marketplace".
Captain Burrell, who served as president of the JFF between 1994 and 2003 before he was shocking defeated by Boxhill, said it is the vision of the new JFF executive that Jamaica establish itself as not just a powerhouse in CONCACAF, but on the world stage, and as a result, the mission statement will be: "The JFF shall facilitate a programme of sustainable development, characterised by professional administration, a very high level of technical competence, international infrastructural standards, innovation, creativity and responsiveness to our corporate partners, government stakeholders and by extension the Jamaican people.
"Also, our national teams should be able to represent us consistently anywhere in the world," he said.
Captain Burrell said there is a fundamental need to attract more talent from corporate Jamaica into football, as the current structure of football administration cannot meet the challenges of the modern game.
"We must change the way we do business," he stressed; adding: "As we move forward as a board we are going to do all that is within our powers to ensure the parish associations move up a couple of notches in so far as their administration is concerned."