{"id":15331,"date":"2019-11-08T03:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T03:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=15331"},"modified":"2019-11-08T03:48:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T03:48:17","slug":"polack-confident-ahead-of-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/polack-confident-ahead-of-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Polack confident ahead of derby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/muguna-celeb-19.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Muguna was on target in the last mashemeji derby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gor Mahia will be seeking to put their campaign back in track this Sunday as they take on arch rivals AFC Leopards in the first Mashemeji derby of the 2019-2020 season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After dispiriting losses to Mathare on Wednesday and to DC Motema Pembe last Sunday, Gor Mahia need a confidence booster. A win in the derby is precisely the medicine that the team and the fan base needs to inject the much needed confidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it will not come easily against AFC who are determined to continue their resurgence. They are also keen to win given that they havent won in this derby since 2016. They sense this as their best chance to break their losing streak <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But coach Polack is not concerned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cI\u2019m not worried about the derby. A good win would have given us  confidence going into the match on Sunday but on the flipside, a loss is  also a wakeup call \u2013 we have to go out there and show people who we are  on Sunday,\u201d Polack said to the Nation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polack will need to settle and re-energize a playing unit that appeats demoralized. The office will need to find ways to motivate the players as a third succesive loss could prove disastrous. A win in this derby is exactly what Kogalo needs at this point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sally Bolo unhappy with ticketing scheme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman Ambrose Rachier announced earlier in the week that the club has abandoned e-ticketing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have noticed a very big drop in revenue collection since we  started using it. It is sad that we have never collected more than Sh1  million even in matches which are attended by our fans in numbers,\u201d said  Rachier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe system was good but its main \ndisadvantage was in the verification process where the club lost a lot \nof money. Even in the normal matches we ended banking very little money \ncompared to what we collected in the past,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club Treasurer Sally Bolo however feels this is backward move. \nShe however urges fans to get tickets in good time and turn out in large\n numbers to cheer the team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone, even the local  grocery shop is collecting revenue using digital means and I wonder why  Gor Mahia, the biggest club in Kenya, would opt to go back to  traditional means of selling tickets. We had tested the system and fans  had already embraced it. We even launched a USSD code to ensure even  those with fans that cannot access the internet would still purchase  their tickets in a simplified process,\u201d she lamented to the Nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor\n instance the Soweto Derby in South Africa \u2013 the tickets are already \nsold out. We need to embrace change and work on improving our ticketing \nand the match day experience for the fans,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets\n will go on sale on match day at the match venue outside gates 12 and 2,\n opposite Safari Park Hotel and Gomongo Police Station. 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