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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Flex on April 13, 2005, 03:15:27 PM
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Densill Theobald fit and waiting on Beenhakker.
By: Shaun Fuentes.[/size]
National midfielder Densill “Bleeder” Theobald is making himself fit and ready for the return of Head coach Leo Beenhakker in the first week of May.
Theobald suffered an instep injury during the Digicel Caribbean Cup in February and has been ruled out of action since, missing the two 2006 World Cup Qualifying matches against Guatemala and Costa Rica. He earlier impressed in the 2-1 loss to the United States.
His foot had been in a cast but he has since resumed training with Caledonia Fire following a rehab treatment with National Team physiotherapist Zeph Nicholas. Midfielder Arnold Dwarika has also recovered from an ankle strain along with Derek King but Glasgow Rangers defender Marvin Andrews continues to be plagued by his cruciate ligament injury. He’s currently wearing a brace and undergoing rehab but is firm on his decision to avoid surgery. English-born defender Ian Cox has also recovered from a hamstring pull which ruled him out of the Guatemala match.
Theobald should make a return to action in Tuesday’s Pro league fixture between Fire and Vibe CT 105 W Connection.
“I think I have paid my dues with regards to getting over this injury which came at a very bad time for me. Daily rehab and a lot of rest brought me back to where I am now and I feel pretty good. I’m just looking forward to getting back on the pitch in time for when the new coach arrives,” Theobald told TTFF Media on Wednesday.
The former Malick Senior Comprehensive player has been one of the emerging players of recent and he thinks that the introduction of Beenhakker will spark a revival by the “Warriors”.
“I think we were in the process of getting it together as a team but maybe something was missing and I feel that the coming of the new coach could be the turning point. He’s bringing a lot to the team and I think it’s an exciting period for all of us going into the next set of games. Everyone will be anxious to do well especially with the new coach and the fact that we must get a victory against Panama,” Theobald said. He also feels the fans have a pivotal role to play in the team’s drive for success.
“I was in the stands for the Costa Rica game and you could have sensed that there are people who really want to see the team do well but yet you don’t really get that feeling. The people here are too shy or something when it comes to supporting,” Theobald said with a laugh. “They sit there and they don’t urge you on as you see in other countries and as players that extra push from the fans does make a difference in how we feel out there on the field.”
Apart from the ‘Warriors’ experience, Theobald is also anticipating a move to the overseas professional circuit. With English side Queen’s Park Rangers expressing interest, American MLS side Kansas City Wizards has also joined the teams following him. The Wizards, same side of local striker Scott Sealy, wanted Theobald on trial but had to delay because of his injury. They have maintained their interest and according to the player, they are likely to have him over following the 2005 Gold Cup in July.
Beenhakker would obviously please to have as many of the regular fit players at his disposal come May.
“It’s important that I have access to most if not all because it’s an important process leading up to the game and with me now taking over the team. Apart from getting feedback and seeing what the players have done before, it would be a plus to have everyone around,” Beenhakker said.
Meantime, midfielder Leslie Fitzpatrick returned to Atlanta on Friday and is expected to tie up a new deal in the MLS this week.
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In both the last 2 games, he has done absolutely nada! Alyuh, please tell me if he is a WC starter??? He has no speed, he is not a ball winner and he is not creative passer of the ball. Please explain his selection and his role on the team???
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In both the last 2 games, he has done absolutely nada! Alyuh, please tell me if he is a WC starter??? He has no speed, he is not a ball winner and he is not creative passer of the ball. Please explain his selection and his role on the team???
beenhakker has me rell confused with duis man starting
i mean you have men like latapy on the bench over f**kinmg bleeder?
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Ok true we have lost d games an dem. However that is no reason for eveyone all of a sudden to come down on the team with all that negativity. We as trinis like to do dat eh!! Jeez
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I calling anton in ah while and tell him beenie have to rest that shitoung.............
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:beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
Negativity is for WAGGONISTS!!!!
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i for one givin my opinion....
still tink they have light at the end of the tunnel in all this
but i go still question why a certain man play there when we have others who more capable...
is jus men stating their opinion
the majority of we still hopeful for success and a 2nd round for d side
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Bleeder wasnt even a starter in the WC qualifiers. What he do since then to deserve a starting place?
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Ok true we have lost d games an dem. However that is no reason for eveyone all of a sudden to come down on the team with all that negativity. We as trinis like to do dat eh!! Jeez
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In both the last 2 games, he has done absolutely nada! Alyuh, please tell me if he is a WC starter??? He has no speed, he is not a ball winner and he is not creative passer of the ball. Please explain his selection and his role on the team???
beenhakker has me rell confused with duis man starting
i mean you have men like latapy on the bench over f**kinmg bleeder?
latapy cannot run for 90 minutes. wise need to start.
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:beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
Negativity is for WAGGONISTS!!!!
fully agree.....put it plain and simple
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:beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
Negativity is for WAGGONISTS!!!!
Look yuh see that waggonist shit give ah rest yuh hear,you know any or all of the people that post here,the answer is no you don't, look I give them props when it's necessary,but ah pounding them with they play sub-par or total non-sense it's that simple...........
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In both the last 2 games, he has done absolutely nada! Alyuh, please tell me if he is a WC starter??? He has no speed, he is not a ball winner and he is not creative passer of the ball. Please explain his selection and his role on the team???
totally agree wi u
an no, dis is not negetave...........it is merely observing and stating your opinion
if someone had said bleeder playin good in d las 2 games........how much men woulda agree??
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:beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
Negativity is for WAGGONISTS!!!!
Look yuh see that waggonist shit give ah rest yuh hear,you know any or all of the people that post here,the answer is no you don't, look I give them props when it's necessary,but ah pounding them with they play sub-par or total non-sense it's that simple...........
HERE WHAT !!! WHEN YUH GO IN THE BATHROOM TO PEE... DO I TELL YUH THAT YUH SHOULD STAND UP TO PEE.....NOPE I DON'T
YOU WRITE WHAT YOU WANT AND I WILL WRITE WHAT I WANT......PLAIN ANS SIMPLE... TALK DONE !!
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yeah it goes again, now everyone has the ight to say what they want,
but the entire team ain`t do anything in the last 2 games, but this is still a trail stage where bennie tryin different things, de man iz really a brain in de game, an i know that come sat 10, we`ll have our best team on he pitch
even if we don`t make it to the second stage or any of that. i still makin real masssss.
so let`s enjoy the time we r here, and stop bashin de men na. ;D
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Yeah boy fellas..............we have to ease off on the negativity. Yes we want our team to make it to second rounds, but we cah be second guessing the coach. Obviously Beenie have his reason why men get sweat...........
Let we leggo the chupid talk. Yeah game was disappointing, but this 3- 1 eh cost us nothing.........So I doh mind the slips ups now in order to resolve them come Saturday
All I wah for My bday June 3rd is for a Trini win............thas all I want fada. All my family ask me wah I want and I tell them give me a VICTORY
ps.. on a side note Trinidad eh know nothing bout clean sheets, even ganmes they win they mus let in a goal
laterz :beermug:
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I saw the wales game and he did contribute, He completes his passes and seldom lose the ball so possession wise he contributes
Did not really see him win any balls
He had a nice knock down to stern in the second half that could have lead to a goal so he did make at least 1 nice play in the game.
He can contribute but he is not a star
Role players are needed on all teams
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I saw the wales game and he did contribute, He completes his passes and seldom lose the ball so possession wise he contributes
Did not really see him win any balls
He had a nice knock down to stern in the second half that could have lead to a goal so he did make at least 1 nice play in the game.
He can contribute but he is not a star
Role players are needed on all teams
If he must start then things look really grim.
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I saw the wales game and he did contribute, He completes his passes and seldom lose the ball so possession wise he contributes
Did not really see him win any balls
He had a nice knock down to stern in the second half that could have lead to a goal so he did make at least 1 nice play in the game.
He can contribute but he is not a star
Role players are needed on all teams
ahhhhhh boy KND
one of yor better post
the man had a good game against Wales
but today I felt he was played out of position a little
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alyuh getting on like if beenie man does run home to read these posts... f all ah alyuh let the man do he job....
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:beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
Negativity is for WAGGONISTS!!!!
Look yuh see that waggonist shit give ah rest yuh hear,you know any or all of the people that post here,the answer is no you don't, look I give them props when it's necessary,but ah pounding them with they play sub-par or total non-sense it's that simple...........
HERE WHAT !!! WHEN YUH GO IN THE BATHROOM TO PEE... DO I TELL YUH THAT YUH SHOULD STAND UP TO PEE.....NOPE I DON'T
YOU WRITE WHAT YOU WANT AND I WILL WRITE WHAT I WANT......PLAIN ANS SIMPLE... TALK DONE !!
That sound much better to me,post wha ever yuh want and take the criticism that come with it,but still doh call man waggonist an yuh doh even no them...................
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What an unfortunate thing to say about a player wearing our national shirt. :(
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:beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
Negativity is for WAGGONISTS!!!!
Yo, done with this waggonist crap now na. This is one of the reasons why I stop posting much on this side.
I going back to the cricket forum.
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What an unfortunate thing to say about a player wearing our national shirt. :(
This is de kind of attitude why we will never excel on de big stage. We happy with mediocrasy. So because someone in de national colurs he should not be criticised? This is not the Shell Cup or intercol!
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ahhmmm...but T&T at there very best, would be mediocre...So I personally praying for mediocrity. :D
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What an unfortunate thing to say about a player wearing our national shirt. :(
This is de kind of attitude why we will never excel on de big stage. We happy with mediocrasy. So because someone in de national colurs he should not be criticised? This is not the Shell Cup or intercol!
I aint saying don't criticize but to say d man is dead weight when I sure he putting the effort is not in good taste at all. If you think he not ready for this level of football is that is one thing but jeez man.
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i didn't even know his nickname was bleeder, but from the description it can only be one person
I DONT CARE
I have been saying this for months now Drop Bleeder add wise ok so beanie wisen up and added wise to the expense of Spann, could have possibly stayed and hoped for a spann recovery.
But you fellas afraid to call names D Theobald (who i didn't know his nickname was bleeder anyway) Is a rank shit snake
He palys with no club cause none wants him(he is out of wuk) best he sells insurance or something, just not football
He never contributed positively to the side (no attacking play, no defensive play, no magic, no goals) yes he dosent lose the ball but he does nothing with it anyway so best lose the ball and hope to start over something
he only eating food in austria on my tax payers money and staying in a hotel bed that belonged to Spann
but you know what beanie know what he doing cause no way in hell he getting a run in germany, Beanie is just confusing Sweden, England, paraguay, ME and the rest of the world before the world cup
I dont care, i want the best team in germany and not afraid to say that no matter who may be reading
latas Where are you i hope you had a good rest and saving it for june 10th cause i have been saving my applause for those brilliant plays and goals
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Bleeder wasnt even a starter in the WC qualifiers. What he do since then to deserve a starting place?
I guess Beenie likes players who bench whole year for their club side
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bleeder is no dead weight. man work hard for his spot on the national team and deserves the right to be there.
ppl forget that trinidad and tobago played a playoff game to reach to the world cup we did not qualify like th rest of teams (most of them) so we are playing as best as we can and i love it.
as we loose a game as usual ppl want to point fingers at someone and when we win everyone want to be a supporter.
each player on the team deserves to be there and we need to play as a team. not to win the world cup, but to represent trinidad and tobago. the people, the culture and the footballing talent on the island. so the future youth can gain and football can grow in this country..
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i aint pointing fingers but bleeder aint play to his potential... i know this fella to do much better than he play the past 2 games... but really Beenie should have brought in Latapy... i thought that might have been his plan... but then he's a professional and he knows what he's doing
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bleeder is no dead weight. man work hard for his spot on the national team and deserves the right to be there.
ppl forget that trinidad and tobago played a playoff game to reach to the world cup we did not qualify like th rest of teams (most of them) so we are playing as best as we can and i love it.
as we loose a game as usual ppl want to point fingers at someone and when we win everyone want to be a supporter.
each player on the team deserves to be there and we need to play as a team. not to win the world cup, but to represent trinidad and tobago. the people, the culture and the footballing talent on the island. so the future youth can gain and football can grow in this country..
With that said it still does'nt discount the fact that 99.9% of supporters believe he's ineffective,slow,timid,unimaginative,and last but not least during the gold cup I believe it was, in the orange bowl in miami I sat next to some ex-nationals won't call names and they said he was about most unsteady,untalented baller they had ever seen...........
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To be honest I never wanted to say it but I don't understand why Theobald is on the team. Even during qualifying I had the question. I mean, when Whitley gets the ball you see something happening, same with Birchall, Carlos, Samuel, Stern and even Spann. But Theobald?? not a clue what he doing on that team, and this opinion has nothing to do with the loss today. Win or lose, he eh impress me so far.
But Beenhakker knows best (or else all now so he and Angus Eve sharing the remote)! ;)
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Theolbald has been a major dissapointment to me... He really has shown no intent on stamping his mark on the team... he doesnt seem very attack or defenisve minded... I can see he tries but i dont see the extra drive we need in him...
I just hope all our players that have been playing sub par to their potential recognize this and take all the critism constructively and push forward even harder to prove your worth.
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BEnnie playing dead to catch COrbeaux alive.
The Team Is
Hislop -------------
Bennie Playing Dead To catch Corbeaux Alive. Give the Coach some credit.
The Team for Sweden is
Hislop
Gray Andrews Tallest Avery
Edwards Whitley Yorke MeMum Wise
- John.
Latapy for Whitley
Jones for John
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Gilbert where yuh they. The man calling Bleeder dead weight and ain't know he name is Bleeder. If he ain't a Waggonist then the definition have to change.
For the fairweather friends In Beenie we Trust.
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Bleeder is S$%T.
So what, just because the man play for T&T yuh can't say dat.
The man playing real crap and needs to sit dong.
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Fellas relax Beenie playing mind games..... ;) and if it working on we, it working on them.......shhhhhh :heehee:
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Fellas relax Beenie playing mind games..... ;) and if it working on we, it working on them.......shhhhhh :heehee:
What about if them so called mind games yuh claim he playing have the reverse effect,ah mean with this loss comes media bashing at it's highest,now who in there right minds will put a team through that if he was cock sure that he had ah hidden eleven players as the starters on the bench,come on man doh insult meh inteligence...................
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weeeeys!... men who eh posting regular like dey couldnt wait for the team tuh have a poor game. Now dat is waggonism tuh de max.
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dont worry the world cup is just around the corner and we will see all the die hards..when a team loses its 11 players that lose when a team wins one man alone dont share in the joy its the entire team...some men just need to realx and give the team the benefit of the doubt...ah mean lots of you posters play football before right? so allyuh know that when yuh on the field when to be serious and when to have fun...we are in the world cup you guys honestly allyuh think that the guys playing badly just for so...come on man...he is one of we die hard young payers in we country..i know him well he will do anything to represent the country and he knows that if he plays badly he have to step up or he will be on the bench...he must be doing something right to be starting.....vibes it up TnT........
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latapy cannot play a full 90 mins game, bring him on later in he game.
i will admit bleeder had a horibble game but no reason why he shoulnt be on the team.
and ppl only now commin out and saying i did find from loooong time he wasnt to be on the team
ah set a waggonist!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fellas relax Beenie playing mind games..... ;) and if it working on we, it working on them.......shhhhhh :heehee:
I respectfully disagree. No team on the eve of a major tourney can take comfort in an embarassing defeat. Do you really think the defenders and Shaka were in the dressing room afterwards saying "ah boy, we ketch dem!!" If I were to give Beenie credit for the last two performances, it would be on the basis of experimentation, but it seems a little weird to run such experiments so close to the opening dance. That being said, he is an experienced coach working with limited resources (i.e. talent).
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I would not go as far as saying that Bleeder is dead weight. I can recall distinctly when he came on in the first qualifier match against USA at the queens park oval, a lot of people were saying that he would be the next latapy. He played some nice through balls and I believe we got a goal from one of them. Now, he is struggling because he lacks experience and playing time against such opponenets. Physically, Theobold is not able to match up against bigger and faster opponents. Mentality, he believes that he can play against the best player in the world. My point is, he needs time. How much more time? I don't know. Maybe it is not a good time to say that with the world cup around the corner. But you never know. Football is a funny sport.
I can also recall when Dennis made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago against Haiti at the HC stadium (playing a defensive midfield role). He was absolutely horrible. A lot of people were saying that he was shit and don't deserve to be on the national team. Now, he is our national hero. He is a main player in our defence. He plays professionally in europe. All this because he was given the time to show what he is really made off.
I know the gentleman pretty well (Theobold) and I also know he means well. Lets rally around him for the better of our team.
Kingman
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I can also recall when Dennis made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago against Haiti at the HC stadium (playing a defensive midfield role).
Just a minor correction. Dennis made his debut for T&T in a WCQ against the Netherlands Antilles at Ergelio Hato Stadium on March 18, 2000. The Haiti game yuh referring to was his 4th game in T&T colours.
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but you know what beanie know what he doing cause no way in hell he getting a run in germany, Beanie is just confusing Sweden, England, paraguay, ME and the rest of the world before the world cup
I dont care, i want the best team in germany and not afraid to say that no matter who may be reading
i tink the whole world confused ... In Beenie We Trust Yes ... me eh no #14 supporter but what yuh expext people tuh say when yuh not scoring ... ah mean i tryin tuh keep meh head up ... ah listenin tuh Maximus everyday ... sing Figher everywhere ah goin ... ah getting pong from meh sweedish pardna wo goin tuh de game with we ... meh english pardna bussin kicks on meh ... ah feel like ah goin an cuss ... is real stress .... Beenie wah yuh doin ... gih meh some ammunition tuh bus shots back at dem fellas nah ... aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
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Bleeder for de bench for sure, no imagination at all and trust me yuh need imagination to free up a big, slow statue up front. :thumbsdown:
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Fellas relax Beenie playing mind games..... ;) and if it working on we, it working on them.......shhhhhh :heehee:
I respectfully disagree. No team on the eve of a major tourney can take comfort in an embarassing defeat. Do you really think the defenders and Shaka were in the dressing room afterwards saying "ah boy, we ketch dem!!" If I were to give Beenie credit for the last two performances, it would be on the basis of experimentation, but it seems a little weird to run such experiments so close to the opening dance. That being said, he is an experienced coach working with limited resources (i.e. talent).
Point is this: We ent have the superstar players......However, you must agree that Beenie has been try some weird positions with the team. Trust me Beenie not experimenting he starting 11 done pic. He just doing this to through the scouts off. If Sweden and England watch the last game and gorn off smiling dem in trouble trust me. Yuh check we ent see Glen yet. See Wise just for a short spell. Beenie have a plan and I go be trouble for oppositions
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Fellas relax Beenie playing mind games..... ;) and if it working on we, it working on them.......shhhhhh :heehee:
I respectfully disagree. No team on the eve of a major tourney can take comfort in an embarassing defeat. Do you really think the defenders and Shaka were in the dressing room afterwards saying "ah boy, we ketch dem!!" If I were to give Beenie credit for the last two performances, it would be on the basis of experimentation, but it seems a little weird to run such experiments so close to the opening dance. That being said, he is an experienced coach working with limited resources (i.e. talent).
Point is this: We ent have the superstar players......However, you must agree that Beenie has been try some weird positions with the team. Trust me Beenie not experimenting he starting 11 done pic. He just doing this to through the scouts off. If Sweden and England watch the last game and gorn off smiling dem in trouble trust me. Yuh check we ent see Glen yet. See Wise just for a short spell. Beenie have a plan and I go be trouble for oppositions
i feel my heart weak yes ..becasue i cyar take dis kinna stress ... Glen had a injury an Wise jus make de squad dat is why we aint see dem ... not ah trin tuh undersatnd what going on here but me eh no nah ...
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samuel wise whitley latas and bleeder
hmm
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Fellas stop making excuses
there are numerous players out here, that are physically, mentally and more skillful than theo,
he is on the team because 1) he was a youth player for trinidad and tobago and was always around the squad a previous captain even
but thats not a reason to still be on the squad, if you dont cut it you dont cut it barcelona Guiley eh even get call up because he didn't cut it and he is a good player on a great team.
Theo adds nothing At all period, however i am glad someone is there to just fill space to give out boys some needed rest, however he is un geling the team as they now lack imagination going forward, that sheit can become contageous (like west indies losing) can they bounce back so quickly, i sure do hope so they dont have much time, and also What if?????What if due to card trouble and injury he does have to run in germany, We are now stuck with an unsuper sub taking up space.......
i hope he proves us wrong in germany and by the grace of god gets a lucky goal or something because since inception he has done nothing for the team. He was part of the losing warriors in the early part of our campaign, since he was being benched and with the inclusion of bean, we went on an okish streak and managed to reach germany, without theo
He has no contract after tryouts in scotland. Even outside none saw any magic or nothins special from him. latas has faith in him but come on he just doesn't have it to make it in international soccer and probably never will we are giving experience to the wrong players...
my squad
scotalnd/stern jones/latas
Wise/samuel whittley yorke Birch edwards
cox/ Avery lawerence Dog/sancho
jack or jackass(for allowing them goals FA cup star or not)
work with that mix and match there is no more room on this team the rest of them should just carryy the water and the bags
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2-things:
1. "there are numerous players out here, that are physically, mentally and more skillful than theo,"
I would love to hear your recommendation who you would slect insted to take to WC from Trinidad
2. " jack or jackass(for allowing them goals FA cup star or not) "
Jack was NOT in the FA cup, it was Shaka...do a lil research before yuh bump yuh gum and doh jes say what the porblem is give a potential solution
What can I say....Talk cheap
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What an unfortunate thing to say about a player wearing our national shirt. :(
Exactly. :applause: say what you want ...Bleeder and ALL the players that contribute..are NATIONAL HEROES!! ...show some pride by being constructive with your criticisms...
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latapy cannot play a full 90 mins game, bring him on later in he game.
i will admit bleeder had a horibble game but no reason why he shoulnt be on the team.
and ppl only now commin out and saying i did find from loooong time he wasnt to be on the team
ah set a waggonist!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well said alot ah pretenders :beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
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bleeder is no dead weight. man work hard for his spot on the national team and deserves the right to be there.
ppl forget that trinidad and tobago played a playoff game to reach to the world cup we did not qualify like th rest of teams (most of them) so we are playing as best as we can and i love it.
as we loose a game as usual ppl want to point fingers at someone and when we win everyone want to be a supporter.
each player on the team deserves to be there and we need to play as a team. not to win the world cup, but to represent trinidad and tobago. the people, the culture and the footballing talent on the island. so the future youth can gain and football can grow in this country..
With that said it still does'nt discount the fact that 99.9% of supporters believe he's ineffective,slow,timid,unimaginative,and last but not least during the gold cup I believe it was, in the orange bowl in miami I sat next to some ex-nationals won't call names and they said he was about most unsteady,untalented baller they had ever seen...........
where yuh get them stats from .....and what them ex-nationals doing to contribute or help the development of football in we country......everybody have something to say...but theobald going the world cup and they have to deal with that....
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2-things:
1. "there are numerous players out here, that are physically, mentally and more skillful than theo,"
I would love to hear your recommendation who you would slect insted to take to WC from Trinidad
2. " jack or jackass(for allowing them goals FA cup star or not) "
Jack was NOT in the FA cup, it was Shaka...do a lil research before yuh bump yuh gum and doh jes say what the porblem is give a potential solution
What can I say....Talk cheap
i know this jack is not jackass (jackass was the one who allowed those goals aka SHAKA) that is meh boy too but come on shaks hold on to it, he never holds on to it!!!those were my two choice keepers possibly shaka for the england game cause he meets crosses beter than jack but he'll get called J ass untill he holds on to it brudder man
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2-things:
1. "there are numerous players out here, that are physically, mentally and more skillful than theo,"
I would love to hear your recommendation who you would slect insted to take to WC from Trinidad
2. " jack or jackass(for allowing them goals FA cup star or not) "
Jack was NOT in the FA cup, it was Shaka...do a lil research before yuh bump yuh gum and doh jes say what the porblem is give a potential solution
What can I say....Talk cheap
i know this jack is not jackass (jackass was the one who allowed those goals aka SHAKA) that is meh boy too but come on shaks hold on to it, he never holds on to it!!!those were my two choice keepers possibly shaka for the england game cause he meets crosses beter than jack but he'll get called J ass untill he holds on to it brudder man
Shaka is yuh boy? and yuh callin him ah jackass...hmph.... yuh watchin too much of Vh1's Strange Love with Flavour fav.
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Bleeder starting again today. He better come good this rounds
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BLEEDER YOU ARE STARTING AGAIN TODAY THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE ....EVERYONE I TOOK BACK ALL THAT I HAVE SAID CLEAN SHEET FOR BLEEDER HE HAS MY SUPPORT CAUSE HE IS WEARING OUR COLOURS
NOW LETS SEE WHAT YOU ARE GONNA DO WITH THAT
FOLKS LETS PICK UP THIS THREAD LATER FOR NOW HE HAS OUR SUPPORT!!!!BUT IF HE MAKE A MOCK OF THIS BOY I WILL BE BACK FOR ALL YALL MEH MOUTH WILL HAVE NO COVER
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Game done!! bleeder start again and i aint saying nothing untill i see the replay at 7pm but if i dont like what i see well boy
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Game done!! bleeder start again and i aint saying nothing untill i see the replay at 7pm but if i dont like what i see well boy
so what if you "deem" he play shit...what yuh go do....cuss on a public forum...steups...big yuhself man.....
i find all yuh trying to find every reason(by singling out field players/coaches/goalies) to put down our team cause we playing shit.....yes we playing shit.....yes we can do better....but awe gorm it's a like a broken record for the past three days...same shit posts and same senseless debates....lewwe try to get a positive vibe going nah man....
all yuh realize Trinidad and Tobago playing it's first world Cup game exactly a week from now.....i can't express in words how that's going to feel....... :beermug:
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West coast boy i didn't start the thread,
but i felt that way since early qualification days and since then i havent seen anything more from the individual and i feel that we need more creative plp in the midfiled who can make a game not just act like a cone, NOTE :though everythime i see the boy in our national colours i applaud but when the game done i can vent
i would vent on plp like stern too but his contribution to us reaching where we are outweighs all the goals that he can and will maybe throw away this summer.
so having contributed yes i will leave him alone but west coast its not me alone on all the threads people are saying this, we all cant be wrong, i dunno i guess it has been an emotional build up that needed to be released
I shall seek counseling
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FELLA
We are not robots, you cannot program people to say only positive things,
the last forum that edited negative comments failed because because forums is about freedom of speach
without that freedom this forum would be boaring no ass, best read anything by TTFF instead
i have no problem with you saying what you say what ever it may be, i dont have to agree if i dont want to
and after all that has been said and done from the 1st of every 90 minutes we play, they have my support 100%
after that is nuff ole talk
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FELLA
We are not robots, you cannot program people to say only positive things,
the last forum that edited negative comments failed because because forums is about freedom of speach
without that freedom this forum would be boaring no ass, best read anything by TTFF instead
i have no problem with you saying what you say what ever it may be, i dont have to agree if i dont want to
and after all that has been said and done from the 1st of every 90 minutes we play, they have my support 100%
after that is nuff ole talk
nah man, i not trying to "progam" people to say positive tings only.....lol...criticise all yuh want....it is a public forum and yuh right, yuh have de freedom to say what yuh want, as do I...hence my previous post.....lewwe kill dis talk since we cluttering up de board with dis shit talk....vibes it up.. :beermug:
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yeah vibes it up
Go warriors like maximus dan said win lose or draw we are fighters
even though the record stick on losing these days
West coast say what you like man at the end of the day i know we are all on the same side, no need to take back anything
vibes it up
(see i done get programe already with positive vibes what did yall do to me?)
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two games gone and the fella aint show no improvment what so ever, thats its bleeder you have to find a bank wok or something else not football
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two games gone and the fella aint show no improvment what so ever, thats its bleeder you have to find a bank wok or something else not football
stop that negative talk nuh man
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ah know dis is a serious issue...but MEDIOCRASY!?!?!...nah da is one for de archives......
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Breds Trinis does spell words how dey want. Yuh chupid or wha!
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Why I left Falkirk.
…Theobald plots fresh European assault.
By: Lasana Liburd (Express).[/size]
Saturday or ‘match day’ is Densill Theobald’s most difficult day in the week.
The Trinidad and Tobago international footballer is up early and shares breakfast with his computer as he scours the internet. First, Theobald does his rounds of the Britain-based clubs that employ his national teammates.
He visualises Gillingham goalkeeper Kelvin Jack muttering to himself with a mixture of British and local slang, contemplates Kenwyne Jones’ response to his challenges at Southampton and tries to picture Russell Latapy’s threaded passes for Falkirk.
Next, Theobald browses through the results in the other fashionable European leagues including the Dutch Eredivisie. His good relationship with Netherlands-born Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF) technical advisor Leo Beenhakker convinced them that he can flourish in Holland.
He might still be on the internet by lunchtime while, in early afternoon, he travels to see his former club, Caledonia AIA, in Pro League action. He still maintains an emotional tie with Caledonia and trains with the club to stay in shape.
Theobald has not played a competitive match since the “Soca Warriors” fell 2-0 to Paraguay in Kaiserslautern on June 20 in its final group match of the 2006 Germany World Cup.
Saturdays used to be about showing his ability with a football. Now, it is about watching what others can do.
“I have a burning desire to be out on the football field playing competitive football,” Theobald told the Trinidad Express Sports Magazine. “Every day, I am behind (my representatives) asking them when they will find me a club to start back playing…
“I am just working hard to stay fit and waiting for the phone to ring.”
Physically, Theobald might still be in Trinidad—he was toasted by his hometown community in south east Port of Spain, last Friday—but his soul is in Europe. He claimed to spend everyday thinking about the path to success there.
While many footballers—including some of his teammates—would not read a newspaper article that did not mention their names, Theobald pours over auto-biographies from the likes of former Manchester United stand-out Roy Keane, ex-England coach Sven Goran-Eriksson and, his icon, retired United States basketball legend Michael Jordan.
“I like to learn about what they had to go through before they became successful,” said Theobald.
His theoretical application may be promising but the extent to which his practical work has slipped is alarming.
In Trinidad and Tobago’s first fixture since the World Cup—a 2-0 defeat away to Japan on August 9—present national coach Wim Rijsbergen opted to omit the 24-year-old midfielder due, in large part, to his present inertia. And with little transfer activity for the Warriors following the prestigious international tournament, there is a fear that Theobald’s decision to divorce himself from Scotland Premier League (SPL) club Falkirk last month was, at best, premature.
Theobald signed for Falkirk last October but never featured in the club’s first team and, in the aftermath of the World Cup, he informed club manager John “Yogi” Hughes that he did not want to return.
With an absence of information from either party regarding the split, some local fans speculated that Theobald was either badly advised or hampered by an inflated notion of his own ability.
For the first time, Theobald told his side to the ESM. He insisted his departure was not a show of disdain for Falkirk but, rather, he had lost faith in Hughes to the extent that he believed they could not have a positive working relationship.
Last May, Theobald was reliably informed that Hughes did not see him as part of his plans for the 2006/07 season. The midfielder initially thought that his move to Falkirk—which was prompted by a recommendation from Latapy—was the stuff of dreams but soon found his national place under threat due to a lack of playing time with the modest club.
Hughes’ dismissal of Theobald’s abilities without even offering him a first team cap hurt. If his pride in representing his inner city community and his country was at the forefront of his World Cup exertions, one cannot discount Theobald’s craving to prove the Falkirk boss wrong as well.
While Hughes offered frowns, Beenhakker showed faith in the young player. An injury to CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh playmaker Aurtis Whitley allowed Theobald to make a successful bid for a starting place for Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup opener—a historic goalless draw against Sweden in Dortmund.
For much of the first half, Theobald, used in his preferred central midfield role, looked nervous and often lost his footing. But he kept his place for the second fixture against England when his superb marking job against England captain and Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham almost paced the Warriors to an encore in Nuremberg.
It was only when Eriksson withdrew Beckham to a right back role did the “Spice Boy” managed to conjure up England’s opener although the scorer, Peter Crouch, was lucky the referee did not spot his tug on Trinidad and Tobago defender Brent Sancho.
“Beckham got away from me just twice,” said Theobald, “but both times, he was able to create a goal scoring opportunity. He is a very dangerous player.”
At Kaiserslautern, Theobald brimmed with confidence and was a rare spark for the Warriors in the first half when his dribbles won several free kicks. As Beenhakker gambled with offensive changes, Theobald was asked to drop to left back—his third position from as many matches—and again gave a good showing built around his athleticism, application and quick use of the ball.
Hughes cooed to the Scottish press that Theobald has a bright future at the club. But Theobald was not in a forgiving mood although he did speak to Latapy before making up his mind—he still does not have an agent although he is relying on the representatives of Jack and Chris Birchall, at present, to find him a club.
“I think (Hughes) was being a hypocrite,” he said. “I just felt that it was best for me to explore other clubs.”
Theobald insisted any speculation that he was resting on his laurels—he received nearly a dozen awards after returning from the World Cup as well as a million dollar bonus from the local government—was misplaced.
“I need to play in a competitive league to develop,” he said. “I would love to play in Spain or Holland because I think the technical side to the game there would help me develop more. I would also love to learn a new language.
“But if an offer comes from England, I would accept it with open arms.”
Theobald said that he remains hungry to improve. It is instructive that his favourite sportsmen, Jordan and tennis players Roger Federer and the retired Pete Sampras, are as renowned for their ruthless streaks as their playing talent.
“I have (some of that ruthlessness) inside me,” said Theobald, “I just need the confidence and experience to bring it out. Like Michael Jordan said ‘the cream rises the top when you put forward the effort’.”
On the surface, Theobald is calm and content and never short of an encouraging word. He is particularly fond of the catchphrase, ‘God is the boss’.
He cut a relaxed figure at the Larry Gomes Stadium last Saturday as he absorbed a Pro League double header. He wore a three-quarter jeans and tee-shirt with sneakers—all in earthly tones.
Thus far, Theobald was most impressed with the high tempo style of defending champions, North East Stars. He is also interested to study the progress of younger talents like Caledonia striker Kendall Jagdeosingh and Vibe CT 105 W Connection midfielder Clyde Leon.
But Theobald’s Pro League observations were interrupted by furtive glances at his cellular. He is waiting for the phone call that should transform his Saturdays for the foreseeable future.
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Best of luck to theo i still think he should have played out his 18 month(i think) contract which he was offered then move on to a new club..
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Good Luck DT... But ah have some concerns about this statement...
he still does not have an agent although he is relying on the representatives of Jack and Chris Birchall, at present, to find him a club.
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While many footballers—including some of his teammates—would not read a newspaper article that did not mention their names, Theobald pours over auto-biographies from the likes of former Manchester United stand-out Roy Keane, ex-England coach Sven Goran-Eriksson and, his icon, retired United States basketball legend Michael Jordan.
“I like to learn about what they had to go through before they became successful,” said Theobald.
His theoretical application may be promising but the extent to which his practical work has slipped is alarming.
Theobald ah hope yuh drop past this web site because I would like to tell you what made those athlete successful.
1. They all went thru something... meaning if they didn't start on the first team or was bench they wouldn't have quit... that would have made them work a little harder to try to archeve a starting spot. Not roll out because who is to say that you might not be sitting on someone else's bench in the future? They made ah name for them selves then they were sought after by other teams.
2. They are remember this word " Committed" to thier Commitments!
Once you learn "Commitment" then you can move on to being successful.
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TYheo prove his manager joh huges wrong plain and simple and he made him ate his words .
therefore he should have stayed
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I know these boys are young, but they seem to be getting advice from the wrong folks ::)
you mean Theobald couldn't figure out that it is better to be 'over there' so people could see you, and at least he woulda be training with the team.
It was never good to leave a paying job before getting another one- unless he knows something and not telling... ???
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I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
There are other notable players.
Leslie Fitzpatrick who was a constant menace for Martinique on that left side, although I don't see him challenging Samuel for that left side position as yet.
At half time the commentators, were virtually calling for Gary Glasgow's removal, however, he delivered the goods twice in the second half. All in all though, I don't see him challenging Stern any time soon. I actually think that given the number of easy open chances that this team had, had Stern been present the scoreline would have looked like that of an 'American Football' game.
Hayden Tinto, who came on in the 66th minute is definitely senior national team material. He has potential. If the team is missing Carlos Edwards, Tinto can comfortably fill the void.
Kerwin 'Hardest' Jemmot did not impress me - and this is not a diss to TI. Rather, TI please call Hardest and tell the man that he needs to step up his game - Theobald and Tinto are looking much better than he is, and they are more game impacting than he is. As far as comparisons to Latapy, some were saying 20 out of 10 and 8 out of 10 for Hardest - not even close - I say 4 out of 10. Had Latapy been on that field, that game would have ended early because of the fighting Martinicans (did i spell that right?).
All in all I think that it was a decent performance by a very inexperienced team. I don't believe that this team could replace our world cup squad entirely, rather the best could be included and the worst/older ones of the World Cup team could be replaced.
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Densil looked good in the Barbados game but he lacks that deft skill, Premier League? no! I do feel a lower division might be a better fit for him to grow and get experience. The speed in the Premier League is a little too much for him to handle
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wait nuh... what games allyuh was watching?
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Tinto is not a college student anymore, he plays with Caledonia....
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Tinto is not a college student anymore, he plays with Caledonia....
Thanks for the correction.
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I don't think Theobald is Prem material, exactly what are you basing this statement on? Certainly not last night's performance against a Martinque team down to ten men. If he is EPL material now, I think he would have been SPL material a year ago and he wasn't as he didn't feature in a single First Team game.
The EPL is fastest league in the world, just just the speed of the players but also the speed of thought and decisions that is required to adapt to that league. I don't think he's even ready for the Championship and his level of professionalism certainly needs to be worked on.
Do you think Theobald can make a Watford, West Ham, Charlton lineup??
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I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
There are other notable players.
Leslie Fitzpatrick who was a constant menace for Martinique on that left side, although I don't see him challenging Samuel for that left side position as yet.
At half time the commentators, were virtually calling for Gary Glasgow's removal, however, he delivered the goods twice in the second half. All in all though, I don't see him challenging Stern any time soon. I actually think that given the number of easy open chances that this team had, had Stern been present the scoreline would have looked like that of an 'American Football' game.
Hayden Tinto, who came on in the 66th minute is definitely senior national team material. He has potential. If the team is missing Carlos Edwards, Tinto can comfortably fill the void.
Kerwin 'Hardest' Jemmot did not impress me - and this is not a diss to TI. Rather, TI please call Hardest and tell the man that he needs to step up his game - Theobald and Tinto are looking much better than he is, and they are more game impacting than he is. As far as comparisons to Latapy, some were saying 20 out of 10 and 8 out of 10 for Hardest - not even close - I say 4 out of 10. Had Latapy been on that field, that game would have ended early because of the fighting Martinicans (did i spell that right?).
All in all I think that it was a decent performance by a very inexperienced team. I don't believe that this team could replace our world cup squad entirely, rather the best could be included and the worst/older ones of the World Cup team could be replaced.
We talkin bout d game in the stadium last night or d one u was watching during the blackout?
Theobald was ordinary at best. Jemmot did do bad but didn't take command as he should. Man of the Match was Kerrry Baptiste who by the way should be the captain. Tinto had an impressive introduction.
Overall d fellas gettin better with time.
It was not the best because the best is yet to come. Go Warriors!
Play of the game!
Tinto call a man and twist him bad on the right side before he get kick down. It look baddddddddddddd!
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Ok, lets not get carried away...
Theobald did good, but Martinique players were extremely fast, physical and intense...He struggled a bit, but did well overall. Premiership ball is at a much highel level and intensity.... Lets give hime some more time. Good job though.
Tiger is an enigma. He have some serious trouble controlling the ball on the first touch. Then he tries to dribble unnecessarily, trying to be like Latapy. Maybe he did that at club level and got thru, but this is a whole new level. Maybe he just out of form with the touches, I dunno ( I rememebr many games Dwarike would try a drag and other small bets and is real bat he get, may say he shitting on he tail - then next thing he ketch a vaps and start destroying international teams with that same drag and small touches). But Tiger is a definite must to keep, he fights the game exactly like Birchall, and he have a real decent technique passing and crossing, one of the best on the current team. Pure class. He need some more time to improve his weakness, he could be potentially be a very good alternative for Colin Samuel.
Tinto show some real nice touches, skill, passing, etc etc. Too bad is Carlos he have to compete with.
Hardest was a little above average, he show some nice touches and embarass a acouple martiniquans, but he does get carried away sometimes. Definitely one to keep and nurture some more (although I know these men already old)...He is not Latapy, lets stop even trying to compare. there are very few in the world who can fit that bill too.
Glasgow is just average in my opinion, good to lead the attacks in these kinda games, but he have no chance with Glen, Stern, Jones et al around....
For me the best was...the team improving as they playing more together...Keep it up!
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I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
So many conflicting reports. I did hear that going forward he was very good last night, but how did he look when he was off the ball? How was his work rate and positioning. I understand that defensively he was poor, easily being beaten and lacking any physical presence. Can you confirm whether he really was easily bounced off the ball, and beaten continually in the midfield. Sounds like half of his game is strong, but the other half needs a lot of work....He does not sound like a very complete footballer and not ready for the highest level of football. No dis on Denzil..I want him to succeed..But are you looking at him the way a coach would or are you only concerened with what he did once on the ball? Respect :beermug:
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He need some more time to improve his weakness, he could be potentially be a very good alternative for Colin Samuel.
No offence trini but Tiger is 28 and has been around a long time.... plus josh johnson plays on the left for his club marcano and this other guy in france(i think)
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I watch the avatar and I want to know if Andre Samuel get a bad wine over the weekend.
Seriously though 1989, I haven't seen the game yet but based on Friday night he is a premiership player in his head only.
He probably played well last night and he wasn't awful on Friday but I would be surprised if he improved so much to look like he is premiership calibre.
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If Tiger is 28 now that means he will be 31 at the next WC.
Nothing wrong widdat. If he could improve the team,continue with him.
VB
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Dis is a joke right? Some kind of sarcastic ting? You cyah be serious. :-\
Tell meh dat he deserve a contract in some foreign club, fine. Dat he have a right to have made a bigger impact when he went abroad, fine. Dat he have plenty potential and could go places, fine.
But premiership material???? Yuh fete too much over the weekend or what? Ah know they say alcohol alters people's judgement, but jeeze!
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Trini,
I would like to see Carlos play right back and put Tinto or Baptiste on the right wing.
Dat would be a nice speedy balanced combo.
Also I think real players cyar make this TT team again. The youngsters showing they capable and the foreign based pros have the experience and pedigree.
All the fringe...Spann, Wolfe, etc have a big fight on their hands.
But this is good, we need more and more options and we should have men on the squad who in form.
But defence...all d spots still up for grabs. I feel dey go phase out Cyd, we doe know Dog stories, Lawrence, Sancho all part of the player strike and Avery too.
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I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
So many conflicting reports. I did hear that going forward he was very good last night, but how did he look when he was off the ball? How was his work rate and positioning. I understand that defensively he was poor, easily being beaten and lacking any physical presence. Can you confirm whether he really was easily bounced off the ball, and beaten continually in the midfield. Sounds like half of his game is strong, but the other half needs a lot of work....He does not sound like a very complete footballer and not ready for the highest level of football. No dis on Denzil..I want him to succeed..But are you looking at him the way a coach would or are you only concerened with what he did once on the ball? Respect :beermug:
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders. At times he would not perform the tackles, but would block a pass by occupying the space betwen the Martinique players - just as we did against England and Sweden - particularly England. This is not a skill that is understood by other players on the field - and this was evidenced by the amount of unnecessary crowding in the defense last night. You only need to cut off the passing space in some cases to force an error/alternate weaker play in the opposition's attack - Theobald understands and executed this well.
Remember that Russell Latapy saw Theobald and arranged a deal at Falkirk for him. Falkirk plays at the Premiership level in Scotland, and we all know that it was only Theobald's careless remarks about Falkirk being a small team that caused a bench warming situation for him.
As far as speed goes, if Theobald could play in the Sweden game for any amount of time, he could play anywhere.
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Lemme see if I get this straight densil had a good game vs a ten man martinique team and he is deemed premiership material?...a man who couldnt make falkirks bench?.....lol.....lol......that was a good laugh you made my day.
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I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
So many conflicting reports. I did hear that going forward he was very good last night, but how did he look when he was off the ball? How was his work rate and positioning. I understand that defensively he was poor, easily being beaten and lacking any physical presence. Can you confirm whether he really was easily bounced off the ball, and beaten continually in the midfield. Sounds like half of his game is strong, but the other half needs a lot of work....He does not sound like a very complete footballer and not ready for the highest level of football. No dis on Denzil..I want him to succeed..But are you looking at him the way a coach would or are you only concerened with what he did once on the ball? Respect :beermug:
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders. At times he would not perform the tackles, but would block a pass by occupying the space betwen the Martinique players - just as we did against England and Sweden - particularly England. This is not a skill that is understood by other players on the field - and this was evidenced by the amount of unnecessary crowding in the defense last night. You only need to cut off the passing space in some cases to force an error/alternate weaker play in the opposition's attack - Theobald understands and executed this well.
Remember that Russell Latapy saw Theobald and arranged a deal at Falkirk for him. Falkirk plays at the Premiership level in Scotland, and we all know that it was only Theobald's careless remarks about Falkirk being a small team that caused a bench warming situation for him.
As far as speed goes, if Theobald could play in the Sweden game for any amount of time, he could play anywhere.
I'm not sure what everyone is saying but theobald did'nt do badly in all three world cup games,needs more work,now is it that the EPL is a higher level than world cup football which is it.
Share it with me nah guys,I really want to know what you guys are basing this on and leh meh remind you guys I ent no theobald fan......
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yeah Trinidad primier league. yuh crazy? mad? head nuh good? man he cannot even get on the falkirk first team he go make higher league...please.....
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yeah Trinidad primier league. yuh crazy? mad? head nuh good? man he cannot even get on the falkirk first team he go make higher league...please.....
not so blunt garcia
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what premiership 1989 talking about?
clearly not the scottish premier league.
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I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
So many conflicting reports. I did hear that going forward he was very good last night, but how did he look when he was off the ball? How was his work rate and positioning. I understand that defensively he was poor, easily being beaten and lacking any physical presence. Can you confirm whether he really was easily bounced off the ball, and beaten continually in the midfield. Sounds like half of his game is strong, but the other half needs a lot of work....He does not sound like a very complete footballer and not ready for the highest level of football. No dis on Denzil..I want him to succeed..But are you looking at him the way a coach would or are you only concerened with what he did once on the ball? Respect :beermug:
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders. At times he would not perform the tackles, but would block a pass by occupying the space betwen the Martinique players - just as we did against England and Sweden - particularly England. This is not a skill that is understood by other players on the field - and this was evidenced by the amount of unnecessary crowding in the defense last night. You only need to cut off the passing space in some cases to force an error/alternate weaker play in the opposition's attack - Theobald understands and executed this well.
Remember that Russell Latapy saw Theobald and arranged a deal at Falkirk for him. Falkirk plays at the Premiership level in Scotland, and we all know that it was only Theobald's careless remarks about Falkirk being a small team that caused a bench warming situation for him.
As far as speed goes, if Theobald could play in the Sweden game for any amount of time, he could play anywhere.
thanks..haven't seen him lately so I not in a position to pass any judgement. Thanks for the extra analysis, sounds good. he obviously has something or he would not be where he is. But let's get one thing straight...I was in germany and watched him live and he did not play well. he didn't do badly, but to me..there is a difference between not playing badly and playing well. When he played left midfield he didn't seem to have the speed of movement or thought to get across the halfway line, take on his man, make telling passes or bring in a cross......but he was positionally good and sound on defense..ironic...the one criticsim he is getting now. But I also think he was playing out of position, so it is not fair to judge him to harshly. Fact remains tho'..he did OK, but he did not play well. IF you need to remibd yourself what playing well is, look no further than Carlos Edwards who played well by any standard imagineable...Sorry, but Theobald was not near that class.
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I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
So many conflicting reports. I did hear that going forward he was very good last night, but how did he look when he was off the ball? How was his work rate and positioning. I understand that defensively he was poor, easily being beaten and lacking any physical presence. Can you confirm whether he really was easily bounced off the ball, and beaten continually in the midfield. Sounds like half of his game is strong, but the other half needs a lot of work....He does not sound like a very complete footballer and not ready for the highest level of football. No dis on Denzil..I want him to succeed..But are you looking at him the way a coach would or are you only concerened with what he did once on the ball? Respect :beermug:
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders. At times he would not perform the tackles, but would block a pass by occupying the space betwen the Martinique players - just as we did against England and Sweden - particularly England. This is not a skill that is understood by other players on the field - and this was evidenced by the amount of unnecessary crowding in the defense last night. You only need to cut off the passing space in some cases to force an error/alternate weaker play in the opposition's attack - Theobald understands and executed this well.
Remember that Russell Latapy saw Theobald and arranged a deal at Falkirk for him. Falkirk plays at the Premiership level in Scotland, and we all know that it was only Theobald's careless remarks about Falkirk being a small team that caused a bench warming situation for him.
As far as speed goes, if Theobald could play in the Sweden game for any amount of time, he could play anywhere.
What the Jail i reading here!!!
with 1 thread and two lines a man come and beat back all TI years of Hardest posts!!!
Theobald was the worst performer on the WC team, and remember Wise was on that team.
A man get on in a game vs Martnique and you stamp him ready for the EPL, you really thinnk the pace and physical aspects of the English game are the same as in this Digicel Cup?
Ah feel this is one of them KND post to get men rile up.
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Soldier,
I go have to disagree with you on Bleeder.
I sorry but I write off your credibility in this thread with this one line yuh type here.
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Breds there were two TT mysteries in the WC...the first one was why Latapy only get 20 min.
The second one was why Theobold get 270 min.
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Soldier,
I go have to disagree with you on Bleeder.
I sorry but I write off your credibility in this thread with this one line yuh type here.
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Breds there were two TT mysteries in the WC...the first one was why Latapy only get 20 min.
The second one was why Theobold get 270 min.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders. At times he would not perform the tackles, but would block a pass by occupying the space betwen the Martinique players - just as we did against England and Sweden - particularly England.
nah andre... ah cyah agreed wit dis atol.
He din play well in any of the three games and in particular the England game dwight push him through wit acres of real estate to attack with and he delivered the greatest choke moment by any trini player in dat whole tournament... Theobald was a liability for the vast majority of the World Cup and it is still ah mystery to me that Latapy din take he place.
Now I was impressed by his showing last night too... but Premiership material??
no no no no.
he may get there some dday... but right now... he still have plenty to work on. I will say though atleast he eh so timid.
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Theobold maybe ready for a League One side.
Them teams does work hard and battle hard to finish top three, and its players learn about the game there. That kind of environment will suit Bleeder and push him out of his comfort zone.
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nah andre... ah cyah agreed wit dis atol.
ha ha. you get fooled too. is 1989.
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nah andre... ah cyah agreed wit dis atol.
ha ha. you get fooled too. is 1989.
ooorrr hor... das why he talkin so much shit... well now it all makes sense... :beermug:
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Breds there were two TT mysteries in the WC...the first one was why Latapy only get 20 min.
The second one was why Theobold get 270 min.
it is best not to think about it nah
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Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material.
And you generate this assumption based on a game vs Martinque?
Allyuh good yes!!!
What are you, his brother, cousin, uncle? Either that or you just don't know football at all.....
Common fella, make sense nah?
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Soldier,
I go have to disagree with you on Bleeder.
I sorry but I write off your credibility in this thread with this one line yuh type here.
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Breds there were two TT mysteries in the WC...the first one was why Latapy only get 20 min.
The second one was why Theobold get 270 min.
I have to admit, that was funny. :D
My statement is not based on this single game:
I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
When I say 'Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material.' I do not mean that his performance in this game makes him such, because he has had this skill long before - which is why he made the WC starting line up. My point is that the player is at an elevated technical level to his current colleagues and that this was exemplified within this particular game.
Either way, you have to be able to separate player analysis from a team analysis and acknowledge that the performance of the team is not an indication of the player's technical skill or understanding of the game.
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Happy New year to you all! ;D I did not actually see Gary Glasgow play as yet but all the reports shows that he is behaving like a new Stern John and in a bad way! Unlike Stern who could have done crap and then flukingly (or skilfully depends how you look at it) scored and ALWAYS kept his place based on the rumours about him and Beenhakker being very close, I really HOPE that Glasgow and Wim does not develop that bond. Sigh!! Missing a penalty is totally unacceptable man, geez! Come on my boy Cornell Glen get better fast nah... and I sure meh other boy Kenwyn waiting to fly back and show them why he is really the best choice now.
J.
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1989 ah cah go hard at yuh, as far as yuh comments on Theobald. However, I would be honest, I will always support any player playing fuh T&T, but there will always be players on ah team that doh impress yuh, and Theobald is one ah dem. He is descent player, but ah doh think he made so much of an improvement lately tuh jump tuh premiership material, ah couple of de other breddas at de Enterprise feel de same about Theobald. As for "Hardest", ah doh know, some people said de man had ah great game and some like you said differently. :-\ HIGHLY BLESSED.
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Soldier,
I go have to disagree with you on Bleeder.
I sorry but I write off your credibility in this thread with this one line yuh type here.
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Breds there were two TT mysteries in the WC...the first one was why Latapy only get 20 min.
The second one was why Theobold get 270 min.
I have to admit, that was funny. :D
My statement is not based on this single game:
I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
When I say 'Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material.' I do not mean that his performance in this game makes him such, because he has had this skill long before - which is why he made the WC starting line up. My point is that the player is at an elevated technical level to his current colleagues and that this was exemplified within this particular game.
Either way, you have to be able to separate player analysis from a team analysis and acknowledge that the performance of the team is not an indication of the player's technical skill or understanding of the game.
Fella, you gotta be kiddin me? We assemble a jokey squad to play in the Caribbean Cup and he may or may not be a class above. However, there are several reasons why he can't handle the Premiership at this point in his career:
1. His play is too slow
2. He is just not physical enough
3. I see everybody talking about vision and I yet to see it
4. He is so low down the pecking order in terms of quality in Trinidad is a joke.
Just b/c the man make the WC squad don't mean a thing to the Premiership teams or any foreign team for that matter.
Be realistic on the forum. The kid may be good but he eh that good!
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Well people, mih eh see de game yet, but when ah read de title ah de thread, ah say to mihself
Self....."de boy improve dramatically in a few days....how?? ???"
Den ah read de rest ah post and dem....and ah feel ah sense saness again....
Whew.....
Theobald....Premiership.....a new way to teach opposites in school....
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Soldier,
I go have to disagree with you on Bleeder.
I sorry but I write off your credibility in this thread with this one line yuh type here.
The World Cup is the highest level of football, and Theobald played well in all three games. On defense, his attempts were more effective than the other defenders.
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Breds there were two TT mysteries in the WC...the first one was why Latapy only get 20 min.
The second one was why Theobold get 270 min.
I have to admit, that was funny. :D
My statement is not based on this single game:
I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
When I say 'Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material.' I do not mean that his performance in this game makes him such, because he has had this skill long before - which is why he made the WC starting line up. My point is that the player is at an elevated technical level to his current colleagues and that this was exemplified within this particular game.
Either way, you have to be able to separate player analysis from a team analysis and acknowledge that the performance of the team is not an indication of the player's technical skill or understanding of the game.
Fella, you gotta be kiddin me? We assemble a jokey squad to play in the Caribbean Cup and he may or may not be a class above. However, there are several reasons why he can't handle the Premiership at this point in his career:
1. His play is too slow
2. He is just not physical enough
3. I see everybody talking about vision and I yet to see it
4. He is so low down the pecking order in terms of quality in Trinidad is a joke.
Just b/c the man make the WC squad don't mean a thing to the Premiership teams or any foreign team for that matter.
Be realistic on the forum. The kid may be good but he eh that good!
Agree with a few of your points, but the biggest thing in the premiership is size and fitness. I think he's a decent defensive midfielder and after watching the barbados game, he has shown he has some ability to ba a better defensive mid. He is still young and can be molded in to that role by the time the WCQ rolls around. Remember Yorke was a striker and made the adjustment to defensiv mid in the qualifiers when he came back to the NT. Theobald has ability and I think Wim will help groom him in that position.
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A much improved performance by the fellas.
To be honest Martinique fell apart after the right back was sent off.
Trinidad started by playing some uncharacteristic long balls and then settled into thier passing game.
I believe Anton had a lot to do with the change of style it is his style of football (the long ball and more direct play.)
Agood performance but one day doh make a tournament.
Hardest played well , he was strong in protecting the ball but seemed out of position.
Tiger was excellent on the wing an Theobald play as a true warrior.
Lets see how they make out against a big strong technically sound team like Haiti.
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I believe Anton had a lot to do with the change of style it is his style of football (the long ball and more direct play.)
I guess wim was shitting dong on his ass ent :rotfl:
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A much improved performance by the fellas.
To be honest Martinique fell apart after the right back was sent off.
Trinidad started by playing some uncharacteristic long balls and then settled into thier passing game.
I believe Anton had a lot to do with the change of style it is his style of football (the long ball and more direct play.)
Agood performance but one day doh make a tournament.
Hardest played well , he was strong in protecting the ball but seemed out of position.
Tiger was excellent on the wing an Theobald play as a true warrior.
Lets see how they make out against a big strong technically sound team like Haiti.
hardest needs to play above the mid or in a more attacking role, he playing this link from the defense to the mid bc we defense not capable as yet to build the attack, thats why people talkin de man bad, but they dont realize what he is doing effectively for the team... :beermug:
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TI, I am being fair here. I agree with you on that point about Denzil.
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1989 your logic is real flawed.
Yorke was much better than Theobald in the WC and he struggling in the Championship right now.
Theobald played a defensive role but he was very anonymous, because a man was on the field for three games where we were under real pressure does not mean that he held his own against big players. He play and he survive without getting embarrased but that don't mean that he up to that level. Not by a long shot. Add to that the fact that their are several examples of men who impress in a WC and then couldn't hack it in a top league afterwards.
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TI, I am being fair here. I agree with you on that point about Denzil.
Sorry TI, thought you were talking about Denzil, not Hardest.
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I feel under all seriousness that some of de posters here need to start putting AKA next to dey forum name fuh real. TI, also known as AKA Hardest, 1989 AKA Bleeder!!! Come nah fellas. Allyuh have big game to play in de stadium and studying to post and fool people. If allyuh concentrate on de game instead of writing bout allyuh self and arguing with Touches and Jefferz we go be allright.
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A much improved performance by the fellas.
To be honest Martinique fell apart after the right back was sent off.
Trinidad started by playing some uncharacteristic long balls and then settled into thier passing game.
I believe Anton had a lot to do with the change of style it is his style of football (the long ball and more direct play.)
Agood performance but one day doh make a tournament.
Hardest played well , he was strong in protecting the ball but seemed out of position.
Tiger was excellent on the wing an Theobald play as a true warrior.
Lets see how they make out against a big strong technically sound team like Haiti.
hardest needs to play above the mid or in a more attacking role, he playing this link from the defense to the mid bc we defense not capable as yet to build the attack, thats why people talkin de man bad, but they dont realize what he is doing effectively for the team... :beermug:
TI, a very interesting point you made there.
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A much improved performance by the fellas.
To be honest Martinique fell apart after the right back was sent off.
Trinidad started by playing some uncharacteristic long balls and then settled into thier passing game.
I believe Anton had a lot to do with the change of style it is his style of football (the long ball and more direct play.)
Agood performance but one day doh make a tournament.
Hardest played well , he was strong in protecting the ball but seemed out of position.
Tiger was excellent on the wing an Theobald play as a true warrior.
Lets see how they make out against a big strong technically sound team like Haiti.
hardest needs to play above the mid or in a more attacking role, he playing this link from the defense to the mid bc we defense not capable as yet to build the attack, thats why people talkin de man bad, but they dont realize what he is doing effectively for the team... :beermug:
I eh sure bout wha yuh saying there....as they line up....is bleeder and hardest in the middle....and one of them need to be de holding midfield. I eh sure wim go put a man who could pass...not really known for tackling....and not able to run hard for at least 70 minutes as a midfield link. Who he linking with really...if the midfield was/is...baptiste and tiger on the wings...bleeder partnering him in the middle and the only players in front of him are the strikers?
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hardest needs to play above the mid or in a more attacking role, he playing this link from the defense to the mid bc we defense not capable as yet to build the attack, thats why people talkin de man bad, but they dont realize what he is doing effectively for the team... :beermug:
he go play a foward now ??? :beermug:
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I'm not sure how many of you saw the T&T vs. Martinique Digicel Caribbean Cup game last night, but one player definitely stood out from the rest - Densill Theobald. His passing, defensive tactics, technique, control and confidence expressed a level of superiority that is not yet possessed by any of the other players on the team. Quite frankly Densill Theobald is Premiership Material. Just a few out of order words cost him that in Scotland - it clearly had nothing to do with professional skill. There is no question that he should be this team's captain, and that he should continue to be featured in the senior team.
There are other notable players.
Leslie Fitzpatrick who was a constant menace for Martinique on that left side, although I don't see him challenging Samuel for that left side position as yet.
At half time the commentators, were virtually calling for Gary Glasgow's removal, however, he delivered the goods twice in the second half. All in all though, I don't see him challenging Stern any time soon. I actually think that given the number of easy open chances that this team had, had Stern been present the scoreline would have looked like that of an 'American Football' game.
Hayden Tinto, who came on in the 66th minute is definitely senior national team material. He has potential. If the team is missing Carlos Edwards, Tinto can comfortably fill the void.
Kerwin 'Hardest' Jemmot did not impress me - and this is not a diss to TI. Rather, TI please call Hardest and tell the man that he needs to step up his game - Theobald and Tinto are looking much better than he is, and they are more game impacting than he is. As far as comparisons to Latapy, some were saying 20 out of 10 and 8 out of 10 for Hardest - not even close - I say 4 out of 10. Had Latapy been on that field, that game would have ended early because of the fighting Martinicans (did i spell that right?).
All in all I think that it was a decent performance by a very inexperienced team. I don't believe that this team could replace our world cup squad entirely, rather the best could be included and the worst/older ones of the World Cup team could be replaced.
This is a joke right? >:( :o
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I think Theobald might struggle in atlanta caribbean league to be honest cuz de kick dem jamaicans go put on him he goh just be bawlin for foul whole game.......the world is such a funny place a man as mediocre as theobald getting props an opportunity but true diamonds in the rough like Colin Roberts and Marlon Minguel and them fellas never even get a chance...no justice in the world I tell ya
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I think Theobald might struggle in atlanta caribbean league to be honest cuz de kick dem jamaicans go put on him he goh just be bawlin for foul whole game.......the world is such a funny place a man as mediocre as theobald getting props an opportunity but true diamonds in the rough like Colin Roberts and Marlon Minguel and them fellas never even get a chance...no justice in the world I tell ya
lol....yuh causing drama on de forum already sah!!! just i find it hard to believe ah man could play so much nonsense on saturday against ah Bajan team and look like ah God against Martinique. but guz...kwame play in de league and he on de team so whats yu point???
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cocaine i a hell of ah drug
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I jess doh understand why men on here does dog Densil? When de coach he self say Densil doing a god job. That makes me questioon alyuh knowledge of football.
fuh real
NICE
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I jess doh understand why men on here does dog Densil? When de coach he self say Densil doing a god job. That makes me questioon alyuh knowledge of football.
fuh real
NICE
Good point Niceness.
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I think Theobald might struggle in atlanta caribbean league to be honest cuz de kick dem jamaicans go put on him he goh just be bawlin for foul whole game.......the world is such a funny place a man as mediocre as theobald getting props an opportunity but true diamonds in the rough like Colin Roberts and Marlon Minguel and them fellas never even get a chance...no justice in the world I tell ya
lol....yuh causing drama on de forum already sah!!! just i find it hard to believe ah man could play so much nonsense on saturday against ah Bajan team and look like ah God against Martinique. but guz...kwame play in de league and he on de team so whats yu point???
Fordie meh point is when TT play Austria or Japan we go see who is the real ballers it easy to trot around and give big interview (I will be using falkirk as a stepping stone to bigger things) when yuh beating martinique and drawing with barbados to hide your flaws but is when yuh balls to the ground and sweden running at yuh and yuh battling for yuh life is what defines you and we all know where he was during them games constantly on his back like a bad ting...the worst player on we world cup team with the biggest mouth
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I think Theobald might struggle in atlanta caribbean league to be honest cuz de kick dem jamaicans go put on him he goh just be bawlin for foul whole game.......the world is such a funny place a man as mediocre as theobald getting props an opportunity but true diamonds in the rough like Colin Roberts and Marlon Minguel and them fellas never even get a chance...no justice in the world I tell ya
lol....yuh causing drama on de forum already sah!!! just i find it hard to believe ah man could play so much nonsense on saturday against ah Bajan team and look like ah God against Martinique. but guz...kwame play in de league and he on de team so whats yu point???
Fordie meh point is when TT play Austria or Japan we go see who is the real ballers it easy to trot around and give big interview (I will be using falkirk as a stepping stone to bigger things) when yuh beating martinique and drawing with barbados to hide your flaws but is when yuh balls to the ground and sweden running at yuh and yuh battling for yuh life is what defines you and we all know where he was during them games constantly on his back like a bad ting...the worst player on we world cup team with the biggest mouth
:applause: :applause: :applause:
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I think Theobald might struggle in atlanta caribbean league to be honest cuz de kick dem jamaicans go put on him he goh just be bawlin for foul whole game.......the world is such a funny place a man as mediocre as theobald getting props an opportunity but true diamonds in the rough like Colin Roberts and Marlon Minguel and them fellas never even get a chance...no justice in the world I tell ya
lol....yuh causing drama on de forum already sah!!! just i find it hard to believe ah man could play so much nonsense on saturday against ah Bajan team and look like ah God against Martinique. but guz...kwame play in de league and he on de team so whats yu point???
Fordie meh point is when TT play Austria or Japan we go see who is the real ballers it easy to trot around and give big interview (I will be using falkirk as a stepping stone to bigger things) when yuh beating martinique and drawing with barbados to hide your flaws but is when yuh balls to the ground and sweden running at yuh and yuh battling for yuh life is what defines you and we all know where he was during them games constantly on his back like a bad ting...the worst player on we world cup team with the biggest mouth
:applause: :applause: :applause:
I cyah argue with that... thats my sentiment exactly... but ah must say... he look like he playing style on the pitch is maturing.
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Seon Power should be in Serie A
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I jess doh understand why men on here does dog Densil? When de coach he self say Densil doing a god job. That makes me questioon alyuh knowledge of football.
fuh real
NICE
perhaps u are right...and perhaps Wim is just doing a good job at managing the press and his players' confidence. All part of a coach's job. I did not see the Martnique game, so I cannot comment on how well Densil played. But your statement is quite naive. Having said that, it will be nice if his performances continue to improve. Like I said before, Densil cannot be where he is now without having something...a lot of different coaches have or have had belief in him..not just Wim
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Good Morning Guys,
I confuse about Denzil. He good or not. Some of you say he is not worth it. Some say he is premiership material. Which is true?. His passing is good but he defence is bad. Plus he gets push off the ball. Anybody have a video of the game?
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When the game come on video I want alyuh confirm this with me.
Denzil looking good because he getting the ball under NO PRESSURE.
He collecting the ball in the stopper position with nobody pressuring him so he could take his time look up and spray passes........he doing it well and looking good.
When is midfield battle time defensively he coming second.
I find he is moving smart and using his upstairs as he knows what his strengths and weaknesses are.
It is because of this people giving him different ratings.
Watch him good. You must measure a player touch and composure when pressure take him, not when he have room and space.
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When the game come on video I want alyuh confirm this with me.
Denzil looking good because he getting the ball under NO PRESSURE.
He collecting the ball in the stopper position with nobody pressuring him so he could take his time look up and spray passes........he doing it well and looking good.
When is midfield battle time defensively he coming second.
I find he is moving smart and using his upstairs as he knows what his strengths and weaknesses are.
It is because of this people giving him different ratings.
Watch him good. You must measure a player touch and composure when pressure take him, not when he have room and space.
I watched some of the B'dos vdo, and man that was a slow game. No up front pressure at all. They were playing the same way Trini does which I hate, sit back and wait for the opponent to enter the last 1/3 of the pitch before picking them up.
Vs Mexico that will never happen, is constant pressure and if you dont have touch and control you will lose the ball under pressure and the defense will be under constant attack.
One thing I will say though, some folks like to say not to get carried away because of the low level of the opponents, I am one of those, but on the flip side, if you playing a team that is weak then you supposed to put 5 on them not scrape through 1 - nil.
So even though they looking good vs soft oppostition, they get props for that at least, cause you should look good vs weak opponents.
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I jess doh understand why men on here does dog Densil? When de coach he self say Densil doing a god job. That makes me questioon alyuh knowledge of football.
fuh real
NICE
perhaps u are right...and perhaps Wim is just doing a good job at managing the press and his players' confidence. All part of a coach's job. I did not see the Martnique game, so I cannot comment on how well Densil played. But your statement is quite naive. Having said that, it will be nice if his performances continue to improve. Like I said before, Densil cannot be where he is now without having something...a lot of different coaches have or have had belief in him..not just Wim
I think that this is a key oversight from which many posters on this thread suffer. Falkirk's coach could have evaluated Theobald and send him straight back to T&T - instead he offered a contract in the Scottish Premier League not the fete match league ;). Several T&T players did trials and came straight back home - Theobald came back because he was a casualty of his mouth. Interestingly enough, Theobald's problem is still lack of self control. Several times during this game he mouthed off the referee. This will eventually cost him.
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1989,
So yuh saying his mouth make him unable to make the Bench at Falkirk on a regular basis and it was also the reason for him not being able to start a match or make the first team.
Or is it because Latapy keep him out the side.
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1989,
So yuh saying his mouth make him unable to make the Bench at Falkirk on a regular basis and it was also the reason for him not being able to start a match or make the first team.
Or is it because Latapy keep him out the side.
Reality is that Theobald's mouth kept him aiming for the bench. Further, before the start of this season the coach informed him that the bench was higher that the stars for him.... (yuh know how they say to aim for the stars :rotfl: ) That alone shows that the coach made up his mind long before.
He will lose out on a lot more if he doesn't exercise wisdom.
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When the game come on video I want alyuh confirm this with me.
Denzil looking good because he getting the ball under NO PRESSURE.
He collecting the ball in the stopper position with nobody pressuring him so he could take his time look up and spray passes........he doing it well and looking good.
When is midfield battle time defensively he coming second.
I find he is moving smart and using his upstairs as he knows what his strengths and weaknesses are.
It is because of this people giving him different ratings.
Watch him good. You must measure a player touch and composure when pressure take him, not when he have room and space.
I watched some of the B'dos vdo, and man that was a slow game. No up front pressure at all. They were playing the same way Trini does which I hate, sit back and wait for the opponent to enter the last 1/3 of the pitch before picking them up.
Vs Mexico that will never happen, is constant pressure and if you dont have touch and control you will lose the ball under pressure and the defense will be under constant attack.
One thing I will say though, some folks like to say not to get carried away because of the low level of the opponents, I am one of those, but on the flip side, if you playing a team that is weak then you supposed to put 5 on them not scrape through 1 - nil.
So even though they looking good vs soft oppostition, they get props for that at least, cause you should look good vs weak opponents.
Constructive critique, but also remember that Theobald played in the Mexico game.
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I think that part of the problem with Theobald is that persons find it hard to categorise him. He ain't an attacking mid, defensive mid or a winger. He is for the want of a better phrase a water carrier. Similar players (in style not ability) would be Gilberto and Carrick. That being so he isnt going to put in hard tackles or create a goal out of nothing and if you expect him to you have a long wait. I think part of the issue with him like Jemmott is that they would look better in a 3 man midfield with somebody to do the spade work. Theobald can do the running and Jemmott (he would like not having to run much) the passing.
He is a decent positional player and tries to stick to the coaches plan, something most of our players have problems doing. The fact is many coaches will like him for that. In terms of whether he is or isn't Premiership Material has a lot to do with his reaction to training. As all who have made it have said the first few years before acceptance they push you to see whether you are strong enough mentally to make it. If you are then you move to the next level. To date he hasn't shown it. Many players have gotten worse treatment than he has, risen above it and now are considered top professionals.
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....well i went to HOTT Shop to get a roti.....and in walks the "Bleeder" Densil Theobald himself....
looking fit and trim.....simple jeans and stripe polo...no bling and shades
so ah watching him on his phone asking someone " Bone or Bonless??"..."Bone or Boneless??"...
so he end up next to me and ah hit him " From Budapest to Hott shoppe"???...
DT....no no, not for me ...haha, not for me....
BM..so you home on winterbreak??
DT...yea, one month...got to go back to training at the end of January..
BM...ok cool..so you going to keep fit with Cali while you here, but then they only have 3 matches left...
DT....no...the coach from Upjest gives everyone a program to maintain...every Friday you have to weigh in you know...
BM..whats the level like out there???..
DT....very good...very good.....but the money is hurting all of hungarian football.....the clubs struggle....the national team is not doing well...and only 2 teams get to Europe....
BM...is Upjest 4th in the table?? ( ah know...so ah showing off my knowledge nah)
DT..yea , we 4th....trying to catch up and be in the top 2...
BM.....whats your home stadium like....and the crowds in general ??..
DT....well our stadium is like 10 to 12,000 capacity.....and it depends, we played Debrecen , the defending champs and it was full....but when you play the smaller clubs you get like 3,000 to 5,000.
BM....so your team, players from all over??...and is the coach from Hungary???
DT....yes, the coach from Hungary....and i am one of 9 players ...like from Finland, Africa....
BM....so any transfer talks....
T....well my agent dealing with that....hope something happens....but it is nice so far...
BM....is the country nice ???
DT....ohhh yea...vey, man Budapest man....lovely old city/.....( ah could see some "coarse Hair" tings in he eyes)...
he cell phone rings and he is very polite " Please excuse me".....dwighty style.....lol..
BM....man this frigging roti taking long boy....eh....( Trying to not soud like ah jumbieing de man....but he realize ah know meh stuff nah....plus ah old ras get in de talk...."Eh Eh...watch meh...allyuh have to geh we da world cup again ...is 30 years ah praying fuh dat....ah want it again.."...
BM...so what bout hardest...ah hear he in the States ?
DT...yea ( sorry TI...that was his one word answer)
so we just touch on a few things....and the man was really nice to chat with....he seems to be patient this time with this move.....and he did not offer much as far as TnT is concerned....
he get he roti and geh meh ah bounce....and I wish him all the best and to stay positive...and that i am happy to see his game take a new dimension......
BM....
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Forget about Bleeder wit he wild self ;D. De more important question is what you was doing by Hott Shoppe? Ent you supposed tuh be maintaining yuh fitness fuh de fete match league? Touches already tell meh how allyuh fraid he side, and is steady licks allyuh does get from dem.
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tallman.....you know ah hott shopee after a hangover...come on White Star....
Tell Touches he wild man side....dey good.....but da fight and football ting....i done dat since skinner park breds....
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Hungary woman over nice boy! :P
VB
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Only In Trini eh? :applause:
De man do ah detailed on de spot interview..even get ah colour commentary from ah ole ras.......all neatly packaged....while waitin on ah Roti
In any other country, dey woulda aks de int'l player for he autograph..grab de food and ride out
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BM, if was me ah was making yuh sponsor that boneless chicken yes...
and throw in a red solo for good measure..
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Lol...nicely done, Bleeder ent even recognize in interview he get interview dey :beermug:
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Good Job Big Mag...Wish Densil the best for the rest of his career
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Big Mag yuh come good dey. Gwan Bleeder!
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De thread should ah name.....De general back in town buying ah roti. Ah real happy for de man. And based on de interview, like he english improve plenty plenty, unless Big Mag paraphrasing. Anyways, I know dah roti was for somebody else. Bleedah does only buy food by de vegatarian store on de corner ah park and pembroke street ..I not sure if it still dey, but dey call it Hardline vegetarian ah tink. He does buy a bomb punch, and ah whole wheat macaroni pie, and sometimes ah bran muffin or vegetables. Me aint no stalker, but we sit dong and eat dey aready...more dan once. De man was jes blessing up he Nelson street possey. Must be Fredley Deadly or 10 cents de roti was for. But ah know he paddner call crix does only eat boneless...so me aint know really. Anyway, ah glad for meh boy...Ah shock to hear he had on ah shades doh...he must be was looking real kicksy :rotfl:...But good post Big Mag...de forum needed dah one
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Y all yuh so he english improve
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Y all yuh so he english improve
Oh gorm......we taking all de positives we could get.
Den again....de man gone hungary...and he ENGLISH improve? lawd....
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nah...he speech not bad alt all.....he still saying "fitball"
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nah...he speech not bad alt all.....he still saying "fitball"
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Big Mag you like real chupidness yes
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an even bigger question is I cant understand is how men actually like hot shoppe roti, when it have dopsons right down the road.
I wonder if densil coach know he eating roti
But in seriousness though he is cool yute, always smiling and very people oriented...
Best of luck to him, he looking like the key to our midfield next year...
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an even bigger question is I cant understand is how men actually like hot shoppe roti, when it have dopsons right down the road.
4 real :beermug:
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an even bigger question is I cant understand is how men actually like hot shoppe roti, when it have dopsons right down the road.
4 real :beermug:
ent... and shiann's round de corner..
i taste that hot shoppe roti a few months back it was woefully sub par..
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Not to hijack the thread but Hotshopp??
I find they are a mild kinda curry... There is for tourist and people who have poor guts.
Dopsons, Shianns and Patraj is d place to go.
I find Dopsons fall orf since they move from the corner of Picton and Marli.
If the line was long there Govias opposite was a nice roti. But he dead and the place close down I think.
Best roti I eat out of town is one in Vistabella called Monas. Wings up in the east not bad either.
Big M. I hope you or Bleeder ent wash down the Roti with a peanut punch eh?
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sorry to kill the thread, but can someone really tell me where dopson's move to? that hadda be de BEST roti i ever eat! and de last time i was in trini they move from picton and marli...
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Thread done hijack...murder....and decomposing already....lawd...allyuh eh easy.
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Why Hott Shoppe roti skin so white?
It look like they steam it.
I like mine with some toast marks from de hot tawah.
I used to work 2 mins walk from Dopson's, that was some nice roti.
They had pie in the morning too, their fish pie is the best I ever taste. They didn't mash up de fish too much so yuh had nice chunks of king fish and real pimentos.
Needless to say I used to hit dem VERY often.
Ah just remember, sometimes one of the pimentos would turn out to be a hot one and den is real pressure tryin to eat about 10 piece of hot pepper in de pie.
And today for breakfast all I have is a turkey sandwich wit mayo and lettuce :(
It doh compare.
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Why Hott Shoppe roti skin so white?
It look like they steam it.
I like mine with some toast marks from de hot tawah.
I used to work 2 mins walk from Dopson's, that was some nice roti.
They had pie in the morning too, their fish pie is the best I ever taste. They didn't mash up de fish too much so yuh had nice chunks of king fish and real pimentos.
Needless to say I used to hit dem VERY often.
And today for breakfast all I have is a turkey sandwich wit mayo and lettuce :(
It doh compare.
i must be bounce you up there cause i used to patronize dem dopsons pies regular... used buy some for the whole office and thing, plus they had a wicked tamarind sauce to complement it..
dopsons is now on the corner of maraval rd and tragarete rd i think...
i was not impressed by hot shoppe at all.. plus dey pricey.. Patraj have it wicked too, and they also have a bigger outlet in san juan that does be ram out.. Touches say wings from up in de east, they good but they does use some kinda different curry that my belly cyah handle...
with all this talk, i feel a Shiann's shrimp buss up shut is a flex today yes...
oh....... theobald is a good player.
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patraj get rid of all them snake and rats that used to be in the flour?? :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Tell Touches he wild man side....dey good.....but da fight and football ting....i done dat since skinner park breds....
Dat is why the next time we bounce all yuh up is level cutarse. We eh easing yuh up at all.
Not to hijack the thread but Hotshopp??
I find they are a mild kinda curry... There is for tourist and people who have poor guts.
Dopsons, Shianns and Patraj is d place to go.
The thing is, in town, they eh have no good roti shop. Yuh know with Hot Shopp yuh getting ah mediocre yet consistent roti.
The only other place is Pat Raj on Tragrete Rd.
Hot Shoppe caters to the uptown curry eater no set ah pepper and spices to wok yuh belly. My favourite roti place is Wings on Pasea Rd. Tunapuna and when I in work Patraj in San Juan as it is a 2 mins drive.
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what about the roti place next to Patraj in San Juan, ALI's.
I find them to be real decent too...
I guess Bleeder only have permission to eat them neutral, low carb, low spice curry roti from Hot Shoppe
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Disgruntled....Stern playing with we yuh know ..
and if i went Dopsons....then i would interview Hudson Charles
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Amber alert hijack reported misssing person Bleeder last seen eating a roti at Patraj with a fella who goes as BM
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yuh hadda love dis thread ... an education in roti an a update on a foreign base ... now ah hungary and ah want to kick ball
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what about the roti place next to Patraj in San Juan, ALI's.
I find them to be real decent too...
I guess Bleeder only have permission to eat them neutral, low carb, low spice curry roti from Hot Shoppe
Patraj and ALI`s in san juan, eh have nothing on Silivia`s ( thats de one next to them) real homemade style, Wings mango does real lash, but de pepper sometimes does be really hott.
all de best bledder keep yu head up bro ;D
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Not to hijack the thread but Hotshopp??
I find they are a mild kinda curry... There is for tourist and people who have poor guts.
Dopsons, Shianns and Patraj is d place to go.
I find Dopsons fall orf since they move from the corner of Picton and Marli.
If the line was long there Govias opposite was a nice roti. But he dead and the place close down I think.
Best roti I eat out of town is one in Vistabella called Monas. Wings up in the east not bad either.
Big M. I hope you or Bleeder ent wash down the Roti with a peanut punch eh?
Wings is a bess roti boy.....
Dopson's was a nice scene back in the day- very big roti (size-wise that is)......
Patraj a lil overrated if yuh ask me- decent taste, but dey lil stingy on the quantity.....
Wha ever happened tuh Hosein's? They had a top rankin' award-worthy channa pie back in the day too....
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Patraj a lil overrated if yuh ask me- decent taste, but dey lil stingy on the quantity.....
Good good talk dey... :applause:
This thread hurtin mih belly for two reasons...allyuh makin mih hungry plus ah man say Bleeder went Hungary to improve he English :rotfl: ;D ;D ;D.....allyuh is real mad men oui
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plus ah man say Bleeder went Hungary to improve he English :rotfl: ;D ;D ;D.....allyuh is real mad men oui
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
As far as roti is concerned....it used to have a roti in Siparia man used to leff tong to go and check every so often...Ibahar's or sumting so. Wicked roti.
De absolute biggest roti ah ever encounter used to be Mangals rong de Savannah by Belmont Circular Rd corner dey. LAWD....dah ting used to take 2 days to eat. Was kinda oily but is de most amounta meat yuh would ever get in a roti. De roti itself used to BLEED (doin meh bess to keep de thread relevant to de topic) split peas....every bite a dah dhal puree was jes PEAS.
A nex bess was Govia's on Picton and Marli but dat close too. Hot Shoppe in de early days was good but is a cookie cutter roti now. Daz fuh dem Westmoorings people and dem so. Patraj in San Juan is a bess. Never had Wings. What a name fuh a roti shop.
By de way....how come it eh have no Midnight BBQ rong de Savannah again? Steupes...everytime ah go back home ah does wrinch because it eh have nutting so again.
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Do Good General Do Good
Thanks Big Magician
De absolute biggest roti ah ever encounter used to be Mangals rong de Savannah by Belmont Circular Rd corner dey. LAWD....dah ting used to take 2 days to eat. Was kinda oily but is de most amounta meat yuh would ever get in a roti. De roti itself used to BLEED (doin meh bess to keep de thread relevant to de topic) split peas....every bite a dah dhal puree was jes PEAS.
Palos, look what ya doin man..........meh mout only watering here.....dem waz de bess Roti....special Ocassion ting eh ;)
and on the opposite end of the spectrum...I used to buy 10 cent potato roti on Queen Park street when I was at CIC ;D
and stopping by Govia's on de way home from studying at de american embasy library ;)
oh yeah...it usedest to Bleed dahl......yeah...all dong de side of ya mout...an ya did have to take ya tongue an do so...eh eh eh ......dat dahl sweet too bad..........:D
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De absolute biggest roti ah ever encounter used to be Mangals rong de Savannah by Belmont Circular Rd corner dey. LAWD....dah ting used to take 2 days to eat. Was kinda oily but is de most amounta meat yuh would ever get in a roti. De roti itself used to BLEED (doin meh bess to keep de thread relevant to de topic) split peas....every bite a dah dhal puree was jes PEAS.
Palos, look what ya doin man..........meh mout only watering here.....dem waz de bess Roti....special Ocassion ting eh ;)
and on the opposite end of the spectrum...I used to buy 10 cent potato roti on Queen street when I was at CIC ;D
and stopping by Govia's on de way home from studying at de american embasy library ;)
oh yeah...it usedest to Bleed dahl...... :D
Mr Govia used to come out wit he glasses self and a kinda smile dat paste on he face and serve yuh. De meat and potato pies wasn't bad dey needah. Tink he had a Indian wife used to make de BLEED...ER dhal. He shrimps roti was simply de bess. Cyah beat a curry shrimp & potato roti wash dong wit a ice cole mauby.
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steups... I goin out d road and look for a roti yes
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All ah allyuh local soca warriors could hold allyuh cudder munt yes. Man sit down here in Buffalo in the cold and man talking bout roti. Steupse.
On the real though, any of allyuh ever eat by a roti shop in Gasparillo right off the highway (I forget the name). That roti used to melt in yuh mouth yes...fuss it was nice.
Steupse lemme go pack a snowcone yes.
Oh and do yuh ting Bleeder.
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Ah know bout dah highway roti....yuh does hadda watch back careful before yuh get out de car, and den make a run for it inside, odderwise de oncoming traffic go lick way you and yuh door. But dah roti really nice, and yuh could get some bird pepper in foil for ah extra 50 cents. Ah remember de damn roti..............steuppes...ah have some pita bread in de fridge, ah goh eat dat wid some tin channa...............is de closest ting to ah roti by me.
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Cyah beat a curry shrimp & potato roti wash dong wit a ice cole mauby.
Shrimp???
or hor you mean Strimps ;D
steups... I goin out d road and look for a roti yes
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
ah man get hung greee one time oui
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and on the opposite end of the spectrum...I used to buy 10 cent potato roti :o on Queen Park street when I was at CIC ;D
uuuuuhhh West Coast....how old are you man?? I could only go back to a roti being $5.00 by a little shop outside de school gate by Scarbro Sec....
And ah was trying to keep track of who have de best Roti but ah get lost as to who located where....ah ate ah Hott Shoppe once and thought was de hottest thing since slice bread but apparently I was wrong....so somebody just give it to mih in summary please (ah eh want to go back through de whole thread) as to who have de best and dey locations....yuh could PM mih.....thanks in advance...
......oh yeah....Good Luck Densil.....
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uuuuuhhh West Coast....how old are you man?? I could only go back to a roti being $5.00 by a little shop outside de school gate by Scarbro Sec....
......oh yeah....Good Luck Densil.....
well I started at CIC in 19.........hole on de phone ringing ;D ;D
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best roti in south or should i say San fernando and environs is definitley Mona's.
it used to be a place in Union road called Mamin's also but i think they had closed down.
also it have a place on Todd St..dem have a wicked dhal too
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It couda b worse eh west u could have said 18
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Ah know bout dah highway roti....yuh does hadda watch back careful before yuh get out de car, and den make a run for it inside, odderwise de oncoming traffic go lick way you and yuh door. But dah roti really nice, and yuh could get some bird pepper in foil for ah extra 50 cents. Ah remember de damn roti..............steuppes...ah have some pita bread in de fridge, ah goh eat dat wid some tin channa...............is de closest ting to ah roti by me.
Geez an' ... Pita bread and tin channa!!! Times must be real ruff.
Ah suggest yuh get in yuh vehicle and head down towards DC. Ah know it have a roti place in downtown Silver Springs near de top of Georgia Ave. Doh remember de exact address, but yuh must find it.
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Ten cents?? for ah WHOLE roti?
It had automobiles back in dem days?
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Disgruntled....Stern playing with we yuh know ..
and if i went Dopsons....then i would interview Hudson Charles
Stern playing with yuh
That is ah fete match team or is ah charity side all yuh running, giving any and everybody ah sweat. I guess it's Christmas and it's the season for giving.
As for Roti, Wing's in "Puna" is the bess right now. I went Brian Lara fete and all last carnival and see Wing's dey and I stand up in meh best white shirt and eat curry like I in the shop.
If anybody here from Woodbrook all yuh should remember ah woman name Ms. Alma on Alberto St. corner outside Alaska. Roti use to be $4.00 and it was beeeeeeeeeessssssssst. She use to need the flower and make the roti skin right dey for yuh.
Nearly every when I use to walk home from Fatima I stop and call ah "strimps" and head inside.
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Disgruntled....Stern playing with we yuh know ..
and if i went Dopsons....then i would interview Hudson Charles
Stern playing with yuh
That is ah fete match team or is ah charity side all yuh running, giving any and everybody ah sweat. I guess it's Christmas and it's the season for giving.
As for Roti, Wing's in "Puna" is the bess right now. I went Brian Lara fete and all last carnival and see Wing's dey and I stand up in meh best white shirt and eat curry like I in the shop.
If anybody here from Woodbrook all yuh should remember ah woman name Ms. Alma on Alberto St. corner outside Alaska. Roti use to be $4.00 and it was beeeeeeeeeessssssssst. She use to need the flower and make the roti skin right dey for yuh.
Nearly every when I use to walk home from Fatima I stop and call ah "strimps" and head inside.
Daz Stern volley yuh have in yuh Avatar dey? ;D
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well look where de thread start and where we reach LOL...
I am from Woodbrook and Ms. Alma Roti was real good.. (I neva knew that was her name.. But palos hit de nail with Mangals...
Well after snow storm last night and another one on de way, and no roti in sight, I will have to wait until I am home for carnival 2008 to enjoy mih roti. :(
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Roti Plus in Harlem have some decent Roti, used to have a nice gape too til de Bajan leave, whey Ben eye, he guh rememba :devil:
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good one with Stern volley Palos...
Ok...ah lie...bleeder was not in ah Roti Shop
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yuh mean......all dah dialogue, description and interview style...and none ah dis was true.. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Ah next Paul Keen Douglas. Big Mag you is trouble yes
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bm HERE....NO I MEAN IT TURN INTO A ROTI THREAD....LOL...NEXT TIME I WONT MENTION THE VENUE...
i MET jASON SCOTLAND IN A HOE HOUSE IN TOWN.....SO LETS HEAR BOUT ALL THE BESS HOE HOUSE THEN....EH
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bm HERE....NO I MEAN IT TURN INTO A ROTI THREAD....LOL...NEXT TIME I WONT MENTION THE VENUE...
i MET jASON SCOTLAND IN A HOE HOUSE IN TOWN.....SO LETS HEAR BOUT ALL THE BESS HOE HOUSE THEN....EH
Club Zen 8)
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:rotfl:No confessions on this one eh. People wife mus be readin' :rotfl:
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And to think I dis jes go in a roti shop and barely pay attention to de name of de establishment ... yuh hadda love this thread ...
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and on the opposite end of the spectrum...I used to buy 10 cent potato roti :o on Queen Park street when I was at CIC ;D
uuuuuhhh West Coast....how old are you man?? I could only go back to a roti being $5.00 by a little shop outside de school gate by Scarbro Sec....
And ah was trying to keep track of who have de best Roti but ah get lost as to who located where....ah ate ah Hott Shoppe once and thought was de hottest thing since slice bread but apparently I was wrong....so somebody just give it to mih in summary please (ah eh want to go back through de whole thread) as to who have de best and dey locations....yuh could PM mih.....thanks in advance...
......oh yeah....Good Luck Densil.....
just in 1983 a roti was $1.00, that's not long ago, a dinner mint was 1 cent, and in 1978 a coconut cookie was 1 cent, a lose one that is that they sold out a tin pan, and they used to wrap it up in a brown paper. i remember when a roti was 50 cents,in the late 70 ies. i remember paying 10 cents for a bag of nuts in the bus terminal. positive.
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and on the opposite end of the spectrum...I used to buy 10 cent potato roti :o on Queen Park street when I was at CIC ;D
uuuuuhhh West Coast....how old are you man?? I could only go back to a roti being $5.00 by a little shop outside de school gate by Scarbro Sec....
And ah was trying to keep track of who have de best Roti but ah get lost as to who located where....ah ate ah Hott Shoppe once and thought was de hottest thing since slice bread but apparently I was wrong....so somebody just give it to mih in summary please (ah eh want to go back through de whole thread) as to who have de best and dey locations....yuh could PM mih.....thanks in advance...
......oh yeah....Good Luck Densil.....
just in 1983 a roti was $1.00, that's not long ago, a dinner mint was 1 cent, and in 1978 a coconut cookie was 1 cent, a lose one that is that they sold out a tin pan, and they used to wrap it up in a brown paper. i remember when a roti was 50 cents,in the late 70 ies. i remember paying 10 cents for a bag of nuts in the bus terminal. positive.
just imagine some day i might post....
"allyuh youths!! 2000 wasn't so long ago... a roti was $15, a carib was $8 and yuh could get ah whole doubles for $2 in some places.. and dey used to have 1 cent pieces, yuh could get a mint for 25 cents and short drop was $3 in dem days"
and then some pretentious young upstarts go watch meh in amazement..
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But I not even dah old, but I remember paradise plum for 10 cents, and tall 12 swee-drink for ah dollar. Could ah get roti for two dollars next to de cinema up on Charlotte street....Oh yes...Pyramid is de name ah de cinema....we use to go and watch kick-up in dah cinema for ah 4 dollars. It had real rat and ting in de cinema...but yuh couldnt really see it running during de movie....only after when de lights turn on. But yeah....dah roti next to dey use to lash nice...And yuh could ah get ah chicken back and neck roti for $1.50...only ting dah was hard to eat as a wrap....yuh had was to unfold it and eat it like a buss up shot...oddderwise yuh break yuh teeth. Dem was de days
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But I not even dah old, but I remember paradise plum for 10 cents, and tall 12 swee-drink for ah dollar. Could ah get roti for two dollars next to de cinema up on Charlotte street....Oh yes...Pyramid is de name ah de cinema....we use to go and watch kick-up in dah cinema for ah 4 dollars. It had real rat and ting in de cinema...but yuh couldnt really see it running during de movie....only after when de lights turn on. But yeah....dah roti next to dey use to lash nice...And yuh could ah get ah chicken back and neck roti for $1.50...only ting dah was hard to eat as a wrap....yuh had was to unfold it and eat it like a buss up shot...oddderwise yuh break yuh teeth. Dem was de days
Pyramid was kick up central. Dat, Royal across de street and National II on St Vincent st. Pyramid was a nasty cinema fuh real, but dem NEVER used to cut anyting. De only cinema in North anyway dat used to show ting UNCUT. Some a dem early chinee kickup had blues in dem. Pyramid was a kick up and western special. But oh geeeeeeedddd...it was NASTY in trute but yuh could smoke yuh 10 piece in peace..nobody eh boddarin yuh. Actually man might axe yuh fuh a smoke instead. If yuh wanted to pull a undercover stylin and deal wit a ting yuh eh want nobody to see yuh wit in public, Pyramid late show was de place to take she.
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and on the opposite end of the spectrum...I used to buy 10 cent potato roti :o on Queen Park street when I was at CIC ;D
uuuuuhhh West Coast....how old are you man?? I could only go back to a roti being $5.00 by a little shop outside de school gate by Scarbro Sec....
And ah was trying to keep track of who have de best Roti but ah get lost as to who located where....ah ate ah Hott Shoppe once and thought was de hottest thing since slice bread but apparently I was wrong....so somebody just give it to mih in summary please (ah eh want to go back through de whole thread) as to who have de best and dey locations....yuh could PM mih.....thanks in advance...
......oh yeah....Good Luck Densil.....
just in 1983 a roti was $1.00, that's not long ago, a dinner mint was 1 cent, and in 1978 a coconut cookie was 1 cent, a lose one that is that they sold out a tin pan, and they used to wrap it up in a brown paper. i remember when a roti was 50 cents,in the late 70 ies. i remember paying 10 cents for a bag of nuts in the bus terminal. positive.
just imagine some day i might post....
"allyuh youths!! 2000 wasn't so long ago... a roti was $15, a carib was $8 and yuh could get ah whole doubles for $2 in some places.. and dey used to have 1 cent pieces, yuh could get a mint for 25 cents and short drop was $3 in dem days"
and then some pretentious young upstarts go watch meh in amazement..
Tell dem Just Cool and Omar...dese yutes eh...steeeuuups ;D :D
Palos....meh future brudda in law, at the time, usedest to tek he dog to de tearter in Curepe, Planet :rotfl: :rotfl:
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But I not even dah old, but I remember paradise plum for 10 cents, and tall 12 swee-drink for ah dollar. Could ah get roti for two dollars next to de cinema up on Charlotte street....Oh yes...Pyramid is de name ah de cinema....we use to go and watch kick-up in dah cinema for ah 4 dollars. It had real rat and ting in de cinema...but yuh couldnt really see it running during de movie....only after when de lights turn on. But yeah....dah roti next to dey use to lash nice...And yuh could ah get ah chicken back and neck roti for $1.50...only ting dah was hard to eat as a wrap....yuh had was to unfold it and eat it like a buss up shot...oddderwise yuh break yuh teeth. Dem was de days
Pyramid was kick up central. Dat, Royal across de street and National II on St Vincent st. Pyramid was a nasty cinema fuh real, but dem NEVER used to cut anyting. De only cinema in North anyway dat used to show ting UNCUT. Some a dem early chinee kickup had blues in dem. Pyramid was a kick up and western special. But oh geeeeeeedddd...it was NASTY in trute but yuh could smoke yuh 10 piece in peace..nobody eh boddarin yuh. Actually man might axe yuh fuh a smoke instead. If yuh wanted to pull a undercover stylin and deal wit a ting yuh eh want nobody to see yuh wit in public, Pyramid late show was de place to take she.
Perro was my office at 1.50 cents ah show, they used to have a differant movie every day, then they would have the weekend kickup from fri to sun, then is back to a movie ah day mon tru thurs. house was nice, you probably used to go in pitt, since pitt was nasty for real, but those were fun days, the nuts man, the pie man, and the ice-cream man right at yuh finger tips, the only thing missing was a gyul, and if yuh lucky yuh could've met ah ting and brush for a theatre show and ah ice-cream back then without worrying, ah guess like archie said , those were the days. positive.
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Disgruntled....Stern playing with we yuh know ..
and if i went Dopsons....then i would interview Hudson Charles
Stern playing with yuh
That is ah fete match team or is ah charity side all yuh running, giving any and everybody ah sweat. I guess it's Christmas and it's the season for giving.
As for Roti, Wing's in "Puna" is the bess right now. I went Brian Lara fete and all last carnival and see Wing's dey and I stand up in meh best white shirt and eat curry like I in the shop.
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If anybody here from Woodbrook all yuh should remember ah woman name Ms. Alma on Alberto St. corner outside Alaska. Roti use to be $4.00 and it was beeeeeeeeeessssssssst. She use to need the flower and make the roti skin right dey for yuh.
Nearly every when I use to walk home from Fatima I stop and call ah "strimps" and head inside.
ah think yuh meant knead :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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correct is right saga....
This is one of de best thread of the year for me.
Top 10 reasons:-
1) I learn what really going on with Bleeder.
2) BM does work as an undercover reporter. Be aware he is an adviser and probably a writer for the show "Dirt". He put Courtney Cox to shame.....
3) Hardest like Lindberg and Fossel unaccounted for...
4) make meh head to Teddy Roti Shop off Georgia Ave, 3X this week...
5) Zen is ah better hoe house than Villa
6) The History of good Roti in TnT, where, when and who to get it from.
7) Stern does play fete match
8) Harlem beat queens for Roti.
9) All most get meh fire about 10 times this week for laughing meh a$$ off.
10) Yuh have to go Hungary to learn good english.....
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De absolute biggest roti ah ever encounter used to be Mangals rong de Savannah by Belmont Circular Rd corner dey. LAWD....dah ting used to take 2 days to eat. Was kinda oily but is de most amounta meat yuh would ever get in a roti. De roti itself used to BLEED (doin meh bess to keep de thread relevant to de topic) split peas....every bite a dah dhal puree was jes PEAS.
Palos, look what ya doin man..........meh mout only watering here.....dem waz de bess Roti....special Ocassion ting eh ;)
and on the opposite end of the spectrum...I used to buy 10 cent potato roti on Queen street when I was at CIC ;D
and stopping by Govia's on de way home from studying at de american embasy library ;)
oh yeah...it usedest to Bleed dahl...... :D
Mr Govia used to come out wit he glasses self and a kinda smile dat paste on he face and serve yuh. De meat and potato pies wasn't bad dey needah. Tink he had a Indian wife used to make de BLEED...ER dhal. He shrimps roti was simply de bess. Cyah beat a curry shrimp & potato roti wash dong wit a ice cole mauby.
Palos most of what yuh say is true.
Mangals first branch was on Queen st ah think before they open de palace round de savannha.
De roti shop on Marli street was really not a Roti shop it was a cafe own by Govia. The roti he sold there was called " ah Govee roti"
Only QRC men was supposed to buy roti there , I dont know how they allow you an interloper in.
Most important omission in your diatribe is the fact that yuh miss Cyril's Arapee. on Tragarete Rd ;D ;D ;D
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10) Yuh have to go Hungary to learn good english.....
DCTrini, I was waiting for ah man to say he went day for Roti also... :rotfl:
Only QRC men was supposed to buy roti there , I dont know how they allow you an interloper in.
Govia used to like we buying day as we RAISED the standard of his establishment ;D
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10) Yuh have to go Hungary to learn good english.....
DCTrini, I was waiting for ah man to say he went day for Roti also... :rotfl:
Only QRC men was supposed to buy roti there , I dont know how they allow you an interloper in.
Govia used to like we buying day as we RAISED the standard of his establishment ;D
Hmmm dais probably why he sell out. ;D ;D
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Hear nah ah love dis forum.....ah Densil thread turn to ah Roti thread and threatening to turn into a bess Cinema thread...
Ah love it!!! (Copyright Andre Samuel)
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De roti shop on Marli street was really not a Roti shop it was a cafe own by Govia. The roti he sold there was called " ah Govee roti"
Only QRC men was supposed to buy roti there , I dont know how they allow you an interloper in.
Oh gorm man fishs...so alyuh is the reason the man close down? :rotfl:
But under all kicks Govee sons and relatives were fatima students.
Lastly and all forumites take note
Go St James, by the racing pool on the corner of Moneram street and Western Main road...drive down about 9-9:30 pm....line up on the pavement and eat a KHANHAI dosti roti. They small so yuh hadda buy about 3. Dat is the Ultimate.
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touches...yuh know crime....da roti good for when yuh drunk...pre hangover ting...yuh ever eat dat sober ??...plus Chinkys around de corner.....yea so Bleeder say......
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De roti shop on Marli street was really not a Roti shop it was a cafe own by Govia. The roti he sold there was called " ah Govee roti"
Only QRC men was supposed to buy roti there , I dont know how they allow you an interloper in.
Oh gorm man fishs...so alyuh is the reason the man close down? :rotfl:
But under all kicks Govee sons and relatives were fatima students.
Lastly and all forumites take note
Go St James, by the racing pool on the corner of Moneram street and Western Main road...drive down about 9-9:30 pm....line up on the pavement and eat a KHANHAI dosti roti. They small so yuh hadda buy about 3. Dat is the Ultimate.
Yuh ever try de small dosti roti opposite Fernandes on the EMR ?
Big Magician used to be a regular back in thje indoor cricket centre days. ;D ;D ;D
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touches...yuh know crime....da roti good for when yuh drunk...pre hangover ting...yuh ever eat dat sober ??...plus Chinkys around de corner.....yea so Bleeder say......
Ah jus remember the favorite roti shop when we used to spend all we time by Troy.
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yea man Fishs
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Touches and Fish,
Govia son, Gary, went to QRC(Played intercol against Belmont in the Oval) and then transfer to Saints.
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De roti shop on Marli street was really not a Roti shop it was a cafe own by Govia. The roti he sold there was called " ah Govee roti"
Only QRC men was supposed to buy roti there , I dont know how they allow you an interloper in.
Oh gorm man fishs...so alyuh is the reason the man close down? :rotfl:
But under all kicks Govee sons and relatives were fatima students.
Lastly and all forumites take note
Go St James, by the racing pool on the corner of Moneram street and Western Main road...drive down about 9-9:30 pm....line up on the pavement and eat a KHANHAI dosti roti. They small so yuh hadda buy about 3. Dat is the Ultimate.
Yuh ever try de small dosti roti opposite Fernandes on the EMR ?
Big Magician used to be a regular back in thje indoor cricket centre days. ;D ;D ;D
Opposite Fernandes? Ent it had a coconut oil mekkin plant rong dey? Lawd...dat ting uses to smell strong sah. I wasn't goin to be able to eat nutting much less roti wit dat aroma in de air
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Nah....you talking bout furdder dong de road, by de Beetham side, by CGA...dey does make soap and ting wid dah cococut oil. Yuh hadda drive up furddah for which part he talking bout....eventually de cococut smell does turn ene to ah rum smell mix wid fruits and pigeon tu-tu.
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Touches and Fish,
Govia son, Gary, went to QRC(Played intercol against Belmont in the Oval) and then transfer to Saints.
Smart Man
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While allyuh on de topic it had 2 fellas selling a wicked Vegetable Roti out de back of ah white SUV (mighta been ah Patrol) every Saturday morning in de darkness on independence Square by de roundabout. Dey used to call it ah ITAL.
No matter wha' part ah Trinidad we coming from after ah Friday night party, we use to stop and buss up dat; an we wasn' vegan, dais how wicked dat Roti was. All roads home used to pass through independence Square. DAT was de biggest Roti I ever eat and no other vegetable Roti ever taste like dat or big like dat since.
Ah wonder wha' happen to dem fellas boy. Anybody familiar wit dat scene? Dis is back in de mid-to late '80's I talking about.
Odder dan dat it use to have a hole in de wall, ah tink was at somebody kitchen window, in St.James downstairs somebody house right on de main road opposite KFC. Dat used to be a bess. doh know if dem still aroung.
Hot Shopp Roti never say nothing to me. Roti mus be full ah flavour and Juicy.
Allyuh ever eat ah stew chicken Roti? Hungry like ah whale, ah buy dat ah time in Carapichaima. :D It eat good still.
BTW.Do yuh ting Bleeder.
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I was on Mucurapo Rd today and saw Hot Shoppe and I taught of this thread. From dis day forward whenever I see Hot Shoppe I go tink bout all yuh on dis MB
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I was on Mucurapo Rd today and saw Hot Shoppe and I taught of this thread. From dis day forward whenever I see Hot Shoppe I go tink bout all yuh on dis MB
So weary since yuh roaming dat area yuh must know George doubles on Carlos st .
George and he wife buss up and she set up stall right nex to him.
Mih question is who used to make the ingrdients for de doubles before they mash up George or the wife ? The answer will probably create more tradecfor one of them from me. ;D ;D
Densil have to work on his strength. (jus to get back to football)
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What about Choro's in Couva?
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In de spirit of continuing to keep dis thread alive ;D
West Coast, yuh ever had a "tree house" roti? Back in de 90s ah make meh fus trip to LA and meh brederin take meh dey when ah touch dong (5 mins from LAX), roti was sweeeeet too bad, (doh "Liz" in Atlanta still had de upper hand, well back in dem days), only to find out while bussin up de roti dat de owner from Barataria too, close to jumbie bridge fuh dose who familiar
DCtrini, Queens have it too dread "Nice N Spicy" run tings, but if yuh eva up town make sure an chk out "Roti Plus", tell Dorn ah send yuh ;D
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While allyuh on de topic it had 2 fellas selling a wicked Vegetable Roti out de back of ah white SUV (mighta been ah Patrol) every Saturday morning in de darkness on independence Square by de roundabout. Dey used to call it ah ITAL.
No matter wha' part ah Trinidad we coming from after ah Friday night party, we use to stop and buss up dat; an we wasn' vegan, dais how wicked dat Roti was. All roads home used to pass through independence Square. DAT was de biggest Roti I ever eat and no other vegetable Roti ever taste like dat or big like dat since.
Ah wonder wha' happen to dem fellas boy. Anybody familiar wit dat scene? Dis is back in de mid-to late '80's I talking about.
Odder dan dat it use to have a hole in de wall, ah tink was at somebody kitchen window, in St.James downstairs somebody house right on de main road opposite KFC. Dat used to be a bess. doh know if dem still aroung.
Hot Shopp Roti never say nothing to me. Roti mus be full ah flavour and Juicy.
Allyuh ever eat ah stew chicken Roti? Hungry like ah whale, ah buy dat ah time in Carapichaima. :D It eat good still.
BTW.Do yuh ting Bleeder.
I know that roti well, those dudes was from san juan, they had a big bone mini giant dread that used to watch dey back in the van, i played basket ball against him couple times, i think his name was dexter, anyway they started around1983/ 1984, right by the bank on the south east corner, i think there is a KFC on that corner the last time i ckecked. i also believe that there's still a van selling ital roti as of 2005 when i was there last, not sure if it's the same guys. that whole prominade is food and more food at night, sometimes yuh don't know what to get with the amount of choices available.
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West Coast, yuh ever had a "tree house" roti? Back in de 90s ah make meh fus trip to LA and meh brederin take meh dey when ah touch dong (5 mins from LAX), roti was sweeeeet too bad, (doh "Liz" in Atlanta still had de upper hand, well back in dem days), only to find out while bussin up de roti dat de owner from Barataria too, close to jumbie bridge fuh dose who familiar
nah, I on de canadian side here (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&cat=&address=&city=victoria&state=bc&zipcode=)
but the next time I visit meh sisterr in LA I will try and check it out, Thanks.
oooh, Do ya Ting General ;D
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I was on Mucurapo Rd today and saw Hot Shoppe and I taught of this thread. From dis day forward whenever I see Hot Shoppe I go tink bout all yuh on dis MB
Me too....funny thing is everytime ah see de thread updated ah opening it up thinking somebody have more news bout Densil....ah keep forgetting is a Roti thread in disguise... ;D
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i know he does not posses the "skills" we laud and drool after in this country
but he plays with more heart than 90% of the side (bar lawrence, edwards, birchall, latapy & yorke)
he is the perfect standin for birchall a hustler a fighter a ball winner a man who puts the opposition midfeild underpressure, while the rest of the side ball watching
KICKER says it everytime and no one takes heed
THE EFFIN SIDE TOO EFFIN SLOW! ZERO INTENSITY ZERO PASSION TOO EFFIN CAVALER!
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I totally agree...he was fighting the game yesterday, and when they scored he was the one who sought to take up the intensity and encourace the team
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Because what we like he eh have but he eh get d memo.
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i know he does not posses the "skills" we laud and drool after in this country
but he plays with more heart than 90% of the side (bar lawrence, edwards, birchall, latapy & yorke)
he is the perfect standin for birchall a hustler a fighter a ball winner a man who puts the opposition midfeild underpressure, while the rest of the side ball watching
KICKER says it everytime and no one takes heed
THE EFFIN SIDE TOO EFFIN SLOW! ZERO INTENSITY ZERO PASSION TOO EFFIN CAVALER!
WTf i hearing.......
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ill put this thread in my ignore list ;D
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Wit all due respeck and ting...
Bleeder is to intensity
What Jack Warner is to integrity
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Wit all due respeck and ting...
Bleeder is to intensity
What Jack Warner is to integrity
Cosign
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Wit all due respeck and ting...
Bleeder is to intensity
What Jack Warner is to integrity
lawd that tough :-\ :D
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Wit all due respeck and ting...
Bleeder is to intensity
What Jack Warner is to integrity
that is from AJW's view ?
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Breds it's not once, twice or three times bleeder get the opportunity to impress and fail yuh know!
the man was in the biggest tournament in football, fellas like leonson lewis, brian williams, george weare,julian de-guzman, gerberto silver,david suazo, nickholas anelka, glenn hoddle and many more was never fortunate as bleeder tuh attend such ah big dance!
the man even get more playing time than latas the king on the big stage! and yet still he refuse tuh shine??!! how much more chances he want!!??
look @ daryl roberts ah real solid player who score the deciding goal that have we here today,and where is he?? the man can't even get ah call up ! stuueeepppss!
there's much worthier worriors than bleeder who deserve sympathy! like brent! save the pitty party for an orphan nah. positive.
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Upon reflection, he and Leon do a decent job neutralizing Honduras and dey have to get pips for dat. It was de lack of anything going forward, though, that was frustrating. But that is a selection issue, as neither one of this is an attacking mid.
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Wit all due respeck and ting...
Bleeder is to intensity
What Jack Warner is to integrity
Cosign
DITTTO
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boy all i have to say bleeder causing thing on he self.. :devil: all he have to do is go out and play One decent game and shut up the critics... but nah is ah whole heap of bad pass and lala then men coming and saying we too hard on him
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Breds it's not once, twice or three times bleeder get the opportunity to impress and fail yuh know!
the man was in the biggest tournament in football, fellas like leonson lewis, brian williams, george weare,julian de-guzman, gerberto silver,david suazo, nickholas anelka, glenn hoddle and many more was never fortunate as bleeder tuh attend such ah big dance!
the man even get more playing time than latas the king on the big stage! and yet still he refuse tuh shine??!! how much more chances he want!!??
look @ daryl roberts ah real solid player who score the deciding goal that have we here today,and where is he?? the man can't even get ah call up ! stuueeepppss!
there's much worthier worriors than bleeder who deserve sympathy! like brent! save the pitty party it for an orphan nah. positive.
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Even Andre Toussaint, although he in Mats dog house with Collin Samuel. I know bleeder is good at reading defenses but we need a playmaker in the midfield. "The midfield is the heart of the team" - Zidane, so what ever the midfield produces is how the team is going to perform, thats why when Latapy came on we scored.
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I yet to see Bleeder play a good game for T&T. He must be a real good practice player or club player because he sure doesn't prove he belongs on the pitch for T&T. I really don't see the creativity, pace, passing ability or nuttin for that matter in this player. Why is he still on the fricken team. That kid Hyland is one for the future give him the playing time it could only help him and T&T.
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U cah be serious defending this man ....from D beginning I said that he doh deserve to be on the team...how many foreign clubs has he had trials at and nobody want him..shouldn't that say somethin. The man makes bad decisions all the time...bad passes all day, trap like ah rock...he is not an international player...talk done!!
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U cah be serious defending this man ....from D beginning I said that he doh deserve to be on the team...how many foreign clubs has he had trials at and nobody want him..shouldn't that say somethin. The man makes bad decisions all the time...bad passes all day, trap like ah rock...he is not an international player...talk done!!
Now is comments like dis y he eh get no contract.
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LMAO...all yuh funny yes!!!...D man eh have no contract because he just not good enough...nutin special!!!
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all i am saying is
bleeder not as "talented" as the others
BUT
he plays with more heart than any other on the team now
the "stars" rarely track back or hustle, we NEVER take initiative and command a midfield unless we know we can run over them aka el salvador and what happen there? we relax a allowed ourselves to rest on our back footb and lucky to get a point again
all of you dribble lovers out there need to realise there is a time and place for dribbling even latas lost the ball a few times but gave chase to win it back rigth now the only man who can trap and dribble a ball on our side is edwards
bleeders bad passes might turn in to good passes if the other lazy mudacan'ts would work harder for the side
not saying bleeder is a starter, saying they should emulate his desire and intensity, when will you corbeaux stop jumpin up n down for spanner n drag and start applauding short passes and total football??????
honduras embarassed us several times with quick sharp passing and movement sometimes making 20 - 30 passes before we even got a touch
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Is Latapy and Yorke fault....... and i serious about that, Maturana too.....
The plain truth is that Densil Theobald is a limited player...... It makes him an easy target for the fans when things don't go our way cause
He will never attempt to take on a defender with a dribble, he dont have no beat, nothing to make the crowd go OOHHH AHHHH.... yuh know we love dat
He will not attempt a pass that is not on..... he not threading no ball forward, he not attempting no 40 yard ball cross the field or down the flank yuh know the fans love dat.
So why do coaches pick him?
He has one of the best techniques in the local game, second only to the so called big three (Yorke, Latapy and John) it doh have no mistrap with Bleeder, the area of the field he plays is very critical, any kind of miscollection could lead to a breakdown and put us under defensive pressure. He completes 90% of this passes. Coaches love dat.
He plays two touch football all the time, most of us have played youth ball at some point in time of our lives, coaches in dem days used to drill the mindset of two touch, let the ball do the work collect, pass and move. Coaches love dat
He is the fittest local player in the game, he never stops moving, he always makes himself available to receive the ball and runs for 90+ mins,he always puts pressure on the opposition in the middle of the park, Coaches love dat
My only personal grouse with Densil is that while he applies a lot of pressure, he doesn't win the ball enough so he is usually paired with another defensive midfielder so people assume he is the creative midfielder which he is not so it makes him a bit redundant, but again that is not his fault, the management plays him and he will play his game. He plays to instructions (see points above)
We have been blessed with some great football minds in the centre of midfield so poor Densil will always be a target. I have seen some of those great football minds make bad passes and lose possesion trying to dribble men and somehow those aspects are sometimes lost in our critical analysis. Go figure
Somebody should start a "WHY WE GANG UP ON STERN THREAD" too
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Dis sounding just like a Dean Whitehead debate on Sunderland message board. Or a old Jermaine Wright debate on a Southampton message board. And it's a debate on a lot of other fan forums. There's always that one (or two) player(s) on a team that keeps getting picked no matter the manager, to the fans' bewilderment and frustration. A player who does the dirty work and/or keeps things simple, appreciated by coaches but not spectators.
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Dis sounding just like a Dean Whitehead debate on Sunderland message board. Or a old Jermaine Wright debate on a Southampton message board. And it's a debate on a lot of other fan forums. There's always that one (or two) player(s) on a team that keeps getting picked no matter the manager, to the fans' bewilderment and frustration. A player who does the dirty work and/or keeps things simple, appreciated by coaches but not spectators.
I patiently waiting to see all dat dirty work Theobald does be doing...
It have a time and place for Bleeder... and dat is not in ah 4-4-2 system where we looking to win the game.
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Is Latapy and Yorke fault....... and i serious about that, Maturana too.....
The plain truth is that Densil Theobald is a limited player...... It makes him an easy target for the fans when things don't go our way cause
He will never attempt to take on a defender with a dribble, he dont have no beat, nothing to make the crowd go OOHHH AHHHH.... yuh know we love dat
He will not attempt a pass that is not on..... he not threading no ball forward, he not attempting no 40 yard ball cross the field or down the flank yuh know the fans love dat.
So why do coaches pick him?
He has one of the best techniques in the local game, second only to the so called big three (Yorke, Latapy and John) it doh have no mistrap with Bleeder, the area of the field he plays is very critical, any kind of miscollection could lead to a breakdown and put us under defensive pressure. He completes 90% of this passes. Coaches love dat.
He plays two touch football all the time, most of us have played youth ball at some point in time of our lives, coaches in dem days used to drill the mindset of two touch, let the ball do the work collect, pass and move. Coaches love dat
He is the fittest local player in the game, he never stops moving, he always makes himself available to receive the ball and runs for 90+ mins,he always puts pressure on the opposition in the middle of the park, Coaches love dat
My only personal grouse with Densil is that while he applies a lot of pressure, he doesn't win the ball enough so he is usually paired with another defensive midfielder so people assume he is the creative midfielder which he is not so it makes him a bit redundant, but again that is not his fault, the management plays him and he will play his game. He plays to instructions (see points above)
We have been blessed with some great football minds in the centre of midfield so poor Densil will always be a target. I have seen some of those great football minds make bad passes and lose possesion trying to dribble men and somehow those aspects are sometimes lost in our critical analysis. Go figure
Somebody should start a "WHY WE GANG UP ON STERN THREAD" too
exactly hes a replacement when birchall unable to play
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all i am saying is
bleeder not as "talented" as the others
BUT
he plays with more heart than any other on the team now
the "stars" rarely track back or hustle, we NEVER take initiative and command a midfield unless we know we can run over them aka el salvador and what happen there? we relax a allowed ourselves to rest on our back footb and lucky to get a point again
all of you dribble lovers out there need to realise there is a time and place for dribbling even latas lost the ball a few times but gave chase to win it back rigth now the only man who can trap and dribble a ball on our side is edwards
bleeders bad passes might turn in to good passes if the other lazy mudacan'ts would work harder for the side
not saying bleeder is a starter, saying they should emulate his desire and intensity, when will you corbeaux stop jumpin up n down for spanner n drag and start applauding short passes and total football??????
honduras embarassed us several times with quick sharp passing and movement sometimes making 20 - 30 passes before we even got a touch
We already have birchall fuh that...
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all i am saying is
bleeder not as "talented" as the others
BUT
he plays with more heart than any other on the team now
the "stars" rarely track back or hustle, we NEVER take initiative and command a midfield unless we know we can run over them aka el salvador and what happen there? we relax a allowed ourselves to rest on our back footb and lucky to get a point again
all of you dribble lovers out there need to realise there is a time and place for dribbling even latas lost the ball a few times but gave chase to win it back rigth now the only man who can trap and dribble a ball on our side is edwards
bleeders bad passes might turn in to good passes if the other lazy mudacan'ts would work harder for the side
not saying bleeder is a starter, saying they should emulate his desire and intensity, when will you corbeaux stop jumpin up n down for spanner n drag and start applauding short passes and total football??????
honduras embarassed us several times with quick sharp passing and movement sometimes making 20 - 30 passes before we even got a touch
We already have birchall fuh that...
is birchal always available?
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:P He eh get burn cuz else we would of got 6-0 instead.
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I think that the picking of Densil has to do with finances. I think they trying to ensure he has a pay check. Maybe because he was a "swing vote" during the blacklist fiasco. Maybe it was what got him to switch.
How else do you justify him being picked for the team ever single time since then. De man doh play no kinda ball fuh ah pick.
I think he occupying some other players spot. I think there should be an explaination to the fans.
Well I done kno what dey go say bout de couach doh have to explain tuh nobody but this is outlandish.
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Or maybe he offers something to teams that can't be observed from an armchair.
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Or maybe he offers something to teams that can't be observed from an armchair.
lol ::) like what ???
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I think that the picking of Densil has to do with finances. I think they trying to ensure he has a pay check. Maybe because he was a "swing vote" during the blacklist fiasco. Maybe it was what got him to switch.
How else do you justify him being picked for the team ever single time since then. De man doh play no kinda ball fuh ah pick.
I think he occupying some other players spot. I think there should be an explaination to the fans.
Well I done kno what dey go say bout de couach doh have to explain tuh nobody but this is outlandish.
1 - He was one did get $1 million dollars from de T&T government as a result of his appearance in WC 2006 so it hardly likely to be about ensurin he get a pay cheque.
2 - kiffysmooth go rell ben by your suggestion de man doh play no kinda ball.
3 - Almost every coach have dey pet. Derek King was Bertille own. Dwarika was Simoes own. Stern was Beenie own. Akile Edwards was Pacho own. Bleeder is Latas own. Only Wim didn't appear to have a "favourite" per se. Maybe Birchy.
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Maybe hes Latas only confidant in the team.Yah know like when Roy ask Dwight if he have his back and Dwight say they need to talk .Densil will say yes.Once he doh play i guess is ok .
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It must be his charming smile..... ::) ::)
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Rochford would have been a better pick. In my opinion he is the defensive midfielder of the future or one of them at least and he will score on you.
Hell while I am at how about Andre Boucard for Trent Noel. I have not seen him play but what I've read about the kid he is suppose to be a hard working midfielder who will also score on you.
What about Darryl Roberts for Kenwyne Jones.
Hell yeah I am on a roll.
Kevon Neaves for Keon "I can't play anywhere else but central midfield" Daniels
Another midfielder for a forward say Daniel Joseph for Zamora
Jamal Gay or Juma for Jason Scotland
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ManFriday!....wha fitball you really watching? Ah doesnt like when people fighting dong ah fitballer with no kind ah reasoning..... Obviously de man hadda be performing in Training, and he hadda be performing in de PFL...but ah guess yuh doh watch dem games nyder..... like yuh wha see him score every game or beat ah man four times in ah game... I aint de best fitballer, nyder is Latapy...But guess what, Latapy and odder coaches know more bout fitball dan me and you...so maybe yuh should tink about why dey picking him....obviously he have someting to offer...... De man is de best passer of de ball on de team right now (if yuh didnt know) and his touch is on point.... plus he have experience..... wha more yuh really want jed?..........steupes
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ManFriday!....wha fitball you really watching? Ah doesnt like when people fighting dong ah fitballer with no kind ah reasoning..... Obviously de man hadda be performing in Training, and he hadda be performing in de PFL...but ah guess yuh doh watch dem games nyder..... like yuh wha see him score every game or beat ah man four times in ah game... I aint de best fitballer, nyder is Latapy...But guess what, Latapy and odder coaches know more bout fitball dan me and you...so maybe yuh should tink about why dey picking him....obviously he have someting to offer...... De man is de best passer of de ball on de team right now (if yuh didnt know) and his touch is on point.... plus he have experience..... wha more yuh really want jed?..........steupes
With all dat talent you talking bout
TELL ME WHY HE SITTING ON DE BENCH EVERY GAME SO ???
HE IS AH SWEAT BOX > TOWEL DRAGGER>
Like he does sit on one edge ah de seat on ah towel and slide tuh de other side. ;D
Kiffy you come on here all aggressive an ting relax partner 8)
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ManFriday!....wha fitball you really watching? Ah doesnt like when people fighting dong ah fitballer with no kind ah reasoning..... Obviously de man hadda be performing in Training, and he hadda be performing in de PFL...but ah guess yuh doh watch dem games nyder..... like yuh wha see him score every game or beat ah man four times in ah game... I aint de best fitballer, nyder is Latapy...But guess what, Latapy and odder coaches know more bout fitball dan me and you...so maybe yuh should tink about why dey picking him....obviously he have someting to offer...... De man is de best passer of de ball on de team right now (if yuh didnt know) and his touch is on point.... plus he have experience..... wha more yuh really want jed?..........steupes
U cah be serious with the man may have something to offer.. he was playing Shyte on the team b4 2006 ,during 2006 and after 2006 ...and he still does play Shyte now when he on the National side.. bottom line we have to leave the Shyte hounds on the back burner and start making man work to get on the side ..no more of this BullShyte that yuh is Latas partner or Latas always loookin out fuh yuh....The only reason I think Lawrence should be kept on this 22 man squad now is because he could probably help the younger faster defensive players develop but if that is not his role then we need to take him off the squad too...this is a new chance to make this a no nonsense team...start D shyte off right!!!
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3 - Almost every coach have dey pet. Derek King was Bertille own. Dwarika was Simoes own. Stern was Beenie own. Akile Edwards was Pacho own. Bleeder is Latas own.
Except Bleeder on Latas team. He was on Pacho team. He was on Wim team. He was on Beenie team. He dat friendly?
Or maybe, just maybe...
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3 - Almost every coach have dey pet. Derek King was Bertille own. Dwarika was Simoes own. Stern was Beenie own. Akile Edwards was Pacho own. Bleeder is Latas own.
Except Bleeder on Latas team. He was on Pacho team. He was on Wim team. He was on Beenie team. He dat friendly?
Or maybe, just maybe...
Just Maybe ;)
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3 - Almost every coach have dey pet. Derek King was Bertille own. Dwarika was Simoes own. Stern was Beenie own. Akile Edwards was Pacho own. Bleeder is Latas own.
Except Bleeder on Latas team. He was on Pacho team. He was on Wim team. He was on Beenie team. He dat friendly?
Or maybe, just maybe...
Just Maybe ;)
just maybe he have nude pics of jack warner.. steups
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Rochford would have been a better pick. In my opinion he is the defensive midfielder of the future or one of them at least and he will score on you.
Hell while I am at how about Andre Boucard for Trent Noel. I have not seen him play but what I've read about the kid he is suppose to be a hard working midfielder who will also score on you.
What about Darryl Roberts for Kenwyne Jones.
Hell yeah I am on a roll.
Kevon Neaves for Keon "I can't play anywhere else but central midfield" Daniels
Another midfielder for a forward say Daniel Joseph for Zamora
Jamal Gay or Juma for Jason Scotland
Ah like this post but will it happen?! Does it snow in T&T? 8)
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3 - Almost every coach have dey pet. Derek King was Bertille own. Dwarika was Simoes own. Stern was Beenie own. Akile Edwards was Pacho own. Bleeder is Latas own.
Except Bleeder on Latas team. He was on Pacho team. He was on Wim team. He was on Beenie team. He dat friendly?
Or maybe, just maybe...
Just Maybe ;)
just maybe he have nude pics of jack warner.. steups
I could go fuh dat
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3 - Almost every coach have dey pet. Derek King was Bertille own. Dwarika was Simoes own. Stern was Beenie own. Akile Edwards was Pacho own. Bleeder is Latas own. Only Wim didn't appear to have a "favourite" per se. Maybe Birchy.
Wha bout Seon Power ;D
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The fact that he has been consitently picked by ALL of our coaches over the last 5 years says something.
I actually like his game
He is probably the most technically sound player in the country. (Active of course)
I think the masses doh like him because the things that he does well is not something heralded in our football psyche
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The fact that he has been consitently picked by ALL of our coaches over the last 5 years says something.
I actually like his game
He is probably the most technically sound player in the country. (Active of course)
I think the masses doh like him because the things that he does well is not something heralded in our football psyche
Consistently yuh say? wim picked him BC he had no choice, we was strapped for players and bleeder was ah no brainer.
pancho used him in the guadelope game and he never featured until the USA game in chicago, then he fell off thew radar , and ah guess he called him again for the elsalvador and honduras game where he rode pine.
it's only latas and beenie who consistently called bleeder, wim had no choice and pancho used him three times for the whole campaign.
latas makes the cliche even more believable, where great player rarely make good coaches. latas , ah think yuh need tuh go work wid romany and skeene tuh help build and raise the standard of the PFL and leave coaching to the big boys. positive.
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The fact that he has been consitently picked by ALL of our coaches over the last 5 years says something.
I actually like his game
He is probably the most technically sound player in the country. (Active of course)
I think the masses doh like him because the things that he does well is not something heralded in our football psyche
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: ...maybe the masses doh like him cause they can recognize ah "shit hound" when they see one !!!
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The rest ah allyuh doh get it yuh know.
What latas is trying to tell allyuh is that the rest ah allyuh doh look as good as Densil. Did you see him in "Training Day", ah mean on Training Day, he looks good there. He was after "The Preacher's Wife" too, well Latas ain't too sure but that is why he has to keep him close. Did allyuh see him when he "Cried Freedom" from the blacklist? Man that was ah Oscar winning performance. He looks like an "American Gangster" too that is why Latas can't leave him off the team. Latas fraid dah man. Latas needs him to "act" like ah midfielder too but allyuh want Latas to "X" him out. NOT HAPPENINGGGGGGGGGG, you dig. Densil is the "Inside Man" on the football team and he knows something allyuh don't know that come October 10th, it will be "Deja Vu" all over again.
SUCKERSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
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The fact that he has been consitently picked by ALL of our coaches over the last 5 years says something.
I actually like his game
He is probably the most technically sound player in the country. (Active of course)
I think the masses doh like him because the things that he does well is not something heralded in our football psyche
He is not the most technically sound player. But good post regardless. Theobal does cause me great pain to watch. He and Clyde Leon together does gimme a sensation like having vomiting and diarrhea at the same time. Theo does rarely pull stones or mistrap, he follows the flow of the game, he basically does nothing wrong. But when you see a player with that technical ability and discipline to follow the coach instructions and yet cyah use them skills to IMPACT the game, that does kill.
Theobald is capable of defence splitting passes, he has the vision to and skill to do so. But he never deviates from his short pass game or run with the ball or alone into space outside his comfort zone into an area where he could create real trouble. That is the difference between a Whitley/Noel and a Theobald. Whitley is not that much more technically sound than Theo, but he was fearless. Trent is the same, to a lesser extent.
Leon is a next one who could impact a game. He well capable, as when he scored that scorcher for Connection against a CCL side. But he and Theo afraid to take risks. They should, they have enough skill to stamp authority on a game.
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The fact that he has been consitently picked by ALL of our coaches over the last 5 years says something.
I actually like his game
He is probably the most technically sound player in the country. (Active of course)
I think the masses doh like him because the things that he does well is not something heralded in our football psyche
He is not the most technically sound player. But good post regardless. Theobal does cause me great pain to watch. He and Clyde Leon together does gimme a sensation like having vomiting and diarrhea at the same time. Theo does rarely pull stones or mistrap, he follows the flow of the game, he basically does nothing wrong. But when you see a player with that technical ability and discipline to follow the coach instructions and yet cyah use them skills to IMPACT the game, that does kill.
Theobald is capable of defence splitting passes, he has the vision to and skill to do so. But he never deviates from his short pass game or run with the ball or alone into space outside his comfort zone into an area where he could create real trouble. That is the difference between a Whitley/Noel and a Theobald. Whitley is not that much more technically sound than Theo, but he was fearless. Trent is the same, to a lesser extent.
Leon is a next one who could impact a game. He well capable, as when he scored that scorcher for Connection against a CCL side. But he and Theo afraid to take risks. They should, they have enough skill to stamp authority on a game.
Good,
I think we starting to get to the root of the issue here, becuase he always getting tagged as a shithound but if you look at the games he has played, the number of mistakes he actually makes are miniscule if you compare it to his teamates also when looking at the games in context.
I think its more of potential not realised which irritates folks. We have invested over 270 mins of WC football in him. He and Aurtis were supposed to be the pair to take us forward post 2006.
When d man start to assume a kind of Dwight Yorke role folks start to malign d man, for what reason i really don't know. To me that is the exact player he should be trying to replicate himself after.
But the fact that a player with his technical ability seems to never be able to have the kind of game impact lies with the coaching staff. The best i saw him play was during that blacklist spell and the Gold Cup where he was given the leadership and given the responsibility to take the team forward. Does it mean that i think they should do that now? No!
But a coach with a player under his tenure with his talent unrealized to shows the short coming of the coach. If as a coach you think you have done all that you could for a player and he cant step then discard him. Yet he still in the squad, go figure!
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ent Don Leo play him 3 times in the WC 06... before his so called friend ???
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He is not the most technically sound player. But good post regardless. Theobal does cause me great pain to watch. He and Clyde Leon together does gimme a sensation like having vomiting and diarrhea at the same time. Theo does rarely pull stones or mistrap, he follows the flow of the game, he basically does nothing wrong. But when you see a player with that technical ability and discipline to follow the coach instructions and yet cyah use them skills to IMPACT the game, that does kill.
Theobald is capable of defence splitting passes, he has the vision to and skill to do so. But he never deviates from his short pass game or run with the ball or alone into space outside his comfort zone into an area where he could create real trouble. That is the difference between a Whitley/Noel and a Theobald. Whitley is not that much more technically sound than Theo, but he was fearless. Trent is the same, to a lesser extent.
Leon is a next one who could impact a game. He well capable, as when he scored that scorcher for Connection against a CCL side. But he and Theo afraid to take risks. They should, they have enough skill to stamp authority on a game.
Is not that he does the little things well or follows the flow of the game or anything like that.
And yes....he absolutely does pull stones.
IMO Theobald is the kind of player who needs to be the focus of the midfield where everything goes through him. The problem is, he is not a capable enough player for that to happen effectively at the international level in a Hex competition. Any other position and he is a non entity.
Look at his performances when he was T&T captain in the Gold Cup prior to this one. Everything ran through him and he was much more involved in the game. He was spreading the ball around etc...but most of his passes, while admittedly accurate, were safe passes. In other words, he really did not cause any damage to the opposition (which is a point Zandolie made) and he also does not help organize the shape of the team either. He either passes square or backwards.
A player in a similar mould was David Nakhid. He was a midfield organizer. He too also made the simple play but his passes and positional play had purpose and helped to maintain the shape of the team. Everything also went through him as well but because he was a vastly superior player, he was able to pull off that role much more effectively.
When you watch Theobald on the national team under Pacho and now under Latas, he leaves one wondering...."theobald on de field?" That's exactly what happened in the 2 games against the USA in the USA. He simply disappears, contributes NOTHING, and has to be substituted. If dat eh pull stones, what is?
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The fact that he has been consitently picked by ALL of our coaches over the last 5 years says something.
I actually like his game
He is probably the most technically sound player in the country. (Active of course)
I think the masses doh like him because the things that he does well is not something heralded in our football psyche
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: ...maybe the masses doh like him cause they can recognize ah "shit hound" when they see one !!!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
G ah didn't realise yuh wanted mih to dead with laugh at yuh post.
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3 - Almost every coach have dey pet. Derek King was Bertille own. Dwarika was Simoes own. Stern was Beenie own. Akile Edwards was Pacho own. Bleeder is Latas own.
Except Bleeder on Latas team. He was on Pacho team. He was on Wim team. He was on Beenie team. He dat friendly?
Or maybe, just maybe...
Just Maybe ;)
just maybe he have nude pics of jack warner.. steups
I could go fuh dat
:beermug:
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It must be his charming smile..... ::) ::)
:rotfl:
Yuh mean we couldn't get Maturana to work on dem teeth before he was sent packing.
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3 - Almost every coach have dey pet. Derek King was Bertille own. Dwarika was Simoes own. Stern was Beenie own. Akile Edwards was Pacho own. Bleeder is Latas own.
Except Bleeder on Latas team. He was on Pacho team. He was on Wim team. He was on Beenie team. He dat friendly?
Or maybe, just maybe...
Just Maybe ;)
just maybe he have nude pics of jack warner.. steups
Cah be, Jackula and dem doh have reflections so dey doh come out in pictures/mirrors/video......no evidence of dem teffin or anything
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Plain and simple
Doh pick him. Latas DR way better.
Patterson would be a better pick too. Gees come on
Densil eh no pull stones
He pulling rocks and boulders
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just checking...has bleeder played for tnt under latas ???
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just checking...has bleeder played for tnt under latas ???
Yes, once. 76 minutes in de 4-1 loss to Honduras in San Pedro Sula.
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just checking...has bleeder played for tnt under latas ???
Yes, once. 76 minutes in de 4-1 loss to Honduras in San Pedro Sula.
He skillfulness could not help us there???
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You know ,there is another way to look at this ,eh . Bleeder have talent am sure we all agree . Well now he is working with Latapy ,maybe latas could finally harvest his huge potential !
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You know ,there is another way to look at this ,eh . Bleeder have talent am sure we all agree . Well now he is working with Latapy ,maybe latas could finally harvest his huge potential !
Huge potential?
Example of potential:
A kid asks his father for help on a writing assignment. "Dad, can you tell me the difference between potential and reality?"
His father looks up thoughtfully and says, "I'll demonstrate. Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Robert Redford for a million dollars. Then go ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Come back and tell me what you've learned."
The kid is puzzled, but asks his mother. "Mom, if someone gave you a million dollars, would you sleep with Robert Redford?"
"Don't tell your father, but, yes, I would."
He then goes to his sister's room. "Sis, if someone gave you a million dollars, would you sleep with Brad Pitt?"
She replies, "Omigod! Definitely!"
The kid goes back to his father. "Dad, I think I've figured it out. Potentially, we are sitting on $2 million bucks, but in reality, we're living with two ho's."
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:rotfl: :rotfl: ok ah give .ah give.
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You know ,there is another way to look at this ,eh . Bleeder have talent am sure we all agree . Well now he is working with Latapy ,maybe latas could finally harvest his huge potential !
Huge potential?
Example of potential:
A kid asks his father for help on a writing assignment. "Dad, can you tell me the difference between potential and reality?"
His father looks up thoughtfully and says, "I'll demonstrate. Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Robert Redford for a million dollars. Then go ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Come back and tell me what you've learned."
The kid is puzzled, but asks his mother. "Mom, if someone gave you a million dollars, would you sleep with Robert Redford?"
"Don't tell your father, but, yes, I would."
He then goes to his sister's room. "Sis, if someone gave you a million dollars, would you sleep with Brad Pitt?"
She replies, "Omigod! Definitely!"
The kid goes back to his father. "Dad, I think I've figured it out. Potentially, we are sitting on $2 million bucks, but in reality, we're living with two ho's."
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Theobald was a boss in that Digicel cup, he and hardest. They were the Yorke and Latapy of that squad.
IMO he is not creative and thrives only when his role is pinpoint clear and set in stone. In the Digicel cup his role was to breakup plays and advance the ball to Jemmot. And he executed that with robot-like precision.
I still feel that team of PFL misfits and miscreants coulda give the current squad a good run oui. Men like Gary Glasgow, Hardest Theo, Seon Power, Makan was running amok. And a young Tinto taking man virginity on the wing! Wim deserve a medal for puling dah one off!
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You know ,there is another way to look at this ,eh . Bleeder have talent am sure we all agree . Well now he is working with Latapy ,maybe latas could finally harvest his huge potential !
Huge potential?
Example of potential:
A kid asks his father for help on a writing assignment. "Dad, can you tell me the difference between potential and reality?"
His father looks up thoughtfully and says, "I'll demonstrate. Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Robert Redford for a million dollars. Then go ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million dollars. Come back and tell me what you've learned."
The kid is puzzled, but asks his mother. "Mom, if someone gave you a million dollars, would you sleep with Robert Redford?"
"Don't tell your father, but, yes, I would."
He then goes to his sister's room. "Sis, if someone gave you a million dollars, would you sleep with Brad Pitt?"
She replies, "Omigod! Definitely!"
The kid goes back to his father. "Dad, I think I've figured it out. Potentially, we are sitting on $2 million bucks, but in reality, we're living with two ho's."
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Theobald was a boss in that Digicel cup, he and hardest. They were the Yorke and Latapy of that squad.
IMO he is not creative and thrives only when his role is pinpoint clear and set in stone. In the Digicel cup his role was to breakup plays and advance the ball to Jemmot. And he executed that with robot-like precision.
I still feel that team of PFL misfits and miscreants coulda give the current squad a good run oui. Men like Gary Glasgow, Hardest Theo, Seon Power, Makan was running amok. And a young Tinto taking man virginity on the wing! Wim deserve a medal for puling dah one off!
Cosign
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and wat hutting me more is dat man does be calling for Hyland infront ah Theobald....big steuppes....Ah want to know who watch Hyland today against de little chirren in de under 20... ah real big steupes....allyuh wicked and bad oui... total fight dong against bleedah....but if I take all yuh on, I goh send up my pressure, and it done high aready
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and wat hutting me more is dat man does be calling for Hyland infront ah Theobald....big steuppes....Ah want to know who watch Hyland today against de little chirren in de under 20... ah real big steupes....allyuh wicked and bad oui... total fight dong against bleedah....but if I take all yuh on, I goh send up my pressure, and it done high aready
Hyland is AT LEAST twice de footballer dat Bleedah is.
Hope yuh have yuh beta blockers handy. 8)
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fact...bleeder payled more minutes and matches the Russell Latapy in WC 06
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and wat hutting me more is dat man does be calling for Hyland infront ah Theobald....big steuppes....Ah want to know who watch Hyland today against de little chirren in de under 20... ah real big steupes....allyuh wicked and bad oui... total fight dong against bleedah....but if I take all yuh on, I goh send up my pressure, and it done high aready
Speaking about pressure...how married life treating yuh ;D
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He is valuable in the dressing room, plus helps the younger fellas on the team to adapt. ;D
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He is valuable in the dressing room, plus helps the younger fellas on the team to adapt. ;D
The quetion is,adapt to what? ;D
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and wat hutting me more is dat man does be calling for Hyland infront ah Theobald....big steuppes....Ah want to know who watch Hyland today against de little chirren in de under 20... ah real big steupes....allyuh wicked and bad oui... total fight dong against bleedah....but if I take all yuh on, I goh send up my pressure, and it done high aready
Hyland is AT LEAST twice de footballer dat Bleedah is.
Hope yuh have yuh beta blockers handy. 8)
I don't know where Kiffy be coming with dis setta nonsense. Hyland is in the same age group as thoses he played against. Hello U-20
He is valuable in the dressing room, plus helps the younger fellas on the team to adapt. ;D
The quetion is,adapt to what? ;D
Pray tell
De man is ah Football Zombie (stop and think about it before you comment)
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and wat hutting me more is dat man does be calling for Hyland infront ah Theobald....big steuppes....Ah want to know who watch Hyland today against de little chirren in de under 20... ah real big steupes....allyuh wicked and bad oui... total fight dong against bleedah....but if I take all yuh on, I goh send up my pressure, and it done high aready
Hyland is AT LEAST twice de footballer dat Bleedah is.
Hope yuh have yuh beta blockers handy. 8)
I don't know where Kiffy be coming with dis setta nonsense. Hyland is in the same age group as thoses he played against. Hello U-20
He is valuable in the dressing room, plus helps the younger fellas on the team to adapt. ;D
The quetion is,adapt to what? ;D
That comment was made in sarcasm dred, hence de smiley! ;)
Pray tell
De man is ah Football Zombie (stop and think about it before you comment)
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fact...bleeder payled more minutes and matches the Russell Latapy in WC 06
........aaaaannnnndddd therefore??.... ??? :-\
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Zando! everyting nice thanks!
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He is valuable in the dressing room, plus helps the younger fellas on the team to adapt. ;D
You sayin he primary role in de side is de team mascot? ;D
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and wat hutting me more is dat man does be calling for Hyland infront ah Theobald....big steuppes....Ah want to know who watch Hyland today against de little chirren in de under 20... ah real big steupes....allyuh wicked and bad oui... total fight dong against bleedah....but if I take all yuh on, I goh send up my pressure, and it done high aready
Hyland is AT LEAST twice de footballer dat Bleedah is.
Hope yuh have yuh beta blockers handy. 8)
I don't know where Kiffy be coming with dis setta nonsense. Hyland is in the same age group as thoses he played against. Hello U-20
He is valuable in the dressing room, plus helps the younger fellas on the team to adapt. ;D
The quetion is,adapt to what? ;D
Pray tell
De man is ah Football Zombie (stop and think about it before you comment)
That comment was made in sarcasm dred, hence de smiley! ;)
I know boss, I just wanted you to expound ;D
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and wat hutting me more is dat man does be calling for Hyland infront ah Theobald....big steuppes....Ah want to know who watch Hyland today against de little chirren in de under 20... ah real big steupes....allyuh wicked and bad oui... total fight dong against bleedah....but if I take all yuh on, I goh send up my pressure, and it done high aready
Hyland is AT LEAST twice de footballer dat Bleedah is.
Hope yuh have yuh beta blockers handy. 8)
Hyland is diffinitely not better technically than Bleeder. The difference is confidence. Where Hyland seems to thrive on his confidence, Bleeder seems to go in a shell (opting for short safe passes). I think that this is Theo's main problem.
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I thought he would have been another Nakid.....but he just do not have the poise that Nakid had.. :devil:
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Densil dose carry the water cooler for the team. check the youtube videos. You think ah man like Stern John or Jason Scotland go carry water cooler for the team? :devil:
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T&T midfielder Densill Theobald set to sign contract to play in India's Premier Football League. (TTFF MEDIA).
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T&T midfielder Densill Theobald set to sign contract to play in India's Premier Football League. (TTFF MEDIA).
??? ??? ???
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Like the indians was on a scouting for talent mission as well...maybe looking for some cultural variety to the league... :rotfl:
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He gon to be a chaiwallah?
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curry tabanca
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Dempo to sign T&T international Densill Theobald
The Times of India
Dempo who were looking for a creative midfielder, after Brazilian Beto joined Churchill Brothers, will recruit Trinidad & Tobago international Densill Theobald.
The 29-year-old, who was in the T&T squad for 2006 World Cup in Germany and represented Trinidad & Tobago in 69 matches and made three appearances for his county playing in a drawn opener against Sweden before losing the next two games to England and Paraguay by an identical 2-0 margin, will arrive in Goa in the next couple of days.
Densill lead the T&T national side against Indian side in a recent international friendly. Dempo general secretary Armando Colaco who is also the India coach was impressed by his performance.
In 2003-04, Densill made his first appearance in an international friendly against Scotland, but in a losing cause as T&T lost 1-4.
He had captained T&T's U-23 squad in 2002 and made his senior international debut against Caribbean rivals Barbados in July 2002 and has been described as a skilful player with good vision and passing abilities which Dempo is looking for.
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Glad for him, he go be a big fish in a little pond.
De stadium that team does play in decent...
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Fatorda Stadium
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India yes! What kinda heights is dah?
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Not a big fan of Denzil. More so after his not exceling after the 2006 campaign. But if that is an oppurtunity for you, Bro. Take the contract and run like ah gouti. Good Luck and God Speed.
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As sure them Indian will browse thru this site so allyuh doh f*&k up the man bread and butter with all kinda ole talk.. ;D
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Bleeder is a good player. good pick up for them.. plus he is a good hard worker...
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Well done Bleeder .... all the best, you deserve it and
we know you can do it!!
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i wish him luck
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good luck you should be able to run circles around those cats .
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good luck you should be able to run circles around those cats .
he might pick up a bollywood chic ;D
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Theobald signs with India's Dempo SC.
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Densill Theobald has signed an eight-month contract with Indian Professional League football club Dempo SC in the I-League.
Theobald agreed to the deal this week and is expected to join the club within the next few days. He becomes the second player to sign a contract to play in India after Cyd Gray joined Pune FC in 2008.
Theobald, who played in all of T&Ts 2006 World Cup matches in Germany, captained the T&T team in its 3-0 win over India last month at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
He caught the eyes of India head coach Armando Colaco who is the general secretary of Dempo. The club subsequently offered him a lucrative offer.
Its a new step for me and a new direction in my career, Theobald told TTFF Media.
"Im at a stage in my career where I have to make decisions that suits me and I think this is a wonderful opportunity to experience a different culture and to enter a different chapter as a footballer. India is a massive country and while they may be cricket fanatics, I also realize that they are crazy about football and the authorities there are working round the clock to take football to a higher level, Theobald said.
Dempo SC sports club based in Panjim, Goa and have been described as one of India's most prominent football teams. Current Indian captain Climax Lawrence is a member of their team as well as Mahesh Gawli who both lined up against T&T.
Dempo made Indian Football history when they were one of the first teams to participate in the newly formed I-League. They soon managed to make more history after winning the first ever I-League season in 2007-08.
Due to their success in the I-League Dempo participated in the 2008 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup where they shocked people by making the Semi-Finals after defeating Singapore side Home United FC 4-3 in the quarter-finals. They also qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League in 2011 as well as the AFC Champions Cup.
Regarding my international career, I think if I do well enough out there and the national team needs me then I will be always be willing to serve once I get the call. Part of the contract also ensures that the club will release me without any issues for international duty.
At age 29, I could have maybe four to five years in professional football and I would want to maximize the opportunities that are presented to me at this stage of my career. I also see this as an opportunity for me to hopefully open doors for fellow teammates from my country to play in the I-League.
Caledonia AIA is a club that I have supported and represented for many seasons and it remains close to my heart and I want to wish them the best for the remainder of this season and beyond, Theobald stated.
I also want to thank friends Brian Lara and Dwayne Bravo for their advice on the conditions and culture in India as well as my manager Sheldon Theobald and Rangy Nanan who acted on behalf of Dempo SC, Theobald added.
The former Malick Senior Comprehensive player has played for Toronto Olympians in Canada as well as Scottish club Falkirk (2005/2006) and Hungarian club UJpest FC in 2007. The ex-Joe Public player has made 78 international appearances for T&T.
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Football coach Armando faces opposition in contract extension.
The Hindu.
A section of the All Indian Football Federation is likely to strongly oppose the extension of national coach Armando Colacos contract when the matter comes up for discussion in a crucial executive committee meeting here tomorrow.
Armandos four-month contract will expire later this month and though he had expressed his willingness to continue provided the federation wants him, a powerful lobby within the AIFF is against the Goan.
Sources in the AIFF said that the cancellation of Indias international friendly against Barbados in the Caribbean tour last month and Dempos signing of Trinidad and Tobago international Densill Theobald, who was in the 2006 World Cup squad, have angered a section of the federation top brass.
Sources said that some top officials are under the impression that Armando was doubling up as national coach as well as Dempo scout during the tour of the Caribbean.
It must be noted that Armando, besides coaching Dempo for many years, is also the clubs general secretary.
There is a strong possibility of some executive committee members raising the issue tomorrow.
The matter is going to be raised tomorrow at Exco meeting. It is unethical and involves conflict of interest, an official, who is a member of the committee, told PTI on condition of anonymity.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das, however, said that it was a matter which has nothing to do with the national team.
This is news to me. I dont know about Dempo signing a Trinidad and Tobago player. But it is a matter related to Dempo only and not the national team, said Das.
Colaco has had a decent four-month stint as national coach with one win, two draws and three losses in the international matches India had played during the time.
Another important issue that would come up in tomorrows meeting is the appointment of technical director who will oversee the overall development of Indian football.
Dutchman Robert Baan is reportedly the frontrunner for the top job with his vast experience at the international level in many countries, but sources said that nothing has been finalised yet and the executive committee will discuss it threadbare.
The date of start of I-League and the broadcaster of the tournament will also be discussed tomorrow.
The AIFF was initially thinking of starting the I-League in late October, but it can also be advanced by some days.
The question of live telecast of the I-League has become important as the commercial partner of the AIFF, the International Management Group, has not been able to find an official broadcast partner nine months after it signed a Rs 700 crore deal with the federation last December.
The ongoing Federation Cup in Kolkata and Pune is being telecast only in Bengal and Assam through local channels though the Doordarshan has agreed to show some matches - the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final in all likelihood.
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hmmm de next Minister of sports
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He gon to be a chaiwallah?
If so, he's about to rock the wage average for a chaiwallah. Show some respect.
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Since I first saw Densil I thought he was a very good player for TT and expected to see him in England,I think he should not have walked out on Falkirk,this is his last chance and could still show how good a player he is.I am certain scouts are constantly looking for players for clubs in Europe,his contract is 8 months so he has time to show what he's got,I wish him all the best.I am sure he wont have a problem in settling down,Goans are un-like the rest of India culturally and are probably 99% Catholics.
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20 posts and Kiffy eh reach yet??!! :o :o
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I cant help but notice some,if not derogatry definitely sarcastic post about Theobald going to India.It just shows some people's ignorance,the IPL is much bigger than the TPL,the IPL attracts more crowds and there is a bigger club following.The IPL can put out a team that would beat the TPL coz they(IPL) attracts players from all over the world,Africa,Europe and South and Central America.The TPL is not financially savvy as the IPL so its a smart move by Theobald,it is certain that he will be better paid than the TPL.Goa is unlike the rest of India in that they are very western orientated,are mainly Catholics,they mix quite easily with non Indians,I'll bet Densil will like it there,the place is also a big tourist attraction with beautiful beaches and night clubs.Ah hope Densil dont go after too much "you know what". :)
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I cant help but notice some,if not derogatry definitely sarcastic post about Theobald going to India.It just shows some people's ignorance,the IPL is much bigger than the TPL,the IPL attracts more crowds and there is a bigger club following.The IPL can put out a team that would beat the TPL coz they(IPL) attracts players from all over the world,Africa,Europe and South and Central America.The TPL is not financially savvy as the IPL so its a smart move by Theobald,it is certain that he will be better paid than the TPL.Goa is unlike the rest of India in that they are very western orientated,are mainly Catholics,they mix quite easily with non Indians,I'll bet Densil will like it there,the place is also a big tourist attraction with beautiful beaches and night clubs.Ah hope Densil dont go after too much "you know what". :)
What's the population of India again?
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So ... question: allyuh think Densill approach dem or dey approach him?
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I not sayin d I League not better than d Pro League but dan... buh Densill is 29. He cah be going d I-League to up he game or move to higher heights. He hadda be goin for d paper or just a new vibes.
While on the topic of money, the highest paid player in d I-League making USD $200,000.
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So ... question: allyuh think Densill approach dem or dey approach him?
You read de article?
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If this move benifits Densil, then he should do what is right for him. Go to Goa. They have serious carnival too.
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He gon to be a chaiwallah?
If so, he's about to rock the wage average for a chaiwallah. Show some respect.
Jokes, boss. I have no beef with bleeder.
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20 posts and Kiffy eh reach yet??!! :o :o
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So ... question: allyuh think Densill approach dem or dey approach him?
You read de article?
I did. Offers don't occur in a vacuum. However, it would be interesting to confirm that Bleeder cost coachman his gig.
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Good stuff :beermug: somehow coaches always seem to like bleeder
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good luck to Bleeder.
btw, anybody else see the gaping error in the article?
"Dempo to sign T&T international Densill Theobald"
Hint, it in the first paragraph...
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I haven't seen a lot of Denzil but the little I saw he seems the player that can make it in foreign,he looks a very decent player at that,I believe every TT player could be found wanting,not only Theobald.People post unlikely posts about him which is surprising,Calcao seems to think he is good enough to play for a very good club,a club that has won the Asian Championship,that cant be all bad,can it.
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Catholic? 99%? The man ain't moving from Ireland.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/6KLnGdAfIQM
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Densil seems like a sensible fella and mature player just looking at the way he conducts himself in interviews, looks like he has his head on his shoulders. Bleeder goodluck, use the the opportunity to your advantage and who knows, it may pay off in the long run. I've met a few basketball players who've been playing in leagues all over the world, in countries you won't even imagine so don't mind going to India if you believe it's in your best interest :beermug:
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good luck to Bleeder.
btw, anybody else see the gaping error in the article?
"Dempo to sign T&T international Densill Theobald"
Hint, it in the first paragraph...
De "creative midfielder" part ;D
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:rotfl: my eyes opened wide when I read that...
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An interview with Dempos Densill Theobald
By Arunava Chaudhuri (sportskeeda.com)
Trinidad & Tobago midfielder Densill Theobald is set to arrive in Goa in the coming days after he signed an eight month contract with Dempo SC. The long-time Trinidad & Tobago international, who captained his national side in an international friendly against India on August 21, had impressed interim India coach Armando Colaco, who also happens to be Dempos club secretary and a deal was struck.
29 year old Densill Theobald is an experienced footballer, who has played in Scotland (Falkirk), Hungary (jpest FC) besides playing in the local T&T Pro League for Joe Public and until recently Caledonia AIA.
Through my friend Shaun Fuentes, the T&T Football Federation Media Officer, I was able to do an interview with Densill before he left Port of Spain and arrives in Goa.
You are heading off to India, to a new chapter in your career. Tell us a little bit more about it.
It is a new challenge for me. I spoke to Cricketers Brian Lara and Dwayne Bravo plus Cyd Gray (a footballer formerly with Pune FC) and they had only good things to say about Indian culture and its people. So it is something I am looking forward to!
Did you know anything about Indian football before the international friendly?
Honestly, not really.
You played last month against India at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. What are your observations from the game? What did you think about Team India?
Their football was decent, it was challenging and they gave us a good game, but our football is much stronger or rather I should say our national team is much stronger. But club football and national football is different, then when one brings international players into the league, it raises the level and that is something they seem to be doing in India.
So now you can be one of the ambassadors of Indian football back in the Caribbean?
Off course! Then I also see it as a business adventure and its also about creating links between the Caribbean and India in football.
You have played in Scotland, Hungary and at home in the T&T Pro League; is this a challenge that you want at this stage of your career?
Most definitely! I wanted a new scenery, a new training atmosphere, new vibes and stuff like that. I just wanted to accept this challenge after talking to the people at Dempos. This is a challenge that I am looking forward to with great confidence and I hope everything works out fine. Hopefully it is successful and I can open doors for other players from my country to come and play in India.
Regarding your national team, the Soca Warriors. The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign is still on. Will you come back once the call is made?
Yeah, most definitely! I see it as an honour to represent my country. I made it clear to the club, if I do get a call from the national team it shouldnt be a problem for them to release me. It was agreed that national team comes first!
What did you learn about India and its football before signing for Dempo?
I did some research through the Internet. I have learned that they (Dempo) are one of the top teams in India. Have had success, played in the Asian Champions League and the AFC Cup. Its a well travelled team, a well known team in India and they have a good profile of the club, which augurs well for me.
What do you expect from your stint in India?
(laughs) Like I said before, I see it as a chance to be successful, make a name for myself and open doors for other players to come and play in the Indian league! Plus also help the club (Dempo) be successful during the season and win trophies.
I wish you all the best with Dempos!
Thanks man!
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I eh frighten for meh player! He goh conquer dis league and get d international exposure dat is needed for him right now! He goh reach back Europe soon... I eh friten ah tall! Do yuh ting Bleedah! blank out all negativity from here onwards... only positive vibez yuh want around yuh! See yuh next month for d qualifiers!
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Before allyuh lambast d man for going to India. Look at the part of India he's going.....GOA....Former Portuguese district....supposedly still very Portuguese...
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Any bets on how long this arrangement will last?
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Dempo seek Fifa's help for release of Densill
The Times of India
With the I-League 2011-12 commencing from October 22, Dempo seems to be a bit worried as they have still not been able to register their foreigner Densill Theobald from Trinidad & Tobago and have now sought Fifa's help in this regard.
Densill who is central to coach Armando Colaco has arrived in Goa but Dempo have not been able to complete the transfer formalities due to what has been declared as a "technical snag".
Densill has played for Caledonia AIA FC in the Trinidad & Tobago Pro-League but does not have a professional contract with the club.
Previously, the midfielder who did duty for his country at the Fifa World Cup 2006, has last played for Uspest FC in Hungary, when applying for a transfer.
"We applied for his transfer but the request was rejected since he had last played in T&T and not Hungary. We have now written to Fifa and are hopeful of securing the player's release at the earliest," said a Dempo official.
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so who really suppose to release him? Trinidad or Hungary? let the man get on with his career in India !!
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Doh know if this has already been posted somewhere else on the board or if there is a Theobald thread!
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2011/10/21/dempo-seeks-fifa-s-help-theobald
Dempo seeks Fifas help for Theobald
Published: Fri, 2011-10-21 01:11
With the I-League 2011-12 commencing from tomorrow, Dempo are worried as they have still not registered T&Ts Densill Theobald and are seeking FIFAs help. Theobald who is central to coach Armando Colaco has arrived in Goa but Dempo have not been able to complete the transfer formalities due to what has been declared as a technical snag.
Theobald has played for Caledonia AIA but does not have a professional contract with the club.Previously, the midfielder who did duty for his country at the Fifa World Cup 2006, last played for Uspest FC in Hungary, when applying for a transfer. We applied for his transfer but the request was rejected since he last played in T&T and not Hungary. We have now written to FIFA and are hopeful of securing the players release at the earliest, said a Dempo official.
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Densill Theobald move to Dempo: What happened?
By Somesh Upadhyay (indianfootballnetwork.com)
There was a huge splash about high-profile move of Trinidadian World Cupper Densill Theobald to the former Indian champions Dempo SC, recently. But even after 2 rounds of play, Dempo does not have Densil to show. What has really become of the transfer? Lets hear it.
Dempo are in a soup regarding transfer documents of Densill. When Dempo decided to move him to India, he was playing with the local club Caledonia AIA in Trinidad & Tobago. But, when the club officials were contacted for transfer papers, it became clear that Densill had no official contract with Caledonia AIA and was still technically contracted with Hungarian side Ujpest FC. In that case Dempo would have had to pay huge transfer fee to the Hungarian side for taking Densill. Trapped in this awkward circumstance, Dempo appealed to FIFA committee for letting them include Densill in their team. But now FIFA has rejected the plea. So, Densill cannot play for Dempo as of now giving relief to the competing teams in I-league. However, Densill can be included in the team roster after the January transfer window. Till then, he is allowed to practice with the Dempo team.
Interestingly, Dempo are looking quite comfortable without his services. They comfortably beat defending Champions Salgaocar SC in their opening match of I-League 2011. Inclusion of Densill will make Dempo a powerhouse for sure, given he is in his peak form.
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Free Bleeder :beermug:
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Densill Theobald move to Dempo: What happened?
By Somesh Upadhyay (indianfootballnetwork.com)
There was a huge splash about high-profile move of Trinidadian World Cupper Densill Theobald to the former Indian champions Dempo SC, recently. But even after 2 rounds of play, Dempo does not have Densil to show. What has really become of the transfer? Lets hear it.
Dempo are in a soup regarding transfer documents of Densill. When Dempo decided to move him to India, he was playing with the local club Caledonia AIA in Trinidad & Tobago. But, when the club officials were contacted for transfer papers, it became clear that Densill had no official contract with Caledonia AIA and was still technically contracted with Hungarian side Ujpest FC. In that case Dempo would have had to pay huge transfer fee to the Hungarian side for taking Densill. Trapped in this awkward circumstance, Dempo appealed to FIFA committee for letting them include Densill in their team. But now FIFA has rejected the plea. So, Densill cannot play for Dempo as of now giving relief to the competing teams in I-league. However, Densill can be included in the team roster after the January transfer window. Till then, he is allowed to practice with the Dempo team.
Interestingly, Dempo are looking quite comfortable without his services. They comfortably beat defending Champions Salgaocar SC in their opening match of I-League 2011. Inclusion of Densill will make Dempo a powerhouse for sure, given he is in his peak form.
ah weak..
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How come there's always some contract issue with a lot our players overseas? Now Densill's move is blocked due to his former Hungarian club having the rights to his contract. It's about time our clubs, administration, players, agents, etc. learn these rules! Several of our players keep running into road blocks :banginghead:
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like these agents dont pay attention to detail? really theres always some kind of mishap with a contract when it comes to our players. this is getting frustrating, let our players play.
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This is the kind of thing an FPATT should deal with. educate the memebers and follow-up to make sure they not caught in some nonsense.
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I blame Caledonia completely for this situation. they profess to be a professional club yet dont know the status of their players. Then like a thief want to sell another teams player........alot of questions jump to mind here.
1) IF bleeder is still contracted in hungary....does this mean he's been on loan to Caeldonia all this time?
2) If on loan......what's the duration of said loan.
3) He's not contracted to Caledonia....does that imply that the professional Club Caledonia AIA has been fielding an illegal player all this time?
4) What does the PFL have to say about this matter? Do they know the status of Theobald?
5) Did Caledonia try to cash in on a player contracted to another team?
6) Does Theobald even know the contract he signed in hungary and the present status of it?
etc etc etc..........
Otto spoke of it ..... players not being aware of the contracts that they put pen to paper.
Lets see how this "professionally" evolves.....
:beermug:
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I blame Caledonia completely for this situation. they profess to be a professional club yet dont know the status of their players. Then like a thief want to sell another teams player........alot of questions jump to mind here.
1) IF bleeder is still contracted in hungary....does this mean he's been on loan to Caeldonia all this time?
2) If on loan......what's the duration of said loan.
3) He's not contracted to Caledonia....does that imply that the professional Club Caledonia AIA has been fielding an illegal player all this time?
4) What does the PFL have to say about this matter? Do they know the status of Theobald?
5) Did Caledonia try to cash in on a player contracted to another team?
6) Does Theobald even know the contract he signed in hungary and the present status of it?
etc etc etc..........
Otto spoke of it ..... players not being aware of the contracts that they put pen to paper.
Lets see how this "professionally" evolves.....
:beermug:
Out of curiosity, Densil signed with the Hungarian club in 2007............for him to be still contracted to them, then he must have signed a 5 year deal.
Otto was right, we treating them like animals!!
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^^^Maybe he signed with them for life, who knows...
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Smells like number 5
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So if he was contracted...why wasnt he playing? Was he getting paid all this time by the club as per his contract?
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Surprise, surprise ::)
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Like my country really becoming a banana republic in trute?! :-[
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Dempo hold on to Theobald...waits unitl January for league action
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFF)
Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Densill Theobald will have to wait until January 1 before he can make his official debut for Dempo SC in the Indian League after the club was denied a request for his international clearance.
Theobald on Monday revealed that the club appealed the initial turn down but was again denied which means that they will now have to await the January transfer window before the deal can be completed which will allow him to play for the club in official competition. Dempo has however decided to hold on to Theobald despite his inability to represent the club in the I-League until January following his initial six-month deal.
Its been a disappointing period for me but Im being patient at the moment and I will now have to wait a further two months before I can play in the League for Dempo. Ive continued training on a daily basis with the club and they have been very good to me since I came here and even through this period. I have already played for the club in a few non-League games and Ive settled in so its just a matter of waiting out the next two months, the ex-Caledonia player told TTFF Media.
Theobaldwas denied the clearance due to the fact that he was not under contract with Caledonia but instead his last contract was with Hungarian club Ujpest FC which subsequently ended before he returned to Caledonia. The circumstances meant Dempo would possibly have had to pay Ujpest a transfer fee. FIFA subsequently denied a plea by Dempo to allow Theobald the necessary clearance for him to be an eligible player in the I-League.
Dempo head coach Armando Coleco said he would continue to keep Theobald in his plans between now and January and beyond.
When he got the news, obviously he was s devastated but the next day in training he worked very hard which to me shows the character and personality he brings to Dempo. He's a great person on and off the field and for that reason I asked the chairman to keep him on board because he's central to my plans, Colaco said.
Club president Srinivas Dempo added Densill is a knowledgeable and experience player. You can see he has the experience of playing in a World Cup based on how he looked in the two friendly games so far. Hes humble and I like that about him. He shows respect and love to all of us here and we are giving him that back in return. His family isnt over but hes always in a good mood. When the coach asked me for us to keep him at the club it was an easy decision for me to take.
Theobald, a past T&T captain, has scored two goals in four matches for Dempo so far.
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LOUDDDDDDDDDDD
STEUPSSSSSSSSS
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Transfer fee to Ujpest FC ??? ??? ???
Theobaldwas denied the clearance due to the fact that he was not under contract with Caledonia but instead his last contract was with Hungarian club Ujpest FC which subsequently ended before he returned to Caledonia.
doh know what de fack they does be signing..............
what does the PFL have to say about this situation?? Was Theobald "legal" to be playing with Caledonia??
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stay strong Bleeder... and Train de fitball
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Densill Theobald to debut for Dempo SC against Air India on Wednesday
By Anselm Noronha (goal.com)
Dempo SC's Densill Theobald's registration is finally complete and the midfielder is set to play his first match for the former champions against Air India on Wednesday.
Theobald has been training with the Goan outfit for about a month, while the club have received the player's international transfer certificate through FIFA's TMS (Transfer Matching System) at 18.30 IST, club representative Jonathan D'Souza informed Goal.com.
Meanwhile, the head coach Armando Colaco confirmed that the 2006 World-cupper will be part of the traveling squad for the team's next match against Air India in Pune.
"Densill Thoebald is making his debut on Wednesday against Air India. He's a good midfielder who has played at the international level with Trinidad and Tobago," said Colaco.
Dempo SC are also close to completing their foreign quota with Japanese attacking midfielder Yusuke Kato for the I-League season in the Asian player segment.
"The Japanese (Kato) is coming on 22nd [of January] and we'll have a look at him. We'll see how good he is, that he has played in Argentina also," the coach further revealed.
Talking about their next match against Air India, whom Dempo defeated 14-0 last season but succummed to with a 2-0 loss in December, Colaco stated that his team are yet to recover from the mid-season loss of form.
"We are actually not playing our game lately," he said, but exerted his confidence in his side. "A couple of results haven't gone in our favour, but I'm still confident in my boys."
The 58-year-old tactician admitted, "The boys have been putting their shoulders down at the moment, but I'm sure we will regroup and play the 'Dempo' style of football soon."
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The trini Theo & Kato...ah like it
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Densill Theobald stars on debut as Colacos men clinch another three points
By Ayush Srivastava (goal.com)
Dempo SC registered a comfortable 3-1 win over hosts Air India in an I-League round 15 clash at the Balewadi stadium in Pune.
Ranti Martins missed a penalty in the first half but scored twice after the break with his strike partner Koko Sakibos goal sandwiched in between. Sandeep Sangha reduced the deficit in injury time for the Airmen.
For the visitors, Densill Theobald made his first start in the central midfield, while Air India started with their own two foreign recruits Henry Ezeh and Takayuki Omi upfront.
Dempo won a corner seconds after the kick-off, from which they managed a tame effort on goal which was easily collected by goalkeeper Pawan Kumar.
Thereafter Densill Theobald started dominating the midfield and helped the Goan side create a plethora of opportunities. First the Trinidad & Tobago midfielder himself struck a fierce shot which was palmed away by Kumar which was followed by a chance at the far post from which the goalkeeper once again came out better from an Anthony Pereira attempt.
It was however, Ranti Martins to whom the best chance from open play fell, as Anthonys low cross found him right in front of the goal but the Nigerians shot was somehow saved by the brilliant Kumar in goal yet again.
The Nigerian got a chance to make amends soon, as he took on the responsibility of taking a penalty won by Koko Sakibo, after the forward was bought down in the box. However Ranti yet again couldnt find a way past the Airmens custodian, who brilliantly palmed away his effort.
The saved penalty seemed to spur the home side on, as they suddenly started posing a bigger threat to the league leaders and Henry Ezeh had two chances to put them ahead, but he fluffed his lines.
Just before half-time they went even closer as a free-kick whipped into the box saw Mahesh Gawlis header come off his own crossbar which was turned out to be the last chance of the half, as both teams went into the break tied at 0-0.
In the second half, both the teams came out and played some decent attacking brand of football. Air India meanwhile were down to 10 men as Pratik Chowdhury picked up a second yellow card and was sent off.
Dempo capitalized on their numerical advantage almost immediately, as Ranti Martins finally managed to force the ball in, which followed after Cressan Antaos ball into the box sparked a goalmouth scramble. Pawan Kumar managed to thwart a first attempt from Dempo, the ball fell kindly for the Nigerian striker to score his 16th goal of the season.
The goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of the home side as they had no reply to Dempos brilliant passing game. Koko Sakibo then thought he had put the Goan outfit further ahead, but his celebrations were cut-short by the linesmans flag, which was up for offside.
In a desperate attempt to salvage something from the tie, Santosh Kashyap threw in Manandeep Singh for the ineffectual Takayuki Omi. However it was the visitors who found the net again, as Densil Theobald set up Sakibo, who calmly slotted the ball to the left of the helpless Pawan Kumar in the 79th minute.
Air India were then offered an unexpected way back into the tie as Royston DSouzas won them a penalty. Henry Ezeh sent the ball into the orbit, much to the disappointment of the Air India faithful.
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Densill takes up Dempo offer on Lara's advice
Hindustan Times
For Densill Theobald from Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), coming all the way to India wasn't a tough ask. If coach Armando Colaco's warmth and Dempo's success in Indian football required more conviction, help was just a call away. And when good friends Brian Lara and the Bravo brothers tell you that a stint in the country is worth a shot, you know it really is.
The 29-year-old was spotted by Colaco on a visit to the Caribbean island, and such was the connect between them, that the coach knew he had found his leader.
After (Cristiano) Junior passed away (due to a freak on field clash during the 2004 Federation Cup), I found Beto who had taken up the role of a guide. But after his move to Churchill, Dempo missed their leader. I think Ive found my man, he said, after watching Densill thrive in the right midfield against Air India.
All three goals on the day came off Densills feeds, which were nothing short of elegant. Maybe it was the result of sitting on Dempos rosters for four months, awaiting the International Transfer Certificate to finally play. But with the time effectively used to train with the team in Goa, adapting to the Dempo style of football was never a bother.
Before the arrival though, Densill called his cricket buddies for a taste of India. They asked me to definitely go give it a shot, while warning me to stay away from the spicy curries, he smiled. Dempo has been a wonderful family to be part of and as long as I have the passion to train and the desire to win, I want to play here, he said.
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Densill: Dempo's new Beto
By Kunaal Majgaonkar (The Times of India)
He comes from a land where 'coolness' is a norm and Densill Theobald refuses to be a rebel.
The midfielder from Trinidad and Tobago made his debut for Dempo against Air India at Pune on Wednesday and he lived up to every bit of the hype a World Cupper brings along with him. But calmer than the way he goes about those passes on the field is the way he talks.
Densill, who featured in all the three group games for the Soca Warriors in FIFA's showpiece at Germany in 2006, recalls every moment of the dream chance with the widest of smiles.
"The World Cup is the most beautiful thing in football and the first time I walked out to play against Sweden has to be the sweetest memory," says Theobald, who has been training with the Goan club for three months but couldn't play owing to glitches in his transfer deal.
Ask him what the game against high-profile England was like and Densill has funny recollections. "Steven Gerrard is a player I admire and to play against him was a dream come true."
Ask him if he threw some hard tackles at the Liverpool ace and Densill sheepishly admits he picked up a yellow card for pulling back Gerrard.
"He was just too fast for me and the only way I was stopping him was by pulling his jersey."
Densill's only regret was not being able to swap the jersey he tugged at all along the game. "I was taken for random blood test as soon as the game ended and missed catching Gerrard for his shirt," says Densill.
For someone from the Caribbean, you couldn't have not held a beer can or a cricket bat at some point in your life and Densill says he knows a fair bit about the game that India breathes. "Brian Lara, Dwayne and Darren Bravo are good friends. I know the respect Lara gets in India."
Densill even managed to take some pointers about India from Lara and the only 'vice' he has been told to keep away from is curry. "Brian told me that India is a fantastic country and that I'd discover new things everyday and he hasn't been wrong. It's just the food, he warned, that I have to be careful about!" says Densill.
Though he misses the sands of home, Densill is too much of a professional to get homesick. "I am here on a job and that job is to help Dempo win the I-League title. This is my new family and I am delighted to be in India and with Dempo," he says.
Coach Armand Colaco is all praise for his newest ace. "He knows the Dempo style of play and is a good reader of the game. In time, he will make for a good leader. It was frustrating not to be able to play him but all that has changed now. I have found my new Beto in Densill," said Colaco.
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gee dem bleeder kumar
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http://www.youtube.com/v/jO6jehCbyFw
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i swear is plenty bad pass in da higlight reel tho
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Thanks Tallman. Bleeder is a decent down to earth brother who has served T&T football faithfully and with honor. Good passer of the ball and a Trini thru and thru.
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aye
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Theobald enjoys title success as Dempo wins Indian league.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
Not much Trinidad and Tobago players have celebrated overseas League title success in recent times but 2006 World Cup team midfielder Densill Theobald can add his list to the names of players who have won silverware outside of this country.
This, after his Dempo Sports club extended its supremacy in Indian football by picking up its third I-League title in six seasons last Friday.
Dempo held its closest rivals Kolkata East Bengal to a 0-0 draw at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda to go clear at the top of the table with 54 points from 25 matches.
Theobald missed the game due to stomach problems but was hailed as one of the instrumental players behind Dempos success this season. He played ten games helping them to seven wins and a draw in the process.
Theobald was delighted to be part of the success.
Its a great feeling to win an overseas title. Ive enjoyed success at the local level with Caledonia AIA and of course going to the World Cup in 2006 was unbelievable but to be part of an effort by a team in a place like India fits right up there with the top moments in my career, Theobald told TTFF Media.
Coming to India has proven to be a decision I have not regretted. The club is very professional and the people are all very passionate about football and they showed that throughout my time here. Now we have to look forward to the playoffs for a spot in the Asian Champions League and that is definitely something I would like to be part of, he added.
Theobald, a former player with Scottish club Falkirk FC and Ujpest FC in Hungary, a club which former T&T head coach Leo Beenhakker later took up a position with.
And now Theobald is set to hold talks over a new deal with Dempo which had signed him for one season after their head coach Armando Colaco spotted him T&Ts 3-0 win over India last year at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Popular football site Goal.com which had its India-based correspondents following the I-League, rated Theobald as one of influential players behind Dempos success.
Theobald Has Added Class To Dempo's Midfield. The Trinidad and Tobago international came into the team after the season was well underway, as issues related to his international clearance papers held up his debut, which he made only in January against Air India.
However the former World Cupper was an instant hit, helping the team overcome a minor blip in form, after the club registered losses against Churchill Brothers and East Bengal.
The midfielder's accomplished playmaking skills and general movement on the pitch was breathtaking at times as he and Climax Lawrence formed a high quality pair in the centre of the pitch. Easily one of classiest midfielders on display in the league this term, Goal.com stated.
Dempo SC is owned by the Dempo Group which specializes in Iron Ore Mining and Export Operations, and also ventures in manufacturing calcined petroleum coke, pig iron, baby foods, and ship building & repair, newspaper publishing, the travel business, and wind energy generation.
Shrinivas V. Dempo is the chairman of the Dempo Group which is expected to reward the Dempo players for their League success.
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big up bleeder.
that mean dempo in the afc cup which is a rout to the afc champions league. long hard road though.
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Congrats to Bleeder! :beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
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enjoy man...yuh better off out dey
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I hope he can get a contract in one of the other Asian countries like Japan,Korea,Iran or one of the better Arab countries.
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come eeeen all ah all yuh waggonist!!!!!! ah waiting!!!!
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Congrats!!!! He might meet J-LLoyd team from Iran in the ACL. Who knws!!!!
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come eeeen all ah all yuh waggonist!!!!!! ah waiting!!!!
Don't take them on they laugh at him when he left for India,they laugh at those guys that gone Vietnam too,they should go to Europe.Pfitzer said they are being used as animals by gredy agents,he have better options for them.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/eVQRuGa-rmM
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Nice interview Bleeder..humble and professional.
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Yes very nice, indeed. He growing up man.
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Congrats ... trophy is trophy.
Fuentes ... look out! Bakes coming.
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Its difficult to understand why this bloke isn't with a club in England,at least in the Championship.I wonder if what he did while in Scotland is counting against him,I would like to see him again for TT.
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Great accomplishment man. De man have to make a living in trute but I also understand where de Nationalists and dem coming from. De longer he stay there, de less games he will get in for T&T. Jes a matter of fact situation. It is what it is. We all want to be happy with what we doing. If Bleeder happy, hats off to him. Life goes on. :cheers:
Asylum: Explain what yuh mean by a trophy is a trophy. I'm actually very curious about this comment.
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Successful Indian stint inspires Theobald revitalization
ttproleague.com
Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Densill Theobald calls for new challenges following a successful five-month loan stint with Indian club Dempo SC in the I-League.
The 29-yearold Caledonia AIA player returned home three weeks ago with an I-League winners medal and memories that will surely last a lifetime.
It was the third championship (2007-2008, 2009-2010 and 2011-2012) success by Dempo since the introduction of the I-League in 2007 and it was revealed this week that Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who owns Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders, has shown interest in picking up stakes in the club and talks are at an initial stage.
Meantime in Trinidad, Theobald, who is cherishing time with his daughters, 5 year old Faith James and 2 year old Jada-Lee Theobald, remains in a positive mode despite no new talks yet with Dempo and or TT Pro League club Caledonia over his future.
I believe greatness is next for me, said the 2006 Trinidad and Tobago World Cup midfielder. The way how I feel right now, I believe that only great things are in store for me.
He continued, I would like to continue playing abroad, but we dont know what the future holds. Were not God, so whatever direction he chooses for me I would humbly accept with the right focus and give it my best with the right attitude and the right way of living and doing things.
If its [Gods] will that I stay home and play in the Pro League, then I would just have to accept it. But personally, I would like other challenges and move on and continue my career abroad.
Theobald was spotted by Dempo and India Mens Senior Team manager Armando Colao last August during an international between T&T and India at the Hasely Crawford Stadium as part of the visitors Caribbean tour. T&T won that match 3-0.
I put [all the negatives] behind and just focused on contributing in whatever way I can contribute to help (Dempo) win the Championship which we did, Theobald said.
It was a great feeling after all the hard work we put in, after all the sacrifice made being away from families and friends. It was a great feeling that I was able to accomplish the main goal which was winning the Championship. It was a really great feeling because it was my first ever Championship.
Theobald began his football with the Jean Lillywhite coaching school and went on to represent Canadian side Toronto Olympians(2000), Caledonia AIA(2002, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2008-2011), Joe Public(2003), Scottish club Falkirk(2005-2006) and Hungarian club jpest FC(2007).
In India there wasnt much of a language barrier for Theobald as most people speak English besides their own language according to the player.
In Goa where I stayed, they speak Konkani(Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-European family of languages). They spoke their language with each other, but when they wanted to speak with me, they spoke English which was good for me.
As for the cuisine, Theobald said, The people lived on curry and massala everyday and it was difficult for me to live on that diet, so I mixed it up. I would visit some international restaurants, make a meal myself and there were some Nigerians I made good friends with, so I was able to eat some Nigerian food as well.
Theobalds stint in India became more than an I-League Championship medal and the difference in culture, food, people and atmosphere.
He explained, The good thing about going to India and being by myself, is that I was able to look within myself and truly find myself, and change the way I think in some situations. [Thats why I believe] only great things are in store for me once I continue keeping the focus, the passion and desire going.
It is important for me to keep working hard as well. I have to keep that focus because if I want to achieve great things in the future I need to keep focus and keep working hard.
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He's only 29?? He's seems like 40... To me it was a long time ago when Latapy gave him the hook up to bench for Falkirk.
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The little I saw of him tells me that he should easily play for TT again,I hope he does.
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I mean several things:
1. This validates the decision to go to India and eases the tribulation/uncertainty of having to sit for several weeks while his paperwork got sorted out.
2. Winning anything competitve in sport has a distinctive feel. If tomorrow de next youth looking to fly de country geh signed to play in Malta or de Faroe Islands, dey looking to win! Winners want to win wherever they go. Dahis de trophy is trophy mentality.
3. Bleeder was in an environment playing for a team that apparently knows how to win (winning tradition). The squad lived up to expectation. Things could have gone differently on and off the field. I eh talk to de man, buh ah gehhin de sense that he ranks this experience as a lil more rewarding overall than the experience with Ujpest.
4. While some prizes in sport are more coveted than others, on a personal level we have to grab the ones that are realistically available to us.
5. Anybody who ever finish 4th and hadda watch a medal ceremony understands the gap between reward and effort.
Winning is infectious ... after that yuh eh want to lose again.
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bleed on
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bleed on
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I mean several things:
1. This validates the decision to go to India and eases the tribulation/uncertainty of having to sit for several weeks while his paperwork got sorted out.
2. Winning anything competitve in sport has a distinctive feel. If tomorrow de next youth looking to fly de country geh signed to play in Malta or de Faroe Islands, dey looking to win! Winners want to win wherever they go. Dahis de trophy is trophy mentality.
3. Bleeder was in an environment playing for a team that apparently knows how to win (winning tradition). The squad lived up to expectation. Things could have gone differently on and off the field. I eh talk to de man, buh ah gehhin de sense that he ranks this experience as a lil more rewarding overall than the experience with Ujpest.
4. While some prizes in sport are more coveted than others, on a personal level we have to grab the ones that are realistically available to us.
5. Anybody who ever finish 4th and hadda watch a medal ceremony understands the gap between reward and effort.
Winning is infectious ... after that yuh eh want to lose again.
:applause:
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Boss answer, Asylum...nuff respect.
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Theobald rejoins Caledonia fold
ttproleague.com
Midfielder Densill Theobald is likely to suit up in Caledonias return leg Concacaf Champions League Group Four match against Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders on Thursday 30 August.
The 29 year old Trinidad and Tobago midfielder is in the process of formalizing his return to the Morvant-Laventille club for the first time since leaving back in 2011 for what turned out a successful stint in the Indian League with eventual 2011-12 champions Dempo SC.
However since returning to Trinidad back in May, Theobald pursued a renewal in India and an option in Hungary, however both fell through.
His late registration at Caledonia puts him out of selection for Wednesdays home match against visiting Honduran club CD Marathon from 8pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium as the Caribbean Football Union Club Champions hunts points since falling to a 3-1 defeat against Sounders in Washington on August 2.
Densill is back with the club but wouldnt feature against Marathon on Wednesday because his paper work is still in process, confirmed Caledonia AIA Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz.
He has been in-between overseas trips and he has decided that the best thing for him now is to rejoin Caledonia and also its a good decision. We have discussed his career because he is one of our brothers who dont do things on his own. We discussed a lot and we think its the best option for him right now to stay and play for the club while he have some things in the pipeline overseas and when it opens up, he will go.
He is a longstanding player and we are happy to give him his jacket to start to work, ended Shabazz.
I decided to come back and give to Caledonia AIA, after deals in Hungary and India fell through, said Theobald.
Its not unusual for Theobalds return.
He began his football at the Jean Lillywhite coaching school and went on to represent Canadian side Toronto Olympians(2000) before starting his career at Caledonia (2002, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2008-2011) which was interjected by stints with Joe Public(2003), Scottish club Falkirk(2005-2006) and Hungarian club jpest FC(2007).
My heart have always been with Cale, explained Theobald. Im forever committed to the cause. Now lets hope that my being here can do well for the team.
Caledonia (0 points) and Marathon (0 points) are hoping to keep close to Group Four leader Sounders (3 points), as only the top team from the three-team group advances into the quarter-final round of the Concacaf Champions League.
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A club is a club yes.
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How much f00cking time he go rejoin Caledonia.
Like he cah even make in INDIA a place where any SSFL standout could play...? :rotfl:
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he did good in India, they win the league and he was playing right through.
Nothing wrong with coming back home.
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Now Cali will definitely stand a good chance of making d second round. Happy for you bleeder. Doh let no forces dispirit yuh! Play yuh fitball and show dem class
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Now Cali will definitely stand a good chance of making d second round. Happy for you bleeder. Doh let no forces dispirit yuh! Play yuh fitball and show dem class
2nd round of what? You could not be speaking of the concacaf champions league
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Now Cali will definitely stand a good chance of making d second round. Happy for you bleeder. Doh let no forces dispirit yuh! Play yuh fitball and show dem class
Kiffy!!!! Long time no see!! Good to see yuh man, good to see yuh...... :)
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Densill Theobald is a magnificent player. Everything going forward should go thru this man.
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Talk done!
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Kiffy tings nice wit u Xmas 4 u in Easter nuff peeps biggin up Densil.
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Is this a prank thread?
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Is this a prank thread?
Theobald, classed as ah 'MAGNIFICENT PLAYER' based on ah performance against Belize..........me thinks I am having to come tuh the same conclusion.
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MAGNIFICENT PLAYER ??? the club in flnland did not think so ....
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Densil is a very good mid field player with many good parts to his game,I first saw him against Wales and thought then,what a good player,what a shame he walked out on Falkirk he is at least worth a contract with a League 1 or Championship club in England or somewhere in Europe.
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Technically, I believe Theobald is one of the better locally based players today, he is a smart player that keeps it simple and he is discipline, he is a player coaches would love to coach because he can carryout orders to suit..... However....IMO
The problem with Theobald is, he is a one dimensional player and does not have the energy to make an impact (rise the level) to the game if T&T is in a hole and is pushing for a win (most of the times). Can he do it, it depends on the given day and if he is up for up, so consistency comes into play.
He needs to also do more forward threading passes (split defenses) instead of using the sides or the man next to him most of the times. Change the play sometimes, take a shot at goal from on top of the box (Lampard). Do something different that will spark your teammates, he is the captain and a senior to others on the team and must lead by example.
Theo's ability of play will always shine against weaker teams but outside of the region he will struggle because he will not be given time on the ball to make better passes or better decisions. Yes, he'll get a pass threaded through sometimes, but from an overall aspect, he will struggle if he doesn't try to improve these little deficiencies.
I do not know the terms of his contract, but Ujpest, Falkirk and even Dempo of India did not hold on to him as hoped. His trail in Finland earlier this year also came up null, while most of the other players from the T&T pro league were offered contracts, again, I do not know the terms, just throwing something out here.
Jamal Shabazz has been a God father for him, hence the reason of his automatic selection. He is good if T&T wants to play procession football. He however, should not be an automatic pick especially with a full strength team, but locally, yes, cause he brings something to the table.
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Densil is a very good mid field player with many good parts to his game,I first saw him against Wales and thought then,what a good player,what a shame he walked out on Falkirk he is at least worth a contract with a League 1 or Championship club in England or somewhere in Europe.
He is a good player.....magnificent!!!?? Saw ah fair bit of his performances for Falkirk, wasn't ah automatic first team pick. He played ah lot of reserve games and from what I saw was generally very average. Not a bad player, but no game changer. He jus did'nt offer anything better than what was already locally produced. Not sure if he eva admitted it but ah think he jump before they push him. Not sure what influence or opinion Lata's had but it seemed tuh me that Hughes was not convinced. Ah don't think he would have been there the following season anyway
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Yo..... de man needs to be more attacking mood and he plays to safe..... it's like he's scare to play attacking football... here are some links i think a mid field should have.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoyvzM6VxxQ
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Yo..... de man needs to be more attacking mood and he plays to safe..... it's like he's scare to play attacking football... here are some links i think a mid field should have.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoyvzM6VxxQ
this.........he could more than good with a little courage.......he does show some signs but only when he have a natural attack minded mid with him....Hector got him to push up whenever they were paired.....but then hector was d dynamic one dat was pullin all d defenders thus taking the pressure off of him....but that had to be one of d few times I see densil confidently sprayin passes around......daiz why I does say if he on d pitch we need ah dynamic presence dat can take d pressure off him....if we dont have dat on d field, leave him on d bench.
talk done
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Talk about longer faces if we lost,its a beautiful day
We survive to fight another day.Come Tuesday
Warriors in motion
Jah bless
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From what I read of the posts it seems like he plays his football with one mind on the team he is playing with,for example he could be better if Hector is playing in midfield(someone mentioned that).Could it be that he is playing to instructions,I think he might be but if we can get some of our better players back for the GC he could be more influential.We jess making some small steps at the moment but they could get bigger in time.
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@Rodney,I still feel that Falkirk wasn't treating Densil well enough by playing him in the Reserves because from what I saw of him against a quite good Wales team,IMO that was good enough to give him a contract with Falkirk.I have to say that he was a silly boy to go before being pushed as you suggested,who knows another Scottish club may picked him up.
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The first time I saw Theobald play was during the 2004 Digicel Cup. He was a breath of fresh air in the midfield. Excellent vision and passing, and held up the ball well. Since then he has developed into a solid squad player, but nothing more. He's not a playmaker, game-changer, X-factor, lynchpin etc. He's dedicated to his craft and disciplined.
Over the next year he'll be the next T&T player to earn 100 caps, and if he remains injury-free and continues getting picked, he may even surpass Angus Eve's record of 117 caps.
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Flex you said Denzil is a coach's player he can carry out orders to suit...then what you get on the field from Denzil is what the coach asked for, personally I feel that he is a reflection of coaching limitation, I sincerely feel he has a lot more to give but is a player that needs direction from the coaching staff.
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Flex you said Denzil is a coach's player he can carry out orders to suit...then what you get on the field from Denzil is what the coach asked for, personally I feel that he is a reflection of coaching limitation, I sincerely feel he has a lot more to give but is a player that needs direction from the coaching staff.
if u must be told to create u are not creative
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Theo's ability of play will always shine against weaker teams but outside of the region he will struggle because he will not be given time on the ball to make better passes or better decisions. Yes, he'll get a pass threaded through sometimes, but from an overall aspect, he will struggle if he doesn't try to improve these little deficiencies.
I have been saying this all along.
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@Rodney,I still feel that Falkirk wasn't treating Densil well enough by playing him in the Reserves because from what I saw of him against a quite good Wales team,IMO that was good enough to give him a contract with Falkirk.I have to say that he was a silly boy to go before being pushed as you suggested,who knows another Scottish club may picked him up.
I agree with you. But based on what I saw of him, he would would ah gone the way of Silvio Spann i.e. further down the league tiers. At least initially.
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Is this a prank thread?
Yes it is. I was going to say that I have never seen a midfielder look more geriatric,offbalance and awkward, but after seeing Keyon Edwards in this game I have to change my thought process. This is Belize, the weakest team in the Gold Cup, and these two midflelders were ineffective and as impactful as a dud. Not to mention Keon Daniel who should be shot with shit.
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Densill Theobald is a magnificent player. Everything going forward should go thru this man.
You have to stay away from the stuff you are drinking.
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Leave the fackin man alone, he has proven that he respects the flag and the nation more than any other footballer !! bleeder never blank we when called on, he doh go awol, he doh argue wid the coaches and cause disruption amongst the players,
he doh cuss out the coaches, he doh bring negativity to the locker room, he doh sneak out in the night and go out drinking the night before a game, he doh be limin on the block and playing gangster even though he from the worst neighborhood in trinidad,
he don't show up late for practice, he don't mind scrubbing bench, lets face it folks, the man is the ultimate team player although he may not be the best option, but one things for sure, bleeder never ever disrespect the shirt, or said no to the RW&B! and that deserves ah big muddafackin :applause: and ah doggone :salute:, madafackers!!
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Leave the fackin man alone, he has proven that he respects the flag and the nation more than any other footballer !! bleeder never blank we when called on, he doh go awol, he doh argue wid the coaches and cause disruption amongst the players,
he doh cuss out the coaches, he doh bring negativity to the locker room, he doh sneak out in the night and go out drinking the night before a game, he doh be limin on the block and playing gangster even though he from the worst neighborhood in trinidad,
he don't show up late for practice, he don't mind scrubbing bench, lets face it folks, the man is the ultimate team player although he may not be the best option, but one things for sure, bleeder never ever disrespect the shirt, or said no to the RW&B! and that deserves ah big muddafackin :applause: and ah doggone :salute:, madafackers!!
Agreed...........but he's still a goat
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Leave the fackin man alone, he has proven that he respects the flag and the nation more than any other footballer !! bleeder never blank we when called on, he doh go awol, he doh argue wid the coaches and cause disruption amongst the players,
he doh cuss out the coaches, he doh bring negativity to the locker room, he doh sneak out in the night and go out drinking the night before a game, he doh be limin on the block and playing gangster even though he from the worst neighborhood in trinidad,
he don't show up late for practice, he don't mind scrubbing bench, lets face it folks, the man is the ultimate team player although he may not be the best option, but one things for sure, bleeder never ever disrespect the shirt, or said no to the RW&B! and that deserves ah big muddafackin :applause: and ah doggone :salute:, madafackers!!
And? :waiting: I can do all these things, but I'm not a footballer!!! Birchall does all the aforementioned stuff plus plays football...
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Leave the fackin man alone, he has proven that he respects the flag and the nation more than any other footballer !! bleeder never blank we when called on, he doh go awol, he doh argue wid the coaches and cause disruption amongst the players,
he doh cuss out the coaches, he doh bring negativity to the locker room, he doh sneak out in the night and go out drinking the night before a game, he doh be limin on the block and playing gangster even though he from the worst neighborhood in trinidad,
he don't show up late for practice, he don't mind scrubbing bench, lets face it folks, the man is the ultimate team player although he may not be the best option, but one things for sure, bleeder never ever disrespect the shirt, or said no to the RW&B! and that deserves ah big muddafackin :applause: and ah doggone :salute:, madafackers!!
And? :waiting: I can do all these things, but I'm not a footballer!!! Birchall does all the aforementioned stuff plus plays football...
Dias ah faw fackin farce!!
birchall blank we twice, and i don't mean on the same issue, but twice as in consecutive instances where he was invited to participate in the degicel cup, and twice he turned us down claiming prior engagements.
FYI bledder is a better passer than birchall, and loses the ball less than birchall does, matter of fact, the only thing birchal have on bleeder as far as footballing ability is urgency, stamina and ah deadly bullet, that's it, but bleeder has more ball control, he makes better decisions, and he is ah waayyyy better passer of the ball.
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Hear nah, Theobald around the team is first class. What he brings to the team is not just on the field ..he displays true leadership in the dressing room and off the field....!
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Leave the fackin man alone, he has proven that he respects the flag and the nation more than any other footballer !! bleeder never blank we when called on, he doh go awol, he doh argue wid the coaches and cause disruption amongst the players,
he doh cuss out the coaches, he doh bring negativity to the locker room, he doh sneak out in the night and go out drinking the night before a game, he doh be limin on the block and playing gangster even though he from the worst neighborhood in trinidad,
he don't show up late for practice, he don't mind scrubbing bench, lets face it folks, the man is the ultimate team player although he may not be the best option, but one things for sure, bleeder never ever disrespect the shirt, or said no to the RW&B! and that deserves ah big muddafackin :applause: and ah doggone :salute:, madafackers!!
Ah doh think most poster's here was questioning his commitment, attitude or place on this national squad. Is ah debate about his level of talent, I for one never say he should'nt be in the national side. Someone say the man 'magnificent' and everything should go thru him like he is the new incarnation of Latapy or something. Ah think the consensus is he aint that type ah player but has other qualities.
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Allyuh try and understand that Belize is no walkover as some ah you think,they held their own against Costa Rica,El Sal and Nicaragua recently in qualifying for the GC.Quite recently we would have been beaten by those teams so doh think we can go in dey own backyard and cut they arse like times gone by,tings different now,like some ah you cyah see or in denial or what.It still nice to see we still have high hopes for the Soca Warriors.
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Allyuh try and understand that Belize is no walkover as some ah you think,they held their own against Costa Rica,El Sal and Nicaragua recently in qualifying for the GC.Quite recently we would have been beaten by those teams so doh think we can go in dey own backyard and cut they arse like times gone by,tings different now,like some ah you cyah see or in denial or what.It still nice to see we still have high hopes for the Soca Warriors.
Thank you. While the others improving we still holding on to the past. I doh know what men expecting nah. After the Peru game tonight it go have a lynching?
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Leave the fackin man alone, he has proven that he respects the flag and the nation more than any other footballer !! bleeder never blank we when called on, he doh go awol, he doh argue wid the coaches and cause disruption amongst the players,
he doh cuss out the coaches, he doh bring negativity to the locker room, he doh sneak out in the night and go out drinking the night before a game, he doh be limin on the block and playing gangster even though he from the worst neighborhood in trinidad,
he don't show up late for practice, he don't mind scrubbing bench, lets face it folks, the man is the ultimate team player although he may not be the best option, but one things for sure, bleeder never ever disrespect the shirt, or said no to the RW&B! and that deserves ah big muddafackin :applause: and ah doggone :salute:, madafackers!!
And? :waiting: I can do all these things, but I'm not a footballer!!! Birchall does all the aforementioned stuff plus plays football...
Dias ah faw fackin farce!!
birchall blank we twice, and i don't mean on the same issue, but twice as in consecutive instances where he was invited to participate in the degicel cup, and twice he turned us down claiming prior engagements.
FYI bledder is a better passer than birchall, and loses the ball less than birchall does, matter of fact, the only thing birchal have on bleeder as far as footballing ability is urgency, stamina and ah deadly bullet, that's it, but bleeder has more ball control, he makes better decisions, and he is ah waayyyy better passer of the ball.
. so why has this bleeder has been on so many trials and sent packing ????
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Leave the fackin man alone, he has proven that he respects the flag and the nation more than any other footballer !! bleeder never blank we when called on, he doh go awol, he doh argue wid the coaches and cause disruption amongst the players,
he doh cuss out the coaches, he doh bring negativity to the locker room, he doh sneak out in the night and go out drinking the night before a game, he doh be limin on the block and playing gangster even though he from the worst neighborhood in trinidad,
he don't show up late for practice, he don't mind scrubbing bench, lets face it folks, the man is the ultimate team player although he may not be the best option, but one things for sure, bleeder never ever disrespect the shirt, or said no to the RW&B! and that deserves ah big muddafackin :applause: and ah doggone :salute:, madafackers!!
And? :waiting: I can do all these things, but I'm not a footballer!!! Birchall does all the aforementioned stuff plus plays football...
Dias ah faw fackin farce!!
birchall blank we twice, and i don't mean on the same issue, but twice as in consecutive instances where he was invited to participate in the degicel cup, and twice he turned us down claiming prior engagements.
FYI bledder is a better passer than birchall, and loses the ball less than birchall does, matter of fact, the only thing birchal have on bleeder as far as footballing ability is urgency, stamina and ah deadly bullet, that's it, but bleeder has more ball control, he makes better decisions, and he is ah waayyyy better passer of the ball.
. so why has this bleeder has been on so many trials and sent packing ????
If you looked at the game vs Peru at the ABS you would have seen why. Many times he had players making fwd runs and he played the ball back or square. He also lost the ball too easily by forcing passes. In no way is he a bad player, but if you playing the ball square or back all the time, you better tackle and hustle your ass off.
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Technically, I believe Theobald is one of the better locally based players today, he is a smart player that keeps it simple and he is discipline, he is a player coaches would love to coach because he can carryout orders to suit..... However....IMO
The problem with Theobald is, he is a one dimensional player and does not have the energy to make an impact (rise the level) to the game if T&T is in a hole and is pushing for a win (most of the times). Can he do it, it depends on the given day and if he is up for up, so consistency comes into play.
He needs to also do more forward threading passes (split defenses) instead of using the sides or the man next to him most of the times. Change the play sometimes, take a shot at goal from on top of the box (Lampard). Do something different that will spark your teammates, he is the captain and a senior to others on the team and must lead by example.
Theo's ability of play will always shine against weaker teams but outside of the region he will struggle because he will not be given time on the ball to make better passes or better decisions. Yes, he'll get a pass threaded through sometimes, but from an overall aspect, he will struggle if he doesn't try to improve these little deficiencies.
I do not know the terms of his contract, but Ujpest, Falkirk and even Dempo of India did not hold on to him as hoped. His trail in Finland earlier this year also came up null, while most of the other players from the T&T pro league were offered contracts, again, I do not know the terms, just throwing something out here.
Jamal Shabazz has been a God father for him, hence the reason of his automatic selection. He is good if T&T wants to play procession football. He however, should not be an automatic pick especially with a full strength team, but locally, yes, cause he brings something to the table.
Good talk.
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Theobald sees critical time for Warriors.
By Shaun Fuentes.
Experienced national team midfielder Densill Theobald believes the next month will be critical for this countrys state of readiness for the 2014 Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States.
The Caledonia AIA midfielder leaves today with the local contingent of players and staff for London as the national team heads to Bucharest to face Romania in a friendly international on June 4 to be followed by another friendly against Estonia in Tallinn on June 7.
Theobald is among some of the local names in the squad alongside Devorn Jorsling, Joevin Jones, Kevon Carter, Daniel Cyrus, Cornell Glen, Jan Michael Williams and Marvin Phillips among others who will be hoping to impress the coaches as they vie for selection on the final T&T Gold Cup squad.
Missing from the team for the two friendlies are Keon Daniel, Khaleem Hyland, Carlos Edwards, Sheldon Bateau and Kenwyne Jones, and the former Hungary-based player expects the competition for spots to be tight.
No doubt, we all as players have to train hard and play hard with passion and determination. This is not just to impress the coaches and make the Gold Cup squad but we must prepare from now and take it with us into the Gold Cup itself, Theobald said.
I believe the competition will be tight but it will bring the best out of the players and this is a great thing for the team at this point in time, Theobald added.
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Well said Skip
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Well said Skip
Talk is nice but we want positive results!
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Well said Skip
Talk is nice but we want positive results!
Results are important, but right now it would be nice to see T&T show a long term projection for the team. Seriously, I think in the past
far too often we focus on short term results & simply operate in a knee jerk way. A complete rebuilding process needs to be
put in place, once the players know this, they can focus on improving themselves & the team performances with a focused mentality.
If not the football becomes a nervous type of game & performance. Several top coaches take time to build their teams. Look at Heynckes at Bayern. He said we learned from last year, built upon what we did well & worked hard to improve on our weaknesses. This is a club that works daily.
We as fans of T&T way too impatient. If the performance is good one, but the result did not go your way. You have to look at what is important (at the time), build upon it & look to improve for when the result matters.
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Man calling for this thread, so here it is. ;D
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Long overdue
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
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Adds no value to the team
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:frustrated: :frustrated:
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Yes !!!!
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get rid of him
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Coach after coach picking a man. Men who know dis thing better than we. At a certain point, maybe the 'nothing' he doing is a 'something' that we eh seeing. Man like Clyde Leon come and disappear. Bleeder remain. Much as allyuh doh like he face, it have a reason why he remain important.
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the best back passer in the world. thank God he is not a keeper
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the best back passer in the world. thank God he is not a keeper
Hahaha
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Thank you thank you thank you. I will post in this thread everyday until he's gone. The most negative footballer I ever see. Players who play against him give him the offensive space and read the fact that he going an turn back and does win the ball from him everytime. I've seen 7 years worth of nonsense.
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: with the amount of national Caps bleeder have in any other country he would have been a hero.
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: with the amount of national Caps bleeder have in any other country he would have been a hero.
Coops in any other country he wouldn't have the amt of caps he does
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Thank you thank you thank you. I will post in this thread everyday until he's gone. The most negative footballer I ever see. Players who play against him give him the offensive space and read the fact that he going an turn back and does win the ball from him everytime. I've seen 7 years worth of nonsense.
watching the game the man good at marking space
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plus he self know he playing sh!t. also in one of the warm up games he was subbed out iirc so he is not infallible
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Thank you thank you thank you. I will post in this thread everyday until he's gone. The most negative footballer I ever see. Players who play against him give him the offensive space and read the fact that he going an turn back and does win the ball from him everytime. I've seen 7 years worth of nonsense.
watching the game the man good at marking space
hoss u right but in the position he playing he can't make slack passes an if he does that he hadda hustle hard to win the ball or foul the man...simple...look how clean he kit was...wham he feel he too nice to rest blade or wha
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Thank you thank you thank you. I will post in this thread everyday until he's gone. The most negative footballer I ever see. Players who play against him give him the offensive space and read the fact that he going an turn back and does win the ball from him everytime. I've seen 7 years worth of nonsense.
watching the game the man good at marking space
Marking space!? Louis was enjoying the fact he was marking space too!!
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Denzil!!!! this song is for u bredda...listen closely!!!
http://www.youtube.com/v/8o-fFVU25wk
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: with the amount of national Caps bleeder have in any other country he would have been a hero.
Coops in any other country he wouldn't have the amt of caps he does
Fari post of the night!!! :beermug: :beermug:
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Anybody ever wonder what opposing scouts say bout him?
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Anybody ever wonder what opposing scouts say bout him?
Yeah wait until he turns back and put a slight shoulder on him. Simple as that. Any team with a physical striker playing against us i putting him on bleeder everytime and it go be pressure for T&T defense whole day!
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Anybody ever wonder what opposing scouts say bout him?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:Anybody ever wonder what opposing scouts say bout him?
Yeah wait until he turns back and put a slight shoulder on him. Simple as that. Any team with a physical striker playing against us i putting him on bleeder everytime and it go be pressure for T&T defense whole day!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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i know the lad has his backers (face it we alll have our favourites) but the past few games i start to notice he causing more problems than he solving. in one of de warm up games (mighta be e one whey he get sub) i see de man bun...i say buh wha trouble is this...the captain bun...he suppose to be de man with blood in he shoes, who going and show de young players the way. he needs to sit his tail down...players who doing toots and know they spot guaranteed are dangerous on any team...look even wenger...the most loyal of coaches put vermaelen tail on the bench... :o
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i dont know why he was not subbed for Gay. and keep on keon. He wouldda make more decisive passes from deeper. also at that time we did not need 2 defensive mids. Also i think thats his las game. ( i hope)
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I will not watch another game he plays in ahh serious as soon as I see him I turning off my TV
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: with the amount of national Caps bleeder have in any other country he would have been a hero.
Coops in any other country he wouldn't have the amt of caps he does
Fari post of the night!!! :beermug: :beermug:
:cheers: :cheers:
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and bring on who? Birchall? Is NOW u want to see bad pass!
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and bring on who? Birchall? Is NOW u want to see bad pass!
Well truthfully i havent seen much of Birchall lately but anybody better than bleeder at this point.
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and bring on who? Birchall? Is NOW u want to see bad pass!
At least if Birchall make a bad pass he will chase after the ball to get it back, Bleeder can't even do that. He brings nothing offensively, he brings nothing defensively and when on the ball his only mission is to get rid of it as soon as possible to the nearest player. If a man not 5 yards away he does get confused and start to panic.
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the best back passer in the world. thank God he is not a keeper
That is stone cold
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Tonight what really killed me is that on 3 occasions he got in his team mate's way.
that horrendous giveaway for the second goal made worse by his feeble attempt to track back. What the hell, as a man said earlier, his kit is always clean!!. He could have fouled and got a yellow, as it was at midfield. common sense.
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Bleeder is usually invisible on a team.
I noticed him a bit against ES becz he made a few good plays.
I noticed him last night becz of the load he put down and overgive away the ball.
At one point he get confused and give the ball to the opposition who then break away after TT had strung some nice passes together just outside the box.
Is he fault the second goal score, give away again.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUBBED AT THE HALF.
Worse yet injuries to two defenders meant the subs made could not aid our offense.
It irritated me last night to see this man play.
VB
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This is what INTERCOL level looks like on the INTERNATIONAL level. This man should never be wearing the national colours. We have too much quality to be beaten by that Haitian team. SH do the right thing and sack this man NOW!
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STEUPS!!!! but what's done is done. The definite changes for Honduras (IMO and any right-minded person) are:
1. Cyrus for Hoyte
2. A.David for J.Jones
3. and of course Boucaud for Theobald.
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LOOK DE BOSS --- DIS WHAT WE LOOKING FOR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmw4gxMzisQ
NEXT MIDFIELDER
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LOOK DE BOSS --- DIS WHAT WE LOOKING FOR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmw4gxMzisQ
NEXT MIDFIELDER
"He of the dancing feet"...cheeeuupps...whappen, he doh know how to turn back an make a back pass to keep possession or what :devil: ;D the greatest
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LOOK DE BOSS --- DIS WHAT WE LOOKING FOR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmw4gxMzisQ
NEXT MIDFIELDER
it hard to compare theobold to latas, but in watching that 7 minute video how many times you see latas turn backwards towards his defense or make a backward pass? Even when he is facing his defense and receiving a ball from them its always an attacking turn or an attacking run. never have i seen theobold do this, yet he is our center midfielder. horrible.
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Please Theobald do the right thing and fake ah injury or retire,he won't be benched so that's the only how we not seeing him Monday night
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Please Theobald do the right thing and fake ah injury or retire,he won't be benched so that's the only how we not seeing him Monday night
Why should it be Theobold to make that decision,two men were given big money contracts to make those decisions and they want him on their team.
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Oh so Theobald is a problem too..de keeper eh good ..Theobald eh good ..who eh good again..me an allyuh...
so wha happen to de English who lickin dem big cross field ball off de field? allyuh eh easy nah..allyuh rel like foreign ..dats why I like Haiti..is a local amateur side and de coachman lookin like he local too.
Watch out fuh Panama..dey have a local brand too..
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Please Theobald do the right thing and fake ah injury or retire,he won't be benched so that's the only how we not seeing him Monday night
Why should it be Theobold to make that decision,two men were given big money contracts to make those decisions and they want him on their team.
i really wanted him to do well last night cause i luv T&T and i luv
our football no matter what state the football in,but you right men getting paid big money and want him so i beg him to fake ah injury or retire he just not good enough
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Coache get yuh facts right please. Haiti only has 3 players on their roster that play at home. And they are pros. Also their coach in Cuban. So i guess we all like foreign
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Coache get yuh facts right please. Haiti only has 3 players on their roster that play at home. And they are pros. Also their coach in Cuban. So i guess we all like foreign
haha
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Coache get yuh facts right please. Haiti only has 3 players on their roster that play at home. And they are pros. Also their coach in Cuban. So i guess we all like foreign
leave him let him bray nah man....
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LOOK DE BOSS --- DIS WHAT WE LOOKING FOR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmw4gxMzisQ
NEXT MIDFIELDER
Homeboy over at Weylan Baptist University reminds me so much of Latas. So did Judah Hernandez and Isaiah Mejias. I wonder if Hart will ever find out about this player. Hmmmmmm..... :thinking:
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Oh so Theobald is a problem too..de keeper eh good ..Theobald eh good ..who eh good again..me an allyuh...
so wha happen to de English who lickin dem big cross field ball off de field? allyuh eh easy nah..allyuh rel like foreign ..dats why I like Haiti..is a local amateur side and de coachman lookin like he local too.
Watch out fuh Panama..dey have a local brand too..
Tell me two good plays you see Theobald make for the whole night.
The Haitian Coach is not local, he's Cuban.
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Hear if a coachman come from Cuba, Haiti, Panama, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica...de man is a local..
I never said the players were amateurs one a allyuh say so ..read de thread and dem..
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti_national_football_team
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_national_football_team
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Hear if a coachman come from Cuba, Haiti, Panama, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica...de man is a local..
I never said the players were amateurs one a allyuh say so ..read de thread and dem..
MODS ALLYUH BAN THIS TROLL NAH MAN, LIKE ALLYUH EH SEE HE JUST MAKING MISCHIEF ON THE SITE AND GETTIN KIKS OFF AH WE.
HIM AND HORNER FACKIN UP THE BOARD FROM THE DAY THEY REACH AND NEED TO GO.
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Axe yuhself..
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Check his pass completion percentage and compare it to all d odder players and den check meh back wit dis bullshit talk all yuh talking.. Yes I admit he made 3 bad passes last game, one of which led to d second goal.. But I would not use that pass as a scapegoat.. I cannot agree that a bad pass in the offensive side of d field could be the reason at dis level.. Where are we positioned defensively at dis level??? Do we say 'oh, poor defense, look what Densil cause..' Or do we examine our real floors and strengthen our defense to defend soundly and cover correctly to avoid soft goals.. Nobody talk about how invisible Hyland was last game, but dey was quick to praise him against El Salvador.. I am all about people having there opinion, but it is obvious that the per-conceived opinions gravely affect all yuh outlook on his performance even before he take d field, hence you never watching d positives that each coach constantly see and will always continue to use him until better comes.. At the moment, I believe his ability is essential... I prefer to have him go and demand d ball from our inexperienced and incompetent defenders and then play the simple juk ball to either his offensive midfielder, or winger to build the play.. He does also make occasional through passes to the strikers contrary to popular belief... But his role is to take d ball from d defense and build d play.. Odder wise is boom kick dong d road to hope Kenwyn or whoever else striking get ah touch on it... Dyes my two cents, who do like it haul all yuh so and so
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pass completion rate my @$$
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A man tell me get meh facts straight..I doh look nowhere fuh no facts..all de facts I get is from allyuh..so if the facts wrong ..
A man say Haiti is a amateur side at best..then I tort it was a amateur side that just run we over..all yuh feed meh de right facts so I could say de appropriate ting..
If de mafia get involved and want Honduras to throw de game we might go thru..who knows Jack muh be still in charge behind de scenes..
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A man tell me get meh facts straight..I doh look nowhere fuh no facts..all de facts I get is from allyuh..so if the facts wrong ..
A man say Haiti is a amateur side at best..then I tort it was a amateur side that just run we over..all yuh feed meh de right facts so I could say de appropriate ting..
If de mafia get involved and want Honduras to throw de game we might go thru..who knows Jack muh be still in charge behind de scenes..
Breds why even bother?? seriously why? yuh don't like the team , yuh don't like the coach and yuh don't like the players, so why not leave us naive fans be and stop wasting yuh time with delusional ppl.
is it bc yuh have no life, and this is the only way yuh know how to entertain yuhself by trolling the board?
forinstance i don't like US soccer, and i don't go on big soccer unless i'm trying to access some info, other than that i never ever go on that site bc i hateeeeee US football!
i also don't care for jamaican football either and i rarely go on their site, so if you hate us sooo much why bother come here?? i believe you come to fack wid ppl, and ah hope the mods ban yuh sc**t very soon. enjoy it while it last arsehole, yuh luck soon run out! :flamethrower:
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:whistling: :-X
Kiffy, how yuh going? Long time no see..... ;D
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I hate de players and I hate de team..then plenty a allyuh feel de same way because is allyuh who talkin dis player bad and dat player bad and want to axe dis one and want to axe de next one...
Gentlemen this is a tournament that the national team is engaged in.. allyuh should be in full support ..when de tournament over then yuh could bad talk de players..
I not bad talkin non ah de players because dey have football to play..I don't like Beenhaaker and Hart hands tied so I not seeing a positive outlook..from what I saw in the second game I see plenty licks to come in de third game unless the right adjustments are not made..I am sure the players feel the same way too..
The players doing their best to carry out the confusing and conflicting instructions given by the coaching staff..
De man say he pick a balanced team but it look real unbalanced to me..so now .. I not messin wid de fellas mental because they would only play worse but challenge the staff to do better..
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i dont know how ppl think haiti jokey, allyuh didnt watch dem play spain?
allyuh think we could play spain and collect less than 5?
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It wouldn't surprise me if Bleeder have some kinda' J. Edgar Hoover type of FBI/NSA files on everyone in the TTFF. He'll probably be on that team until he's 90. ;D
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Check his pass completion percentage and compare it to all d odder players and den check meh back wit dis bullshit talk all yuh talking..
Pass completion rate? this isn't american football
Densil Theobald doesn't know how to play that #6 or holding mid position...... Let's take the passes he completed..how many of them did he make going forward? They were always negative or square passes. Look at his body position when he receives the from the center backs he is always facing his goal and never in a position to open his body up to the whole field. Now when the center backs play the ball wide he never moves into a supporting position
Defensively let's look at the Haiti game. The first goal came from his bad pass ..he was attempting to play a square ball to Roberts but played it directly to the feet of haiti's #15 that led to Haiti having possession in our defensive third. When the ball was played across the middle look how slow he was to react. Edwards was forced to pressure and most important is that he Theobald was in poor defensive coverage and that allowed the Haiti to take the shot. I also think that Williams should have been more mobile and the defender touch tight but the initial mistake started with Theobald.
Second goal he was square with the number 11 and too far from him to even put in a shoulder again bad positioning on his part because he is not adjusting himself in transition. Look at him play when the other game has the ball and you will see he is lost.
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Check his pass completion percentage and compare it to all d odder players and den check meh back wit dis bullshit talk all yuh talking..
Pass completion rate? this isn't american football
That talk kinda revealing yuh ignorance dey... pass completion rate is a common stat used in Europe to measure the effectiveness of players, particularly midfielders. In Theobald case it does him no favors. I'm sure he has a high completion percentage, but anybody could do that only passing balls square and backwards five yards at a time.
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That actually was a bad joke on my part dey breds...but there is a tendency to rely on stats which do not and sometimes cannot convey how well a player has done in a game.
For example let's say a holding mid breaks up 8 plays in a game but fails to convert any of those into quality passes but then he receives 8 passes from his defense which he is able to play to other players. Is he having a good game or a bad game?
Stats can say he completed 50% of his passes.... So it doesn't really measure the effectivenss of a player.
From a team perspective it is a useful tool for when you measure the amount of passes you look at forward passes completed...where the ball was lost ..what created that loss in possession? is it technical or tactical...what was my team doing when we lost the ball,,,how did we transition....
Anyway I get what yuh sayin but
remember stats is like ah ole ting once yuh get she dong she will say anything....
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That actually was a bad joke on my part dey breds...but there is a tendency to rely on stats which do not and sometimes cannot convey how well a player has done in a game.
For example let's say a holding mid breaks up 8 plays in a game but fails to convert any of those into quality passes but then he receives 8 passes from his defense which he is able to play to other players. Is he having a good game or a bad game?
Stats can say he completed 50% of his passes.... So it doesn't really measure the effectivenss of a player.
From a team perspective it is a useful tool for when you measure the amount of passes you look at forward passes completed...where the ball was lost ..what created that loss in possession? is it technical or tactical...what was my team doing when we lost the ball,,,how did we transition....
Anyway I get what yuh sayin but
remember stats is like ah ole ting once yuh get she dong she will say anything....
You don't have to convince me how misleading stats can be. Stats only paint part of the picture, which is why I actually agree with you on Theobald :beermug:
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Listen, yuh point taken.. but open yuh eyes and try and understand what I saying... Fitball is about movement and support.. look at Barcelona and yuh will understand d dynamics more. Look at Busquets for example. I not saying yuh could compare d two, but if you were to zoom in on his game, you would realize that he is maybe one of the best one and two touch players in the game, adding to which, his passes are hardly ever majorly penetrative... However, he is certain to take the ball from the defense and serve it to his wingers, Iniesta or sometimes right back to Pique.... We always in desperate situations, so we always looking for our midfielder (regardless of if he defensive or not) and expect him to find d strikers all d time. We so hellbent on d issue dat Bleeder don't go forward, dat when he actually do, we dont even see it... mainly because we counting his lateral passes or back passes.. I done argue with all yuh, because at d end of d day, if all ah we was to try out for ah team now, nobody eh starting in front ah me in d midfield, and I not boasting or bragging, I just confident of this based on all yuh constant ignorance
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Steups busquets does also make tackles
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Listen, yuh point taken.. but open yuh eyes and try and understand what I saying... Fitball is about movement and support.. look at Barcelona and yuh will understand d dynamics more. Look at Busquets for example. I not saying yuh could compare d two, but if you were to zoom in on his game, you would realize that he is maybe one of the best one and two touch players in the game, adding to which, his passes are hardly ever majorly penetrative... However, he is certain to take the ball from the defense and serve it to his wingers, Iniesta or sometimes right back to Pique.... We always in desperate situations, so we always looking for our midfielder (regardless of if he defensive or not) and expect him to find d strikers all d time. We so hellbent on d issue dat Bleeder don't go forward, dat when he actually do, we dont even see it... mainly because we counting his lateral passes or back passes.. I done argue with all yuh, because at d end of d day, if all ah we was to try out for ah team now, nobody eh starting in front ah me in d midfield, and I not boasting or bragging, I just confident of this based on all yuh constant ignorance
kiffy the man need ah rest now, lets try someone else nah, give boucard ah try now.
denzil maintains possession most of the times but he offers very little in the attacking third and quite often slows down the play on counter attacks when we supposed to be going forward and forcing errors.
let bleeder ride some pine in the next encounter. lets allow hyland to work with ah different midfielder, and allow bleeder to come off the bench and close out games when we need a player to maintain possession, instead of being a staple on the team.
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Leave my skipper alone please!
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Listen, yuh point taken.. but open yuh eyes and try and understand what I saying... Fitball is about movement and support.. look at Barcelona and yuh will understand d dynamics more. Look at Busquets for example. I not saying yuh could compare d two, but if you were to zoom in on his game, you would realize that he is maybe one of the best one and two touch players in the game, adding to which, his passes are hardly ever majorly penetrative... However, he is certain to take the ball from the defense and serve it to his wingers, Iniesta or sometimes right back to Pique.... We always in desperate situations, so we always looking for our midfielder (regardless of if he defensive or not) and expect him to find d strikers all d time. We so hellbent on d issue dat Bleeder don't go forward, dat when he actually do, we dont even see it... mainly because we counting his lateral passes or back passes.. I done argue with all yuh, because at d end of d day, if all ah we was to try out for ah team now, nobody eh starting in front ah me in d midfield, and I not boasting or bragging, I just confident of this based on all yuh constant ignorance
I suggest you go back and look at both games where he is neither helping the defense nor the attack. As I've said continuously he has no..zero nada zilch positional awareness.
By the way me eh trying out for no team now I old. However I will go on to say that I have coached and continue to coach players with attitude like yours and they usually don't get too far or last too long.
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Kiffy comparing Bleeder to Busquets -- smh, beyond laughable.
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Leave my skipper alone please!
Share with us... if you will, what Theobald adds to the team. No sarcasm here, honest talk... tangibles and intangibles.
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If its one thing kiffysmooth has right it is about Bleeder's role in the team. I would never criticise him for not playing incisive killer passes, throwing crunching tackles or taking shots from distance.
If I had to compare Theobald with another player in world football, it would be someone like Joe Allen or Leon Britton.
These are players who perform a role that is a difficult one to quantify. They are midfielders who are not great tacklers, who are not creative forces and who rarely do anything out of the ordinary. They have two primary roles, 1. to maintain possession of the ball and 2. to maintain the team's shape and defensive posture. The role calls for a high level of positional awareness and also and ability to keep the ball moving to where it needs to go. This is usually a simple lateral or backward pass, but it ensures that the team keeps the ball. These players follow coaches' instructions to the letter.
The problem with Theobald is that he is doing none of these things well right now. Playing that role, it is absolutely criminal to be coughing up possession as much as he is doing, especially considering that most of his passes are low risk passes. When the ball is played to him, he is taking too long to release it, often taking 4 and 5 touches when a 1 or 2 touch would suffice. When the ball is played to him and he is under pressure, he is not handling that well and if you look good, you can see that the knock on effect is that the other players are not confident in giving him the ball unless he is wide open.
Defensively, his positioning is way off as well. I would not have noticed this if i did not see it live, but off the ball he is straying from his zone as the midfielder alongside Hyland. A big part of the horrors Joevin Jones was seeing vs. El Salvador was because Carlos was playing high and Theobald was not sliding across to help out or reaching too late. Other times, he was playing way too far from Hyland leaving gaps in the middle.
My opinion is that successive coaches have always selected a younger, fitter Theobald as a disciplined player that trains well and follows instructions despite his obvious deficiencies. I think that now with his age having lost a bit of a step, his deficiencies are being laid bare.
The coaches need to take some blame too because there is no way they can't be seeing what is so blatantly obvious and not make some changes... Captain or not, bigger players have had to face the consequences (see Rai).
Time to give someone else a chance.
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If its one thing kiffysmooth has right it is about Bleeder's role in the team. I would never criticise him for not playing incisive killer passes, throwing crunching tackles or taking shots from distance.
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Time to give someone else a chance.
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thank you, at some point personal favor must give way to what is best for the team...theobald is one man...there is little to no value added having him there......this is crunch time, he needs to take a seat and give someone more adventurous a shot............reminds a bit of when we kept tryin to "jump start" Stern in 2009 bad idea IMO but stern had a relatively glowing portfolio to justify that....theobald on the otherhand ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???................
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It is impossible that Hart, Beenie and even Theobald -- don't see that he is pulling stones in the midfield. I believe that they do not have the Hart to bench the team captain.
I have said before, that IF he NEEDS to be on the field ...put him out wide .. in a 4 2 3 1 system - he is not a traditional winger, so you "tuck him" in and let the outside back (eg. Hoyte) provide the width and get down the wing. This would allow Theobald to play in more space AND help facilitate possession, rather him lose the ball from a wider position, than in the middle of the park.
We cannot afford to have LABORERS on the field, especially "down the spine" of the system.
We would in effect be "hiding" him out wide, while honoring the armband. Win-win ... IF he NEEDS to be on the field.
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if theobald = busquets :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: then darren ganga = ?
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If its one thing kiffysmooth has right it is about Bleeder's role in the team. I would never criticise him for not playing incisive killer passes, throwing crunching tackles or taking shots from distance.
If I had to compare Theobald with another player in world football, it would be someone like Joe Allen or Leon Britton.
These are players who perform a role that is a difficult one to quantify. They are midfielders who are not great tacklers, who are not creative forces and who rarely do anything out of the ordinary. They have two primary roles, 1. to maintain possession of the ball and 2. to maintain the team's shape and defensive posture. The role calls for a high level of positional awareness and also and ability to keep the ball moving to where it needs to go. This is usually a simple lateral or backward pass, but it ensures that the team keeps the ball. These players follow coaches' instructions to the letter.
The problem with Theobald is that he is doing none of these things well right now. Playing that role, it is absolutely criminal to be coughing up possession as much as he is doing, especially considering that most of his passes are low risk passes. When the ball is played to him, he is taking too long to release it, often taking 4 and 5 touches when a 1 or 2 touch would suffice. When the ball is played to him and he is under pressure, he is not handling that well and if you look good, you can see that the knock on effect is that the other players are not confident in giving him the ball unless he is wide open.
Defensively, his positioning is way off as well. I would not have noticed this if i did not see it live, but off the ball he is straying from his zone as the midfielder alongside Hyland. A big part of the horrors Joevin Jones was seeing vs. El Salvador was because Carlos was playing high and Theobald was not sliding across to help out or reaching too late. Other times, he was playing way too far from Hyland leaving gaps in the middle.
My opinion is that successive coaches have always selected a younger, fitter Theobald as a disciplined player that trains well and follows instructions despite his obvious deficiencies. I think that now with his age having lost a bit of a step, his deficiencies are being laid bare.
The coaches need to take some blame too because there is no way they can't be seeing what is so blatantly obvious and not make some changes... Captain or not, bigger players have had to face the consequences (see Rai).
Time to give someone else a chance.
Thanx fuh de education :beermug:
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everybody will be a better option until they actually go on the field and pull stones as well. Bleeder did not play bad in the 1st game to deserve coming off
Cater did and was replaced.
Between birchal and bouchard maybe they are pulling more stones in practice so hart dont want to risk it.
Also the subs were forced in the Haiti game so coach did not get a chance to take off Bleeder
Now the thing is do we risk a new player in the final game where a win is essential.
Bleeder is not the problem
The problem is that Bleeder and Hyland bring similar things to the table and we do not have an adequate ball winner on the roster with adequate experience to risk in the middle.
Roster wise and positional wise the staff have done a good job putting the team in position to win.
Fundamental issue is that Kenwayne is not able to execute on the headers that he has had which is supposed to be his bread and butter.
2 or 3 headers in the Haiti game and at least 4-5 against El Salvador midgets should at least yield several goals
for a man whose only attribute on the stoke team is to win headers.
if we are going to make adjustments it will be hard now because some men injured etc
Bleeder is a role player replacing him with another role player is not a big positive or a negative with this team
Problem is the impact players
center defense and center forwards that is where the weakness lies but we dont have any other options at the moment.
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So lemme get this straight KND, KJ was the problem, not a lack of creativity? i see.
sure glad i'm no where near allyuh football gurus, maybe that's the reason i chose to play basket ball over football, so many know it alls.
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Damn... This thread worked ;D it even dropped Carlos and Daniel lol
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Look thing hart reading this site long days now he know where to get info
Carlos was playing good maybe he pick up a knock or they saving him for super sub
Brave moves by hart
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So said so done.
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I am even willing to bet we will see Birchall come on today. Unfortunately we might see Gay too.
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One of Bleeder's better games in a long time. ;D
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One of Bleeder's better games in a long time. ;D
:rotfl: :rotfl:
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Bleeder play like a borrrrssee. He play real good
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One of Bleeder's better games in a long time. ;D
Best he play in 7 years!! I just hope the form continues against Mexico! Leave him right where he was! :beermug:
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first time i ever see everybody agreed on on topic ;D bye bye bleeder
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oh god alyuh easy nah...........I an all was glad he didn' play but doh rub it in so nah.....doh be surprised if he have to do a job against mex.....jus hope he could raise he game and do someting if dat happen
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oh god alyuh easy nah...........I an all was glad he didn' play but doh rub it in so nah.....doh be surprised if he have to do a job against mex.....jus hope he could raise he game and do someting if dat happen
Hey this nah...if it were up to me, I nominating Bleeder for man-of-de match last night. ;D
But jokes aside, ah hear what you're saying, and yuh quite right. We really shouldn't be rubbing it in, especially if the coach decide to play him against Mexico --- if that's the case we'll need a confident Bleeder in the mix...not a head-case worrying about fans criticizing his play.
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oh god alyuh easy nah...........I an all was glad he didn' play but doh rub it in so nah.....doh be surprised if he have to do a job against mex.....jus hope he could raise he game and do someting if dat happen
u right boy...just saw this
http://www.wired868.com/2013/07/16/ttfa-cock-up-rules-hyland-out-of-mexico-clash/
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Watch Densill Theobald featured on Lights of Laventille.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/videos/---LIGHTS-OF-LAVENTILLE-PART-2-2706----231679281.html
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and that is why he always get picked by every coach..yuh can't graft that national pride,determination and service on anybody....and he can ball too, may not be no Hyland or Boo or hoever ppl favorite starters are, no world class or bess player..but always ready when called and will give his best, no matter the height of the fight...no doubt or question..
add: for me personally, i promotiing him to asst. coach, and picking somebody else. :devil:
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On his own teams plans to seek the services of Densill Theobald, a former Trinidad and Tobago midfielder and a World Cupper, Colaco elucidated, He has the experience of playing in India when I was Dempo. He linked up well with Ranti Martins. So he could be the ideal marquee player.
http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/05/19/4827011/colaco-i-want-east-bengal-to-be-dempo-of-my-time
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Good news!! Do yuh ting bleeder!! represent and show dem.. class is classssss!!!
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Good news!! Do yuh ting bleeder!! represent and show dem.. class is classssss!!!
Kiffy is to Bleeder as cold is to ice. Bleeder do yuh ting.
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I forget, what happened before that brought him out of India ? He never got released and thus wasn't able to play ?
ok..found it..
http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=56973.msg808438#msg808438
basically contract wasn't re-newed.
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Royal Wahingdoh ropes in Densill Theobald
By Atanu Mitra (goal.com)
I-League's newly promoted side Royal Wahingdoh have signed former Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Densill Theobald and DPR Korean striker Kim Song-Yong to complete their foreign contingent for the season, Goal can reveal.
"We have signed both Theobald and Kim. Theobald is already in Shillong and we are expecting Kim here later this week," a source close to the developments informed Goal.
The duo will be joining Liberian Bekay Bewar and Nigerian Okechukwu Enyinnaya, both of whom were part of the club's second division I-League winning side last year.
Densill was a key feature of the Trinidad and Tobago side in the 2006 World Cup, playing in all of the three group matches.
Theobald becomes the third member of that squad to be part of 2014-15 I-League along with Cornell Glen (Shillong Lajong) and Anthony Wolfe (Sporting Clube de Goa).
The player, who has 95 caps for his national team, had a brief stint with Dempo SC under the tutelage of Armando Colaco a couple of years back, having signed midway into the 2011-12 season.
Kim, on the other hand has plied his trade for Thailands Nakhon Ratchasima and was a key member of the Rangdajied United side last season in the I-League. The North Korean was the second highest scorer for the side, scoring 4 goals in the campaign.
"I am currently in Japan but I will reach India soon," Kim told Goal when contacted on Sunday evening.
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Nice news. Everybody keeping active, playing among other internationals, all trying de be the one, and playing before Concacaf / World Cup qualifiers start and ensuring dey all eat ah food too. Well done Bleeder, you eh done yet. Eh eh!!!
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Do yuh ting Skip! class is class
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Theobald set to join Sporting Clube de Goa
By Marcus Mergulhao (Times of India)
Sporting Clube de Goa have completed their foreign quota for the I-League after concluding negotiations with Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Densill Theobald and Nigerian defender Loveday Okechukwu.
Both players turned up for Royal Wahingdoh in the last edition of I-League and were responsible for their stunning third-place finish on debut. They will join Nigerian striker Odafa Okolie and Syrian midfielder Mahmoud Amna.
According to club sources, Loveday has already arrived in Goa and had his first training session with the team on Friday, while Theobald, who played for Dempo Sports Club during his first stint in India, is expected later this week.
"We will not have Densill for the first game since the transfer window opens on January 15 but we will definitely have him here before the I-League starts. Both these players proved themselves in the last edition of I-League (with Royal Wahingdoh) and we are excited to have them," said a Sporting Clube official.
Initially, Sporting Clube had agreed a deal with and NorthEast United FC captain Miguel Garcia but the Portuguese defender injured himself in the first match of the Indian Super League (ISL) and has not recovered from his injury.
Club officials said they had foreign options at the back but decided to keep faith with Loveday, thanks to positive feedback from players and officials.
The only worry for Loveday could be match practice, or the lack of it, as the Nigerian defender has nit played a competitive match since the last edition of I-League which ended six months ago.
Theobald, however, has captained Trinidad and Tobago -- also called Soca Warriors -- in recent international matches and had taken a transfer from Royal Wahingdoh to Caledonia AIA.
The Goa Pro League champions had earlier confirmed the signing of Arindam Bhattacharya and D Ravanan (both FC Pune City), and have now secured the services of Seriton Fernandes, Subhashish, Nicholas Fernandes (all on loan from Churchill Brothers) and Fulgancio Cardozo (Calangute Association).
Sporting Clube de Goa open their I-League campaign against East Bengal at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on January 10.
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HNY Kiffy
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Same to you Weary!!
This is good news, wouldn't mind seeing Bleeder and Cornell in the copa america ;D ;D ;D
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Good to have some news about our players in India,I wondered what had happened to "Bleeder",but glad to know he is doing well,the Indian League is growing and it may turn out good for some of our players in the future.Isn't Glen and Theobald good enough to still play for TT,only asking.
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Good to have some news about our players in India,I wondered what had happened to "Bleeder",but glad to know he is doing well,the Indian League is growing and it may turn out good for some of our players in the future.Isn't Glen and Theobald good enough to still play for TT,only asking.
Glen maybe... However Theobald was a great servant to the team and deserves 100 caps. Can anyone confirm? I believe he is very close to that figure.
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Good to have some news about our players in India,I wondered what had happened to "Bleeder",but glad to know he is doing well,the Indian League is growing and it may turn out good for some of our players in the future.Isn't Glen and Theobald good enough to still play for TT,only asking.
Glen maybe... However Theobald was a great servant to the team and deserves 100 caps. Can anyone confirm? I believe he is very close to that figure.
Densill has 98 caps.
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What are you smoking,as I do my best to avoid that brand
No reason to be going back,I am thankful for there time in service to the ball but these two gentlemen cannot be in any form or serious consideration for our met
Check it
Rastafari
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Densil served when called, but unless we talking are testimonials, they are both past their usefulness to the cause...densil moreso simply because he is more inclined to play safe, read negative football, if anything he will hold the team back ......thanks for the service nonetheless u always came when called cyah hate on dat :beermug:
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Theobald back with Caledonia
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)
Former Trinidad and Tobago senior mens football team captain Densil Bleeder Theobald is back home for the next season in the T&T Pro League.
Except for one season with Joe Public, Theobald, 34, has spent most of his playing career with Morvant-Caledonia United. He has also had five one-year overseas stints with Falkirk (Scotland), Ujpest (Hungary) and most recently in Indias I-League with Dempo (2011-2012), Royal Wahingdoh (2014-2015) and Sporting Goa (2015-2016).
The 2006 World Cup veteran will be lining up once again with Morvant-Caledonia United for the upcoming season and he expects a much better showing from the former Caribbean Club Champions after seeing the talent in pre-season training.
Having finished fourth in the I-League with his teams in the last two seasons, Theobald said he is duty bound to return home and give back to the team and league which has been so instrumental in his success.
It is always a joy for me to come back and contribute, Theobald said, while adding that it was important for the Pro League to draw on the experience of players who played abroad, like Kenwyne Jones, Carlos Edwards, Jason Scotland, myself, Anthony Wolfe, Cornel Glen. For us to comeback and contribute and draw the crowd back to the Pro League.
Further, Theobald said it was important for player, clubs and administrators to keep improving and strive to make the Pro League better. I always say its an important thing to have a professional league in Trinidad and Tobago, Theobald declared.
Something I will like to see as well, is the football going to the community fields where you can draw the crowd. Of course, you need to see the development of the field to be able to see high quality football.
Theobald said his stints abroad has proved that there is a wealth of talent in T&T, but it takes more than talent alone to make it abroad. It just goes to show that it takes more than talent to be playing in the foreign leagues, he said. It takes more of a strong mentality. If a player knows what he wants to do, and what he wants to achieve, the sky is the limit.
Caledonia has a new head-coach this season, in Rajesh Latchoo, the former Joe Public head-coach, and Theobald also predicts a return to the limelight for the team this season based on available talent. I think big things are in store for Caledonia this season, he added. If not winning the League, at least coming in the top three.
https://www.youtube.com/v/FDDdH5JE_W0
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Good for Denzil :beermug:
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Good to have some news about our players in India,I wondered what had happened to "Bleeder",but glad to know he is doing well,the Indian League is growing and it may turn out good for some of our players in the future.Isn't Glen and Theobald good enough to still play for TT,only asking.
Glen maybe... However Theobald was a great servant to the team and deserves 100 caps. Can anyone confirm? I believe he is very close to that figure.
Densill has 98 caps.
Did he ever get a testimonial game? Certainly merits one. Especially if it was 99.
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Good to have some news about our players in India,I wondered what had happened to "Bleeder",but glad to know he is doing well,the Indian League is growing and it may turn out good for some of our players in the future.Isn't Glen and Theobald good enough to still play for TT,only asking.
Glen maybe... However Theobald was a great servant to the team and deserves 100 caps. Can anyone confirm? I believe he is very close to that figure.
Densill has 98 caps.
Did he ever get a testimonial game? Certainly merits one. Especially if it was 99.
Nope, and he's stuck on 98. Last game was a friendly against Jamaica in November 2013.
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Mumbai FC welcomes Densill Theobald
By Nikhil Jitendran (goal.com)
Mumbai FC have made their first foreign signing of the current I-League campaign, with the capture of Densill Theobald.
Goal can reveal that the former Trinidad and Tobago (T &T) international midfielder is expected to turn out in the Yellow and Blue of the club from the commercial capital of India, after coach Santosh Kashyap identified him as a key ingredient in his set-up. Sources close to developments have confirmed matters are close to completion with respect to Theobald's participation in the league for the Mumbaikars.
Theobald, 34, is already experienced in Indian football. He first made his foray into the subcontinent in late 2011, by signing for Armando Colaco-led Dempo. His second tryst with Indian football came in the 2014/15 season of the I-League, where he donned the Yellow of Royal Wahingdoh under the same coach.
Their relationship blossomed on the pitch, with the Royal Stags taking the league by storm and finishing third in the I-League season, at their very first attempt after promotion to the top tier. The Port of Spain born player no doubt experienced one of his best upswings in form, netting thrice in 20 league appearances and becoming centrifugal to the team's rapid transition of play from the back.
However, Wahingdoh withdrew from the competition altogether, which forced Theobald to seek a new haven. This came with a move back to Goan shores, where he joined the Flaming Oranje of Sporting Goa.
However, his venture on the Konkan coast didn't prove to be successful, as he made just seven appearances in the season, scoring none.
A move back to his homeland beckoned, where he represented Morvant and Caledonia from the middle of 2016. His variegated career has seen him play in countries such as Finland, with Kuopion Palloseura, and Scotland's Falkirk - where he finished runner-up in the Scottish Cup.
He has won the Caribbean Football Union's (CFU) club championship and finished runners-up in the T&T Pro League, as well.
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Go make some money.
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WATCH: Mumbai FC Captain, Densill Theobald, answers questions from the fans
https://www.youtube.com/v/p5bJ5vKiqwY
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Theobald reflects on successful 2017 season.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
Former Trinidad and Tobago football team captain Densill Theobald has expressed his delight after playing a key role in North East Stars triumphant campaign in the 2017 TT Pro League season.
In a recent interview, the 35-year-old midfielder, who was a member of the TT team who participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, reflected on his season at North East, his stint in India, as well as serving as a role model for youths in the vicinity of the East Dry River, Port of Spain, where he was born and raised.
JOEL BAILEY (JB): First Pro League title, how does it feel?
DENSILL THEOBALD (DT): It feels good. It was a very tough season, with the financial resources facing the club. So, for (us) to overcome that and keep together as a team, to be able to put in the work on a daily basis, was a fantastic effort by the players.
It was a great effort by myself, knowing that it wasnt easy. It feels great, no feeling could describe this. It feels like qualifying for a World Cup again.
JB: Your quote it wasnt easy, in what way specifically? In terms of financially or standard of the league?
DT: I think its both ways because what has happened, the financial resources affect the clubs (and) that affects players mindset and what does affect players mindset (will) affect training sessions (and) game performances. So, it always has a trickle-down effect. Hats off to the Board because we faced financial problems (but) we still maintained our work ethic, our discipline, that mentality and attitude of wanting to be champions.
That says a lot of the coach, the coaching staff, the management staff of North East and owner Darryl Mahabir.
JB: What made you join North East Stars?
DT: It was a decision of having contributed to the organisation of Caledonia (AIA now Morvant Caledonia United) and after the past few years where we had failure at Caledonia and I was part of it, I realised that probably I had to take a step out to probably be myself, putting myself in a position of wanting to win a Pro League title. So that helped in swaying my decision to go from Caledonia to North East.
Also, I needed that motivation. So, its only a change in environment that would cause that motivation to reoccur again. All that played a part in helping me to come here. Also, knowing that (coach Derek) King was here, who I worked with before on the national team, and then you have guys like Yohance Marshall, the skipper Elton John and my good friend Kerry Baptiste.
With them being here also made it an easier decision for me to join the team.
JB: You have played a number of years in India, with Dempo (2011-2012), Royal Wahingdoh (2014-2015), Sporting Clube De Goa (2015-2016) and Mumbai FC (2017), how was it like?
DT: It was great. In my four years in India, I won the (I-League) title there the first time, I came third twice and then last season I got relegated. It was basically a fun time in Asia. I learnt a lot, it helped me to grow as a person and as a player. The difficulties faced as a professional is not easy.
People always look at you, playing outside of Trinidad for the better financial package but they dont understand the hardship that you have to endure out there. For me, having to endure that hardship helped me eventually to keep my feet on the ground and make me the person I am. It helped me to really appreciate life on a whole. It was great time in Asia for the past four years.
JB: You were born in the East Dry River area, Nelson Street to be exact, how is life there now?
DT: Its always difficult and its always sad to know that these places (are) crime-infested areas with a lot of stigma.
For me, as an individual growing up there, I always used to view that as a way for me to be positive, to turn that negative into something positive, to be a role model and an example for the younger generation coming up, showing them and letting them be able to see that if I can do that, coming from these areas, they can to as well. Its not where you come from determines who you are but whats inside of you, as an individual, helps you on your pathway towards greatness and what God has in store for you.
JB: How long do you see yourself going for?
DT: I dont really have any set plan for when I would really park it up. My good friend Kenwyne (Jones) retired the other day and I told him Im going to keep playing until I have no love, passion and desire again.
I love getting up on a morning, going to training, working hard, showing that example and being a role model to the younger players coming up, showing them what it takes to achieve that level that they aspire to. I still love it. As long as the legs keep going, Im going to keep playing. When that day comes, then well know.
JB: Are you hopeful of an international recall?
DT: I havent announced my international retirement as yet but I see myself not casting myself out of the international game but leaving it for the younger players because the international game is played at a faster level. Its a lot more physically demanding at the international level so its going to be difficult. I leave that for the younger generation and the younger players aspiring to play for the national team.
JB: Finally, immediate plans football-wise and otherwise?
DT: Because of my passion and love for the game, my strong desire, my discipline, I see myself, after hanging up my boots going into the coaching aspect. I see myself as being a coach, wherever the opportunity might present itself. Thats where Im going to go after football.
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Who would have thought that this would be the reporting on Bleeder in 2018:
Central midfielder and captain Densill Theobald was the best outfield player for the Pro League team while substitutes Duane Muckette and Jason Marcano both came off the bench to add some verve.
https://wired868.com/2018/05/12/central-downed-2-0-by-arnett-gardens-pro-league-misses-caribbean-title-again/
Play yuhself baller.
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Theobald wants TTFA top job...2006 World Cup player announces retirement
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)
FORMER national footballer Densill Theobald, 36, has decided to bring an end to his 20-year professional career, but he is only saying goodbye to his on field career as the former midfielder has goals of becoming president of the TT Football Association (TTFA).
Theobald, a member of the 2006 World Cup team that brought joy to TT, informed Newsday of his decision yesterday. Theobald, who last represented TT in 2014, will now hang up his boots in club football which saw him play for a number of clubs locally and internationally.
Theobald made 99 appearances for TT after making his debut in 2002 at age 20. Theobald, who last played for Central FC in the Pro League, also had stints with Joe Public and Caledonia AIA locally, at Falkirk in Scotland with fellow TT player Russell Latapy, while also playing professionally in Canada, Hungary, Austria and India.
I have made the decision to retire, not from football, but from playing football, Theobald said.
The former midfielder said he wants to stay involved in the sport. Its been a long time I have been involved in football and I know that this is a moment where I think it is the right time to say bye bye to the sport that I love, but I have a strong desire and passion to continue in a next form of football.
Theobald, who grew up in East Port of Spain, has goals of leading the local football body.
I want to declare my interest in becoming the TT Football Association president, he said.
The former Malick Senior Comprehensive student wants to see growth in local football.
I have always been one that wanted to see improvement in the local game. That is where I believe my passion, my desire, my love is headed now and I believe it can be fulfilled through the relationships with the stakeholders which are the players, the media, the corporate sector and the members of the general meeting of the football association as well. It can be improved through communication, building relationships and growing relationships like I said with the necessary stakeholders.
Theobald wants to revamp the womens programme, mens programme and the youth development programme.
Theobald was adamant that he is ready for such a top position in local football. I believe I am ready right away (to lead the TTFA). For me, doubt or worry does not exist in my vocabulary. Theobald said because of his integrity, work ethic, desire and passion for the game he is capable for the job.
Theobald, who appreciates the skills of former national footballers Kerwin Hardest Jemmott, Arnold Dwarika and Latapy, along with current players Andre Toussaint, Duane Muckette, Ataullah Guerra and Kevin Molino, thanked all his supporters.
I just want to thank the people who have been there for me Jean Lillywhite from a young age, my brothers, my fans, even my critics, who I think have been harsh at times, but they must be thanked in every way possible for making my dream become a reality of playing football. Now, I move on to be involved in football in another capacity.
Internationally, Theobald marvelled at the skills of Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Theobald, who joined Jean Lillywhite Soccer Coaching School when he was nine years old, said the coaching school was a major part of his development.
Jean was the coach that invoked the basic fundamentals of playing the game, the basic skills needed and required for you to be a top level footballer, so I owe him a lot in terms of my development.
After getting a professional contract with Toronto Olympians in Canada at age 17 in 2000, he had to return to TT after a few years following the death of his mother.
Theobald said his mothers death affected his football career saying, That sent my whole love for the football down a spiral, before it was reinvigorated through Caledonia AIA and by extension Jamal Shabazz.
His mother died at age 42 because of a brain aneurysm when Theobald was 20 years old. That was a downward spiral in my life because I was young and I did not know how to deal with situations like that, but thanks to God I recovered well and the rest is history.
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Theobald is a good person to run but he don't have the money and will have the same problems.
You need some millionaire to run the TTFA.
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Theobald is a good person to run but he don't have the money and will have the same problems.
You need some millionaire to run the TTFA.
What!!!! Sam is that you. Nah! This is another "Sam" impersonating the real Sam. Blessing Breds. But you are conrrect about Densil ambitions. Any TTFA President, must have access to substantial amount of money. Before that person decides. He or she must have very long term financial backers. With very deep pockets. Good luck to him.
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Disagree and disagree! You all are buying into the wrong premise, but before we get to that ... let me address the 'TTFA president needs to be or should be a millionaire' assertion.
There are no guarantees that a millionaire president (how many milions by the way?) would be inclined to dip into his or her own pocket to support TTFA operations. Even if that person took money off their table to inject life into TTFA operations, there would still be the issues of institutional sustainability and profit/loss and servicing the institution's debt. Therefore, any such injection of $ by a deep-pocketed president would essentially constitute throwing money away gratuitously by that person. That person would likely ask himself or herself, how can I make this beneficial for me and my pecuniary interests? And with that allyuh would be at the bottom of a familiar and slippery slope. Not to mention if I am paying for everything who the hell needs accountability?
Of course, the injection of funds could be deemed a loan but given the financial reality and the debts and court judgements, the horizon and conditions for recouping that loan money would be an insecure path to trod. On top of that, there is a conflict of interest problem that would characterize an organization self-financed by a deep-pocketed president. And where would the restraining lines on authority be drawn? And by whom?
To say nothing of the dubious assumption that a deep-pocketed person would want other deep-pocketed persons to join her or him in a venture ... Yeah allyuh thinking traditional sponsorship, but what the TTFA needs is more than sponsorship agreements ... For instance it needs a revolving fund model on which gifts ($) without regard to amount are in a 100% tax deductible regime and dedicated donor relations staff that engage prospectively donors who ...
Anyhow, I have very specific thoughts on this that I will not share for free.
Back to the millionaire president assumption ... that papers over the cracks of the operational integrity problems the organization has and would eliminate many sensible voices from the table.
Imagine if the SSFL had a millionaire president. Could you imagine where we would be commercially now in terms of how our players would be integrated into the international football economy? Or is it not necessarily the case that it would it be more successful than what Wallace has in mind?
If you ask me, the SSFL and the government are missing a payday that's staring them in the face and which ought to be twinned to produce the finances to underwrite teams or representative SSFL teams touring abroad.
Anyhow, what organizations need are dedicated and competent people running them. Don't kick those people out or block their entry into leadership because they are not at fault for the inefficiencies of the present funding models.
Lock a few sharp people in a room and doh let them out until they come up with a better way forward. Doh send for the millionaires without first achieving reform.
P.S. The president should probably also not be a bruk pocket prince and charlatan inclined to steal any and everything that comes across his desk or through the ports of entry. :)
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Well put, seeker. Thanks for taking the time.
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Beenhakker trusted me to mark Beckham
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)
FORMER TT midfielder Densill Theobald said representing this country at the 2006 World Cup in Germany was the highlight of his football career. He said witnessing the brilliance of Shaka Hislop and Russell Latapy will stay in his mind, along with being given the responsibility to mark English football star David Beckham.
Theobald, who announced his retirement from professional football, on Friday, played all three matches for this country at the World Cup against Sweden, England and Paraguay.
Theobald always had dreams of making it to the highest level when he grew up in East Port of Spain. He said, Just the living example of myself can infuse hope to the next generation coming from these areas and just being able to know that it does not matter where you come from, but what is inside of you plays a big role in becoming who you are.
Theobald, now 36, was one of the youngsters on the TT team which included experienced players Latapy, Hislop, Dwight Yorke, Dennis Lawrence, Marvin Andrews and Stern John.
Theobald, who was 23 at the World Cup, said playing at the World Cup is a moment he will never forget.
Most definitely (my most memorable moment) will have to be the 2006 World Cup. Just being a youngster on that team and having the privilege and the opportunity to play in the World Cup. I think it is unexplainable how someone can describe that moment to anyone that will definitely be my highlight.
TT brought joy to all supporters after holding Sweden to a goalless draw after playing the second half with ten men. Goalkeeper Hislop was one of the heroes for TT in the match making some brilliant saves.
Theobald said seeing the excellence of 37-year-old Hislop was special. Hislop replaced Kelvin Jack at the last minute for the Sweden match, after Jack was injured during the warm up.
For me, there are a couple moments that stand out. One being in the first game with Shaka stepping in for Jack because of his injury and knowing that he had a fabulous, unbelievable match that game.
Theobald said he admires Hislops work ethic. It stood out for me because it just shows that if you fail to prepare you just have to prepare to fail. It just goes to show the type of person and man that Shaka Hislop was in terms of keeping himself prepared even though he was the third choice (goalkeeper) at that point in time. Clayton Ince was also in contention to start after Jacks injury, but Hislop was selected.
Theobald said being given the responsibility by TT coach Leo Beenhakker to mark Beckham during this countrys second match against England was a great feeling.
He said, Another one that stood out to me was when Leo Beenhakker trusted me with that opportunity to mark Beckham out of the game for England. I was 23 years old at the World Cup and having a duty and role like that entrusted to you by a coach of that pedigree and experience was something that stood out to me. TT prevented England from scoring for most of the match, before two goals in the final ten minutes gave England a 2-0 win. Theobald said seeing Latapy come off the bench against Paraguay in TTs final match was a special moment also. Being able to witness the great magician of Russell Latapy (was great). He was able to touch and grace the World Cup stage that he so desired all of his life.
Latapy, who was 37 at the 2006 World Cup, came off the bench and played the final 23 minutes against Paraguay in a 2-0 loss for TT. It was Latapys only playing time during the World Cup.
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Densill Theobald is the head coach for Morvant Caledonia United this (2019/2020) season.
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wish him well, hope he takes more risks as a coach than he did as a player, where there is no risk there can be no discovery
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Very excited to see how it pans out. Do we know much of the rest of his coaching team?
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A man is the product of his thoughts
By Densill Theobald (pushinglimits.net)
As I sat in my home a couple weeks ago watching the Ato Boldon Bahrain special on CNC 3 which showed the behind the scenes of our 72 hours in Bahrain around the qualification to the 2006 World Cup, it brought me to a state of reminiscing and looking back at my journey - the before and after of World Cup 2006.
What an iconic moment it was in my life to be playing in the World Cup at the age of 23. For the opening game against Sweden in Dortmund I was so full of anxiety that my head was telling my feet to run and it wasnt responding as I wanted it to in the opening few minutes of the game. Not even the experience of Leo Beenhakker and our captain Yorke was able to soothe the nerves in the first 20 minutes but we did manage to be competitive afterwards as fate would have it. The game for me started a couple days before and the first whistle was blown the night before. In fact, I may have had a Covid experience on the night of June 9th, 2006 because I could remember lying down in my bed trying to relax myself knowing that there was nothing to do but to just wait. Almost similar to my routine these days.
We had a real homely atmosphere at the hotel in Rotenburg. The TTFF at the time did everything possible to ensure we had the best facilities, the nicest rooms, we had the entire hotel to ourselves and a local chef, Cecil traveled with us. This meant we were getting the right combination of foods as footballers and athletes but there was that home feel to it. We would get stew chicken and callaloo on some days, Oil down, Macaroni Pie, curry, corn soup and even local flavoured punches. It was most comforting for us as we had been on the road for almost a month before our opening game.
Before we got to Germany, we had traveled to England for a camp at Carden Park and then to Austria for a live-in camp where we played Wales. I remembered coming off in the second half with about ten minutes to go and as I passed Aurtis Whitley who was my replacement, I got a bit of a shove from Leo and a smile as well. His reaction meant that he was pleased with the performance. Even though we went on to lose the game 2-1, we were aware of this but not down. Leo had a way of making us realise that we could play and hold our own with anyone regardless of the strength of the opponent. It proved to be true in our opening game against the Swedes. From Austria, we went to Slovenia and Prague by bus where we played both Slovenia and Czech Republic. Those two games were very difficult for us but it toughened us up some more for the main bouts. Leo took those games knowing exactly what sort of game the opponents would present to us in preparation for what we going to face when we got to our final destination.
By the time we got to Germany we knew what we had to do and what we were about to face.
The Covid-19 restrictions with the stay at home rule has allowed me to delve into some more footage of games from my playing career and the World Cup. The sadness of not being able to go visit my dad who still resides on George St, Port of Spain, my relatives and friends have been overcome with watching Russell Latapy destroy Guatemala on his return, Shaka Hislop pulling off some saves of his life vs Sweden or even myself wining on our plane ride back home from Bahrain. The coronavirus may have led to a new way of life with me only venturing outside on two occasions to the grocery thus far and no sports to look forward to. But I can definitely say I am comforted by watching our past international games which can easily be prescribed as a pain reliever.
Tracking back from June 2006 to 1999/2000
While going to Malick Secondary School with my role model Kerwin Hardest Jemmott and my brother, I never envisioned at that time playing for my country but I can recall an elder man in my community telling me that when I go onto play for the country, that is when we will qualify for a World Cup. I guess his prophesy was spot on. At that time I just wanted to play for my school and be the best I could be be whilst being around persons I looked up to greatly. I impacted the school with mediocre success in comparison to their past glories but I learnt a lot in terms of finding myself and working on my purpose.
Shortly after my days at Malick I grabbed the opportunity to move to Toronto Olympians with both hands as I had found my purpose in terms of what I wanted to do after my school years. I could have repeated CXC in order to play more school football but to become a full time professional was more appealing. It was tough sometimes because I received a culture shock in my first week in Toronto. I was maybe the loneliest person on the planet even though I was staying with my relatives. The temperature change and most of all football inadequacies were obvious. I am able to have a recollection now and I can see there is always a greater purpose for those who dont quit. Wanting to make it is what kept me going until the passing of my mom two years into my stay in Canada.
Devastation, depression, heartbroken. Those are the words to describe my state at the time following moms death. But my flame was reignited by Rene Simoes when he became coach of the national team in 2001 as well as Jamaal Shabazz for a brief period before the flame started to burn even further by Bertille St Clair. He was not only brave to incorporate youngsters onto the international stage but he gravitated to me as we shared similar qualities in terms of discipline, work ethic and sincerity.
When I scored my first goal for my country vs Dominican Republic in the early stages of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers and what a beauty of a volley it was with my left foot, I must confess I was grateful to him as I was seeing the light at the end of the dark tunnel I had experienced the last two and half years. I just kept telling myself that late evening in the dressing room, Don t look back now. Keep pushing.
Success has a way of getting your head in the clouds and staying there but that wasnt the case with myself as I continued to represent my country despite coaches coming and going. With my continued presence in the national team for many years, the pressure began to become enormous as the stakeholders demanded and expected more of me on a continuous basis which for any human is not the easiest of things to get through. We see it with Messi and Argentina, Wayne Rooney with England, Ronaldo with Portugal. No excuses here though.
My stint at Falkirk in Scotland thanks to a Latapy recommendation and a good showing at the trial prepared me well for the World cup, not that was my sole focus there. My desire to make an impression and impact at the club led to extra work, detailed planning and preparation that resulted not so much to the benefit of the club as I wanted but for my country. I began to move faster, I was getting stronger and that led to more minutes and confidence from Beenhakker in me.
The boss had a gift of man-management that was second to none. I remembered having a less than impressive Gold Cup in mid-2005 and was dropped from the squad. He talked to me like a father talks to his son after he scolds him and that goes a long way especially coming from a man of his experience. Stephen Hart was the same as well and the only difference is that one took us to the World Cup and the other took us to the heights of some great Gold Cup performances.
As a player you have to deal with so much criticism to your individual performances, loss of confidence, poor performances, being dropped, lack of focus, how you deal with aspects of this reality in your mind. As Beenhakker said, the greatest gap between success and failure is in the thoughts. Your thoughts leads your action, your action leads your habits, your habits determines your character, your character leads to your destiny. A man is a product of his thoughts.
The failings of another Gold Cup in 2013 under Hart lead to my slowly but surely departure from the international scene. I embraced it as nonchalantly as possible even though I was approaching 100 caps for my country. And why? Because I had given it everything to keep myself relevant and one must not deny the truth that Densill Theobald isnt the most talented player the fans had ever seen but through my discipline, humility, work ethics, morals, values and principles, I was able to progress and attain a fair level of success.
Spending time playing in the league in India in 2011 and 2012 greatly shaped my perspective towards that approach of nonchalance, peace and tolerance. The latter end of my career found me to India but lo and behold, it wasnt only be about playing football but also starting my spiritual journey. When one sees the poverty that is prevalent there, it makes for a moment of brooding. Life then takes on another meaning for you. It certainly did for me. I had the privilege to accompany my close friend Jan-Michael Williams to Ujpest FC in Hungary for a trial which saw both of us being successful. I stayed on but he didnt for reasons of his own. Hungary was very beautiful and enjoyable both on and off the field with fantastic accommodation and a highly professional set up that was very attractive to any player. The club was even able to attract Leo Beenhakker after I left and that just goes to show their level of organisation and ambition.
It was totally different to my next adventure in India. This part of my journey was not the prettiest at first. Upon my arrival into the country, I was sometimes made to cry myself to sleep as I questioned myself about what the hell am I doing here. As I look back now I can clearly see that progress is possible when one continues to move on positively by faith and belief. I see it as my second home now and I am very happy that through my impact there I was able to open doors for other countrymen to achieve success there and also importantly, Indias impact on me with the start of my spiritual journey.
I do hope that our country and by extension the world experiences a return to some of form of normalcy sooner rather than later. I hope that we shall see sports again as we look forward to Champions League football, Club football, Youth football, Womens football, Schools football and our beloved national team on the international stage again. To all of you reading this please adhere to the advice of experts and stay home, keep well and take care. I hope you to see you all around soon god willing in my new profound role in administration and coaching.
Blessings.
Densill
Densill Theobald is a former Trinidad and Tobago senior team captain. He grew up on Nelson Street in Port of Spain and was a member of the starting team for T&T's 0-0 draw with Sweden at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals. He is currently part of the management team with Caledonia football club.
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:applause: :applause: :applause: Great and honest insights.
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Merci pour votre bon service, Bleeder. Hope you continue to contribute.
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Nice! Good read. Perseverance, resilience, discipline and commitment to upholding dignity. Thanks Theo.
This line gave me pause: "From Austria, we went to Slovenia and Prague by bus where we played both Slovenia and Czech Republic."
Sounds like a line from a James Bond movie. . .a fella from Nelson Street. Just saying.
So it pains me when these wicked so called football administrators cancel Olympic teams, play politics with our youths futures.
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Although like many I questioned Denzil's constant starting on the NT. I always liked his story, he is an inspiration for the lower income youth.
I wish him the best.
VB
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World Cup player Densill Theobald glad to serve Trinidad and Tobago football again.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).
TRINIDAD and Tobago 2006 World Cup footballer Densill Theobald is elated to serve his country again. This time the former midfielder will pass on his knowledge in the TT Football Association (TTFA) High Performance Under-15 boys programme.
Theobald represented the Soca Warriors at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the only time T&T qualified for the tournament.
It is always a pleasure to serve the country, especially in the capacity of football and more so for myself as a young aspiring, ambitious coach, Theobald told TTFA media.
It is a joy, it is something I relish. I am grateful at the same time that the TTFA gave me this opportunity to work with the Under-15 boys that started last year with the Under-14s.
Theobald explained that the programme is geared towards developing players for the national Under-17 team.
The high performance (programme) is based on developing most importantly. It is not a team. It started last year at the Under-14 level. It is a three-year programme that will lead up to the national Under-17 team that will prepare for the World Cup qualifierswe started the screening process at Under-14 level and we have narrowed that down to the best 40 players to be part of the programme that will be coached at the highest level to try and develop that elite mentality.
Theobald said TTFA technical director Anton Corneal understands the value of the programme. Paul Decle and former national player Yohance Marshall also coach the programme.
Theobald, who had the task of marking star English midfielder David Beckham during the World Cup, said the programme is about holistic development.
The onus is on them (players) to take that responsibility what they learnt here and try to incorporate it in their lives. It is not only about football with us but also to create young men, create role models for society.
On the field, Theobald said the programme will develop players tactically, mentally, technically and physically.