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JFF just as culpable as PLCA
Adrian Frater, News Editor
Western Bureau:
When I first heard the news late Monday afternoon that Montego Bay United Football Club (MBUFC) had backtracked on an earlier position to not start their 2014 Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) campaign unless irregularities within the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) were sorted out, I was both angry and disappointed.
My feelings were based on the fact that I felt MBUFC had a genuine grouse, which they should not have relented to, on a matter of principle. In fact, being willing to step back could be tantamount to opening the door to future abuses of power by a PLCA, which is clearly lacking in principles and probity.
However, based on subsequent investigations, it would appear that MBUFC did not capitulate because they lack the gumption to fight on, but faced with a lack of support from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), which is seemingly too timid to stand up in their defence, had no choice but to make the tactical retreat, which they did.
I cannot blame the PLCA for having a strong and decisive leader in former Prime Minister Edward Seaga, but I can't say the same for the JFF, which has been flimsy in the defence of an affiliate, who has decided to take a principled stance in regard to protecting an abuse of its rights by the PLCA.
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Adrian Frater, News Editor
Western Bureau:
When I first heard the news late Monday afternoon that Montego Bay United Football Club (MBUFC) had backtracked on an earlier position to not start their 2014 Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) campaign unless irregularities within the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) were sorted out, I was both angry and disappointed.
My feelings were based on the fact that I felt MBUFC had a genuine grouse, which they should not have relented to, on a matter of principle. In fact, being willing to step back could be tantamount to opening the door to future abuses of power by a PLCA, which is clearly lacking in principles and probity.
However, based on subsequent investigations, it would appear that MBUFC did not capitulate because they lack the gumption to fight on, but faced with a lack of support from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), which is seemingly too timid to stand up in their defence, had no choice but to make the tactical retreat, which they did.
I cannot blame the PLCA for having a strong and decisive leader in former Prime Minister Edward Seaga, but I can't say the same for the JFF, which has been flimsy in the defence of an affiliate, who has decided to take a principled stance in regard to protecting an abuse of its rights by the PLCA.
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