Burrell set to run for CFU,CONCACAF presidency Published: Wednesday | June 29, 2011 0 Comments Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner Writer
Caribbean Football Union (CFU) first vice-president, Captain Horace Burrell, says it is very likely that he will run for the post of president of the CFU and CONCACAF, in light of the former president Austin 'Jack' Warner's recent resignation from both posts.
According to Burrell, who is also an executive member of CONCACAF, while he knows it may be a difficult path to the various posts, he is prepared and believes he has what it takes to lead both organisations forward.
"I think I am ready for the job, but at the same time you have to get support and I do look forward to getting support from my colleagues, and first of all from my country," said Burrell.
"But one must always remember that there are going to be several persons who fancy themselves, and who are now going to come forward and put themselves up, so I will just have to wait and see what the future holds," he added.
Burrell was speaking at yesterday's welcome home reception for the national under-17 football team, which was recently eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Mexico.
The presidential positions became vacant following the resignation of Warner, on allegations of bribery stemming from a meeting in May with then FIFA presidential candidate, Mohamed Bin Hammam, in Trinidad.
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It is alleged that Bin Hamman offered bribes of US$40,000 to several CONCACAF countries for votes against incumbent FIFA president, Joseph 'Sepp' Blatter, who in the aftermath of the allegations, was returned as president.
The allegations were made by American Chuck Blazer, CONCACAF's general secretary.
Given the imbroglio, which has seen CONCACAF deputy president Austin Lisle Austin denied access to the body's files and offices, the question was put to Burrell, if he thinks his well-documented closeness to Warner; and the United States, as well as North and Central America's apparent frustration with Warner, would pose a threat for him going forward, should he win the presidency of the CFU. He flatly rejected the idea.
"It's very early days, but the relationship I have had over the years with every single nation in CONCACAF, including the United States, has been good," said Burrell.
"There are some 40 countries in CONCACAF and approximately 30 in the Caribbean, so we just have to wait and see," said Burrell.
Its better for CFU than having the Americans or Mexicans head CONCACAF.
In the past, back in the 60s and 70s, when Mexico ran CONCACAF, they shit all over the Caribbean because Mexicans and most Central American countries are inherently racist against black people, including their own.
I'm half Honduran and I know the attitudes within my very own family regarding black people, so no one can tell me any different.
It would be no different if the USA took over CONCACAF, and for the very same reasons; Americans are for Americans and Americans only.
Tim Howard's behaviour and attitude after the GC final says it all and he's a halfbreed (mixed race) American; one of the worst kind.
If Burrell takes over CFU/CONCACAF, he will have to give up the post of JFF president; he will finally have achieved his personal, political ambitions for which he has been using our football to achieve so...
We can finally get him out of our hair, revamp the JFF under proper football administrators and move Jamaica's football forward.
Please, forumites, give and encourage Mr. Burrell with all the support that you can muster so that we can finally get rid of him in our football business.
He might very well end up being more use and benefit to Jamaica's football as head of CONCACAF than he has been as head of the JFF.
Tvj Sport say that he's interesting in the job left by is good friend Astin jack Warner.
Can he be a fifa vp without the regional presidency?
No but if he does become the regional president, as one of Blatter's chosen boys, its a forgone conlusion that he would simply replace Jack as a FIFA VP.
Regardless of what we think abaout his handling of Jamaica's football, we need Burrell to replace Jack in all of his positions of power.
That way, CFU and the Caribbean continues to hold the reins of power in CONCACAF.
If we don't do this, the Caribbean gets properly shafted up the hindmost quarters by anyone else who does.
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Jahmike...a suh dem moderators yah stay. Its not the first time they have deleted someones post and then post their own as if a dem break the news. Dem bright and bareface and nah gi nuh apology or explanation...
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Jahmike...a suh dem moderators yah stay. Its not the first time they have deleted someones post and then post their own as if a dem break the news. Dem bright and bareface and nah gi nuh apology or explanation...
To set the record straight, I did not delete any post. I saw this story and posted it this morning and may not have seen that it was posted or consolidated with another post. It is not always possible to read every post.
As a moderator I have no egos to be seen as the first person posting a story and rather members break the news. Jray I find your remarks very insulting and uncalled for.
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I deleted the topio and merged it with this one and duly noted that you made the orignal posted. We will always value your continued contribution to the forum.
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Originally Posted By: Jagga
Originally Posted By: jray
Jahmike...a suh dem moderators yah stay. Its not the first time they have deleted someones post and then post their own as if a dem break the news. Dem bright and bareface and nah gi nuh apology or explanation...
To set the record straight, I did not delete any post. I saw this story and posted it this morning and may not have seen that it was posted or consolidated with another post. It is not always possible to read every post.
As a moderator I have no egos to be seen as the first person posting a story and rather members break the news. Jray I find your remarks very insulting and uncalled for.
My post was certainly called for since its happened in the past without any explanation. Do you want me to go dig up the prior thread where the same has happened?
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Its better for CFU than having the Americans or Mexicans head CONCACAF.
In the past, back in the 60s and 70s, when Mexico ran CONCACAF, they shit all over the Caribbean because Mexicans and most Central American countries are inherently racist against black people, including their own.
I'm half Honduran and I know the attitudes within my very own family regarding black people, so no one can tell me any different.
It would be no different if the USA took over CONCACAF, and for the very same reasons; Americans are for Americans and Americans only.
Tim Howard's behaviour and attitude after the GC final says it all and he's a halfbreed (mixed race) American; one of the worst kind.
If Burrell takes over CFU/CONCACAF, he will have to give up the post of JFF president; he will finally have achieved his personal, political ambitions for which he has been using our football to achieve so...
We can finally get him out of our hair, revamp the JFF under proper football administrators and move Jamaica's football forward.
Please, forumites, give and encourage Mr. Burrell with all the support that you can muster so that we can finally get rid of him in our football business.
He might very well end up being more use and benefit to Jamaica's football as head of CONCACAF than he has been as head of the JFF.
How good was JA in those days when competing regionally/internationally? I know we had some skilled (no pun intended) ballers, but its not like we were any great teams then. I fail to see where an American or Mexican would benefit from tearing down the 2-3 good island teams.
With Warner in charge T&T and JA only managed two WC appearances. While i am not a Big Fan of Burrell, i would rather give Burrell the credit for jamaica's development rather that the office of CONCACAF president.
With that said, do i think Burrell sitting in the offices of Concacaf and CFU president, would make our play on the field any better or worse?... i think not. T&T has looked and played weaker over the last few years than they did in the 90's, do i think its Warners fault? NAW.
All that i see happening is Burrell getting in some of the nepotism that WARNER was involved with and friendship shenanigans. Burrell with his position can't even complete a proposed ACADEMY.
Lol.... But Jray. I thought you would be used to that sort of behaviour for thats the same attitude Burrell runs the show with.. But I agree with Jahmike... It nuh nice to take time out to participate and support your team, your website forum then a man ah guh tell yu say it is not a right but a privaledge..
Ah wha di backfoot yu ah say...??
This forum would not exist if not the willingness of the forumites to participate and support. So I would beg for less of the right and privaledge arguments...
I myself do not see it as being petty. Being Forum general or even moderator may not be taken serious by everyone but I am sure if I changed forum general to burrell supporter it wouldn't be consider a petty thing.
I back you in voicing your concerns jahmike and I do not see it as petty but rather the reverse. some are too condescending and must remember this world is for everyone and so is the forum. We have rules yes but everyone is welcomed to participate regardless of rights or privaledge. But everyone should know they have the right to be considered a valued member. Thats the privaledge.
Everyone has the privaledge to voice an opinion. Buss a story. Inform. Discuss and seek entertainment. As long as you dont abuse or or cause any form of attitude wi nuh like.. But by and large that is a human right..
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Its better for CFU than having the Americans or Mexicans head CONCACAF.
In the past, back in the 60s and 70s, when Mexico ran CONCACAF, they shit all over the Caribbean because Mexicans and most Central American countries are inherently racist against black people, including their own.
I'm half Honduran and I know the attitudes within my very own family regarding black people, so no one can tell me any different.
It would be no different if the USA took over CONCACAF, and for the very same reasons; Americans are for Americans and Americans only.
Tim Howard's behaviour and attitude after the GC final says it all and he's a halfbreed (mixed race) American; one of the worst kind.
If Burrell takes over CFU/CONCACAF, he will have to give up the post of JFF president; he will finally have achieved his personal, political ambitions for which he has been using our football to achieve so...
We can finally get him out of our hair, revamp the JFF under proper football administrators and move Jamaica's football forward.
Please, forumites, give and encourage Mr. Burrell with all the support that you can muster so that we can finally get rid of him in our football business.
He might very well end up being more use and benefit to Jamaica's football as head of CONCACAF than he has been as head of the JFF.
How good was JA in those days when competing regionally/internationally? I know we had some skilled (no pun intended) ballers, but its not like we were any great teams then. I fail to see where an American or Mexican would benefit from tearing down the 2-3 good island teams.
With Warner in charge T&T and JA only managed two WC appearances. While i am not a Big Fan of Burrell, i would rather give Burrell the credit for jamaica's development rather that the office of CONCACAF president.
With that said, do i think Burrell sitting in the offices of Concacaf and CFU president, would make our play on the field any better or worse?... i think not. T&T has looked and played weaker over the last few years than they did in the 90's, do i think its Warners fault? NAW.
All that i see happening is Burrell getting in some of the nepotism that WARNER was involved with and friendship shenanigans. Burrell with his position can't even complete a proposed ACADEMY.
U obviously young to the history and politics of dis ting...
U also have tunnel vision dat only see the performance of the senior Caribbean national teams, Jmaica and Trinidad, in particular, as a measure of progress of football in the Caribbean as whole...
Open u eyes and mind and expand u learning...
I am no fan of either Jack Warner, or Horace Burrell, whom I happen to know personally and have had association with in the context of the Jamaica/Cayman football connection...I don't profess to be any close associate or confidant of his but I know him and have observed him in close proximity in his capacity as JFF president touring with the Jamaican National team.
I don't like Burrell's dictatorial and autocratic style, which I've had a chance to observe first hand but it doesn't blind me to how that can be an advantage when dealing within the halls of power of other strong and autocratic men; after all, he is an ex-soldier.
Before Warner became the head of CONCACAF, the Caribbean would not even have got what they have gotten from and through FIFA to help build Caribbean football; no funding, no age-group World Cups, no direct representation...nothing !
The fact that in former times, Jamaica and Trinidad achieved nothing on the football field was as much due to lack of support, structure and funding from FIFA as it was down to any lack of footballing ability on the field.
During the 70s Jamaica was suspended from FIFA for a lack of ability to even pay its membership dues, much less fund a successful World Cup campaign.
With direct representation, all this has changed and progressed...
The very fact that Jamaica and Trinidad, two of the smallest of the world's football countries and populations (less than 3 million each)has actually qualified for the World Cup within the last 12 years is testament to the fact that progress has been made on a very large scale.
Also the consistent qualification of Jamaica's age-limit teams to the U20 and U17 World Cups.
None of this was possible when CFU and CONCACAF had no power within FIFA.
None of it will be guaranteed if CFU and CONCACAF loses that power in FIFA and Burrel taking over from Warner is the best chance of keeping that power.
Try see how the bigger picture of dis ting work, my yute.
