Talal brothers seeking for immidiate decision on under-fire Olympics coach Godwin Attram

The Board Directors of Great Olympics Fadi Fatal and Talal Fatal of the Global Village Group are wailing about the lack of support from the club's other shareholders for failure to help solve the club's ailing season in the ongoing premier league season.

During a board meeting last week, the two Lebanese-born brothers proposed a strategy for the club which will turn their fortunes around in the campaign, and it included hiring former Medeama SC coach Tom Strand to provide technical support for coach Godwin Attram.

In a statement to the media, the Global Village Media Group explained that their preference for Strand was grounded not only on the club's poor run of results which had seen them just above the relegation zone, but also on the GFA's regulations on the qualification of coaches for clubs which demands that the first team coach holds a minimum of CAF A coaching licence and a minimum of CAF B licence for the assistant coach.

'In light of the above clause where head coach Attram holds a coach licence B, it has become imperative to move him to the position of assistant coach instead of letting him go, as the club still feels indebted and grateful to Coach Godwin Attram for his personal input that culminated in Olympics' promotion back to GPL,' the statement said.

Other aspects of the five-point rescue plan for consideration and adoption by the Olympics Board of Directors, include;

1. i) acquisition of new strikers and offensive midfielders during the second transfer window of the league
2. ii) acquisition of a 42-seater bus to facilitate the team's transportation, syndication of GH¢30,000 incentive package with Melcom as additional winning bonus to Olympics players

iii) organisation of a fundraising dinner in Accra ahead of the second round of the Premier League.

The statement added that further delay in taking a decision on Coach Strand could result in Olympics losing him to other rival clubs interested in the Swede's services.

'Our co-sponsors of the 42-seater bus and players' incentive winning bonus have also decided to hold on to their sponsorship package in light of the club management's stalled decision,' the statement said.

The Global Village Group is reported to be holding 40 per cent shares in the club.