St James FA election a real shocker

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St James FA election a real shocker

November 23, 2006, 11:35 AM

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That the incumbent Lennox Wallace would have lost by so wide a margin was inconceivable going into Monday night's Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the St James Football Association. 
Given the build-up and the anticipation, it was expected to be a close fight and even the eleventh hour entry of Cricket Board president, Tom Chambers, was deemed ineffectual. 
As it turned out, at one stage during Monday night's tallying of the votes, Wallace was third in the race. 
I claim no inside knowledge of the thinking of the delegates leading up to the elections, but based on what I knew of the running of the FA, I thought Wallace had done enough to be given a second mandate. 
Wallace is a bright, energetic executive and was hand groomed to take over from George Evans when he stepped down in 2004 after five years in the hot seat. 
To my mind, and remember my direct association with the day-today running of football in the parish ended years ago when Violet Kickers changed ownership and became Mt Salem FC, Wallace managed to keep the Association running and moving on a steady upward curve. 
However, the delegates saw it differently and made their voice heard loud and clear on Monday night in the resounding 52-20 margin that Orville Powell won by. Factor in the 10 votes that Chambers managed to get and the eight ballots that were spoilt and the margin is even more decisive. 
The million dollar question was what led to the rejection of Wallace by the delegates after what appeared on the surface, a good job? 
One of the things heard after Monday’s meeting was that he had lost touch with the delegates and was absent for long periods. 
Even more disturbing were charges that they had lost confidence in his leadership and were not happy with the way he dealt with a number of issues involving the bigger picture of how they related to the ongoing Jamaica Football Federation politics. 
Maybe I am naïve or not in tune with what is going on but I fail to see how what goes on here in St James, Westmoreland or St Thomas affects what goes on at the JFF. 
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November 23, 2006, 03:51 PM

RE: St James FA election a real shocker

Maybe I am naïve or not in tune with what is going on but I fail to see how what goes on here in St James, Westmoreland or St Thomas affects what goes on at the JFF.

- Isn't it a two way street? What happens at the local level affects what the national programs is all about and the also going in the other direction - i.e. What happens at the national level affect the local programs?

Besides in addition to automatically each affecting the other...is there not directly mandated inter-action and responsibilities of a Parish FA's heads and the JFF Board of Directors, Executive Committe and thus entire operation of JFF and the Parishes?

Two way street - -----> & <-------- flow! ...and, truth be told it could not be any other way if we expect development to be all-island!

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