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Sometimes you have to sacrifice pride in order to make some dollars. Sure Burell knew that Jamaica was unprepared for South Africa but he needed the money to pay some bills. I lift my hat to Burrell.
JFF to clear debts with 'friendly money'
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant Sport Editor
Monday, May 03, 2010
Following the hurriedly arranged friendly international between Jamaica's Reggae Boyz and South Africa's Bafana Bafana in Germany last week, the cash-strapped Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) will be able to pay some of its bills.
First on the list of outstanding payments that they will make from the undisclosed match fee from the game is some staff salaries. Also, it will seek to settle the remaining sum of about $850,000 on the London-based NVA Management Limited debt, arrears on a bank loan and appearance fees for players carried over from the non-profitable home game against Canada in late January.
BURRELL... the trip to Germany for the game against South Africa was a relative success
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BURRELL... the trip to Germany for the game against South Africa was a relative success
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"The trip to Germany for the game against South Africa was a relative success... we did not get a massive amount of money, but we will now be able to address some urgent bills like staff salaries; it's a pity that we will still not be able to clear all our salary obligations," said JFF president Captain Horace Burrell.
He disclosed that the JFF general secretary Horace Reid, the highest paid employee of the organisation, is still owed some four months' salary, but is expected to get a portion of the outstanding sums from the recent incoming stream of cash.
"Off course we also intend to make the final settlement to the bailiffs with regards to the NVA debt and outstanding payments on a bank loan taken out during the (Crenston) Boxhill era," Burrell said yesterday.
On the hastily organised trip, which has been the subject of criticism, the JFF saw opportunity for earning well needed cash, plus to give the team of mainly local-based Boyz a chance of exposure on the international stage.
"It was not all about the money, but we also saw it as a chance to expose our local Boyz to high-quality international competition; we wanted to see how they would equip themselves against a team that is not only consistently in training, but the hosts of the World Cup," said Burrell, who is on his second stint as the head of the nation's football.
Apart from the match fees, the South African Football Association (SAFA) also picked up the huge tab associated with all aspects of the trip, which included high-priced airline tickets, hotel accommodation and meals.
Burrell, who is a South Africa 2010 World Cup Ambassador, said he has been pressed to release the figure that the SAFA paid to have the Boyz engage their team as a replacement following the eleventh-hour pull-out of China, which left the World Cup hosts without a game last Wednesday.
"We have to move away from that culture... I am not going to go public with information like that because it's unethical in the execution of business between two agreeing federations. Business in football is not conducted in that way," said the CONCACAF Executive Committee member.
"The fact of the matter is that federations beg that you don't disclose that kind of thing because it could compromise future dealings with other associations as everybody is paid differently, and thus we will not breach that. All I am obliged to do in these situations is to report fully to the JFF Board of Directors and we have done that and this is how we will continue to operate," he added.
Meanwhile, in last Wednesday's friendly against South Africa, the Boyz surprised with a brave performance after arriving in Frankfurt, Germany, just mere hours before the kick-off at the Offenbach Kickers stadium. Towards the end of the contest, jetlag got the better of them and they went down 0-2.
JFF to clear debts with 'friendly money'
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant Sport Editor
Monday, May 03, 2010
Following the hurriedly arranged friendly international between Jamaica's Reggae Boyz and South Africa's Bafana Bafana in Germany last week, the cash-strapped Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) will be able to pay some of its bills.
First on the list of outstanding payments that they will make from the undisclosed match fee from the game is some staff salaries. Also, it will seek to settle the remaining sum of about $850,000 on the London-based NVA Management Limited debt, arrears on a bank loan and appearance fees for players carried over from the non-profitable home game against Canada in late January.
BURRELL... the trip to Germany for the game against South Africa was a relative success
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BURRELL... the trip to Germany for the game against South Africa was a relative success 1/1 "The trip to Germany for the game against South Africa was a relative success... we did not get a massive amount of money, but we will now be able to address some urgent bills like staff salaries; it's a pity that we will still not be able to clear all our salary obligations," said JFF president Captain Horace Burrell.
He disclosed that the JFF general secretary Horace Reid, the highest paid employee of the organisation, is still owed some four months' salary, but is expected to get a portion of the outstanding sums from the recent incoming stream of cash.
"Off course we also intend to make the final settlement to the bailiffs with regards to the NVA debt and outstanding payments on a bank loan taken out during the (Crenston) Boxhill era," Burrell said yesterday.
On the hastily organised trip, which has been the subject of criticism, the JFF saw opportunity for earning well needed cash, plus to give the team of mainly local-based Boyz a chance of exposure on the international stage.
"It was not all about the money, but we also saw it as a chance to expose our local Boyz to high-quality international competition; we wanted to see how they would equip themselves against a team that is not only consistently in training, but the hosts of the World Cup," said Burrell, who is on his second stint as the head of the nation's football.
Apart from the match fees, the South African Football Association (SAFA) also picked up the huge tab associated with all aspects of the trip, which included high-priced airline tickets, hotel accommodation and meals.
Burrell, who is a South Africa 2010 World Cup Ambassador, said he has been pressed to release the figure that the SAFA paid to have the Boyz engage their team as a replacement following the eleventh-hour pull-out of China, which left the World Cup hosts without a game last Wednesday.
"We have to move away from that culture... I am not going to go public with information like that because it's unethical in the execution of business between two agreeing federations. Business in football is not conducted in that way," said the CONCACAF Executive Committee member.
"The fact of the matter is that federations beg that you don't disclose that kind of thing because it could compromise future dealings with other associations as everybody is paid differently, and thus we will not breach that. All I am obliged to do in these situations is to report fully to the JFF Board of Directors and we have done that and this is how we will continue to operate," he added.
Meanwhile, in last Wednesday's friendly against South Africa, the Boyz surprised with a brave performance after arriving in Frankfurt, Germany, just mere hours before the kick-off at the Offenbach Kickers stadium. Towards the end of the contest, jetlag got the better of them and they went down 0-2.
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