
Tags: Football, Andre Blake, Caribbean, Jamaica, Reggae Boyz
Jamaica Reggae Boyz shot-stopper, Andre Blake, believes a lot more can be done by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to secure the funding necessary to meet or at least go close to the wage demands of the national players.
With the time running out for the deadline to sign contractual obligations, the parties remain far apart in terms of wage demands put forward. The Reggae Boyz have asked for US$7000 ($1,050,895) per player, per match for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The JFF has insisted that, due to financial constraints, US$ US$2000 ($300,256) is the highest that they are able to offer.
“I think that there can be a lot more marketing done to get sponsors on board and there are a lot more ways that funds can come in to compensate the players,” Blake told the SportsMax Zone.
“I think that there’s a lot more that can be done. I don’t think there’s enough being done. It’s almost like I am asking someone to come and work for me and that person must figure out how they are going to get paid or how I am going to pay them. Our job is to come and play not to worry about how we are going to get paid. The JFF has a job and they must do their job," he added.
With a 22-man squad, the players’ current demands could see the federation spend US$2,156,000 ($323,675,752) on wages for the 14-match World Cup qualification round.
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