Richard Tolbert Sets Agenda For IE


Invisible Eleven (IE) President, Dr. Richard Tolbert, says the team is being seriously confronted with three major forces which must be improved upon if the team must regain its previous status amongst teams in the country.

Dr. Tolbert intimated that his leadership is determined to make IE what it should be, by crafting a reliable technical team, players, and board that will be robust and responsive to the plights of the team, which he described as cardinal priorities.

As regards his personal commitment to the team, the former National Investment Commission (NIC) Chairman said, he as president of IE, succeeded in providing L$71,000 towards its indebtedness to the Basketball Association, while a 16-member Executive Board has been put into place to complement the efforts of the team’s leadership.

He has however vowed to have a strong IE, which he said will be based on a striking team, defense and midfield as three cardinal concerns that must be adequately addressed. He has also disclosed the setting up of an Executive Board including Madam Sheba Brown, Mr. Sam Gibson, Dr. Eugene Shannon, and Senator John Ballout, amongst others, while twelve players including Trokon Zeon, Momo Blamo and others who are currently serving the Liberia National Team, Lonestar, are being targeted by his leadership to join the IE. The sports icon has over the years supported the IE in many ways, ranging from financial to material contributions amongst others.