Strong indications emerged on Monday of a possible showdown at the Glo Premier League side, Heartland as old players have vowed to defy management’s Monday, November 18 return to camp order.
The management of the Owerri-based side on Monday asked returning players to resume camp on Monday, November 18 failure of which such absentees would be seen to have left the side.
The management also decided to officially end the side ongoing break on Tuesday, November 12 said to have commenced on Sunday, October 22 to pave the way for the start of preparations for the upcoming 2013/14 season.
Trials of new players will commence on Wednesday at the Old Stadium Ground, Owerri while the Naze camp of the side will be opened for the returning players on Friday, November 15.
However an unnamed prominent player of the side said no old player will heed the return to camp order until the management addresses the lingering financial indebtedness to the players that saw the players depart to their respective homes like orphans at the end of the season.
“I don’t think any old player will return to camp on Monday, November 18 as ordered by the management.
“First and foremost, nobody was given an official break as claimed by the management, we left camp on our only volition when the government and management reneged on their promises to pay us our outstanding entitlements.
“Many of us were left without a dime after a whole season to feed or take care of ourselves as we’re momentarily turned into beggars.
“Many of us were stranded in Owerri and couldn’t afford to travel back after it became obvious that the government was not going to keep its words to us.
“So how can a management who knew the hard time we passed through at the end of the season be ordering us back without any mention of any plan to offset their indebtedness to us?
“Have they bordered to ask us or find out how we’re coping in our different homes and where do they expect us to get money to come back to camp. We’ll defy the return order and wait for the consequence.
“Management must demonstrate they’re alive to their responsibility and interested in the welfare of the players. They must do the first thing first, we’re human and not animals,” said the player who wants to be unnamed to supersport.com.
The two-time Federation Cup winners managed to finish the season on the 11th position on 52 points following series of disquiets that engulfed the side over financial matters at the out gone season.
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