3SC: A PROFESSIONAL 'BOYS' CLUB' - AJOROSUN

• CALLS FOR STATE ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY 
• CALLS FOR RESTRUCTURING, REDEPLOYMENT OF ADMIN SEC

• SAYS TEAM LACK PROFESSIONALISM

By Oluseyi Adedire

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Shooting Stars UK based fan, Akande Olaniyi popularly known as 'Omo Ajorosun Gbogbo UK' has furiously and objectively called for the restructuring  of Shooting Stars, redeployment of Alhaji Rahman Olapade, the administration secretary and supply and also seek for urgent forensic investigation of the Oyo state Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) into the affairs of Shooting Stars activities for the past six years.

'Omo Ajorosun Gbogbo UK' who watched his darling team's poor outing to Remo Stars on cable TV while in the Saudi Arabia said the only thing left for Shooting Stars' fans and supporters are to boycott all league matches, stage peaceful protest, call for the sack of all government appointees in the club and appoint professionals into the system.

Recall that Shooting Stars finished sixth on the Nigeria Premier Football League Group A regular season with 23points after five wins, five losses and eight defeats from eighteen league matches. The Oluyole Warriors under Coach Gbenga Ogunbote 'The Oracle' scored twenty goals and conceded twenty goals behind table leader, Bendel Insurance, Remo Stars, Enyimba FC International, Akwa United and Plateau United.

'Omo Ajorosun Gbogbo UK', a die hard fan of the Ibadan Soccer Lords who was worried on how 3SC is being managed by different people, parties, board members and unknown supporters and road side groups said his worries in the last ten years are now hunting the club. He questioned the professionalism of the club management, technical crew and even the 'hungry' supporter's club.

"I think this is the right time to come out openly and say all that will benefit my loving state and darling club, I grew up in my dad's hands as 3SC's lover. This is my 21st year as a die hard fan and lover of IICC Shooting Stars."

"I will like to be direct and specific with my words, I will like to aks the club chairman to list his achievements from his first day in office, he is a failure and unprofessional. In fact, I'm highly disappointed in him, the media hype, promises, road map were not achieved at the end of the seaon. You can imagine when you signed a coach who is milking the rich of the club and he signed over thirty players, retained ten old players and yet he went on a radio station, bragging that players from Mali and Burkina Faso will help us win trophy and secure continental ticket. Who does that?"

"I listened to Chairman and the coach, making 'noise' that that the players were not owned a dime for a whole season; I will like to tell you that the state government made it possible not the chaiman because he never generated income either from sponsors, ticketing, transfers' window or other means. Crown FC of Ogbomoso were duly paid as well, so the chairman should keep quiet or rather tell us his achievements aside from the government's efforts and contributions."

"Kwara United, Akwa United, even Ikorodu City got sponsors, then - what happened to my darling Shooting Stars?" He asked.

"He was a retired football refree, I expect more from him but it's unfortunate that he disappointed me and many others who kept quiet or don't have time and access to the media. He should be probed, invited by the state Anti-Corruption agency and face the music. He has brought the club from something to nothing. His appointment was a mistake to the club and I questioned his credentials. He's a politician and he knew next to nothing when itbcomes to football business and administration."

"Omo Ajorosun Gbogbo UK' speak further: "Imagine in this century, a club like Shooting Stars are terminating Player's contract through WhatsApp group. Once your number is removed from the club's Player's group, it means your contract has ended and  you must not resume to the training ground or expect salary. Who does that? A club like Shooting Stars! A club under Governor Seyi Makinde! A club with rich histories and laurels! A club that was well known world-wide. This f**king people will ruin this club."

"If the club chairman pretended to be innocent of this, what about the administration secretary and supply [Alhaji Rahman Olapade] and General manager [Dimeji Lawal]. Dimeji was a former international player, he made pledge to take this club to greater heights, he knew much of the club and I expect much of professionalism under his tenure as General Manager. If the chairman (which I was told had been relieved his job by the state governor after the cabinet were dissolved alongside other appointees) and other personnels are the problem, he (Dimeji Lawal) should cry out or resign but I observed Africans dont die easily, they wanted to be disgraced and booted out."

"When you dropped and sacked players on Whatapp group and warned them not to talk the press/media, you have directly and indirectly exposed your level of professionalism and disrespect to the round leather game. In fact, local and foreign players must be careful because this has shown no proper documentation, agreements and official bargains. Shooting Stars are a professional boys' club not a club to be proud of."

On Gbenga Ogunbote, he said: "Ogunbote is a mess to us, right here in the UK for twelve years, I know he is not the messiah we've been looking for. He played on the intelligence of the chairman and Olapade because they were novice due to their backgrounds in football, and Dimeji Lawal has been silenced and carpeted."

"It's only a mad person who doesn't understand football would believed this 3SC will beat Remo Stars in Eket Township Stadium at Naija8 play-off, the coach has brought his players from Mali and Burkina Faso and they all failed. For your information, Ayo Adejubu, Aniete Uko, and many others have been sacked, dropped, and removed from club's WhatsApp group. Now, tell me, can the coach justify and tell me if his new players are better?"

"I know they would be asking for more time to gel together, they will fail and nothing good will come out from the club this coming sesson."

"Last season, all the retained old players rescued the club from relegation but the coach, may be because of his pocket and interest; preferred to let them go so as to have his ways. I won't blame him, the hungry and toothless supporters club's, club management and media are in the dark and may have been bribed."

He also spoke on clubs media contents: "As at today on Facebook page, Remo Stars have 48K likes, 93K followers while Shooting Stars have 46K likes and 62K likes. Figures don't lie. The difference was basically on the media contents and department. I felt embarrassed when a club media officer is thinking analogical in this digital age. No livestream of matches, no standby cameras, YouTube link, clean and well edited videos, highlights and pictures. When you criticise or post comment through the comment section, the club admin on Facebook will block you permanently. Shooting Stars are just a professional boys' club."

Mr Akande Olaniyi, finally called on the state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde not to re-appoint Hon Babatunde Olaniyan 'Akoro, and also for the redeployment and if possibe compulsory retirement of Alhaji Rahman Olapade. He said restructuring 

Shooting Stars before the kick-off of the Nigeria Premier League 2023/24 season billed for August 27, 2023 should be the next agenda for the Governor Seyi Makinde especially in his Omituntun 2.0

"My advise to everyone, come out and say your mind, enough of the silence. I will surely visit the newly upgraded Lekan Salami Stadium and watch their training session. I will also come with some kits, modern training equipments as part of my contribution. I'm at Saudi Arabia right now and I'll be home after salah festival to also stage peaceful protest to Governor Makinde. EFCC must switch on search light and expose them, anyone found wanting must be jailed, the money spent are from tax payers, they are killing our passion, enough is enough."He fumed