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Post by SpaceSocaPlayaX on Jan 2, 2014 19:15:47 GMT 8
Nogoal, so results shouldn't matter then huh? Failing at all 3 competitions in 2013 shouldn't matter then huh? And I won't even mention the countless amount of times he's fallen flat on his face during 2012, 2011, etc. So just because he's working for free, he should stay on as coach? That's your brilliant idea?
WHEN DID I SAY THAT?!?!?
I even said it in my previous statement that I would have expected the U14 US-based Pool players to beat the Pinay Futbol All-Stars handedly. But somehow Nierras, with a WNT "2nd-team"(still a very talented group), tied the PF All-stars 1-1, which in my eyes is a disappointing result. That day, September 1, 2013, was his chance to show the Philippine public his "strides" as a coach. But yet again, he panicked during the big moment(just like he did at the SEA Games). Failure to adapt, failure to adjust, and playing player favorites will always be his downfall(politics). I was at that PF All-Star game, I saw it first hand. The WNT dominated the game(possession), but in the end it's about getting the result. No one cares for style-points.
Even with all these Fil-Am girls, you still need a foundation of local players that train regularly together(As dafmaerojas mentioned). Long-term, we can't just rely on bringing in roster loads of players from abroad every single competition. How the hell do you expect the girls to develop the necessary team chemistry/continuity required to compete with the likes of Vietnam, Myanmar, and Thailand with just 2-3 weeks of training each time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 5:25:05 GMT 8
Anybody who is part of PWNT who knowingly placed the safety of any players at risk, and being a coach at that, should not be allowed to have anything to do with running the team. Nierras personally emailed those players their airline tickets that most of the time got voided (mostly when they are already at the airport) because the form of payments were fraudulent. When airline counter asked for credit cards and ID used, Nierras emailed them copies of drivers's license and credit cards of different people which of course were reportedly stolen. He knowingly made these players accomplices with his criminal acts and/or get them stuck for several hours if not days at different airports. So it doesn't matter how rich or qualified coach you are (which he isn't based on what the players are saying), he should automatically be out of the picture if not in jail for what he did to these players. I doubt any of the senior players would come back and put themselves again in the shame and nightmare they went through knowing now it's possible they could be handcuff for being a recipient of tickets bought by stolen credit cards, or not knowing if they will make it at their destination as scheduled, and how many trips they have to make to the airport until he gets them tickets bought by stolen credit cards that is not reported yet.
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Post by SpaceSocaPlayaX on Jan 3, 2014 22:53:05 GMT 8
Anybody who is part of PWNT who knowingly placed the safety of any players at risk, and being a coach at that, should not be allowed to have anything to do with running the team. Nierras personally emailed those players their airline tickets that most of the time got voided (mostly when they are already at the airport) because the form of payments were fraudulent. When airline counter asked for credit cards and ID used, Nierras emailed them copies of drivers's license and credit cards of different people which of course were reportedly stolen. He knowingly made these players accomplices with his criminal acts and/or get them stuck for several hours if not days at different airports. So it doesn't matter how rich or qualified coach you are (which he isn't based on what the players are saying), he should automatically be out of the picture if not in jail for what he did to these players. I doubt any of the senior players would come back and put themselves again in the shame and nightmare they went through knowing now it's possible they could be handcuff for being a recipient of tickets bought by stolen credit cards, or not knowing if they will make it at their destination as scheduled, and how many trips they have to make to the airport until he gets them tickets bought by stolen credit cards that is not reported yet. If this is as bad as you're saying, then the girls need to speak up about it. Staying silent and doing nothing only helps Nierras keep his job. He wins. In fact, he's been airing his side of the story to Eric Dimzon.
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Post by xyz1000 on Jan 4, 2014 3:36:50 GMT 8
eric f. dimzon 7h @raylenelarot I am investigating the tickrt issue involving Malditas. Do you have anything to say about the issue? I vow to help you.
eric f. dimzon 8h @jesshugg_ I already interviewed your coach about the issue. I wish to get your side too.
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Eric Dimzon... why am I not surprised? Don't believe anything Mr. Dimzon writes. He hates the Azkals and will write anything just to get attention. Yes, I'm responding to this, but it has been a nice 1.5 years that we haven't heard anything relevant in the press or web from Mr. Dimzon, so in case folks here don't know who he is, let's just say he's not believable and has no integrity. And that's putting it mildly.
While I'm not fond of what I've read about Mr. Nierras, I still wouldn't believe anything Mr. Dimzon writes.
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Post by dafmaerojas on Jan 4, 2014 3:50:09 GMT 8
eric f. dimzon 7h @raylenelarot I am investigating the tickrt issue involving Malditas. Do you have anything to say about the issue? I vow to help you. eric f. dimzon 8h @jesshugg_ I already interviewed your coach about the issue. I wish to get your side too. ---- Eric Dimzon... why am I not surprised? Don't believe anything Mr. Dimzon writes. He hates the Azkals and will write anything just to get attention. Yes, I'm responding to this, but it has been a nice 1.5 years that we haven't heard anything relevant in the press or web from Mr. Dimzon, so in case folks here don't know who he is, let's just say he's not believable and has no integrity. And that's putting it mildly. While I'm not fond of what I've read about Mr. Nierras, I still wouldn't believe anything Mr. Dimzon writes. Yea, I remember Dimzon and the whole "Amanda Colling" thing. To me, he's not legit. But I do agree with sir Space. The girls need to air their side of the story.
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Post by macduff on Jan 4, 2014 9:20:32 GMT 8
Soccerfairplay made very specific allegations that Nierras committed several criminal offences. I was shocked to hear it. Now I am shocked that anybody would be taken in by Dimzon. Does anybody really think that Ernie would talk to him? If you do not have first hand knowledge, I would recommend an immediate apology to Nierras. If you have personal knowledge, go to the police.
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Post by dafmaerojas on Jan 4, 2014 9:28:56 GMT 8
soccerfairplay, can I ask how you know all this? I'm guessing you're involved in some capacity.
If you are, please try and encourage the girls to speak up. Their story needs to be heard.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 19:49:36 GMT 8
Hmmmm..... who will these women trust to back.them up in the PH known to be full of corrupt officials and rampant for cronyism? Will the PSC or PFF or even POC back them up? I'm sure someone there have heard of these going ons and investigating, but who knows how deep the involvement is. So who else is there to trust... the media? Which one? Maybe Anderson Cooper will do the job. Remember most of these players are still in college on school scholarships and the rest who already graduated are still building up their career. They have to think over how far this will go and how it might affect them. They might still be trying to find the right avenue and going directly to the police is one option. The fact of the matter is, this has been going on since May, AFC Women's cup. There were 4 players that I know of that got stranded in L A for 2 days because again, their tickets were voided by the airline. Same thing happened on some players on their way back to the US wherein they have to make multiple trips to the airport before they are able to board. It is just on this recent SEA tournament that return players are really putting twos together and figured out that something is really fishy about the whole airline ticket thing. Okay, so let's just say we believe Nierras that he didn't purchased those tickets, and he was just passing them along from what he claims travel agents and just personally emailing those to the players. Wouldn't he wonder why he's having these problems over and over again wherein his players get stranded all over the place? Wouldn't he as a coach will question whoever gave him the tickets and investigate if he cares at all for the safety of these women? He must be totally dense or knew about the fraud but chose to ignore it and allow it to go on. On that scenario alone, what he DID NOT do for these women is totally unforgivable. These are the same women who were so proud to play for the PH flag and sacrificed a lot of their time and comfort, had a major let down by someone they thought they could trust. What a shame.
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Post by jonny on Jan 5, 2014 3:54:27 GMT 8
Soccerfairplay made very specific allegations that Nierras committed several criminal offences. I was shocked to hear it. Now I am shocked that anybody would be taken in by Dimzon. Does anybody really think that Ernie would talk to him? If you do not have first hand knowledge, I would recommend an immediate apology to Nierras. If you have personal knowledge, go to the police. Nierras been talking with Dimzon. Dimzon tweet : "Interviewed Coach Ernie of Malditas. Very controversial to say the least."
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Post by cjeagle on Jan 5, 2014 19:07:20 GMT 8
Well as I said before to macduff, when it comes to women's soccer, being too ambitious tends to end up badly. Even here in the US they tried setting up a professional league for the women twice and ended up in bankruptcy both times with unpaid bills as well and lawsuits all over the place.
Nierras promised too much to everyone including his own players and unfortunately couldn't deliver. Now this fiasco not only affects the women's national team but the men's as well since, players from abroad especially in the US will think twice before committing to any national team from the Philippines.
What Ernie should have done is follow the national rugby team example and tell his players up front that funds are limited, and if they wanted to play for the Philippines, they unfortunately would have to cover most of their own expenses. Rugby players love playing the game so much, that they will take time off from work, spent all their vacation time to join this events, all at their own cost, just for a chance to play for the national team. And they do this every year with the caveat of course that most of the rugby players are professionals with stable incomes and not students like many of the players with the Malditas. Ernie will probably not be able to get all the players he wanted with this rugby policy, but at least he would not raise expectations and disappoint them in the end. I had initially assumed that Ernie was able to find a team manager that will help defray the costs, but this is apparently not the case.
As for dimzon, I don't really understand why you liking quoting that scumbag jonny. He is a tabloid reporter who likes to be in the middle of any scandal without any evidence backing it up. He gives journalism a bad name and violates pretty much any ethical code taught to journalists.
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Post by dafmaerojas on Jan 5, 2014 22:00:24 GMT 8
These girls need to go to the media and speak up about the issue. It's his word against theirs and right now he's portraying them as a bunch of "spoiled ungrateful brats". It's a complete "smear campaign" orchestrated by Nierras. I feel bad for these girls. They need to do something.
They should considered going to somebody like a Roy Moore or a Bob Guerrero and see if they'd write a piece about the whole debacle. Basically, air their side to somebody more "legitimate".
Both Moore and Guerrero are respected in the football circles and have had their "issues" with Nierras in the past. Nierras referred to Moore as a "Pinnochio writer", because he uncovered stuff about the whole Rufo Sanchez/Stallion/Global fiasco. And Bob and Nierras have had their issues from something Bob wrote about Stallion being fatigued in a game.
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Post by Caz on Jan 5, 2014 22:24:30 GMT 8
Well, I wouldn't consider Bob Guerrero a "journalist" in the strictest sense of the word. He's a fan and seems to be a bonafide great guy and has earned himself a voice through his passion and visibility. BTW, I'm having difficulty finding the "smear campaign" on the bunch of "spoiled ungrateful brats"? Send us a link so we all can read it? Thanks!
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Post by SpaceSocaPlayaX on Jan 5, 2014 22:58:36 GMT 8
Here's Dimzon's blog post: thecitybuzz.blogspot.com/2014/01/coach-ernie-and-malditas-much-ado-about.html(By the way, her name is Monika, not Monica. You would think most individuals who peg themselves off as a media people would do their homework on getting correct details such as people's names). Dimzon also tweeted that his "No Holds Barred"(his words) interview with Nierras will be in Bandera soon.
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Post by Caz on Jan 6, 2014 1:55:02 GMT 8
Here's Dimzon's blog post: thecitybuzz.blogspot.com/2014/01/coach-ernie-and-malditas-much-ado-about.html(By the way, her name is Monika, not Monica. You would think most individuals who peg themselves off as a media people would do their homework on getting correct details such as people's names). Dimzon also tweeted that his "No Holds Barred"(his words) interview with Nierras will be in Bandera soon. Was it just me? It wasn't long before I lost track of his flow of thought in this blog post. Was he saying that Coach Ernie could only use a stolen credit card that had his name on it? Anyways, the only concrete information the blog post gave was that Monika Lee encountered flight problems in the US and that she did not file a complaint to the PFF. Otherwise, it was just a bunch of leading questions and observational statements designed to make a reader think in a particular direction. What I did get out of it, though, was the notion that perhaps Monika was merely venting her airline mishap frustrations out on Twitter to her teammates, which is understandable. Context is a deadly thing for public figures in the 140-character world. We've seen it happen before in the 2011 SEA Games, only devastatingly more so. Oh well, if accurate, this is only showing Coach Ernie's side. It seems that at least with the airline ticket problems, the coach may be relaying that things weren't as bad as they appeared and that netizens may have blown things out of proportion since this happened hot on the heels of the team's troubles in the recent SEA Games. I do hope we hear the side of the affected player and see if this is indeed the case or if some downplaying is involved. But I'd also understand if she'd rather not talk about it.
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Post by macduff on Jan 8, 2014 4:37:35 GMT 8
It is an old story. The PFF makes promises that its bank balance cannot pay for. These ladies are not professionals who can easily pay out of their own pockets for the pride and prestige of playing an international match. Most of these players are students. The cost of an international flight might be their entire spending money for the year from a part time or summer job. This is a PFF screw up and I have no doubt that payment of air fare is a real issue.
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