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Western Grandstand- Of Orville Powell and visionary leadership
By adrianfrater@hotmail.com
December 05, 2015
Adrian Frater
The more I see of Orville Powell's bold bid to revolutionise Jamaica's football, the more I understand why some individuals within the halls of power in the Jamaica Football Federation want to keep him as far away as possible from any top level position within the federation.
...the astute Powell has quietly been building a fantastic football empire at Montego Bay United Football Club (MBUFC), which is second to none in Jamaica
One of the things that Powell has done, which I believe has set MBUFC apart from all other local clubs, is the creation of its home facility, the WesPow Park. The facility includes living accommodation for the players, a modern gymnasium, office spaces, a restaurant, a swimming pool, a futsal field, two practise fields and a main playing field.
Only recently, Powell orchestrated the twinning of MBUFC with the United States-based Valeo FC Football Academy, a move designed to fast-track the development of the young players for the international market. Interestingly, the programme is designed to facilitate both male and female players in all the age groups.
In what is another first for any football club in Jamaica, Powell has gone out and secured the required equipment to stream his home games in the Red Stripe NPL via the Internet.
(Read the entire article in The Star.)
Western Grandstand- Of Orville Powell and visionary leadership
By adrianfrater@hotmail.com
December 05, 2015
Adrian Frater
The more I see of Orville Powell's bold bid to revolutionise Jamaica's football, the more I understand why some individuals within the halls of power in the Jamaica Football Federation want to keep him as far away as possible from any top level position within the federation.
...the astute Powell has quietly been building a fantastic football empire at Montego Bay United Football Club (MBUFC), which is second to none in Jamaica
One of the things that Powell has done, which I believe has set MBUFC apart from all other local clubs, is the creation of its home facility, the WesPow Park. The facility includes living accommodation for the players, a modern gymnasium, office spaces, a restaurant, a swimming pool, a futsal field, two practise fields and a main playing field.
Only recently, Powell orchestrated the twinning of MBUFC with the United States-based Valeo FC Football Academy, a move designed to fast-track the development of the young players for the international market. Interestingly, the programme is designed to facilitate both male and female players in all the age groups.
In what is another first for any football club in Jamaica, Powell has gone out and secured the required equipment to stream his home games in the Red Stripe NPL via the Internet.
(Read the entire article in The Star.)
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