JFF Congress?

[Karl]

...and, the word is...????

[Jamaica2099]

RE: JFF Congress?

Sounds more like the JFF putting JAMAICA'S on the backburner until World Cup qualifiers start.:unsure:

[Sickko]

RE: JFF Congress?

<DIV class=scrolling id=insideDiv style="PADDING-RIGHT: 21px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><DIV class=HTMLTitle><SPAN id=Ar0400200 style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Treasurer says JFF still in the </SPAN><SPAN id=Ar0400201 style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">red — </SPAN></DIV><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 5px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 5px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><DIV class=HTMLByline><SPAN id=Ar0380004 style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">BY PAUL A REID Observer writer </SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 5px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"></DIV><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 5px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal"><DIV class=HTMLContent style="OVERFLOW: auto"><SPAN id=Ar0380001 style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">MONTEGO BAY, St James — Despite being in a much healthier financial situation than three years ago, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is still not where they would like to be and is still in a precarious position, claims treasurer Rudolph Speid. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Speid told yesterday’s Annual General Congress held at the Lorna Nembhard auditorium at the Montego Bay Community College, that while the federation was spending a lot more than they were earning, they had managed to arrest the deficit. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Where the Federation used to spend 117 cents for every dollar earned in 2003, Speid said the JFF had spent an average of 89 cents for each dollar in the last two years — 2005 and 2006 — and had </SPAN><SPAN id=Ar0380002 style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">managed to “wipe out the overdraft we had in 2005”. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Speid, who had his position ratified by a majority of 58 votes to two against and six delegates abstaining, did not get the chance to present a financial report. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The unaudited document had reached the delegates late and as such they did not get enough time to examine it in detail. Speid explained the lateness of the document as he said they had to go back to financial reports as far back as 2003 as they “had to be converted to international reporting standards”. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">He said the federation had made an unaudited profit of $21 million in 2006, “against $17 million audited” the previous year. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">A motion moved by Peter Reid, president of the St Catherine FA and a former JFF treasurer, called for the audited reports to be presented to the delegates in 60 days at an extra-ordinary congress to be held in Kingston. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Speid pointed out, however, that there were still debts that must be taken care of and the JFF was still in a precarious position where anything could disrupt the balance at any time. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Additionally, another motion to move the voting congress to the World Cup year was tabled by Ambassador Stewart Stephenson, president of KSAFA. It was decided that this would also be presented to the delegates at that Congress. </SPAN>
<SPAN style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: newspaper; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Stephenson told the meeting that keeping the elections after the World Cup would give whomever takes office time to properly plan strategi

[Sickko]

RE: JFF Congress?

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Financials rejected... but JFF upbeat
published: Monday | February 12, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody YsFrO="true">

Adrian Frater, News Editor


Speid



Western Bureau

Delegates at yesterday's <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Jamaica</SPAN> Football Federation (JFF) annual congress in Montego Bay rejected the federation's financial statement, claiming that it was not circulated for the perusal of delegates ahead of the congress as per constitution.

Treasurer Rudolph Speid was subsequently mandated to have the financial statement circulated forthwith so as to facilitate an extraordinary congress in 60 days to examine the Federation's accounts for the last administrative year.

Speid, who was earlier ratified as treasurer by the delegates, blamed the failure to circulate the financial statement on the fact that he was required to revisit certain transactions dating back to 2004.

However, he declared that the federation's account was in order and reasonably good shape, especially in regards to funding for the 'Back to Africa' 2010 World Cup campaign.

"We have over J$447 million in confirmed sponsorship for the 'Back to Africa' campaign and we have other sponsors out there waiting to come aboard," said Speid. "The situation is looking quite good and I think we are well on the way to realising the J$1.7 billion required to cover the entire programme."

Unlike recent years, the congress was devoid of the petty squabbles and mud-slinging as for the most part the delegates were non-confrontational, a feature which JFF president Crenston Boxhill described as most "refreshing and productive".

Petty squabbles

"The petty squabbles were missing today and we were able to conduct our business in an orderly manner," said Boxhill. "This is the way it ought to be. We will have our disagreement, but nothing is wrong with doing things in the mature manner we operated today."

During the course of the congress, a motion calling for the JFF's voting congress to be staged 'during a World Cup year', which would offer each new administration the latitude to develop their respective programme from 'scratch', was adopted and will be up for ratification at the extraordinary congress to deal with the financial statement.

"I think it would be very good if this motion is ratified," said general secretary of the Hanover Football Association, Sheridan Samuels, who supported the motion. "When a new administration comes into office mid-way a World Cup campaign they are at a disadvantage as they are forced to accept the programme in place, instead of developing one of their own."

According to the proposal, which was tabled by president of the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association, Ambassador Stewart Stephenson, the voting congress would be held no later than three months after each World Cup final, allowing the new administration a chance to run a full programme. </DIV></DIV>

[Mosiah]

RE: JFF Congress?

Sickko (2/12/2007)<DIV id=printReady>



<SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative"></SPAN>Unlike recent years, the congress was devoid of the petty squabbles and mud-slinging as for the most part the delegates were non-confrontational, a feature which JFF president Crenston Boxhill described as most "refreshing and productive". <DIV class=KonaBody YsFrO="true">

Petty squabbles

"The petty squabbles were missing today and we were able to conduct our business in an orderly manner," said Boxhill. "This is the way it ought to be. We will have our disagreement, but nothing is wrong with doing things in the mature manner we operated today." </DIV></DIV><DIV>

</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>A white farin coach can do that for you! JFF nice again cause Bora is on board!</DIV>