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Saturday, June 21st, 2008.
NEWS RELEASE!
Fabian Taylor shines in his first season at Notodden FK as Harbour View Football Club is building greater links in Norway!
The headline in a recently published newspaper the Telen shouts "Fabian Taylor good enough to play in the Premier Division" it is the statement from his Coach Jan Halvorsen, himself a former professional player in the German Bundesliga.
The tough talking Technical Director of Notodden FK who has lead the steadily progress from the second Division through promotion in only one year into the first Division and has rapidly forced themselves into third position at the end of seasonal three weeks break but ten games only.
The season a long way to go with a sixteen Club component the positive early thrust has to be sustained and improved but after losing the first two games Notodden have climbed steadily up the tables to 17 points. Promotion is guaranteed to the top three clubs only and the fourth placed club plays off with highest ranked relegated club from the Premier League, as it stands now they would be automatically promoted.
Oniel "Bigga" Thompson was a standout performer last season there and that paved the way for striker Fabian to arrive just at the start of the season before both players were coming of the bench late in the first three games.
Since then Fabian has struck five goals including a hat-trick to become the clubs leading goalscorer and second overall in the league.He is well loved and respected at the club and throughout the town by supporters while gaining the respect of the opponents, football fraternity and enquiring regional Premier League Clubs especially after being voted as the striker in the Media selected All-Star Team at the early season break.
Television interviews on prime time Sports Network of the two jamaican National players has helped catapult their popularity as well as the awareness to players with the Caribbean lifestyle.
Notodden built its new stadium last season and now plays at that relaxed venue by the river as the light towers, stands and other deveopment will continue for the next few months but they utilise the newly laid state-of-the-art Astro-turf field much to the pleasure of the growing fan base.
Fabian returned to jamiaca for rest and family linkages from June 9th and went back on Friday, June 20th as the season continue on Sunday June 29th.
Notodden FK's CEO, Per Arne Hansen visited Jamaica in March to sign Fabian and explore linkages with his club, he then invited Harbour View Football Clubs General Manager, Clyde Jureidini to Norway between June 2-9th for further exploritory discussions that proved fruitful to both clubs.
Regarding the newspaper article in the Telen, please find enclosed.
Photo-heading:
More professional than in Jamaica
Under photo;
Positive visit: Clyde Jureidine, club-director in Harbour View, has got
a lot of new idees after his Notodden visit. Here she is een together with
owner, Kjetil Holta and CEO, Per Arne Hansen
The article:
There are big difference between the football in Norway and Jamaica.
This is said by club-director Clyde Jureidini from Harbour View. He has
in the last week got an insight of the Norwegian football culture through
his visit with Notodden FK. He is convinced that the clubs has a lot to
learn from each other.
Was impressed.
HVFC and NFK agreed to keep the contact after Fabian Taylor was the first
player-export to Norway from the Jamaican capital. Now the clubs hope to
learn from each other and has started to work on an alliance where the
intention in general will be on to swapping competence in different
ways. The last week the club-director has been visiting Notodden and he
has to admit that he was impressed. Facilities, infrastructure and
finances are quit impressing. These thing are more professional in
Norway says Jureidini.
Can learn from us.
He says that there are no doubt that his own club can learn
from the Norwegian football culture. At the same time he is very clear in
that Notodden and Norway can learn about the Jamaican
football arrangement. A football match in Jamaica is a big experience and event. It is much more music and show connected to a match. Norwegian clubs can adopt some elements here, said the club-director, who garaunteed
returns to Jamaica filled with knowledge and experience.
Harbour View beats Notodden FK?
He underlined that Notodden FK has much more support from the State.
Not least when it comes to will from the community and economic support
from the sponsors. Most of it looks more structured in Norwegian
football. And of that we can learn of the competence, says Jureidini who
is in no doubt that HVFC would beat NFK. Yeah, we would beat them with clear margin, says a smiling Jamaican club-director who admits he always backs his club to beat any club anywehere.
He looks forward to another visit to jamaica by high ranking Notodden FK Officials at the end of the season later this year to finalise plans between both clubs as ongoing discussions continue in earnest.
The possibility already exist that other HVFC Players will be invited to trials in Norway soon.
Clyde Jureidini - General Manager
Harbour View Football Club
June 21, 2008.
NEWS RELEASE!
Fabian Taylor shines in his first season at Notodden FK as Harbour View Football Club is building greater links in Norway!
The headline in a recently published newspaper the Telen shouts "Fabian Taylor good enough to play in the Premier Division" it is the statement from his Coach Jan Halvorsen, himself a former professional player in the German Bundesliga.
The tough talking Technical Director of Notodden FK who has lead the steadily progress from the second Division through promotion in only one year into the first Division and has rapidly forced themselves into third position at the end of seasonal three weeks break but ten games only.
The season a long way to go with a sixteen Club component the positive early thrust has to be sustained and improved but after losing the first two games Notodden have climbed steadily up the tables to 17 points. Promotion is guaranteed to the top three clubs only and the fourth placed club plays off with highest ranked relegated club from the Premier League, as it stands now they would be automatically promoted.
Oniel "Bigga" Thompson was a standout performer last season there and that paved the way for striker Fabian to arrive just at the start of the season before both players were coming of the bench late in the first three games.
Since then Fabian has struck five goals including a hat-trick to become the clubs leading goalscorer and second overall in the league.He is well loved and respected at the club and throughout the town by supporters while gaining the respect of the opponents, football fraternity and enquiring regional Premier League Clubs especially after being voted as the striker in the Media selected All-Star Team at the early season break.
Television interviews on prime time Sports Network of the two jamaican National players has helped catapult their popularity as well as the awareness to players with the Caribbean lifestyle.
Notodden built its new stadium last season and now plays at that relaxed venue by the river as the light towers, stands and other deveopment will continue for the next few months but they utilise the newly laid state-of-the-art Astro-turf field much to the pleasure of the growing fan base.
Fabian returned to jamiaca for rest and family linkages from June 9th and went back on Friday, June 20th as the season continue on Sunday June 29th.
Notodden FK's CEO, Per Arne Hansen visited Jamaica in March to sign Fabian and explore linkages with his club, he then invited Harbour View Football Clubs General Manager, Clyde Jureidini to Norway between June 2-9th for further exploritory discussions that proved fruitful to both clubs.
Regarding the newspaper article in the Telen, please find enclosed.
Photo-heading:
More professional than in Jamaica
Under photo;
Positive visit: Clyde Jureidine, club-director in Harbour View, has got
a lot of new idees after his Notodden visit. Here she is een together with
owner, Kjetil Holta and CEO, Per Arne Hansen
The article:
There are big difference between the football in Norway and Jamaica.
This is said by club-director Clyde Jureidini from Harbour View. He has
in the last week got an insight of the Norwegian football culture through
his visit with Notodden FK. He is convinced that the clubs has a lot to
learn from each other.
Was impressed.
HVFC and NFK agreed to keep the contact after Fabian Taylor was the first
player-export to Norway from the Jamaican capital. Now the clubs hope to
learn from each other and has started to work on an alliance where the
intention in general will be on to swapping competence in different
ways. The last week the club-director has been visiting Notodden and he
has to admit that he was impressed. Facilities, infrastructure and
finances are quit impressing. These thing are more professional in
Norway says Jureidini.
Can learn from us.
He says that there are no doubt that his own club can learn
from the Norwegian football culture. At the same time he is very clear in
that Notodden and Norway can learn about the Jamaican
football arrangement. A football match in Jamaica is a big experience and event. It is much more music and show connected to a match. Norwegian clubs can adopt some elements here, said the club-director, who garaunteed
returns to Jamaica filled with knowledge and experience.
Harbour View beats Notodden FK?
He underlined that Notodden FK has much more support from the State.
Not least when it comes to will from the community and economic support
from the sponsors. Most of it looks more structured in Norwegian
football. And of that we can learn of the competence, says Jureidini who
is in no doubt that HVFC would beat NFK. Yeah, we would beat them with clear margin, says a smiling Jamaican club-director who admits he always backs his club to beat any club anywehere.
He looks forward to another visit to jamaica by high ranking Notodden FK Officials at the end of the season later this year to finalise plans between both clubs as ongoing discussions continue in earnest.
The possibility already exist that other HVFC Players will be invited to trials in Norway soon.
Clyde Jureidini - General Manager
Harbour View Football Club
June 21, 2008.