The fort was not restored or conserved before 1987, and had fallen into a parlous state, with parts of the walls collapsing each year in the rainy season.
However, he faced serious distractions from his parlous financial situation as one of his creditors presented him with a demand for payment shortly before the game.
This situation is caused by the parlous state of global environmental governance, wherein current global environmental governance is unable to address environmental issues due to many factors.