T&T will not be playing Wales on March 1, 2006

[truetrini]

WHY? WHY? WHY? Why we always embarrasing we self soooo!!!! I just come back in town to hear this comess......We ent have no organisation at alllll......I real concern yes.  After the world cup I want to hold my head high....but like the signs I seeing here...it look like trouble...

How did we embarrass ourselves

We are viewed as the weakest link at the World Cup. Odds of 1000 to 1. It is not easy getting European teams to play a team that is viewed so poorly. We are not viewed as serious competition.  We are trying to make strides and gain respect in the world and the World Cup will provide that opportunity...
Most of our players play in the lower divisions in Europe, we probably wouldn't want to play ourselves. Would you want to play Sri Lanka in football

That is how they view us.
We organize games on days FIFA approved, we announce it early as to who we playing (keeping the public informed), we have ah place to stay in Germany that was announced. How is that not being organized.

When they deserve blame then blame them (TTFF). How are we embarrassing ourselves, we did the right thing.

If is anything is Wales who have absolutely no Couth.

We need to be more objective and not always look to beat up ourselves.

ent according to de TTFF Brazil wanted to play we?

And did we not jes get invited to play in Suadi Arabia..and dem make de WC more times dan we?

Is typical TTFF bullshit,

[arrow]

We organize games on days FIFA approved, we announce it early as to who we playing (keeping the public informed), we have ah place to stay in Germany that was announced. How is that not being organized.

Did we ever have a signed contract to play Wales on March 1?  Clearly not.  All the TTFF is doing is keeping the public uninformed.  This is about the 5th friendly that was announced and subsequently cancelled during the past year.

[truetrini]

We organize games on days FIFA approved, we announce it early as to who we playing (keeping the public informed), we have ah place to stay in Germany that was announced. How is that not being organized.

Did we ever have a signed contract to play Wales on March 1?  Clearly not.  All the TTFF is doing is keeping the public uninformed.  This is about the 5th friendly that was announced and subsequently cancelled during the past year.

and yuh surprised?

I still wondering wey de f**king budget and what we getting fuh TV rights..and if FIFA paying fuh travel and accomodatoion why dat being included in jack SPEAK?


Steups.

De Mafia alive and well oui.

We may jes end up playing Sri Lanka

Hey arrow,,yuh know how I could tell when somebody from de TTFF lying?

Dey lips does be moving

[Trinimassive]

T&T has to blank Saudi invitation.
By: Shaun Fuentes.

But Leo not worried about the build up.
Trinidad and Tobago has been forced to withdraw from yet another pair of international warm up matches because of the reshuffled schedule of preparations leading up to the 2006 World Cup in June.
This time, head coach Leo Beenhakker, because of having already outlined his schedule of warm up matches, after having to shift to a match against Wales on March 1 after FIFA switched the international dates before the tournament, has had to turn down an offer to participate in the 2006 Cup in Saudi Arabia with the host team and Korea Republic.

It clearly states that Leo turn down the invitation....what that have to do with the TTFF. I eh gettin paid by them to defend them but clearly Leo is in charge and the decisions being made is made by him.

Arrow ah know yuh know what Couth is and a verbal agreement. Leo wanted Wales...we get Wales then Wales decide they want to play we opponent. Couth is Couth is either yuh have it or yuh don't.

[dcs]

JW need to stop talking PERIOD.

Always jumping the gun and talking out of turn.

How much time he putting words in Beenie mouth.
How much time he announcing thing he know not signed and sealed.
But did he actually say the friendlies were confirmed or he say they "lined up".

I remain skeptical of ALL the supposed teams we playing until some credible source shows us playing some one.
I doh believe that Brazil Argentina talk neither....ALL LIES.  A setta bluffing.  Yuh realise if he know Fifa was going and cancel a day on the match calendar he cud go and talk talk talk bout big match coming all for hype.

Why de hell we had to qualify with elections coming up.
I think the tide going and turn against him....all the praises done come thru...now he gone and muck things up he going and get real pong....it damn good.  STOP TALKING!!!

STEUPSE   

[truetrini]

T&T has to blank Saudi invitation.
By: Shaun Fuentes.

But Leo not worried about the build up.
Trinidad and Tobago has been forced to withdraw from yet another pair of international warm up matches because of the reshuffled schedule of preparations leading up to the 2006 World Cup in June.
This time, head coach Leo Beenhakker, because of having already outlined his schedule of warm up matches, after having to shift to a match against Wales on March 1 after FIFA switched the international dates before the tournament, has had to turn down an offer to participate in the 2006 Cup in Saudi Arabia with the host team and Korea Republic.

It clearly states that Leo turn down the invitation....what that have to do with the TTFF. I eh gettin paid by them to defend them but clearly Leo is in charge and the decisions being made is made by him.

Arrow ah know yuh know what Couth is and a verbal agreement. Leo wanted Wales...we get Wales then Wales decide they want to play we opponent. Couth is Couth is either yuh have it or yuh don't.

Yes we get turned down..dem people ask we to play.  yuh was saying dat we eh getting invited..I show yuh dat yuh wrong..and it ahd no damn good reason to turn down that tourney in Suadi we should ahve fielded a second string team and play fuh de money and to scout/give experience to fringe players.

Yuh feel dem fringe players go get ah chance to impress when de full squad come back?

steups.

And dat same saudi team send ah sub-par squad in de aian games to scout etc.

we full ah shit

[Trinimassive]

I like to be objective and I feel all who takin shots at the TTFF just using this opportunity.

Is Leo making all the decisions that is totally clear. No TTFF turn down no tournament is Leo.

Is Leo wanted Wales.

Is Leo want all the foreign players who qualify.

Is Leo scouting players in England, Germany, and around the world.

All decisions are being made by Leo.

PERIOD

[truetrini]

I like to be objective and I feel all who takin shots at the TTFF just using this opportunity.

Is Leo making all the decisions that is totally clear. No TTFF turn down no tournament is Leo.

Is Leo wanted Wales.

Is Leo want all the foreign players who qualify.

Is Leo scouting players in England, Germany, and around the world.

All decisions are being made by Leo.

PERIOD

You dos tell yuh boss when yuh working and who yuh working with?

steups.

I understand dat Leo ahve some say..but jes like how he get rid ah one dutch coach to hire Anton...he needed to take dat team Saudi arabia

me eh care who feel he bigger dan we football ..dat is shit.

when Leo gorn we still go be T&T Soca Warriors.

[arrow]

Arrow ah know yuh know what Couth is and a verbal agreement. Leo wanted Wales...we get Wales then Wales decide they want to play we opponent. Couth is Couth is either yuh have it or yuh don't.

Jack Warner of all people shouldn't be relying on any verbal agreement because nobody can understand a damn thing he says.  Everything should be put in wiriting when he's involved.

From the way I see it, Wales never announced publicly they were playing us.  TTFF announced we were playing them in Feb and Brazil on March 29.  When the FIFA callendar was changed, Brazil pulled out of our match and we just ASSUMED that we could push the Wales match back to March 1 but we had no firm contract for that date!   So why is it that Wales have no couth - they've done nothing that Brazil didn't do.  The fact is there is only one Fifa date between now and June so its understandable that both Brazil and Wales will want to get the best match they can on that date!

[Trinimassive]

Arrow ah know yuh know what Couth is and a verbal agreement. Leo wanted Wales...we get Wales then Wales decide they want to play we opponent. Couth is Couth is either yuh have it or yuh don't.

Jack Warner of all people shouldn't be relying on any verbal agreement because nobody can understand a damn thing he says.  Everything should be put in wiriting when he's involved.

From the way I see it, Wales never announced publicly they were playing us.  TTFF announced we were playing them in Feb and Brazil on March 29.  When the FIFA callendar was changed, Brazil pulled out of our match and TTFF just ASSUMED that we could push the Wales match forward to March 1 but we had no firm contract for that date!   So why is it that Wales have no couth - they've done nothing that Brazil didn't do.  The fact is there is only one Fifa date between now and June so its understandable that both Brazil and Wales will want to get the best match they can on that date!

Yuh sure it eh you assuming

Everything I say is fact and could be traced back to Leo.

I eh on no assuming. Ah also eh gettin paid by the TTFF or Leo so they go have to handle dey stories cause ah see people smell blood. And my blood pressure is within normal limits and ah like it like dat so unless they fork over some change my way...ah feel ah have tuh leh allyuh fellas who gunnin fuh dem to fire away.

I just being objective as ah say.

Fire away fellas

[truetrini]

Arrow ah know yuh know what Couth is and a verbal agreement. Leo wanted Wales...we get Wales then Wales decide they want to play we opponent. Couth is Couth is either yuh have it or yuh don't.

Jack Warner of all people shouldn't be relying on any verbal agreement because nobody can understand a damn thing he says.  Everything should be put in wiriting when he's involved.

From the way I see it, Wales never announced publicly they were playing us.  TTFF announced we were playing them in Feb and Brazil on March 29.  When the FIFA callendar was changed, Brazil pulled out of our match and TTFF just ASSUMED that we could push the Wales match forward to March 1 but we had no firm contract for that date!   So why is it that Wales have no couth - they've done nothing that Brazil didn't do.  The fact is there is only one Fifa date between now and June so its understandable that both Brazil and Wales will want to get the best match they can on that date!

Yuh sure it eh you assuming

Everything I say is fact and could be traced back to Leo.

I eh on no assuming. Ah also eh gettin paid by the TTFF or Leo so they go have to handle dey stories cause ah see people smell blood. And my blood pressure is within normal limits and ah like it like dat so unless they fork over some change my way...ah feel ah have tuh leh allyuh fellas who gunnin fuh dem to fire away.

I just being objective as ah say.

Fire away fellas

objective?

how so?

How often have you heard beenie make any statement concerning our opponents?

it is all jack and dem talking and saying he say so.

[Jefferz]

Wales cuttin real style for a NON-WC team.  I hope Paraguay give dem 6.

I really want to see wat TTFF have planned and confirmed.

yea boy i hope dem big head bitches geh pounded. STEWPS. Dey wont regret not playin us becuase they would have been slaughtered.

[Trinimassive]

objective?

how so?

How often have you heard beenie make any statement concerning our opponents?

it is all jack and dem talking and saying he say so.

Leo has made no bones about the fact that he doesn't like talking to the media....he is well known for not giving a flyin f&*k about the media so doh expect him to be making too many announcements.

Jack and the TTFF just ah set ah glad men...they too damn excited and quick to run dey mouth but who wouldn't after all we want the juice...that is why we does ask Patriot, Andre Samuel, Touches etc what going on when we eh get no news. Now what we make World Cup Jack just jumpy and runnin he mouth.

But yuh really think Leo woulda sit back and have them make up stuff about him. From day one when Leo show up he say I making all the decisions or I ridin out. So say so done....he making all the decisions. If he say tomorrow forget Zamora and Lloyd they goose cook.

Leo is fully in charge.

When Shaun was givin we news that older than the Sphinx in Egypt man use to cuss he ass including me...now he givin up to the minute news and man complaining that it he bussin the mark too quick.

If Jack and the TTFF was dickin around Leo...Leo woulda ride out....he still dey cause they doin what he want them to do.

[StoreBayLimer]

the real question is why are we NOT playing wales on march 1st if ttff reported this in several articles?

Wales cuttin real style for a NON-WC team.  I hope Paraguay give dem 6.

I really want to see wat TTFF have planned and confirmed.

[dcs]

How often have you heard beenie make any statement concerning our opponents?

it is all jack and dem talking and saying he say so.

I now studying what has Leo Beenhakker actually said on these friendlies.
I'd be surprised if we find many direct quotes.

[gtokyo]

Well at least we know the teams that most likely our three opponents will be playing against. 

Sweden vs Ireland
Jamaica vs England
Paraguay vs Wales

So now Mr.Beenhakker will we be facing Ajax, PSV or Feynoord

[Themanfriday]

I am so pissed about it I have no words..................................................................................................................................................................

[Ned]

Does it have to be a European team ?

(some) European teams not playing on March 1st ::

Spain (ranked) 8
Portugal 9
Greece 18
Poland 23
Romania 28
Bulgaria  46
Belgium  49

none of which would give you a test of England or Sweden's style of play but Poland , Belgium or Bulgaria might offer a game under 'similar' conditions to Germany - Poland ran England hard in the qualifiers !

[Themanfriday]

imagine Wales ranked 71    and refusing to play we and we rank 50 as of yesterday. Higher than dem. now aint that some funny shit?

[Ned]

Paraguay are ranked 30 - Wales went for the 'harder' game .

may I also add - It's hard to judge teams from different regions based on Fifa's rankings . I don't believe Japan are better than Germany or Iran are better than The Republic of Ireland for instance .

[ß!aCkÒuT]

stueps why dey cyah jus make up dey fuh who we playin

[Sigma]

Bah tough luck for T&T.

Hopefully your FA can still arrange a friendly for that date.

[andre samuel]

imagine Wales ranked 71    and refusing to play we and we rank 50 as of yesterday. Higher than dem. now aint that some funny shit?

those rankings are a farce and everyone knows that.  Only FIFA uses those rankings for anything.

We getting wat we deserve!  We should have played in the tourny in korea.  We blanking side, and side blanking we!

I starting to get worried about our lack of preparation.

(some) European teams not playing on March 1st ::

Spain (ranked) 8
Portugal 9
Greece 18
Poland 23
Romania 28
Bulgaria 46
Belgium 49

none of which would give you a test of England or Sweden's style of play but Poland , Belgium or Bulgaria might offer a game under 'similar' conditions to Germany - Poland ran England hard in the qualifiers !

the question is, would these teams want to play us?

Ah sure bertile would have had real friendlies line up....lol, against st kitts, bermuda and barbados...lol, and when we beat them, he woulda say dat we ready for the world cup!! lol

ah love it!!

[marcovbasten]

i bet tnt is playing proper training games
leo is not a looser or something
he wants a good performance as well as alll of us
i bet leo is going to surprise us all,just as allways

doesn't he deserve a little bit of trust?

[injunchile]

T&T vs Portvale- March ist. The way things are going this look like we best sweat.

[Themanfriday]

My piont was that it doesn't do them (Wales) any good who they play they are not in the WC. There for saying that they went for the harder game is of no profit yto them.

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The closest thing we getting to Wales is to play Wrexham

[skins]

If you know how vex i get this morning when i read the papers and i see we not playing Wales. I angry but that wouldn't solve anything. I hope we get a team that will allows us to prepare for the wc.

[Filho]

Yuh cyah blame that TTFF if they confirm the match with Wales then Wales decide to go with we opponent.

wake up...dat means the match was never confirmed. it was only a setta talk. until pen get put to paper you have nothing and obviously no contract was signed. you doh just shake hands and agree we go play on such and such a date. this is the reality...noone actually wants to play us.....we are considered pretty shitty so noone thinks they will actually benefit form playing us. Whales would rather play Jamaica before us....because......and nobody want to hear this....a) worldwide JA is still considered a better squad than us..b) JA would pull more of a crowd.

the only teams that will play us either have nothing better to do, or want to practice their tactics and get a morale boosting huge win against a weak opponent. before people get vex at me...let me make it clear that I am not expressing MY opinion. I just believe that this is the world view. And deep down...ah feel most of us know that

[Filho]

My piont was that it doesn't do them (Wales) any good who they play they are not in the WC. There for saying that they went for the harder game is of no profit yto them.

are you serious? you think everyone does engage in Trini last minute planning. It's called vision..Of course they want the tougher game. It is better for the development of Welch football. They are already looking forward to the European Cup and WC 2010. Only a dumba$$ FA would pass up what they consider the better competition. If TnT were not in the WC and they had a chance to play England or Cyprus...would you say we should just play Cyprus because it is of no benefit to us if we play the weaker team.