Commentary:
LONE STAR NABBING WAS ILL-OMENED
By Bruce Wiah-Liberiansoccer.com

March 22, 2003

       Liberia Government white paper, which has issued a crackdown on the activity of the Lone Star for the next few years didn’t educe any shocker as it may have done for numerous football pundits.

       In the opinion of this writer, there were sufficient suspicion to divulge this decree long before it was made public, and as such, I am not surprised at all.

       Besides, the recurrent furor in appointing a coach following the discharge of George Weah and his team, the late commencing of training ahead of the trip to Guinea and the inexcusable jostle over $58,000.00, ferrets for itself.

      But what surprises me most is the treacherous approach of Lone Star handlers at the start of the ANC 2004 Qualifiers, which has raised the expectations of mainly the young players that the team was going to survive the Qualifiers.

 

 

Both the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Liberia FA knew from inception of the Qualifiers that there weren’t ample savings to commensurate with the team participation. But instead, they concealed as they always do to make up for their underperformances.

Victims of Liberian football hypocrisy walking out for three or more years

       Howbeit, the decision of the Government has finally exposed the Minister of Youth and Sports in accomplice with the Liberia FA and won’t be surprised again if the Government were to get directly involved with football matters.

     “The toad that fails to listen to the frog, follows the corps of another toad to its grave”.

       While the Lone Star stay inactive, the Government white paper has stated that a fitting sketch will be drawn for a reincarnated Lone Star in its entirety.

       But where would the investments come from considering the grappling economic explanation set forth by the Government, remains another highly contentious matter.

       In the coming years, as is manifest by the Government current priorities and decision- with Sports outside the terrain of its priorities, Lone Star will stay grounded while the Liberia League operates shamelessly.

      Notwithstanding, the younger players who are always the victims in circumstances as such, will have nowhere to blister their potentials as most of Liberian clubs are barred from CAF activities.

      As most foreign clubs are demanding over 75% involvement with a national team in the last two years before signing an African player, that which will hold stream for the inexperience Liberian players is what we hope to see.

     Pathetically, my heart goes out to those local players that might not be fortunate to join foreign clubs aim at brightening their career, as they will have to cope with the prevailing situation.