(Letter to the Sports Editor)

ASSOCIATIONS and affiliates of the GFF, after meeting with members and affiliates of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA), are convinced that something fundamental was wrong with the procedures employed to suspend members of the UDFA following the GT Beer tournament final that was held on January 1, 2014.Following intense and wide-ranging discussions with the members of the UDFA membership with a view of finding a way forward for the development of the game in the bauxite mining town,, it was recognised that the suspension of the top executives not only brought the game into disrepute but also struck at the heart and life of UDFA’s football administration, a key component necessary for the game’s development anywhere in the world.
The associations/affiliates are keen that with a properly constituted GFF Executive and with the establishment of all constitutional committees, steps would be taken almost immediately to ensure that this issue is given priority attention in keeping with the process to ensure a fair outcome.
That aside, it is the belief of the associations/affiliates that once this matter is given due attention by the General Council of the GFF, the suspensions of the executives of the UDFA is more than likely to be reversed.