Wednesday, August 21, 2024

OPEN LETTER TO NEW MIGHTY MUFULIRA WANDERERS CEO MR CLEMENT NYIRENDA

Having a new CEO has been long overdue and so welcome sir!

Our club has for a few years now been experiening mixed fortunes and am made to believe that a lot of lessons have been picked. And I personally feel you need to hit the ground running. 

Your CV is rich enough and I hope it shall translate into positively moving our club higher.

On the pitch, proper time-bound KPIs must be given both to the coaches and players so that it is easy for everyone to know when the team is falling behind. We sometimes act a little too late and end up fighting unnecessary relegation battles.

This may also as a result of a skewed and compromised recruitment system insisted upon by individuals with huge personal interests.

Off the pitch, the club must invest a lot in training matchday staff to meet the demands of modern football. It was evident that our staff were outnumbered and seemingly lacked the capacity. Last weekend's match againt Power Dynamos FC exposed our club's lack of ambition to maximise on available business opportunities.  Look at how MUZA FC has taken advantage of our traveling fans for our next away match by charging K150 in their average stadium.

Our stewards and security (includes ZP) must plan more effectively especially that have big support bases. It was a big mistake to allow supporters' buses to drive into the stadium. Those are the same junkies that caused confusion and forced their way into the Grandstand. And it looks like the club lost over 80% of the expected revenue.

Those big numbers that were incorrectly allowed in the Grandstand made a big difference in how our opponents were supported.

At management level, our club needs some restructuring to ensure that we move towards meeting the basic requirements of Club Licensing.

It is an open secret that some individuals were roped in without clear job descriptions and this has resulted in job duplicities. And it is also very clear that some officers have outlived their usefulness at Shinde and can not offer anything new apart from just being burdens on the already over-stretched payroll. 

Time is long gone when football clubs were run like charities were people were kept because they do not have anywhere to go and earn an income from. Football is now business and everyone in the structures must push the agenda of professionalism and profitability.

MWFC is a legendary club, a trendsetter and mst be seen to live to that expectation.

All the best!

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