Yes...let's here your explanation of the so called support yuh talking bout. Cause either you blind, don't live in Trinidad and Tobago or haven't been following the women's national team until that game on Tuesday.
For starters there is the fallacy that the players were sent to [the CONCACAF 2015 World Cup Qualifying Tournament] with only $500... particularly the implication that they were expected to somehow get by on just that for the duration of the tournament. The $500 was meant to cover transportation from the airport upon arrival, and then breakfast the following morning. More finances were intended and was already in the works, it was not a last-minute something that came about as a result of Walrdum's hasty tweet. He knew of this plan all along but thought all the money would come with the team, panicked... and here we are.
Not sure who the "powers that be" are, but there are different stakeholders, who put a varying amount of effort and support behind our sporting programs. Not sure that the issue of the $500 is representative of any deliberate actions by the collective stakeholders. There certainly is apathy, opportunism and malaise resident in certain quarters, but not sure that's true of the whole.
As stated, the women's program receives just about the same support as our other programs, there is no gender discrimination with regards to the aforementioned ills... those who are indifferent to the women's program are similarly indifferent to the men's program, the U-20 program, the U-17... it's equal opportunity apathy. As I said, the ladies are as supported as any of the other programs... even among the fans.
OK children let's do some maths! This will be fun. No. 1 "
More finances were intended and was already in the works" = Unprepared for a world cup qualification tournament. Unprofessional, embarrassing, inexcusable. No.2 "
the women's program receives just about the same support as our other programs = almost next to nothing + never enough. That's why the captain had to say at the press conference that money needs to
START being put into women's football. And No. 3 "
Not sure who the "powers that be" are" = either you support the "powers that be" and playing dumb or you need your head examined. Probably both. All them things you say dey reminds me of a saying. Oh yes. Don't piss on my back and tell me the rain is falling. Yup. That's the one.