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King eagerly awaits end of JFF ban - Player says he just can't wait to come back to the 'Office'
published: Thursday | August 23, 2007
Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter
Marlon King celebrates scoring a goal at the 'Office' while teammate Andy Williams runs to congratulate him. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer
Now on the back end of a controversial two-year ban from the outgoing
Football Football Federation (JFF) administration, Reggae Boy Marlon King is lacing up his boots at the prospect of an impending return to the national set-up.
"I just can't wait to come back to the 'Office'," King, the top marksman for Championship division club Watford, told The Gleaner in an interview while making obvious reference to the National Stadium in Kingston, where Jamaicaplay its home matches.
"The fact is that I really love playing for my country and I can't let anyone spoil that for me or my family they always look forward to seeing me play," King said.
Two-year ban
In February of this year, the JFF announced that the 27-year-old forward would be banned for two years, dating back to the Reggae Boyz' disastrous tour of England in May 2006, which saw the team thrashed 4-1 by Ghana and then battered 6-0 by England.
The striker was sent home prior to the second game after an early morning row with the touring delegation, after allegedly breaking the team curfew.
"It wasn't a fair decision. In my opinion I was banned for speaking out against what I saw was going on in the camp," remarked King.
"I thought that we had a much better team than we were showing and with better organisation we could have been getting better results," he said.
Should the player serve the full duration of the suspension, he will not be eligible to play for Jamaica until May next year. But with the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers not set to begin until October, King is happy to just put the whole incident behind him.
"I was a bit bitter about the whole situation initially, I just wasn't treated fairly. Right now though I just want to put the whole thing behind me and get back to representing Jamaica," he said.
King was unaware of the probable change in administration, but as would be expected, shed no tears for the expected departure of the Boxhill-led group.
"I had no idea that there was going to be a change in the JFF, but I hope whoever takes over uses more common sense," he said.
"The team can achieve a lot more but we need better organisation," he added plainly.
The bustling front-man missed a golden opportunity to make an impression on topflight football with Watford, as his season came to an early end after sustaining a knee injury against Arsenal.
Without King, who scored 22 goals in their bid for promotion, the team was subsequently relegated. According to the striker, things have been going well so far this season and he looks forward to an opportunity to return to the top flight.
"Things have been going well so far and I am working hard to hit top form. I think with some effort we will make it back to the Premiership," he said.
King, who made his international debut with a goal against Venezuela in April 2004, has already scored six goals in 12 appearances for Jamaica.
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King eagerly awaits end of JFF ban - Player says he just can't wait to come back to the 'Office'
published: Thursday | August 23, 2007
Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter
Marlon King celebrates scoring a goal at the 'Office' while teammate Andy Williams runs to congratulate him. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer
Now on the back end of a controversial two-year ban from the outgoing
Football Football Federation (JFF) administration, Reggae Boy Marlon King is lacing up his boots at the prospect of an impending return to the national set-up.
"I just can't wait to come back to the 'Office'," King, the top marksman for Championship division club Watford, told The Gleaner in an interview while making obvious reference to the National Stadium in Kingston, where Jamaicaplay its home matches.
"The fact is that I really love playing for my country and I can't let anyone spoil that for me or my family they always look forward to seeing me play," King said.
Two-year ban
In February of this year, the JFF announced that the 27-year-old forward would be banned for two years, dating back to the Reggae Boyz' disastrous tour of England in May 2006, which saw the team thrashed 4-1 by Ghana and then battered 6-0 by England.
The striker was sent home prior to the second game after an early morning row with the touring delegation, after allegedly breaking the team curfew.
"It wasn't a fair decision. In my opinion I was banned for speaking out against what I saw was going on in the camp," remarked King.
"I thought that we had a much better team than we were showing and with better organisation we could have been getting better results," he said.
Should the player serve the full duration of the suspension, he will not be eligible to play for Jamaica until May next year. But with the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers not set to begin until October, King is happy to just put the whole incident behind him.
"I was a bit bitter about the whole situation initially, I just wasn't treated fairly. Right now though I just want to put the whole thing behind me and get back to representing Jamaica," he said.
King was unaware of the probable change in administration, but as would be expected, shed no tears for the expected departure of the Boxhill-led group.
"I had no idea that there was going to be a change in the JFF, but I hope whoever takes over uses more common sense," he said.
"The team can achieve a lot more but we need better organisation," he added plainly.
The bustling front-man missed a golden opportunity to make an impression on topflight football with Watford, as his season came to an early end after sustaining a knee injury against Arsenal.
Without King, who scored 22 goals in their bid for promotion, the team was subsequently relegated. According to the striker, things have been going well so far this season and he looks forward to an opportunity to return to the top flight.
"Things have been going well so far and I am working hard to hit top form. I think with some effort we will make it back to the Premiership," he said.
King, who made his international debut with a goal against Venezuela in April 2004, has already scored six goals in 12 appearances for Jamaica.
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