We really can't speculate about what Beenie's role is, but he presents the idea that he is a coach in absentia. Seems like he uses every free moment to not be in Trinidad. Don't know the reason why he doesn't stay back home when the national team is not actively preparing for a match. His title though, is "coach", and that is different from TD. Lincoln Philipps is the man responsible for structuring our football and making sure that it has a bright longterm success. At the same time, we have a man at the helm who has coached great players at clubs such as Real Madrid, Ajax, Feyenord, to name a few. We definitely need to have knowledge transfer from him to our local coaches. That is my biggest gripe, to date about Beenie; we are not milking him for his unquestioned knowledge and vast experience. He might not be to blame totally, cause he has invited our local coaches to observe his training methods and they seem very disinclined to accept the invitation. Coaches should be "tapping up" this man, but they seem to be more concerned about trying to prove that local coaches are up to the task of successfully leading a national team than trying to learn from this man. So, while Beenie could probably ride the plane less, it is up to our administrators to maybe coax him a little more into leaving a legacy to our local coaches.