Bad English or CAN'T SPELL?

It is with much regret that the death of the 2013 Barbados Netball Association's domestic season is announced.

The cause of death is a letter submitted by an over-rated and lack of knowledge umpire who for the past few years has seen himself as the demi-god to the sport. In the letter, the spell-check-less umpire cites some absolute untruths which only he seems to have experienced which according to him were brought about by the management of the Spooners Hill Netball Club.

Left to mourn are a depleted Board, League Committee and the BANU. Pallbearers will be chosen from member clubs who dare to speak out.

On another note....The Spooners Hill Netball Club received two letters today from the Disciplinary Committee of the Barbados Netball Association informing us that the head coach and the manager were to appear before them to state their case against allegations from the umpire who single-handedly MURDERED the season.

The Board of the BNA has erred on many levels since the season began including not making decisions for the sake of being seen as fair. There have been letters sent to them and not even an acknowledgement has ever been made.

The Barbados Association of Netball Umpires is equal or worst in this. A little over two weeks ago, the SHNC wrote an email to the BANU about some disgusting remarks made by the country's lone IUA umpire to it's coach. It must be noted that there were hints of unfairness from other umpires if the coach did not retract what he had said and an apology given.

Subsequent to that, the said coach received a threatening letter from the BANU giving him five( 5) days to apologize or else.....WEIRD RIGHT??

It must be noted that the spell-check-less umpire was or is PLUS the IUA and others were or are on the BANU Committee and therefore any decisions made were or are questionable....WEIRD RIGHT??

The playing rules of the 2013 BNA Competition ( Discipline 10.2) speaks to an umpire having the right to warn against harassment from the side lines from teams or officials. It also infers that teams and/or officials may be penalized by being asked to leave the playing area.

Here is where the fun begins. On the night of April 22nd in the game Spooners Hill vs COW Rangers, the spell-check-less umpire halted the game and in a VERY THREATENING( finger in the face ) manner,approached the coach of Spooners Hill and gave him fifteen ( 15) seconds to leave the court. At no time was anything negative stated to him as he has said in his report! Before the fifteen seconds had elapsed and AFTER the coach had left the area, said umpire blew his whistle to signal the game had been BLOWN OFF!!!! After consulting with the other umpire, a decision was made that the game had ended.

Coincidentally, it should be noted that the Executive Committee of the BANU was present at this time and rightfully said that what had transpired by the umpire....COULD NOT HAPPEN  AND WAS WRONG on his part!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is disturbing is that the umpire in question openly vilifies other umpires when any team he 'pretends to coach' is playing! What is more disturbing is that he has taken the same route as his Adventist partner and is requesting that the head coach be made an example of....WEIRD RIGHT?

Anyone who knows netball would know that we do not back down from a challenge when we are right and this is no exception!!!!!

Stay tuned....the grim reaper has  just arrived!!!!!!!!!