Jerome Waite

Constant Spring's former coach Jerome Waite became the first casualty of the KSAFA Super League season following his dismissal last Saturday after his team played to their fifth draw of the season with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). 'Spring' sit fourth in the Super League standings but have not been beaten and are a mere three points behind the leaders.

However, they suffered their first defeat yesterday under the leadership of new coach Michael Tulloch as they lost 1-0 to Major League outfit Greenwich Town in the Jackie Bell Confederation Qualification Semi-Final Play-offs.

Club chairman Danny Lyn believes that the team was just not getting the results they were supposed to get.

"We just never got the results; let's face it, there are teams that have gotten beaten that are in front of us. So what it boils down to is stupidness. Everybody is talking about the team being unbeaten, this is a league format, we have dropped 10 points; that equates to us losing three and a third games. So forget about the unbeaten streak, you get three points for a win, one for a draw. We suppose to be leading this competition," Lyn added.

Lyn sought to justify the appointing of Michael Tulloch who was coaching second to bottom team Maverley/Hughenden, who have registered only one win.

"We are a team that is suppose to be leading the competition, Michael Tulloch doesn't have a team that is suppose to be leading the competition. Has Maverley got the quality that Constant Spring have?" Lyn asked. "My side should be leading comfortably, I have the best team in the competition; I know that. I've seen them play nine games and they shouldn't have drawn any. I am on a mission to go to Premier League this year; whatever is not on the right track will be put on the right track."

Jerome Waite, in the meantime, is mystified at the club's decision to dismiss him.

"I went there for one reason to carry the team to the Premier League but maybe the hopes were too high because after 11 games and being unbeaten, it becomes a big issue now," Waite said. "They made their decision because one thing they are saying is that the team is not performing up to date, how can they not be performing and they are unbeaten and are three points from the leaders?" Waite asked.