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Title: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Midknight on September 02, 2011, 11:07:35 AM
I hearing a lot about this team being our best on paper since 2000 etc

I decided to try and compare World Cup qualifying squads. Some players easy because they just replacing themselves, but it not all that simple. For instance Dwight in 02 not competing with Dwight of 06, but with Stern.

Please note that this is just me trying to remember. I could be wrong about player positions, player strengths etc. Anybody who know better feel to correct thanks

First the coaches
Beenie 05-06 > Pfister 11-12 > Porters 00-01 >  BSC 00 >Simoes 01 > Pacho 08-09 > Latas 09/BSC 04-05
(I given Beenie the benefit of the doubt, but if you want to argue for Otto be my guest)

Goalies
Ince 00-01 > Ince 04-06 = Ince 08-09
Shaka 00-01 > Shaka 04-06 > Phillips 08-09
Russell 00-01 < Jack 04-06 > Williams 08-09
--------------------------------------------------
Defenders
Talles 00-01 > Talles 04-06 < Talles 08-09
Dog 00-01 > Dog 04-06 < Dog 09
 Cyd 01 > Cyd 05-06 < Cyd 08
Cox 00-01 > Cox 04-06 = Hislop 08-09
Blade 00-01 > Blade 04-06 > Blade 08-09

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Midfielders
Latas 00-01 > Latas 05-06 > Latas 08-09
Dwarika 00-01 < Whitley 05-06
Nakhid 00 > Yorke 05-06 > Yorke 08-09
Rougier 00-01 < Rougier 05 = Leon 08-09  
Eve 00-01 < Theobald 04-06 = Theobald 08-09
Wise 00-01 > Carlos 05-06 > Daniel 08-09
--------------------------------------------------------------
Nixon 00-01 < Glen 04-06 < Glen 08-09
N. Pierre 00-01  = Scotland 04-06 =  Scotland 08-09
Yorke 00-01 > Jones 04-06 < Jones 09
Stern 01 < Stern 04-06 > Stern 08-09


Couldn't figure out who the following compare with in all years
Mason 00-01
Saunders 00-01
Trotman 00-01
Sh David 00
Carrington 00-01
Elcock 00-01

Rahim 00-01
Mauge 00-01

Samuel 05-06
Wise 06
Aklie 08-09  
Hyland 08-09
Wolfe 08-09,

Birchall 05-06 = Birchall 08-09
Spann 04-06 > Spann 08-09
Sancho 04-06  < Abu Bakr 09
Charles 05-06 = Thomas 08-09
Wolfe 06 < Baptiste 08-09



Squads
BSC (GC 2000)
XI: Ince - Elcock - Andrews - Shurland David - Rougier - Mason - Latapy - Nakhid - Eve - Dwarika - Yorke
Sub: Russell? Wise - Trotman - Rahim - Nixon - King

Porters (WCQ 2000)
XI:  Ince - Elcock - Andrews - Shurland David - Lawrence - Carrington - Latapy - Mason - Eve - Dwarika - Yorke
Sub: Hislop - Saunders - Rougier - Demmin - L. Andrews - Wise - Carlos - Nixon - N. Pierre - Glasgow - Sam

Porters (WCQ 2001)
XI:  Ince - Elcock- Andrews - Rougier - Lawrence - Carrington - Latapy - Rahim - Eve - Stern - Yorke
Sub: Hislop - Saunders - Mauge - Cox - Gray - - L. Andrews - Wise - Carlos - Trotman  - Dwarika - N. Pierre

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BSC (WCQ 2004)
XI:  Keeper - KJ - Andrews - Sancho - Lawrence - Rojas - Dwarika - Rahim - Eve - McFarlane- Stern
Sub: Keeper - Cox - Spann - A.John - Boucaud - Theobald - Nixon - Glen - Sealy  - Sam - Scotland
BSC (WCQ 2005)
XI:  Keeper - KJ - A.Pierre - Sancho - Lawrence - Rojas - Fitzpatrick - Carlos - Eve - Yorke- Stern
Sub: Keeper - Charles - Spann - Henry - Andrews  - Rougier - Theobald - Glen -King - Sam - N. Pierre
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Beenie (WCQ 2005)
XI: Jack - Spann - Andrews - Lawrence - A. John - Birchall - Whitley - Latapy - Carlos -Yorke - Stern
Sub: Hislop - Gray - Charles - Sancho - Cox - Samuel - Latapy - Theobald - Scotland - Glen - Jones
Beenie (WC 2006
XI: Jack - Gray - Sancho - Lawrence - A. John - Birchall - Whitley - Theobald - Carlos -Yorke - Stern
Sub: Hislop - Andrews - Charles - Wise - Cox -  Samuel- Latapy - Wolfe - Scotland - Glen - Jones
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Pacho (WCQ 2008)
XI: Ince - Gray - K. Thomas - Lawrence - John/Aklie - Birchall - Yorke - Daniel - Carlos - Theobald/Latapy - Glen
Sub: Phillips - S. Spann - Hislop - Hyland - Leon - Telesford - Leon - Baptiste - Toussaint - Wolfe - Scotland
Pacho (WCQ 2009)
XI: Ince - Wolfe - K. Thomas - Lawrence - Aklie - Birchall - Leon - Daniel - Carlos - Stern - Jones
Sub: Williams - S. Spann - Hislop - Hyland - Leon - Yorke - Glen - Latas - Scotland
Latas (WCQ 2009)
XI: Ince - Carlos - Lawrence - Andrews - Abu Bakr - Spann - Leon - Tinto - Yorke- Daniel - Trent - Jones
Sub: Phillip - Hislop - Cupid - Thompson - Theobald, Birchall, Glen, Baptiste, Hector,  Scotland, Jorsling
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: King Deese on September 02, 2011, 11:16:45 AM
Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.

Once again, TnT have 4 reasons why it is staying home.

1)USA
2)Mexico
3)Costa Rica
4)Honduras
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: palos on September 02, 2011, 11:39:31 AM

Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.
Assness talk dey

1 - There is no way on this GOD's green earth that you could EVER prove that

2 - That same 73 team lost to Honduras in their first game...so it wasn't Haiti dat did lick dem out

3 - The highest level that any player on the 73 team played was NASL.  Over 60% of the 2006 team team played at higher levels than NASL.  Soime significantly so.

4 - The 2 greatest ever players in T&T football played in the 2006 team.

5 - Even man for man, the 2006 team way better.  2006 coach better than 73 coach.  Hislop way better than Barclay.  Sancho and Tallest at least on par with Murren and Figaro.  Carlos Edwards waaaay better than Tony Douglas.  Yorke better than Gally.  Stern John better than Steve David.

Yuh could big up yuh 73 team all yuh want.  Is your perogative.  But do not diss the team that ACTUALLY did the business in the process.

Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Trini on September 02, 2011, 11:41:06 AM
The best team on paper IMHO we ever had was that 2001 WC team that went to Kingston and lost 0-1...
We shlda never lose that game. We had 2 glaring misses in the first 15mins, then Marshall string up Shaka good and proper and we chase after that against a 10 man defense. Had we won that game, we would have built momentum and qualified for sure for the 2002 WC. This was the same core team that won the semi-final group of death destroying Panama and Canada and Mexico at home.....the same core team that went on that long unbeaten run in 99-00 and the same core team that beat Colombia and run Mexico to the ground in the Gold Cup that is still the most surreal game of football I have ever seen (we lost 0-4 but outplayed Mexico all game). This was the game that coach JW used to fire BSC and brought in Porterfield I think.





WRT our biggest threat to Brazil 2014, Honduras aint prove themselves as the next Costa Rica in the region yet. Aint too worried about them.

If we get past the semi final round, we will have eliminated Mexico or Costa Rica, thats the key.

Football aint played on paper, we matchup better vs mexico than Costa Rica or the US or even jamaica, as we always good for at least a point if not a win vs Mexico in POS.

Costa Rica is our big threat to qualifying, in this case, the semi final round....
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: soccerman on September 02, 2011, 12:00:29 PM
I don't know about best team ever and best team on paper but I believe if this team can gel and stay somewhat injury free, it can be one of our better teams I've witnessed.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Tallman on September 02, 2011, 12:03:57 PM
The 05/06 version of Cyd Gray was de best. De 00/01 was de worst.

Coaching wise, ah would put 00 BSC before Porters.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: FF on September 02, 2011, 12:05:55 PM
The best team on paper IMHO we ever had was that 2001 WC team that went to Kingston and lost 0-1...
We shlda never lose that game. We had 2 glaring misses in the first 15mins, then Marshall string up Shaka good and proper and we chase after that against a 10 man defense. Had we won that game, we would have built momentum and qualified for sure for the 2002 WC. This was the same core team that won the semi-final group of death destroying Panama and Canada and Mexico at home.....the same core team that went on that long unbeaten run in 99-00 and the same core team that beat Colombia and run Mexico to the ground in the Gold Cup that is still the most surreal game of football I have ever seen (we lost 0-4 but outplayed Mexico all game). This was the game that coach JW used to fire BSC and brought in Porterfield I think.

I second all that... biggest football tabanca I ever get since Nov 19th... and it was long and drawn out  :-\
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Arazi on September 02, 2011, 12:43:32 PM
The 05/06 version of Cyd Gray was de best. De 00/01 was de worst.

Coaching wise, ah would put 00 BSC before Porters.

I agree Cyd peaked in 05-06.

Why is Porterfield widely seen as a lesser coach than BSC is beyond me tho. His team did quite well even if you want to argue that he built on BSC's momentum, his teams were far more defensively sound than BSC's ever was!

Tell me why BSC is a better coach than Porterfield or are y'all going strictly by results? And even that is debatable.
I hearing a lot about this team being our best on paper since 2000 etc

I decided to try and compare World Cup qualifying squads. Some players easy because they just replacing themselves, but it not all that simple. For instance Dwight in 02 not competing with Dwight of 06, but with Stern.

Please note that this is just me trying to remember. I could be wrong about player positions, player strengths etc. Anybody who know better feel to correct thanks

First the coaches
Beenie 05-06 > Pfister 11-12 > Porters 00-01 >  BSC 00 >Simoes 01 > Pacho 08-09 > Latas 09/BSC 04-05
(I given Beenie the benefit of the doubt, but if you want to argue for Otto be my guest)

Goalies
Ince 00-01 > Ince 04-06 = Ince 08-09
Shaka 00-01 > Shaka 04-06 > Phillips 08-09
Russell 00-01 < Jack 04-06 > Williams 08-09
--------------------------------------------------
Defenders
Talles 00-01 > Talles 04-06 < Talles 08-09
Dog 00-01 > Dog 04-06 < Dog 09
 Cyd 01 > Cyd 05-06 < Cyd 08
Cox 00-01 > Cox 04-06 = Hislop 08-09
Blade 00-01 > Blade 04-06 > Blade 08-09

----------------------------------------------------------------
Midfielders
Latas 00-01 > Latas 05-06 > Latas 08-09
Dwarika 00-01 < Whitley 05-06
Nakhid 00 > Yorke 05-06 > Yorke 08-09 - this is debatable. Nahkid as much class as he was, didn't feature enough.
Rougier 00-01 < Rougier 05 = Leon 08-09 Rougier hardly figured in WCQ in 2005   
Eve 00-01 < Theobald 04-06 = Theobald 08-09 - The guy who should be here is Reynold Carrington
Wise 00-01 > Carlos 05-06 > Daniel 08-09 Eve should be the comparison here..he was the wide man out right.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Nixon 00-01 < Glen 04-06 < Glen 08-09
N. Pierre 00-01  = Scotland 04-06 =  Scotland 08-09 - Nigel Pierre is better than Scotland at international level
Yorke 00-01 > Jones 04-06 < Jones 09
Stern 01 < Stern 04-06 > Stern 08-09 - Stern in 2001 was LIGHTYEARS ahead of Stern in 05.




Squads
BSC (GC 2000)
XI: Ince - Elcock - Andrews - Shurland David - Rougier - Mason - Latapy - Nakhid - Eve - Dwarika - Yorke
Sub: Russell? Wise - Trotman - Rahim - Nixon - King

Porters (WCQ 2000)
XI:  Ince - Elcock - Andrews - Shurland David - Lawrence - Carrington - Latapy - Mason - Eve - Dwarika - Yorke
Sub: Hislop - Saunders - Rougier - Demmin - L. Andrews - Wise - Carlos - Nixon - N. Pierre - Glasgow - Sam

Porters (WCQ 2001)
XI:  Ince - Elcock- Andrews - Rougier - Lawrence - Carrington - Latapy - Rahim - Eve - Stern - Yorke
Sub: Hislop - Saunders - Mauge - Cox - Gray - - L. Andrews - Wise - Carlos - Trotman  - Dwarika - N. Pierre

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BSC (WCQ 2004)
XI:  Keeper - KJ - Andrews - Sancho - Lawrence - Rojas - Dwarika - Rahim - Eve - McFarlane- Stern
Sub: Keeper - Cox - Spann - A.John - Boucaud - Theobald - Nixon - Glen - Sealy  - Sam - Scotland
BSC (WCQ 2005)
XI:  Keeper - KJ - A.Pierre - Sancho - Lawrence - Rojas - Fitzpatrick - Carlos - Eve - Yorke- Stern
Sub: Keeper - Charles - Spann - Henry - Andrews  - Rougier - Theobald - Glen -King - Sam - N. Pierre
-------
Beenie (WCQ 2005)
XI: Jack - Spann - Andrews - Lawrence - A. John - Birchall - Whitley - Latapy - Carlos -Yorke - Stern
Sub: Hislop - Gray - Charles - Sancho - Cox - Samuel - Latapy - Theobald - Scotland - Glen - Jones
Beenie (WC 2006
XI: Jack - Gray - Sancho - Lawrence - A. John - Birchall - Whitley - Theobald - Carlos -Yorke - Stern
Sub: Hislop - Andrews - Charles - Wise - Cox -  Samuel- Latapy - Wolfe - Scotland - Glen - Jones
-------
Pacho (WCQ 2008)
XI: Ince - Gray - K. Thomas - Lawrence - John/Aklie - Birchall - Yorke - Daniel - Carlos - Theobald/Latapy - Glen
Sub: Phillips - S. Spann - Hislop - Hyland - Leon - Telesford - Leon - Baptiste - Toussaint - Wolfe - Scotland
Pacho (WCQ 2009)
XI: Ince - Wolfe - K. Thomas - Lawrence - Aklie - Birchall - Leon - Daniel - Carlos - Stern - Jones
Sub: Williams - S. Spann - Hislop - Hyland - Leon - Yorke - Glen - Latas - Scotland
Latas (WCQ 2009)
XI: Ince - Carlos - Lawrence - Andrews - Abu Bakr - Spann - Leon - Tinto - Yorke- Daniel - Trent - Jones
Sub: Phillip - Hislop - Cupid - Thompson - Theobald, Birchall, Glen, Baptiste, Hector,  Scotland, Jorsling

Maturana is also a better coach than BSC..trust me
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Arazi on September 02, 2011, 12:47:04 PM
The best team on paper IMHO we ever had was that 2001 WC team that went to Kingston and lost 0-1...
We shlda never lose that game. We had 2 glaring misses in the first 15mins, then Marshall string up Shaka good and proper and we chase after that against a 10 man defense. Had we won that game, we would have built momentum and qualified for sure for the 2002 WC. This was the same core team that won the semi-final group of death destroying Panama and Canada and Mexico at home.....the same core team that went on that long unbeaten run in 99-00 and the same core team that beat Colombia and run Mexico to the ground in the Gold Cup that is still the most surreal game of football I have ever seen (we lost 0-4 but outplayed Mexico all game). This was the game that coach JW used to fire BSC and brought in Porterfield I think.





WRT our biggest threat to Brazil 2014, Honduras aint prove themselves as the next Costa Rica in the region yet. Aint too worried about them.

If we get past the semi final round, we will have eliminated Mexico or Costa Rica, thats the key.

Football aint played on paper, we matchup better vs mexico than Costa Rica or the US or even jamaica, as we always good for at least a point if not a win vs Mexico in POS.

Costa Rica is our big threat to qualifying, in this case, the semi final round....

I agree I even made a thread about it back in the day... Pound for Pound that 2001 Squad was perhaps the strongest unit we had. We were so spoilt for choice Dwarika regularly came OFF the BENCH!
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Cocorite on September 02, 2011, 01:32:43 PM
Who made up that 2001 team?
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: palos on September 02, 2011, 01:33:53 PM
I agree I even made a thread about it back in the day... Pound for Pound that 2001 Squad was perhaps the strongest unit we had. We were so spoilt for choice Dwarika regularly came OFF the BENCH!

Just goes to show...there's no measure for desire, heart, and luck.

Yuh could have all de pound fuh pound yuh want....without dem 3 tings....yuh eh able.  As de 1992 team proved in spades.  Dem eh even get out of de qualifyin rounds.  And lorse AT HOME to a team dey had to hang.

Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: FF on September 02, 2011, 01:35:27 PM
I agree I even made a thread about it back in the day... Pound for Pound that 2001 Squad was perhaps the strongest unit we had. We were so spoilt for choice Dwarika regularly came OFF the BENCH!

Just goes to show...there's no measure for desire, heart, and luck.

Yuh could have all de pound fuh pound yuh want....without dem 3 tings....yuh eh able.  As de 2001 team proved in spades.  Dem eh even get out of de qualifyin rounds.  And lorse AT HOME to a team dey had to hang.



Palos we was in de Hex...

what going on with you dese days... yuh mix up korea japan with france de other day too...

doh forget to take yuh seven seas cod liver oil on a morning
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Arazi on September 02, 2011, 01:39:21 PM
Who made up that 2001 team?


Stern, Yorke, Nixon, Dwarika, Pierre, Latas, Eve, Rahim, Carrington, Mason, Rougier, Lyndon Andrews, Marvin Andrews, Elcock, Avery John, Lawrence, Cox, Hislop and Ince.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: palos on September 02, 2011, 01:43:21 PM
I agree I even made a thread about it back in the day... Pound for Pound that 2001 Squad was perhaps the strongest unit we had. We were so spoilt for choice Dwarika regularly came OFF the BENCH!

Just goes to show...there's no measure for desire, heart, and luck.

Yuh could have all de pound fuh pound yuh want....without dem 3 tings....yuh eh able.  As de 2001 team proved in spades.  Dem eh even get out of de qualifyin rounds.  And lorse AT HOME to a team dey had to hang.



Palos we was in de Hex...

what going on with you dese days... yuh mix up korea japan with france de other day too...

doh forget to take yuh seven seas cod liver oil on a morning

Is 92 ah mean.  Not 2001

Michael Maurice
Marvin Faustin
Dexter Francis
Kelvin Jones
Dexter Lee
Clayton Morris
Kerry Jamerson
Russell Latapy
Dwight Yorke
Leonson Lewis
Clint Marcelle

And dat jamaican team only had 2 players of note.....Paul "Teegat" Davis and a left footer whose name escapes me
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Arazi on September 02, 2011, 01:44:39 PM
I agree I even made a thread about it back in the day... Pound for Pound that 2001 Squad was perhaps the strongest unit we had. We were so spoilt for choice Dwarika regularly came OFF the BENCH!

Just goes to show...there's no measure for desire, heart, and luck.

Yuh could have all de pound fuh pound yuh want....without dem 3 tings....yuh eh able.  As de 1992 team proved in spades.  Dem eh even get out of de qualifyin rounds.  And lorse AT HOME to a team dey had to hang.




what you talking both? the 2001 team topped the semi-final group with Mexico and Canada. We qualified so easily we sent a makeshift semi-jokey side that Mexico properly ress 7 on.

We went in the Hex and from my estimation it was a tough opening sequence of matches (JA and Costa Rica away then Mexico at home) that was followed by indiscipline by our 'stars' Yorke and Latas before the Honduras game that derailed that campaign. And everybody blamed Porterfield.

back then I thought he was a bad coach but in retrospect, he was unfortunate.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Arazi on September 02, 2011, 01:46:15 PM
I agree I even made a thread about it back in the day... Pound for Pound that 2001 Squad was perhaps the strongest unit we had. We were so spoilt for choice Dwarika regularly came OFF the BENCH!

Just goes to show...there's no measure for desire, heart, and luck.

Yuh could have all de pound fuh pound yuh want....without dem 3 tings....yuh eh able.  As de 2001 team proved in spades.  Dem eh even get out of de qualifyin rounds.  And lorse AT HOME to a team dey had to hang.



Palos we was in de Hex...

what going on with you dese days... yuh mix up korea japan with france de other day too...

doh forget to take yuh seven seas cod liver oil on a morning

Is 92 ah mean.  Not 2001

Michael Maurice
Marvin Faustin
Dexter Francis
Kelvin Jones
Dexter Lee
Clayton Morris
Kerry Jamerson
Russell Latapy
Dwight Yorke
Leonson Lewis
Clint Marcelle

And dat jamaican team only had 2 players of note.....Paul "Teegat" Davis and a left footer whose name escapes me

tha's a solid squad too.. Marcelle was one of my favourite players.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Cocorite on September 02, 2011, 01:48:20 PM
Who made up that 2001 team?


Stern, Yorke, Nixon, Dwarika, Pierre, Latas, Eve, Rahim, Carrington, Mason, Rougier, Lyndon Andrews, Marvin Andrews, Elcock, Avery John, Lawrence, Cox, Hislop and Ince.

Thanks Arazi,

Dais the bomb squad man raving about?  Ok
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Arazi on September 02, 2011, 01:51:35 PM
Who made up that 2001 team?


Stern, Yorke, Nixon, Dwarika, Pierre, Latas, Eve, Rahim, Carrington, Mason, Rougier, Lyndon Andrews, Marvin Andrews, Elcock, Avery John, Lawrence, Cox, Hislop and Ince.

Thanks Arazi,

Dais the bomb squad man raving about?  Ok

that squad was ranked 25th in the World at a point. ON MERIT. So i'll rave about them.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Deeks on September 02, 2011, 03:34:23 PM

Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.
Assness talk dey

1 - There is no way on this GOD's green earth that you could EVER prove that

2 - That same 73 team lost to Honduras in their first game...so it wasn't Haiti dat did lick dem out

3 - The highest level that any player on the 73 team played was NASL.  Over 60% of the 2006 team team played at higher levels than NASL.  Soime significantly so.

4 - The 2 greatest ever players in T&T football played in the 2006 team.

5 - Even man for man, the 2006 team way better.  2006 coach better than 73 coach.  Hislop way better than Barclay.  Sancho and Tallest at least on par with Murren and Figaro.  Carlos Edwards waaaay better than Tony Douglas.  Yorke better than Gally.  Stern John better than Steve David.

Yuh could big up yuh 73 team all yuh want.  Is your perogative.  But do not diss the team that ACTUALLY did the business in the process.



Palos, It is difficult to compare the 2 teams. The time gap is too wide. 1973 to 2006. One of them players in the 73 squad could ah have a son playing on the 2006 squad. The game has changed a lot. The biggest factor is the opportunity to play in Euro. The 73 squad did not have that opportunity. Compare 2006,2010,2014. I think the comparisons are more favorable.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Deeks on September 03, 2011, 05:28:53 PM
Palos, I just don't like to compare different eras, but you may be right that the 2006 guys were better than the 73 guys because they playing in England. But the 73 team with a local squad won their first WC game 11-1 against Antigua/Barbuda( not really a powerhose like Bermuda).
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: King Deese on September 03, 2011, 05:34:41 PM

Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.
Assness talk dey


Have some respect. Did I disrepect you at anytime you can recall. Have some &$%#@( %^$#@@E respect. You heard?
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Controversial on September 03, 2011, 05:47:56 PM
The best team on paper IMHO we ever had was that 2001 WC team that went to Kingston and lost 0-1...
We shlda never lose that game. We had 2 glaring misses in the first 15mins, then Marshall string up Shaka good and proper and we chase after that against a 10 man defense. Had we won that game, we would have built momentum and qualified for sure for the 2002 WC. This was the same core team that won the semi-final group of death destroying Panama and Canada and Mexico at home.....the same core team that went on that long unbeaten run in 99-00 and the same core team that beat Colombia and run Mexico to the ground in the Gold Cup that is still the most surreal game of football I have ever seen (we lost 0-4 but outplayed Mexico all game). This was the game that coach JW used to fire BSC and brought in Porterfield I think.





WRT our biggest threat to Brazil 2014, Honduras aint prove themselves as the next Costa Rica in the region yet. Aint too worried about them.

If we get past the semi final round, we will have eliminated Mexico or Costa Rica, thats the key.

Football aint played on paper, we matchup better vs mexico than Costa Rica or the US or even jamaica, as we always good for at least a point if not a win vs Mexico in POS.

Costa Rica is our big threat to qualifying, in this case, the semi final round....

good talk  :beermug:
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Controversial on September 03, 2011, 05:49:41 PM
I agree I even made a thread about it back in the day... Pound for Pound that 2001 Squad was perhaps the strongest unit we had. We were so spoilt for choice Dwarika regularly came OFF the BENCH!

Just goes to show...there's no measure for desire, heart, and luck.

Yuh could have all de pound fuh pound yuh want....without dem 3 tings....yuh eh able.  As de 2001 team proved in spades.  Dem eh even get out of de qualifyin rounds.  And lorse AT HOME to a team dey had to hang.



Palos we was in de Hex...

what going on with you dese days... yuh mix up korea japan with france de other day too...

doh forget to take yuh seven seas cod liver oil on a morning

 :D

the knot get tie a little too tight
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: palos on September 03, 2011, 06:51:57 PM

Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.
Assness talk dey


Have some respect. Did I disrepect you at anytime you can recall. Have some &$%#@( %^$#@@E respect. You heard?

No disrespect was ever conveyed or intended.  But the fact that you responded in the manner you did suggests I wasn't far off it at all in my description.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Socapro on September 03, 2011, 07:40:06 PM
The best team on paper IMHO we ever had was that 2001 WC team that went to Kingston and lost 0-1...
We shlda never lose that game. We had 2 glaring misses in the first 15mins, then Marshall string up Shaka good and proper and we chase after that against a 10 man defense. Had we won that game, we would have built momentum and qualified for sure for the 2002 WC. This was the same core team that won the semi-final group of death destroying Panama and Canada and Mexico at home.....the same core team that went on that long unbeaten run in 99-00 and the same core team that beat Colombia and run Mexico to the ground in the Gold Cup that is still the most surreal game of football I have ever seen (we lost 0-4 but outplayed Mexico all game). This was the game that coach JW used to fire BSC and brought in Porterfield I think.





WRT our biggest threat to Brazil 2014, Honduras aint prove themselves as the next Costa Rica in the region yet. Aint too worried about them.

If we get past the semi final round, we will have eliminated Mexico or Costa Rica, thats the key.

Football aint played on paper, we matchup better vs mexico than Costa Rica or the US or even jamaica, as we always good for at least a point if not a win vs Mexico in POS.

Costa Rica is our big threat to qualifying, in this case, the semi final round....

good talk  :beermug:

Let’s get Bermuda, Barbados & Guyana out of the way and top the group first nah guys before talking about Costa Rica being our big threat to qualifying!

As I see it, it is really Camps & the TTFF who are our big threat to qualifying!

No serious friendlies to prepare for qualifiers and now that they have started we expecting Pfister to perform miracles!
Maybe God is ah Trini so let us knee and prayer and hope for the best!  :praying:

Go Soca Warriors go but boo to Camps & the TTFF!
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Yogi on September 03, 2011, 08:46:28 PM

Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.
Assness talk dey

1 - There is no way on this GOD's green earth that you could EVER prove that

2 - That same 73 team lost to Honduras in their first game...so it wasn't Haiti dat did lick dem out

3 - The highest level that any player on the 73 team played was NASL.  Over 60% of the 2006 team team played at higher levels than NASL.  Soime significantly so.

4 - The 2 greatest ever players in T&T football played in the 2006 team.

5 - Even man for man, the 2006 team way better.  2006 coach better than 73 coach.  Hislop way better than Barclay.  Sancho and Tallest at least on par with Murren and Figaro.  Carlos Edwards waaaay better than Tony Douglas.  Yorke better than Gally.  Stern John better than Steve David.

Yuh could big up yuh 73 team all yuh want.  Is your perogative.  But do not diss the team that ACTUALLY did the business in the process.



There is one main reason why the 73 team was the best. At that time only ONE team from CONCACAF could qualify. Yes they lost to Honduras but they won all their other games, save for that stolen game against Haiti, they would have won the qualifying tournament. The 2006 team came in 4th.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: andre samuel on September 03, 2011, 09:33:06 PM

Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.
Assness talk dey

1 - There is no way on this GOD's green earth that you could EVER prove that

2 - That same 73 team lost to Honduras in their first game...so it wasn't Haiti dat did lick dem out

3 - The highest level that any player on the 73 team played was NASL.  Over 60% of the 2006 team team played at higher levels than NASL.  Soime significantly so.

4 - The 2 greatest ever players in T&T football played in the 2006 team.

5 - Even man for man, the 2006 team way better.  2006 coach better than 73 coach.  Hislop way better than Barclay.  Sancho and Tallest at least on par with Murren and Figaro.  Carlos Edwards waaaay better than Tony Douglas.  Yorke better than Gally.  Stern John better than Steve David.

Yuh could big up yuh 73 team all yuh want.  Is your perogative.  But do not diss the team that ACTUALLY did the business in the process.



There is one main reason why the 73 team was the best. At that time only ONE team from CONCACAF could qualify. Yes they lost to Honduras but they won all their other games, save for that stolen game against Haiti, they would have won the qualifying tournament. The 2006 team came in 4th.


Football has changed...........I always get upset when people compare eras.

I had an argument with a guy on work who was saying that the '73 and '89 teams were way better than the 06 team. 

My answer to him is simple.  Can the USA team in 89 beat the USA team in 06? No they cant!! There is no way that the '89 USA team (filled with semi pros, college players and amateurs) could have been a match for any of the top 10 teams in Concacaf right now!! Yet still, that team qualified automatically for a world cup!!

CONCACAF football has changed and is not as poor as it was in '73 and '89. 

Player for player and team for team, the 2002 was our best on paper, but the 2006 squad did the business and 100 years from now, that will be all that matters!!

Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Midknight on September 04, 2011, 02:25:24 AM
Thank you Arazi and Tallman....fellas let we stick to the 2000s nah...as Andre say, you really cyah compare eras so far apart...
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: just cool on September 04, 2011, 02:42:19 AM

Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.
Assness talk dey

1 - There is no way on this GOD's green earth that you could EVER prove that

2 - That same 73 team lost to Honduras in their first game...so it wasn't Haiti dat did lick dem out

3 - The highest level that any player on the 73 team played was NASL.  Over 60% of the 2006 team team played at higher levels than NASL.  Soime significantly so.

4 - The 2 greatest ever players in T&T football played in the 2006 team.

5 - Even man for man, the 2006 team way better.  2006 coach better than 73 coach.  Hislop way better than Barclay.  Sancho and Tallest at least on par with Murren and Figaro.  Carlos Edwards waaaay better than Tony Douglas.  Yorke better than Gally.  Stern John better than Steve David.

Yuh could big up yuh 73 team all yuh want.  Is your perogative.  But do not diss the team that ACTUALLY did the business in the process.



There is one main reason why the 73 team was the best. At that time only ONE team from CONCACAF could qualify. Yes they lost to Honduras but they won all their other games, save for that stolen game against Haiti, they would have won the qualifying tournament. The 2006 team came in 4th.


Football has changed...........I always get upset when people compare eras.

I had an argument with a guy on work who was saying that the '73 and '89 teams were way better than the 06 team. 

My answer to him is simple.  Can the USA team in 89 beat the USA team in 06? No they cant!! There is no way that the '89 USA team (filled with semi pros, college players and amateurs) could have been a match for any of the top 10 teams in Concacaf right now!! Yet still, that team qualified automatically for a world cup!!

CONCACAF football has changed and is not as poor as it was in '73 and '89. 

Player for player and team for team, the 2002 was our best on paper, but the 2006 squad did the business and 100 years from now, that will be all that matters!!


Well said.   :applause:
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: daryn on September 04, 2011, 07:37:58 AM


Is 92 ah mean.  Not 2001

Michael Maurice
Marvin Faustin
Dexter Francis
Kelvin Jones
Dexter Lee
Clayton Morris
Kerry Jamerson
Russell Latapy
Dwight Yorke
Leonson Lewis
Clint Marcelle

And dat jamaican team only had 2 players of note.....Paul "Teegat" Davis and a left footer whose name escapes me

I does always wonder bout that team. If you check how young all dem fellas was in '89.  To think that you add Marcelle to the mix and give Yorke, Latas, and Leo experience in England and Portugal and  as you say a home and away against a side we had to hang. I think we had just beat them up in Shell Cup too.

I guess it's really a testament to the job that Gally do with the '89 team.

you mean Hector Wright? Honestly, I don't remember whether he was left-footed or not but I always remember him as Jamaica best player from them days.

   
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Controversial on September 04, 2011, 10:26:20 AM

Nothing but paper tigers.

Can they match the 1973 team.

The 2006 world cup team would get dogged out by that 1973 team. No doubt.
Assness talk dey

1 - There is no way on this GOD's green earth that you could EVER prove that

2 - That same 73 team lost to Honduras in their first game...so it wasn't Haiti dat did lick dem out

3 - The highest level that any player on the 73 team played was NASL.  Over 60% of the 2006 team team played at higher levels than NASL.  Soime significantly so.

4 - The 2 greatest ever players in T&T football played in the 2006 team.

5 - Even man for man, the 2006 team way better.  2006 coach better than 73 coach.  Hislop way better than Barclay.  Sancho and Tallest at least on par with Murren and Figaro.  Carlos Edwards waaaay better than Tony Douglas.  Yorke better than Gally.  Stern John better than Steve David.

Yuh could big up yuh 73 team all yuh want.  Is your perogative.  But do not diss the team that ACTUALLY did the business in the process.



There is one main reason why the 73 team was the best. At that time only ONE team from CONCACAF could qualify. Yes they lost to Honduras but they won all their other games, save for that stolen game against Haiti, they would have won the qualifying tournament. The 2006 team came in 4th.


Football has changed...........I always get upset when people compare eras.

I had an argument with a guy on work who was saying that the '73 and '89 teams were way better than the 06 team. 

My answer to him is simple.  Can the USA team in 89 beat the USA team in 06? No they cant!! There is no way that the '89 USA team (filled with semi pros, college players and amateurs) could have been a match for any of the top 10 teams in Concacaf right now!! Yet still, that team qualified automatically for a world cup!!

CONCACAF football has changed and is not as poor as it was in '73 and '89. 

Player for player and team for team, the 2002 was our best on paper, but the 2006 squad did the business and 100 years from now, that will be all that matters!!



good talk mr .3000 :beermug:

our 2002 team was a bomb squad, all we needed was a coach like beenie or pfister and we would have qualified

we lacked a world class coach >:(
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: ON DE BLOCK on September 04, 2011, 11:44:12 AM
has to be the squad that went germany because they all got 1 million each an dat is the best team on paper so far.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Trinitozbone on September 04, 2011, 05:40:06 PM
Palos your 1992 team is the same 1989 strike squad except for Clint Marcelle! That was a better team than the 2006 , much more cohesive and dynamic! Players could fill 2 or three different roles and do it effectively! Of course Latpy and Yorke were the 2 surviving members who fought the fight to get the fourth place opportunity! The strike squad placed third ! If there were 3 places they would have made it!
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Midknight on September 04, 2011, 06:53:58 PM
Palos your 1992 team is the same 1989 strike squad except for Clint Marcelle! That was a better team than the 2006 , much more cohesive and dynamic! Players could fill 2 or three different roles and do it effectively! Of course Latpy and Yorke were the 2 surviving members who fought the fight to get the fourth place opportunity! The strike squad placed third ! If there were 3 places they would have made it!

The strike squad also did not have to contend with Mexico...
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Trinitozbone on September 04, 2011, 07:34:34 PM
Fellas I guess it is difficult to compare teams as conditions funding etc were so different!  Look how far the strike squad reach with little or no funding! In fact the strike squad brought revenue to the TTFF! Look at funds being thrown at this team and watch the standard of play and players!
It may be better to speak of some of the greatest players we had and it is even better to honour them! Saying who better than who from different eras might be difficult to compare!
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: palos on September 04, 2011, 10:04:36 PM
Palos your 1992 team is the same 1989 strike squad except for Clint Marcelle! That was a better team than the 2006 , much more cohesive and dynamic! Players could fill 2 or three different roles and do it effectively! Of course Latpy and Yorke were the 2 surviving members who fought the fight to get the fourth place opportunity! The strike squad placed third ! If there were 3 places they would have made it!

Were Yorke and Latapy better players in 1989 than they were in 2006?

Do you think that Strike Squad team could have beaten the USA, Mexico and Costa Rican squads in 2006?

Honest answers please
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: reggae-fan on September 05, 2011, 08:22:41 AM
And dat jamaican team only had 2 players of note.....Paul "Teegat" Davis and a left footer whose name escapes me

Anthony Corbette, Winston Anglin, Clive Smith, Cobra Gaynor were all "stars" in Jamaica at the time. I can understand the typical Trini not knowing these players, similar to how the average JAmaican fan would probably not have recognize anyone except Maybve for Yorke on the T&T squad. Of course, Latapy and Lewis played for my local team a couple years later and were well known in Jamaica football circles for the 3 years they spent playing in the NPL. The team they played for (PMU) never actually won the title, but they played some great football, i believe their best finish was third.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: FF on September 05, 2011, 09:30:32 AM
Palos your 1992 team is the same 1989 strike squad except for Clint Marcelle! That was a better team than the 2006 , much more cohesive and dynamic! Players could fill 2 or three different roles and do it effectively! Of course Latpy and Yorke were the 2 surviving members who fought the fight to get the fourth place opportunity! The strike squad placed third ! If there were 3 places they would have made it!

The strike squad also did not have to contend with Mexico...


AAAARRRRHGHHHH  >:(

If we would have had to contend with Mexico... we would not have had to contend with Costa Rica!

How much time I must say it!!!  >:(
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: palos on September 05, 2011, 09:53:59 AM
you mean Hector Wright? Honestly, I don't remember whether he was left-footed or not but I always remember him as Jamaica best player from them days.

Dat is de man self.  Best Jamaican player by far.

Dem man reggae-fan callin like corbett and anglin was little lower dan average.  Of course dey also had de ultimate wild man of regional football.  And he could make a case for bein de wildest man in football PERIOD.  A real butcher...no footballing skills whatsoever and only on de field to kick up man.  His greatest asset was to somehow find a way to not be sent off with regularity.  Mark "Hagler" Wilson.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: reggae-fan on September 05, 2011, 10:29:02 AM
you mean Hector Wright? Honestly, I don't remember whether he was left-footed or not but I always remember him as Jamaica best player from them days.

Dat is de man self.  Best Jamaican player by far.

Dem man reggae-fan callin like corbett and anglin was little lower dan average.  Of course dey also had de ultimate wild man of regional football.  And he could make a case for bein de wildest man in football PERIOD.  A real butcher...no footballing skills whatsoever and only on de field to kick up man.  His greatest asset was to somehow find a way to not be sent off with regularity.  Mark "Hagler" Wilson.

Funny how you guys remember Mark "Haggler" Wilson. I cant recall him ever being any sort of stand-out player for Jamaica, nor was he ever a "star" player. For some reason he is the guy that most Trinis seem to remember (no doubt from the hard tackles he might have dished out to Yorke etc ;D) from Jamaica's past. But I can understand, given how aggressive Haggler wilson was, not only in his play, but his apppearance. Anthony Corbette, Cobra Gaynor were far superior defenders to Haggler Wilson.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: elan on September 05, 2011, 11:12:59 AM
The best team on paper is de team that qualified for the WC. So out of all we teams that went WC, the one that was most successful is the best team. Not just paper, but best team period. This game is about success, not nearly and coulda, daiz curling, use to be horse shoes.


Each team in their era had to deal with whoever they were given to play. If 1973 team get Brazil, Spain and Holland, then daiz what they had to deal with. If 1989 team get Crab Connection, Docs Khewalass, and Fatima, then daiz what they had to deal with.

The team that win the WC is the best team in the world, simple.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: trini_stallion on September 05, 2011, 11:36:20 AM
The best team on paper is de team that qualified for the WC. So out of all we teams that went WC, the one that was most successful is the best team. Not just paper, but best team period. This game is about success, not nearly and coulda, daiz curling, use to be horse shoes.


Each team in their era had to deal with whoever they were given to play. If 1973 team get Brazil, Spain and Holland, then daiz what they had to deal with. If 1989 team get Crab Connection, Docs Khewalass, and Fatima, then daiz what they had to deal with.

The team that win the WC is the best team in the world, simple.

I concurrrrr...plain and simple...no what clda shld wlda....class of '06 did.

Question...if they didnt make it...wouldnt they ahve been contenders for the wlda shld  clda debate tooo!? :beermug:
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: elan on September 05, 2011, 11:37:44 AM
The best team on paper is de team that qualified for the WC. So out of all we teams that went WC, the one that was most successful is the best team. Not just paper, but best team period. This game is about success, not nearly and coulda, daiz curling, use to be horse shoes.


Each team in their era had to deal with whoever they were given to play. If 1973 team get Brazil, Spain and Holland, then daiz what they had to deal with. If 1989 team get Crab Connection, Docs Khewalass, and Fatima, then daiz what they had to deal with.

The team that win the WC is the best team in the world, simple.

I concurrrrr...plain and simple...no what clda shld wlda....class of '06 did.

Question...if they didnt make it...wouldnt they ahve been contenders for the wlda shld  clda debate tooo!? :beermug:

They made it. That's all that matters.  ;D
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: palos on September 05, 2011, 01:09:15 PM
The best team on paper is de team that qualified for the WC. So out of all we teams that went WC, the one that was most successful is the best team. Not just paper, but best team period. This game is about success, not nearly and coulda, daiz curling, use to be horse shoes.


Each team in their era had to deal with whoever they were given to play. If 1973 team get Brazil, Spain and Holland, then daiz what they had to deal with. If 1989 team get Crab Connection, Docs Khewalass, and Fatima, then daiz what they had to deal with.

The team that win the WC is the best team in the world, simple.

I concurrrrr...plain and simple...no what clda shld wlda....class of '06 did.

Question...if they didnt make it...wouldnt they ahve been contenders for the wlda shld  clda debate tooo!? :beermug:

Class of 06 did something else that no other sporting team from T&T ever did as far as I can remember.

The amount of adversity they overcame to qualify is a testament to their mental strength.

The campaign was practically over 3 games into qualifying.  Losing at home to USA, tekkin wood in Guatemala, and drawing 0-0 at home with Costa Rica.  Then Beenie came on, we beat Panama at home and ended up catching the 4th qualifying spot which earned us a home and away against Bahrain.  Went down a goal to Bahrain, only to score a late equaliser.  Going to Bahrain we were still underdogs but ended up beating them 1-0 in their backyard to qualify.

T&T sports teams always had some measure of ability, but the mental strength to fight through adversity and emerge victorious was something that consistently eluded us until the class of 06.  It was manifested to all and sundry against Guatemala at home when we were down 2-1 and came back to win dramatically 3-2.  A must win game that we won.  And to get that 4th spot, we had to win our remaining games against Panama away and Mexico at home, and we did just that.

06 all the way.

Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: trini_stallion on September 05, 2011, 01:33:31 PM
correck is right! :beermug:
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Arazi on September 05, 2011, 01:45:05 PM
The best team on paper is de team that qualified for the WC. So out of all we teams that went WC, the one that was most successful is the best team. Not just paper, but best team period. This game is about success, not nearly and coulda, daiz curling, use to be horse shoes.


Each team in their era had to deal with whoever they were given to play. If 1973 team get Brazil, Spain and Holland, then daiz what they had to deal with. If 1989 team get Crab Connection, Docs Khewalass, and Fatima, then daiz what they had to deal with.

The team that win the WC is the best team in the world, simple.

I concurrrrr...plain and simple...no what clda shld wlda....class of '06 did.

Question...if they didnt make it...wouldnt they ahve been contenders for the wlda shld  clda debate tooo!? :beermug:

Class of 06 did something else that no other sporting team from T&T ever did as far as I can remember.

The amount of adversity they overcame to qualify is a testament to their mental strength.

The campaign was practically over 3 games into qualifying.  Losing at home to USA, tekkin wood in Guatemala, and drawing 0-0 at home with Costa Rica.  Then Beenie came on, we beat Panama at home and ended up catching the 4th qualifying spot which earned us a home and away against Bahrain.  Went down a goal to Bahrain, only to score a late equaliser.  Going to Bahrain we were still underdogs but ended up beating them 1-0 in their backyard to qualify.

T&T sports teams always had some measure of ability, but the mental strength to fight through adversity and emerge victorious was something that consistently eluded us until the class of 06.  It was manifested to all and sundry against Guatemala at home when we were down 2-1 and came back to win dramatically 3-2.  A must win game that we won.  And to get that 4th spot, we had to win our remaining games against Panama away and Mexico at home, and we did just that.

06 all the way.



Yeh they did the exact opposite of the 01/02 team. The Hex picture was exactly the same, 1 point from 3 games. In fact in 06, it was worse bcuz we lost our first home game to the US then get rout in Guatemala! As oopsed to two tough away matches then a very commendable draw with 10 men against Mexico.

But the 02 side capitulated, whereas the 06 side rallied.
 
That 06 team struggle thru semis, struggle to the hex. it was really the mental toughness that set them apart. Even in Germany that toughness showed.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Trinitozbone on September 05, 2011, 03:35:47 PM
Well said Élan and arazi! That is what professionalism is about and we had a few real professionals on that 06 team!
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: Yogi on September 05, 2011, 06:35:41 PM
You know maybe some of you guys should try talking to some of the fellas who were on the 73 team, perhaps  then you will have more respect for that team. I mean, not all of the guys were pros, most were based in Trinidad and had day jobs. They used to have to train after work and apply for time off from their jobs for national duty. It was only later they were they excused for national duty without penalty, Coops will confirm this.
Things were so bad then, they could not exchange shirts with the other team because they had to use them again. Besides, any Trini team that could rest 4 goals on Mexico away from home is the best in my book.

I fortunate to know one of the members of that side and up to now, 38 years later you could hear the bitterness when he talk about that Haiti game. If that S..T had happen now, FIFA would have ordered a replay. The men score 5 goals on Haiti and the ref dissallow 4, blatant thief but they held their heads high. The Mexican coach walked over to Kevin Verity after the Mexico game and told him in broken English "you is the best players and the best team". Hell, even Mexicans know when to acknowledge a great team. So until a Trini team rest 5 unanswered against a Mexican side, the 73 boys is still the best. Who doh find so, SUCK SALT. ;D

Anyways even though the 73 team was the best, my personal favourite is the Strike Squad.
Title: Re: Best Team on Paper?
Post by: elan on September 05, 2011, 07:16:45 PM
You know maybe some of you guys should try talking to some of the fellas who were on the 73 team, perhaps  then you will have more respect for that team. I mean, not all of the guys were pros, most were based in Trinidad and had day jobs. They used to have to train after work and apply for time off from their jobs for national duty. It was only later they were they excused for national duty without penalty, Coops will confirm this.
Things were so bad then, they could not exchange shirts with the other team because they had to use them again. Besides, any Trini team that could rest 4 goals on Mexico away from home is the best in my book.

I fortunate to know one of the members of that side and up to now, 38 years later you could hear the bitterness when he talk about that Haiti game. If that S..T had happen now, FIFA would have ordered a replay. The men score 5 goals on Haiti and the ref dissallow 4, blatant thief but they held their heads high. The Mexican coach walked over to Kevin Verity after the Mexico game and told him in broken English "you is the best players and the best team". Hell, even Mexicans know when to acknowledge a great team. So until a Trini team rest 5 unanswered against a Mexican side, the 73 boys is still the best. Who doh find so, SUCK SALT. ;D

Anyways even though the 73 team was the best, my personal favourite is the Strike Squad.

All that's well and good. No one is discounting the commitment they had and whether or not they are good guys. We are talking about the best team on the field on paper.

Did the 73 team go to the WC?
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