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After the mashemeji derby, match, the players benefited from a Ksh 75,000 cash donation from fans as a way of saying thank you for maintaining their form despite not being paid allowances for weeks. This according to a report on goal.com.<\/p>\n
If it is indeed true that the club has n0t been paying player allowances then it is a grave issue that the club must address immediately. A few weeks back, club official announced that the membership recruitment drive has stalled due to lack of interest from fans. In addition, the club says that the 350100 initiative has also stalled. Its time for the club officials to put these two initiatives back in gear as they have been on neutral for months now. In fact the initiative picked up steam when the club regularly updated fans in the spirit of transparency. But the club has long since stopped.<\/p>\n
And the club still has not announced any progress they have made towards resolving the standoff with the Kenya revenue authority. Last year, the KRA contacted Gor Mahia about outstanding tax bill. The KRA claims the club was lackadaisical in its response and thus it slapped a ksh 118 million tax bill on the club. Now this year it appears the same pattern might be repeating itself. It has been four months now.<\/p>\n
The last thing we need is for the players to adopt another go slow at a critical moment.<\/p>\n
The fact that fans conducted an impromptu Harambee to pay players is a good thing. However it also means that many fans do not trust officials with their money and are willing to contribute if they can bypass said officials. Remember the same scenario ensued during the Solomon Nasio saga when fans organized themselves and raised Ksh 150,000 in the space of two days and the money went directly to pay Nasio’s hospital bill. This means the club EC must work harder to assuage fans who are still apprehensive about transparency.<\/p>\n
Secretary Chris Omondi thanked fans via social media. His message read in part as follows :<\/p>\n
Its a known fact the club is going through very difficult moments financially,and i have always believed fans n branches can proactively AUGMENT THE EFFORTS of the officials,esp,during these hard times…..<\/span><\/p>\n Put differently,fellow joKogallo,i am imagining the impact a headline such as “GOR FANS PAY ONE MONTH TRANSPORT ALLOWANCES..” or GOR BRANCHES HELP CLUB PAY TWO MATCHES’ WINNING BONUSES vis a viz GOR FANS RAISE CASH TO MOTIVATE PLAYERS…..”<\/span><\/p>\n Coach Bobby Williamson has come out in defence of goalkeeper Jerim Onyango who has come under heavy criticism from fans.<\/p>\n Jerim seemingly gifted captain Martin Imbalambala the second goal when he came out of his line in the 82nd minute leaving an empty net beside him. Until that time, Gor Mahia had looked set to win.<\/p>\n It was an error similar to the one that gifted Esperance their second goal during the Champions league first round match.<\/p>\n However Williamson insists that Jerry has been doing an excellent job and should not be judged on one error.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no doubt that he made a mistake and it cost us. However, he should not be wholly blamed for that goal. He has done very well for us in the past and we cannot look at one performance to judge him.” said Williamson to goal.com<\/p>\n Goalkeeper coach Abdul Iddi Salim has also come out to defend Jerry.<\/p>\n “I find it a little strange that fans all over have attacked Jerim for allowing AFC Leopards take away a point from Gor Mahia in the\u00a0Sunday derby. He did not concede by choice, he slipped when going for the ball hence Leopards equalizer. We have even seen the best keepers in the world”. Iddi said to futaa.com<\/p>\n Salim also insisted that Jerry played well and should not be judged on one error.<\/p>\n “We need to look at the whole game where his performance was outstanding. Let\u2019s not blame him for just one mistake that was not of his own making” continued Salim<\/p>\n <\/p>\nBobby Defends Jerry<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nIddi Salim defends Jerry<\/h3>\n
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