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TTFA vows to pay Hart and Walkes but not remaining coaches; Tim Kee blames politics for funding issues
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com)
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Raymond Tim Kee said the local football body has decided to pay the salaries of head coach Stephen Hart and technical director Kendall Walkes while the TTFA’s impasse continues with the Ministry of Sport.
The TTFA accepted a March deadline to present audited accounts to the Ministry of Sport but is yet to fulfil its end of the bargain. Sport Minister Brent Sancho responded by halting all funding to the football body, which included the payment of coaches’ salaries.
Although Tim Kee claimed that the TTFA was “about two weeks” away from satisfying the Sport Ministry, he said the football body will pay Hart and Walkes in the interim.
“Mr Hart has been attended to,” Tim Kee told Wired868, on Friday evening. “He is owed for April and May and an arrangement was made where he will get one month’s salary and a small portion. He was satisfied with the arrangement; he made no hassle about it…
“He may have been paid (on Friday) as that decision was made (on Wednesday evening). Our plan is to pay Hart’s salary directly for up until September.”
Hart’s contract with the “Soca Warriors” expires in July 2015, although he has been credited with doing a fine job at the helm and it seems likely that the TTFA will try to keep him onboard.
Tim Kee, who is also the Port of Spain Mayor and PNM Treasurer, admitted the football body contracted Walkes’ services with the expectation that half his salary would be paid by the Sport Ministry—as was the case with former technical director Anton Corneal.
However, the TTFA never actually broached the topic with the new Sport Minister and the result was Walkes was unpaid after his first month’s work.
Tim Kee said the football body will also pay Walkes although he advised that the new TTFA technical director should be no more than “cautiously optimistic” about being paid every month’s end.
“We will have to give him his full salary,” said Tim Kee. “I have also told the General Secretary (Sheldon Phillips) and the Chairman of the Technical Department (Richard Quan Chan) to let him know that we do not have an open cheque book and to tell him what the true situation is. I don’t want any surprises for people.
“Let him be cautiously optimistic. From all indications, we will be able to afford him as we move forward (as) we have applied for some (FIFA) developmental funding.”
And what about the remainder of the Senior National Team coaching staff as well as the national youth team and women’s coaches?
“I don’t want to convey that impression (that we do not care about the other coaches),” said Tim Kee. “(But) they were always the government’s responsibility… Most people involved in football are poor people who cannot enjoy the luxury of not getting paid. So that plays on my conscience.”
Wired868 asked, if all coaches are TTFA employees: Why has the association decided to pay some and not others?
“We don’t owe (assistant coach Derek) King and the others any money,” said Tim Kee. “The money owed to them is from the Ministry of Sport… Remember those guys don’t have contracts (with the TTFA).”
Wired868’s checks suggested that the only coaches with TTFA job contracts are Hart and Walkes. The others are working on the verbal assurance from the football body that they will be paid if funds are sourced.
Tim Kee said the TTFA is in the process of drawing up contracts for its other coaches but did not offer a date when those are likely to be ready.
National Under-23 Team manager David Muhammad claimed last week that assistant coach Reynold Carrington did not attend any training sessions and was allegedly awaiting his job contract. Wired868 was unable to reach Carrington for an explanation for his absence.
Tim Kee suggested that, if Muhammad’s assertion was true, then the fault lay either with Quan Chan—who liaised with the youth team coaches on behalf of the TTFA—or Carrington himself.
“I did mention to Mr Quan Chan to explain to these people what the situation is,” said Tim Kee. “I said this is the situation, this is what we can do and, if you can provide under these conditions, then we are telling you upfront. So there is no reason to stay away because they were told (or should have been told) this is the conditions under which they will be operating.
“There will be consequences to that.”
Tim Kee insisted he and his general secretary Sheldon Phillips have done all they could to raise money for football and approached 28 private and public sector corporations with little success. He blamed politics for the TTFA’s financial crisis.
“If you were rating our job without explanation, it would be not a pass mark (for us),” said Tim Kee. “But if you look at the notes you will understand. There are circumstances over which you have control. When we went to National Gas, (a board member) told one of our executives that the people who play football do not wear yellow.
“So it is a political and a racial situation. I brought it to (then Sport Minister Anil) Roberts’ attention. And the imbalance is cricket was getting what it wanted.”
Tim Kee alleged that the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) also promised US$1 million to the TTFA but reneged on the deal when he was appointed Mayor.
“He said ‘Tim Kee is a PNM mayor’ and he is not doing anything for the PNM to look good,” the TTFA president said of an unnamed NLCB member.
Wired868 was unable to verify Tim Kee’s claims from members of either State board.
Race and politics were not the only things that Tim Kee blamed for their fund raising issues. He claimed that the TTFA was on the verge of a multi-million deal with TSTT, only for it to be scuppered after Wired868’s exclusive regarding possible corrupt or unethical practices by the football body in the build up to an international friendly against Argentina on 4 June 2014.
Wired868 revealed that TT$400,000 was pocketed from taxpayers’ money for a supposed TTFA licensing fee, which remains missing. Travel agency, Nissi Tours, alleged that the money was pocketed by TTFA marketing officer, Darren Millien, although Millien denied this.
There were also emails from Phillips’ match agency company, Element Agency + Events, which suggested that the TTFA general secretary might have a personal stake in a match put on by State money.
Phillips claimed there was a “glitch” in his email account and denied that his company was benefitting from Warrior matches.
TSTT’s interest in sponsoring the TTFA, according to Tim Kee, cooled immediately.
“(TSTT) agreed to sponsor us to the tune of TT$4.5 million,” said Tim Kee. “then (Wired868) wrote that article on the Argentina business and, when I went to consummate the agreement, I was told that the board had read the article and decided to put a stop on it.
“So we were back to square one.”
Still, Tim Kee responded to his critics by pointing to the relative successes of their football teams despite the issues. He said the TTFA has begun implementing FIFA’s income generation plan and should soon be able to raise funds from merchandising via its new website.
“When you hear what we have been able to achieve with scarce resources,” he said, “it brings goose pimples.”
He hopes to also mend bridges soon with the Sport Ministry, despite his annoyance that Sancho attached stipulations to last November’s TT$9.9 million Cabinet note.
“The Cabinet note seems not to be as highly favoured by the Sport Minister as it was intended by the Prime Minister,” said Tim Kee. “That is unfortunate because all the plans we made for this year was predicated on that type of assistance from the Ministry.
“So I am hoping that, as time goes on and we adhere to the best policies, I would expect understanding and support from the Ministry. I would hope that there is a change in direction.”
Tim Kee said the TTFA will try to juggle its resources so as to ensure practice games for the National Under-23 Team, which begins its 2016 Olympic Games campaign in Puerto Rico next month.
The senior Warriors are also rumoured to be on the brink of sealing international friendlies against Jordan and 2014 World Cup team Croatia.
Hart and Walkes might be “cautiously optimistic” about being paid too, regardless of the Sport Ministry’s relationship with the football body, while Tim Kee claimed that a financial offer was also made to Corneal, who is still owed from his spell as technical director.
The TTFA’s other two dozen or so national coaches have no such guarantees, limited or otherwise.
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These people seem to have a problem with accountability. Yet seem to think they are entitled to tax payers money.
NO EXPLANATION as to why they are late with their bookkeeping.
VB
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These people seem to have a problem with accountability. Yet seem to think they are entitled to tax payers money.
NO EXPLANATION as to why they are late with their bookkeeping.
VB
The explanation was provided earlier.
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So Walkes woking with de TTFA months now and we only now found out about his employment?
So they paying Hart, which is great, but if they doh pay de players, who Hart go coach?
Tim Kee to f00cking stubborn, he need to take give up de politics cause it killing our football.
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Unfortunately Sam, Tim Kee is not the reason that politics is killing football. He is not the reason that "the people who play football do not wear yellow". So, him giving up may not necessarily improve the situation.
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From the time Tim Kee became mayor of POS, I said he will have a hard time with govt. He will not get money for POS. He think he will get money for football. Well, think again Ray. The political system in TT encourages the party in power to starve the opposition. Granted our political system is a sort of carbon copy of Westminster. Our politicians have not developed that maturity to decide what is good for the nation supercedes party politics. The Uk the 'bastion' of commonwealth democracy will find the funds for their sports team. It does not matter which party in power. Closer to home, I would guarantee that if JA had the kind of money we had, you would not see the kind of dotishness currently at play.
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Correct, Mose and Deeks. This is a powerplay, where only one side really has any clout. As long as that situation continues... which is to say until the TTFA becomes financially independent, then you will continue to see whichever government is in power continue to call the shots as they see fit. If this government was really interested in weaning the TTFA from dependency then it would have helped them get out of debt and then cut ties saying "we did our part, now stand on your own two feet from here on out." Instead they've been interested in doing as little as possible to help the situation. Of course one could counter that by saying "It's not the government's responsibility... etc." but as it stands, as long as there's a MoS there'll be some responsibility.
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:bs: blaming politics. Look how much money they have gotten from the same government thus far. All of a sudden when they are asked to provide some form of accountability is because of Politics and who does wear yellow jersey they not getting money. Tim Kee playing politics with those "anonymous" reasons. The politician Tim Kee know if he throw that out there people will gobble it up because of their disdain for the government.
Not saying there's no politics at play, but it comes from both sides in this instance. Hand over the books and then when they eh give you money then we can say yes, politics. But, you eh meet the requirements and crying. GTFOH with that :bs:
Tim Kee have no credibility after reading the last couple article and the manner in which he goes about dealing with people. Look at how he addresses coaches. Very disrespectful.
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:bs: blaming politics. Look how much money they have gotten from the same government thus far. All of a sudden when they are asked to provide some form of accountability is because of Politics and who does wear yellow jersey they not getting money. Tim Kee playing politics with those "anonymous" reasons. The politician Tim Kee know if he throw that out there people will gobble it up because of their disdain for the government.
Not saying there's no politics at play, but it comes from both sides in this instance. Hand over the books and then when they eh give you money then we can say yes, politics. But, you eh meet the requirements and crying. GTFOH with that :bs:
Tim Kee have no credibility after reading the last couple article and the manner in which he goes about dealing with people. Look at how he addresses coaches. Very disrespectful.
It would help if you actually had a clue about what you're talking about. Sancho knows well what he's doing with that request for "accounting." When the MoS agreed to pay the coaches last year there were no such conditions attached to the agreement by Rupert Griffith. All of a sudden Sancho wants to see financial audits. Audits have been prepared for 2012- present, the period since Tim Kee has been President, and made available to Sancho. But Sancho not satisfied with that... he wants Tim Kee to provide audits for the period 2008-2010 as well.. coincidentally, the period when players allege most of the 2006 money went missing. Not only is this a period for which Tim Kee isn't responsible (so why punish football unnecessarily by holding up the coaches' pay?), but Sancho and his cohorts took the computers which had the financial records stored on them. Sancho on shit... and either you too dotish to connect the very obvious dots, or you trolling. Smart money is on an equal helping of both.
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...Smokescreen..
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:bs: blaming politics. Look how much money they have gotten from the same government thus far. All of a sudden when they are asked to provide some form of accountability is because of Politics and who does wear yellow jersey they not getting money. Tim Kee playing politics with those "anonymous" reasons. The politician Tim Kee know if he throw that out there people will gobble it up because of their disdain for the government.
Not saying there's no politics at play, but it comes from both sides in this instance. Hand over the books and then when they eh give you money then we can say yes, politics. But, you eh meet the requirements and crying. GTFOH with that :bs:
Tim Kee have no credibility after reading the last couple article and the manner in which he goes about dealing with people. Look at how he addresses coaches. Very disrespectful.
It would help if you actually had a clue about what you're talking about. Sancho knows well what he's doing with that request for "accounting." When the MoS agreed to pay the coaches last year there were no such conditions attached to the agreement by Rupert Griffith. All of a sudden Sancho wants to see financial audits. Audits have been prepared for 2012- present, the period since Tim Kee has been President, and made available to Sancho. But Sancho not satisfied with that... he wants Tim Kee to provide audits for the period 2008-2010 as well.. coincidentally, the period when players allege most of the 2006 money went missing. Not only is this a period for which Tim Kee isn't responsible (so why punish football unnecessarily by holding up the coaches' pay?), but Sancho and his cohorts took the computers which had the financial records stored on them. Sancho on shit... and either you too dotish to connect the very obvious dots, or you trolling. Smart money is on an equal helping of both.
So Sancho take the computer with the documents on it. Wired868.com print story that stop TSTT from giving them money. Is everybody fault except the TTFA.
So because Griffith give money without condition and not caring how Tim Kee spend tax payers money, Sancho should do the same gotcha. Look Tim Kee playing tit for tat now. :rotfl:
From wired868.com (http://wired868.com/2015/05/11/ttfa-delays-wpl-endorsement-requests-transparency-from-sport-ministry/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Wired868+%28wired868%29)
Harford supported Sancho’s statement.
“I was asked by the Ministry of Sport to develop a proposal for them, which I did,” said Harford. “He asked me to speak to them independently about some of the problems they were having and I sent a copy to Sharon O’Brien… For Tim Kee to say he didn’t receive it is not exactly an ingenious statement.
Tim Kee have zero credibility.
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:bs: blaming politics. Look how much money they have gotten from the same government thus far. All of a sudden when they are asked to provide some form of accountability is because of Politics and who does wear yellow jersey they not getting money. Tim Kee playing politics with those "anonymous" reasons. The politician Tim Kee know if he throw that out there people will gobble it up because of their disdain for the government.
Not saying there's no politics at play, but it comes from both sides in this instance. Hand over the books and then when they eh give you money then we can say yes, politics. But, you eh meet the requirements and crying. GTFOH with that :bs:
Tim Kee have no credibility after reading the last couple article and the manner in which he goes about dealing with people. Look at how he addresses coaches. Very disrespectful.
It would help if you actually had a clue about what you're talking about. Sancho knows well what he's doing with that request for "accounting." When the MoS agreed to pay the coaches last year there were no such conditions attached to the agreement by Rupert Griffith. All of a sudden Sancho wants to see financial audits. Audits have been prepared for 2012- present, the period since Tim Kee has been President, and made available to Sancho. But Sancho not satisfied with that... he wants Tim Kee to provide audits for the period 2008-2010 as well.. coincidentally, the period when players allege most of the 2006 money went missing. Not only is this a period for which Tim Kee isn't responsible (so why punish football unnecessarily by holding up the coaches' pay?), but Sancho and his cohorts took the computers which had the financial records stored on them. Sancho on shit... and either you too dotish to connect the very obvious dots, or you trolling. Smart money is on an equal helping of both.
Please quote facts not hearsay. The discussion is a valid one, but once you enter untruths such as this: he wants Tim Kee to provide audits for the period 2008-2010 as well the debate moves from truth to fantasy. I appreciate that you may have been mislead as well.
With reference to audits, everybody involved in sport in T&T is well aware that the Permanant Secretary has posted full page notices in all newspapers that any organisation applying for funding must meet certain criteria including audits. For so long people have been calling for financial jurisprudence in sporting organisations, well here it is. You would note that the first "victim" of this policy was boxing. The Pro League are also delivering their audits.
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Please quote facts not hearsay. The discussion is a valid one, but once you enter untruths such as this: he wants Tim Kee to provide audits for the period 2008-2010 as well the debate moves from truth to fantasy. I appreciate that you may have been mislead as well.
With reference to audits, everybody involved in sport in T&T is well aware that the Permanant Secretary has posted full page notices in all newspapers that any organisation applying for funding must meet certain criteria including audits. For so long people have been calling for financial jurisprudence in sporting organisations, well here it is. You would note that the first "victim" of this policy was boxing. The Pro League are also delivering their audits.
Let's see who's dealing in facts and who's dealing in hearsay: No one just requests "audits"... audits for particular years are requested. So that being the case, which years audits were requested by Sancho?
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Please quote facts not hearsay. The discussion is a valid one, but once you enter untruths such as this: he wants Tim Kee to provide audits for the period 2008-2010 as well the debate moves from truth to fantasy. I appreciate that you may have been mislead as well.
With reference to audits, everybody involved in sport in T&T is well aware that the Permanant Secretary has posted full page notices in all newspapers that any organisation applying for funding must meet certain criteria including audits. For so long people have been calling for financial jurisprudence in sporting organisations, well here it is. You would note that the first "victim" of this policy was boxing. The Pro League are also delivering their audits.
Let's see who's dealing in facts and who's dealing in hearsay: No one just requests "audits"... audits for particular years are requested. So that being the case, which years audits were requested by Sancho?
The reason you hear the years 2008-2012 is that TTFA are stating that the auditors need to reference them to complete 2012-2014. Apparently these were stored on one computer and not backed up anywhere. When TTFA was incorporated, they found TTFF had completed no audits since 2008. The Ministry of Sport does not require those years, TTFA's auditors do.
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The ministry cannot hold the TTFA responsible for what happen under Jack.
But they are right to request a audit since Tim Kee took over.
If they need money then the TTFA need to cooperate.
Sancho on de other hand, needs to be a little dam supportive to, he acting like a real jackass cause in de end is we football go suffer not Tim Kee, so Sancho stop de dam politics, once de audit comes out give de team some help.
You dont have to give the TTFA any money, just take care of the coaching staffs, match fees and players salary.
All this technical director and managers de TTFA hire, let them pay for that.
I hate de fact they hiring who they want, they have more staff than players and they dont advertise for de job.
They recycling de same ole managers and coaches all de time.
Tim Kee have to be a dunce and Sheldon confuse and soft, another YES man.
Two years these guys here and we football go down even further and they still here, how?
How we can't get them out?
Tim Kee have to go.
To much dam secrets.
No one getting paid except Sheldon and they expect everyone to work for free until they find the money to pay them.
What a wet piece of shit.
Who paying Sheldon allyuh?
PS: Football Supporter, advise yuh boy to lighten up nah, once de audit come in, handle them quick, we have many football this year.
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The reason you hear the years 2008-2012 is that TTFA are stating that the auditors need to reference them to complete 2012-2014. Apparently these were stored on one computer and not backed up anywhere. When TTFA was incorporated, they found TTFF had completed no audits since 2008. The Ministry of Sport does not require those years, TTFA's auditors do.
So let's try this again...
1. "which years audits were requested by Sancho?"
2. What has the "Honourable" Minister done to assist in the recovery of the data from the missing hard drive?
3. When Sancho became Minister there was already an agreement in place to pay the salaries of the coaches; why did he unilaterally decide to renege on that promise in order to attach his own stipulation for audits?
4. Why did the "Honourable" Minister claim that the TTFA did not present a budget to the Ministry
Earlier this week, Sport Minister Brent Sancho told Wired868 that the local football had missed a March deadline to deliver audited accounts to the Government and had not submitted a proper budget for the year.
“We didn’t get anything with full costings from them,” said Sancho. “From what I remember, they just sent a gauge of what they have in mind, like two matches in June or early July, but nothing detailed.
“There is no information as to when, where and how much so it is not a budget from a Government standpoint.”
http://wired868.com/2015/05/01/ttoc-blank-u-23-squad-additions-coaches-rue-missing-ttfa-contracts/
Only to reverse course and say they did, later on with no explanation?
Sancho, in contrast to an earlier statement, admitted the Sport Ministry had received a budget from TTFA official William Wallace that covered the senior Warriors’ 2015 Gold Cup and 2018 World Cup campaigns.
http://wired868.com/2015/05/06/sport-ministry-halts-payment-to-warrior-coaches-tim-kee-explains-delay/
Same way he's now claiming that the MoS never received a request for a written proposal about the Women's League... when in fact an email was sent to you, asking for something in writing and you promised you would present something in writing... only for Sancho to now say no one asked for anything in writing.
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The reason you hear the years 2008-2012 is that TTFA are stating that the auditors need to reference them to complete 2012-2014. Apparently these were stored on one computer and not backed up anywhere. When TTFA was incorporated, they found TTFF had completed no audits since 2008. The Ministry of Sport does not require those years, TTFA's auditors do.
So let's try this again...
1. "which years audits were requested by Sancho?"
2. What has the "Honourable" Minister done to assist in the recovery of the data from the missing hard drive?
3. When Sancho became Minister there was already an agreement in place to pay the salaries of the coaches; why did he unilaterally decide to renege on that promise in order to attach his own stipulation for audits?
4. Why did the "Honourable" Minister claim that the TTFA did not present a budget to the Ministry
Earlier this week, Sport Minister Brent Sancho told Wired868 that the local football had missed a March deadline to deliver audited accounts to the Government and had not submitted a proper budget for the year.
“We didn’t get anything with full costings from them,” said Sancho. “From what I remember, they just sent a gauge of what they have in mind, like two matches in June or early July, but nothing detailed.
“There is no information as to when, where and how much so it is not a budget from a Government standpoint.”
http://wired868.com/2015/05/01/ttoc-blank-u-23-squad-additions-coaches-rue-missing-ttfa-contracts/
Only to reverse course and say they did, later on with no explanation?
Sancho, in contrast to an earlier statement, admitted the Sport Ministry had received a budget from TTFA official William Wallace that covered the senior Warriors’ 2015 Gold Cup and 2018 World Cup campaigns.
http://wired868.com/2015/05/06/sport-ministry-halts-payment-to-warrior-coaches-tim-kee-explains-delay/
Same way he's now claiming that the MoS never received a request for a written proposal about the Women's League... when in fact an email was sent to you, asking for something in writing and you promised you would present something in writing... only for Sancho to now say no one asked for anything in writing.
1. "which years audits were requested by Sancho?" 2012 onwards
2. What has the "Honourable" Minister done to assist in the recovery of the data from the missing hard drive? Nothing. Why should he? They were legally seized. But according to a TTFA official, there were no audits after 2008. One thing that TTFF staff did very well was keep hard copies of receipts, invoices, bank statements and payment vouchers. Unless TTFF/TTFA misplaced these, everything is recoverable and should have been audited way before now.
3. When Sancho became Minister there was already an agreement in place to pay the salaries of the coaches; why did he unilaterally decide to renege on that promise in order to attach his own stipulation for audits? Because it would be wrong to distribute funds to TTFA without them meeting certain criteria that every other sporting body must adhere to. For years people have demanded more accountability in sport. Here it is
4. Why did the "Honourable" Minister claim that the TTFA did not present a budget to the Ministry Budgets have been presented for various competitions for various teams. Minister Sancho has never been presented with a TTFA annual budget detailing income and expenditure. Sheldon Phillips presented a business plan detailing how TTFA has managed down its debts and plans for future income generation.
I did receive a wats up message from Sheldon Phillips requesting a prospectus. This was sent to Sharon O'Brien as the TTFA representative for Women's Football.
I just don't understand why your "source" doesn't furnish you with this information as he (or she) would be aware of all of these answers already.
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1. "which years audits were requested by Sancho?" 2012 onwards
The information I have is that 2008-2010 was also requested, you said I was "mislead", okay so be it. Let's go with that, I was mislead. Tim Kee says the audit will be presented by June, so let's wait and see what develops.
2. What has the "Honourable" Minister done to assist in the recovery of the data from the missing hard drive? Nothing. Why should he? They were legally seized. But according to a TTFA official, there were no audits after 2008. One thing that TTFF staff did very well was keep hard copies of receipts, invoices, bank statements and payment vouchers. Unless TTFF/TTFA misplaced these, everything is recoverable and should have been audited way before now.
The computers were legally seized, the intellectual property, creative works, administrative documents etc. were not subject to the lien. I'm pretty sure if I you were to show me the court order it would state that only tangible property was to be seized. Financial reports are not tangible property, but I guess I'm really not surprised that I need to explain that to you. Why should Sancho assist in recovery of the data? Because it was improperly seized by him and his cohorts, and now he's witholding funds from the FA on the basis of the audits, while hindering their ability to comply with his request by producing the audits.
3. When Sancho became Minister there was already an agreement in place to pay the salaries of the coaches; why did he unilaterally decide to renege on that promise in order to attach his own stipulation for audits? Because it would be wrong to distribute funds to TTFA without them meeting certain criteria that every other sporting body must adhere to. For years people have demanded more accountability in sport. Here it is
If it was "wrong" the then Minister of Sports would not have agreed to it. The TTFA didn't say "we need government funding AND we insist on never producing an audit in exchange," Rupert Griffith in his capacity as MoS freely entered into an agreement, and agreement. If Central FC sign a sponsor ship agreement with a company and it's authorized by Manager A, if Manager A leaves the company and Manager B comes along, Manager B can't terminate the sponsorship agreement or change it because he feels it was "wrong." Simple concepts you struggling with.
4. Why did the "Honourable" Minister claim that the TTFA did not present a budget to the Ministry Budgets have been presented for various competitions for various teams. Minister Sancho has never been presented with a TTFA annual budget detailing income and expenditure. Sheldon Phillips presented a business plan detailing how TTFA has managed down its debts and plans for future income generation.
"Minister Sancho" don't know what a budget is or what? A financial document "detailing income and expenditure" is not 'budget', that is a fiscal accounting or a financial audit. A budget is a financial plan that shows how money is to be spent over a specific period. If the TTFA is asking for financial support for "various competitions and various teams" and they present you with a break down of how the money is to be spent "on various competitions and various teams" then they have provided you a budget. Sounds like you and the "Honourable" Minister playing smart with foolishness, asking for a an account of how the TTFA has been spending it's money in smart... aka asking for an audit.
I did receive a wats up message from Sheldon Phillips requesting a prospectus. This was sent to Sharon O'Brien as the TTFA representative for Women's Football.
I just don't understand why your "source" doesn't furnish you with this information as he (or she) would be aware of all of these answers already.
Oh you did receive a "wats up" message requesting a prospectus? Because Sancho claims that the Ministry didn't receive a request for a proposal in writing. So which one of you lying? Or was the "wats up" message sent via smoke signals?
I just don't understand how you two Keystone Cops end up running a multi-million dollar Sports Ministry. Actually, scratch that, I fully understand how political cronyism and pandering works, so never mind.
Sharon O'Brien herself makes it clear that she functions in two roles and that Harford gave her a written proposal in her capacity as President of WoLF, not as a TTFA ExCo member. You were directly asked by Phillips for a ‘prospectus’ and rather than send Phillips a prospectus, you had Harford send something to Sharon O’Brien. Makes no sense except to Honourable Minister Dumb and his trusty sidekick, Dumber, and the next one, the proposal writer, Dumberer.
O’Brien states that Harford said he’s send something in writing to the TTFA, which he never did, now all three of you, as usual trying to claim the TTFA lying.
Trinidad and Tobago WOLF (Women’s League Football) president Sharon O’Brien confirmed receipt of Harford’s written proposal but could not verify whether it got to Tim Kee. She pointed that although she is a TTFA executive committee member and WOLF is an affiliate of the TTFA, there is a formal separation between the two bodies.
“Harford gave it to me as the president of WOLF and he indicated to me that he would send it to Mr Phillips and Mr Tim Kee,” she said. “WOLF is an affiliate of the TTFA but we are a separate body.”
http://wired868.com/2015/05/11/ttfa-delays-wpl-endorsement-requests-transparency-from-sport-ministry/
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1. "which years audits were requested by Sancho?" 2012 onwards
The information I have is that 2008-2010 was also requested, you said I was "mislead", okay so be it. Let's go with that, I was mislead. Tim Kee says the audit will be presented by June, so let's wait and see what develops.
2. What has the "Honourable" Minister done to assist in the recovery of the data from the missing hard drive? Nothing. Why should he? They were legally seized. But according to a TTFA official, there were no audits after 2008. One thing that TTFF staff did very well was keep hard copies of receipts, invoices, bank statements and payment vouchers. Unless TTFF/TTFA misplaced these, everything is recoverable and should have been audited way before now.
The computers were legally seized, the intellectual property, creative works, administrative documents etc. were not subject to the lien. I'm pretty sure if I you were to show me the court order it would state that only tangible property was to be seized. Financial reports are not tangible property, but I guess I'm really not surprised that I need to explain that to you. Why should Sancho assist in recovery of the data? Because it was improperly seized by him and his cohorts, and now he's witholding funds from the FA on the basis of the audits, while hindering their aity to comply with his request by producing the audits.
3. When Sancho became Minister there was already an agreement in place to pay the salaries of the coaches; why did he unilaterally decide to renege on that promise in order to attach his own stipulation for audits? Because it would be wrong to distribute funds to TTFA without them meeting certain criteria that every other sporting body must adhere to. For years people have demanded more accountability in sport. Here it is
If it was "wrong" the then Minister of Sports would not have agreed to it. The TTFA didn't say "we need government funding AND we insist on never producing an audit in exchange," Rupert Griffith in his capacity as MoS freely entered into an agreement, and agreement. If Central FC sign a sponsor ship agreement with a company and it's authorized by Manager A, if Manager A leaves the company and Manager B comes along, Manager B can't terminate the sponsorship agreement or change it because he feels it was "wrong." Simple concepts you struggling with.
4. Why did the "Honourable" Minister claim that the TTFA did not present a budget to the Ministry Budgets have been presented for various competitions for various teams. Minister Sancho has never been presented with a TTFA annual budget detailing income and expenditure. Sheldon Phillips presented a business plan detailing how TTFA has managed down its debts and plans for future income generation.
"Minister Sancho" don't know what a budget is or what? A financial document "detailing income and expenditure" is not 'budget', that is a fiscal accounting or a financial audit. A budget is a financial plan that shows how money is to be spent over a specific period. If the TTFA is asking for financial support for "various competitions and various teams" and they present you with a break down of how the money is to be spent "on various competitions and various teams" then they have provided you a budget. Sounds like you and the "Honourable" Minister playing smart with foolishness, asking for a an account of how the TTFA has been spending it's money in smart... aka asking for an audit.
I did receive a wats up message from Sheldon Phillips requesting a prospectus. This was sent to Sharon O'Brien as the TTFA representative for Women's Football.
I just don't understand why your "source" doesn't furnish you with this information as he (or she) would be aware of all of these answers already.
Oh you did receive a "wats up" message requesting a prospectus? Because Sancho claims that the Ministry didn't receive a request for a proposal in writing. So which one of you lying? Or was the "wats up" message sent via smoke signals?
I just don't understand how you two Keystone Cops end up running a multi-million dollar Sports Ministry. Actually, scratch that, I fully understand how political cronyism and pandering works, so never mind.
Sharon O'Brien herself makes it clear that she functions in two roles and that Harford gave her a written proposal in her capacity as President of WoLF, not as a TTFA ExCo member. You were directly asked by Phillips for a ‘prospectus’ and rather than send Phillips a prospectus, you had Harford send something to Sharon O’Brien. Makes no sense except to Honourable Minister Dumb and his trusty sidekick, Dumber, and the next one, the proposal writer, Dumberer.
O’Brien states that Harford said he’s send something in writing to the TTFA, which he never did, now all three of you, as usual trying to claim the TTFA lying.
Trinidad and Tobago WOLF (Women’s League Football) president Sharon O’Brien confirmed receipt of Harford’s written proposal but could not verify whether it got to Tim Kee. She pointed that although she is a TTFA executive committee member and WOLF is an affiliate of the TTFA, there is a formal separation between the two bodies.
“Harford gave it to me as the president of WOLF and he indicated to me that he would send it to Mr Phillips and Mr Tim Kee,” she said. “WOLF is an affiliate of the TTFA but we are a separate body.”
http://wired868.com/2015/05/11/ttfa-delays-wpl-endorsement-requests-transparency-from-sport-ministry/
And here comes the usual personal abuse when answers are provided.
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And here comes the usual personal abuse when answers are provided.
What "personal abuse"? You entered the discussion throwing words around about "hearsay" and "fantasy" when you could have simply just said "that's not exactly correct, this is what was actually asked for". You are also the one talking about my "source" should have furnished me with since they already had the information. Save the snide remarks if you know that you're sensitive to snide remarks in return.
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And here comes the usual personal abuse when answers are provided.
What "personal abuse"? You entered the discussion throwing words around about "hearsay" and "fantasy" when you could have simply just said "that's not exactly correct, this is what was actually asked for". You are also the one talking about my "source" should have furnished me with since they already had the information. Save the snide remarks if you know that you're sensitive to snide remarks in return.
Why you tryna make the thing political? It is clear you just don't like the party in power and the fact The Minister involved. But don't let that cloud simple common sense. You are getting simple answers and getting all defensive.
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Why you tryna make the thing political? It is clear you just don't like the party in power and the fact The Minister involved. But don't let that cloud simple common sense. You are getting simple answers and getting all defensive.
At least yuh get one thing correct. The rest so off base that it's not even worth my time addressing.
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It would help if you actually had a clue about what you're talking about. Sancho knows well what he's doing with that request for "accounting." When the MoS agreed to pay the coaches last year there were no such conditions attached to the agreement by Rupert Griffith. All of a sudden Sancho wants to see financial audits. Audits have been prepared for 2012- present, the period since Tim Kee has been President, and made available to Sancho. But Sancho not satisfied with that... he wants Tim Kee to provide audits for the period 2008-2010 as well.. coincidentally, the period when players allege most of the 2006 money went missing. Not only is this a period for which Tim Kee isn't responsible (so why punish football unnecessarily by holding up the coaches' pay?), but Sancho and his cohorts took the computers which had the financial records stored on them. Sancho on shit... and either you too dotish to connect the very obvious dots, or you trolling. Smart money is on an equal helping of both.
This is how you respond to people? And when provided with answers you continue down the same path. Leave that stuff aside man. It is distracting when following the thread and trying to get up to speed with whats going on.
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This is how you respond to people? And when provided with answers you continue down the same path. Leave that stuff aside man. It is distracting when following the thread and trying to get up to speed with whats going on.
I'll use my 'inside voice' next time... FOH
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sorry to say this but not only tim kee is killing our football but also guys like sancho..
get rid of all of them if they can't get their house in order and progress our football...
when will this nonsense end, cut your losses and move, sancho talking about money but did the same to his players
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sorry to say this but not only tim kee is killing our football but also guys like sancho..
get rid of all of them if they can't get their house in order and progress our football...
when will this nonsense end, cut your losses and move, sancho talking about money but did the same to his players
How Sancho killing football?
Where your pro team? Where your contribution to T&T football. Is only talk on here.
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TTFA faces another legal battle...John-Williams fails to honour director’s contract
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)
The T&T Football Association (TTFA), under new president David John-Williams, is facing another legal battle for money owed to one of its employees.
Sources say the John-Williams administration has failed to honour the contract of Kendall Walkes, the association’s director of football, who has not been paid since the new president assumed office on November 30.
Walkes, who coached at West Chester University in the United States for 25 years and was a key component in the US Olympic Development Programme, and his family were uprooted from their United States base, and brought to Trinidad under the Raymond Tim Kee administration to take up his position.
The deal included a housing allowance and an attractive monthly salary, along with other perks. Sources say Walkes’ presence in the TTFA has not met the approval of John-Williams.
“The president disagreed with almost everything in the contract,” one source said.
Walkes and his legal representatives Andre Lord and Melissa Roberts-John met with members of the TTFA, including John-Williams, his vice presidents Joanne Salazar and Ewing Davis and its legal team at the TTFA office at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, last week.
Walkes’ concerns were heard and discussed and the TTFA promised a response by Tuesday.
Up to yesterday, Walkes had no communication from the TTFA. “Walkes and his team feel the TTFA is not interested in settling the matter. They have decided to settle it in the court,” the source explained.
Apart from legal proceedings, it is understood Walkes’ team has also written to the general secretaries of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football Federations (CONCACAF) and FIFA, the world governing body for football.
The Guardian was told John-Williams appears interested in bringing in his own technical director and is therefore unwilling to accept Walkes. “John-Williams has his own way of doing things, which quite frankly is beginning to worry some of the very people who put him in office. It seems to be his way or the highway,” said the source.
“He has to start seeing the TTFA as a national association and not a club, this is not W Connection, this is Trinidad and Tobago football, and people are starting to think they made a mistake.”
Walkes took over from Anton Corneal who served the football association as technical director, assistant coach and youth development officer for almost six years, before he voluntarily retired over difficulty in receiving monies owed to him.
He has since filed legal action against the TTFA for $3.5 million. Apart from Corneal, ex-national midfielder Russell Latapy and Dutch coach Wim Rijsbergen have also sued the football federation over unpaid salaries.
Attempts to reach Walkes yesterday proved futile but John-Williams when contacted said he had no comment.
“I feel the one you should contact is Kendall Walkes and I will not be responding to anything he says either. My comment will come in the fullness of time.”
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“He has to start seeing the TTFA as a national association and not a club, this is not W Connection, this is Trinidad and Tobago football, and people are starting to think they made a mistake.”
:thinking:
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Like I've been warning everyone from the get go..
Mostly everything I have said has come to pass..
Get rid of him in her next election or I hope we can go to a no confidence vote sooner to remove him.. I need to review the constitution
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Kendall Walkes terminated.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
One year into his three-year contract, director of football, Kendal Walkes has been fired by the T&T Football Association (TTFA). Walkes received his termination letter from the Association’s president David John-Williams via e-mail on Saturday. The letter stated that the Association would pay all debts owed to him for the period during which he was appointed.
Walkes’ salary was reported to be $93,000 monthly. A copy of a recent Board meeting suggested that FIFA had advised the Association to renegotiate the salary being paid to the director. Contacted yesterday, Walkes said John-Williams and the TTFA were in breach of the contract.
He said he has advised his lawyers to write FIFA requesting its response to the embattled federation on his contract, as he does not believe the governing body for football, would give such a mandate since his contract was accepted by the FIFA when it was first negotiated.
Walkes explained while he does not believe in settling issues by engaging in mud-slinging in public, he believes the TTFA president is reluctant to accept that he had an authentic contract with the football federation, which was signed by former president Raymond Tim Kee.
Walkes’ legal team which comprises Andre Lord and Melissa Roberts-John, yesterday filed a motion in the High Court to confirm his contract with the football association. It will then proceed with actions to recover monies owed to him.
It is understood that Tim Kee who was replaced following a hotly contested election on November 29 last year, contacted John-Williams a few months ago to confirm the authentication of Walkes’ contract. When contacted, Tim Kee confirmed he did sign a contract with Walkes, who has coached at the West Chester University in the United States for 25 years.
Ironically, Walkes never applied for the TTFA job. Instead, it was offered to him by former general secretary Sheldon Phillip. Walkes, who took over from Anton Corneal in 2014, said the federation has failed to honour payment of his earnings since November last year, when John-Williams assumed office.
He said monies owed to him amounted to approximately US$75,000, but although he was told that it would be paid, when he checked with his bank, he saw only $3,000. Apart from the past five months, Walkes will have to be paid for another two years if his services are terminated, according to his contract.
Walkes and his family were forced to relocate from the United States after he signed with the TTFA, but yesterday he said family members were in shambles when he broke the news to them. “They are in shambles but I have to stand up and stay strong,” Walkes said.
Calls to John-Williams and general secretary Azaad Khan remained unanswered.
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This is Messy! I can understand or better yet appreciate both sides position. On one hand you have a man who uprooted family to come to TnT for a minimum 3 year period. He has the added insult of not having being paid, only for it to be further compounded with termination of the contract and the position of the FA is that he only gets paid up until when he was terminated. Hardly seems even the least bit fair to him and his family. On the other Williams is in a dubious position as he would like to appoint someone of his choosing which isn't at all a preposterous desire. I would hope that this matter is here only after failed attempts to settle amicably however I have no faith that that is indeed the case.
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That's a tough situation for Walkes, having to deal with a change in Presidency. Even worse for his family who all relocated. I don't know but I feel as if this situation could've had a more diplomatic resolution, from the info provided it seemed like the new federation just ignored Walkes, or had no clue of his role/responsibilities, or his contract in general.
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People giving Williams too much of a pass on this one. This is nothing short of absolute disrespect for Walkes, his family and his situation, as well as a disregard for what's best for the FA. It has been confirmed that there was a valid contract in place for Walkes, yet Williams from the get-go has been insistent on bringing in his own people. Unless Walkes is absolutely unqualified for the position, and that's not at all the case, then he should be given the opportunity to fulfill his contract.
Personal preferences might work when it's your business/toy that you're playing with. In this case this is other people's money, namely TTFA money you're playing with. Just as he disregarded Phillips' contract in refusing to honor it (after Tim Kee illegally breached it), Williams was eager to disregard the contract with Walkes, and now it will be the TTFA to pay. They will be left paying two people for the same job. Part of me feels this is him saying "oh, you feel we owe you money? Well stand in line behind everybody else, whenever you get paid you'll get paid."
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People giving Williams too much of a pass on this one. This is nothing short of absolute disrespect for Walkes, his family and his situation, as well as a disregard for what's best for the FA. It has been confirmed that there was a valid contract in place for Walkes, yet Williams from the get-go has been insistent on bringing in his own people. Unless Walkes is absolutely unqualified for the position, and that's not at all the case, then he should be given the opportunity to fulfill his contract.
Personal preferences might work when it's your business/toy that you're playing with. In this case this is other people's money, namely TTFA money you're playing with. Just as he disregarded Phillips' contract in refusing to honor it (after Tim Kee illegally breached it), Williams was eager to disregard the contract with Walkes, and now it will be the TTFA to pay. They will be left paying two people for the same job. Part of me feels this is him saying "oh, you feel we owe you money? Well stand in line behind everybody else, whenever you get paid you'll get paid."
Cosign!!!
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Like I've been warning everyone from the get go..
Mostly everything I have said has come to pass..
Get rid of him in her next election or I hope we can go to a no confidence vote sooner to remove him.. I need to review the constitution
I said this the day he threw his hat in the ring. Not one person on this site concurred with me. The Press acted as if they were mentally challenged on this matter. Sancho shouldn't have been MOS. Warner and his children shouldn't have been allowed to compromise themselves for years and like a real banana republic we take a Club owner and make him TTFA Presdient.
VB
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This is nothing short of absolute disrespect for Walkes, his family and his situation, as well as a disregard for what's best for the FA.
Agree!
A valid contract is a valid contract. Williams knew of the contract while campaigning... no? Mr Hart, keep your eye out.. it may well be that you're next as have been voiced here by others.
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This is nothing short of absolute disrespect for Walkes, his family and his situation, as well as a disregard for what's best for the FA.
Agree!
A valid contract is a valid contract. Williams knew of the contract while campaigning... no? Mr Hart, keep your eye out.. it may well be that you're next as have been voiced here by others.
As we have seen, legal procedure does bear fruit in TT.
In addition I am sure he can get additional damages. It might take a while but you go buss yuh head if you don't honour contracts.
Ask Camps.
VB
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I said this the day he threw his hat in the ring. Not one person on this site concurred with me. The Press acted as if they were mentally challenged on this matter. Sancho shouldn't have been MOS. Warner and his children shouldn't have been allowed to compromise themselves for years and like a real banana republic we take a Club owner and make him TTFA Presdient.
VB
VB, I have no beef with you. But after what we have been thru for the past 30 years with Jack, we wanted "anything' but the holdovers from Jack era. This was one of the fairest elections we had in decades. He won "fair and square". We on the site did not vote. If anybody on the forum wanted to go for the position, they could have thrown their hat in the ring.
Am I disappointed, Friggin Yes!!!. Plus, Kendal is MY Buddy. NO f--king apologies about his appointment. Because I KNOW he can contribute to football in TT, especially grassroots. Unfortunately he was caught up in this transition. Toombs is a good man. He is a Family Man. He is an intelligent Trini. He doh encourage slackness or take bullshit. He demands excellence. He is a product of Cynthia and Mr. Walkes of Belmont, St. Margrets, Progressive, Touring Teens, Carlyle Mason, Chicken Leotaud, Roderick Warner, Jap Brown, Jimmy Blanc, Alvin Corneal, D'Romans, Peterborough, Malvern, Teachers Training College, Davis and Elkins, West Va and West Chester U, PA., TT Youth and Senior teams.
John Williams can't tell ME that Tombs is not the right man for the job. Maybe not his man. So formuites, forgive me for the tantrum. That is all I have to say.
Toombs, Sylvia and KJ, Love and Blessings.
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Wit all due respect Deeks. When it come to DJW....yuh well naive.
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Wit all due respect Deeks. When it come to DJW....yuh well naive.
I was not naïve. Is the chance we took. He eh working out the way we expected.
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93k per month (alleged) and you cant pay players or coaches?
National teams have no money to travel?
Smh
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TTFA not saying much over alleged sacking of employee.
T&T Express Reports.
THE Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) responded yesterday to reports alleging it had sacked its former technical director Kendall Walkes over the weekend. The TTFA never acknowledged it had sacked Walkes as reported, only stating, in a media release, that it would not speak on the issue, and that the report carried in a daily newspaper contained inaccuracies.
The TTFA release said: “The TTFA, as a responsible employer, will respect the privacy of its contractual relationship with its employees. It will refrain from commenting on the details mentioned in the article and the comments attributed to Mr. Walkes, except to note that the article contains several material inaccuracies.”
Yesterday, it was reported that Walkes was relieved of his job as technical director, having assumed the post a few months ago under the former TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee’s administration. Walkes is reportedly considering taking up the matter in court. It was also reported that Walkes earned $93,000 a month and had not been paid since November when current TTFA boss David John-Williams was installed as president.
The TTFA said it needed to defend its reputation.
“Mere days before two crucial World Cup Qualifying games against St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is forced to respond to an article (which appeared in a daily newspaper) to protect its name and reputation,” the release stated.
“Under the headline ‘Walkes Terminated’ an article published (yesterday) makes a number of assertions about the contractual relationship between the TTFA and one of its employees. Suffice to say that the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association takes its responsibilities very seriously and at all times makes decisions that it believes to be in the best, current and longer term, interest of Trinidad and Tobago football.”
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TTFA stay mum on Walkes issue.
T&T Express Reports.
THE TRINIDAD and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has stayed mum on the issue regarding their director of football Kendall Walkes.
It was reported in a daily newspaper yesterday that Walkes’ contract was terminated by the local governing body and the TT FA, in an immediate media release, admitted that they were “forced to respond to protect its name and reputation”.
According to the media release, “the TT FA, as a responsible employer, will respect the privacy of its contractual relationship with its employees.
It will refrain from commenting on the details mentioned in the article and the comments attributed to Walkes, except to note that the article contains several material inaccuracies.”
The media release ended, “suffice to say that the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association takes its responsibilities very seriously and at all times makes decisions that it believes to be in the best, current and longer term, interest of Trinidad and Tobago football.” Efforts to reach Walkes, as well as TT FA president David John-Williams, proved futile up to press time last evening.
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Tim Kee was paying this man $93,000 a month and we players (men and women) and coaches wasn't getting paid for months?
This is madness.
Walkes better walk we, he eh deserve that money, this is crazy.
And he have to be a real kakahole to leave de US and pack up he family to come back to T&T knowing that Tim Kee is a set up man and election was around de corner, he shoulda get he money first and then come back, it good, Tim Kee screw up him up.
I hate Clown Williams, but if he let him go, I woulda do de same too,,,,, I not paying no one $93,000 a month and we have nothing left ova for de players and de coaches, f00ck that.
Ah backing Clown Williams on this one.
That contract sign under Tim Kee, it eh having nothing to do with de new TTFA and if it has, then pay him off and send him back to de US.
These people really taking advantage boy.
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Sam, Breds I know Kendal can do the wuk as long as they eh play politics. He qualify to do the work, and has been doing what was required and willing and able to do much more. To say he should not leave the US and come to work is disengenuous. He is a Trini. He played for TT in the "bun and sweet drink" days and got nothing. He went away, studied and acquire the knowledge and experience to run a national program, and you saying he is fool to come home to take the job. TT is home, Breds. We all say we want knowledgeable people, local coaches to lazy, this and that, etc. Toombs eh no bullshitter, Breds. He has been a go getter from long time. He took the job seriously and is willing to fullfil his commitment. When the women's team went Brazil and the coach had to come back because of prior commitment, who stepped in. It was Kendal. And the team played their best game on tour despite the lost. Toombs eh out to rip off TT. He is for real. That is why he brought his family.
Unfortunately, he got caught in a change of administration.
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Sam, Breds I know Kendal can do the wuk as long as they eh play politics. He qualify to do the work, and has been doing what was required and willing and able to do much more. To say he should not leave the US and come to work is disengenuous. He is a Trini. He played for TT in the "bun and sweet drink" days and got nothing. He went away, studied and acquire the knowledge and experience to run a national program, and you saying he is fool to come home to take the job. TT is home, Breds. We all say we want knowledgeable people, local coaches to lazy, this and that, etc. Toombs eh no bullshitter, Breds. He has been a go getter from long time. He took the job seriously and is willing to fullfil his commitment. When the women's team went Brazil and the coach had to come back because of prior commitment, who stepped in. It was Kendal. And the team played their best game on tour despite the lost. Toombs eh out to rip off TT. He is for real. That is why he brought his family.
Unfortunately, he got caught in a change of administration.
Your f00cking head real hard we, who say he is a fool to come home and take a job?
He is a c00ont to believe in de TTFA and Tim Kee and shoulda get he money up front before yuh pack up yuh family and come home.
Deeks, how you mean, who step in when de team was in Brazil !!!! he have no f00cking choice, he was getting paid $93,000 a month, he better step in, wha yuh wanted, for him to sit there and he making all that?? that was his job.
He went away and studied, so T&T have to pay for that? It have thousands here who went away to study
I dont care if he is Santana.
$93,000 a month is fo0cking ridiculous !!!!
Time for he to go home.
We could put that money to better use.
He costing more than Leo.
I eh saying he not good, but $93,000 a month, then who knows they probably have to give him a car, house, etc on top of that !!!!
He is de PM.
He here more than six months now and yuh cah hear from him, only now he get mouth because he want he money, so yuh hearing from him everyday now, all de time, nobody eh even know if we have a TD in T&T.
What program he plan since he came home, tell meh nah?
All de players, men and women players put together (youth and senior) doh get so much for de month when they play for T&T.
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Sam yuh songin like ah ignorant jackass!! If we want the atmosphere in our football to change we have to employ people who have the actual know how and qualifications. Even better we should much rather that we get one of our own who actually took the time to become the type of professional necessary to help steer us out of the bullshit. It have to start somewhere. Aside from that yuh backing williams in breaching a contract? Do you know how absolutely dotish yuh sounding?!! So in the end you will rather see him sue the federation, get his moneys (because he will win!) and not having had to actually put in the work for which he is capable? And who de ass tell you is he job was to step in in Brazil for the coach? Where else in the world is that the standard. So because he from Trini he doh deserve to be paid a salary commensurate to experience? It doh have nowhere in the world where you can lure someone already employed and not pay significantly for it. And how you know, he know anything about RTK being a set up man? Is because of this jackass thinking why we always overpaying foreigners instead of appreciating when one of we own take pride in coming back to help fix things. I guess yuh musse go feel better with Shabazz or one of these other incompetent imps in the position. Steups
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Sam yuh songin like ah ignorant jackass!! If we want the atmosphere in our football to change we have to employ people who have the actual know how and qualifications. Even better we should much rather that we get one of our own who actually took the time to become the type of professional necessary to help steer us out of the bullshit. It have to start somewhere. Aside from that yuh backing williams in breaching a contract? Do you know how absolutely dotish yuh sounding?!! So in the end you will rather see him sue the federation, get his moneys (because he will win!) and not having had to actually put in the work for which he is capable? And who de ass tell you is he job was to step in in Brazil for the coach? Where else in the world is that the standard. So because he from Trini he doh deserve to be paid a salary commensurate to experience? It doh have nowhere in the world where you can lure someone already employed and not pay significantly for it. And how you know, he know anything about RTK being a set up man? Is because of this jackass thinking why we always overpaying foreigners instead of appreciating when one of we own take pride in coming back to help fix things. I guess yuh musse go feel better with Shabazz or one of these other incompetent imps in the position. Steups
C00ont, yuh cant hire what you cant afford. It have nothing to do with qualification or if yuh from T&T.
Simple like that.
Everybody connected to T&T right now is TRINI!!!! wha shit yuh talking.... who say bring a foreigner?
Who say he should not get paid? Pay him what he is owed and f00ck away after that.
Tim Kee work for Jack, he just as bad, everybody know de TTFA reputation, this is nothing new.
They hire a man out of de blues and paying him what they can't afford, while de players, Hart and his assistants, Phillips, Latas, Anton, and de rest, etc, etc,,,, have not gotten paid in MONTHS !!!! and you telling me I sounding stupid, man, go from f00cking here nah.
You cant spend all yuh money on staff alone, it have other things that need to be taken care of.
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$14,074.83 USD a MONTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He better than de f00cking president !!!!!!!
He in T&T over 6 months now, what have he done to deserve that?
Yuh pay a man so much and have nothing left over to run a program then ent yuh spinning top in mud?
Yuh paying for nothing then, because he go still can't do he wok.
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Sam how in the world you will get your money upfront for a 4 year contract, unless is prince Faisal hiring you.The best you may get is half upfront, then the rest on the end of your contract. And to say you were not hearing nothing from him is not true. There were videos of him doing coaching in the country side. Also some of the things he wanted to had to take back seat because of the new administration.
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Deeks, go and f00cking sleep nah.
$14,074.83 USD a MONTH could do a lot of things for T&T football than coaching in the country side once every 6 months.
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That is real small money for a technical director of a national program.
Pay peanuts you get monkeys.
14k USD per month is $168 thousand a year. Small money.
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That is real small money for a technical director of a national program.
Pay peanuts you get monkeys.
14k USD per month is $168 thousand a year. Small money.
Doh study Sam and he belligerent bullshit. He musse feel man does do dem job fuh 60k/year smh. I understand he point about not hiring people when yuh cannot pay and it is a valid point, but pay him and let him go is retarded. Doh pay him and have to pay lawyers then pay him is even more stupid.
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That is real small money for a technical director of a national program.
Pay peanuts you get monkeys.
14k USD per month is $168 thousand a year. Small money.
Add he expenses to.
That is small money for a federation who have money, not a federation who owe 10 people millions, have no sponsors and a smartman running it.
You can't spend what you don't have especially on a man who eh even make a mark on de international scene. $14k US a month is a lot to spend on a man out of college.
When you operating a broke federation, you have to spend wiser, a Technical Director is worthless when you dont have the money to back him up.
So allyuh want them to pay Walkes and leave de rest of de staff and players with what?
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That is real small money for a technical director of a national program.
Pay peanuts you get monkeys.
14k USD per month is $168 thousand a year. Small money.
Add he expenses to.
That is small money for a federation who have money, not a federation who owe 10 people millions, have no sponsors and a smartman running it.
You can't spend what you don't have especially on a man who eh even make a mark on de international scene. $14k US a month is a lot to spend on a man out of college.
When you operating a broke federation, you have to spend wiser, a Technical Director is worthless when you dont have the money to back him up.
So allyuh want them to pay Walkes and leave de rest of de staff and players with what?
Nobody not of the belief (at least I doh think so) that is small money for TTFA. The fact is though, is small money for that title throughout the industry of sports and sports administration/management. This is a no win situation for TTFA and Walkes because even though Walkes will eventually get the money (by virtue of a court judgment), there is no telling when it will actually physically happen. The problem here though is that it could have ramifications for our football in FIFA as our FA and NTs could end up being sanctioned. RTK do shit with da contract on many levels. Considering the FA has had to rely most on government for financial support, that was very irresponsible. The best thing the FA can honestly do here is keep him because they will end up paying him, his legal fees when they lose the case, and still also pay someone else to fill that title/role. So from a business point of view this is the worst possible approach being taken by Williams. The question is, what can they really afford to pay? Remember yuh get what yuh pay for most of the time.
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Walkes was not getting paid $93,000 TTD per month. His salary was $60,000 TTD per month which the TTFA split with SPORTT 55%/45%. However, SPORTT never paid their 55% and when the old TTFA was still in power, they paid the full 100% of his salary with the understanding that SPORTT will take up his salary when their funding arrived.
Looks as though it never did.
Walkes was getting less that Anton Corneal and LP.
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What they say about opinions is really true yes. Every FA gets developmental funding from FIFA on an annual basis. In the case of the TTFA, last figures I'm aware of it was to the tune of $250,000 USD a year. FIFA declined to make payment to any FA who did not have a TD on staff, so until and unless Tim Kee had hired Walkes (or someone else) FIFA was not going to make that payment. They get a damn good TD at a reasonable price, now everybody bumping they gum about how it was such a bad thing that the old administration do. Sometimes it pays to have a bit more facts before criticizing.
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What they say about opinions is really true yes. Every FA gets developmental funding from FIFA on an annual basis. In the case of the TTFA, last figures I'm aware of it was to the tune of $250,000 USD a year. FIFA declined to make payment to any FA who did not have a TD on staff, so until and unless Tim Kee had hired Walkes (or someone else) FIFA was not going to make that payment. They get a damn good TD at a reasonable price, now everybody bumping they gum about how it was such a bad thing that the old administration do. Sometimes it pays to have a bit more facts before criticizing.
"Walkes was getting less than Anton Corneal and LP." Williams making an ass move here and nothing good can come of it!
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Deeks, go and f00cking sleep nah.
$14,074.83 USD a MONTH could do a lot of things for T&T football than coaching in the country side once every 6 months.
Sam,
go fly a kite, nah! He not only coaching in the country side. He also teach courses for the coaching license. Where I was home for Carnival, he was making arrangements to have courses in Tobago. I friggin telling you, Toombs is committed to this job. Not only his reputation at stake here, Breds. He want to see TT football direction change after 30 years of Jack. He has worked in the US system and can give a whole lot to our football.
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Deeks, go and f00cking sleep nah.
$14,074.83 USD a MONTH could do a lot of things for T&T football than coaching in the country side once every 6 months.
Sam,
go fly a kite, nah!
I does to that at least twice a week.
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look something in de mortar other dan de pestle .....When Walkes was hired was his position ever vetted? while it was Tim Kee who signed off on it you have to wonder whether or not it was a choice that was foisted on him by de cabal...... I didn't hear of anyone asking what he hoped to achieve over the next 3 years. What were his plans? what has he initiated so far?
Now in terms of capability he is more than competent enough to handle the technical aspect of his job but there is more than that to holding that position as it entails having a personality that is easily malleable.
Also it easy t say the man pick up wife and pickney anyone ever check to see how old his kids are and where they're at...you know what I'm sayin...
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look something in de mortar other dan de pestle .....When Walkes was hired was his position ever vetted? while it was Tim Kee who signed off on it you have to wonder whether or not it was a choice that was foisted on him by de cabal...... I didn't hear of anyone asking what he hoped to achieve over the next 3 years. What were his plans? what has he initiated so far?
Now in terms of capability he is more than competent enough to handle the technical aspect of his job but there is more than that to holding that position as it entails having a personality that is easily malleable.
Also it easy t say the man pick up wife and pickney anyone ever check to see how old his kids are and where they're at...you know what I'm sayin...
As far as I know Kendal position got the approval from FIFA. That I know for sure. As matter of fact, FIFA is requiring every member nation have a TD. But check me on that. I knew he was on local TV explaining what the TTFA wanted to achieve. He has a son,16,who is currently in high school in TT. He has adjusted to the culture and environment pretty nicely. He is a good and mature kid.
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I hope things work out for him, but I have to tell you - unless he was living under a rock, there is no way he could not have known the issues regarding the TTFA and its well documented inability to pay key personnel...to uproot your family under such circumstances knowing that Tim Key could potentially loose an election is a brave decision on his part.
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Amwood, Kendal knew the situation. But the desire to work in TT doing what he loves was very hard to by pass. He saw it as the best moment to make the transition despite the known risk. There is a certain amount of "stubbornness" in Kendal. And "stubborn" people take risk. Unfortunately, there are consequences. This time it is not pleasant.
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I hope things work out for him, but I have to tell you - unless he was living under a rock, there is no way he could not have known the issues regarding the TTFA and its well documented inability to pay key personnel...to uproot your family under such circumstances knowing that Tim Key could potentially loose an election is a brave decision on his part.
Boss reply.
Deeks and them still living under a rock. Any and everybody knew about the TTFA now and then.
Anthony Sherwood do more for kids than Walkes was doing as a TD for an entire country.
De only clinic Walkes probably do was in Port of Spain General Hospital.
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I hope things work out for him, but I have to tell you - unless he was living under a rock, there is no way he could not have known the issues regarding the TTFA and its well documented inability to pay key personnel...to uproot your family under such circumstances knowing that Tim Key could potentially loose an election is a brave decision on his part.
Boss reply.
Deeks and them still living under a rock. Any and everybody knew about the TTFA now and then.
Anthony Sherwood do more for kids than Walkes was doing as a TD for an entire country.
De only clinic Walkes probably do was in Port of Spain General Hospital.
I know amwood is doing a fantastic job in his area. I hope that one day he will coach TT. But amwood is his own boss. He don't have to deal with the likes of RTK and DJW. And just remember what amwood said in an article about Papi Emmanuel. If things dont change in TT, he is going back to the states.
Breds, go fly some more kites.
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Walkes was not getting paid $93,000 TTD per month. His salary was $60,000 TTD per month which the TTFA split with SPORTT 55%/45%. However, SPORTT never paid their 55% and when the old TTFA was still in power, they paid the full 100% of his salary with the understanding that SPORTT will take up his salary when their funding arrived.
Looks as though it never did.
Walkes was getting less that Anton Corneal and LP.
This is a FYI...
Heard from a very good source that the actual figure was $93,000 TTD per month and not $60,000 as previous stated.
Either way, one day the truth will come out and the ones that is lying will get blast.
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Walkes was making $10,000 USD per-month, but when you include housing and transportation costs thats where the 93,000 comes in.
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Walkes was making $10,000 USD per-month, but when you include housing and transportation costs thats where the 93,000 comes in.
I am wondering if DJW even took the time to assess, review, ask for a report of the work that Walkes has done since he got to Trinidad. It baffles me (hum not really) how they put the Assistant TD in the newly formed "Technical Committee" but yet release the TD from his position. It's very difficult for me to imagine that Walkes has been there for a year and DJW and his cronies don't know what he has been doing in the grassroots football arena. Japan and China using an American to develop their program at the grassroots level and we disrespecting our own! What a shame!!! and they expect people to seriously support T&T football? I hope that Hart is actively looking for another job, because they will soon disrespect him too!
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Walkes was making $10,000 USD per-month, but when you include housing and transportation costs thats where the 93,000 comes in.
I am wondering if DJW even took the time to assess, review, ask for a report of the work that Walkes has done since he got to Trinidad. It baffles me (hum not really) how they put the Assistant TD in the newly formed "Technical Committee" but yet release the TD from his position. It's very difficult for me to imagine that Walkes has been there for a year and DJW and his cronies don't know what he has been doing in the grassroots football arena. Japan and China using an American to develop their program at the grassroots level and we disrespecting our own! What a shame!!! and they expect people to seriously support T&T football? I hope that Hart is actively looking for another job, because they will soon disrespect him too!
I go really love to see what he did since he came to T&T, apart from a clinic in Mayaro.
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DJW is autocratic, vindictive and narcissistic: Walkes blasts TTFA president
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com)
Sacked Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Kendall Walkes has blasted football president David John-Williams for his supposed autocratic, vindictive and narcissistic style, as he opened up about the last four months at his post.
Walkes, a former Trinidad and Tobago national midfielder and US Virgin Islands technical director, accepted a three year contract from the TTFA in March 2015 and returned home a month later. Raymond Tim Kee was TTFA president then while Sheldon Phillips was general secretary.
Walkes, who spent 23 seasons as head coach of the West Chester University men’s football team in the United States, went unpaid for two of his nine months under Tim Kee. But, he claimed, that was nothing compared to the treatment he received under John-Williams.
“Without any provocation, he just decided to take this stance against me, almost from day one,” Walkes told Wired868. “I would talk to my wife after (our) meetings and she is aware of the ridicule and cynicism I have had to deal with, as he tries to feed his narcissistic needs and ego.
“He even ridiculed my decision to come here. He has brought the entire situation into something personal.
“I can’t tell you how vindictive his actions were in a lot of instances.”
Walkes, who has a USSF A licence, NSCAA advanced national diploma, England FA preliminary and FIFA youth academy certification, said he has not been paid once by John-Williams who has refused to acknowledge his contract.
The TTFA president declined comment on the issue.
“I have no comment to make on that,” John-Williams told Wired868, “because the matter is being addressed by both party’s attorneys.”
In his termination letter, John-Williams stated that the TTFA would “honour any arrears accrued under that arrangement and are prepared to meet with you to settle any outstanding salary due to you.”
However, Walkes alleged that the TTFA president offered him a cheque with less than his monthly salary as an “unprejudiced pay off.” He has refused to touch it on legal advice.
“He put a clause with the voucher attached to the cheque saying it was an unprejudiced pay off,” said Walkes. “But I was advised that it could mean he didn’t have to pay me any more money.
“He promised to pay me for all debts accrued. But instead he is trying to starve me out.”
Ironically, Walkes accepted the TTFA job after former technical director, Anton Corneal, quit in acrimonious circumstances.
After two years, Corneal claimed he did not receive a dollar from the duo of Tim Kee and Phillips.
“I have gotten eight half salaries from the government in two and a half years,” Corneal told Wired868, on 2 April 2014. “But at least I am getting something. I have not been paid by one dollar by the TTFA and I think that is not just disrespectful; it is gravely disrespectful.
“They didn’t even say ‘instead of 10 dollars, take three dollars’. I have bills and a family like everybody else. I did it for as long as I could…
“They cannot honour my contract financially and I couldn’t do it anymore.”
A year later, Walkes succeeded him. He admitted to being nervous about being paid but said he received assurances.
“(The certainty about being paid at the end of the month) was always my first concern,” said Walkes. “I have been asked to come back to Trinidad and give back since the Jack Warner era in the 1990s and I have always declined respectfully.
“I have always watched coaches come from foreign countries for big contracts and, within a few months, you are fighting to be paid or have to take them to court. So you get a big contract and two months later you are fighting to get a dime.
“So, I have always said I would not to work under that kind of administration.”
Despite Corneal’s obvious issues, Walkes—who has a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Public Health from Davis & Elkins College and a Master’s in Exercise Physiology from West Chester—thought it would be different under Tim Kee and Phillips, who he met at a convention in the United States before either had ascended to the top TTFA posts.
“Two things convinced me to come,” said Walkes. “One, I was working under a different administration… And then it was the Sports Company. I emailed a SPORTT official and said a little birdie told me the Sports Company will pick up part of my salary and he confirmed it.
“And when I calculated I said even if the TTFA didn’t pay me, I would be okay. But then when I came (to Trinidad) he said they give money to the TTFA and they did with it as they chose.
“And the TTFA said there was nothing stipulating that money was to be used to pay the technical director.”
By May, Walkes was already in trouble, as he worked for roughly two months without a pay cheque. But things quickly improved—probably helped by a CONCACAF 2015 Gold Cup quarterfinal final finish by the “Soca Warriors” in July—although the TTFA only honoured its agreement to pay for his housing and vehicle for two months.
On 29 November 2015, the local football community voted for change, as John-Williams was elected to office on the back of a manifesto entitled “Imperatives for Change.”
John-Williams’ manifesto promised that his board of directors—rather than he and his vice-presidents—would be the policy makers, there would be an immediate appointment of the necessary sub-committees, the general secretary would run the administration and operation of the football body and there would be greater transparency all round.
However, Walkes described the new football president as autocratic and claimed that interim general secretary Azaad Khan was rarely present at their meetings, although Khan, in theory, is in charge of the football body’s operations.
John-Williams suggested that he met certain contracts in place that, arguably, seemed to reflect an autocratic style.
“If Kendall Walkes has made that statement, it is up to you to believe him,” said John-Williams. “I would not even make a comment on that. The only comment I will make on that is if the head coach’s contract calls for him to report directly with the president and I meet that (stipulation).
“So I have no other comment.”
The TTFA president also responded in an obscure manner to Walkes’ claim that the general secretary was rarely included in important meetings.
“Ask him when he has met with the president whether the general secretary was always present,” said John-Williams. “I want you to ask him that.”
But Walkes was adamant that John-Williams regularly conducts meetings on the running of the local body without even the token presence of his general secretary.
“At the first meeting, the president was there with (vice-presidents) Joanne Salazar and Ewing Davis,” said Walkes. “The next three meetings were with DJW alone. Then maybe a couple more with Joanne present.
“Then the meeting with the legal representatives for both me and the FA. This is the only meeting in which Mr Khan was present. I am 99.9 percent certain.”
John-Williams and Walkes did not meet in 2015, as the latter was whisked off to Brazil with the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team for an international tournament in Natal, which ran from December 9 to 20, 2015.
Walkes then spent Christmas with his family in Philadelphia before returning to Trinidad on December 31, before the TTFA office re-opened on January 4.
The technical director was surprised and a bit put off when he was told that John-Williams refused to sign his cheque for the month of December.
“When DJW came into office, the staff drew up my salary cheque for December,” said Walkes, “and I was told that his reaction was: ‘Oh guud! Is all that money that man come down here and making?! I not honouring that you know’.
“And he never did. I just thought that was so unprofessional from him.”
Walkes’ jaw really hit the floor in his first meeting with the TTFA president, as the technical director was abused of abandoning his job.
“Sharon O’Brien who was the manager on the (national women’s team) tour,” said Walkes. “I said I was never here for the end of the year before and I asked her when did the office close. She said the office closes on the 21st or the 22nd. Because she said two dates, I called the office to be sure and they told me it closed on the 22nd and reopened on the 4th.
“I said okay and I actually came back on the 31st (of December).”
John-Williams was inconsolable.
“From that first meeting, he came in with this mindset,” said Walkes. “He went on about how many days in industrial law that I can be ruled to have abandoned the job if I don’t show up. I had followed proper procedure and he was telling me I abandoned my job.
“And saying: ‘Imagine we had a national team in training and my technical director is not here.’ But the National Senior Team is the one team that I was not responsible for as technical director.
“Then he started making really sarcastic comments about my contract and saying things like: ‘You come on a contract like this? You bring your family on a contact like this? You see all the mistakes in this?
“It was ridicule. It was almost as if he wanted me to walk out.”
For the next two months, Walkes said the TTFA president made a point of ignoring him.
“There was one situation where he spoke to the National Under-17 team for the first time and I stood there,” said Walkes. “And he introduced Muhammad Isa and Stuart Charles as technical committee members who will be there from time to time.
“And then he named other members who the kids knew nothing of like Dexter Skeene and Dr Alvin Henderson. And he refused to name me or acknowledge me who was standing right there.”
Walkes, who lives in Trinidad with his wife Sylvia and son Kendall Junior, said he tried to keep his work problems hidden from his family for as long as he could. But a confrontation was inevitable.
“He never said anything to me,” said the technical director. “He didn’t even say when they got money they would pay me.
“So I asked him: ‘Do I have a job here?’ He said: ‘I don’t know, it depends on (your contract). I asked him: ‘Are you going to pay me?’ He said: ‘I don’t know, it depends on this.
“The old regime was always promising to pay for stuff and it was just cash strapped. The difference is David promised not to pay. I had the same deal as Stephen (Hart) and what I got everywhere I stayed as TD, which was housing and car.”
In the end, it was John-Williams who announced their parting of ways. The TTFA president claimed that Walkes’ contract was invalid and bizarrely said the former president, Tim Kee, “does not recall the document ever being formally executed”—although he received a technical director’s salary for seven months plus had a car and apartment paid by the former administration.
John-Williams claimed his stance was supported and actively encouraged by FIFA.
“We have now also been notified by the acting Secretary General of FIFA that this alleged arrangement under which you were employed by the previous administration of the TTFA does not meet with the standards and requirements of FIFA for the appointment of a Director of Football of its member associations,” stated John-Williams. “Please note that the copy of the purported contract of employment you provided to us was also reviewed by FIFA and they have rejected it as containing errors, misleading information, and also missing information.
“As a consequence of their findings the TTFA have now been mandated by FIFA to ‘redo and review the aforementioned contract’…
“In light of the findings of FIFA and in the absence of a properly executed and valid contract of employment, we are forced to consider your engagement with the TTFA as a month to month rolling contract.
“In those circumstances we hereby formally give you one month’s notice of termination of your employment with the TTFA.”
Walkes accused John-Williams of misrepresenting FIFA and the former local football administration and said he took his contract to several lawyers who confirmed that it was valid.
“John-Williams said I didn’t have a contract,” he said. “FIFA didn’t say that. FIFA says it doesn’t meddle with the internal business of member associations. That says they could not have annulled it.
“If I don’t have a contract, he can pay me and I will be on my way. But I do have a contract. And then he is saying that he didn’t recognise my contract and it was never executed but then is asking me back for my vehicle.”
The FIFA press office, under new management since the election of president Gianni Infantino, was unusually curt.
“We are in contact with (the) TTFA in order to ensure compliance with the FIFA Development Regulations,” said a spokesman from the FIFA Media Office. “We have no further comment at this stage.”
Phillips, who is also pursuing legal action against Tim Kee, declined comment while Tim Kee could not be reached.
Their unwillingness to get involved has left Walkes isolated, without a source of income and facing a lengthy legal battle.
“I don’t know what I ever did the man,” said Walkes. “He came in with an agenda. I can respect that, I understand that. But you don’t discredit me and, worse, not want to pay me.
“I think I should be paid for the life of my contract because it is a breach of contract. But at least the work I did I should be paid for…
“He hasn’t made a single offer to me. All he has done is stopped me from making a living.”
Walkes thought he was joining a football association that was moving in the right direction after Warner’s disgraceful exit.
“The motivation for me is you are talking about a country that has been to a World Cup final and it is your own country,” he said. “And you get the chance to shape the curriculum for youth football, which is the future of the game, as well as run coaching education courses…
“I wanted to help lay a foundation in Trinidad and see the fruits of my contribution. Potentially it should have been great.
“You are doing it for Trinidad and Tobago. What could be better than that?”
And, despite a shaky start, he felt he was off to a good start.
From Monday to Friday, Walkes, with Isa in tow, would hold grassroots clinics in each of Trinidad’s five zones—he claimed issues over training locations and training times scuppered their attempts to start in Tobago—while, on the weekends, they did zonal and national coaching certifications.
“Before, there were grassroots festivals and you might have two in an entire year,” he said. “But we had a continuous programme with courses for every week and every day… We certified about 130 coaches at both levels combined.
“The zonal level means you can coach grassroots (football) up to under-15 and the national level means you can coach up to under-20.”
His work ground to an almost immediate stop upon John-Williams’ appointment.
“When he came in, everything shut down immediately,” said Walkes. “He didn’t just stop paying me but he also cut off every income stream that was available to me. And, to this day, everything is frozen.”
Walkes deduced that his former assistant, Isa, had the ear of the new president and he was annoyed that the veteran coach and Club Sando technical director did not stand up for him.
His annoyance grew considerably when he realised that Isa was earmarked to replace him. He insisted that his potential successor was unqualified and had built up a portfolio for himself by taking jobs for free or ones that nobody wanted.
“(On April 27) in a board meeting, they gave Isa a one year contract and he accepted,” said Walkes. “And that it itself is an indictment of his understanding of the job of technical director. If you want to transition a country’s football, you are not going to accept a one year deal when you have to implement the five pillars like grassroots, coach certification, coach education and so on.
“When he takes a one-year contract, it shows he doesn’t understand the perimeters and depth of the job and what he is getting into. He is happy to get a title I guess.
“I find it insulting, to be honest, to the office of a technical director and me personally that they would give him my job.”
Again, the TTFA president declined comment on whether Isa was his new technical director and if he was suitably qualified for the post.
“The board is going to make an announcement in the next 24 to 48 hours,” said John-Williams. “We will make our announcements in due course.”
Walkes has accepted that his time with Trinidad and Tobago football has come to an end. But he said he refuses to be bullied by John-Williams.
“If that is the way they want to do it then fine, pay me,” Walkes told Wired868. “Don’t think I will walk away for free. We can agree to disagree, once he pays me and I walk my merry way.”
Walkes is the first high profile sacking under the current administration—former “Women Soca Warriors” coach Randy Waldrum did not have a contract and was merely released.
The TTFA, which is still in debt to Corneal, can feasibly end up paying the salaries of three technical directors at the same time, if Walkes is proven right.
(TTFA’s termination letter)
18 March 2016
Mr Kendall Walkes Present
Re: Your Employment status
I refer to the matter at caption and to the ongoing discussions between yourself and the TTFA.
After considerable deliberation we have come to the conclusion that the TTFA has no alternative but to terminate your employment with them.
I ask that you note that we did make every effort to locate an original contract of employment between yourself and the TTFA, but notwithstanding extensive searches we were unable to locate this document – you also confirmed at our meeting on the 1st March 2016 that you did not have an original duplicate of your contract and would be relying on the photocopied document hereto attached.
It is our considered view that this document is not only incomplete, but has also not been properly executed.
We have been guided by the former President of the TTFA that he does not recall the document ever being formally executed.
In our attempt to clarify this matter, and move forward we sought advice from FIFA. We have now also been notified by the Acting Secretary General of FIFA that this alleged arrangement under which you were employed by the previous administration of the TTFA does not meet with the standards and requirements of FIFA for the appointment of a Director of Football of its member associations.
Please note that the copy of the purported contract of employment you provided to us was also reviewed by FIFA and they have rejected it as containing errors, misleading information, and also missing information.
As a consequence of their findings the TTFA have now been mandated by FIFA to ‘redo and review the aforementioned contract’.
You will no doubt be aware that the secure tenure of this position is critical to the continued relationship between the TTFA and FIFA.
In light of the findings of FIFA and in the absence of a properly executed and valid contract of employment, we are forced to consider your engagement with the TTFA as a month to month rolling contract.
In those circumstances we hereby formally give you one month’s notice of termination of your employment with the TTFA.
Without prejudice to our position re the invalidity of this alleged contract we are however prepared to honour any arrears accrued under that arrangement and are prepared to meet with you to settle any outstanding salary due to you.
Please note that we will re advertise the position and you are invited to resubmit your application for our consideration.
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Lawyers, settlement and no money in TTFA future. TTFA will get money from FIFA, from friendly matches, from WC qualification for Russia but most will go to pay former Technical Directors, Coaches, General Secretary salaries and legal costs. This will again leave our football development underfunded and stagnant.
JW(Jack Warner) and JW(John Williams) so far the same with respect to administration and governance
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DJW is autocratic, vindictive and narcissistic: Walkes blasts TTFA president
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com)
Walkes then spent Christmas with his family in Philadelphia before returning to Trinidad on December 31, before the TTFA office re-opened on January 4.
The technical director was surprised and a bit put off when he was told that John-Williams refused to sign his cheque for the month of December.
“When DJW came into office, the staff drew up my salary cheque for December,” said Walkes, “and I was told that his reaction was: ‘Oh guud! Is all that money that man come down here and making?! I not honouring that you know’.
“The old regime was always promising to pay for stuff and it was just cash strapped. The difference is David promised not to pay. I had the same deal as Stephen (Hart) and what I got everywhere I stayed as TD, which was housing and car.”
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:DJW is something else
“The old regime was always promising to pay for stuff and it was just cash strapped. The difference is David promised not to pay.
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Like I've been warning everyone from the get go..
Mostly everything I have said has come to pass..
Get rid of him in her next election or I hope we can go to a no confidence vote sooner to remove him.. I need to review the constitution
I said this the day he threw his hat in the ring. Not one person on this site concurred with me. The Press acted as if they were mentally challenged on this matter. Sancho shouldn't have been MOS. Warner and his children shouldn't have been allowed to compromise themselves for years and like a real banana republic we take a Club owner and make him TTFA Presdient.
VB
well we look for it eh??
And when the white man bawl Third World we does wonder why?
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TTFA to pay former technical director, Kendall Walkes
By Jada Loutoo (T&T Newsday)
AN already debt-saddled T&T Football Association will now have to find an additional US$783,000 to pay to its former technical director Kendall Walkes who was fired from his post after less than one year on the job.
Walkes was fired from the post in 2015, and sued the TTFA for breach of contract. He was offered the position during a meeting with the association former president Raymond Tim Kee and two other executives and had been recommended by a colleague from the State Association for Youth Soccer in Pennsylvania, where he is based, for it because of his experience and his Trinidadian heritage. At the time, he was coaching in the US Virgin Islands.
In its defence, the TTFA claimed it broke the contract with the technical director after Fifa officials wrote to it and raised issues over Walkes’ compensation package in light of the association’s financial constraints.
It also alleged the contract was not valid.
In a ruling delivered at the Hall of Justice on Friday, Justice Joan Charles said she had no problems finding that a valid contract existed between Walkes and the TTFA.
The judge said the TTFA had set the terms of the contract and Walkes complied.
"There was clearly an intention to create legal relations," Charles held.
She added, “"I found it surprising that the defendant would have disputed the validity of the contract.” She also ruled that there was no merit to the grounds of challenge raised by the TTFA that there were flaws in the contract which FIFA raised and that the contract was only witnessed by one person as opposed to two as required.
In her decision, Charles held that Walkes was entitled to US$65,000 for several months of the contract, from March 2015, when it was signed, to April 2016.
She also said he was owed US$250,000 for April 2016 to March 2018, when the contract would have ended and that he had the option to extend the contract for another three-year term so he was entitled to compensation for it.
His compensation package was US$10,000 a month and a US$3,000 housing allowance.
Walkes was represented by attorney Keston McQuilkin while Anand Misir represented the TTFA.
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Judge orders TTFA to pay Walkes TT$5.4M.
By Derek Achong (Guardian).
The T&T Football Association (TTFA) has been ordered to pay over US$783,000 (estimated TT$5.4 million) in compensation to its former technical director Kendal Walkes.
Delivering an oral judgement at the Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain, on Friday, High Court Judge Joan Charles ruled that the TTFA wrongfully dismissed Walkes in March 2016.
Charles rejected claims from the TTFA that Walkes contract should be deemed void because it was signed by one witness as opposed to two and it contained incomplete paragraphs.
"I had no problems in finding that a valid contract existed," Charles said.
She stated that it was validated by both former TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee and general secretary Sheldon Phillips, who testified on Walkes' behalf, and through evidence over the parties conduct after it was signed.
"I found it surprising that the defendant would have disputed the validity of the contract," Charles said.
In her judgement, Charles ruled that Walkes, who earned a monthly salary of US$10,000 and a US$3,000 housing allowance, was entitled to compensation for the two remaining years on his contract as well as for several months when he did not receive a salary before his contract was eventually terminated.
Charles also upheld a clause of his contract, which gave him the option to renew it for another three-year term. The decision meant that he also has to be compensated for that period.
As part of her judgement, Charles ordered the TTFA to pay Walkes' legal costs for pursuing the lawsuit and two and a half per cent interest on the compensation.
Testifying in a trial before Charles in May, Walkes, a youth coach from Pennsylvania, USA provided details over how he got the job in 2015.
According to Walkes, he was coaching in the United States Virgin Islands, when a colleague from the State Association for Youth Soccer in Pennsylvania recommended him for the job based on his experience and his Trinidadian heritage.
Walkes claimed that he had a telephone interview before being invited for another while he was in Trinidad to attend his sibling's funeral in February 2015.
He claimed that he was officially offered the position during the meeting with Tim Kee, Phillips and national team manager William Wallace.
Walkes claimed that despite honouring the requirements of his contract, he was terminated after current TTFA president David John-Williams took up his post.
In it defence, the TTFA alleged that it broke the contract after Fifa officials wrote to it and raised issues over his reported TT$93,000 a month compensation package, in light of the association's well known financial constraints.
Walkes, who returned to the United States after he was fired, was not in court for the judgement and was represented by his lawyer Keston Mc Quilkin.
The TTFA was represented by Anand Missir.
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TTFA absent from Court garnishee hearing
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)
The High Court is set to rule on a garnishee order against the T&T Football Association (TTFA) on Monday at the Hall of Justice, Port-of-Spain.
This after Tuesday's hearing had to be adjourned because of a no-show by the legal representative of the embattled football association.
Guardian Media Sports learnt there was also no TTFA official at the hearing.
Yesterday, president of the football association William Wallace said his Attorney's non-appearance was due to no communication reaching him for Tuesday's hearing.
General Secretary Ramesh Ramdhan said: "Ravi Rajkumar indicated to me that he was not informed of this matter yesterday (Tuesday) and he will go to the courts today (yesterday) to see what would have happened with regards to communications for the matter, but his office received no communication. We (TTFA) were not required to be there because this was a matter where we had to be represented."
Kendall Walkes, the former TTFA Technical Director who was fired from his job in 2016 has since sued and won over $5 million for wrongful dismissal.
However, the TTFA's inability to pay the amount led to Walkes, through his lawyer Melissa Keisha Roberts-John, taking out a garnishee order to freeze the accounts of the football association on February 13, and thereby preventing the TTFA the use of the accounts to conduct any of the organisation's business.
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Walkes has since requested a $2.5 million payment to lift the garnishee order, which the TTFA made clear, it could not pay.
Roberts-John said the order was taken out because of poor communication on the part of the TTFA, and she echoed similar sentiments when contacted, as both parties knew about the application.
"They were served with the action (application), so I don't think that the matter took their non-representation or non-appearance into consideration. The matter was adjourned, but not in light of their non-appearance. The onus is on you if you want to come and defend the application but if not, a decision can be made in your absence. I will stick to my initial statement as to why we reached this stage- lack of communication."
She noted: "I have been sending in my correspondence to them in February, I have gotten nothing in writing with any counter-proposal, so lack of communication."
The TTFA's no-show didn't seem to surprise Roberts-John, who wanted the TTFA to know further, that they're willing to negotiate for less than the asking $2.5 million amount, however, she made it clear you cannot negotiate with someone who is reluctant to do so.
"The claimant Mr Walkes is willing to resolve the issue that's why a proposal was sent out. We are open to discussion because we would like to resolve this matter. We know of the sum and we know the TTFA cannot pay that in a lump sum, so we are minded to have some type of proposal-plan, payment-plan, something like that, but it goes back to communication. If I am reaching out but you are not reaching out in return, what can I do?"
Wallace in his response denied there is any breakdown in communication between the parties and said his association currently does not have a figure to negotiate with. "We said to them that we would come to the table with an offer, we have nothing to put forward yet. We are the ones trying to raise the money and we are trying to come up with a figure, so the ball is in our court at the moment."
Meanwhile, during the hearing, the legal representatives of First Citizens informed the court that it would file additional evidence of its service fees for the TTFA accounts before the next court hearing, next Monday.
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TTFA to pay Walkes $.3M to unfreeze account.
By Derek Achong & Walter Alibey (Guardian).
Former T&T Football Association (TTFA) technical director Kendall Walkes is set to receive a small portion of the over US$783,000 (TT$5 million) owed to him by his former employer.
Walkes, who won the sizeable payout at the end of his wrongful dismissal claim against the TTFA in September, last year, is expected to receive a little over TT$300,000 of the judgement sum, later this week, after High Court Master Martha Alexander completed his garnishee proceedings on Monday morning.
In such proceedings, a third party such as the TTFA's bank, First Citizens Bank, is called upon to clear a debt using funds it (the third party) owes to the debtor.
Once FCB completes Alexander's order by paying Walkes the entire contents of the TTFA's six bank accounts, a freezing order barring the TTFA access to its accounts will be lifted.
However, Walkes may bring similar proceedings to refreeze the accounts and recoup the remainder of his payout as soon as additional funds are deposited. Similar action was taken against the TTFA by the National Futsal Team, last year.
In her oral judgement, High Court Judge Joan Charles ruled that Walkes had been wrongfully dismissed by the TTFA in March 2016.
Charles rejected claims from the TTFA that Walkes contract should be deemed void because it was signed by one witness as opposed to two and as it contained incomplete paragraphs.
"I found it surprising that the defendant would have disputed the validity of the contract," Charles said.
She stated that it was validated by both former TTFA president Raymond Tim Kee and general secretary Sheldon Phillips, who testified on Walkes' behalf, and through evidence over the parties' conduct after it was signed.
In her judgement, Charles ruled that Walkes, who earned a monthly salary of US$10,000 and a US$3,000 housing allowance, was entitled to compensation for the two remaining years on his contract as well as for several months when he did not receive a salary before his contract was eventually terminated.
Charles also upheld a clause of his contract, which gave him the option to renew it for another three-year term. The decision meant that he also had to be compensated for that period.
In the lawsuit, Walkes, a youth coach from Pennsylvania provided details over how he got the job in 2015.
According to Walkes, he was coaching in the United States (US) Virgin Islands, when a colleague from the State Association for Youth Soccer in Pennsylvania recommended him for the job based on his experience and his Trinidadian heritage.
Walkes claimed that he had a telephone interview before being invited for another while he was in Trinidad to attend his sibling's funeral in February 2015.
He claimed that he was officially offered the position during the meeting with Tim Kee, Phillips and then the national team manager and current TTFA President William Wallace.
Walkes claimed that despite honouring the requirements of his contract, he was terminated after former TTFA president David John-Williams took up his post.
In it defence, the TTFA alleged that it broke the contract after Fifa officials wrote to it and raised issues over his reported TT$93,000 a month compensation package, in light of the association's well known financial constraints.
Shortly after Charles judgement, former T&T national football team coach Stephen Hart won his US$742,444 (TT$5 million) lawsuit against the TTFA over being dismissed.
Walkes is being represented by Keston Mc Quilkin and Keisha Roberts-John, while at the last two hearings the TTFA did not have any legal representatives.
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TTFA to pay part of $$ owed to ex- technical director.
By Jada Loutoo (Newsday).
FORMER TT Football Association (TTFA) technical director Kendall Walkes is likely to receive a small portion of the over US$783,000 (TT$5 million) owed to him by the football body after a High Court Master approved his garnishee proceedings on Monday.
Walkes, who was ordered to receive the multi-million payout in 2019, will receive a little over TT$300,000 as part of the garnishee order approved by Master Martha Alexander.
A garnishee order allows the TTFA’s bankers, First Citizens Bank, to surrender money to settle the debt.
Once FCB completes the garnishee order, then the freeze on TTFA’s accounts will be lifted and the association will have access to its six accounts.
Walkes is expected to file other similar applications as he seeks to recover the full amount.
Walkes was fired from his post after less than one year on the job in 2015, and sued the TTFA for breach of contract. He was offered the position during a meeting with the association’s former president Raymond Tim Kee and two other executives and had been recommended by a colleague from the State Association for Youth Soccer in Pennsylvania, where he is based. At the time, he was coaching in the US Virgin Islands.
In its defence, the TTFA claimed it broke the contract with the technical director after Fifa officials wrote to it and raised issues over Walkes’ compensation package in light of the association’s financial constraints.
It also alleged the contract was not valid.
In September 2019, Justice Joan Charles said she had no problems finding that a valid contract existed between Walkes and the TTFA.
The judge said the TTFA had set the terms of the contract and Walkes complied.
“There was clearly an intention to create legal relations,” Charles held.
She added, ““I found it surprising that the defendant would have disputed the validity of the contract.” She also ruled that there was no merit to the grounds of challenge raised by the TTFA that there were flaws in the contract which FIFA raised and that the contract was only witnessed by one person as opposed to two as required.
In her decision, Charles held that Walkes was entitled to US$65,000 for several months of the contract, from March 2015, when it was signed, to April 2016.
She also said he was owed US$250,000 for April 2016 and March 2018, when the contract would have ended and that he had the option to extend the contract for another three-year term so he was entitled to compensation for it.
His compensation package was US$10,000 a month and a US$3,000 housing allowance.
Walkes was represented by attorney Keston McQuilkin.