Dear Editor,
It is often said it is not doing things that matters, but rather the way they are done which matters most. Within this context reference is made to the publication of an article in SN on January 8, captioned ‘Golden Jaguars TD, head coach to be named soon -GFF president Christopher Matthias,’ by Duncan Saul.
There four names ‒ Wayne Dover, Dwain Babb, Brian Joseph and Denzil Thompson of Alpha United, Santos, Milerock and GDF respectively ‒ are listed as the contenders to fill the vacancy of Head Coach of the Golden Jaguars. Editor, from a layman’s standpoint this can be interpreted to mean for the senior national team. Meanwhile, three of the four individuals emanate from Georgetown and the other comes from Upper Demerara, Milerock’s – Brian Joseph. By the way, what level of certification is possessed by the four individuals, ie, an English FA– B Licence or a CONCACAF Elite Coaching Certificate ‒ not necessarily of participation, but rather with a passing grade of an acceptable level that can hold its own within the CFU.
Finally, with the sad state of local football presently, and the absence of a Senior League Competition in most associations, how can the consistent performance of a coach be evaluated as a worthy contender to fill the vacancy of Head Coach? Would the next best option be the GFF 16 team Premier League, and the success of a given coach’s club? And please, for heaven’s sake the recently concluded GFA Banks Beer Cup KO ought not to be brought into the equation, since the success of a club can’t be measured by its financial strength to attract foreigners as guest/loan players. Can Milerock afford it, or will GDF encourage it?
Was the submission of a training programme by the contenders a prerequisite? Why is it a major hurdle is being cleared, whereby there is no coaching assignment at the junior level (assistant or head) but rather straight to seniors?
Yours faithfully,
Lester Sealey