In another incredulous decision that might seem to be tempered with mercy but in my opinion is more of stupidity and the lack of balls, the UAAP Board cleared FEU's Kim Chul-So to sit on the Lady Tamaraws' bench. Kim if you recall was assessed a 2-year ban for assaulting a referee along with three of his players during a hotly-contested match with UST in last season's women's football tournament.
However, this being the UAAP and the UAAP Board being well... the UAAP Board, they pulled another astounding piece of logic by disrespecting the referees, the tournament commissioner, and the teams by saying that they only have the power to suspend and to uphold or disapprove the recommendations of the football commissioner. This is a blatant slap to the rules of FIFA. Oh, shit. Wait... this is the Philippines.
What the Board did was sleep on it last season and in their infinite wisdom, now they say that any ban should have only been until the end of last Season 71. So they excuse their laziness or lack of complacency by throwing out the findings of the tournament officials.
So Kim can sit on FEU's bench albeit on a short leash. If he does something out of line again daw...
Waittaminute... this Board is out of line.
Let's revisit that.
In the last UAAP Basketball Tournament, the UST reps -- when they should have abstained from voting or making their voices heard -- allowed Dylan Ababou to play on and not be suspended in spite of throwing a punch. They gave all sorts of excuses that precedents should not hold all the time and he wasn't thrown out. The UST rep was skewered by the coaches etc. but the decision was upheld. And they kept quiet on the next move -- they transferred power to League Commissioner Joe Lipa to decide on suspensions etc. They kept a lid on it so as not to embarrass the Board and the rep.
And now they take it back.
I find it suspicious that Kim sat on the bench for their first match of the season versus Ateneo. But the matter, as questioned by tournament officials, was only taken up in a meeting at noon today January 21. So if you ask me, FEU already knew that something was afoot and allowed Kim to sit down on the bench last Sunday January 17.
And these people are supposed to be educators. No wonder our country is in a world of shit.
How did the voting go here? Was this unanimous? Who voted in favor of this decision? If we find out, someone should suspend these board officials.
As DLSU Coach Hans Smit said about this latest joke by the board: "This is a mockery of what is right!"
Results Thursday January 21, 2010
Women's Division
UST def. Ateneo 2-1
DLSU draw FEU 0-0
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