Dolezar back with Celtic

2006-01-10 21:30

Billy Cooper

Johannesburg - Coach Paul Dolezar is staying with Bloemfontein Celtic...for now.

Dolezar said on Tuesday that he had been persuaded by club chairperson Jimmy Augosti to stay, at least until the end of next month.

Dolezar made no secret about the fact he was fed up last year by the poor attitude and lack of commitment shown by his players that has resulted in Phunya Sele Sele slipping into the relegation zone after a superb start to the season when they won the Supa8 Cup.

Dolezar returned this week to the Free State capital after spending the Christmas holidays in Paris with his family.

Said Dolezar: "I had a meeting on Tuesday with the club chairperson. I gave him two options.

"The first was that I resign immediately and the second that I would stay until the end of February. He then gave me a third option and that was to stay until the end of the season."

Dolezar said he and Augosti agreed to the second option, but would accept the third one if the players knuckled down and started showing more commitment and got back to the form that saw them win the Supa8 Cup.

Added Dolezar: "The chairman asked me to stay for the training before the season reopens in the middle of February and asked me to be in charge of Celtic's three League games next month.

"We play Black Leopards and Mamelodi Sundowns at home and we play Dynamos away. It all depends on what happens during this pre-season training and in the three matches in February as to whether I leave on March 1 or stay until the end of the season."

- Daily Sun