‘Tegat’ Davis wants ‘Seba’ to return in the west

SEBA LEGEND and former national striker, Paul 'Tegat' Davis, is pleased with the move by the owners of the Montego Bay United FC (MBU), the new name of 'Seba United', to revert to the original Seba colours and logo. He hopes the name will come back as well.

"I think these new owners realise that the colours and Seba mean a lot to Montego Bay. It is traditional colours that people in Montego Bay are really close to. For the owners I think it is business but it is nice to see the red and green again," Davis told STAR Sports.

The club was founded in 1972 and used the name Seba, a name taken from the Bible.

However, in 2011 when Orville Powell acquired the club, he changed the name from Seba United to Montego Bay United so as to create more of a relationship with the city.

"First of all, we were all unhappy about the name change, because we could have named it Montego Bay Seba United. I played for that club for 17 years, so to make the name change was bad and worst the colours," Davis said.

"I would love to see the name Seba back in the forefront. Then again, it is not my call, it is their money and all those things. I would love to see the Seba's, Wadadah Football Club, Violet Kickers and Reno Football Club back in the forefront again," he added.

In a recent interview, president of MBU, Dr Germain Spencer, said the team has no intention of going back to the name Seba United and are just changing the colours.

In the meantime, with his love and passion for the name Seba, Davis said it means a lot to him.

"A wi life because we took it from the Bible so wi spiritual. Isaiah 43 verse three speaks about Seba. When we were forming the Seba United, we dug deep, we didn't just pick a name like that. Seba is for the people, so we fought all the struggles for the people," Davis said.

Chairman of the MBU, Yoni Epstein, in a recent interview in The Gleaner, said MBU wanted to get back to its roots. He stressed the importance of the red and green colours and the championship nature that those colours were to the club in its past.

According to Epstein, MBU strongly believes that returning to the old colours will attract both old and new supporters.