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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Trini _2026 on September 02, 2009, 07:35:14 PM
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New boy Samuel ready to join warriors fight.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
The latest addition to the “Soca Warriors” camp, English Premiership-based defender Jlloyd Samuel says he’s looking forward to making his debut and banking on a positive contribution to the team’s effort against Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Saturday.
Samuel, 28, of Bolton Wanderers had his first work out with Russell Latapy’s team at the Muebles Herrera ground on Tuesday and gave an account of his impressions thus far, saying he was in high anticipation of wearing the red, white and black.
“It’s a new experience for myself. I was trying to link up with the boy before but with the FIFA rules, I wasn’t allowed to cross over but finally it’s come true and I’m able to cross over and looking forward to it,”Samuel told TTFF Media on Wednesday.
“I’ve been committed for a while and it would have been nice for me to link up with the team much earlier. But we had to sort our issues, and with the FIFA ruling but with that gone through I want to go for it all the way and I want to be here for a while now.”
“It’s obviously easier for yourself when you know people and faces around. When I’m at home I’m just relaxing and playing in the Premier League, I don’t really watch much other football because I’ve got my family as well but it’s nice to meet the other guys who are playing in the MLS and back home in Trinidad. It’s nice to meet up with the new faces.
Samuel’s mother and father are coming over to San Pedro Sula to witness him in the T&T colours.
“I’m excited and they’re excited. My mom and dad are coming over for the game and hopefully everything else goes well.
The San Fernando-born player is accustomed playing before crowds ranging from 30,000 upwards in England. But he’s well aware that the conditions will be different on Saturday.
“I’m hoping a good team performance and a good one for myself. I want to link up well with the rest of the boys, play some good football and get the result that we want.”
“I know that Trinidad was in this situation before and when people were writing them off they put a run together and were able to go to the World Cup. They’ve done It before and we can do it again,” Samuel concluded.
Jlloyd, sometimes credited 'Walter' (after the Inter Milan defender Walter Samuel) spent his youth football at Charlton Athletic and also played for West Ham United during that period.
There was a dispute with Charlton concerning "poaching" of their youth system by Aston Villa and at the FA tribunal which was set up in response to the charges, John Gregory was famously quoted as saying that he'd signed Jlloyd and didn't expect him to play for the first team. Samuel went to make 169 appearances for Villa’s first team between 1998-2007, making 21 appearances for England’s Under 21s and earning call up from Sven Eriksson for a friendly versus Sweden when he was an unused substitute. He has since made 60 appearances for Bolton Wanderers.
So far the conditions have been extremely humid in San Pedro Sula. Latapy led his team on a 10-minute walk around the block from the hotel on Wednesday followed by a light stretch with the trainers prior to a 3pm training session at the Francisco Morazan Stadium.
The T&T coaching staff were also met by several media men and a few excited fans on Wednesday morning at the Hotel lobby prior to a meeting, who had all showed up with DVD copies of the Costa Rica/Honduras game. To T&T’s surprise, there were reports in the Honduran Press of an offer from T&T to purchase a copy of the game through the team’s Honduran liaison officer which is usually provided by the host association. There were offers from as high as USD2,000 to USD 200 for a copy. Fortunately, Latapy and company already had in their possession copies of the said match as well as recent Concacaf Gold Cup matches involving the hosts.
Meantime on the latest FIFA rankings released this week, T&T regained the number one top spot in the Caribbean jumping the 63 on the world charts and are now fifth in CONCACAF.
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Niceness
Wah yuh say BM ;D
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Niceness
Wah yuh say BM ;D
:rotfl:
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Niceness
Wah yuh say BM ;D
Ah doh know. He eh really apologize. But he talk. So maybe BM up to 10 2/3 now.
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Welcome Samuel hopefully you will really be apart of T&T team for some time to come...
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Niceness
Wah yuh say BM ;D
Ah doh know. He eh really apologize. But he talk. So maybe BM up to 10 2/3 now.
Lawd :rotfl:
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I welcome him
He was always one that wanted to be a soca warrior but FIFA rules prevented him last campaign.
Zamora on the other hand ???
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Welcome home Jlloyd! Now you protect that left side for us! We really miss Avery!
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Welcome Sammy.. you are a true south man...
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Niceness
Wah yuh say BM ;D
Ah doh know. He eh really apologize. But he talk. So maybe BM up to 10 2/3 now.
:rotfl: :rotfl:
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i dont think this young man understands the dilemma this football federation is in...............
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11 vz 11... welcom Mr samuel
tell this lad who Mickey Trotmasn is
Lets go tnt.....
until then F#CK ZAMORA
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Were Samuel and Dwight ever on the Villa side at the same time in 1998? Or did Dwight leave to Men Utd by the time Samuel now start to run out?
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Were Samuel and Dwight ever on the Villa side at the same time in 1998? Or did Dwight leave to Men Utd by the time Samuel now start to run out?
Dwight told Oliver Camps about Samuel and the TTFF ignored him. At the time Samuel was on the youth team.
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11 vz 11... welcom Mr samuel
tell this lad who Mickey Trotmasn is
Lets go tnt.....
until then F#CK ZAMORA
Niceness
now we ready.
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Were Samuel and Dwight ever on the Villa side at the same time in 1998? Or did Dwight leave to Men Utd by the time Samuel now start to run out?
He used to clean dwight boots, seriously
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http://www.youtube.com/v/-Daulfuw0FU
he say he has a younger brother in england that plays football
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I welcome him
He was always one that wanted to be a soca warrior but FIFA rules prevented him last campaign.
Zamora on the other hand ???
My thoughts exactly.
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i dont think this young man understands the dilemma this football federation is in...............
Is a good ting because he would not have come.
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i dont think this young man understands the dilemma this football federation is in...............
Is a good ting because he would not have come.
Den make sure we cap he brother before he get to understand.
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i dont think this young man understands the dilemma this football federation is in...............
Is a good ting because he would not have come.
Den make sure we cap he brother before he get to understand.
U neva know wit FIFA remember bout yday and 2day dey might change d rule again.
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hope he makes a good stamp in we tired ARSE defence
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too little too late man.i is ah man always optimistic but de warriors need divine intervention.
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too little too late man.i is ah man always optimistic but de warriors need divine intervention.
What ever it takes where d match day prayer.
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too little too late man.i is ah man always optimistic but de warriors need divine intervention.
What ever it takes where d match day prayer.
not all prayers does wuk yuh know,if it did i woulda be rich and goodlookin.
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too little too late man.i is ah man always optimistic but de warriors need divine intervention.
What ever it takes where d match day prayer.
not all prayers does wuk yuh know,if it did i woulda be rich and goodlookin.
Lawd u battin 0-2 yuh poor and ugly. Dat sadddddddddd
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i dont think this young man understands the dilemma this football federation is in...............
Is a good ting because he would not have come.
Den make sure we cap he brother before he get to understand.
There is a Samuel at west bromwich albion i wonder ?
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Wait til he realise the shit football we play! :devil:
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Wait til he realise the shit football we play! :devil:
You need tuh change your handle ::)
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Wait til he realise the shit football we play! :devil:
You need tuh change your handle ::)
D cool 1 far from dat and d supporter eh supportin. Dis football ting does make man change.
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Wait til he realise the shit football we play! :devil:
You need tuh change your handle ::)
D cool 1 far from dat and d supporter eh supportin. Dis football ting does make man change.
Ah feelin yuh deh. Fair weather supporters. Blood, Sweat and Tears turn into
Water, soda and juice
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what's that phrase I have seen thrown about on this board....is it send more what?
;D
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what's that phrase I have seen thrown about on this board....is it send more what?
;D
He born in South Trinidad not found in Trafalgar square
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Look Jamaica 98..look boy, haul yuh mudder..
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Wait til he realise the shit football we play! :devil:
You need tuh change your handle ::)
D cool 1 far from dat and d supporter eh supportin. Dis football ting does make man change.
Ah feelin yuh deh. Fair weather supporters. Blood, Sweat and Tears turn into
Water, soda and juice
More like scotch and coconut water.
Plus it have no law in calling it like you see it.
A supporter doh have to see he team playing shite and call it total football. He just have to pray that we could still win with the shite footballwe playing, until better can be done...
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Look Jamaica 98..look boy, haul yuh mudder..
its all in jest...plus he was born in T&T....
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Were Samuel and Dwight ever on the Villa side at the same time in 1998? Or did Dwight leave to Men Utd by the time Samuel now start to run out?
He used to clean dwight boots, seriously
judging from the interview I think he learn he accent from Dwight too!