KINGSTON, Jamaica,  (CMC) – Coach of the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track Club of Jamaica, Stephen Francis has given an ultimatum to two of the club’s top athletes – sever ties with agent Paul Doyle.

Asafa Powell, the former world 100 metres record holder and Sherone Simpson tested positive for a banned stimulant at the Jamaican National Track and Field Championships in Kingston in June.
But according to the Gleaner newspaper Francis has blamed the two athletes for what he described as negative connotations of the MVP club.
The paper reported that head coach, who also founded the club, has cut off all communication with the athletes and made it clear that he will not be working with Doyle anymore.
“Well, now I have no contact with them because I told them that they have to promise and decide to do things our way, if I was going to have any further dealings with them, because they really embarrassed us, embarrassed me and they were warned,” said Francis, according to the Gleaner.
“So far, they have not decided to do it our way so they are on their own and we can no longer trust them to do things the way we recommend, so that’s the situation right now,” Francis added.
“I have not heard anything from them and I assume that they are associated with the same people that caused all this, and as long as they associate themselves with those people – Paul Doyle among others – then I personally will not have any dealings with them as far as athletics is concerned.”
“Every athlete is free, at any time, to leave MVP and I am also free to decide who I am going to coach. When something like this happens, there are very strong implications, even though it was an extremely trivial, frivolous and minor substance, it could have easily been something different,” he said.
The pair are among five Jamaican track and field athletes who tested positive at the National Senior Championships. Both are expected to face a hearing in the coming week, after the results of their B samples are known