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Notice of Judgement served on JFF from British firm
Saturday, May 24, 2008
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) continues to grapple with the backlash of their ill-fated England tour in 2006, this after a Notice of Judgement was issued in favour of NVA Management Limited in England against the federation for a total of £10,366.75 owed to them for services provided during the two-match tour of England.
Federation president, Captain Horace Burrell, made the revelation at the COK Champions Cup awards presentation at the JFF office on Thursday.
Burrell said the notice was issued by the Central London County Court on the May 1 and received by the JFF on the 15th of the month and it called on the organisation to pay the amount immediately.
This, he noted, has only added to the £153,000 already owed to the English FA for gate receipts on the said tour, which took place under the Crenston Boxhill-led administration.
According to Burrell, NVA Management Ltd made claims on the JFF "for monies owed for by services provided and settlements of the JFF bill incurred" during the England, Ghana trip by the national team in May to June 2006.
However, the JFF boss said a forensic audit is being done into the matter and its findings will be made public as soon as it is completed.
"The audit will be undertaken by the auditing firm Deloitte& Touche and will include extensive investigation," Burrell said.
He said the federation was in negotiations with the English FA to get them to soften the terms or give some kind of reprieve.
He added that it is very important the public is kept informed.
"We are a public body and people will need to know...and I wanted to be the first to tell the Jamaica people exactly what has happened," he continued.
He said not paying the bills could have serious consequences and the JFF was making every effort to have the situations rectified.
"We will have to pay it, though I don't know from what source we will get the money...this is not something to joke around with as I am sure that if we don't pay it, there will be further consequences," he stated.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) continues to grapple with the backlash of their ill-fated England tour in 2006, this after a Notice of Judgement was issued in favour of NVA Management Limited in England against the federation for a total of £10,366.75 owed to them for services provided during the two-match tour of England.
Federation president, Captain Horace Burrell, made the revelation at the COK Champions Cup awards presentation at the JFF office on Thursday.
Burrell said the notice was issued by the Central London County Court on the May 1 and received by the JFF on the 15th of the month and it called on the organisation to pay the amount immediately.
This, he noted, has only added to the £153,000 already owed to the English FA for gate receipts on the said tour, which took place under the Crenston Boxhill-led administration.
According to Burrell, NVA Management Ltd made claims on the JFF "for monies owed for by services provided and settlements of the JFF bill incurred" during the England, Ghana trip by the national team in May to June 2006.
However, the JFF boss said a forensic audit is being done into the matter and its findings will be made public as soon as it is completed.
"The audit will be undertaken by the auditing firm Deloitte& Touche and will include extensive investigation," Burrell said.
He said the federation was in negotiations with the English FA to get them to soften the terms or give some kind of reprieve.
He added that it is very important the public is kept informed.
"We are a public body and people will need to know...and I wanted to be the first to tell the Jamaica people exactly what has happened," he continued.
He said not paying the bills could have serious consequences and the JFF was making every effort to have the situations rectified.
"We will have to pay it, though I don't know from what source we will get the money...this is not something to joke around with as I am sure that if we don't pay it, there will be further consequences," he stated.