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PVL: Acaylar backs players as internal issues hound Gerflor

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Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from PVL Media Bureau" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/11/09/20231109-sammy-acaylar-via-pvl-media-bureau.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from PVL Media Bureau</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED)</strong> – Gerflor coach Sammy Acaylar on Thursday admitted that they are facing &quot;internal problems&quot; as the squad dwells at the bottom of the standings in the 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference.</p><p>Their on-court woes are compounded by allegations of non-payment of players&#x27; salaries that have gone viral on social media. The posts also raised concerns over the team&#x27;s practice venue. </p><p>&quot;There is a problem, alam niyo naman niyo &#x27;yon siguro, kumalat siya. So, maybe it&#x27;s up to the management to answer that,&quot; he said, effectively confirming the rumors after their match against F2 Logistics Cargo Movers on Thursday.</p><p>&quot;Hindi dapat kami magsa-sacrifice because we do our job. All the players, pagod sila, they try their best na manalo,&quot; said Acaylar, after they were swept by the Cargo Movers to drop to 0-6.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/09/23/pvl-investigating-gerflors-situation">PVL investigating Gerflor&#x27;s &#x27;situation&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Earlier, the PVL released a statement saying that they are investigating Gerflor&#x27;s &quot;situation&quot; without elaborating further.</p><p>&quot;Rest assured, we are committed to conducting a thorough and fair inquiry into the matter, ensuring that both the team&#x27;s representatives and the players involved will have an opportunity to be heard,&quot; the PVL said. </p><p>Acaylar made it clear that he has his players&#x27; welfare in mind, but the coach is also giving their management the opportunity to make things right.</p><p>&quot;Ayaw naming pangunahan ang management. Sabi ko sa kanila, susuporta ako sa inyo, basta dapat maaalagaan ang players natin,&quot; he said.</p><p>Still, the Gerflor mentor admitted that the squad&#x27;s morale is low in light of their situation: &quot;Mababa ang morale nila. Sino ba namang players na... talo na nga kami, sandamakmak pa ang problema.&quot;</p><p>Despite the problems, Acaylar said that it is his job to guide the squad. The Defenders fell to 0-6 after straight set losses to F2.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/09/23/pvl-f2-sweeps-gerflor-for-back-to-back-wins">PVL: F2 sweeps Gerflor for back-to-back wins</a></li></ul><p>ABS-CBN News has also reached out to the Games and Amusements Board for a comment.</p><p>Meanwhile, the management has released a statement through social media that acknowledged the problem, and said &quot;all matters will be resolved privately.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UPDATE: Gerflor Defenders says issues concerning the players and coaches &quot;will be resolved privately,&quot; adding a clarification that they are not affiliated with the local government of Quezon City. (📷: QC Gerflor Defenders/Facebook) <a href="https://t.co/wJs7VK5KCw">pic.twitter.com/wJs7VK5KCw</a></p>— Kennedy Caacbay (@kennedyzcaacbay) <a href="https://twitter.com/kennedyzcaacbay/status/1722589505574867435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>They also clarified that they are a private organization and are not affiliated with the local government of Quezon City. Their name officially bears the city&#x27;s name.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R2C7_KSu8BA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Gerflor coach Sammy Acaylar admitted that they are facing 'internal problems' as the squad dwells at the bottom of the standings in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.

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PVL: Acaylar backs players as internal issues hound Gerflor

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 09, 2023 04:33 PM PHT

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Updated November 09, 2023 09:13 PM PHT

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