The sport holds lofty ambitions and has indeed produced and agreed to relevant roadmaps (Bosele Declaration). However, time and again, throwing a spanner in the works appears to be replacing professionalism. At a time when clubs are being directed towards professionalism through the Bosele Declaration and other pointers, BPL's administrators appear to be a step behind prevailing trends. It is inconceivable in more progressive leagues that the absence or delayed availability of basic documents such as Audited Financial Statements and minutes could derail critical meetings. Why should convenors go ahead with such an important meeting when such documents are not available?
The Premier League clearly needs to walk the talk when it comes to professionalism. Sports administration should be taken as seriously as administration of companies and other business entities. In the latter case, the timely availability of basic documents such as financial statements and minutes is actually the rule rather than an exception, as the Premier League seems to believe it should be. The league's administrators should take the blame and fully accept responsibility for Sunday's gaffe, which is a no-no in modern football. We sometimes look at the players in our various national teams and wish that they could perform miracles on the field of play. But how is that possible when administrators have not upped their game? Until the men, and women, who run the football league, and even our clubs, shed their amateurish ways, our football will fall below public expectations.
