De TTFA sitting here and waiting for help, what if all this dont fall through? whats their plan b? do they have any plans to make money on their own?
Imagine de miister of sports is a doctor.
Dr Rupert Griffith.
:rotfl:
Only in f00cking T&T.
De TTFA sitting here and waiting for help, what if all this dont fall through? whats their plan b? do they have any plans to make money on their own?
Imagine de minister of sports is a doctor.
Dr Rupert Griffith.
:rotfl:
Only in f00cking T&T.
He's not a medical doctor. He has a Ph.D in Education Administration and Supervision, (and a Masters Degree in Career and Industrial Technology Education).
De TTFA sitting here and waiting for help, what if all this dont fall through? whats their plan b? do they have any plans to make money on their own?
Imagine de minister of sports is a doctor.
Dr Rupert Griffith.
:rotfl:
Only in f00cking T&T.
He's not a medical doctor. He has a Ph.D in Education Administration and Supervision, (and a Masters Degree in Career and Industrial Technology Education).
Any none eh have nothing to do with Sports.
Make Ato Boldon or someone in the sport field minister of sports, they know about the sports and whats its like.
I never see a country where athletics suffer so.
And who controlling de sports body in T&T? From Tim Kee, Brian Manning, Larry Romany to Buxo Potts etc.... sucking finger and making de athletics suffer.
It should have open election.
I dont like Tim Kee for example.
I want to vote.
And who controlling de ZONES ???
Any none eh have nothing to do with Sports.
Make Ato Boldon or someone in the sport field minister of sports, they know about the sports and whats its like.
I never see a country where athletics suffer so.
And who controlling de sports body in T&T? From Tim Kee, Brian Manning, Larry Romany to Buxo Potts etc.... sucking finger and making de athletics suffer.
It should have open election.
I dont like Tim Kee for example.
I want to vote.
And who controlling de ZONES ???
I found Rupert Griffith to be very aware of the failings of previous sports ministers. Although he may not be a sport "expert", he does like sport. In a way he is a good choice. How many times have we wanted a supporter to run sport? He is very focused on accountability, but he is also willing to listen to proposals. He is also very aware that there needs to be upgrades in community grounds to get professional football out of the stadiums.:beermug:
Obviously we need to see how he performs, but I do think he should be given the some time to settle in before we criticise him too soon.
It is funny how people on the outside always have a solution
TTFA has no money. They are at the mercy of the government. They need a development department for strictly raising funds, but even at that, I do not know who is going to put a large amount of money into TTFA. The big difference between this current administration and the past is the issue of ethics. I do not see Tim Kee and Sheldon Phillips as dishonorable people. They just have a lot of limitations in what they are dealing with. It does not matter who is running TTFA, they are going to be faced with a lot of financial challenges.
The TTFA's biggest fault as I see it has been its failure to better engage the public directly. Sheldon Phillips does what he can, but Tim Kee doesn't really understand or appreciate the benefits of social media, particularly in today's day and age. There needs to be more transparency from the organization so that people would realize that nobody's playing hide the ball (if that is legitimately the case) and that funds aren't being misused or misspent. I don't think there is any deliberate attempt to hide things from the public as has been the case in the past, but for some reason the leadership insists on playing things very close to the vest. There are traitors and saboteurs inside the organization, but none of the stuff I'm referring to is that secretive that it's kept from these insiders... they already know all about it. Despite that there's a sneaky campaign of lies and halftruths being leaked to and through Wired868.com, and nobody is really stepping forward to say "no, that is not the case, look the proof here."
Case in point, all this talk about where the money is going and "audited reports"... accounting for all monies is included in the General Secretary's report to the executive board. Every penny from the friendlies played, to gate receipts... how much was made (or lost as the case was) and how much was spent is in it. There are no audited statements because an audit requires the hiring of an outside accounting firm to pour over the financial statements. The last time KPMG did an audit of the finances following the WC 2006 fiasco, it cost over $1million TT for them to do the audit. For Lasana and the rest who keep bawling about "audited statements", where is the TTFA supposed to find money to pay for that? You don't just commission an audit by vaps or because some jackass on a hill somewhere keep braying fuh it.
Tim Kee needs to put the GS report on the TTFA website for everybody to see what's going on. All of the agreements which they signed with sponsors, only for the sponsors to renege and basically dare them to sue (knowing they can't sue because they have no money and can't be antagonistic), publish that on the website. Instead of waiting for Watson and Taylor and them to keep leaking stuff to Lasana, have regular press releases on the website so that people at least could hear the other side of the story and try and pick sense from nonsense. Instead you have self-righteous silence ("me eh do nutten wrong so I doh need to address dem allegations") on one end and a steady drumbeat of accusations on the other. They desperately need a publicist and/or media advisor... Fuentes is a waste, all he good for is to run behind man back looking for opportunity to stab them.
Bakes this makes sense.
I have not seen Lasana tell a lie. He may sensationalize (par for the course) somethings but not sure about lies. As you say, the FA needs to come forward and address certain things, not everything. The press good, bad or ugly plays their part and the FA ca't get too caught up in that. So far they had 3 issues that I think they dropped the ball on in addressing players and then the public. Other than that I really don't need to hear them defend small things they are being criticized about. Just take it o the chin.
Thank you for expressing my sentimentsBakes this makes sense.
I have not seen Lasana tell a lie. He may sensationalize (par for the course) somethings but not sure about lies. As you say, the FA needs to come forward and address certain things, not everything. The press good, bad or ugly plays their part and the FA ca't get too caught up in that. So far they had 3 issues that I think they dropped the ball on in addressing players and then the public. Other than that I really don't need to hear them defend small things they are being criticized about. Just take it o the chin.
Call it lie, call it half-truth, call it misrepresentation, call it exaggeration if yuh want... it have plenty. You have to consider, who is Lasana's source? And do they have an agenda? Case in point, the whole thing about putting off elections, the TTFA is not the only FA in the world that FIFA gave an extension of time to modernize their statutes and bring them into compliance with FIFA's general statutes. FECA (the Cameroonian FA) got the same 9-month extension, for exactly the same reason. Lasana make it seem like TnT was the only place in the world this happen. And worse, the spin he put on it was that FIFA do this "illegally" (never mind that Article 7 of the FIFA statutes gives them just that authority), and in collusion with Tim Kee so that Tim Kee could avoid/delay elections and hang onto power longer. Like 9 months is really something to hang on to. You might say he didn't lie, I would say if he not lying he's deliberately misleading the public. The end result is that he's helping undermine trust in the TTFA (which is precisely what Watson wants, since he was one of Tim Kee's opponents last elections and likely will be again at the next), which in turn prevents local businesses from wanting to align themselves with the organization, and gives the government ammunition to treat the FA as it does. This is why the gov't feel they so bold that they could just bypass the FA now and pay players, past and present, directly. Exchanging public funds for political capital. This is the kind of underhand shit that the public not focused on. Is only "Tim Kee and dem is crooks, they have to go!!"
I don't think it's so much as who is in charge as much as it it what plans they have and their ability to secure support, resources and finances to implement those plans to make the FA successful.
We need someone who can -initially- bring people in who's willing to volunteer and commit their time to assisting in streamlining the FA.
Positions that need critical attention
- Public Relations
- Marketing
- Fundraising (separate from sponsors)
- Program Development (from the community to the World Cup) Not that it's correct or we should do it but.... (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/sports/soccer/us-soccer-plans-review-of-youth-programs-to-try-to-close-gap-with-europe.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0).
- Coaches Education
i warned everyone about tim kee and all sport but no one listened, in fact, that's when the herd arose and i dismantled them, all of them...i think tim kee is doing his best ATM it's just that his political affiliation makes him and obvious target more or less for funding the federation. you must remember what keeps us back as a people is our pettiness and prejudices and if politicians decide to bury the hatchet then i believe a lot would be accomplished. nothing new here to see, just the same ole same ole. my only concern is if the coach stays or leave, i couldn't take another uprooting of the coach and another system introduced that the players have to adopt too. this would be a huge set back.
it's time to wake up T&T
Flex is Ok for PR and he could be part of an interim executive who can create change and to hold proper and transparent elections.some of the members of this Committee could include a rep nominated by the 73 team, the strike Squad and the 2006 soca warriors . The problem is too big for one man. This committee could work for a year to put things in order . A rep of the ministry of Sport or Sport company can also be appointed because they seem to be running football. We want an executive body free of nepotism. After the Corneals regime , it is now the Phillips and son team Sheldon and Lincoln , what a shame! We can't go on like this!
Once the TTFA start getting their acts together, teams will play better and what happens off the field affect players greatly.
Its a new TTFA and still they operating like the old one.
When they are done with T&T football we will hit rock bottom twice.
Not even hotels want to give them help.
No one trusts them anymore.
The hotel wanted their money upfront again, the TTFA wanted consignment and they said no, leaving the TTFA to scrape up the money to pay for the team's hotel stay.
Some of the players and staff still not paid since the last caribbean cup.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
The women team is upset, they didn't care to play Colombia or Argentina, they just wanted a game.
The Under 15 team is still not together and they have a tournament soon.
I spoke to Sancho last week and Sancho said he will help, but the TTFA still do not have a long term plan for direct football, all they talking about the clinics etc.
He said you cannot bring a team every 3 months and expect team to grow or gel.
The TTFA has decided they will close all relationship with the media until further notice, hence the reason no one is hearing from them or their plans for T&T football, even sponsors.
They want the public support but yet they operating very self centered, how will you get the public trust?
Tim Kee told me personally, he has to answer to no one.
I asked Tim Kee how is the TTFA operating daily with no money? his reply was, we cannot disclose and preferred to remain silence.
Did anyone catch the new kit T&T sporting? If they expect to boost sales, they need to work with Joma to get better designs, no one will buy those boring looking shirts. T&T is about color, carnival, nice designs, not a simple two line shirt.
I asked Hyland if he like de kit, he watch me with a smirk.
They need to be open and get more people involved in decision making and really start taking advise from someone else, cause they are doing as they please and expect folks to jump on the waggon.
Once the TTFA start getting their acts together, teams will play better and what happens off the field affect players greatly.
Its a new TTFA and still they operating like the old one.
When they are done with T&T football we will hit rock bottom twice.
Not even hotels want to give them help.
No one trusts them anymore.
The hotel wanted their money upfront again, the TTFA wanted consignment and they said no, leaving the TTFA to scrape up the money to pay for the team's hotel stay.
Some of the players and staff still not paid since the last caribbean cup.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
The women team is upset, they didn't care to play Colombia or Argentina, they just wanted a game.
The Under 15 team is still not together and they have a tournament soon.
I spoke to Sancho last week and Sancho said he will help, but the TTFA still do not have a long term plan for direct football, all they talking about the clinics etc.
He said you cannot bring a team every 3 months and expect team to grow or gel.
The TTFA has decided they will close all relationship with the media until further notice, hence the reason no one is hearing from them or their plans for T&T football, even sponsors.
They want the public support but yet they operating very self centered, how will you get the public trust?
Tim Kee told me personally, he has to answer to no one.
I asked Tim Kee how is the TTFA operating daily with no money? his reply was, we cannot disclose and preferred to remain silence.
Did anyone catch the new kit T&T sporting? If they expect to boost sales, they need to work with Joma to get better designs, no one will buy those boring looking shirts. T&T is about color, carnival, nice designs, not a simple two line shirt.
I asked Hyland if he like de kit, he watch me with a smirk.
They need to be open and get more people involved in decision making and really start taking advise from someone else, cause they are doing as they please and expect folks to jump on the waggon.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
Actually, they were 24 seater coaches provided by SPORTT & Ministry of Sport. These had been used all week, but both teams wanted 1 large bus instead of the two 24 seaters to travel to and from the game. This was arranged by TTFA with PTSC.
Once the TTFA start getting their acts together, teams will play better and what happens off the field affect players greatly.
Its a new TTFA and still they operating like the old one.
When they are done with T&T football we will hit rock bottom twice.
Not even hotels want to give them help.
No one trusts them anymore.
The hotel wanted their money upfront again, the TTFA wanted consignment and they said no, leaving the TTFA to scrape up the money to pay for the team's hotel stay.
Some of the players and staff still not paid since the last caribbean cup.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
The women team is upset, they didn't care to play Colombia or Argentina, they just wanted a game.
The Under 15 team is still not together and they have a tournament soon.
I spoke to Sancho last week and Sancho said he will help, but the TTFA still do not have a long term plan for direct football, all they talking about the clinics etc.
He said you cannot bring a team every 3 months and expect team to grow or gel.
The TTFA has decided they will close all relationship with the media until further notice, hence the reason no one is hearing from them or their plans for T&T football, even sponsors.
They want the public support but yet they operating very self centered, how will you get the public trust?
Tim Kee told me personally, he has to answer to no one.
I asked Tim Kee how is the TTFA operating daily with no money? his reply was, we cannot disclose and preferred to remain silence.
Did anyone catch the new kit T&T sporting? If they expect to boost sales, they need to work with Joma to get better designs, no one will buy those boring looking shirts. T&T is about color, carnival, nice designs, not a simple two line shirt.
I asked Hyland if he like de kit, he watch me with a smirk.
They need to be open and get more people involved in decision making and really start taking advise from someone else, cause they are doing as they please and expect folks to jump on the waggon.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
Actually, they were 24 seater coaches provided by SPORTT & Ministry of Sport. These had been used all week, but both teams wanted 1 large bus instead of the two 24 seaters to travel to and from the game. This was arranged by TTFA with PTSC.
If you didn't work for the MoS you would not have posted this.
This no pay thing to players and staff caused a real mess. Its not just pay, its flights, proper treatment once in camp etc.
You have to remember. The foreign based pros accustom to certain standards, they not demanding the same standards, but there will be a bare minimum they expect.
For example, under Jack reign players who flew from Europe always flew Business class, now its Economy. They not complaining about that, but when they home they could at least get a proper bus ride or a hassle free hotel stay not an embarrassing one. The SPORTT bus is just a glorified large Maxi Taxi.
The TTFA is in a mess and its run very poorly and wants to players to accept no pay and play their hearts out, no insurance etc.
The June camp in jeopardy...
I suspect something serious could happen if things doesn't change.
How do you guys expect us to bring Inniss and DeLeon under this mess?
Its embarrassing.
Once the TTFA start getting their acts together, teams will play better and what happens off the field affect players greatly.
Its a new TTFA and still they operating like the old one.
When they are done with T&T football we will hit rock bottom twice.
Not even hotels want to give them help.
No one trusts them anymore.
The hotel wanted their money upfront again, the TTFA wanted consignment and they said no, leaving the TTFA to scrape up the money to pay for the team's hotel stay.
Some of the players and staff still not paid since the last caribbean cup.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
The women team is upset, they didn't care to play Colombia or Argentina, they just wanted a game.
The Under 15 team is still not together and they have a tournament soon.
I spoke to Sancho last week and Sancho said he will help, but the TTFA still do not have a long term plan for direct football, all they talking about the clinics etc.
He said you cannot bring a team every 3 months and expect team to grow or gel.
The TTFA has decided they will close all relationship with the media until further notice, hence the reason no one is hearing from them or their plans for T&T football, even sponsors.
They want the public support but yet they operating very self centered, how will you get the public trust?
Tim Kee told me personally, he has to answer to no one.
I asked Tim Kee how is the TTFA operating daily with no money? his reply was, we cannot disclose and preferred to remain silence.
Did anyone catch the new kit T&T sporting? If they expect to boost sales, they need to work with Joma to get better designs, no one will buy those boring looking shirts. T&T is about color, carnival, nice designs, not a simple two line shirt.
I asked Hyland if he like de kit, he watch me with a smirk.
They need to be open and get more people involved in decision making and really start taking advise from someone else, cause they are doing as they please and expect folks to jump on the waggon.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
Actually, they were 24 seater coaches provided by SPORTT & Ministry of Sport. These had been used all week, but both teams wanted 1 large bus instead of the two 24 seaters to travel to and from the game. This was arranged by TTFA with PTSC.
For example, under Jack reign players who flew from Europe always flew Business class, now its Economy. They not complaining about that, but when they home they could at least get a proper bus ride or a hassle free hotel stay not an embarrassing one. The SPORTT bus is just a glorified large Maxi Taxi.
Once the TTFA start getting their acts together, teams will play better and what happens off the field affect players greatly.
Its a new TTFA and still they operating like the old one.
When they are done with T&T football we will hit rock bottom twice.
Not even hotels want to give them help.
No one trusts them anymore.
The hotel wanted their money upfront again, the TTFA wanted consignment and they said no, leaving the TTFA to scrape up the money to pay for the team's hotel stay.
Some of the players and staff still not paid since the last caribbean cup.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
The women team is upset, they didn't care to play Colombia or Argentina, they just wanted a game.
The Under 15 team is still not together and they have a tournament soon.
I spoke to Sancho last week and Sancho said he will help, but the TTFA still do not have a long term plan for direct football, all they talking about the clinics etc.
He said you cannot bring a team every 3 months and expect team to grow or gel.
The TTFA has decided they will close all relationship with the media until further notice, hence the reason no one is hearing from them or their plans for T&T football, even sponsors.
They want the public support but yet they operating very self centered, how will you get the public trust?
Tim Kee told me personally, he has to answer to no one.
I asked Tim Kee how is the TTFA operating daily with no money? his reply was, we cannot disclose and preferred to remain silence.
Did anyone catch the new kit T&T sporting? If they expect to boost sales, they need to work with Joma to get better designs, no one will buy those boring looking shirts. T&T is about color, carnival, nice designs, not a simple two line shirt.
I asked Hyland if he like de kit, he watch me with a smirk.
They need to be open and get more people involved in decision making and really start taking advise from someone else, cause they are doing as they please and expect folks to jump on the waggon.
They wanted to put the team in a Maxi before the Panama game and both said no, they not going. Panama coach was very upset to, he wanted to leave.
Actually, they were 24 seater coaches provided by SPORTT & Ministry of Sport. These had been used all week, but both teams wanted 1 large bus instead of the two 24 seaters to travel to and from the game. This was arranged by TTFA with PTSC.
For example, under Jack reign players who flew from Europe always flew Business class, now its Economy. They not complaining about that, but when they home they could at least get a proper bus ride or a hassle free hotel stay not an embarrassing one. The SPORTT bus is just a glorified large Maxi Taxi.
Jackass, everything under Jack reign would have been better financially as the man had money to use.
The new TTFA still in debt because of your former boss but you run to the forum and social media and continue to put your current employers on blast.
It's amazing Phillips and Tim Kee did not buss your throat yet for this open display of treachery.
Whoever you are , I'm sure you enjoyed the perks of Warner and now your imput is on low under the new regime you looking to stir the pot even further for a cash strapped TTFA and the head figures such as Tim Kee and Phillips.
I agree with you things need to change, what they doing is not perfect but don't be a f**king hypocrite.
Now run along back to hiding under your rock you coward.
This is crazy. I can see TTFA being liable from the time Tim Kee started. If you did business with Tim Kee , I can't see how he can deny it. But transactions with TTFF, with Camps and the Special Advisor should be directed to those two.
TTFA partners with Scotiabank for Grassroot project.It's 2 weeks away, and conflicts with the THA's summer sports camp at the same venue....
T&T Guardian Reports.
The T&T Football Association (TTFA) has entered into a partnership agreement for the staging of a one-month TTFA/Scotiabank Grassroots programme to be held at various venues throughout the country, starting August 2.
It is the third year the TTFA will be staging the grassroot clinics and Peter Ghany, Director, Scotiabank Foundation emphasized that the Scotiabank Foundation was emphatic about the opportunity to be part of it.
“Most importantly Scotiabank is very proud to be part of this incredible grassroots programme one of our main areas of focus is to work with and develop programs for young people in our communities,” Ghany said.
He noted: “We’ve spent the past few years working with the Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Programme and we we’ve seen the incredible results coming out of that so we’re very excited about what the TTFA is doing with this programme especially going into the rural areas trying to reach kids who will most importantly get the opportunity to undergo such training.”
“By going out to these rural areas and working with these children, giving them opportunities to occupy their spare time, discover their passion and possibly even getting them to a level where they can eventually represent a national team is something we readily support” Ghany added.
The Scotiabank Foundation will also provide additional support through marketing initiatives and infrastructural support through the grassroots programme. TTFA Technical Director Muhammad Isa expressed gratitude for Scotiabank’s support, saying
“I am delighted about this partnership and contribution today as it shows that the TTFA is on the right foot forward in terms of development.”
“The future of our football is with our youth. This grassroots programme for children 6-14 years old will go a long way in developing our football. We want to establish an elite program for players under 14 and this is a programme which will enable us to find players for our next set of national youth teams.
The TTFA will have clinics at the Cyd Gray Sporting Complex and Canaan, Bon Accord in Tobago, Morvant/Laventille, Eddie Hart Ground in Tacarigua, Ojo Road in Sangre Grande, Tabaquite Recreation Ground and Barrackpore Recreation Grounds. Invitations will go out the various Primary Schools and Coaching Schools in each district” Isa explained.
“The programme will entail teaching the basic fundamentals of the game and having the kids involved in small sided games. We will establish a database of players based on our evaluations from which we can then use as reference for our future national teams” Isa added.
Grassroots Schedule:
August 2nd, Cyd Gray Sporting Complex, Roxoborough
August 4th, Canaan, Bon Accord
August 8th, Morvant Recreation Ground
August 10th, Eddie Hart Grounds, Tacarigua
August 12th, Ojoe Road Grounds, Sangre Grande
August 17th Tabaquite Recreation Ground
August 19th, Barrackpore Recreation Ground
Had not heard of caribbeanjobs.com prior to the U17 position being advertised. Is it a well-known employment site?
Had not heard of caribbeanjobs.com prior to the U17 position being advertised. Is it a well-known employment site?
the premier online job portal in trinidad actually
Never a dull moment in TTFA, look as though they in shambles. Tune in ;always the case.
I think you need to change your subject title as the TTFA is not DJW...what you should be looking at is the constitution which put him in place and in the past Jack Warner in place. The electoral process calls for having someone involved in football community within TnT during the immediate past 5 years. (Palos fact check meh here ) The process has to be opened up to people with proven management leadership.
What's love got to do with it?
After all, love is only an emotion...The powers that be are not moved by emotion ..they have their agenda and ulterior motives.
either that... or... they are just rel dotish people ...who are moved my their emotion ..
Contro ..you should go back and read the heading of this tread ..please bredda
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association will host a press conference at a venue to be determined in Port of Spain on Wednesday December 7th, 2016 at 9am.
QuoteThe Trinidad and Tobago Football Association will host a press conference at a venue to be determined in Port of Spain on Wednesday December 7th, 2016 at 9am.
Doh hut allyuh head. Do it in front Ruby Tuesday. Seems only fitting.
I boast that we get the information about T&T football here on this Forum before anyone else.
So give me the good news before Wednesday. Step up to the plate- Flex, Palos, Tallman
Mr Dillon's idea of tackling crime in Central?
Maylee go skate down Carolina? :Pwe just missing Sancho, so Tallman could pull he hair and maybe JW as a ref. with Lasana as lineman and it will be worth every cent of the price of admission
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Photo: TTFA president David John-Williams weighs up his options during an exhibition match at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on 10 April 2017.
(Courtesy Sean Morrison/Wired868)
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Photo: TTFA president David John-Williams weighs up his options during an exhibition match at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on 10 April 2017.
(Courtesy Sean Morrison/Wired868)
No shit! ;)
What, no theories ? btw, how all this getting done ?
You get what you pay (vote) forI remember ppl clamouring and cussing, and some voters, eyes closed, saying “it can’t be worse “
Sanchez suggested that the absent stakeholders were worse than the supposedly misbehaving football president.
Eastern Football Association (EFA) president Linus Sanchez agreed that John-Williams’ behaviour was unconstitutional. However, he reserved most of his ire for the members who did not show up this morning.
Harford claimed that Renée John-Williams twice stood up and appealed for calm from the floor and head table and urged her father to let the members vote on whether to adjourn the meeting. The TTFA president refused.
This sounding like straight out of twilight zone.
Harford claimed that Renée John-Williams twice stood up and appealed for calm from the floor and head table and urged her father to let the members vote on whether to adjourn the meeting. The TTFA president refused.
This sounding like straight out of twilight zone.
I will lash Wired868 a lil bit ...
In this capacity, there should be no mention of "father" ... it should read the man's official capacity (unless she got up and said "Oh gorm, Daddy" or something akin to that).
RJW and DJW were each in attendance in an official capacity. It was not a family outing. Ivanka does not refer to DJT as "Daddy" when on official business.
Harford claimed that Renée John-Williams twice stood up and appealed for calm from the floor and head table and urged her father to let the members vote on whether to adjourn the meeting. The TTFA president refused.
This sounding like straight out of twilight zone.
I will lash Wired868 a lil bit ...
In this capacity, there should be no mention of "father" ... it should read the man's official capacity (unless she got up and said "Oh gorm, Daddy" or something akin to that).
RJW and DJW were each in attendance in an official capacity. It was not a family outing. Ivanka does not refer to DJT as "Daddy" when on official business.
I think the choice to use "father" is to show dat he eh care bout nobody.
There's definitely a Trump-esk whiff about DJW. This is farcicalexcept dat nex election trump might win by ah landslide, with all demographics pitchin in :o, but to digress, I consider myself to be a good and at times prophetic judge of people, knew d WC campaign woulda dead, knew all recent success and football development headway would be squandered d minute we were dumb enough to change presidents, so said so done.......sigh!!!!!!!
Board member Anthony Moore, who did not attend the meeting Saturday due to ongoing problems with the sea-bridge, believes there could be concerns that some clubs could be non-compliant which is why they have consistently stayed away from meetings.
Non compliant club delegates can sit in meetings, but only as observers.
I waiting patiently to hear too
Is a damn joke. Not enough people who actually care to put in the time and effort to see our football prosper.
Not taking side with DJW on this. but imagine if the US had approached TT in a similar situation. You doh think that TT would have done everything to accommodate the USSF to come to TT.
Not taking side with DJW on this
Not taking side with DJW on this. but imagine if the US had approached TT in a similar situation. You doh think that TT would have done everything to accommodate the USSF to come to TT.
Not taking side with DJW on this. but imagine if the US had approached TT in a similar situation. You doh think that TT would have done everything to accommodate the USSF to come to TT.Maybe but the USSF are very organized and well prepared so the chances of this happening are slim to none. How long in advance did we know we were going to this tournament?
Despite his legal woes, Warner said he was willing to once again help local football but in an advisory capacity.
‘A football disaster’
By Azard Ali (T&T Newsday)
Warner hits TTFA as officials seek US talks
UPDATE:
A NATIONAL football disaster.
However, the TTFA yesterday distanced itself from Williams’ comments and said it will be “seeking an audience” with the embassy through McIntyre, given the agenda for the girls team. The TTFA said it wanted to maintain “the cordial relationship” it had with the embassy for many years. “Therefore, following an opportunity to meet and treat with this matter directly, with a designated official(s) of the US Embassy, the TTFA will be better positioned to treat with visa-related affairs,” the TTFA said in a release posted on its website.
On Williams’ remarks to Newsday, although the TTFA said his comments were “taken out of context” it noted “more importantly” that his statement “was not sanctioned by the TTFA.”
US embassy spokesman AJ Jagelski, contacted yesterday for comment, told Sunday Newsday that “nothing will be added at this time to the Charge d’ Affaires statement.” Although he faces extradition on FIFA corruption-related charges, Warner, who admitted he and the US were not “the best of friends” agreed with McIntyre.
T&TFA seeks meeting with US Embassy.
T&T Guardian Reports.
After the United States Embassy here in T&T put all the blame from T&T national girls Under-15 team not securing visas to participate in a CONCACAF tournament in the United States earlier this week, through a news release on Friday by the Embassys Charge dAffaires, John Mc Intyre, the T&T Football Association (TTFA) headed by David John-Williams, the president issued the following release.
It reads: The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has taken note of the recent statement issued by the Chargé dAffaires of the U.S. Embassy, Mr John McIntyre.
With utmost respect for the sovereign authority of the Chargé dAffaires, and based on the already agreed plan of action decided by the TTFA given the matter surrounding visa applications for our Girls Under-15 Team, the TTFA will be seeking an audience with the U.S. Embassy through the Chargé dAffaires.
Notably, it remains our desire to maintain the cordial relationship we have developed with the U.S. Embassy over these many years. A relationship that augurs well for the TTFA and all stakeholders of football. Therefore, following an opportunity to meet and treat with this matter directly, with a designated official(s) of the U.S. Embassy, the TTFA will be better positioned to treat with visa-related affairs.
Additionally, we wish to state that a recent report in a local daily news publication, ascribed to the President of the TTFA, was taken out of context, and more importantly, was not sanctioned by the TTFA.
Speaking earlier this week after the local girls team was not granted US Visas to attend the tournament at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA, T&TFA president John-Williams suggested that the governing body for the region, Concacaf, looked into the idea of hosting the event and others in the feature in other countries, because most Caribbean nations are faced with problems when trying to acquire US Visas.
However, in a strongly worded reply from them, the T&TFF was cited as being the ones to drop the ball on the matter.
According Mr. McIntyre, who wrote: I, along with my embassy colleagues, rarely comment on visa matters due to the respect we have for the privacy of the applicants and our rules and regulations. However, I must respond to the Red Card commentary of Mr David John Williams. Why we have chosen to respond is because your failure to plan is effecting promising football (soccer) players from Trinidad and Tobago to whom we would welcome playing in the USA. In addition, your comments can adversely affect our ongoing efforts to grow our sports diplomacy programs here in T and T.
I will be blunt. Mr Williams and the TTFA just flat out dropped the ball on the visa process. Our Embassy for MONTHS noted that individuals and groups should plan well in advance for any trips to the USA. The Trinidad and Tobago Girls Under-15 representatives approached the Embassy about visas after we were closed on Tuesday, July 31 to get their visas by Friday, August 3 with the Emancipation holiday in between. No names or details about the visa applicants were provided. Even after games were rescheduled, there was too little time allowed, just two working days for an established 7-10 day process, not to mention that this is peak visa season when most people have to wait six weeks just for a visa interview. Many groups have successfully travelled to the USA by being prepared and planning in advance. In fact, if you look at our Facebook page from a few weeks ago you will see a youth team playing in the USA at a major football (soccer) tourney.
I want to take this opportunity to again ask the Trinidad and Tobago public, as we have since April, so please plan in advance for travel to the USA. Know, as you see in the news almost daily, we are committed to our relationship with the citizens of T and T at all levels, including sports diplomacy. Dont let folks with cocoa in the sun mislead you.
Not taking side with DJW on this
Ahmmmmm....yes you are. And you’ve done it consistently from when he was running for TTFA President.
Nothing wrong with that BTW. You free to support who you want. But doh support and then play like you eh supportin
Who allyuh think penned the tempered TTFA media release?
Who allyuh think penned the tempered TTFA media release?
It's been said that it was Salazar.
Despite his legal woes, Warner said he was willing to once again help local football but in an advisory capacity.
“After 30 years in football, I will be willing to advise." he said.
Despite his legal woes, Warner said he was willing to once again help local football but in an advisory capacity.
“After 30 years in football, I will be willing to advise." he said.NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
so Latapy-George is a grown man and he dunno right from wrong? He blaming others for doing wrong? A man holding such position and behaving like he in kindergarten?
so Latapy-George is a grown man and he dunno right from wrong? He blaming others for doing wrong? A man holding such position and behaving like he in kindergarten?
So what happened to Keith agenda?!!!!!
So what happened to Keith agenda?!!!!!
December 9, 2018. Can kicked down the road.
So what happened to Keith agenda?!!!!!
December 9, 2018. Can kicked down the road.
Then at the Dec. 9th meeting, DJW, will do something and say the next meeting is Dec 25th ??
So ... did Downer enable John-Williams or was he acknowledging political reality?
I am not trying to be picky, but it is Marbella, not Marabella as is in TT. They both mean the same thing though. "beautiful sea".what about Wrexham, England?
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At this stage in TnT we want our next football President to be a man/woman who has a history and already relationships within the private sector. Someone who is professional, someone who is business oriented, someone with a long term vision of success and will implant the necessary elements in our football instructor to develop and seek talent from the grassroots level, Like I said before someone who is "professional" so no issues with having players and coaches paid on time. Someone who will hold himself/herself accountable and hold the men and women beneath him accountable. Someone who will use his private sector experience to help bring forth sponsorship support for national and youth football programs. Someone who is UP TO DATE with TODAY's aspect marketing TT football, which means he will understand the value of social media, television, internet, mainstream radio to intensify momentum behind the national team for future games.
Someone who knows their NO DAMN coach in Trinidad right now that can take our national men and women team out of the deep hole we have thrown ourselves in recent years therefore we need a capable proven foreign coach with his team and he needs to be given full support without any negative interference from the old boys local coaches club or from the TTFA administration. Someone who will have a young local coach eager to learn as an assistant under this foreign coach therefore , once again like I said someone with long term vision will understand this
In the end we do not need someone who has football experience per say, he never had to be a coach or football player.
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UEFA sees positive path ahead for T&T football.
TTFA Media.
Following a week of consultations and forum discussions between officials of UEFA and TTFA including various stakeholders, the consensus shared at a Press Conference at the Hyatt Regency on Monday was that the local football factions are on the right path towards sustainable development.
Robert Pongracz, a UEFA Football operations specialist said a US$1million proposal is to be divided among the two top tier Leagues (Pro League and Super League) with two main characteristics, the first is for there to be equal sharing among the clubs and thereby enabling clubs to plan ahead, as they will know how much they will be earning. And the second is for clubs to receive monies based on their performances.
Pongracz also made a recommendation for a system of promotion and relegation which will inspire clubs to strive for excellence and be rewarded for it.
“Football is not just about playing football, but all the administration behind it. The marketing stuff we have budgeted for it, so the club has to learn what has to be done in this modern world to attract the fans. Apart from that, we are investing heavily in education, as the clubs must know that there are different sources of revenue.”
The UEFA also proposed a club licensing system which will be used to guide clubs in understanding what is necessary to combat today’s football challenges. Though the licensing system has become a norm worldwide, the UEFA is in the process of fine tuning it to show ways it can benefit clubs.
Howard McIntosh, CONCACAF and Caribbean projects senior manager admitted there is a lot of work to do on the path of the TTFA to turn around the fortunes of local football. However, he believes that because of the positioning of the TTFA, with its own head office, home of football and its own stadium, it can take immediate advantage of its situation with some tweaking and hard work.
He said TT football is fortunate presently, with the best football facilities in the Caribbean, the most supportive government, most support from FIFA, CONCACAF and the CFU, has a home of football, and has a passionate football president and people.
“The pro league can be tweaked in six weeks and implemented. Home of Football can be tweaked in three months and the strategic plan in two months and implemented” Mc Intosh said. The TTFA has been a beneficiary of the FIFA Forward programme, like many other countries, which, because of its achievement over the years, has achieved an increase amount from the world governing body for the sport of US$1 million from US$500,000 for operational expenses, and US$750,000 for capital projects over the past three years.
UEFA’s Head of International Relations Eva Easquier made it clear her organization was not here to impose the practices of Europe on local football, but rather to look at the game and offer ideas to improve it, and the way it is run, by offering tips on best practice.
UEFA officials left a list recommendation to enhance the local game and make it sustainable when they were here five months ago and it entailed increased involvement by the football association. Easquier said her team dealt with two missions, namely the now controversial Home of Football, which is expected to solve a number of financial problems being faced: and the introduction of a proper governance structure to assist the T&T Pro League.
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UEFA proposes US$1M to fix local football.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
Clubs must grow, become sustainable
A global figure of US$1 million is being proposed over a two-year period by the UEFA to fix the issues facing the T&T Pro League and local football in general in the short to medium term.
But the onus is on clubs to grow and be self-sustainable. Yesterday Robert Pongracz, a vice president at the Romanian Football Association who is among a team working with the UEFA on special development projects such as this one, said the proposal was made in the spirit of the partnership with the T&T Football Association, to assist local football. And at a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel, Port-of-Spain, Pongracz believes there is a dire need to make the product football more exciting if corporate citizens have to come on board.
The US$1million proposal is to be divided among the two Leagues with two main characteristics, the first is for there to be equal sharing among the clubs and thereby enabling clubs to plan ahead, as they will know how much they will be earning. And the second is for clubs to receive monies based on their performances.
Pongracz also called for a system of promotion and demotion which will inspire clubs to strive for excellence and be rewarded for it.
He said, "Football is not just about playing football, but all the administration behind it. The marketing stuff we have budgeted for it, so the club has to learn what has to be done in this modern world to attract the fans. Apart from that, we are investing heavily in education, as the clubs must know that there are different sources of revenue."
The UEFA also proposed a club licensing system which will be used to guide clubs in understanding what is necessary to combat today's football challenges. Though the licensing system has become a norm worldwide, the UEFA is in the process of fine tuning it to show ways it can benefit clubs.
Robert Mc Intosh, CONCACAF and Caribbean projects senior manager admitted there is a lot of work to do on the path of the TTFA to turn around the fortunes of local football. However, he believes that because of the positioning of the TTFA, with its own head office, home of football and its own stadium, it can take immediate advantage of its situation with some tweaking and hard work.
He said TT football is fortunate presently, with the best football facilities in the Caribbean, the most supportive government, most support from FIFA, CONCACAF and the CFU, has a home of football, and has a passionate football president and people.
"The pro league can be tweaked in six weeks and implemented. Home of Football can be tweaked in three months and the strategic plan in two months and implemented" Mc Intosh said. The TTFA has been a beneficiary of the FIFA Forward programme, like many other countries, which, because of its achievement over the years, has achieved an increase amount from the world governing body for the sport of US$1 million from US$500,000 for operational expenses, and US$750,000 for capital projects over the past three years.
UEFA's Head of International Relations Ava Easquier made it clear her organization was not here to impose the practices of Europe on local football, but rather to look at the game and offer ideas to improve it, and the way it is run, by offering tips on best practice.
UEFA officials left a list recommendation to enhance the local game and make it sustainable when they were here five months ago and it entailed increased involvement by the football association. Easquier said her team dealt with two missions, namely the now controversial Home of Football, which is expected to solve a number of financial problems being faced: and the introduction of a proper governance structure to assist the T&T Pro League.
It is because of the dire financial burdens the TTFA has inherited that a number of development programmes are not being rolled out, she explained. Her assessment of the state of football also revealed the need for proper communication and transparency.
UEFA proposes US$2m for football development.
By Jelani Beckles (Newsday).
TTFA, Pro League told to stand on their own feet –
THE TT Football Association (TTFA) will be hoping to get $2 million US over a two-year period through the FIFA Forward Programme to help with the development of local football. However, UEFA and CONCACAF officials are urging the TTFA to use this period to ensure local football can stand on its own feet.
Over the past week, UEFA, CONCACAF and TTFA officials have had daily meetings and discussions centred around charting a way forward for the TTFA as it pertains to good governance and football operations in TT.
Yesterday, a press conference, at Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain was held to discuss the week’s proceedings. The conference included TTFA president David John-Williams, senior executive at CONCACAF Howard McIntosh, head of international relations at UEFA Eva Pasquier, football operations specialist at UEFA Robert Pongracz and project specialist at International Relations of UEFA Chris Miles.
McIntosh said TT is fortunate that assistance is provided from the Government of TT. McIntosh said, “The Sport Company has already committed funding for three years – one was last year and you have two years remaining on that – and now the proposal that is on the table is that the TTFA, through the FIFA Forward Programme, use a portion of those monies specifically dedicated to projects to support professional football. The total amount of funds that has been proposed is approximately US$2 million over the period of the two years.”
McIntosh encouraged the TTFA to use the two-year period to put systems in place to ensure that the local football association is not dependent on the Government.
“The general idea there is to use that period to put in place a solid foundation to ensure the sustainability of professional football in TT. You have been lucky in that you’ve been able to go back to the Government a lot of times to get support. The idea is that the TTFA and the Pro League must now start to stand on its own foot and the idea is to use this period to ensure that structure is put in place – proper governance, proper marketing, proper commercial engagement, proper competition structure to make the product attractive and ensure more sustainability.”
Pongracz said the proposal considers what happens behind the scenes to help football develop. “Football is not just playing football, it is all the administration behind clubs. Therefore, marketing staff and activities we have budgeted for it in this proposal, so the clubs have the possibility to learn what has to be done or what can be done in this modern world in order to attract the fans.”
Pongracz said administrators must find a number of ways to earn money for football clubs. “We are looking to develop several sources of income for the clubs. It cannot be the club is just relying on some sources and depend on them. They have to know and understand that the ability of a club has to be to develop further and find different sources of revenue.”
To qualify for funding all the TTFA programmes must be running such as the Pro League, Super League, referee programmes and women’s football.
John-Williams says, ‘plan in place’ for TTFA matters
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)
TT Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams said “a plan is in place” to resolve the issues involving board member Keith Look Loy and technical director of the TTFA Anton Corneal.
TTFA board member Keith Look Loy has a matter in court against the TTFA in relation to information concerning the Home of Football, in Couva. Also, two weeks ago technical director at the TTFA Anton Corneal decided to withhold his services because of unpaid salaries.
During a press conference, at the Hyatt Regency yesterday, John-Williams, asked about both situations, said, “You will just have to wait and see. There is a plan in place and when there is a conversation in relation to that it will be made available.”
Probed more about the Look Loy situation, John-Williams said, “I ensure that information that has been requested was presented to the general meeting and the general membership is really happy about it.”
Senior executive at CONCACAF Howard McIntosh speaking about the situations facing the TTFA off the field, said, “Yes we have discussed it, yes it is always a concern...we really hope that within the next couple of months a number of these matters are indeed resolved so we could get back to focusing on football because those matters you raised – salaries, court cases and all of that is a conversation we really want to get away from.” McIntosh wants football on the field to be the focus.
At least DJW was spared the embarrassment of being put in the stand
Correction: Phillips, TTFA case not over.
By Stephon Nicholas (Newsday).
ON Saturday, February 16, Newsday erroneously published a story stating ex-TT Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Sheldon Phillips won his case for wrongful dismissal against the TTFA and has been asked to quantify his claim for damages.
The case, however, is still ongoing. On Friday, local football president David-John Williams – the TTFA's witness – was unable to testify as he was abroad. A request for adjournment was requested by the TTFA lawyers but was denied. Both sides have been invited to give their closing submissions which will allow the court to make a judgment.
Awai: Look Loy's Board appointment illegal.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
Michael Awai, Director of Football at T&T Pro League campaigners North East Stars believes Keith Look Loy, President of the T&T Super League was illegally appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the T&T Football Association.
The outspoken Awai, equipped with a copy of the T&TFA Constitution pointed to the minutes of December 23, 2017, reconvened Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the office of the National Cycling Centre (NCC) in Balmain, Couva, at which Look Loy and Sam Phillips, the former T&T Pro League chairman was appointed to the Board.
Both were illegally made members of the Board as decisions relating to appointments or dismissals of officers could not have been made, Awai pointed out.
In a letter to all members of TTFA Board recently he said while he was not at the reconvened meeting, he got the opportunity to peruse the minutes of the meeting, and it revealed that certain actions and decisions taken were ,ultra-virus and unconstitutional.
Though there was no need for a quorum, the meeting started with 21 members with no officer of the TTFA present except general secretary Justin Latapy-George who was made to sit outside. It was later joined by three other members, pushing the tally to 24 of the total 49 members.
President David John-Williams, who was ill at the time was absent and was expected to be replaced by his vice president Ewing Davis, who also failed to make the 8 am start of the meeting.
However, Guardian Media Sports which obtained a copy of the Letter understands that Osmond Downer, vice-president of the TT Football Referees Association was given the opportunity to chair the meeting because of Davis' late arrival, a decision that one member of the Board said was also against the guidelines of the constitution.
The North East Stars boss sought to enforce Article 24 of the constitution which states- " As per Article 24 - Quorum of the General Meeting Para. 3. A quorum is not required for the second meeting of the General Meeting unless any item on the Agenda proposes the amendment of the Constitution, the election of a member of the Board of Directors, the dismissal of a member of a body of the TTFA, the expulsion of a Member or the dissolution of the TTFA."
According to Awai, "On a motion moved by Mr Selby Browne and seconded by Mr Osmond Downer, the following members were appointed to the TTFA Board with immediate effect; Mr Keith Look Loy - T&T Super League and Mr Sam Phillip - TT Pro League."
He noted, "Subsequently, the following motion was moved by Mr Osmond Downer and seconded by Mr Selby Browne and unanimously approved. And that motion read: This meeting is a reconvened meeting of the AGM which was duly called on November 25th 2017 at which a full quorum was present and this meeting is a continuation of that meeting and has the authority to elect a member of the Board.
In accordance with the Constitution, and in keeping with the minutes of the AGM of December 23, 2017 (which was confirmed by the 2018 AGM), decisions were taken at the meeting of December 23, 2017, which required a quorum to be in attendance are null and void."
Awai's letter has since caused a major stir as he calls on the Board of the TTFA, to immediately investigate the situation and take the necessary action with haste and dispatch.
Alas, confirmation that the virus is spreading. Civil war cometh.:rotfl:
If yuh have a racehorse, the going seems good or maybe good to soft. Hmmm, on my to do list: buy ah horse and get the name Secret Ballot approved.
So armmmm.... was he appointed or not ???
Lawrence's contract was extended without an official contract for the board to review, either our president don't know how he's going to consistently pay him or we just backwards. I do agree with the rationale that something temporarily should be put in place for DL through the GC then we proceed with an official contract in writing after the tournament if they didn't want to disrupt their preparations.
Why do you guys bother?
Seriously
The man does whatever he wants, to whomever, without consequence.
Why are you continuing to question and wonder and investigate etc? It’s all to no avail
Football in T&T is f**kED. And we all know it
Presumably none of these ppl will be volunteers.History indicates otherwise doh, till one contracts a lawyer, ent ?
Presumably none of these ppl will be volunteers.History indicates otherwise doh, till one contracts a lawyer, ent ?
Like Wales, T&T can climb FIFA rankings:beermug: Well said sir!
T&T Newsday
THE EDITOR: Today, a rusty T&T men’s football team plays a revamped Wales team. With a population of just over three million, Wales forms the United Kingdom with England and Scotland. In 2013, Wales opened Dragon Park, a similar football facility/project to our “home of football.”
In 2015 when the current TTFA (T&T Football Association) assumed office, T&T’s men were 49th in the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) rankings and has today dropped to 93rd. In 2012, Wales was ranked 83rd and is now 19th; with the potential to play any team in the world.
Its massive climb took time but wasn’t solely due to a facility. It was aided by an overhaul of grassroot development, increased competitions, training programmes, national team development, better finance management and, most importantly, good administration.
In researching, I found no instances of administration practices similar to our TTFA. This isn’t to say the Wales FA does not have politics, disagreements, differences, but the trend was overall support for good administration – accountability, transparency, independence [limited internal political interference], inclusion [particularly women and grassroots development], and unanimous practice to follow its FA’s constitution and laws. Simple!
On our end, we see the opposite. The TTFA has no strategic plan, is still millions of dollars in debt, with further debt looming with the president’s legal battles/decisions; no preparation for women and youth teams, secrecy in hiring and contracts of coaches, lack of information at board level, little accountability for funding etc.
Even the FIFA US$2.5 million grant for the “home of football” facility, while a great asset, seems shrouded in secrecy with no one publicly going on record to provide detailed costs, tenders, payments, budgets etc. No wonder national sponsors stay out.
To hear members overlook, discredit or silently gag legitimate questioning reminds me of the TTFF (TT Football Federation) under Jack Warner. Where are the morals or voices of members who should want better for TT football after the Warner era, or are self-serving agendas the reason for acceptance?
By supporting poor administration, members allow creeping dictatorship which leads to secrecy, manipulation, incompetence, stagnation and eventual organisational failure and debt.
Only the TTFA membership can break this cycle if the association is to climb the world rankings and dig itself out of financial debt. The public, fans and players can’t.
Our football needs a revamp and principled leadership to set the trend. With the TTFA elections and qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup later this year, we have a real opportunity to put our house in order.
If Wales can climb from 83rd to 19th, I see no reason why the TTFA can’t be in the top 40. But, more importantly, under good administration with ethics and transparency, running like a profitable business to develop our youth/women/men national teams, referees, coaches, administrators and clubs. Best of luck to our players in our match against Wales. It should be an eye-opener, both on and off the field.
DAVID GEORGE via e-mail
With a population of just over three million, Wales forms the United Kingdom with England and Scotland.This is Great Britain, the UK includes Northern Ireland.
Tony Harford will be a very good choice for the job.
What absolute shit is this??
Who Andre Baptiste think he fooling?
What absolute shit is this??
Who Andre Baptiste think he fooling?
Big long watery STEUPS 💦 He's deluded at best. Absolute load of hogwash SMFH
Tell me this crap. The women going but the men eh going. DJW just full of ..it.
He disqualified himself through his conduct of the first press conference. Lehwe be serious.Who is "He"?
(And Alibey' s article is a poor man's substitute for opinion polling.)
He disqualified himself through his conduct of the first press conference. Lehwe be serious.Who is "He"?
(And Alibey' s article is a poor man's substitute for opinion polling.)
He disqualified himself through his conduct of the first press conference. Lehwe be serious.For real. Sounded like his tactics didn't work in the press conference as he tried to dodge and beat around the bush with questions he couldn't answer. True politician!
(And Alibey' s article is a poor man's substitute for opinion polling.)
... the democratic process hinders the speedy delivery of goods and services that will benefit the majority. This is what I believe is happening.
ent!!! My first reaction was "who is this asshole spewing this assholeryQuote... the democratic process hinders the speedy delivery of goods and services that will benefit the majority. This is what I believe is happening.LOL.SMH at this messianic bullshit.
I thought I read plenty garbage in my life
It have people who will go for this shit??
Is this Gerard Homer? He played for the national 75-76. Maybe that is a misprint.
Is this Gerard Homer? He played for the national 75-76. Maybe that is a misprint.
Likely a misprint. Ent he from South?
Is this Gerard Homer? He played for the national 75-76. Maybe that is a misprint.
Likely a misprint. Ent he from South?
TTFA receives $3.6m from Sport Ministry.
By Jelani Beckles (Newsday).
MINISTER of Sport and Youth Affairs Shamfa Cudjoe, along with officials of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and the Sport Company of T&T, met with representatives of the TT Football Association (TTFA) yesterday, [/b]to present a cheque valued at TT $3.6 million, for funding of the eight clubs scheduled to participate in the 2019 TT Pro League.
According to release from the ministry, last year, Cabinet made a decision to provide funding to football clubs participating in the TT Pro League for a period of three years. These clubs are Central FC, Caledonia AIA FC, W Connection FC, Point Fortin FC, Club Sando FC, Terminix Rangers, North East Stars FC and San Juan Jabloteh FC.
During the meeting, Cudjoe said football is very powerful tool for youth development in communities and provides many avenues for personal and professional growth. She urged the football fraternity to focus on creating opportunities for our nation’s youth and reminded the TTFA to ensure that clubs are compliant and players are paid outstanding monies due from previous Pro League seasons. She stated that all stakeholders must work diligently to restore confidence in the sport and trust in the football fraternity.
Prior to receiving the cheque, David John-Williams, president of the TT Football Association, expressed sincere appreciation by thanking the Minister and the Government, by extension, for supporting and investing in football.
Unless I am mistaken, today is September 16 ... Yuh mean to say not even September 28 wouldn't have been more suitable for ppl to plan on attending?
This is like the paving the road in the lead up to constituency elections
The National Football Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, chaired by Mr. Selby Browne, will hold an all-day Symposium on Saturday 21st September at the President ‘s Box of the Queens Park Cricket Club, for restructuring football in Trinidad and Tobago.
We came full circleThe National Football Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, chaired by Mr. Selby Browne, will hold an all-day Symposium on Saturday 21st September at the President ‘s Box of the Queens Park Cricket Club, for restructuring football in Trinidad and Tobago.
Is like déjŕ vu (https://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=55714)
LOL.SMH at this messianic bullshit.
New TTFA officers continue work apace
TTFA Media
Newly elected Trinidad and Tobago FA President William Wallace and his team of officers, Vice Presidents Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Joseph Sam Phillip, maintained a high tempo approach to their first days in office with another eight hour meeting today at the FA’s head office in Couva.
The team met with Senior Men’s National Team Manager Richard Piper, and Head Coach Dennis Lawrence. They also met with head of the TTFA Elite Programme Gary St. Rose.
Piper was asked to submit a 2019 Manager’s Report while Lawrence must also submit a technical report, with particular reference to the 2019 Gold Cup and Nations League tournaments. St. Rose was directed to submit a number of documents, including a 2019 report on the Elite Programme and a budget for 2020.
The following matters were also discussed and decisions taken:
1. The resignation of General Secretary Camara David was accepted, effective 30 November. President Wallace will recommend his replacement to the TTFA Board of Directors for approval.
2. Legal cases, thirteen in number, and including the dispute over the Soca Warrior brand with Selwyn Melville and the Sheldon Phillips matter. Actions were agreed to address these matters. The officers will meet next week with the Association’s legal counsel in this regard.
3. The established debt discovered to date is approximately TTD 50 million, including TTD 1.7 million for the unfinished Home of Football. This is expected to increase with outstanding claims being discovered each day.
4. TTFA will host a quarterly Media Round Table to facilitate transparency and cordial relations with the media.
5. Meetings to discuss development matters with TTFA members begin on November 29 with South FA and the Trinidad and Tobago Referees Association on November 30.
6. A letter of congratulation will be sent to Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team player Aubrey David for winning the CONCACAF League with Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica.
7. An Association email domain has been created to ensure all TTFA correspondence remains the property of and accessible to the Association.
8. A letter must be sent to all TTFA members to submit the name of their representative to the TTFA Board of Directors by 6 December.
9. Preliminary discussions commenced regarding the program for the National Under 20 Women’s Team participation in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers scheduled for February 2020.
10. The assessment of the TTFA League of Champions was completed.
TTFA’s officers meet again on Friday November 29.
In defence of TTFA president Williams
T&T Newsday
THE EDITOR: Many uncomplimentary things have been said of the TTFA and articles written by the same journalists in different newspapers. I sometimes wonder if we live in the same country.
Reference here is strictly to David John Williams (DJW), esteemed president of the vitriolic TTFA. All DJW has done in his four years as head is to provide the leadership so absent in our country by delivering – and not old talk and lacouray.
After inheriting an asset of $147,000 and millions of dollars in debt and unpaid bills after 100 years of the TTFA, he now has delivered assets to the TTFA of close to $120 million.
He has in the Couva Sports City brought on stream the only revenue-generating sports facility in the country. Go see the sports and entertainment centre, the hotel, the TTFA Home of Football.
In 100 years of football we never had a home. We were kicked out of premises a couple years ago with not even an orphanage to go to.
Due to his unrelenting voluntary efforts which entailed many sleepless nights and an abundance of abuse from certain individuals, he was finally able to get a financial audit done for FIFA, which previous administrations failed to produce for reasons best known to them.
Out of this piece of work came the resurrection of the good name of the T&T Football Association, which had been dragged through the mud in previous international scandals.
This audit cleared the way for FIFA to trust DJW with the flagship project of FIFA of designing and building the Home of Football. This project did not go to Jamaica or Mexico or the Bahamas.
When one considers that the Chinese did not do this but locals and in one year, we have to wonder why the verbal venom is directed towards DJW just for doing such a great job. This project is a dream come true for local football, for the future of this country.
One has to wonder if the petty North vs South nonsense is at play here as the journalists who persist in their pious design in the persecution campaign which they wage against him all come from the North and, as I understand, are friends of some of the previous administrators who once again seek to put the TTFA back in a dark hole. DJW is from Santa Flora and went to Naps.
We are all too happy to sing the praises of outsiders yet when people we know, we have taught, we meet in church, we play mas and party with, visit at Christmas and Divali and Eid etc, our own family, we go out of our way to destroy their work and trivialise their achievements. We insult them and get their friends in the media to wage a campaign against them.
DJW has done it. Whatever his methods, he has delivered a world class facility within budget and on time – and despite court injunctions and orchestrated frustrations and innuendoes about irregularities, all of which have been proven to be lies.
So the next time you see a negative article about David John Williams, think and ask your self why.
VAL RAMSINGH via e-mail
I guess each week from now until November we are going to be treated to submissions of this kind. They all have the same characteristic pattern and tone and curiously echo the TTFA president's cadence in interviews and conversations.
Whatever his methods, huh?
Incidentally, Homes of Football were not invented by David John-Williams. They exist all across the world in various forms. I've had the fortune of having been to several and all have had their share of detracting voices, politicization and financial transparency concerns. We are not on novel ground.
Ideally, FIFA wants each member association to have its own home and field of dreams. There isn't a bidding war among federations to secure one. ("This project did not go to Jamaica or Mexico or the Bahamas.) And Mexico, for one, is not lacking in this area. It has an impressive facility in Toluca tucked away from public view. The writer is disingenuously attempting to give the impression that T&T received some special bounty. We did not. We are late in the dance because we forfeited the excellent centre we had.
Here's a question an inquiring mind should ask: how state of the art is the Home of Football?
If DJW knew that the responsibility of being TTFA president was beyond his competence perhaps he should have petitioned to focus on contributing to infrastructural projects. In some ways he would have been a better general-secretary than he has been president.
Speaking of irregularities, here's another question for an inquiring mind: when DJW conducts TTFA business via his personal email account how indicative of accountability and best practice is that? How would anyone else in the organization obtain an appreciation of those aspects of official business? How is a successor to treat with those gaps in information?
And on the North vs South divide, have you missed the stones DJW threw into this arena? Surely you jest.
New TTFA officers continue work apace
TTFA Media
Newly elected Trinidad and Tobago FA President William Wallace and his team of officers, Vice Presidents Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Joseph Sam Phillip, maintained a high tempo approach to their first days in office with another eight hour meeting today at the FA’s head office in Couva.
The team met with Senior Men’s National Team Manager Richard Piper, and Head Coach Dennis Lawrence. They also met with head of the TTFA Elite Programme Gary St. Rose.
Piper was asked to submit a 2019 Manager’s Report while Lawrence must also submit a technical report, with particular reference to the 2019 Gold Cup and Nations League tournaments. St. Rose was directed to submit a number of documents, including a 2019 report on the Elite Programme and a budget for 2020. ✔
The following matters were also discussed and decisions taken:
1. The resignation of General Secretary Camara David was accepted, effective 30 November. President Wallace will recommend his replacement to the TTFA Board of Directors for approval. ✔
2. Legal cases, thirteen in number, and including the dispute over the Soca Warrior brand with Selwyn Melville and the Sheldon Phillips matter. Actions were agreed to address these matters. The officers will meet next week with the Association’s legal counsel in this regard.
3. The established debt discovered to date is approximately TTD 50 million, including TTD 1.7 million for the unfinished Home of Football. This is expected to increase with outstanding claims being discovered each day.
4. TTFA will host a quarterly Media Round Table to facilitate transparency and cordial relations with the media. ✔
5. Meetings to discuss development matters with TTFA members begin on November 29 with South FA and the Trinidad and Tobago Referees Association on November 30.
6. A letter of congratulation will be sent to Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team player Aubrey David for winning the CONCACAF League with Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica. ✔
7. An Association email domain has been created to ensure all TTFA correspondence remains the property of and accessible to the Association. ✔
8. A letter must be sent to all TTFA members to submit the name of their representative to the TTFA Board of Directors by 6 December.
9. Preliminary discussions commenced regarding the program for the National Under 20 Women’s Team participation in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers scheduled for February 2020. ✔
10. The assessment of the TTFA League of Champions was completed.
TTFA’s officers meet again on Friday November 29.
New TTFA officers continue work apace
TTFA Media
Newly elected Trinidad and Tobago FA President William Wallace and his team of officers, Vice Presidents Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Joseph Sam Phillip, maintained a high tempo approach to their first days in office with another eight hour meeting today at the FA’s head office in Couva.
The team met with Senior Men’s National Team Manager Richard Piper, and Head Coach Dennis Lawrence. They also met with head of the TTFA Elite Programme Gary St. Rose.
Piper was asked to submit a 2019 Manager’s Report while Lawrence must also submit a technical report, with particular reference to the 2019 Gold Cup and Nations League tournaments. St. Rose was directed to submit a number of documents, including a 2019 report on the Elite Programme and a budget for 2020. ✔
The following matters were also discussed and decisions taken:
1. The resignation of General Secretary Camara David was accepted, effective 30 November. President Wallace will recommend his replacement to the TTFA Board of Directors for approval. ✔
2. Legal cases, thirteen in number, and including the dispute over the Soca Warrior brand with Selwyn Melville and the Sheldon Phillips matter. Actions were agreed to address these matters. The officers will meet next week with the Association’s legal counsel in this regard.
3. The established debt discovered to date is approximately TTD 50 million, including TTD 1.7 million for the unfinished Home of Football. This is expected to increase with outstanding claims being discovered each day.
4. TTFA will host a quarterly Media Round Table to facilitate transparency and cordial relations with the media. ✔
5. Meetings to discuss development matters with TTFA members begin on November 29 with South FA and the Trinidad and Tobago Referees Association on November 30.
6. A letter of congratulation will be sent to Trinidad and Tobago Senior National Team player Aubrey David for winning the CONCACAF League with Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica. ✔
7. An Association email domain has been created to ensure all TTFA correspondence remains the property of and accessible to the Association. ✔
8. A letter must be sent to all TTFA members to submit the name of their representative to the TTFA Board of Directors by 6 December.
9. Preliminary discussions commenced regarding the program for the National Under 20 Women’s Team participation in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers scheduled for February 2020. ✔
10. The assessment of the TTFA League of Champions was completed.
TTFA’s officers meet again on Friday November 29.
See how easy it is to communicate with one's public? Boom! It is the same principle as obtains in the daily briefing in a political environment. X and Y are in progress; we know C but we don't know D; A and B are completed and we propose to do L,M,N, O, P.
7. An Association email domain has been created to ensure all TTFA correspondence remains the property of and accessible to the Association.
they didn’t call the bloke the dictator for nothing.Quote7. An Association email domain has been created to ensure all TTFA correspondence remains the property of and accessible to the Association.
How effin basic do you need to be to not have your own email address? How incompetent were previous administrations to not have this? The mind-boggling thing is that most website hosts give you this option for free or a reduced fee. I shouldn't be surprised I supposed, the W Connection website has been down more than it has been up. It's also quite telling that he thought it pertinent to conduct TTFA business through his own personal email.
Sport Minister supports TTFA audit
By Narissa Fraser (T&T Newsday)
MINISTER of Sport and Youth Affairs Shamfa Cudjoe said she is in “full support” of the call by the T&T Football Association (TTFA) to initiate a financial audit as a new administration takes office.
Secondary Schools Football president William Wallace dethroned David John-Williams as TTFA president at the association’s elections on Sunday. Clynt Taylor, Susan Joseph-Warrick and Sam Phillip were voted first, second and third vice-presidents, respectively.
After approximately eight hours of meetings with his vice-presidents on Monday, Wallace said one of the major decisions made was to shut down the recently-opened Home of Football in Balmain, Couva, until further notice. The million-dollar, 72-room facility was officially opened on November 18.
Speaking with Newsday, Wallace said it has pending approvals and no property insurance.
“We found out some of the approvals are not in place. For example, fire approvals. You can’t have people in a building without fire approval.”
According to the official website of the Ministry of Rural Development, applications for over ten lots of land must receive approval from the chief designs engineer of the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), the T&T Electricity Commission (TTEC) and the chief fire officer.
A request must then be made for inspection of the building to obtain a certificate of completion. The site says requests can be made at the building inspector’s office at the relevant municipal corporation. Once inspected and approved, the certificate can be collected after two weeks.
But a senior official from the fire service who wished to remain anonymous told Newsday the previous administration began the process but did not complete it. The official said no requests were made for inspection.
While this is the main issue with the facility the new administration has found thus far, Wallace said, “That was enough for us to say people can’t occupy the building. Information is still coming in on the Home and other things.”
When contacted, Cudjoe said she was unaware the building still had pending approvals and no insurance. She attended the opening ceremony on November 18, along with the Prime Minister, FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Concacaf president Victor Montagliani.
“I was not aware of that. That is something for the administration to treat with.
“That is something you’d have to ask the executive or management of TTFA.”
In addition to the facility’s shut-down, decisions made during Wallace’s Monday meeting included the creation of an advisory committee and assigning roles to the vice-presidents. Taylor will focus on membership affairs, Joseph-Warrick will tackle women’s football and Phillip will handle security.
Other decisions included: Stopping transactions on all TTFA bank accounts (including online transactions), issuing a public invitation to TTFA creditors to present their claim, introducing new security measures for the protection of TTFA property and initiating a financial audit.
Asked about the audit, Cudjoe said, “Anybody taking stock of a new entity will obviously want to look at the financial health of the entity. We do so as government, and I guess it’s the best interest of any new person taking on a new administration. “I give the president full support like I give to all presidents of NGBs (National governing bodies) and I wish them all the very best in their endeavours.”
Newsday tried contacting John-Williams for a comment, however,he asked that his privacy be respected.
TTFA secretary resigns
By Keith Clement & Gyasi Merrique (T&T Guardian)
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association president William Wallace has accepted the resignation of general secretary Camara David. David has resigned effective November 30.
However, Osmond Downer, one of the architects of the T&T Football Association’s (TTFA) constitution, says there is currently no TTFA board and only this body can make truly binding decisions. This is because the members did not undertake the process to appoint a full board during Sunday’s AGM.
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I think is a good first step.Make it clear that JW is not the elephant in the room.
@Asylum . You see why me and Pullstones were apprehensive about celebrating Wallace's victory over DJW. We had a feeling that he (DJW) might have a trump card hidden between he scales. Although he appeared to have accepted his defeat like a man, it's clear that he didnt. DJW is already getting his ducks in a row so he can argue that the election results are illegal.. Although he does not have much of a ground to stand on and argue that, I expect to hear more from him as he is only getting started. I hope FIFA and Concacaf has enough sense to see through this bull.
I think is a good first step.Make it clear that JW is not the elephant in the room.
Agreed
Camara David
He play LookLoy
He play de Super League
He play Justin Latapy George
He playin DJW
DAT is a playa
If anybody should ride out at dawn, it's Camara David. Both as a matter of principle and for preserving the future integrity of TTFA operations. No Trojan horses.
One builds a multi-million dollar facility and gives scant regard to insuring that highly valuated property before it is opened to patrons? Ah won't even bother to characterize that level of ignorance. But, there is another defect here and it rests with the certifying authority and governmental responsibility ...
In a serious environment the proper authority would have shown up and locked it down and in some very serious places they would have done that on the very day that Infantino, Montagliani, Rowley and Cudjoe were stepping foot on the property.
Imagine that bacchanal! Dear Liza, yuh woulda been real busy had that happened. But there are certainly other holes in the bucket. Stay tuned.
TTFA secretary resigns
By Keith Clement & Gyasi Merrique (T&T Guardian)
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association president William Wallace has accepted the resignation of general secretary Camara David. David has resigned effective November 30.
However, Osmond Downer, one of the architects of the T&T Football Association’s (TTFA) constitution, says there is currently no TTFA board and only this body can make truly binding decisions. This is because the members did not undertake the process to appoint a full board during Sunday’s AGM.
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Clement and Merrique, the way in which you bind both of these comments together creates the impression that the Board needs to weigh in on acceptance of Camara David's resignation and that is not definitively nor expressly the case.
Under the Constitution only the President may propose the appointment or dismissal of the General Secretary, but there is no express requirement that resignation be treated through Board consensus.
Per the Constitution the GS should be "appointed on the basis of an agreement governed by private law". Presumably that was done either explicitly or implicitly. Nonetheless, the GS' stated intention to step away from the role is sufficient to render that decision operative. Board ratification is needed in the appointment or in the dismissal of the GS, but board ratification is not needed in his resignation (i.e. voluntary termination).
(The federation's Internal Operations Regulations may also shed light on this.)
If it is Mr. Downer's contention that the Board is the proper authority to accept the resignation of the GS, I do not know that to be the case.
Perhaps Downer made no such contention and it is merely the manner in which the newspaper article was developed that prompted the question.
Say more about the last line Asylum?
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
1 abstention out of 12, I'll live with that
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
frienism and famleeism, is ah trini ting, how are you at facing down yuh real pardnahs and dem, even if yuh know it right ???, how much yuh want to bet dat minority eh base dey decision on nutten tangible or sound in DL favor......."dais my fren" is serious currency in dese parts
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
frienism and famleeism, is ah trini ting, how are you at facing down yuh real pardnahs and dem, even if yuh know it right ???, how much yuh want to bet dat minority eh base dey decision on nutten tangible or sound in DL favor......."dais my fren" is serious currency in dese parts
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
frienism and famleeism, is ah trini ting, how are you at facing down yuh real pardnahs and dem, even if yuh know it right ???, how much yuh want to bet dat minority eh base dey decision on nutten tangible or sound in DL favor......."dais my fren" is serious currency in dese parts
Abstaining is a crafty tool and it's a particularly useful protective tool given that there should be documented minutes of the meeting.
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
frienism and famleeism, is ah trini ting, how are you at facing down yuh real pardnahs and dem, even if yuh know it right ???, how much yuh want to bet dat minority eh base dey decision on nutten tangible or sound in DL favor......."dais my fren" is serious currency in dese parts
Abstaining is a crafty tool and it's a particularly useful protective tool given that there should be documented minutes of the meeting.
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
frienism and famleeism, is ah trini ting, how are you at facing down yuh real pardnahs and dem, even if yuh know it right ???, how much yuh want to bet dat minority eh base dey decision on nutten tangible or sound in DL favor......."dais my fren" is serious currency in dese parts
Abstaining is a crafty tool and it's a particularly useful protective tool given that there should be documented minutes of the meeting.
1. Please re-read the releases before publication, TTFA. There have been errors in 2 of the last 3 and less than 5 have been released. Make that happen.
2. Ramdhan? I can see that. Congrats to Ramdhan! One of your colleagues (Marco Antonio Rodriguez) became a coach, you can serve football as a GS.
3. A "majority decision" to remove DL? In other words it wasn't unanimous? Who could possibly be blinkered despite the evidence?
frienism and famleeism, is ah trini ting, how are you at facing down yuh real pardnahs and dem, even if yuh know it right ???, how much yuh want to bet dat minority eh base dey decision on nutten tangible or sound in DL favor......."dais my fren" is serious currency in dese parts
Abstaining is a crafty tool and it's a particularly useful protective tool given that there should be documented minutes of the meeting.
From what i read from lasana the abstention was due to #12 being absent. Supposedly abroad
:beermug:
They didn't keep on Ross Russell Sr. as GK coach then?
WATCH: Chairman of the TTFA Technical Committee, Keith Look Loy, discusses Project 2026Emotional people make knee jerk decisions so people don't get carried away with this emotional idiot .
https://www.youtube.com/v/Yx4IDBiWc9Q
WATCH: Chairman of the TTFA Technical Committee, Keith Look Loy, discusses Project 2026Emotional people make knee jerk decisions so people don't get carried away with this emotional idiot .
https://www.youtube.com/v/Yx4IDBiWc9Q
This takes transparency at the TTFA to a whole new level. I'm appreciative.It does. The cliff notes version would've been better for public consumption, we giveaway our blueprint to everybody...
TTFA accounts frozen again
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)
Another garnishee order has been taken out against the T&T Football Association (TTFA), this time allegedly by former technical director Kendall Walkes last week due mainly to owing unpaid wages.
The order, for a second time, freezes the accounts of the embattled football association and could prevent president William Wallace from honouring many financial commitments, including paying staff members, coaches and other employees.
Word of the garnishee order began circulating on Tuesday via radio talk show host Andre Baptiste, who also revealed that FIFA and CONCACAF were well on their way with a normalisation committee to run the affairs of the sport in T&T.
TTFA Technical Committee chairman Keith Look Loy yesterday confirmed that the order had been taken out against the association, but said while it puts them in a similar position to the former David John-Williams-led body, when a similar order was taken out by the T&T Futsal team last year, the genesis of the problem was different.
In fact, Look Loy claimed they are paying for the actions of the John-Williams-led administration.
“Where does the issue of payment to the technical director involved arise from? It arose from a case generated by David John-Williams,” Look Loy told Guardian Media.
“The current financial struggles of the TTFA are generated from the financial mismanagement of the association of the John-Williams administration. These are debts that we inherited. These are not debts that have been created by the new administration that has been in office for three months.”
Look Loy, who was instrumental in initiating the change in the management of the sport, added: “It is remarkable that people who sat and did nothing to try and get their money from David John-Williams and his administration for four years, with justification because they were owed their money, not by the person but by the association, they are now threatening legal action and so forth.”
Walkes, who was hired under the Raymond Tim Kee administration back in 2012, was fired when John-Williams assumed office in 2015, prompting him to take legal action. The court ruled in his favour last year, a decision that was set to land him $5.5 million except that the TTFA could not pay.
The order, which could see the TTFA taff going unpaid for this month (February), as had happened back in March last year, aims to recover a lien of just under $600,000 for the T&T futsal team for unpaid wages, per diem and other miscellaneous expenses during a World Cup qualifier.
Look Loy, a former national player and coach, told Guardian Media that there are a lot of facts about financial mismanagement which have been preventing the association from moving forward. This information will be revealed after the Carnival period, he added.
He noted that the TTFA is being denied millions of dollars by the FIFA because of the financial issues being faced now, although they (FIFA) allowed the John-Williams administration to mismanaged the funds.
“I, as a board member, several times, at least three, spoke to FIFA officials in front of other board members and once at an official board meeting, to highlight the mismanagement that was taking place at the Home of Football and the attitude by the FIFA official was that it was internal TTFA business and it had nothing to do with FIFA, as everything was good on our (FIFA) side,” Look Loy explained.
He promised that FIFA could face action if a normalisation committee is sent here, as the FIFA had watched the previous TTFA put the sport into the mess it is in now. Look Loy also took offence with Baptiste, whom he said had nothing to say about the financial mismanagement of the John-Williams’ administration.
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TTFA accounts frozen over $$ owed to ex-technical director
BY NARISSA FRASER (Newsday).
FOR the second time, the TT Football Association’s (TTFA) bank accounts have been frozen after former technical director Kendal Walkes secured a garnishee order against the association on Friday. This type of order legally allows part of a person’s or company’s income to be used to pay off debts.
Walkes was fired in 2015 under the leadership of former TTFA president David John-Williams, and sued the association for breach of contract.
And in a ruling delivered at the Hall of Justice, Port of Spain, on September 27, 2019, Justice Joan Charles ordered the TTFA to pay him US$783,000, saying a valid contract existed between the two parties.
The TTFA’s accounts were first frozen in March, 2019 as ordered by The High Court. This occurred after the association failed to honour a court order in December, 2018 in which they were made to pay the national futsal team approximately $500,000 with interest, as well as legal fees. The ruling followed a two-year lawsuit stemming from unpaid match fees, salaries and expenses.
Speaking with Newsday, on Wednesday morning, TTFA president William Wallace said he was surprised at Walkes’ decision and that no official communication was made to inform the association about it.
“When we took a look at the accounts online, we realised something was wrong. It was not communicated to us.
“We tried to call the bank to find out what was the problem and the bank referred us to their lawyer. They were not giving us information, they asked our lawyers to contact their lawyers.”
But he added that he is not upset with Walkes since he is simply trying to get what is rightfully his.
“I was surprised, of course, yes I was. But I have nothing against him.
“If someone has to take action to get what they were awarded by the court and they think this is the action that is necessary, I can’t be against him for that.”
Last November nearing the TTFA’s elections, Wallace and his slate United TTFA said if they won, they would do financial reconstruction. In a Newsday article published on November 20, 2019 with the headline ‘Ferguson, Wallace on TTFA court ruling: If we win, we will pay,’ Wallace was quoted as saying, “We will definitely have to sit with Kendall and Stephen (Hart) and work out a payment plan. Of course, we accept that we owe the money, we accept that we have to pay it, and we have to sit with both parties and work out a payment plan.”
Wallace told Newsday an e-mail was sent to Walkes explaining the association’s (financial) position but he received no feedback.
But he said Walkes’ lawyer, Melissa Roberts-John, told him no e-mail was received by her client even though it was through that address the two had been communicating before. “I did indicate that we have a plan that would kick in later in the year that we would use to address all the people that we owe.”
He said the association is now “reaping the results” of the previous administration.
He described the TTFA’s current debt as “staggering,” since Walkes’ is not the only former employee who sought judgement against it.
In November 2019, the association was ordered to pay former youth football team coach, men’s team assistant and technical director Anton Corneal $3,488,375. Also in November, it was ordered to pay former senior men’s coach Stephen Hart $5 million for wrongful dismissal and unpaid salaries and bonuses. Wallace said similar e-mails were sent to all of them and that feedback from the others had been positive and accommodative.
TTFA’s technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy also said the association was shocked at the decision as “amicable communication” occurred between both parties. “I know for a fact that the president had engaged in discussion with him. “These are debt that we inherited. This particular one has been outstanding four years and you just come now and want us to pay you off in three months.”
He believes the association is being “doubly victimised.”
“We are the victims of the mismanagement of David John-Williams and now were the victims of actions of people based on that mismanagement.”
Asked how he plans to address the issues with Walkes’ moving forward, Wallace said he has spoken to Roberts-John and is awaiting feedback. “I sent out an e-mail this morning to his lawyer and asked if there’s any position yet, so at least we can have a position where we can come to the table and get some part of the funding to him, and that we can get the order listed and then we plan the way forward from there.”
FIFA has also paused its funding to the association because of these ongoing financial issues. Wallace said the association was told a commission of FIFA and Concacaf representatives would meet with the FA to discuss finances.
Dude, Kendall just wants his money owed to him. He does not want any extension.
TTFA accounts frozen while Fifa stalls on paying subvention, Wallace insists better days coming.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace has insisted that the current administration can competently manage the local game, even as he admitted that the TTFA’s accounts were frozen by a creditor while Fifa is hesitant to pay its annual subvention to the local football body.
Last Thursday, former TTFA technical director Kendall Walkes had the TTFA’s accounts frozen, based on their failure to satisfy its debt to him.
Walkes won a default judgment for over TT$5 million last September based on his illegal dismissal by then president David John-Williams. The burden now rests with John-Williams’ successor, Wallace, to meet that debt.
Melissa Roberts-John, who is Walkes’ attorney, confirmed their move against the TTFA.
“Yes, there is a garnishee account and [the TTFA’s] account has been frozen,” she said. “It was served on 13 February and we don’t go to court until 10 March when they will get a chance to have their say to the court.”
Wallace and general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan expressed dismay that the action was taken when they felt they were in negotiation with Walkes. However, they accept that it is the legal right of the United States-based coach.
The TTFA president claimed that he emailed Walkes on 3 February and asked for more time to service the debt.
“I wrote to Kendall [Walkes] on the third of February indicating that we accepted the judgment of the court [against the TTFA] and we are not in any position to treat with the matter at this point in time,” said Wallace. “But we have a debt reduction project that we want to start later in the year and we want him to give us consideration and hold his hand.”
However, Roberts-John said her client denied receiving that email, which was subsequently forwarded to her by the TTFA on 14 February.
“In a matter where you have attorneys on record, you should send all correspondence to the attorney and not the client directly,” said Roberts-John. “So it was not proper protocol to send that to Walkes. And my client said he could not find it in his in-box, trash or junk folder.
“The letter I received was dated the 3rd of February 2020 and they alleged it was sent to him, via email, on the third or fourth of this month. However, neither myself nor [Walkes’ advocate attorney Keston] McQuilkin had any knowledge of this prior to us filing for the garnishee order on the 4th of February.
“We got the order by the court on about the 11th and it was served on the 13th.”
Roberts-John said Wallace’s email asked Walkes not to pursue his judgment until the end of the year. She suggested that her client was unimpressed by the request.
“I won’t repeat what Mr Walkes told me [about the TTFA’s offer],” said Roberts-John, with a chuckle.
Wallace and TTFA general secretary Ramesh Ramdhan said they have been working on getting Walkes to lift the garnishee order since then. It means finding an interim figure that the former technical director would accept, even as they try to source the money to meet whatever demand he makes.
“We are asking for an advance from our foreign sponsors to get some early money,” said Ramdhan. “I have been working on this since Friday.”
Wallace admitted that neither he nor his general secretary have informed the TTFA Board. Instead, the football fraternity heard the news, partially, in an I95.5FM report.
“This situation was such a surprising one and we have been trying to work out how to resolve it,” said Wallace. “We are trying from our end to find a resolution before we make an issue of it but we will have to inform the board [and] Ramesh [Ramdhan] is trying to get an advance from overseas sponsors—we are getting some traction there.”
If Wallace hoped to resolve the matter quietly before it went public, his efforts to do so were doomed from the start. Before the TTFA even discovered which creditor garnisheed their accounts, Fifa had already contacted them about it.
“The freezing of our accounts took place on Thursday afternoon and, by Friday morning, Fifa knew—and we didn’t inform them,” said Wallace. “Fifa asked us to tell them by midday today what action we are taking to resolve the matter… We have already sent out that email.”
The TTFA is due an annual remittance of US$1.5 million (TT$10 million) from Fifa to handle its affairs. However, the governing football body, headed by president Gianni Infantino, has stalled on making the payment. Instead, Fifa allegedly expressed concern at the TTFA’s inherited debt, estimated at TT$50 million, and are insisting on a firm plan of action by the new administration, which has been in office for less than three months.
“They want to know how we will treat with the debt,” said Ramdhan. “They also want us to write to them saying we won’t use Fifa Forward money to satisfy debts, which we did. So far, they have withheld our funds.”
Wallace confirmed the impasse.
“They indicated they are sending a mission of Concacaf and Fifa personnel to discuss our general finances and our debt,” said Wallace. “They intend to send their people in before they send the Fifa Forward money. But they have not given us a date for that mission…”
In the meantime, creditors are getting impatient and current administrative and technical staff are due salaries.
“Yesterday, I went to court on a Jack Warner matter for another $15 million and there was no defence submitted by the last administration,” said Ramdhan. “We barely got through with submitting a defence in time. Under John-Williams, there were three occasions when his lawyer (Annad Misir) said he would submit a defence but never did—[Stephen] Hart, Walkes and Warner.
“[…] We asked [former general secretary] Sheldon [Phillips] not to go through the court process and those talks are ongoing. The Walkes and Phillips contracts are two of the worst contracts we have ever seen.
“They were heavily weighed against the TTFA and leave all the options open to the employee. But the fact is there is a contract and the man is owed, so we have to treat with it.”
Walkes and Phillips were both hired by late former TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee. In the case of the former technical director, Walkes, according to Wallace, had a clause which allowed him to unilaterally renew his own contract. So, Walkes told the High Court that he would enforce that right and, as a result, the football body must pay his salary from 2015 to 2022.
Ramdhan hopes that the TTFA can reach a compromise with Walkes soon.
“Our lawyer said the only way to lift the garnishee is to talk to Walkes’ lawyers and try to get some goodwill,” he said. “Freezing the accounts won’t do anyone any good, especially when we have showed our willingness to talk.”
Roberts-John suggested the TTFA brought the matter on itself.
“Why wait for us to get a garnishee order before you present us with an offer?” she asked.
Incidentally, Roberts-John also represents the 2016 National Futsal Team which has a judgment for over TT$500,000 from the local football body. And the key mover behind that suit, former team manager Ronald Brereton, has already publicly clashed with TTFA technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy over the current direction of the Futsal programme.
Ramdhan believes Wallace used his personal relationship with former Soca Warriors head coach Stephen Hart to buy the football body time to pay him off. But there still remains judgments due to another technical director, Anton Corneal, former head coach Russell Latapy and outstanding bills from contractors, hotels, travel agencies and so on.
Former National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence and his assistant Stuart Charles-Fevrier—both dismissed by the current administration—are also owed settlements.
Still, Wallace, who was elected president last November after a 26-20 win over John-Williams, believes he can lead the TTFA into a brighter future, once given time.
“From where I sit and with the plans we have and the money that Fifa will send to the FA, we are in a very good position to manage football in Trinidad and Tobago,” said Wallace. “It is just a matter of getting over these hurdles. [The garnishee order] came at a very inappropriate time but I guess the claimant has the right to do what he feels he has to do to recover monies owed to him.
“It is ironic that this whole court matter was taken [by John-Williams] against the advice of Fifa, who asked him to renegotiate Walkes contract and not simply ignore it.
“[…] Based on our projections, we can run football comfortably in Trinidad and Tobago. We just have to get over these hurdles that are not of our own making.”
Wallace outlines the good, the bad and the ugly about the TTFA.:( :'( :-\ :praying:
By Inshan Mohammed.
President William Wallace, in his first 100 days in office, has been making a positive impact since taking over the cash-strapped Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) last November and, is determined to take Trinidad and Tobago football up to where is should be oneday.
Today, at the Queens Park Oval in-front of the media and staff members. Wallace spoke to the general public through its own media director Shaun Fuentes and gave a full breakdown of the problems that is hurting the association and how poorly things have been running in the past.
However, all was not bad news as there was some good stuff the president revealed concerning T&T football despite, facing a $50million debt. He said that they've acquired a few more sponsorship deals that will be disclosed in due course. The president said that some of the sponsorship money will be geared towards bringing back the FA-Cup and the restructuring of the Super and Pro Leagues respectively.
Wallace, who seemed to be in good spirits outlined that there were a lot of rackets surrounding the TTFA including an illegal National Insurance System (NIS) loan which was taken out anonymously. Wallace also touched on the poorly constructed Home of Football hotel project that is yet to be in operation because of bad project management.
Click Here (https://youtu.be/LLVXERY4_kA?t=721) to listen his full press conference.
smh.. Can barely maintain, but we can build. Spoke to the maintenance crew at CCCan last year. 4 ppl to do cleaning the whole pool building during and after events, 2 guys and 2 girls. They had to lift and carry the garbage over 500 yards away. I counted 8 administrators in the office, awaiting questions and to provide service. Build. how the Lara build going.
ps: the maintenance staff and security personnel did and wanted to say more, but asked me to keep things on the low, as they were afraid of losing their jobs. I already gave the story about the police checkpoint .
ref: http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=1508.msg975722#msg975722
each body overseer the hotel. And all associations share the expenses, cause left to football alone, we’ll we know how that goes.. elMany people like expensive playthings, very few can manage them to a profit or well. Can he keep the hotel operationally successful, can he put ppl in the rooms at their expense and not ours ? As i said swimming is going to cover 1 month. Having a nice hotel to hold our National football camps is great, but how is it going to make money to cover those National camps. This is not a Ma & PA bb we talking about, it's a thing that will require year round staffing and operations. 80% of Operations and occupancy may have nothing to do with football . Staff can't be hired by month or event...the only way this will be viable for our National programs, is if the Hotel can operate at a profit, regardless of how nice it look or wonderful location to stadia.
maxg, while you making sense, I see this hotel as DJW plaything. Another center of "excellence" scenario.
ps: MzTing graduating in Tourism and Hotel Management, but given how ppl does get pay, i not recommending her at all. ;)
"Wallace also said there was no kitchen at the facility and therefore they will attempt to have their youth teams, use the dorms, or try to partner with a company to see how it can be utilized. “The building is up but we have to find a way to utilize it. In terms of project money that we were supposed to have to the tune of $2 million is now down to $109, 000 at this point in time, and we have not received our FIFA money yet which is for operations. The Board is discussing ways we can move forward, once the building can be used, whether it’s a profit-sharing arrangement, I don’t know that we have the expertise to run a hotel,” Wallace said."
Oh gorm La Foucade, yuh jes reach ... relax a lil bit and grow into the role?Jeezanages, what's with the friggin egos. if is not twenty things is another twenty..
I feel this is more of the "journalist" stoking fire.I agree pal. I got absolutely nothing concrete from the article about them being at loggerheads.
I'm all for transparency. Big believer in it. But there will be in-house conflicts ant the public don't have to know everything.
Stoking fire.
However, it was revealed that several new faces will be joining the T&T squad.
"I have had meetings with the national coach and we are currently looking at around nine overseas-based players, from the United States and England, some playing in the Championship Division," Ramdhan said.
However, it was revealed that several new faces will be joining the T&T squad.
"I have had meetings with the national coach and we are currently looking at around nine overseas-based players, from the United States and England, some playing in the Championship Division," Ramdhan said.
Interesting. !!!!
Technical Chairman and Senior Men’s Head coach hold cordial meeting.
TTFA Media.
TTFA Technical Committee Chairman, Keith Look Loy, and Senior Men’s National Team Head coach, Terry Fenwick, met this morning. The meeting was cordial and productive.
Fenwick agreed that the supervision of national teams by, and accountability of national coaches to, the Technical Committee is a necessity.
Look Loy, on behalf of the Technical Committee assured Fenwick of the Committee’s support and guaranteed the facilitation of senior men’s team plans. In this regard, a meeting will be held Monday March 16th between both officials, senior men’s team management and National Teams Director, Richard Piper, to define operational protocols.
Further, TTFA advises the public that Technical Director, Dion La Foucade, has long accepted the oversight to be exercised by the Technical Committee over his work.
In summary, therefore, the Technical Director pursues developmental objectives, while national coaches lead our teams into competition. The Technical Committee supervises both areas of work.
The TTFA hopes this statement clarifies the division of labour in technical matters and puts to end any lack of clarity in the minds of all concerned.
William Wallace
President
TTFA
Good time to reflect, get your house in order, review,brainstorm, organize and plan for whatever the future brings.:beermug:
"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity."
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
https://wired868.com/2020/03/17/fifa-appoints-normalisation-committee-in-tt-wallace-and-vps-removed-after-three-months/
https://wired868.com/2020/03/17/fifa-appoints-normalisation-committee-in-tt-wallace-and-vps-removed-after-three-months/Got my question answered here...this reeks of corruption
Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Concacaf president Victor Montagliani were both supported by John-Williams en route to office and were regular visitors to Trinidad over the past four years.
At a press conference two weeks ago, Wallace revealed that Montagliani admitted to attempting to help John-Williams win the last TTFA election by writing Nike to poke holes in a pre-election promise of Wallace.
Montagliani’s infamous Nike letter failed to sway voters who elected Wallace as president on 24 November 2019. But now Fifa and Concacaf have removed him anyway
I don't know how this man can take anybody to court for HIS money.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/16/ttff-jack-warner-haiti-funds
Then again Abu did it. Why not Ali Babba.
Maybe everybody in prison should sue the state for not helping dey parents raise dem proper.
Oh well.I ain't no Judge.
add: as for that Walkes contract. I have suspicions there. He knows the going rate for Football TD's. I believe around CAD 75-85 K/year + benefits based on experience in our region . I might be wrong. Correction required.
"In her decision, Charles held that Walkes was entitled to US$65,000 for several months of the contract, from March 2015, when it was signed, to April 2016.
She also said he was owed US$250,000 for April 2016 to March 2018, when the contract would have ended and that he had the option to extend the contract for another three-year term so he was entitled to compensation for it.
His compensation package was US$10,000 a month and a US$3,000 housing allowance.."
I guessing 65k x12=USD 780 k + 250 K +312 k=1,342 k = ~5.4 TT at the time... ??? ???
Is that 125k + 120 k + 36 k = US 281 K/year. If I'm not wrong, that's robbing the blind. I feel my calcs wrong.
Story. I shame to say : I see a pardna take money from a vagrant . I had to buff and carry on and he say is joke. The man come to the car window. He tell the madman, "Gimme a lil something. Hell, i always giving you". The man bow he head and hand over the crumpled up dollars he had in his hand. And he drive off.
Well I cuss so much he stop by a church so I could cool down. REALLY ! On the way back we stop at the light. he give back the money to the man - saying 'yuh see' - and tell me let we hit some beers. I say hold on, and I give the man a blue note. He say wha yuh do that for. I tell him that was the money to pay for beers, i going home. Well,he say how i get so chupid and sensitive, how I doh understand the country. I feel he still vex with me, 10 years later. Bro, I dun forgive yuh, if yuh reading this.
Joke for lil boy is death for crapaud. but christ we not lil boys no more. Maybe I 'Wrong Again'.
5.4?According to another reported article. ??? ???
"He remains the TTFA Finance Officer."
So people are vexed that teams were being staffed appropriately?
@Tallman ----- maybe you can confirm the talk going around that Trim, Romain and Baird(GK coach) working with a group of players along with Fenwick?
This is national training?
is this the staff?
Kelvin Jack isnt the GK coach again, or Ross Russell to fill in from the U20 staff?
Or this just a case of the current staff from the Wallace admin not really working til NC organises their biz and salaries?
@Tallman ----- maybe you can confirm the talk going around that Trim, Romain and Baird(GK coach) working with a group of players along with Fenwick?
This is national training?
is this the staff?
Kelvin Jack isnt the GK coach again, or Ross Russell to fill in from the U20 staff?
Or this just a case of the current staff from the Wallace admin not really working til NC organises their biz and salaries?
Yes, the senior team started training today. Kelvin Jack is not in the country, that is why he was not involved. Which Trim yuh talking bout?
Yes, Keon Trim and James Baird were there.
Sheppard wants good sense to prevail as technical staff still unpaid.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
WAYNE Sheppard, assistant coach of the T&T men’s Under-15 football team, wants good sense to prevail as technical staff members of the various men’s and women’s squads are yet to be paid by the FIFA-appointed normalisation committee.
Sheppard and fellow members of the Coaches Steering Committee (Clayton Morris, Angus Eve, Richard Hood and Jefferson George), issued a letter to the United TTFA head, former TTFA (TT Football Association) president William Wallace on Monday.
In August, the coaches met with the normalisation committee and were promised that their outstanding salaries would be dealt with. The coaches were appointed to the various national teams by the TTFA between December 2019 and February 2020.
The letter, which was released to the media, said, “In previous newspaper articles and interviews, you and other members of the United TTFA have indicated that you were not opposed to the office staff and coaches being paid by FIFA or Concacaf and would not interfere or act in any manner to negatively affect the payment of staff.”
The letter continued, “On Saturday 26th September, however, we were informed by the normalisation committee that FIFA is unwilling to make these payments because of the reinstated court action by the United TTFA.”
The United TTFA, on Friday, resumed their court matter against FIFA, regarding FIFA’s decision to suspend TT from international matches and competition, based on the United TTFA’s late response to withdraw their legal action from the local High Court.
“We, the national staff members, would appreciate hearing from you how you can assist us with regard to our remuneration in the existing circumstances,” the letter ended.
Sheppard said on Monday, “I have said from the beginning that we’re confident we would be paid. The key part was coming to some sort of agreement with the normalisation committee, which we did. Mr Wallace and the United TTFA has said that they wouldn’t stand in the way of us getting paid, and now is the time to honour those words.”
Sheppard continued, “People have been without salaries, without pay for the better part of (a) year. So that means there are households who are suffering, which is only exacerbated by the pandemic. We can’t go out and work otherwise. The sooner it ends, the better. I’m seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
“I’m hoping to get an answer from (United TTFA) that stays true to their word and allows this process to come to an end. Not just the coaches but the players are in the same boat as well. A lot of people are forgetting the players, especially the players who are here in (T&T) who can’t play any football as well. We’re hoping for them, as well as us, that the end of this struggle is near.”
Wallace, on the other hand, thinks that the normalisation committee is using this latest legal move by the United TTFA as a reason to avoid paying the TT technical staff.
“It is passing strange that the court action is now being blamed for not paying the coaches when the court action has been there for quite a long time,” said Wallace. “As far as I know, the head of the normalisation committee (Robert Hadad) met with the coaches and promised payment. It is strange that they have now gone back to saying that the matter being in court is what’s stopping the coaches from being paid. Any monies that comes from FIFA goes to the normalisation committee.”
Wallace added, “The court matter can’t stop anything from coming to the normalisation committee. Why are they blaming the court matter? If the monies (are) coming from FIFA, the monies to pay the office staff, then what is the difference? I’m not sure, I’m confused.”
According to Wallace, “This is more than an excuse. Everything is being used to put pressure on us to act in a particular way. We expect that and, given that the matter is still in the court, and given that probably the court matter is two weeks away, we expect there will be sustained pressure between now and then. But that’s okay. We are standing firm at this point in time.”
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T&T youth coach wants greater say from coaches, players.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
ASSISTANT coach of the T&T men’s Under-15 football team Wayne Sheppard wants a greater say from coaches and players with regards to the administration of the sport locally.
Sheppard is part of the Coaches Steering Committee along with Clayton Morris, Angus Eve, Richard Hood and Jefferson George. They are seeking payments of their unpaid salaries from the FIFA-appointed normalisation committee, headed by businessman Robert Hadad.
During an interview, on Monday, Sheppard, who was appointed to the technical staff of the men’s Under-15 squad in February, described his stint as “an enlightening experience for me.”
He said, “There are a lot of people who are not really doing a service for the country or for the game. I am one of the luckier ones where I’m not the only breadwinner in my family, but there are a lot of technical staff members who are really uncertain right now because of this thing.”
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Concacaf has cancelled all of their youth World Cup qualifiers for this year.
“This is my first time being selected as a national coach,” he said. “I’m disappointed in the fact that we didn’t get to go to our (qualifiers) but I’m seeing the bigger picture where some good has to end up coming out of this. I hope that all stakeholders could see that the game is not bigger than the individual, and that we move forward in a positive direction. “At the same time, I’m seeing some of the people positioning themselves for power and I’m not really that hopeful. A new generation, a new breed, a new blood have to come into this game, at the administrative level, for this thing to get better.”
Sheppard, who is also the coach of Arima North Secondary School, has called for the local coaches, as well as players, to have their own respective voices, regarding the state of local football.
“What I’ve learnt is we have a number of technical staff members here who have (T&T) at their heart,” said Sheppard. “Coming out of this, a Coaches Association, we see, is one key thing to help move the thing forward. Beyond that, the players need to get themselves organised as well. For too long, we’ve had two of the key stakeholders being marginalised.”
He added, “Decisions are being made by administrators to have their input, for the main part.”
Sheppard commended the former TTFA executive, led by William Wallace, for the plans they had in store, from a technical standpoint. “But there is a lot of work that has to be done,” he pointed out.
“I see the coaches and the players having an important part to play if (T&T football) have to rise from where it is right now,” Sheppard said.
“We want to get investors back into the game. Two of the fastest ways to get investors back into the game are proper accounting and a proper product on the field.
One club one vote sounds good in theory, but it concentrates voting power in the lower leagues where numbers are greater, and I dont know if the interests of the gsme overall would be best served by that. Not sure what would be the right way to be fair, and certainly we do need more representation of clubs, players and coaches.
Football coaches group seeks place on TTFA board.
By Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday).
THE National Football Coaches of TT (NFCTT) is eagerly seeking a place among the board of the directors in the TT Football Association (TTFA).
NFCTT interim first vice-president Wayne Sheppard, on Monday, said, “We sent in the documentation that we needed through to the (FIFA-appointed) normalisation committee for them to progress the process of us being (represented) at board level. We also made a call to Osmond Downer who was helping us with the constitution draft.”
Sheppard said, “We had to put the work with normalisation committee to get us reinstated on the front burner because their mandate is to further align the constitution with FIFA’s constitution. We want to make sure that, in that alignment, we are not left out.”
The NFCTT’s interim executive comprises Jefferson George (president), Sheppard, Dernelle Mascall (second vice-president), Curtis Orr (treasurer), Rayshawn Mars (general secretary), Angus Eve, Clayton Morris and Richard Hood (ordinary members).
According to Sheppard, the group is pleased with the feedback they have been receiving from the normalisation committee, headed by Robert Hadad.
“Jefferson George is the person who’s (on) point on all communications with the normalisation committee,” Sheppard said. “He’s been corresponding with them as it relates to the documents required to get us reinstated at board level. We have been kept up to date by his interactions with them. There is no complaint from that aspect.”
Sheppard said that the national coaches, who were hired during the four-month reign of William Wallace as TTFA president, are still hopeful of getting the remainder of the salaries owed to them.
“We were paid 50 per cent and we’re still discussing with (the normalisation committee) the time frame for the remaining 50 per cent,” he said. “That matter pertains to the coaches who were appointed to the national positions in early 2020.”
With regards to the work being done by the NFCTT, Sheppard said, “We met with the TTOC (TT Olympic Committee) to discuss transparency in governance and those things, the effects of the (covid19) lockdown on sports, and getting things back up.
“We also started a covid-relief drive for coaches who are out of work, non-national coaches,” he added. “We distributed some hampers. We had a meeting with the technical director Dion La Foucade (last) weekend.”
Sheppard pointed out, “We met with the Pro League, the Super League (and) WoLF. We have to meet with the Tobago coaches, through the Tobago Football Association and then the South, East and North coaches. That will all be done together.”
Who's Yuri Chapman?According to Linkedln
TTFA shortlists 5 coaches for Women's job
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)
A five-member Adhoc Selection Committee that includes former national defender Richard Chinapoo, who has had an extensive career, primarily in the United States, will take centre stage as the selection of a coach for the country's Women's team continues.
Robert Hadad, chairman of the FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee (NC) which also comprises former banker Nigel Romano and attorney Judy Daniel told Guardian Media Sports on Thursday, that the NC will ultimately have the final decision on who the coach will be. He said, the newly appointed committee is a highly technical one and will make recommendations based on qualification, experience and the budget available for the top position.
The other members on the committee will be Jinelle James, director of women's football, Dion La Foucade, the technical director of T&T football, Norris Ferguson - former football administrator, Richard Piper- former national team manager, and Hayden Martin- a retired teacher and coach at St Mary's College.
It is understood that from a total of 195 local, regional and international coaches, there is now a shortlist of five, but it is unsure whether former national women's coach Richard Hood, who took the country's under-20 women to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship in the Dominican Republic last year and Angus Eve, who is considered one of this country's most successful youth coach, have made the shortlist.
The coach is expected to be chosen in the coming weeks.
Normalisation Committe to meet with Fenwick
Meanwhile, Hadad and his team will also sit with senior national Men's team coach Terry Fenwick soon to find ways to strengthen the team's chances of qualifying FIFA World Cup, which begins with a qualifying match against Guyana on March 25.
With FIFA suspending all the standing committees of the T&T Football Association inclusive of the technical committee, Hadad said his committee (NC) will do its best with the technical expertise that they have to help guide and direct them in the right direction for football. "What football advice they can give to Mr Fenwick. He and I just came off the phone with each other, we get along very well, we're going to work with him. We are going to try our very best to create an environment to give him the best possible chance," Hadad explained.
The local football boss has also reached out to the country's top international stars Joevin Jones, Kevin Molino and Khaleem Hyland for them to be apart of the set-up.
Fenwick's men were demolished 7-0 by the United States in an international friendly encounter on Sunday at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando Florida, USA but the result has had no effect on Hadad, who told Guardian Media Sports that he's happy with the traction being received, as well as the fact that the coach knows what is available to him.
"We have to work with the coach and the management team and I really think that the exposure is what we need to focus on, and not necessarily the result. The national coach is trying his best to see players and to evaluate players and he did what he thought was necessary. We could all analyse and say good, bad or indifferent but I am just gonna continue supporting him. We're gonna discuss the mistakes made, we're gonna discuss the positives and we're going to work towards the next game and what we could do to make things better for him."
Hadad happy with T&T playing football again
Sunday's match saw the Soca Warriors succumb to their largest-ever margin of defeat by the United States, a result that followed a 6-0 thrashing at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the USA in 2019. Still, the positives appeared to have out-weighed the negatives, as the NC was bombarded with praises from other CONCACAF and regional territories for being able to pull off the match in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"On Wednesday, I had a meeting with CONCACAF and our group F compatriots, and there was a lot of talk around how Trinidad and Tobago did what Trinidad and Tobago did, we got a game, we actually played football. We went out, we got to the USA. We came in for a lot of praise and I find really funny that we as Trinidadians are not seeing that. We went with what we had and the objective was to give Mr Fenwick the opportunity to view players in the USA, so I am actually very happy with the outcome but I am happy with the result of the game."
The T&T team will play two other warm-up matches against Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines later this month. Ongoing talks are underway with the Ministries of National Security and Health, Hadad explained, for a tri-nation bubble to be held here.
And he noted that for these matches, Hadad is guessing that coach Fenwick will utilise all the local players available to him, saying they will not be able to get the international players for matches outside the FIFA window.
Dear NC/TTFA,
What's your plan for prioritizing the vaccination of players in the NT pool?
Dear TTFA, please release the Gold Cup provisional list.
Dear TTFA, please release the Gold Cup provisional list.
they ain't in de airport as yet ;D
Gold Cup Preliminary Rosters
GG3.0 still there .... :frustrated:
https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/d0c51919-ac40-a86f-cf86-d17b5e869543/Prelims.pdf
TTFA enters two-year partnership with Korean-based EPTS company Fitogether
TTFA Communications
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association has entered into a partnership with South Korean-based company Fitogether which will see Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems (EPTS) devices and supportive technology provided for the Men and Women’s Senior National Teams for a two-year period.
Fitogether specializes in wearable technology for athletes (EPTS) and this will allow for continuous data collection of our senior national team players for development and tactical analysis. This data will be used in Performance Analysis as the TTFA begins to increase the human resource capital in performance analysis in the Association and hopefully throughout the country. Fitogether's systems are also FIFA-approved.
In return for its sponsorship, Fitogether shall receive marketing opportunities through the TTFA in the form of commercial branding at events and media platforms.
The Senior Women’s Training Squad began using the system during a just-concluded training camp at the Ato Boldon Stadium and head coach James Thomas is excited about the access to the devices.
“The opportunity to work with Fitogether and the technology they have is really a game changer for us as a national team. To be able to integrate this into what we do, our planning and our reflection of sessions and games is absolutely vital for the things we are trying to achieve as a national team,” Thomas said.
“It’s a tool that we are going to use everyday whether it’s in the local training program or in national team camps and it will form a very important pillar within the toolbox that we have as coaches to provide those players with a platform in the environment that they need in order to achieve the things they are setting out to.
“Football is now in a place where science plays a huge role and the top teams in the world use these technologies and they use it because they have a massive impact and positive effect on everything that the coaching staff, from head coach all the way through to the sports science department and assistant coaches and technical analysts have. It’s something that we are really looking forward to working with going forward,” James added.
Taeryung KIM, Director of Fitogether also expressed his delight over the new partnership with the TTFA.
"We are delighted to work with TTFA. Fitogether is a Football technology and science company based in South Korea," Taeryung stated.
"We are the official EPTS (Electronic Performance Tracking System) company of the K-league and an EPTS company certified by FIFA. After Covid-19, performance management using player data has become important. We believe that technology will help the development of football," added Taeryung.
FIFA solution. . Call in a Normalization Committee for the Normalization Committee.
WE PLAYING Bolivia ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :cheers: :challenge: :afro: :wavetowel: :wavetowel:
Aegis accepted as TTFA auditors, membership fees waived.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).
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"The other item that came up was the question of the compliance status and the recommendation to the committee was that the fees that are now due, that are payable by the membership, be adhered to and a recommendation was made for a $2000 annual fee for the new Coaches Union that has been admitted.
I moved a motion that the fees be honoured and paid by the membership and that the 2000 fee be accepted, that motion was seconded, it went to a vote and did not find favour with the meeting," Browne explained.
Wow. It appears someone has some balls to challenge the NC. Let’s see how far this goes.
TTFA and FIFA+ team up for Global Audience.sound too good to be true! ;D
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association and FIFA+ commit to bringing live matches and more to global football audiences.
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The TTFA page on FIFA+ can be accessed via this link (https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/member-associations/trinidad-and-tobago)
Good evening, how come Ricardo John and Derron John was eligible to play for guaya in the tier2 ttpfl after playing in the tier1 ttpfl? we was told once you played in the tier1 you can't play in the tier2 .....is the rules for some clubs alone? - Kelvin Charles