Caledonia AIA in transition mode in 2006.
By: Joel Villafana.[/size]
Having parted ways with the Fire Services after the completion of the 2005 season, Caledonia AIA have found themselves in transition and are now in a rebuilding mode.
Coach Jamal Shabbazz has lost no less than ten (10) players from last season through the split with Fire Services and to say the least the Morvant/Laventille based club has lost a vital source of income.
Nevertheless, because of his never say die attitude, Jamal Shabbazz has soldiered on and has been able to secure the backing of a brand new team sponsor, and in 2006 the boys from Caledonia will be known as Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA Fire.
Caledonia placed 3rd behind W Connection and San Juan Jabloteh in the League competition last year and would be hard-pressed to improve coming into the new season with a number of challenges.
Coach Jamal Shabbazz has admitted the exodus of the Fire Services has certainly affected the club, “The merge with the Fire Services gave us some stability in terms of our financial status and we were able to build on it last season and we will certainly miss that aspect and we have also lost a number of key players.”
Commenting on the sponsorship of Neal and Massy, the National Womens Coach says, “While it is a big help, they are only funding a percentage of the team’s budget, and they can never really take the place of the Fire Services and the role they played, but we are grateful to Neal and Massy and we hope the relationship grows in the future.”
Shabbazz is however, still talking tough, despite his team’s many challenges, he is still determined the team will give a good account of themselves, and he says outside of remaining in the top three in the League—he wants to be in at least 3 of the knockout finals.
“As a team we really felt left out—when we did not go all the way in the Cup games, we missed the atmosphere and this year we want to be part of that, so while we want to do well in the League, we will be focusing on the knockout competitions very seriously.”
Now having lost the bulk of his team from last season, Jamal Shabbazz decided to go back to the community—and according to the former national goal-keeper this was a plus.
“We were able to source some useful talent in the Morvant/ Laventille community, the likes of Junior Spencer, a talented young striker and a sturdy left back in Marcus Ambrose, we were also able to pull some good local players from the U.S. who are now finishing school, like a young attacking midfielder in Judah Alexander, and a big defender by the name of Stephen Cruikshank.”
Shabbazz also hit the local market and was able to attract some local players—he snatched, North East Stars Striker Kendall Jagdeosingh and W Connection’s striker Jason Cudjoe.
Also in Caledonia’s mix will be at least 2 Colombians—a defender by the name of Julio Cesar Delarosa and a goal-keeper named Johny Cardona.
All in all, Jamal Shabazz feels he has found the right mix of youth and experience—as returning from last season is Uz Taylor who is the only surviving member from the Fire Services merger, as well as experienced goal keeper Michael Woods, Caledonia’s prodigal son Conrad Smith who has returned after finishing the season with Jabloteh last year, and two young developing players from last season in striker Devon Modeste and midfielder Stephan David.
Due to the transition period, Caledonia’s pre-season preparation did not go as well as coach Shabbazz would have wanted, he told us, “We have been very unsure in early part of the pre-season, so we did not play the sort of practice matches we intended to, however, there is still a week or so to go and we hope to get it together before the start of the season and I believe as the season gets started we will grow from strength to strength, but it will take some time for the guys to get accustomed to each other and also get accustomed to playing at the Pro League level.”
Mr. Shabbazz added however, “One of the good things is that the bunch of guys we have here are eager to do well—while we don’t have the big names in the local game, but most of the team are tactically, technically and physically ready for the challenge—and I strongly believe we can compete with any of the so called big names in the League—remember, the game is not played on paper, its played out on the pitch, and having finished 3rd last year the boys are motivated to do even better.”
Caledonia has lost national midfielder Densill Theobald, Dale Simon and Anthony Haynes, three players who both played big roles last season—Simon has gone back to Tobago United and United Petrotrin has snapped up Anthony Haynes, while Densill Theobald has moved on to Falkirk FC in Scotland.
Shabbazz says while the loss of some of the key players in his line up are not with the club this year—he is not overly worried—because in his estimation the team is stronger up front—with the likes of new strikers Kendall Jagdeosingh, Judah Alexander and Junior Spencer—and the Caledonia coach is promising goals.
TEAM PROFILE
Head Coach—Jamal Shabazz
Assistant Coach—Jerry Moe
2005 Achievements—Placed 3RD in the League competition.
Last season’s top goal scorer—Devon Modeste -7 goals
New Players—Steven Cruikshank, Junior Spencer, Marcus Ambrose, Johny Cardona, Julio Cesar Delarosa, Judah Alexander, Sterling Arjune, Kareem Joseph
Registered squad of players.
Captain-Sheldon Emanuel
Goalkeepers—Michael Woods and Johny Cardona Defenders—Sheldon Emanuel, Sterling Arjune, Julio Delarosa, Mc kensie Caddette, Stephen Crukshank, Marcus Ambrose.
Midfielders—Dale Simon, Uz Taylor, Conrad Smith, Stephan David and Kareem Joseph.
Forwards—Abdullah Phillips, Devon Modeste, Kendall Jagdeosingh, Anthony Thomson, Junior Spencer and Hayden Tinto.
I reached about 15 mins late for my first pro league game in 21 years seeing that I don’t know the names of most players ill just give team rundowns in each half
first half
Joe – this team looked largely unimaginative and lethargic in the 1st half. The midfield of lyndon Andrews dwarika glasgoww ana Colombian nuber 3 were ineffective at best and were oft times not on the same page. Mcoomie has the side tacticall sound but unimaginative at best . the two Jamaican forwards are veeeey opotunicstic and had had some cracking shots at the cali goal but all down the keeper throat.
Calidonia- short passing game looks a lot like BSC team in the costarica game depends a lot on luck. Forst half kendall jagdeosing never stops running . he will run for anyting at any one and his expericne against the other teammates showed a lot. Conrad smith and the cali number 10 picked off a lot of joes tru balls but the MORVANT mentality of holding on a lil to long will be this teams Achilles heeel. The ref allowed some hard tackles on jagdeosingh but no real shots from cali as they tried to walk into the goal
Second half
Joe – looked really tired. Dwarika walked and walked and walked some more. Their right back powers reallll deadly and tried springing Glasgow on the break but he either over hit it or Glasgow over slow for it but after the rest gary looked top for joe. Mcomoie made 3 subs dwarika and powers an a nex man come off ……..hardest aint come on 2 games 2 reasons for ti to make up. He looked still wit a lil puch in his half time teatrics
Calidonia – began brightly looked really likely to score. Jagdeosing still running for annnnnnnnny ting I get tired watchin him.conrad had a clear runon but ref blow off side he was lil joe biased. 70 min tinto on for nex striker jagdeo and tinto up front. Tinto first real ball hits lyndon Andrews a spanner and cut fake Andrews ffalls on his bottom flaing arms , entire crowd screams tinto tiinto tinto free kick to joe. Tinto causes another foul dis time on himself gives newly came on defender second yellow. Shelly a antiguan steps up and blasts d free kick past figuroa who was slowwwww for the entire game. By now Andrews walking Conrad tinto 10 and jagdeosingh running like no tomorrow .
Final score cali 1 joe 0
Calidonia relie a lot on luck
Joe tactiacally sound but dwarika and an unfit hardest will provide nuttin for the forwards
Player of the game Conrad smith deft touches galore control cali middle
no real standout for beenie to look at remember the name kendall jagdeosing cuz he may RUN into u
how de man ent playing........he gobe playin fa TnT in de WORLD CUP
slaps self REAL hard................
oh sorry, was thinkin of someone else there
I reached about 15 mins late for my first pro league game in 21 years seeing that I don’t know the names of most players ill just give team rundowns in each half
first half
Joe – this team looked largely unimaginative and lethargic in the 1st half. The midfield of lyndon Andrews dwarika glasgoww ana Colombian nuber 3 were ineffective at best and were oft times not on the same page. Mcoomie has the side tacticall sound but unimaginative at best . the two Jamaican forwards are veeeey opotunicstic and had had some cracking shots at the cali goal but all down the keeper throat.
Calidonia- short passing game looks a lot like BSC team in the costarica game depends a lot on luck. Forst half kendall jagdeosing never stops running . he will run for anyting at any one and his expericne against the other teammates showed a lot. Conrad smith and the cali number 10 picked off a lot of joes tru balls but the MORVANT mentality of holding on a lil to long will be this teams Achilles heeel. The ref allowed some hard tackles on jagdeosingh but no real shots from cali as they tried to walk into the goal
Second half
Joe – looked really tired. Dwarika walked and walked and walked some more. Their right back powers reallll deadly and tried springing Glasgow on the break but he either over hit it or Glasgow over slow for it but after the rest gary looked top for joe. Mcomoie made 3 subs dwarika and powers an a nex man come off ……..hardest aint come on 2 games 2 reasons for ti to make up. He looked still wit a lil puch in his half time teatrics
Calidonia – began brightly looked really likely to score. Jagdeosing still running for annnnnnnnny ting I get tired watchin him.conrad had a clear runon but ref blow off side he was lil joe biased. 70 min tinto on for nex striker jagdeo and tinto up front. Tinto first real ball hits lyndon Andrews a spanner and cut fake Andrews ffalls on his bottom flaing arms , entire crowd screams tinto tiinto tinto free kick to joe. Tinto causes another foul dis time on himself gives newly came on defender second yellow. Shelly a antiguan steps up and blasts d free kick past figuroa who was slowwwww for the entire game. By now Andrews walking Conrad tinto 10 and jagdeosingh running like no tomorrow .
Final score cali 1 joe 0
Calidonia relie a lot on luck
Joe tactiacally sound but dwarika and an unfit hardest will provide nuttin for the forwards
Player of the game Conrad smith deft touches galore control cali middle
no real standout for beenie to look at remember the name kendall jagdeosing cuz he may RUN into u
Thanks for the run down. Seems like Joe Public have "big names" playing that cannot produce the goods. No surprise to me.
Kingman
shotta let meh tell yuh somthing
when me and billy was at caledonia annisette mention somthing i would never forget
conrad is goin to hold on no matter what so build a team around him and you would win cups
thanks fuh de rundown
yuh went by yuhself???
organise two cali juzzy fuh de block nah
I reached about 15 mins late for my first pro league game in 21 years seeing that I don’t know the names of most players ill just give team rundowns in each half
first half
Joe – this team looked largely unimaginative and lethargic in the 1st half. The midfield of lyndon Andrews dwarika glasgoww ana Colombian nuber 3 were ineffective at best and were oft times not on the same page. Mcoomie has the side tacticall sound but unimaginative at best . the two Jamaican forwards are veeeey opotunicstic and had had some cracking shots at the cali goal but all down the keeper throat.
Calidonia- short passing game looks a lot like BSC team in the costarica game depends a lot on luck. Forst half kendall jagdeosing never stops running . he will run for anyting at any one and his expericne against the other teammates showed a lot. Conrad smith and the cali number 10 picked off a lot of joes tru balls but the MORVANT mentality of holding on a lil to long will be this teams Achilles heeel. The ref allowed some hard tackles on jagdeosingh but no real shots from cali as they tried to walk into the goal
Second half
Joe – looked really tired. Dwarika walked and walked and walked some more. Their right back powers reallll deadly and tried springing Glasgow on the break but he either over hit it or Glasgow over slow for it but after the rest gary looked top for joe. Mcomoie made 3 subs dwarika and powers an a nex man come off ……..hardest aint come on 2 games 2 reasons for ti to make up. He looked still wit a lil puch in his half time teatrics
Calidonia – began brightly looked really likely to score. Jagdeosing still running for annnnnnnnny ting I get tired watchin him.conrad had a clear runon but ref blow off side he was lil joe biased. 70 min tinto on for nex striker jagdeo and tinto up front. Tinto first real ball hits lyndon Andrews a spanner and cut fake Andrews ffalls on his bottom flaing arms , entire crowd screams tinto tiinto tinto free kick to joe. Tinto causes another foul dis time on himself gives newly came on defender second yellow. Shelly a antiguan steps up and blasts d free kick past figuroa who was slowwwww for the entire game. By now Andrews walking Conrad tinto 10 and jagdeosingh running like no tomorrow .
Final score cali 1 joe 0
Calidonia relie a lot on luck
Joe tactiacally sound but dwarika and an unfit hardest will provide nuttin for the forwards
Player of the game Conrad smith deft touches galore control cali middle
no real standout for beenie to look at remember the name kendall jagdeosing cuz he may RUN into u
Thanks for the run down. Seems like Joe Public have "big names" playing that cannot produce the goods. No surprise to me.
Kingman
its kinda early in d season to be making them kinda judgments, dont u think??
TI you alright bredda? I see all kinds of TI bait throw here nad you remain quiet. In fact I ent see a post by you in a while. I hope is just something wrong with your computer and nothing wrong with you.
I reached about 15 mins late for my first Pro League game in 21 years seeing that I don’t know the names of most players ill just give team rundowns in each half.
First Half.
Joe Public – This team looked largely unimaginative and lethargic in the 1st half. The midfield of Lyndon Andrews, Dwarika, Glasgow, and Colombian number 3 were ineffective at best and were often not on the same page. McCommie has the side tacticall sound but unimaginative at best. The two Jamaican forwards (Smith, Nelson) are veeeery opotunicstic and had some cracking shots at the Caledonia's goal but all down the keeper throat.
Caledonia - Short passing game looks a lot like Bertille St Clair's team in the Costa Rica game, depends a lot on luck. First half, Kendall Jagdeosingh never stops running. He will run for anyting at any one and his experience against the other teammates showed a lot. Conrad Smith and the Caledonia (Cali) number 10 picked off a lot of Joe's tru balls but the MORVANT mentality of holding on a little to long will be this teams Achilles heeel. The ref allowed some hard tackles on Jagdeosingh but no real shots from Cali as they tried to walk into the goal.
Second half
Joe Public – Looked really tired. Dwarika walked and walked and walked some more. Their right back Sean Powers reallll deadly and tried springing Glasgow on the break but he either over hit it or Glasgow over slow for it but after the rest Gary looked top for Joe Public. McCommie made 3 subs Dwarika and Sean Powers an a next player came off ……..Jemmott aint come on, 2 games, 2 reasons for to make up. He looked still with a little punch in his half time teatrics.
Caledonia AIA – Began brightly looked really likely to score. Jagdeosingh still running for annnnnnnnny thing, I even got tired watching him. Conrad had a clear run on but ref blow off side who was little Joe Public biased. 70 mins Hayden Tinto on for next striker Jagdeosingh and Tinto up front. Tinto first real ball hits Lyndon Andrews a spanner and cut fake Andrews falls on his bottom flaing arms, entire crowd screams Tinto ! Tinto ! Tinto ! free kick to Public. Tinto causes another foul this time on himself gives newly came on defender second yellow. Shelly a Antiguan steps up and blasts the free kick past Figueroa who was slowwwww for the entire game. By now Andrews walking, Conrad, Tinto, number 10 and Jagdeosingh running like no tomorrow.
Final score Cali 1 v Public 0.
Caledonia relie a lot on luck.
Joe Public tactiacally sound but Dwarika and an unfit Jemmott (Hardest) will provide nuttin for the forwards.
Player of the game Conrad Smith deft touches galore control Cali middle.
No real standout for Beenhakker to look at remember the name Kendall Jagdeosingh cuz he may RUN into u...
coops i am an avid aia supporter since i run under 16 an 14 wit them.I did not mean to come across as though you were bias in any way,your reports are excellent,we have all these games playing on the same day and you can't cover all at the same time,may be if guys that attend the other games can do what you are doing it will be appreciated,but thanks Breds you doing a fine job keep us informed.
i will try to go as much pro games as possible and try to be as unbiased as possible in my judgement
the quality of football was hard and solid no lil boy ting atall may be likened to english division dat wrexham in wit a lil more flair
calidonia have a game 2moroow against northeast stars
d ting is i reallll like cali an tionto an jaggy up front but the goalie for north east is meh neighbour in he first pro season so i donh want him get buss up
i wont be able to make d game though as i have skool comittments but look out for reperts on d ones i do manage to attend.
ps i worried ti aint post here as yet
suicide watch is on for ti and disgruntled cuz hardest aint playing and stern just scoring
points of note that i left out
the entire covered stand was filled and some of the uncovered had people in it as well
calidonia may have had the most vociforus crowd as tinto jaggy and shelly all had strong followers.
the marvin lee ground didnt look that bad the ball flowed tru
the price to go in was a reasonabel $10 and the game does start on time.
shotta let meh tell yuh somthingMontreal Impact and Toronto Lynx want him BAD...de fellar bittah in de middle and up front.bless up Smithy.
when me and billy was at caledonia annisette mention somthing i would never forget
conrad is goin to hold on no matter what so build a team around him and you would win cups
thanks fuh de rundown
yuh went by yuhself???
organise two cali juzzy fuh de block nah
anybody know how to contact Jagdeo??? Ah try the Pro League office but dey stickin....
League leaders Caledonia AIA may lose ace defender
Source: Randy Bando
League leaders Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA are without Guyanese international Charles Pollard when the Pro League resumes on Tuesday.
Pollard who joined the Morvant based Pro League club during the 2007 pre-season has now joined A-League club Brooklyn Knights on a two month loan deal.
Caledonia AIA head Coach Jamaal Shabazz confirmed the deal speaking with ttproleague.com less than a week before the seasons restart.
He said, Brooklyn Knights contacted us after seeing a match with Charles on the TT Pro League website (ttproleague.com). We agreed on a two month loan for Charles, Shabazz said.
Pollard joined Brooklyn Knights two weeks ago during the Pro League break and according to Shabazz, his top quality defender would reunite with Caledonia after the A-League season ends in late July.
Kingman
De whole ah flicking Caledonia AIA (http://www.socawarriors.net/caledonia_aia_fire.htm) from Guyana. It have no players in Morvant.... only bandits or what.....
I mean foreigners is important to de league but these signings looking bias. I am sure there is many great cheap (if so to call it) players in other Caribbean Islands. Look how Jabloteh find an excellent one in Peter Byers (Antigua).
Not that Cali doing bad as they are second in the league. But to be de coach of Guyana and then buy so much Guyanese might come under suspicion.
Its like Shabazz is killing two birds with one stone, his club is his international team.
The rule where no more than four foreigners on the field at the same time still exist allyuh ?
De whole ah flicking Caledonia AIA (http://www.socawarriors.net/caledonia_aia_fire.htm) from Guyana. It have no players in Morvant.... only bandits or what.....
I mean foreigners is important to de league but these signings looking bias. I am sure there is many great cheap (if so to call it) players in other Caribbean Islands. Look how Jabloteh find an excellent one in Peter Byers (Antigua).
Not that Cali doing bad as they are second in the league. But to be de coach of Guyana and then buy so much Guyanese might come under suspicion.
Its like Shabazz is killing two birds with one stone, his club is his international team.
The rule where no more than four foreigners on the field at the same time still exist allyuh ?
De whole ah flicking Caledonia AIA (http://www.socawarriors.net/caledonia_aia_fire.htm) from Guyana. It have no players in Morvant.... only bandits or what.....
I mean foreigners is important to de league but these signings looking bias. I am sure there is many great cheap (if so to call it) players in other Caribbean Islands. Look how Jabloteh find an excellent one in Peter Byers (Antigua).
Not that Cali doing bad as they are second in the league. But to be de coach of Guyana and then buy so much Guyanese might come under suspicion.
Its like Shabazz is killing two birds with one stone, his club is his international team.
The rule where no more than four foreigners on the field at the same time still exist allyuh ?
I think the rule with having "no more than 4 internationals" on the field at the same time still exist but not enforced. I never heard of them changing the rule.
shabbaz yuh officially mad but we still love yuh
just kep smoking whatever it iz to make yuh see stars and moon and thing and have we wining
but on a lighter note yuh aint fed -up introducing tinto late in de friggin game???
Two Guyanese internationals part ways with Caledonia.
By: Randy Bando (ttporleague).
Caledonia AIA head coach Jamal Shabazz is now without two of his Guyanese internationals after the pair decided to return to their native Guyana after spending less than a year with the Pro League club.
Midfielder Shawn Bishop and forward Devon Millington are now linked with Guyanese club Alpha United FC of the Guyanese Premiere League and Guyana Football Federation Division One.
It is said that the pair had decided to quit Caledonia because of personal reasons.
Caledonia AIA team administrator Ricarda Nelson simply told ttproleague.com, I think it was just a matter of them wanting to go home. They probably realized that their contributions to our club were very little, she said.
Bishop a former Pele FC player in Guyana had rejoined the Morvant based Pro League club during the third round of 2006 but Millington had only been a member of Caledonia from March of this season.
Caledonia AIAs Jamal Shabazz who is also head coach of the Guyanese national senior and U-23 squads was away on international duty with the Olympic team in Suriname when his players made their departure.
Assistant coach Jerry Moe doesnt accept the loss of both Bishop and Millington as critical.
He told ttproleague.com, We could get players locally of the same caliber so were not too worried. The transfer window is still open and we now have room on our rooster for new players, said Moe.
However the assistant coach wasnt open to give heads up on who his team is targeting during the window.
Jay? ah is probably not de only one eh, but from de time ah see dis headline, dat is all i was wondering and when de man actually say dat in de article, ah say ah. ha! yuh beat meh to it, yuh mean dey couldn't find nobody, nowhere in TnT better than dem two guyanese?!?!?You know the mentality home is the locals eh good enough so what else, go for the foreigners,these guys come home and are paid more than our players,the thing is if we rate our players as second class players they will be second class players,there are Trinis playing all over the place and nobody talks about them unless we hear it from someone foreign,we need support/encouragement at home,nobody watches Football any more,as much as i enjoyed Touches report on the Colleges League(well done Touches),i must say without the fans there is no Football,these guys play for and because of us.
Jamal Shaabaz only interested in helping Guyana football being coach of their national team an all, this is why he have so many Guyanese players at the club, some wasn't even playing and still on the AIA roster getting paid, but when I talk Morvant man and them does get vex.....Well said and i agree with you but in defence of Jamaal i must say we have to understand Jamaal's position,he has given a lot to T&T Football,he carried our Women and this same Caledonia on his shoulders for years without any support from the public/administration,may be he is in a good situation in Guyana so we have to feel good for the guy,the opportunities he gets there he may not get it at home,he is just one of the two Trini Coaches that coaches a foreign country that i know off,i too would have grasped at that (man have to live).
Nothing wrong if you have to buy a few foreign players to help your team, but not the whole dam Guyanese national team.... some wasn't even good, we had Trinis 100 times better than some of them but yet they collecting a salary and training as a club and a national team at the same time....
People complaining about de foreigners in TnT football...lolCan you explain a little bit what you mean by that.
Some ah allyuh men on here is pure facking kicks oui.
1. You would want the best players in the domestic league. Talent elevates play...not nationality.People complaining about de foreigners in TnT football...lolCan you explain a little bit what you mean by that.
Some ah allyuh men on here is pure facking kicks oui.
1. You would want the best players in the domestic league. Talent elevates play...not nationality.People complaining about de foreigners in TnT football...lolCan you explain a little bit what you mean by that.
Some ah allyuh men on here is pure facking kicks oui.
2. How can some of you (not saying you yuhself, maybe you did, maybe you didn't) come on here and jump fuh joy and celebrate a 'Carlos' or a 'Kenwyne' getting the opportunity to play in the Premiership...then complain about foreigners in our own league. If we don't want foreigners in the Pro League (because they taking spot that could be filled by a Trini), then we have no right taking up some Englishman spot in de EPL.
Makes sense, no?
well said man... I am a Cali fan and I do not like the 2 guys who went back, but in preseason and in the Digicel cup Bishop played very well, but he played along his best mate Codrington, who left for the US. Since then he appeared very unsettled and has not lived up to expectations, especially since he ended the season with Cali.... The other guy is young also but was not scoring in the league and the young players who played with trinidad U-23s were doing the Job so obviously the coach went with the guys who are performing for him.
Look at Ballack, Sheva... they all played well before going to the EPL, but are failures now.... the good thing is the coach said to them, u are here, u are foreigh, u get more money than some of the trinis... u better do your thing or I will not renew your contract and I will let u remain in the reserves until u show me u are ready....
I thought this was better that just playing them because they are getting poid, and not giving the young trinidad talent.. (who were signed as "trainees" being groomed for seasons to come...) a chance to play, since they were playing better.
there is a debate over in England talking about the same thing.
I'm sure the Guyanese players were in the team because they were cheaper than the local players.
And I'm also pretty sure they realised they were being exploited.
This is not the first time this has happened.
So yes they might find local players as good but not for the same money.
...and there's is absolutely nothing wrong with finding talent that's "just as good" for cheap.
I'm sure the Guyanese players were in the team because they were cheaper than the local players.
And I'm also pretty sure they realised they were being exploited.
This is not the first time this has happened.
So yes they might find local players as good but not for the same money.
...and there's is absolutely nothing wrong with finding talent that's "just as good" for cheap.
I'm sure the Guyanese players were in the team because they were cheaper than the local players.
And I'm also pretty sure they realised they were being exploited.
This is not the first time this has happened.
So yes they might find local players as good but not for the same money.
Why you think European coaches are heating up the scouting trail in TnT and other parts of the Caribbean...because de Darryl Roberts and de Hylands and Peltiers have talent that the coaches cyah find over in Europe? If clubs want to underspend money then at the end of the day they'll realize that you get what you pay for...especially if the higher skilled Trini player goes on to play for another pro team (and if he really talented that is exactly what we should expect will happen) and then come back and rest three on dem when next he play dem.
Yes talent elevates play but play elevates players,who are the players it's elevating when the league is flooded with foreigners and then we complain we have not players,in England they are complaining about the same thing,they might have the best league in the world but they struggleing as a national team for players,it might be good for the quality of your league but where your players are concerned i don't agree,there are pros and cons of everything is what you want,the thing is they bringing all these guys here and people don't go to see Football.1. You would want the best players in the domestic league. Talent elevates play...not nationality.People complaining about de foreigners in TnT football...lolCan you explain a little bit what you mean by that.
Some ah allyuh men on here is pure facking kicks oui.
2. How can some of you (not saying you yuhself, maybe you did, maybe you didn't) come on here and jump fuh joy and celebrate a 'Carlos' or a 'Kenwyne' getting the opportunity to play in the Premiership...then complain about foreigners in our own league. If we don't want foreigners in the Pro League (because they taking spot that could be filled by a Trini), then we have no right taking up some Englishman spot in de EPL.
Makes sense, no?
Are you serious?T&T have more highly skilled players than over in Europe?when our players leave here they are worked on and refined into the players they end up to be,that's why if they stay at home it can't happen,it happen to all of them including Yorke....and there's is absolutely nothing wrong with finding talent that's "just as good" for cheap.
I'm sure the Guyanese players were in the team because they were cheaper than the local players.
And I'm also pretty sure they realised they were being exploited.
This is not the first time this has happened.
So yes they might find local players as good but not for the same money.
Why you think European coaches are heating up the scouting trail in TnT and other parts of the Caribbean...because de Darryl Roberts and de Hylands and Peltiers have talent that the coaches cyah find over in Europe? If clubs want to underspend money then at the end of the day they'll realize that you get what you pay for...especially if the higher skilled Trini player goes on to play for another pro team (and if he really talented that is exactly what we should expect will happen) and then come back and rest three on dem when next he play dem.
There is other cheap players all over the Caribbean too and not just Guyana. As I said Shabaaz is the head coach of Guyana and only have interest there as he can kill two birds with one stone, train his Guyanese national team and Club team at the same time. Good strategy indeed. In 1 year time Guyana should have a pretty decent national team as they did in the Digicel Cup.
Joe Public just release 2 Guyanese players (Kayode Mc Kinnon and Carey Harris) look for Caledonia to pick them up.... Simple, release the weaker two and buy the stronger two while your Guyanese team at Caledonia gets stronger.
Jamal Shabaaz is a thinker !!! to bad he couldn't think about the women team so while he was coach....
Yes talent elevates play but play elevates players,who are the players it's elevating when the league is flooded with foreigners and then we complain we have not players,in England they are complaining about the same thing,they might have the best league in the world but they struggleing as a national team for players,it might be good for the quality of your league but where your players are concerned i don't agree,there are pros and cons of everything is what you want,the thing is they bringing all these guys here and people don't go to see Football.England is a poor example to use if it is that you're arguing that foreigners in the domestic league takes away from the quality of the TnT national team. English players almost exclusively ply their trade in England...local players aren' t that dependent on the PFL since many National team members ply their trade abroad. Not saying that there is no detriment whatsoever to local talent...but it not that severe that we need to start complaining about the presence of foreign players. What sense is there if you have good local players playing alongside poor or mediocre local talent? How is that supposed to aid their development? Let the best players play and the rest will take care of itself.
Are you serious?T&T have more highly skilled players than over in Europe?when our players leave here they are worked on and refined into the players they end up to be,that's why if they stay at home it can't happen,it happen to all of them including Yorke....and there's is absolutely nothing wrong with finding talent that's "just as good" for cheap.
I'm sure the Guyanese players were in the team because they were cheaper than the local players.
And I'm also pretty sure they realised they were being exploited.
This is not the first time this has happened.
So yes they might find local players as good but not for the same money.
Why you think European coaches are heating up the scouting trail in TnT and other parts of the Caribbean...because de Darryl Roberts and de Hylands and Peltiers have talent that the coaches cyah find over in Europe? If clubs want to underspend money then at the end of the day they'll realize that you get what you pay for...especially if the higher skilled Trini player goes on to play for another pro team (and if he really talented that is exactly what we should expect will happen) and then come back and rest three on dem when next he play dem.
Why you think European coaches are heating up the scouting trail in TnT and other parts of the Caribbean...because de Darryl Roberts and de Hylands and Peltiers have talent that the coaches cyah find over in Europe?
Good news on both players.
How come Jemmott always training to get fit but could never get fit?
Hardest will be startin by de time de return USA match come around. :beermug:
Fuh Cali... ;D
Wonder if someone could clarify this for me
I was under the impression that the rights to keon Daniel owned by St. Clair school and he was loaned to Petrotrin by St. Cklair's.
So is he now an urestricted free agent?
Wonder if someone could clarify this for me
I was under the impression that the rights to keon Daniel owned by St. Clair school and he was loaned to Petrotrin by St. Cklair's.
So is he now an urestricted free agent?
Good question. I wouldn't be surprised if BSC not gettin a piece of whatever action Keon Daniel gets in the future. Maybe he gave Cali a bligh dis rounds in order for Keon to get on with his career, but BSC is a shrewd businessman and he doh mess wit de $$ angle. If Keon Daniel goin to any club, especially a foreign one, I wouldn't be surprised if Scrooge have a fee comin he way.
Cyah vex wit him....he invest a lot into Keon so why not?
Hardest will be startin by de time de return USA match come around. :beermug:
Fuh Cali... ;D
Good news on both players.
Ah feel Latas was in his ear...... This is a good thing
Caledonia are used to operating with financial constraints and are prone to developing young players who are inevitably poached by clubs with deeper pockets-thus maintaining their status as a promising outfit that never quite grows up. But things appear to be changing for the better in Morvant Laventille.
I am impress with this report. Not only did we get the line ups, but we also got the correct spelling of players names and shirt number.
Good work Lasana, hope the pro league hire you to cover some games.
I am impress with this report. Not only did we get the line ups, but we also got the correct spelling of players names and shirt number.
Good work Lasana, hope the pro league hire you to cover some games.
No need to hire him if he doing the reports regardless
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
Better him that that traitor Zamora ....
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
Better him that that traitor Zamora ....
ah could see it now, he come turn game on it head for 40 beautiful mins, all d while helpin us to a 5 goal lead....."knowin full well cyar defend 1-2 goal leads to save we life" sub heself off, sayin smugly "dais how to do it 8) "send in trent Noel an' we succeed in eekin ah close but well earned 5-4 win ??? :-\ ::)
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
Better him that that traitor Zamora ....
ah could see it now, he come turn game on it head for 40 beautiful mins, all d while helpin us to a 5 goal lead....."knowin full well cyar defend 1-2 goal leads to save we life" sub heself off, sayin smugly "dais how to do it 8) "send in trent Noel an' we succeed in eekin ah close but well earned 5-4 win ??? :-\ ::)
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
78 Minutes yes.....but in our pro league? Where we doh really play with any kinda urgency? One swallow doh make summer.
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
d fuss steps, mi boy d fuss steps ;D78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
Roger Milla? We have to make de world cup first before he can think about dat...
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
78 Minutes yes.....but in our pro league? Where we doh really play with any kinda urgency? One swallow doh make summer.
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
78 Minutes yes.....but in our pro league? Where we doh really play with any kinda urgency? One swallow doh make summer.
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
78 Minutes yes.....but in our pro league? Where we doh really play with any kinda urgency? One swallow doh make summer.
Men does dog our pro league. Nobody ever notice that when we play against other leagues (MLS) we perform well against them. I think in the CONCACAF we my have the best league (well barring MEXICO, COSTA RICA)
Latas lacing up against El Salvador- Watch it play out.
78 mins :o, ah feel somebody might be tinkin about doin ah Milla :-\
78 Minutes yes.....but in our pro league? Where we doh really play with any kinda urgency? One swallow doh make summer.
Men does dog our pro league. Nobody ever notice that when we play against other leagues (MLS) we perform well against them. I think in the CONCACAF we my have the best league (well barring MEXICO, COSTA RICA)
Kerry B. score all five goals in the St. Ann's match?! Buh wah de jail is this - 18 goals in 11 matches.SSttuueeepppssss!! like you getting tied up wid the hype or what. them fellas does shine when the competition mediocre or for their big foreign clubs, but when it come down too serious international competition, them byoi does buckle under the pressure!
Wah kinda chance allyuh fee this man should be given in our national team based on his current form?
Better him that that traitor Zamora ....
Maybe he acting so because we wants to go to a bigger club. I bet you Joe Public will sign him...
Star boy mentality before they even reach anywhere... a few caps gone to their heads. I tell you.
These players acting like is some big sacrifice to miss Carnival and Christmas....
No wonder we dont get no way, in America that is normal, but life goes on, Party is not everything.
You think if it was Chivas or Chelsea them woulda care bout Carnival if they have an important game around the same time.
STEUPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These players acting like is some big sacrifice to miss Carnival and Christmas....
No wonder we dont get no way, in America that is normal, but life goes on, Party is not everything.
You think if it was Chivas or Chelsea them woulda care bout Carnival if they have an important game around the same time.
STEUPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well Cornell Glen has given them some attacking power
if we're not good enough then we're not good enough.
Back to our regularily scheduled program.
another finely coached shabazz team
They won the game 1-0 but lost on penalties.
http://www.caribbeanfootballunion.org/home/component/content/article/614-tempete-qualify-to-cfu-club-champions-cup-finals.html (http://www.caribbeanfootballunion.org/home/component/content/article/614-tempete-qualify-to-cfu-club-champions-cup-finals.html)
Also heard Bleeder get man ah d match! kudos to him! ........on a side note doh, Mods is time to tek dong dah gally cummings video please...ah fed up see it every time ah log on. Is done ah prehistoric quality aready!!
We want to take football back to de community and we signing second rated foreign players.
QuoteWe want to take football back to de community and we signing second rated foreign players.
That's the market.
He would certainly add some colour to the team, said the riveting Shabazz. His ability to play the ball to the back of defences is something that we need in the team. And for him to choose to play with us, has humbled us tremendously that Caledonia could attract players of different races. Who knows very soon the nephew of Sat Maharajthe secretary general of the major Hindu organisation in T&T the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabhawill come to our team."
QuoteWe want to take football back to de community and we signing second rated foreign players.
That's the market.
So import cheap labour and water down de league.
Maybe I judging wrong, maybe we local youths don't care about football anymore.
We have over 200 SSFL players every year and none eh care.
QuoteWe want to take football back to de community and we signing second rated foreign players.
That's the market.
So import cheap labour and water down de league.
Maybe I judging wrong, maybe we local youths don't care about football anymore.
We have over 200 SSFL players every year and none eh care.
Sam, you have the impression that Caledonia did Lundy a favor?
Who is the third person in the photo?
Who is the third person in the photo?
Assistant Coach, Rajesh Latchoo.
Pathetic !!!!
Jamaal always talking about the development of Morvant/Laventille players but yet not one of his players are from his community.
No wonder no one goes to see these games as they do not feel connected to the clubs.
We want to take football back to de community and we signing second rated foreign players.
I dont understand where they getting the money to pay these men and house them too but everyday he is de press cringe for money.
So W Connection have about 18 foreign players and Caledonia have about 12. So between just two clubs we have about 28 foreign players.
We really that bad or starving for talent in T&T?
Who here living in T&T feel we suffering that bad for players?
How de government helping these teams and de one who have full local players not getting help?
FS, help me out here?