Great idea Flerx, lets see if the league had any ambition.
a wonder how all de big boys in de league never taught of that. well it not going to happen because it was suggested on dis site.
Actually, it's been spoken about at Pro League meetings for at least 4 seasons.
Some of the issues were that it may only work if the matches were played outside of stadiums. Like it or not, there are FIFA rules concerning the playing of professional games and minimum requirements which the school and community fields may not meet.
How can you charge a decent entrance fee to cover costs and split profits? Is the venue fenced? Is it fair to charge schoolkids? (Yes, I know clubs should look at the big picture, but clubs have budgets which include takings from games. They may not always hit those targets but they have to try)
If the school plays first, everyone may drift off, but if the school team kicks off at 8pm, will the students be ok to travel home after 8pm? Plus, clubs may not want to play at 4pm.
The ideal scenario for clubs would be a school game at a stadium at 6pm with a Pro League game at 8pm with people paying after 7pm to attend.
Kev, anything is possible, again, T&T football on the whole must work under one umbrella, when there are divisions then things will always be in a mess (as it currently is).....
I keep preaching it. We need to unite all football. Force these members to get involved and not work as a separate entity.
Re-write the constitution where football must be governed by one party and have everyone on the same page.
The small teams in T&T have all the community fields and the professional league are left stranded.
We need to find a way to fix those fields to FIFA regulations. Tap into these communities and eliminate some of the small leagues. Too many small football leagues in T&T.
We should have;
Zonal Leagues
Second Division
First Division
Premier Division
At school level;
Primary Level
SSFL Zonal
SSFL Seniors (for kids under 18)
No more football competition should be played unless if its so promotion or charity purposes.
Off course the government should get involved to help get this off the ground.
On another note. We need a stadium for just football, no track, so the fans are closer to the players.