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Pro League Clubs frustrated by Caribbean Football Union (CFU) postponement

Wednesday, 20 December 2006

TTproLeague.com

The Caribbean Football Union, organizers of the Caribbean Club Championships 2006, have postponed the semifinal round of matches that was originally scheduled to be played in Trinidad on Thursday and Saturday of this week.

The four semifinalists now have to wait for another month before they can get the ball rolling again in the Caribbean tournament.

Jerry HospidalesPro League clubs CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh and Vibe CT 105 W Connection who both topped their respective groups would be playing at home to the likes of Harbour View of Jamaica and Haitian club Baltimore Sportif respectively.

Both local clubs are however, are not too pleased with the decision to postpone the tournament, Jabloteh?s Chairman Jerry Hospedales told ?ttproleague.com?, ?No reason whatsoever was given for the postponement and this is gross incompetence by the CFU. It is a matter of good planning and since last year when we qualified for this tournament, and we were supposed to know when and where the matches would be held.?

?Only in November we learnt that we had to go to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands and only on Sunday of this week we were told the semifinals were to be played in Trinidad on Thursday and Saturday, but this has now changed.?

?The CFU must understand we have sponsors and they don?t just hand out money just like that. In a competition like this, teams need money and the CFU don?t provide costs for traveling or hotels.?

?This is our off period and with the Digicel and CFU Tournaments taking place now, it is really a disappointment to see the way things are being handled.?

?The CFU need to get their act in order and a better managed administrative part of the business because I am very upset,? ended the disappointed Jabloteh Chairman.

David John WilliamsWhile W Connection?s Chairman David John Williams preferred to remain mum on the organization of the competition, but told ?ttproleague.com?, ?We would have liked to have the tournament concluded before Christmas but we are professionals and would just have to go by the dates organized by the CFU,? said Williams briefly.

Semifinals

Friday 26th January 2007

Game A?CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh vs Baltimore Sportif (Haiti)?5pm

Game B?Vibe CT 105 W Connection vs Habour View FC (Jamaica)?7pm

Final

Sunday 28th January 2007

Winner Game A vs Winner Game B?5pm

The respective venues are not yet finalized by the CFU and would be given on a later date.