Adolph Lawrence
Rejects St. Anthony, Black Star Merger
April 7, 2003
Siebo D. Williams
Monrovia
The owner of St. Anthony FC, Mr. Adolph Lawrence, who is currently in
the United States of America, has rejected the recent merger of St.
Anthony FC and Pennoh Bestman's Monrovia Black Star.
In a telephone conversation with this website over the weekend, Mr.
Lawrence said the decision by Mr. Jenkins Pelenah to merge his team
with Monrovia Black Star was not discussed with him and is therefore
calling on the Liberia Football Association (LFA) to nullify the
agreement between the two teams.
He said as owner of the team, Mr. Pelenah failed to discuss with him
details of the merger, but only to find out that his team (St. Anthony
FC) was sold to Mr. Pennoh Bestman for L$35,000 by Pelenah without any
reference to him.
"I invested so much money in St. Anthony FC for Jenkins to sell my
team to Pennoh Bestman without discussing the matter with me. As far
as I am concerned, St. Anthony FC is still St. Anthony FC and not the
so-called Liberia or Monrovia Black Star as they call the new team,"
Mr. Lawrence pointed out.
Quizzed what he intends doing to stop the merger from holding, Mr.
Lawrence said the necessary documentations have been put together and
will be forwarded to the LFA for the nullification of "so-called
merger".
He also called on Mr. Bestman to cancel whatever agreement he signed
with Mr. Pelenah because St.Anthony FC will not merge or be sold to
him.
Following the end of last season, St. Anthony FC failed to gain
promotion in the new premier league, while Monrovia Black Star was
relegated to division two.
Another sponsor of St. Anthony FC, who preferred anonymity for now
frowned the decision by Mr. Pelenah to sell the team to Mr. Bestman
without discussing the matter with them.
"Why has Pelenah decided to throw our investment away just like that.
Does he know how much we have spent on the St. Anthony FC? He did not
treat us well, so I think we will stand behind Adolph and call on the
LFA nullify the merger," the Sponsor said.
Our reporter could not contact Mr. Pelenah through a telephone due it
being switched off. When he proceeded to the ATS yesterday, Mr.
Pelenah could not also be found. We hope to make contact today for
comments on the matter.
Sources from the LFA say it is very late for the merger to be nullify
since the documents have already been signed by all the parties
concerned.
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