Good morning, and welcome to a month filled with high expectations, love in the air, but most importantly —better decision-making at our club.
Yesterday, we narrowly avoided making the headlines for all the wrong reasons—a road accident involving our team bus and a truck. Thankfully, the players and staff were unharmed, and for that, we remain grateful. But beyond the relief, I’m left wondering: why do we keep flirting with disaster when proper travel arrangements should be basic?
Some might ask why I’m harping on this, but let’s think about it for a second. The last time we traveled to Maiduguri by road, the excuse was late submission of the squad list, which supposedly made flight bookings impossible—even with a sponsor footing the bill. What’s the excuse this time?
Bauchi is deep in the Northeast, requiring a minimum of 30 hours on the road. This squad is already stretched to its limits, but instead of maximizing our resources, we’re grinding them down even further. We boast about our partnerships, but when it truly matters, what’s the point of having them if we refuse to activate them?
Just last week, Brown Ideye openly criticized the club’s logistics and player welfare, highlighting travel arrangements as a major issue. But, of course, some people rushed to defend our management, claiming it’s a league-wide problem and not specific to Enyimba. Fine, let’s humor that argument for a second. Now, explain why Eguma himself is blaming fatigue for our poor run, yet our leadership thinks utilizing our partnership with United Nigeria Airlines is somehow inconsequential to improving recovery time.
Are we going to make this trip and get there and beat Lobi? I doubt it. There’s a boomerang effect on these small decisions. Hunger. Fatigue. Dampened morale. How does a manager get the best out of such a setup? You watched Eguma’s interview after the Heartland game. It almost felt like he’s resigned to another defeat.
Last time I checked, we still had an active partnership with them. Or is there some classified information we aren’t privy to? Must we always scream and lament before commonsense decisions are made?
When Jesus walked the earth, he told his disciples, “If you love me, feed my lambs.” If you love this club, take care of it. Take care of the players, the logistics, and the structure. If not, we’ll keep questioning how much you truly love Enyimba.
It’s the month of love—if you truly love this club, and your stay on the Enyimba board isn’t to milk the coffers, it’s time to show it.
Back tomorrow.
Enyimba Enyi!
