2010 CFU Club Champions Cup

Guys,

Leo Victor (SUR) wil no longer participate in CFU club championship this year.The reason for this is because they have a financial problem.

 

News report?

 

Yes,the Surinamese newspapers have published about it.The club does not have enough money.

 

yeah.. I should have said...link?

 

I'm just telling you the truth lol
But here is the link,but it's in Dutch (De Ware Tijd) newspaper

http://www.dwtonline.com/website/nieuws.asp?menuid=40&id=74027

 

thank you ... I did not doubt you... just needed the evidence

 

I have translated it for you guys with Google translater,but note that it's not 100% grammatically correct.

Leo Victor retreats from CFU-League

Here by Stan Wood

09/04/2010

Paramaribo - Leo Victor does not participate in the club competition of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). In a written statement, the Surinamese semi champion yesterday at the CFU informed to refrain from further participation in the tournament by the stubborn refusal of a modified CFU program back to the original game plan.

"The original program would have to be played in Trinidad. Suddenly we are faced with one in which we are classified with Puerto Rico Islanders of Puerto Rico and Racing Desgonaives of Haiti," said Leo Victor secretary Anil Ghisaidoobe. Meanwhile, Jason Sylvester, event manager of the CFU, in the course of yesterday afternoon calling for the board to say that the writing of Leo Victor received. The CFU-man represents for the trip to Puerto Rico with a week's postponement.

Ghisaidoobe Sylvester pointed out that that ignores the central issue. "It is not a delay, but to change the program, which Leo Victor in financial trouble". He was shocked when I confronted him with the costs involved with the trip to Puerto Rico. "

According Ghisaidoobe Sylvester yesterday would discuss the issue in CFU level. The Secretary has informed him that if being returned to the original schedule to play in Trinidad, Victor Leo is willing to participate.

At an early stage his team had protested against the unilateral schedule change. The club had focused on a budget of 9,000 U.S. dollars for participating in the competitions in Trinidad. The move to Puerto Rico cost the team U.S. $ 35,000, exclusive of contingencies.
This amount consists of tickets, visas and handsets for the players. The stay in Puerto Rico would take four days.

Leo Victor now has the players informed of the decision. According Ghisaidoobe they understand the resulting force majeure. The Secretary is well aware that his team a penalty by the withdrawal of 10,000 U.S. dollars over the face. He notes, however, that the dropping of Leo Victor properly substantiated and that no reason to give the CFU penalty clause to apply.

SVB-Gordon Director of Shechem said to the newspaper that Leo Victor has advised the withdrawal directly to the CFU to communicate. But if the CFU Leo Victor wants to impose a penalty, the SVB will protest against, because he was from the beginning aware of the correspondence between Leo and Victor CFU. "It has been determined that Leo Victor CFU without fault and that the club in a situation of uncertainty and force majeure has been" found in Shechem .-.

 

I hope this issue it's wasn't planned by uncle Jack to make the final round in T&T

 

The disparity is obvious between caribbean countries in regard to living cost. The CFU authority needs to take this into account. Things are quite expensive in countries like Puerto Rico, Bermuda, and Caiman Islands.

I am not saying those countries should not host regional tournaments, specially Puerto rico which has my praise for being so successful in developing its football, however the officials should understand that clubs from poor or very small countries may not have the necessary resources at hand to travel to the most expensive countries in the region.

 

Actually, they are.

 

Or at least Puerto Rico is. They are just territories

 

Anybody know of any possible streaming sites for the three games tonight?

 

@USAFAN

Politically, you are right.

However, in football terms, they are 'individual countries' with their own national teams and independent colours and flags. For example, Puerto Rico and USA are two different entities in FIFA, CONCACAF, and the CFU. Thus, a match between Puerto Rico and USA is an international game! Th same goes for a match between Bermuda and England!

We're talking football here, aren't we?

 

I doubt Uncle Jack will move the final back to T&T. If that was the case then he wouldnt have given it to PR in the first place.

 

Joe Public won 5 nil and Jabloteh won 2 nil.