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Cricket Anyone / Dates Announced

« on: January 09, 2007, 01:26:43 PM »

1st ODI - Nagpur
21 Jan
2nd ODI - Cuttack
24 Jan
3rd ODI - Chennai
27 Jan
4th ODI - Vadodara
31 Jan

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Cricket Anyone / Best Batsman in the World

« on: January 09, 2007, 01:23:30 PM »

Right now fuh me... is between Ponting and Hussey.

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Cricket Anyone / Best Fast Bowler

« on: January 09, 2007, 01:16:48 PM »

Vote and Discuss.

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Football / Welcome Sunderland Fans!

« on: January 03, 2007, 04:19:03 AM »

A hearty Welcome from socawarriors.net!!

I assure you, despite a few rotten eggs, which are common amongst any community, we're delighted to see Carlos pair up with Yorke at a top club such as Sunderland...

True, Sunderland have seen some rough times, but with all the necessary components in place now I'm sure Sunderland are going to make a real surge to the top!

So fly the trini flags in the glorious stadium of light and send down a shipment of Sunderland home kits for us to wear to every trini match.

and for the few negative posts that have popped up... ill leave you with the words of our very own, WestCoast:


"A Huge welcome to all the recent posters from the Sunderland FC.

One thing that all you lads have to Remember is that we have some of the worlds BEST CHESTERFIELD managers  right here on this site and they know what is best for Carlos, is just that they have not convinced Carlos of that yet   

it is going to be Great with Carlos playing in Sunderland."



Our new new years resolution...

Seeing Sunderland's stadium of light hosting Premiership games again as it deserves!

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Cricket Anyone / Sarwan Interview

« on: December 04, 2006, 05:54:02 PM »

gimme yuh questions.

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Cricket Anyone / Lara or Bradman??

« on: November 24, 2006, 02:17:37 PM »

0 to 100 before lunch ... for the first time in 30 years and only the second occasion in almost 70 years - Don Bradman's 334 in 1930 ... Lara's tally ranks only behind Bradman's ...should he exit undefeated ...hmm? pure class.

hes goin for the triple to surpass bradman for most triple centuries, ah class by himself above bradman

Stewps... now you are trying to argue that Lara is a Class above Bradman... you on f**kin crack awa?

tell me how lara isnt above bradman? by the way, bradman played when it was 6 day test matches, 7 balls in a over and 2 test series a year sometimes, compare that to the most studied batsman in the history or cricket, brian charles lara, in bradman's time, the opponent couldnt study how to get bradman out, they simply played it by ear....

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Lets have an open debate on this one.


Im quite interested to see who will rate who higher and for what reasons.

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Cricket Anyone / Bravo Notches a Century in Drawn Practice Match

« on: November 09, 2006, 04:08:33 PM »

West Indies tour of Pakistan
PCB Patron's XI v West Indians  2006/07 season 


Played at Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore, on 8,9 November 2006 (2-day match)

Result Match drawn
 
Bravo hit a stunning 108 off just 114 balls with 15 fours and two mighty sixes


       
 Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI 1st innings
 Salman Butt retired out 106
 Yasir Hameed c Ramdin b Mohammed 92
 Shahid Yousuf c Ganga b Edwards 12
 Asim Kamal not out 33
 Bazid Khan c Ramdin b Bravo 2
 Misbah-ul-Haq not out 38
     Extras (b 3, lb 4, w 5, nb 10) 22     
         
     Total (4 wickets dec; 77 overs) 305     


Did not bat Sarfraz Ahmed, Abdul Mannan, Shahid Nazir, Najaf Shah, Mohammad Irshad, Abdur Rehman, Akhtar Ayub, Tahir Khan 


Fall of wickets1-175, 2-225, 3-236, 4-239


       
  Bowling         O    M    R    W
  FH Edwards   11    0   65    1
  DB Powell     14    2    61    0
  CD Collymore 11    2    34    0 
  DJ Bravo       10    3    29    1
  OAC Banks    13    0    60    0
  D Mohammed 18   7   49     1


       
 West Indians 1st innings R B 4s 6s SR 
 D Ganga c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Irshad 42
 RS Morton b Shahid Nazir 21
 RR Sarwan c Sarfraz Ahmed b Akhtar Ayub 29
 DJ Bravo retired out 108
 LMP Simmons b Abdur Rehman 40
 D Ramdin not out 15
 OAC Banks not out 10 
     Extras (lb 5, nb 9) 14     
         
     Total (5 wickets; 68.3 overs) 279     


Did not bat BC Lara, DB Powell, FH Edwards, CD Collymore, D Mohammed, S Chanderpaul 


Fall of wickets1-50, 2-83, 3-122, 4-242, 5-259

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Cricket Anyone / Chanderpaul to lead the batting

« on: November 09, 2006, 03:59:24 PM »

I have ah feeling he go lead the batting. runs, average, the works.

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Football / Southampton Youngsters Tame Wolves

« on: November 01, 2006, 06:21:04 PM »

Full improved match report... No spelling errors...almost.

Southampton 2-0 Wolves 
Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his first goal for two months to set up victory for Southampton and send Wolves to their fourth straight away defeat.

Wright-Phillips collected Kenwyne Jones' knockdown and curled home from the edge of the area with the first decent shot at goal of the match.

Jones secured the points with a volley from 12 yards before Wolves keeper Matt Murray denied Rudi Skacel a third.

Wolves' best chance came when Karl Henry's free-kick flew just over.



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Southampton boss George Burley on goalscorers Kenwyne Jones and Bradley Wright-Phillips:
"They are both young lads and if they continue to play like that it will be hard to drop them.

"Bradley started the season ever so well but his confidence has dipped in the last few weeks and we've worked hard in getting it back.

"Kenwyne is 22 and is in only his third year as a professional."

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy:
"That was the first game all season where we have not created anything.

"We kept trying to pass the ball through the middle rather than get it out wide.

"They had a back four that seemed to want the game more than we did. It was not good tonight. Once we went two goals down we seemed to have no chance."



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Southampton: Davis, Makin, Baird, Lundekvam, Bale, Dyer (Licka 72), Wright, Idiakez, Skacel (Surman 84), Wright-Phillips, Jones.
Subs Not Used: Miller, Pele, Lallana.

Goals: Wright-Phillips 39, Jones 70.

Wolves: Murray, Edwards (Little 84), Breen, Wheater, Clapham, Potter (Gobern 57), Henry, Olofinjana, Ricketts, Cort, Clarke (Johnson 58).
Subs Not Used: Ikeme, Craig Davies.

Booked: Potter.

Att: 18,979

Ref: M Thorpe (Suffolk).
 

happy to see him do so well...

ps... Common Kenwyne concidering this boost of confidence yuh should score plenty more!

This from your big supporter here in Deigo   

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Cricket Anyone / WI defeat Australia!! (start the celebrations!!)

« on: October 18, 2006, 11:13:40 AM »

FOR ALLL DE MEN THAT DOUBTED TAYLOR!!!!


HAT TRICK TO WIN IT FOR USS!!!!


TI go tuh helll!!! BIG UP DE BIG YARDIEMAN!!  WOLFMAN WEHYUH!?

TOPPA WHEY YUH WE BOY COME TRUUUEEEEE!!!!!!

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Football / A Must Read

« on: October 11, 2006, 05:34:00 AM »

This is simply...amazing.

take a read.

Quote from: Midknight on October 10, 2006, 12:02:59 PM
This is the most intelligent thread TI has ever started, but I notice the Tobago love between he and TT ent change at all...

The major problem with any "Revolution" is assuring that whatever void is left by the evinced corrupt/evil/undemocratic power is not quickly or craftily occupied by another corrupt/evil/undemocratic power which has also the benefit of hindsight so as not to make the same mistakes and is thus harder to get rid of.

The other risk is that the destruction of the centralising force (albeit) corrupt will usher the régime into a centripetal power struggle launched by various competing forces seeking to all proclaim themselves as the successors to the old regime.

The question one has to ask is:

Is WARNER (1 man) the root of the problem or does it come from a culture of corruption/"despotism" propagated over several decades ?

Can the TTFF function cleanly with one "unclean" person at its head ?

Is an integral purge necessarily the best option at this stage ?

Can good come out of Nazareth? (i.e. are there any elements to the TTFF worth retaining in a future project for Trinidad and Tobago football administration and developpment ?

Have Warner and his cronies only been able to go as far as they have because of a lack of vigilance on the part of the major stakeholders in football, and principally on the part of the fans?

My analysis of the situation is that Warner is using the old James (do your research people) formula of autocratism and authoritarianism in the football federation in an epoch which no longer calls for it. However, he has also added a singular dimension of corruption and lack of transparency to it that makes him that much more dangerous seeing the quantity of money and ressources put into play....It is up to us, to the players, the sponsors and the government to let him know that we are no longer capable of tolerating this. The question is, after having feasted of the fatted calf for so long, is it possible to ask him to band his belly? I doubt it. So he has to go
Warmonga in his blind devotion to his "daddy" has asked a pertinent question. Who will replace him? But the question is pertinent, not from a financial point of view, but from an ethical one. What is to stop us getting more of the same or worse than the old Jackula? This is where the TTFF's entire modus operandi needs to be examined...



TrinInfinites response...


i have alot of intelligent posts, ive been on this website over 6 years bredda, plenty men including yourself no disrespect feel allyuh higher intellectually than myself when its juss ignorance that blinds your ability of how much intelligent post i have written, small ting....

back to the subject at hand, this topic was posted b4 some years ago, cant remember who though, could have been an older head like behind the bridge or maxg, but we as a football fraternity have many intellects which i know a few,, but who will step up, thats the question, we could create a long list but who will sacrifice is the question?

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Football / Carlos fit for Saturday's Clash

« on: August 18, 2006, 06:10:01 PM »

Luton vs Stoke

Luton could be without Markus Heikkinen and Steve Robinson as both are struggling with ankle injuries.

But midfield duo Carlos Edwards and Lewis Emanuel should be fit in time.

Stoke defender Carl Hoefkens could miss the trip to Luton after he limped out of Belgium's Euro 2008 qualifier against Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

Carl Dickinson is the only fit full-back but manager Tony Pulis can add on-loan Cardiff midfielder Jeff Whitley straight into his squad.

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Cricket Anyone / WICB Issues Tour Contracts Directly to Players

« on: August 05, 2006, 07:57:34 PM »

West Indies name squad for tri-series

Kern De Freitas

August 5, 2006


 
Carlton Baugh gets the nod ahead of Denesh Ramdin.
 
 
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has accepted the invitation from the Indian board (BCCI) to participate in the tri-nation series in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in September and selected a squad of 14 players. However, the WICB bypassed the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) and issued match/tour contracts directly to selected players.

According to a WICB release yesterday, the decision was taken to directly invite players to the tour, after talks on Wednesday between board representative Deryck Murray and Dinanath Ramnarine, the WIPA president, and subsequent discussions between Ramnarine and Ken Gordon, the WICB president, "broke down in spite of our best efforts."

The release continued: "It has now become imperative that we act if we are to participate in this series because of the tight timelines between now and the September tournament".

The release also disclosed that offers to the players for the series ranged from a minimum of US$25,000 to a maximum of US $59,000 per player, with the "prospect of each player earning an additional 50 per cent on these fees if West Indies qualifies for the final".

The WICB also stated that these fees were "unprecedented" at 488% of the normal match fees, and "25 % of the net revenue to be paid to the WICB for the series." They said this was only made possible due to the "one-off nature of the series" and the board's commitment to "enhance earnings of players whenever practicable".

The WICB also claimed the WIPA's demands - ranging from US$40,000 to $US95,000 per player represented 40 per cent of the net revenue the WICB were due to receive, and almost double the premium on normal match fees. They said this was considered "unacceptable". The disagreements over match fees and contractual conditions stem back to November 2004.

The selected players have also been given until August 10 to accept the invitation, after which the WICB said that another team will be chosen to replace West Indies in the series, which also features India and Australia.

A noteworthy inclusion in the squad is Carlton Baugh, the wicketkeeper, who replaces Denesh Ramdin, despite an impressive performance in the recent Jamaica Test against India. Brian Lara, who apologised to Gordon for his comments on team selection, will continue to lead the squad. Fast bowler Fidel Edwards returns to the squad after missing the last three Tests against India due to a hamstring injury.

Squad Brian Lara (capt), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Runako Morton, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Carlton Baugh (wk), Corey Collymore, Fidel Edwards, Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor, Marlon Samuels, Wavell Hinds.

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Cricket Anyone / Round on the Big teams

« on: August 05, 2006, 07:54:17 PM »

Guyana and Trinidad book semi-final spots

Cricinfo staff

July 30, 2006

Trinidad & Tobago 142 for 9 (Perkins 36, Bradshaw 3-25) beat Barbados 96 (Ramjass 3-14, Pollard 3-17) by 46 runs
Scorecard


 
Trinidad & Tobago's hero William Perkins with his Man-of-the-Match award © Joseph Jones
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago secured a berth in the semi-finals of the Stanford 20/20 tournament with a comprehensive 46-run win against Barbados. In a match postponed by a day because of rain, T&T eased to victory as Barbados folded up for 96 chasing a target of 143. The Trinidad duo of Nicholas Ramjass, the left-arm spinner, and Keiron Pollard, the medium pacer, shared six wickets between them and skittled out the last five Barbados wickets for only 17 runs.

Earlier, Barbados sent Trinidad in to bat and the openers William Perkins and Mario Belcon got off to a good start, adding 69. However, they were pegged back by a double strike by West Indies fast bowler Ian Bradshaw, who got the important wickets of Perkins and Daren Ganga. With the score at 79 for 4, Shazam Babwah resurrected the innings with 25, taking his side to 142 for 9. Bradshaw was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets while Fidel Edwards chipped in with two.

Barbados stumbled early, losing both openers by the fourth over, before Jason Haynes and Floyd Reifer got things going with a 28-run stand for the third wicket. However, they succumbed to some tight bowling and fielding, with Haynes edging a wide delivery to the wicketkeeper. Ramjass and Pollard then took over to dismiss Barbados cheaply, with the last seven batsmen failing to get into double figures.

Trinidad will meet Nevis in the semi-final on August 11.

Guyana 168 for 7 (Crandon 71, Lawson 3-29) beat Jamaica 163 for 6 (Hinds 44*, Deonarine 3-26) by three wickets
Scorecard


 
Man of the Match Esuan Crandon collects his $25,000 cheque from Allen Stanford © Joseph Jones
 
 
Guyana held their nerve in a tense encounter against Jamaica to reach the semi-finals of the Stanford 20/20 tournament with a three-wicket win. Requiring 38 with three wickets in hand, Imran Khan and Andre Percival guided Guyana home with an over to spare.

Jamaica opted to bat first in a match postponed from Friday due to rain, and posted a challenging 163 for 6, with contributions by Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels and Wavell Hinds. Esuan Crandon led the reply with 71, an innings which contained 12 fours and a six. Guyana were going along well before Jermaine Lawson pegged them back with three quick wickets. Crandon kept his side in the game but Jamaica sensed an opportunity after his dismissal, with the score at 126 for 7. However, Khan and Percival played positively to take their side home

Guyana will meet Grenada in their semi-final on August 10.

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Cricket Anyone / T&T Confident About Going All the Way

« on: August 05, 2006, 07:52:42 PM »

Standford 20/20 Tournament

T&T confident of going all the way

T&T Express

August 1, 2006

Trinidad and Tobago, fresh from their quarter-final victory over Barbados in the Stanford 20/20 tournament on Saturday, face an intriguing Nevisian test in next week's second semi-finals, and manager Omar Khan and Daren Ganga are confident they can go all the way.

T&T suffered a middle order batting collapse after a strong start against the Bajans, but some tight bowling and outstanding fielding enabled them to restrict their arch rivals to 96 and earn a 46-run win.

Khan, though feels if the players continue to perform as a team, they can lift the inaugural Stanford 20/20 title. "That (winning) was our intention from the start," Khan told The Express after the team's return home on Sunday. "When we started the tournament, we discussed taking it one game at a time, and we have the intention of playing four games. We have played two and won. We have two more to play."

Khan, a former T&T player, also stressed that his team are not worried about their next opponents, despite Nevis' huge score of 213 against Antigua and Barbuda in their quarter-final. "We are not concerned about that because we know the bowling we have. We bowl to a plan, and we have the players to stick to that plan. The coach [former West Indies wicketkeeper] David Williams has done a tremendous job in working out who we have to bowl to what score."

Reflecting on their batting performance, Ganga acknowledged that his team made some mistakes, but stressed they would rectify that in time for the next match. "I think we were looking for too much boundaries in the period when we were supposed to turn over the strike and put away the bad balls," he said. "We also had two run outs at crucial times. But at the end of the day, we were able to get a victory, and I'm sure we're not going to make the same mistake twice."

Ganga was also optimistic that T&T could get the better of Nevis, saying the key is their performance in the field. "Basically we are going to ensure we play to our strengths," he said. "We were very good in the field. We did achieve the kind of total we wanted and we were able to defend it." Ganga also lauded youngsters William Perkins and Mario Belcon for the strong starts they gave the team in both matches, while also praising the other young players for their performances.

But looking ahead to the tests ahead, Khan felt the mental aspect of the game will be the most critical part of his team's campaign. "We have to continue playing intelligent cricket, very organised and planned cricket," he said. "So it's all about fast action game and you've got to keep thinking all the time and our intention is to outthink the opposition. We know we have batting from 1-11, we have very strong batting, and the guys made some mistakes, especially in the middle order, but we know they will come good [against Nevis]. If our batting comes good we know it will be hard to match any totals that we can make."

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Football / Martin O'Neill Finally agrees

« on: August 04, 2006, 11:18:36 PM »

presenting the new Villa Manager.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/5246190.stm



Matthew whey yuh gorn bullah? yuh finally happy yall geh ah steady manager.

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Football / T&T vs Japan lime/August 9th

« on: August 04, 2006, 01:06:52 AM »

where we goin.


Trotters like usual?

leye organize one time cuz I have ah rel busy schedule dis week and im sure its mostly the same for others.

Kandi gyul yuh already look into it?


Occoner... and on the 15th we should organize to go see Big Magician show aswell.

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Football / Roberto Carlos Stays at Real Madrid/Other News

« on: August 02, 2006, 08:22:04 PM »

Just heard it on FSC.

Appearantly offers between Chelsea and the other Turkish club wasnt aluring enough and he decided also with his family that he would stay.

Roubinho and Graverson had a smash up in training the other day both exchanging blows and in the end they were both put to the sidelines to wach training for the rest of the day.


Appearantly... Roubinho reacted to a harsh takle Graverson gave him while play a small scrimage.

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Football / Gills keep Cox

« on: July 30, 2006, 03:10:29 AM »

Hope among five Gills departures 
 
Hope is the highest-profile of the five players released by the Gills
Gillingham boss Ronnie Jepson has released five players, including experienced defender Chris Hope.
Hope, 33, will be leaving Priestfield along with fellow defenders Richard Rose and Jonathan Wallis, and strikers Gavin Grant and Akwasi Fobi-Edusei.

But Welsh keeper Jason Brown, Trinidad and Tobago defender Ian Cox, and strikers Darren Byfield and Frannie Collin have been offered new deals.
Jepson is also hoping to re-sign Sheffield United striker Gary Mulligan.

Mulligan, 21, impressed the Gills during a 13-game loan spell between February and April, and is now in negotiations with Jepson.
 

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Cricket Anyone / T&T brush past Barbados while Guyana clinches thriller vs Jamaica

« on: July 30, 2006, 02:59:44 AM »

Trinidad brush past Barbados tonight.

Not such a good batting performance... Dillion put on a good few runs near top the end.

only made a hundred and some...


managed to bowl them out for 90 some not sure who excelled most was asleep for most of the T&T game...


The Guyana Jamaica game was very Entertaining came right down to the wire...

Donovan Pagon couldnt dodge catching opurtunities... I believe he took 3 in the out feild in numerous different positions... Chris Gayle bowled well...

however a youngster from Guyana who tagged along with a very famous cricketing name (and appearantly a very common one considering we have a person with the same name playing for T&T)

Imran Khan... cooly lofted a mighty six off a straight drive accompanied by a good flurry of fours.


But the man of the night had to be Esuan Crandon...


The guyaneese all rounder I believe took a wicket or two and then continued to make 73 runs of 31 balls to basically single handedly pull his whole team out of a gigantic hole...


very entertaining stuff... and i do hope to see Crandon in the Windies team... very talented player... ive actually had the pleasure of bowling and facing him while at the oval and he is an ever improving player... quicker than you you'd think and a decent batsman.

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Football / Transer Gossip&other

« on: July 30, 2006, 02:38:26 AM »

Real Madrid are set to make a cash-plus-player bid for Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes. (People)

Reyes has told Gunners boss Arsene Wenger he wants to quit the club to join Madrid. (News of the World)

A clause in Ashley Cole's Arsenal contract means he will cost Chelsea £30m - but any other club will only have to pay £16m. (News of the World)

Sol Campbell has contacted Newcastle United to say he is keen to move to St James' Park. (Various) Manchester United are hoping to seal a £4m deal for Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna. (Various)

Bolton are close to agreeing a deal to sign Jonathan Woodgate on loan from Real Madrid. (People)

Manchester United are plotting a £27m move for Athletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres. (People)

Sunderland are considering a loan move for Manchester City's Ben Thatcher and also wants former Newcastle defender Robbie Elliott. (People)

Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos is on the verge of joining Fenerbahce. (Sunday Mirror)

Tottenham could step up their interest in Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing. (Independent on Sunday)

Portsmouth chairman Alexandre Gaydamak is in Turkey trying to complete a move deal for Fenerbahce striker Nicolas Anelka. (Observer)

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce is targeting £2m-rated Reading defender Ibrahim Sonko. (Various)


OTHER GOSSIP
Frank Lampard thinks ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson should have included Jermaine Defoe in his World Cup squad. (News of the World)


Cristiano Ronaldo has been given personal security by Manchester United ahead of his return to training next week. (People)

Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis will offer the vacant manager's job at Villa Park to Martin O'Neill. (Sunday Times)

Sven-Goran Eriksson has ruled himself out of the running to be Villa's next boss. (Sunday Express)

Leeds chairman Ken Bates has demanded £24m compensation from his old club Chelsea for teenages Michael Woods and Tom Taiwo following the duo's move to Stamford Bridge. (Sunday Mirror)


FUNNIES
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson took his players to see Govan - the part of Glasgow he grew up in - on their way to Parkhead for last week's friendly, and warned them he would be testing them with questions about the area later. (Sunday Times)

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General Discussion / OK so far so good...

« on: July 28, 2006, 12:49:50 PM »

Pardon me for using this uncanny window as a vent... but excuse my blog like aim.

My girl is leaving to go back to here Native country Japan... and well ah limed with her until 4 last night... then i couldnt get to sleep... its her last night tonight so me and ah bunch ah friends goin fuh dinner... so im going to bed finally at about 8 in de mornin then it hits me... i promise meh mudda yesterday that today, ah would help her at her job cleaning out an entire apartment cuz the workmen just finish the molding and it full ah dust and debry... and the guilt hit meh like ah sack ah patatoes tuh de face...


ah try tuh say ah go do it another day buh ah couldnt fall alseep ah felt too bad... now its a good few hours later ALL the work that seemed so endless has finally been finished... and im exhausted...

five minutes ago im officially up for 24 hours strait and ah hadda stay up until possibly 12 o clock plus.... ahhhhhhhh

right now im running on meloncoly, postal service songs and sugar.

I dunno how much more of this my body can take before it shuts down...


any pointers on how to stay awake?

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Football / I have a proposition

« on: July 02, 2006, 11:55:50 PM »

Young girl... 15... can play some serious ball... very talented groomed her myself... good goalie and at the same time... she is a striker with an excellent eye for the goal she can so easily defend... shes back in Trinidad from Columbia for the summer... can anyone give me suggestions as to who she should and can go to, to train with... much appriciated... Jefferz.

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Football / Ambition Poll

« on: July 02, 2006, 05:46:09 PM »

predictions for club and international career success?

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General Discussion / Poetry

« on: July 02, 2006, 05:34:52 PM »

Songs, simple writings, little doodles... anything... go ahead and submit it... artistic thinking should always be welcome... I like poetry quite a bit... really any form of expression...

ill wait for yall to post some responses before I lay out any of mine... have fun... feel free...

sad happy be what it may id love to hear it...

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Cricket Anyone / Mohummed vs Samuels

« on: June 27, 2006, 11:51:17 AM »

For me its Samuels... I love Dave he is a rare talent when it comes to bowling... a lot more expensive than Samuels but probably a more frequent wicket taker thus far... however Samuels creating a nice little bowling partnership with Gayle and with him you have a bowler who can bowl a spin ball 75-80mph which to me is a serious asset. Dwayne Bravo bowls around 75-80mph and ive faced him and it isnt fun atoool.


so to have a spinner do that is amazing... he is faster stronger and more agile in the field... Dave isnt bad but Samuels physical Superiority is obvious.


And his batting well... nuff said the man has plenty tallent... he has the talent to become a Sobers or a Headly... he has been very inconsistent but he has shown blushes of brilliance now and then most recently against India in the last test... 87... he took on one of the worlds top spin bowler in Harbajan and beat him around the place mercilessly ... hit him for four sixes i believe.


So again... for me atleast... Samuels edges past him quite definately in the end.

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Football / And Another Journey Ends

« on: June 27, 2006, 07:25:15 AM »

well... It was a long and challenging ride... plenty laughs and tears in between... sleepin in ah bed four feet wide wit yuh snorin father and yuh drunk uncle bawlin don de place every night... bouncin yuh elbow against the roof anytime yuh forget yuh cyah turn over in de van bunk bed... freezing cold nights without no sheets... and waking up once every five days to meet euphoria in the form of red cluttered celebrations, spread out for miles around.

It has been strange... leading me to the darkest back alleys of Germany for a place to camp out for the night to Princess Diana's Althorp castle to stay a night for tea and cricket....


Through better and worse... I cried, I laughed, I cussed, but most of all I supported my warriors... and there are no words, no matter how complexly meaningfull they may be, can desrcibe how proud I still am with my team and even more so with simply being a Trini.


God bless us all.

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General Discussion / 2000th member!!??

« on: June 03, 2006, 07:49:45 PM »

Wow... great to see this popularity benchmark being reached by suck a great site... Tallman and Flex thanks for this great forum and all the intriguing  characters that are a part of it.


Wonder who that 200th member will be.

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Cricket Anyone / Best Batsman

« on: June 02, 2006, 06:31:27 AM »

Ganga is a doubtful selection becuase i do believe he is in the States after being invited tp play in some new 20twenty league/competition.

Shiv I believe is fit but im not 100% sure.

I think Gayle will come out on top, then Sarwan, then Lara and then Bravo followed closely by Shiv and Runako.

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Cricket Anyone / Richardson lavishes praise on Lara

« on: June 02, 2006, 06:23:27 AM »

Attributes ODI success to his captaincy.

Richie Richardson, former West Indies captain, u-turned on his earlier criticism of Brian Lara's captaincy, attributing West Indies's success in the ODI series against India to his imaginative leadership. West Indies won nine out of their eleven home ODIs this season, which included a 5-0 drubbing of Zimbabwe and a 4-1 victory against India.

Richardson had earlier criticised Lara's appointment as captain for the third time in his career, saying that he lacked support from his players. Instead, he supported elevating vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan to the post, but was convinced the West Indies board reverted to Lara for the sake of getting instant results, with no long-term objective.

"A lot of people thought they should have annihilated Zimbabwe", Richardson told The Nation News. "It didn't happen. Maybe there was a concerted effort to try and do something different [against India], and have a different approach.

"I really don't know what transpired, but I believe Brian Lara had a part to play in that. Just the way he went about his job, especially in the field. He was there with a purpose."

Richardson also believed that Lara would have been spurred by negative comments, after Sir Vivian Richards also stated that his appointment was based on commercial considerations ahead of next year's World Cup. "Maybe something like that inspired Brian Lara. He is the sort of guy that if you criticise him, he's going to want to prove you wrong."