Bidvest Wits sale is a devastation, says club director George Mogotsi
ALEX – Bidvest Wits director George Mogotsi hopes to heal with time from the devastation of the sale of the club.
Bidvest Wits director George Mogotsi is a broken man that has been devastated by the news of the sale of the club after being a member of the Clever Boys family for more than 36 years.
Speaking on SAfmRadio, Mogotsi said when the news was first broken on media, he dismissed it as mere speculation from the fertile rumour mill and never wanted to believe it as nobody had actually confirmed it to him.
“Since the rumours started flying around, I didn’t want to believe it. It was only on 16 June that it dawned upon me when the chairman addressed me, Gavin Hunt and Jonathan Schloss, confirming the sale of the club. I always thought it was mere speculation and nothing more,” he said.
After that discussion, Mogotsi said he was devastated and hurt because he never expected the news of the sale of a team with such a colourful football history. “This club literally built me as it helped me feed my family.
“They were all there in the rain when I got married. Prof. Schloss gave me a big present. I haven’t been able to sleep for the last three weeks.
“I can’t sleep, it’s tough. I have a boy who’s at college, a house and still owe the bank. My whole body has been in pain. I’ve been taking pills regularly. But after 16 June, I accepted that it’s happened and I said to myself, George, let it be. Only the Almighty knows why it happened.”Mogotsi outlined an impeccable service with the club that started from the bottom-most rung of the club hierarchy.
“I did everything for the club, from a cashier, gatekeeper, body searcher, security, supervisor, and a teller. I drove players until 2004 and when they said I must stop, I stopped and they moved me to the office, until now as a director.
“For now, he said he is just numb and looking forward to concluding the season.
“I’m perplexed about the future but I want to finish the season, there are nine games left and the Nedbank Cup semi-final. Maybe when the league wraps up, my mind will come back again.”
Mogotsi said he hopes to move on as time heals him. “I need to live as I have a wife who needs me. I am a parent. Life must go on so that when God remembers me again, I must be ready to serve. I don’t want to pass away because of stress. I’m putting my faith in my redeemer, to take away this stress of Bidvest Wits.”
