Brown back at the helm Interim coach takes aim at retired Reggae Boyz Ian Burnett, Sports Editor Thursday, August 17, 2006
New interim Reggae Boyz coach Carl Brown (right) speaks at yesterday's press briefing in New Kingston, while JFF president Crenston Boxhill looks on. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
Former technical director Carl Brown was yesterday unveiled by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) as the new interim head coach of the national senior team, as was first reported in last Wednesday's edition of the Daily Observer.
"National football is something that I am committed to and I will always answer the call as long as the powers that be believe that I can offer some assistance to the national programme," Brown declared yesterday.
"I would never turn down the national programme," insisted the former Jamaica skipper, who was being appointed national coach for the fifth time.
Brown, 56, took up his appointment yesterday and his tenure will run for three months through November 16, 2006. By that time the JFF hopes to have inked a deal with an international coach.
"... The Jamaica Football Federation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Carl Brown as interim head coach of the national senior team," confirmed Crenston Boxhill, president of the local governing body at a hastily arranged press briefing at the JFF's head offices yesterday.
"The Federation welcomes Carl back into the national programme and appreciates his well-known love for Jamaican football and his willingness to make his contribution whenever it is requested," Boxhill added.
Back to Africa 2010
The JFF boss was however quick to explain that Brown's appointment was a matter of expediency, as the JFF is yet to finalise negotiations with "an internationally experienced coach to propel our 'Back to Africa 2010' World Cup campaign", and the JFF has "important international commitments that are critical to our preparations for that campaign".
The Reggae Boyz are slated to play Canada in a two-game friendly series on September 4 away and October 8 at home, as well as Peru on November 15 at home.
Jamaica will also play the first round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup here, beginning on September 27.
Former head coach Wendell Downswell resigned last Tuesday, less than two years after being appointed head coach of the national senior team.
Yesterday, Boxhill explained that under his administration, teams have "consistently fulfilled and participated in all FIFA tournaments and competitions, bar none", and that it had taken a toll on the financial resources of the organisation.
The JFF boss added: "The Federation will only be able to contract the services of an international coach when we are confident that the resources are not only available, but reliably so.
"Discussions are continuing. We remain positive and confident that they will succeed... before November 16. But please understand we are talking about commitment and reliability and a professional relationship," he pleaded. national programme
"We welcome Carl into the fold. We know we'll get the very best from him and that can only benefit the national programme," he said.
Meanwhile, Brown, who was sacked following an emergency meeting of the JFF executive days after Jamaica ended their Germany 2006 World Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against the United States in Ohio in 2004, told the media he plans to pull the curtains on his international coaching career.
"I really want to end it this year. I was deciding to make an announcement that this year would be the final one that I would make myself available for national duties," he said.
"It is 23 years as a national coach that I have participated, plus 10 years as a national player between 1970 and 1980 and I believe right now that the time has come for me to pay some attention to other things," added Brown, who plans to focus on his beloved Boys' Town football club.
"I have had commitments; I have had to break some of them, particularly the Boys' Town area... Boys' Town right now are back up and running and if there is a difficulty to move away from anything, then it is that, what is happening now at Boys' Town.
"The good thing about it is that the supporters, although a bit reluctant, do understand that once the national duty comes around then I have to answer.
"There is a whole lot of work in that area that I want to do now and when December comes, this definitely will be the last time that I will be a national coach," Brown noted.
Take a break
"I really want to take a break from this and I am certain that the Federation will get a coach for the job by that time," he added.
Brown enjoyed success as national head coach in 1990-94, winning the Caribbean Cup in 1991 and shocking the CONCACAF region by guiding lowly Jamaica to third place in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 1993.
He has played second fiddle to three Brazilians since 1994 - Rene Simoes, Clovis de Oliveira and Sebastiao Lazaroni (twice).
In 1998, in the absence of Simoes, Brown guided an under-strength Jamaica to the Shell Cup title against hosts and many-time winners Trinidad & Tobago in the twin-island republic.
Against all odds, he was surprisingly appointed technical director by former JFF boss Captain Horace Burrell, following Jamaica's failed attempt to qualify for the 2002 World Cup Finals in South Korea and Japan.
For his new but brief stint, Brown, who is yet to identify his backroom staff, said he would try his best to turn around the nation's recent results.
"I will try. I will get out there and work as hard as I can to get the sort of results that we are looking for. There's no guarantee," he warned.
"Coach Downswell (Wendell) has just resigned and I told him recently that I don't believe he has anybody in a position more understanding of what he has gone through than me. I am in deep sympathy with him with what has happened over the last months.
"The only sad thing, standing right here now (when it comes to assistance), is that Peter Cargill is not here. That's the only regret right now, but I will look around and will get somebody to work with me for the next three months."
PETER Cargill
Cargill, a former Reggae Boy and Brown's assistant, died in a motor vehicle accident last year.
Brown's immediate task is to get good results in the friendlies, as well as guide the Boyz to the next phase of the Digicel Caribbean Cup.
He is also hopeful of luring former Reggae Boyz captain Andy Williams, and Watford striker Marlon King out of retirement.
Williams retired from international football after last year's CONCACAF Gold Cup in the US, while the Observer understands that King, who was sent packing from the Reggae Boyz camp in England in May, had hinted at retiring from international football as well.
"I hope he (King) doesn't. I will really try and get in touch with Marlon as soon as possible. I don't know what's the position with the JFF, what's the final thing on him, but I would really love to talk to Marlon.
"I believe right now he is making more emotional and sentimental decisions than really thinking about his professional career.
"All footballers want to have an international career, so I would like to talk to him to try and persuade him to change his mind. There is a whole lot for him to do for this country still," concluded Brown.
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The fact is Boxhill does not have the $$$$$ to compete with other top CONCACAF nations for a good TD right now.
The JFF needs to sign a new KIT contract and get some solid sponsorships for SA 2010. I believe many of the powerbrokers in football do NOT have the confidence in Boxhill to sign a long-term deal with him.
Dis is just a Farewell Tour for all those who have served the JFF for the past 10 years.
Originally posted by jamatl: The fact is Boxhill does not have the $$$$$ to compete with other top CONCACAF nations for a good TD right now.
The JFF needs to sign a new KIT contract and get some solid sponsorships for SA 2010. I believe many of the powerbrokers in football do NOT have the confidence in Boxhill to sign a long-term deal with him.
Dis is just a Farewell Tour for all those who have served the JFF for the past 10 years.
Our kit is the last thing JFF should be thinking. I would love a new KIT but i would take the coach 1st. CB again, we need some new blood.
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Carl Brown is the Godfather of Jamaican football, similiar to Mario Zagallo in Brazil. He will forever be an honorary employee on the JFF staff.
In regards to the KIT contract, I like our current uniform but ost TD/Head Coach have deals with shoe companies and we are currently not been marketed by Uhlsport very well. The right KIT deal will get us first rate friendlies at both the senior and youth levels.
posted 08-17-2006 09:59 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If CB meant JA any good he would have denied the Job and recommended a young coach who it would do a world of good for. How long since CB has been sacked and he couldn't find a comparable job....You mean he couldn't get a job to coach Bahamas or something?
It's all about the money..he aint fooling no one....I'm sure if another federation came callin....CB would have told Boxjuice to F off
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CB should have resigned in August 2004 when Boxjuice named Lazaroni TD and upgraded himself abroad. Either way if the Reggaeboyz did good or bad, he would have been much improved.
Hopefully, JFF names a young coach as an assistant coach which would provide them a excellent internship. How many young coaches worldwide would jump at the chance to live in Jamaica for 3 months doing an internship?
i say give him a chance, he can't be no more worse than what we had, at least when he got sacked he was on a winning streak but no they let him go with the typical jamaican attitude that anything fron foreign is better. jamaica needs a coach who can develope their mental status in the frame that would have them thinking that they can really win the world cup and that is when yuo will start seeing some serious changes in jamrock ballas. As long as our players play with the mentality that we are jus goining to the world cup just to play first round ball and go home like sweet heats or darlings of the cup then we will neva become a winning team.
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. . .It seems to me he is a real glutton for punishment. He does better than could be expected under the limitations of the job and has the team on track in preparation for the next qualification stage and is inexplicably replaced at the insistence of the public for a more qualified coach. Constantly criticized by people many of whom have never lifted a hand to do anything to help football or footballers in Jamaica and now he takes the job again even if on an interim basis? I think if I was in his situation I would probably be inclined to tell them all to go to hell. It reminds me of a discussion on another thread about the recent passing of Mr. Plummer and how people like him don't get the recognition for their selfless contribution to football and footballers.
Originally posted by jamatl: Carl Brown is the Godfather of Jamaican football, similiar to Mario Zagallo in Brazil. He will forever be an honorary employee on the JFF staff.
You really funny . And who can we compare Theo. Whitmore to. CB is very similar to MZ they both are coaches.
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to me this is a joke, how can you take a job knowing that you are just there to do the dirty work and when the job get nice dem tek it from yu and give it to someone else
as shatta would say hug-up the dub ya.. Bob Marley ..MR Brown is a clown who rides around town in a coffin
Originally posted by BIGO: ..MR Brown is a clown who rides around town in a coffin
Truer words will never be spoken. Better him did keep WD until such time. We will never learn, we will never move forward. If you thought we were the joke of FIFA after the last 2 games, what are we now?!
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