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Football / Re: Malcolm Shaw Thread

« on: October 27, 2022, 10:17:39 PM »

Angus Eve don't like foreign born players, this kid may never get call up.

He look like a good prospect.

I believe he believes that the foreign born players do not bring any major advantage in skill than what he sees locally. So he primarily gives the local players a nod. What he doesn’t see and he himself has lost touch with, is the experience and level of professionalism that the foreign born national representatives acquire from training, playing in a larger , more competitive environmental football pool.
Something that may not be evident in a step1- camp or trial setting, but actually readily on display in an actual meaningful game. Unfortunately, very difficult to get past step 1.

So he BIAS

if someone is unaware of something they are ignorant of or make choices based on the only information they have, sometimes based on what is in front of them and/or presented with (camp), one shouldn’t accuse them of being ‘Bias’. Given his position we hope sooner than later he is eventually blessed with the vision that will increase his - and ours - chances of success. We really don’t know if alternate choices would or would not ensure success. No matter what some of us believe. 🙏

Maxg he is unaware  eh ..If fact with no local football he should be looking at eligible  options.

I agree, note, I know he is aware of the players, but he is unaware of what they can bring. Usually, that's what there are exhibition games and scouting is for. Yet in those vvery few games they are rarely given a full runout. Something that I think TF tried, against the wrong team and obviously limited instructions. We shouldn't have a totally foreign, but a couple in key positions and involved in training may prove to be encouraging, developmental and beneficial. Yet, these days there is very little opportunity for anything of the sort, not only financially - it cost to invite a trialist even if previously scouted -  but just to attract the quality available few for a few days prior and away from their club. If they that good the club rarely cares to release. Many might be of the opinion that even if invited, it's for practice fodder. 

Fyzo, not necessarily, the Ntl prospects are probably training and would be scrimmaging. besides the finance issues.

Regardless of what, I hope the best Team is selected and Eve is successful in his decisions, choices and charges. Everything learns and adapts, most of the time.

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Football / Re: Malcolm Shaw Thread

« on: October 27, 2022, 02:01:17 PM »

Angus Eve don't like foreign born players, this kid may never get call up.

He look like a good prospect.

I believe he believes that the foreign born players do not bring any major advantage in skill than what he sees locally. So he primarily gives the local players a nod. What he doesn’t see and he himself has lost touch with, is the experience and level of professionalism that the foreign born national representatives acquire from training, playing in a larger , more competitive environmental football pool.
Something that may not be evident in a step1- camp or trial setting, but actually readily on display in an actual meaningful game. Unfortunately, very difficult to get past step 1.

So he BIAS

if someone is unaware of something they are ignorant of or make choices based on the only information they have, sometimes based on what is in front of them and/or presented with (camp), one shouldn’t accuse them of being ‘Bias’. Given his position we hope sooner than later he is eventually blessed with the vision that will increase his - and ours - chances of success. We really don’t know if alternate choices would or would not ensure success. No matter what some of us believe. 🙏

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Football / Re: Malcolm Shaw Thread

« on: October 26, 2022, 11:46:19 AM »

Angus Eve don't like foreign born players, this kid may never get call up.

He look like a good prospect.

I believe he believes that the foreign born players do not bring any major advantage in skill than what he sees locally. So he primarily gives the local players a nod. What he doesn’t see and he himself has lost touch with, is the experience and level of professionalism that the foreign born national representatives acquire from training, playing in a larger , more competitive environmental football pool.
Something that may not be evident in a step1- camp or trial setting, but actually readily on display in an actual meaningful game. Unfortunately, very difficult to get past step 1.

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Football / Re: 2022 SSFL Thread

« on: October 22, 2022, 05:49:08 PM »

So nobody post today’s score yet ?

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Football / Re: Matthew Woo Ling Thread

« on: October 03, 2022, 05:27:46 PM »

Full Transfer from Iceland or Loan/Exhibition/10 days?

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Football / Re: FIFA Ranking Thread.

« on: September 23, 2022, 11:24:30 PM »

Based on the highlight alone, TJK should be and soon would be ranked higher than many teams in its region. We on the other hand might take ah lil while.

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Football / Trini-Ven

« on: September 06, 2022, 08:12:34 PM »

https://newsday.co.tt/2022/09/06/mafas-ven-fc-crowned-inaugural-trini-ven-futsal-champs/

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Football / Re: Dennis Lawrence Thread

« on: September 03, 2022, 12:26:43 PM »

Coventry coaching staff might be in trouble soon .

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Football / Re: Marcus Joseph Thread

« on: August 18, 2022, 01:19:59 PM »

He get de memo on India's suspension?

“The suspension also impacts international transfers, as well as any courses or developmental programs that AIFF officials could, or were taking in. This in effect means a total ban on all football-related activities outside India. However, the league in the country, as well as domestic transfers, can continue.”   

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, Cali Colombia

« on: August 07, 2022, 09:47:07 AM »

Totally impressed by India mixed 4x400 relay performance. Chased the US to the line. Time for us to make a concerted effort to expand our selection pool ( with the help of both foreign and local).

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What about Track & Field / Re: Commonwealth Games 2022

« on: August 06, 2022, 03:13:21 PM »

Jareem in the 200 final

DahDreammm JAreem 

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Other Sports / Commonwealth games

« on: August 04, 2022, 05:34:57 PM »

VB ! I was to ask you . Did you see the Joseph boxing match. ?  I think he get rob !

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What about Track & Field / Re: Commonwealth Games 2022

« on: August 03, 2022, 05:15:10 PM »

It's really time to rethink these ' Common Wealth Games'  seems now like a glorification of  an old British colonial empire hosting those who were once colonized!!!!
Is this reason to celebrate and host? Should this  even exist under this banner? In the opening  ceremonies- even had to sign ' God Save the Queen"

 I recalled even  in standard 7 back in the days lining up in rows and standing in teh hot sun to sing this at school. I refused- and quickly  teacher playing  colonial master  cracked a whip on my arse for not singing!!!!

Why do I need to glorify the  royal masters who reigned domination over the colonizers? and today with this realization I watch  these games with a new awakening of what it symbolize  )- just my opinion

There is nothing wrong with the games. It is just that our sports sucks and we don't or can't even win bronze medals. At one time it was real important. But now it has be relegate a tier down. The World TF championship is more important, at least for TF athletes. Evn PanAm games has dropped to tiers. But it is important that our athletes participate.

Apps, ABT, soon you would stop writing English and move back Africa. Yet careful dem doh frustrate yuh by being happy to participate in the games. “ God save everybody oui “ . I looking on the bright side, colonization as bad as it was, made me born Trini 😆 God is good, even with the few of us he saved on the trip. Now if we could only help the rest of the Caribbean win everybody.

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Football / Re: Women's Football Discussion Thread

« on: August 02, 2022, 01:54:18 PM »

Sorry, I can’t comment nor offer any opinion. Simply because I have no knowledge of England women FA, clubs or even who the current players are, farless who ARE the best players and which other players could have been included. As far as I’m concerned that is England issue. At present, I am more interested in getting our own house in order( both Canada - no complaints there. - and TT, before I would consider following other countries. I personally didn’t care who won, I should of at least watched for educational purposes. Sadly, I didn’t even do that. I was more interested in World T&F.
PS: no complaints on diversity there. Fastest times, longest jumps and throws are most certainly selected.

That is a curious stance for a number of reasons.

Let's start with one of the most fundamental inquiries: back during the days of England's First Division were you ever exercised by who was ripping up the fields and who wasn't being selected despite so ripping up the fields?

Not sure I understand your question. If you mean was I ever following English football and/or it’s potential Ntl players, my answer is No. Note, I was, still am, happy to see an inclusion of players of diverse ethnicity in any country in any sport, as long as they are chosen based on talent and production. To summarize I can’t say I follow any Country potential candidates for football selection. I hardly Can follow my own. We can ask,( think Sam wondered awhile back) how come we don’t select more indo-Trinis/ other-Trinis on our Ntl team, when nearly 50% of population are such ? I wish we can find a way to tap into that vein, if it could possibly improve our chances of future performances. Sure it would generate even more Bachanal and complaints, just how we like it. 

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Football / Re: Women's Football Discussion Thread

« on: August 01, 2022, 03:50:30 PM »

Sorry, I can’t comment nor offer any opinion. Simply because I have no knowledge of England women FA, clubs or even who the current players are, farless who ARE the best players and which other players could have been included. As far as I’m concerned that is England issue. At present, I am more interested in getting our own house in order( both Canada - no complaints there. - and TT, before I would consider following other countries. I personally didn’t care who won, I should of at least watched for educational purposes. Sadly, I didn’t even do that. I was more interested in World T&F.
PS: no complaints on diversity there. Fastest times, longest jumps and throws are most certainly selected.

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Football / Re: Women's Football Discussion Thread

« on: July 31, 2022, 05:58:10 PM »

If England lifts the 🏆 football will be forever changed. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cq429b

I guess that football will be forever changed!

Pack it up if they win in Qatar.

The injury to Popp was not quite Ronaldo not lining up in 1998, but it reverberated on this outcome. The better team won.

I feel you just a undercover supporter 
No way you can be so wrong so many times. 

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What about Track & Field / Re: The official thanks & praise Ato Boldon thread

« on: July 18, 2022, 04:29:41 PM »

Ato, same trend happening in our football.

Something you always talked about was consistency. Becoming a nation of one medal wonders.

What's the word with Cedenio? He not even in the 4x400m team.

So what’s Canada trending issues? 

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Football / Re: 2022 Concacaf Women's Championship Thread

« on: July 13, 2022, 11:46:52 AM »

As there are so many TTians with so much knowledge of the game and coaching requirements and their failures. Here’s a little exercise if one is so interested and dedicated.

List 3 available coaches you would like to interview. What salary and incentives are you willing to offer ?. What are your timelines and expectations? What will be their general duties ? How many scouting trips, training camps and friendly games can your organization afford them ?

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What about Track & Field / Re: The official thanks & praise Ato Boldon thread

« on: July 09, 2022, 08:27:52 PM »

Walcott ?

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Football / Re: 2022 Concacaf Women's Championship Thread

« on: July 08, 2022, 09:55:39 AM »

You go to war with a slingshot up against cannons- yuh go get your arse  blown up fuh goals doh matter who coaching-

One of the poorest economies in the Caribbean- Haiti looking dat good- tell meh what de fak is  really doing with football development in TnT?
Getting downright embarrassing

You don't know there are very wealthy Haitians in Haiti, Miami, NY, Montreal, France who support Haitian football, unlike our well to do Trinis. I beg to differ that because they "poor" that they don't have resources for football. Football is in their DNA. Not so in TT.

9 of the 11 starters play in France 1 or 2 division. (France women team currently ranked #1 - in addition to the football culture of the country).
1 of 11 is NCAA. 1 the goalie I think might be in Germany.
As for the Canadians, even higher leagues.
When you’re immersed and surrounded by quality, one’s level naturally improves. Add in a steady and consistent recipe and your product will always be good and sometimes great.
We on the other hand immersed in negative football culture (unless we win), no recipe, suspect admin and cooks, players from vastly inferior leagues - poor soil with very little water, volunteer farmers, community ready to invest and purchase foreign goods. Yet constantly expecting and disappointed in our local product. It’s a wonder we produce anything at all. I applaud the ppl (players and staff) who still keep trying and working with what they have.

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Football / Re: 2022 Concacaf Women's Championship Thread

« on: July 07, 2022, 07:27:40 PM »

All of your above post, seeker. 

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Football / Re: 2022 Concacaf Women's Championship Thread

« on: June 23, 2022, 07:48:28 PM »

Wow! Staff = 12? That's interesting. Good luck.

Probably volunteers - trip and all-inclusive hotel.. why not ? 

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Football / Re: Men's U-20 Football Team Thread.

« on: June 23, 2022, 12:14:47 PM »

disgraceful performance and no answers from eve.

showed no fight, zero ability to anticipate where the ball will be, poor decision making especially under pressure.

silver lining is they can collectively soak in the lessons from a painful cut-arse.

eve and carrington....do better. if allyuh can't grow this team or if the dual post is no benefit to u-20 or smnt then drop a damn post

It's the same ole same ole that have been going on for decades and still no one has learned a darn thing, how can you compete with countries that invest in their sports discipline? just look around you and see which caribbean team that has been dominant over the north and central americans...there aren't any, and do you know why? because we in CFU are lazy self serving monkeys who don't want to put in the work but crave positions of leadership while relying on talent alone for past 60 years.


So save your disappointment mate, and do like me and watch with a coaches eye. the last straw for me was when they fired fenwick for angus, claiming that coaching was the reason for us flunking out of the world cup, when it wasn't coaching but lack of development, and the fact that most of our lads play in very poor leagues around the world.

As one of a thousand examples....30 years of boom kick and toepee up the field, and not a single one a defence splitting pass. That should be automatic jail time. Somebody is coaching the youth to  boomkick or not correcting them when its done. For 30+ years

That is most certainly not true. I had the pleasure of watching many age groups in the RBC tournament a few years back, different age groups, and except for a few cases on a couple teams in the U10 age group there was hardly any of that style played or coached. Where have you been observing this among the local youths in development ? At the higher youth levels their was exceptional player, the 1 major issue was discipline and punctuality from 2 teams in particcular, Patna Village and Laventille youths, however their player although NOT boom kick was reactive and rough. The coaches were still trying to give them proper directions though, given the obvious team issues. QPCC players, Trendsetter Hawks and 1 other team -  i think outta Barataria - coaches and supporters were a cut above the rest.  Funny though, I haven't seen any of the top players from that tournament move on, or maybe I may missed them.

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Football / Re: Bobby Zamora Thread

« on: June 20, 2022, 09:59:01 PM »

Never expecting Klay  to play for Bahamas.

and there you have it.

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Football / Re: Bobby Zamora Thread

« on: June 18, 2022, 07:50:48 AM »

maxg, if that explaination is true then I will settle for that.  But during that time we were hearing all kind of things. There is almost never anything  truthful. It was same thing with DeLeon. 

But what does it matter Deeks ? In the final analysis the best who shows up should be played. And even that rarely happens. What sticking in your craw that you have to settle. Player, Staff and Admin ain’t care, we go support less ? Not at all.

This whole Zmora issue left many of us sour. If they had said from the beginning that  he could not play for TT because of the U-21 ruling, we could have settled. But they kept us believing he could play for TT when in truth he could not because of the rulings at the time. Then there is the DeLeon case. Almost the same thing.

Deeks look at the first couple of post of this thread. It was always unlikely.  Not until a big popular player , get the passport, fly down and actually stay or ( or at least in 1 case ) come back after the baby, there is no need to get excited. They might not get paid, they club career could be finished or undecided, reasons where they might not give their all but selected over someone slightly less talented giving of his. Many forget when Dwight was going thru those indecisive Moments, coming back, and everybody on Concacaf was stopping him, beating him to the ball etc.. he was not taking chances with his career . ( I don’t hold it against him) however if any coach sat him on the bench for more active player then, would TT have seen a World Cup in 2006 and beyond - if we doh make before we dead, we can replay the video even on our dying bed 😂 .
What is to be will be. If we want to make certain things happen, then we should work and strive for it, one way or others.  Sometimes we would get thru , sometimes we won’t. Yet, we shouldn’t sour ourselves when we get a disappointing outcome. We should Lear OUR own mistakes from those and just move on the next successful one. Well done Klay Thompson , even if yuh doh play for the Bahamas.

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Football / Re: Bobby Zamora Thread

« on: June 17, 2022, 09:12:48 PM »

maxg, if that explaination is true then I will settle for that.  But during that time we were hearing all kind of things. There is almost never anything  truthful. It was same thing with DeLeon. 

But what does it matter Deeks ? In the final analysis the best who shows up should be played. And even that rarely happens. What sticking in your craw that you have to settle. Player, Staff and Admin ain’t care, we go support less ? Not at all.

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Football / Re: Bobby Zamora Thread

« on: June 15, 2022, 11:14:18 PM »

Bobby was not eligible to play in 2006 since he played under21s fifa changed the rule i think in 2008 then he was eligible to play. He was suppose to come with jlloyd but got injured . then declined for 2014

Thanks . Well done Zamora. Still proud.
From Wiki
“ On 7 August 2009, it was revealed that Zamora and Jlloyd Samuel had received their Trinidadian passports, and would play for the Soca Warriors in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against El Salvador on 12 August.[65] However, Zamora did not get his first cap due to an injury he picked up while training.[citation needed] His form in the 2009–10 season led to calls for Zamora to be called up to the England squad, and there had been rumours that Fabio Capello had been visiting Craven Cottage to look at his performances.[66] However, due to an Achilles injury, he was not included in Fabio Capello's provisional squad of 30 players for the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was announced on 11 May 2010.[67]”

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Football / Re: 2022 Concacaf Nations League Thread

« on: June 14, 2022, 01:25:55 PM »

Number 18 scored, but he lost the ball every single time

So he actually lost it in the other team goal. We need 2 more like he then ? 

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Football / Re: 2022 Concacaf Nations League Thread

« on: June 14, 2022, 08:47:29 AM »

Did they qualify for the gold cup?

we have Bahamas away next year and Nicaragua at home

As far as it understand, we have to win our group, to be promoted to league A and qualify for the Gold Cup. Top 2 teams from the groups of League A and winners of League B groups are doing in Gold cup. Last place teams of Groups you in League A and B relegated.

https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2022/04/04/concacaf-draw-nations-league-groups-will-decide-2023-gold-cup-qualification/

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Football / Re: As­cen­sion Foot­ball League Thread

« on: June 07, 2022, 11:59:19 AM »

https://theascensiontournament.com/table/league-table/