Nare bemoans Gunners' cash woes

FREDERICK KEBADIRETSE
Staff Writer | Tuesday October 26, 2010 00:00

 

The team only resumed training on Thursday prior to the Police XI tie after boycotting training for two days over unpaid bonuses.

 'We only started training on Thursday, we were less prepared than our opponents. This is making my job difficult and killing the momentum we had built earlier,' a worried Nare said. 

Gunners managed to overcome a poor start to the season to move to third before the weekend encounter, registering important victories against giants Mochudi Centre Chiefs and Gaborone United (GU).

After enjoying decent sponsorships in the previous season, the Peleng side has found it tough in the current campaign as all their sponsors have pulled out. 

This has resulted in players not getting their allowances on time despite delivering on the pitch, something blamed for the team's inconsistent form.

 They registered a heavy 4-0 loss to Notwane two weeks ago but redeemed themselves with an away win over TASC last weekend before going down to Police XI. Local coach, Nare has been credited for doing a good job in a league dominated by foreign coaches.

He has finished in the top five in the past two seasons despite his team being incompetent in the transfer market. In the past transfer windows, Gunners have only been able to rope in players believed to be past their sell-by dates and promoting youngsters to the first team.

Club spokesperson Abdul Kgengwenyane admitted that the club is going through a rough patch due to lack of financial resources. 'It is difficult because we are running the team without a sponsor; so we depend solely on gate-takings which are not enough.

The players did not train last week because some of them were owed half of their September allowances,' Kgengwenyane said. He said the players have engaged them in dialogue and they are working around the clock to meet the their needs.

The management was supposed to convene in a meeting last night to address the problems faced by the club. Kgwengwenyane added that they are currently negotiating with potential sponsors, which should help ease financial woes.