Bullets have hit back at critics over their failure to secure the much touted Be Forward sponsorship from a Japanese second hand car dealer. Bullets General Secretary Harold Fote dismissed allegations that the team’s proposal was not good enough to secure the sponsorship won by their rivals Wanderers at K70 million.
Fote said the team did not agree on some terms the sponsor had set aside citing changing of the name and particularly its colour.
“We would like to believe that our proposal was superior to most of the proposals from other clubs submitted to Be Forward. We have come to the conclusion because according to the records that we have were the first to be approached by Be Forward that there were interested to sponsor us of all the teams,” Fote said.
“We didn’t agree on other issues. For example they wanted us to change colours but we told them that there is no way we can change our colours because they are our identity, heritage, our pride and part of the team’s history.”
He also said Bullets executive committee was not happy with the US$100,000 sponsorship offered in line with the strict terms and conditions offered.
Meanwhile Bullets have also distanced Football Association of Malawi President Walter Nyamilandu to have played a hand for Wanderers to land the sponsorship going by allegations making rounds on the social media.
Bullets fans and sympathisers have taken a openly accused Nyamilandu to have influenced the deal but Fote said there was no substance in the claims.
“As far as the executive committee members are concerned these allegations are baseless because we were well informed of the people that are behind the coming in of Be Forward to Malawi,” Fote said.
“It is wrong and we don’t want to be associated with those making allegations to the FAM President. We were given the opportunity to discuss further with Be Forward after they had first shown interest that they would like to sponsor Big Bullets.
