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Dec 02, 2012 Sports
Dear Editor,
I was on study leave, but I am back in GT devouring the goodies that I missed so long. You guys remember me, that woman who was and still is a furious football fan, fed up with the ill things that are transpiring in the football world.
I got plenty to write about, but I will write on the most recent and that is in response to a sports view by our BELOVED Director of Sports in the Guyana Chronicle dated 25th Nov 2012.
Mr Kumar is the most inept Government Official that there is and will ever be, he has no vision when it comes to sports development. He is two mouthed and is untruthful in his presentation. In front of you he speaks with pride and pleasure and behind your back he ridicules you with disdain and scorn.
Now getting back to Mr Kumar tantrums: Headline “GFF in serious trouble”; as a supposed learned journalist Mr Kumar wrote the entire article on hearsay and slander. Investigative Journalism is what separates the BOYS from the MEN. As far as I understand, he never investigated the matter, but he and the government have a beef with the GFF, for what reason I don’t know, probably they want to take control so they can get their hand on the money, but FIFA ‘don’t mek’ them kind joke. See what turmoil they got Cricket in, and they saying that they are correct and will fix it quick.
In his preamble he alluded to the fact that a number of our dedicated and patriotic national footballers, well! well! well!, Mr Kumar is saying those words, I wonder when he was writing such words or when he was dictating what to write to his author if his tongue or fingers were’nt burning. Since when is he interested in the welfare or well being of sports men (women). He treats sports and sports men and women as second class citizens, like if they are asking him a favour, he is duty bound by law to assist, but he only helps himself. Ask the Inter Guiana Games athletes and officials and you will get a broader picture of this guy, he really enjoys himself when the games come around.
He went on to accuse the GFF of being delinquent, poor reputation, corrupt, weak financial position, lack of professional administration, nonexistent organisational culture and a total lack of accountability and transparency. Do I sense some libelous statement coming out of the mouth of the Government Official or he is pressing a replay button of what was told to him and his Government by the opposition.
I hold no brief for the GFF but, as far as I understand, many of his rumblings are farfetched, scandalous and irrelevant. If Mr Kumar and his Government want to help the situation they should act more professional and stop acting childish and irresponsible. They are too petty and self centered.
The Government has a duty to build sports facilities for its citizens and he has the temerity to ask the GFF what about the Goal Project. Did the Government give the GFF Land to build it, every other Caribbean Island got land from their Government to build their Projects, but the GFF had to suck salt to get piece a land. You see how quick they find land to build a National Stadium for Cricket, Karate get land to build, Olympic Association got land to build, but football, the poor man sport, had to suffer and will continue to suffer once we have people like our beloved Sports Director in charge.
Thank you for your time, more to come.
Theresa
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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