The first promise has been fulfilled, that is, the promise to lead us as, a sulking nation through the Digicel Caribbean Championships and Victory was the Prize, U$120000 dollars to the Pocket and yet a nation mourns. The people of Jamaica have always been a proud people and whilst we may not have been holders of this regional trophy for over a decade, it none the less seems insignificant to the greater prize of qualifying for the World Cup. The Problem however is not that their is no appreciation for the recent victory/glory,m but that we as Jamaicans don't believe and more so cannot conceive of Falling once risen. This feeling is evident in the sentiments expressed toward the regional Cricket Team, so whilst your Victory in the Digicel tournament is a grand one, the lack of fanfare is not a result of a lack of confidence in the 'Barnes' Factor.
Though commending the achievement, it must however be said that the few thousand fans who were loyal to he Jamaican football cause were less than happy with the way in which the cup was won, looking for more fluency and style. The Performances were far from consistent and this many would attribute to the system employed. It must also be said that whilst Theodore Whitmore had the team for a few friendlies, he was very stylish in the way victories were achieved, so to use the excuse of a absence of stars is null and void in this discussion.
Of grand importance coming from this victory in the regional tournament is the fact that we have qualified for the Gold Cup and so our sights must now be set on achieving Glory there also. No less will be expected coming out of a run of nine games unbeaten of which eight were victories beating the likes of Mexico, Honduras and Canada. The Crop of players that we now have are expected to carry that momentum through to the Gold Cup and be relentless in their effort to restore the pride of a nation who subsequent to Rene Simoes' disaster management , was planing on a trip Home to Africa.
While we look forward to the Gold Cup however, the Captain still has no idea for sure who the coach then will be as Johny's tenure was for the Digicel Cup and so we clearly and urgently need to figure out where the genius will come from to lead us to victory there also, in the meantime, a just Reggae Boyz mi seh, more money more cup dirty or clean
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