"Who me?": clerk
THE Philippine Football Federation PFF clerk who did the 'clerical error' that led to the country missing out on the Asian Football Confederation Women's Under-19 championships is surprised that he is getting the blame.
"I left the PFF in Dec. 15, and we were all thinking na kasali na tayo sa under 19," said Ian, who requested not to have his full name published.
In a memo sent to all football associations (FAs), PFF said "The AFC had set the deadline for submission of confirmation forms by 31 August 2005 which the PFF had failed to adhere due to a clerical oversight. The clerical error was only discovered during the latter part of December when the PFF inquired about information pertaining to the competition since no notification was ever relayed leading up to the end of 2005."
In an earlier interview, PFF president Johnny Romualdez said they have fired the staff who made the error, while PFF secretary-general Domeka Geramindi offered his resignation which he refused.
However, Ian has a different recollection. "My contract was not renewed, due to lack of initiative daw, which is kind of true," he said.
Ian is directly under Geramindi and said he waits for instructions from his boss before he faxes or sends out any form, "If I receive letters, I just mark it and give it to Dom," he said.
Ian though is not passing the blame on his former boss, saying the PFF is understaffed.
"Hectic talaga ang PFF, sobrang kulang ng tao and you can't really blame anyone and at that time we were also busy preparing for the SEA (Southeast Asian) Games," he said.
The issue on the AFC Under 19 has become a thorn in Romualdez's leadership and three FAs are reportedly trying to come up with a "vote of no confidence" to unseat him.
"I left the PFF in Dec. 15, and we were all thinking na kasali na tayo sa under 19," said Ian, who requested not to have his full name published.
In a memo sent to all football associations (FAs), PFF said "The AFC had set the deadline for submission of confirmation forms by 31 August 2005 which the PFF had failed to adhere due to a clerical oversight. The clerical error was only discovered during the latter part of December when the PFF inquired about information pertaining to the competition since no notification was ever relayed leading up to the end of 2005."
In an earlier interview, PFF president Johnny Romualdez said they have fired the staff who made the error, while PFF secretary-general Domeka Geramindi offered his resignation which he refused.
However, Ian has a different recollection. "My contract was not renewed, due to lack of initiative daw, which is kind of true," he said.
Ian is directly under Geramindi and said he waits for instructions from his boss before he faxes or sends out any form, "If I receive letters, I just mark it and give it to Dom," he said.
Ian though is not passing the blame on his former boss, saying the PFF is understaffed.
"Hectic talaga ang PFF, sobrang kulang ng tao and you can't really blame anyone and at that time we were also busy preparing for the SEA (Southeast Asian) Games," he said.
The issue on the AFC Under 19 has become a thorn in Romualdez's leadership and three FAs are reportedly trying to come up with a "vote of no confidence" to unseat him.
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