I’ve no intention to leave the school – Camperdown’s Lofters
Published:Sunday | December 12, 2021 | 12:07 AMLivingston Scott - Sunday Gleaner Writer
CAMPERDOWN HIGH School’s Manning Cup football coach, Donovan Lofters, said comments about him wanting to leave the school and that he, basically, financed the team on his own, were misinterpreted, and he wants to set the record straight.
Lofters admitted that after the team’s expulsion for using an ineligible player, he was overly emotional and was venting his frustation when he made the comments.
However, he insists that he was only trying to highlight his effort and contribution to the programme for the seven years he has been with the team.
Hurt and disappointed
He also declared that his intention is not to walk away from the Manning Cup programme, but he explained that after the team was thrown out of the competition, for reasons that were not his fault, he was hurt and disappointed and felt like walking away from the sport.
“I was misinterpreted. I have put in a lot in the seven years that I have been there, so naturally, it’s a substantial contribution,” he related.
“I was emotional and venting, but I wasn’t attacking or blaming the school. It was just how the situation made me feel,” he said.
“People must understand that right now I am in greif, and they must give me some time to get over this.
“I have no intention to leave the school. However, at the time I felt like running away and leaving the sport. After all my efforts, I felt like quitting football, not the school,” he said.
He continued that both the school and the alumni were very supportive of the programme this year and he is asking for their continued support in developing an even stronger programme for the future.
“I was highlighting the effort and money spent over the last seven years. So it is not that I haven’t received any support,” Lofters underlined.
“So I want to personally thank the alumni and school for their efforts. The principal, Mr (Valentine) Bailey, has been a tower of strength. He has given a lot of support, along with Wavell Hinds, president of the alumni, and the old boys who reached out personally. And they did step up their effort to help the team,” he noted.
“I ask for their continued support despite the setback because if we stay together and others come on board, we will be even stronger next year,” he reasoned.