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Stewart gives management ultimatum

By Nodley Wright, Staff Reporter


Duhaney Park midfielder Kevin Williams (right) tries to get by Hazard forward Kirk Ramsay during yesterday's Premier League encounter at Constant Spring. Hazard won 2-1. - Dennis Coke

BRADLEY STEWART, the coach of Duhaney Park, could become the third coaching casualty in the Craven A National Premier League (NPL) for the 2001/2002 season.

If Stewart decides to make good on his quit threat, he will follow Christopher Ziadie who resigned from Waterhouse at the end of the first round and Allan Aarons who was fired by promoted team Village United.

The veteran coach yesterday stated if the administrative side of the club does not straighten out its business by the next two games, he will walk away from the team. Stewart was addressing the media shortly after his team went down to a 2-1 defeat to Hazard at Constant Spring yesterday.

Andrew Morrison and Paul Young scored for Hazard while Horace Wilson pulled one back for Duhaney Park.

Yesterday's defeat for Duhaney Park was identical to that of the September 30 fixture when the first round of the competition started.

"I am wondering if it makes sense going any further," Stewart said after the match.

"If the administration does not come on board and deal with the players in a way that we feel like we are part and parcel of a structure - given what the JFF stipulations are - then it does not make sense because soon most of the players will give up. We have said to the management to give us a timeframe and they are just saying 'give us some time, give us some time'.

"I have said that if things are not in place by the next two games then I am walking," said Stewart.

Among Stewart's concerns are the fact that the players are not being paid regularly and are not receiving any other form of financial support from the club executive. Due to this, Stewart said his players did not train over the holidays and that was reflected in their performance.

"In this game we were not able to compete because the team was not in training, yet pride took over in the last 10 or 15 minutes and you saw a little bit of effort coming from a few players but, if you noticed, a majority of them looked winded. That is a direct result of the frustrations that the players are going through.

"That situation does not make for a good training environment. The commitment that you see is some self pride. They are here basically just honouring the fixtures.

"We have a lot of players coming in from St. Catherine and Clarendon and we cannot have players travelling this distance without any support," said the coach whose team has struggled since the first day of the season and remain at the bottom of the table.

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