Menzi Magubane
Marumo Gallants better sort out their troubled boardroom matters before it starts affecting the players.
On Monday their French coach Romain Folz left the club citing the management interference with his work.
Folz, who is the first coach to part ways with a PSL club this season claimed that he has been told which starting eleven he should use.
“I was forced to put in players that were suggested by the management and I refused because it was going against my contract. They told me I was going to face consequences if I don’t want to honour their decision to change the line-up,” said Folz after he resigned.
The Frenchman’s remarks are similar to that of former coach Dan Malesela after he resigned from his post last season. Two coaches saying the same thing can’t be a coincidence. What’s going on in the club’s boardroom?
The team’s technical director Harris Choeu, a former Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns player, was quoted saying bad things about the Frenchman.
“I don’t want to sound otherwise but there is a problem with people who come from overseas. They don’t respect us,” Choeu told FarPost.
But on Tuesday the club management issued a statement that showed they did not share Choeu’s sentiments.
“Marumo Gallants FC distances itself from the statement made by Choeu following recent developments with the club’s head coach, Romain Folz,” said the statement.
Club chairman Abram Sello said internal discussions are underway with assurance to the club’s partners and supporters. He further said the matter will be resolved in a manner conducive to the best interest of the team.
Choeu was quoted saying Folz wanted him out from day one. He also said they were not on speaking terms, as per Soccer Laduma.
Whatever is going on behind the scenes at Gallants, Sello needs to sort it out quickly. On Sunday his team will be hosting Kaizer Chiefs at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. The club is still to find a replacement for Folz before the Amakhosi encounter.
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