Jimmy's Swansong!

It appears that the unthinkable has happened, the chief ‘bungler’ of the Irish Football Association, President Jimmy Boyce is to be opposed at the annual general meeting on June 19. His opponent is to be current vice-president, Raymond Kennedy and the election will take place at the A.G. M. Raymond Kennedy, I must admit to knowing sweet .F.A. about so I cannot comment on the possible plusses and minuses of his proposed appointment. Jimmy Boyce on the other hand I feel I know quite well and I personally would love to see him deposed as president. Perhaps it may turn out to be a case of, ‘better the devil you know, than the devil you don’t know’, but only time will tell. Jimmy says he’s seeking a mandate and hopes to carry on in his Presidential role. What qualities I wondered would we seek in a candidate for association president? Here are three suggestions in no real order of importance. Firstly the president should be a man of Integrity and his word should be his bond. The next time our Jimmy shows integrity will be the first, as he’s famous for waiting to see what way the ‘wind is blowing’ before showing his hand so to speak. Secondly he should be a man who always faces facts, no hiding under the bed and ignoring any problems. Jimmy falls down here once more as for years he insisted the Cliftonville supporters only carried Cliftonville emblems, despite the obvious, green, white and gold flags and Celtic tops and scarves in full view at each and every game. Thirdly he should be a man who knows when his time in office is over as he no longer has the respect of his peers. Jimmy falls down on this count also as its obvious chief executive Howard Wells has been pulling strings behind the scenes and still Jimmy believes the pair have a viable working relationship. Let me give Jimmy a sound piece of advice, your time is up, for the good of the game please stand aside and allow our association to flourish instead of stagnating as it has under your leadership. In short do us all a favour by standing aside and hopefully we can make some decent strides under new management, it surely cannot be any worse!