By Femi Atolagbe
|
T he management committee of Sunshine Stars football club has been urged to prevent coaches and players leave the club when they were needed must.
The General Secretary of supporters club in Ondo state, Tunde Adeboboye in a chat with Sporting Hope said the mid- season exit of the former coach and some players were the reasons Sunshine Stars did not meet up with their season’s target, which was continental ticket.
Adeboboye noted that the Akure based were 4th on the log before the exit of the former coach, saying the coach’s exit affected the team greatly, we were doing well even when we were playing outside the state.
According to him, we were in 4th position before he left , when we came back to Akure ,we drew two home matches that was what why we missed on the continental ticket.
“The coach that left in the mid- season really affected our plans ,which was to play in the continental.”
Adeboboye, however, commended the management led by the Deputy Governor of Ondo State ,Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa for their efforts to ensure the team end the season in an unusual position of 11th on the log.
He said: “Sunshine Stars in the last three or four seasons used to swim in relegation zone at the end of the season all we celebrate was relegation survival but this season we were not on red zone at all”.
This season is far better the last season where we played 17matches without a win, I say congratulations to the management committee, players, coaching crew and fans across the state.
There was a great improvement in the team in the just concluded season, compared to previous seasons, we urge them to keep it up and also up their ante this new season.
He thanked the management committee for the way and manner they managed the team this season by paying the salary and bonuses of both players and officials as an when due which served as a great motivation for the team.
“If you pay your players well, you will get the best out of f them”
The management committee was drafted in by the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at the tale end of the season for what was tagged “a rescue mission”, which they did successfully with the help of some seasons’ football administrators in the state, after the previous management lost focus and team was clutching to irredeemable end.
“We thanked God for weathering the storm and came out of the red zone last season”.
The General Secretary pleaded with the management committee to ensure they recruit quality players for the team as preparation for the coming season have begun.
He added “that no doubt that some players will leave the club while some will stay, but we must replace any of them that left with quality players in the league.
We need players that will deliver for us , we want to play in the continental next season,” he said.
Sunshine Stars Mgt must prevent coaches, players mid-season exit -Supporters Club
