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 Management
upbeat about revival
17-04-2010
The chairman of the management
team Alhaji Abubakar Salifu Ejee has described the team's
revival in performance as borne out of execution of plans to
change the fortunes of the tem for the better.
He also says that it was
rather unfortunate that the need to take certain decisive
actions dawned on them late and therefore could not usher the
team into the successful end that
members of the Kotoko family had expected of them.
According to the chairman, his team started work with promise
but encountered some difficulties from within and out that
tended to put spook into the smooth ride that they started.
"We
started well but one way or the lost focus and so it took the
poor patch that we hit to bring us to the realization that we
had to quickly get our acts together before getting our names
into the club history books for the wrong reasons".
Though the gentle giant chairman fell short of pinpointing the
exact thing that impeded their movement, he s bold enough to
admit that their final decision to blend all the ingredients for
success did not end well.
"I
believe that as management, we took many things for granted that
we realized almost late to reverse our mistakes".
"Though mistakes remain to be what they are, our ability to
regroup and come up with solutions to the problems should be
seen in no other term than our living up to our responsibility".
Among
the many decisions they took to reverse the downward trend of
the club was the decision to ask head coach, Paa Kwesi Fabin to
proceed on leave.
This
decision though was welcomed in the Kotoko family, got tongues
of some sports observers waging about what the intensions of
management were over the issue, but Alhaji Ejee thinks and sees
the issue in a different light.
"Our
responsibility as management is to steer the affairs of the club
to a successful end. This mandate includes taking tough
decisions no matter how sweet or bitter it will be".
"Much
as the decision to ask Paa Kwesi to proceed on leave is not a
sweet one, I entreat all to discuss it in the context of the
results thereof"
"By
that decision, Kotoko has moved three places up the league log.
Even though we are not scoring many goals, it must be emphasized
that we have started winning and that is very important. Our
target for now is to get into the top four of the league table".
"We
went to Tamale to break a 19 year old record/jinx, and the team
has started playing better and productively too. All these and
many more to come gives me the hope and assurance that we shall
do well".
Despite the difficulties on pitch, Alhaji says his
administration has a very good off-pitch record in terms of the
acquisition of assets for the club.
"Starting from recruitment of players, it is worth noting that
we brought in a group of young players who may not be performing
as expected, but remains a solid investment because with proper
pre-season training and a sound technical direction, they
will be unstoppable in the coming seasons".
"Through our negotiation skill, the club now has in our
possession, two new buses to ease our travels around the
country. We have also secured an enticing kit sponsorship with
+One USA".
"We
also are in an advance stage of putting finishing touches to the
first phase of the Adarko Jachie project and I am sure that
training will begin programs there".
"A
look at all these and others yet to begin or completed all
examples of what we have done over the period of our
stewardship".
"We
are not self pontificating, however, we believe that there is
too much criticism around that must be stopped," he added. |
