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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 02:18:32 PM »

Should the players drink before the game , should they have sex before a game. I have heard about this for a while now. Some big name players do it and nothing is done to them, especially if they win. If they had beaten Guat., I don't think there would have been a big brouha. But the players involved should have known better. They should not have gone, knowing the precarious nature of our squad. Knowing some fans would question their judgement.  We don't "rule" concacaf. We don't even rule CFU. They should have found another way to "blow off steam". I don't think the boat ride was the reason for poor performance. They were simply outplayed.

We really eh care whether they were outplayed indiscipline is the issue

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 02:17:03 PM »

Joevin Jones
Kevin Molino
Mekeil Williams

Lasana say so

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 01:29:22 PM »

Remember in 2001 when after beating Mexico at the HCS, Latapy and Yorke were on a helicopter to the airport to get their flights back to the UK and somehow decided to make a U-turn in order to party? Yorke got back to Man Utd late and got disciplined by Fergie.
Then a few days before the Scottish Cup final Lara, Yorke and Latapy again were out partying in Scotland, Latapy got arrested for being over the limit and was fined and banned by from appearing in the game by Alex McLeish and Hibernian.
Now this, and some guys think that because we were through to the Hex, we should turn a blind eye to breaking the curfew and protocol. There are rules and regulations in place for a reason and they should be respected and adhered to. I don't know if some ah de players getting ahead of themselves and think dey reach but dis ent good enough.
This kinda behaviour is endemic in our society and Trini culture. This lax behaviour is far reaching and breeds corruption on a grand scale. For example somebody always know somebody who could pull ah string to get in a fete or purchase a boat/plane ticket fuh free or at a reduced rate. Or even our lack of respect for joining a queue.
If this episode is true ah real disappointed.

CO-SIGN

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 01:28:08 PM »

It's the 1990s/2000s all over again. I honestly thought in the dawn of the professional era we were past this.

Ah well,

WE ALL THOUGHT SO. But we were wrong like an o

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 01:04:42 PM »

Team achieved job 1 which was to qualify for the Hex.

Men decide to go out to celebrate knowing that they already in the Hex

And yes...it was against team curfew etc.....but I'm fairly confident this would not have happened had they not already qualified

Teams deal with curfew and team discipline issues all the time.  ALL TEAMS.

And fans are among the most hypocritical set of people.  They expect priest like behaviour from athletes and turn a blind eye to administrators who royally f**k up on a regular basis.

Some players went on a boat ride after making the Hex....and we lose our shit.  Because they so well taken care of and catered to and we expect that they will think of nothing else than going on the field of play and playing their heart out while we boo dem down at the slightest mis trap.  GOD forbid they miss a chance or palm the ball to the opposing player for them to score.  Then is all kinda cried of shithound etc raining down.

We like we comess and this just feeds into that.  Is big men we dealing with.  EVERY team has rules and a culture particular to that team.  The issue would have been dealt with internally. 

This is the same team members that got the team to the Hex.  Now allyuh want blood.   Whatever happens from here....we fully deserve it.

Well internally some players feel that they eh like how it was handled. I guess if the local based felt that if they had pull that stunt it would have been a differnt story. We culture is to break curfew. Like they need to make all national players read about Trotman and the consequences of breaking curfew.

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 01:02:34 PM »

Did they go to the boat ride before or after the Guat. game?

As far as I know Independence is Aug 31st and the game was Sep 2nd. So the answer to that question is YES.

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 11:42:39 AM »

Reason to fire Hart? I eh really care if it is  have more than the mortar than the pestle. Long story short them fellas need to be dealt with because next thing I hear the Under 17 by the whore house in Chase Village Thursday night.

Where exactly is dat again?

You need me to draw you a map.

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 11:33:16 AM »

Smoke screen ting fuh bigger play

Allyuh well gullible.....AND easily manipulated

doh worry about who in a forum gullible, instead yuh should worry about what actually taking place in the team among some players. I believe the latter is more important
.

ENT

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Football / Re: Levi Garcia Thread

« on: September 12, 2016, 11:32:32 AM »

internationally, your trini accent most go cuz they wouldn't understand u so u need to slow it down

you can speak slower without changing your accent.  People choose to lose their accent aka change their accent.

Everyone is an expert. SMH.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/7931299/Humans-subconsciously-mimic-other-accents-psychologists-claim.html

Start there.

I think age and time has a part to play in it too. I can only speak from my own experience. My brother is 8yrs younger than me, he came to the US 1 year before me, and after we both were here for about 2 and 3 yrs respectively, people were shock when we said we were brothers, because he sounded like an American and I still had my "trini accent". My accent has faded over time, but it is still very noticeable.

LONG TIME. I say yuh give up on us

internationally, your trini accent most go cuz they wouldn't understand u so u need to slow it down

you can speak slower without changing your accent.  People choose to lose their accent aka change their accent.

Everyone is an expert. SMH.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/7931299/Humans-subconsciously-mimic-other-accents-psychologists-claim.html

Start there.

I think age and time has a part to play in it too. I can only speak from my own experience. My brother is 8yrs younger than me, he came to the US 1 year before me, and after we both were here for about 2 and 3 yrs respectively, people were shock when we said we were brothers, because he sounded like an American and I still had my "trini accent". My accent has faded over time, but it is still very noticeable.

LONG TIME. I say you on the list of former posters

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 11:27:08 AM »

Smoke screen ting fuh bigger play

Allyuh well gullible.....AND easily manipulated

Reason to fire Hart? I eh really care if it is  have more than the mortar than the pestle. Long story short them fellas need to be dealt with because next thing I hear the Under 17 by the whore house in Chase Village Thursday night.

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 11:09:52 AM »

Two things...
1. Is this really that 'big' of an issue? 3 players went out 2/3 days before a game...these are big men who should be able to handle their business on and off the pitch. A boat ride when you reach home, a few days before the game is no 'big' scene to me. That's easy discussions behind close doors as a team if necessary. The end!  Players going out after their Guatemala game...again...no big scene. They handled their business. Got the result needed. Go out and have a time. Be safe and reach back before we leaving for the airport. When we land in Jax, I running that alcohol outta dem. They go sleep and realize they ain't doing that again. Then meeting time I sent the ground work to let them know that the fun is done. Allyuh went out, drink etc. Cool. Lewwe get back to work.

2. To me...this is what happens when the federation lacks professionalism. You expect the men to act like 'True professionals' when they don't know if / when they will get wages, they travelling in coach class from Europe to play big qualifying matches, lack of professional training (they couldn't train too much at the HC) etc etc etc. Yes these fellas are professionals in Europe, Central America, North America etc. however these WC qualifying trips home must feel like a vacay compared to their everyday responsibilities with their clubs. Professionalism Breds professionalism. TTFA must do a better job then expectations can be higher for the players.

So 2 wrongs make a right now. Yuh chatting nonsense. How many of our employers are buffons and unprofessional? Yet we go to work and do our jobs as professionals.

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Football / Re: 2016 CFU Men's U-17 Championship Thread

« on: September 12, 2016, 09:09:14 AM »

why we playing in Ato ??..and the other group in The National Stadium ??

They trying to accomodate me? Good reason as any.

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Football / Re: BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

« on: September 12, 2016, 09:07:36 AM »

We need to know the sources too to know if the rumour has some validity. Also what were the rules from the coaching staff? Maybe they were allowed to go out and have fun? I don't know, just thinking about all the alternatives.

 I just want to make sure the correct information is put out there

.

Well Andre Baptiste broke the story on I95. We wait to see what happen. He indicated taht Hart and DJW have to meet on the issue.

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Football / TTFA fines Molino, Jones and Williams.

« on: September 12, 2016, 07:49:53 AM »

BOAT RIDE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

So 3 overseas based players broke camp and went on a boat ride. I guess they too young to remember Trotman. I say name them I WANT A PUBLIC APOLOGY. People cyah be going through hell to come to pay their hard earn money and them fetting. Let them know November 11 is Panel season.

So I want a press conference and apology at a minimum.

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Football / Re: I95.5fm Thread.

« on: September 12, 2016, 07:45:43 AM »

Boat ride issue gaining traction on 95 ... regarding the three (3) players who "allegedly" broke camp before the Guatemala home game. Calls for the issue to be aired publicly with comment from the powers-that-be. Foreign-based players.

I guess them fellas too young to rememeber the Trotman tragedy.

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General Discussion / Re: Governance under the Rowley Administration

« on: September 10, 2016, 08:10:09 PM »

Address to the Nation tomorrow at 730 pm

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Football / Re: Why must we suffer so? Warriors fans discuss issues at Guatemala match

« on: September 10, 2016, 08:05:22 PM »

Touches one of the 1st things I ever read here was your match report v Bahrain the return leg. TV etc eh want nutten with yuh writing. So please reconsider.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (2-Sept-2016)

« on: September 03, 2016, 12:02:50 AM »

Folks I think we on the verge of something special here.

Notwithstanding the result which we can analyze to death today, there is something different about this group of players.

Cosign our worse game by far but insured they did what needed to be done to get us in the hex.

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Football / Re: Hex here we come!

« on: September 02, 2016, 11:26:45 PM »

Hex with a game to spare have to pinch myself. Agree this was the worse game we played.

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Other Sports / Re: lil swimmers

« on: August 24, 2016, 11:35:50 AM »

Tell him that a coach tell yuh, just from the perspective of symmetry, it is important to keep your head still. Movement off centre, or movement in general (some flyers breathe to the side) can throw off the body's stability and force changes in stroke mid race.

No BS.

If Tariq swam for us post 2011, his 200 breast would have been a national open record.

Exactly what we telling him, but  yuh know parents doh no nothing. Your advice printed and delivered.

Honestly, as someone whose parents were involved in my swimming from a supportive stance, its difficult for an athlete to endure all that training, pounding and mental anguish to have your layman parent try to tell you something about an experience you have never seen them come remotely close to. I always tell parents that your job is to feed them, keep them healthy and remain the primary financiers. Ask the coaches about any perceived technical flaws and have them address it.

Kids need separation from sport at home.

Everything your parents say you ignore. Everybody else could say the same thing and teenagers listen.

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Other Sports / Re: lil swimmers

« on: August 24, 2016, 07:19:41 AM »

Tell him that a coach tell yuh, just from the perspective of symmetry, it is important to keep your head still. Movement off centre, or movement in general (some flyers breathe to the side) can throw off the body's stability and force changes in stroke mid race.

No BS.

If Tariq swam for us post 2011, his 200 breast would have been a national open record.

Exactly what we telling him, but  yuh know parents doh no nothing. Your advice printed and delivered.

PARENTS JUST DONT UNDERSTAND.

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General Discussion / Re: UNC Thread

« on: August 23, 2016, 12:48:38 PM »

High Court dismisses UNC election petitions

http://www.cnc3.co.tt/press-release/high-court-dismisses-unc-election-petitions

High Court Judge Justice Mira Dean-Armorer has dismissed the United National Congress’ (UNC) election petition matters.

The ruling was delivered just before 3pm at the Hall of Justice.

The decision means that the results of the 2015 elections stand.

On making her ruling, Justice Dean-Amourer ruled that the EBC had indeed acted illegally in extending the polls, but says it was not enough to invalidate the results.

She said in her ruling: "Torrential rains and flooding on the 7th September 2015, may have impelled the EBC to issue the directive which they did. Nonetheless, the uncontrollable weather conditions did not confer on the EBC the power to direct that the law be broken.

"The EBC, itself a creature of statute, ought at all times to abide by the clear dictates of the law and ought not to purport to dispense with those dictates even if faced with an apparently insurmountable problem.

"Accordingly, it is my view and I hold that the extension of the poll on the 7th September, 2015 was illegal and election officers who failed to close the poll at 6.00pm acted in breach of Section 27(1) of the Election Rules obedience to which is required by Section 35(1) of the ROPA."

In dismissing the petition, she added: "I have, in these Petitions, strove to hold the balance to protect the will of the majority while ensuring that the patent mistakes have not reduced the election of 2015 to a mere sham.

"For reasons stated supra, it has been my view that the election of 2015 in Trinidad and Tobago were substantially in accordance with the prescribed law and it does not appear to me that the breaches affected the result. It is therefore my view and I hold that the Petition should be and is hereby dismissed."

The UNC has indicated that they will appeal the ruling.

The UNC had asked the High Court to declare the September 7th, 2015 results in the constituencies of Toco/Sangre Grande, Tunapuna, St Joseph, San Fernando West, and Moruga/Tableland null and void because of what, it says, was an illegal decision by the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) to grant an additional hour for voting in Trinidad due to bad weather.

Another victory for the UNC

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Football / Re: Trinis in Action (August 19-22, 2016)

« on: August 23, 2016, 12:45:58 PM »

We playing everywhere long time I eh check this thread.

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Cricket Anyone / Re: TEST SERIES VS INDIA

« on: August 18, 2016, 01:40:57 PM »

I stop following this series long time

When I heard the squad the old Patos came to mind. They partying hard by Bravo all in white

yeah ah see dat on social media. Good for them yes

ENT

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Other Sports / Re: Olympics: Rio 2016

« on: August 16, 2016, 01:41:49 PM »

It's likely we have a world-class pole vaulter sleeping under a bridge. Next to the steeplechaser.

That right there, is the absolute truth! All we do is guess and hope. No one wants to build.

We do everything by VAPS in TNT.

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Football / Re: $.4 million con: Tim Kee tries to explain cover-up in Argentina friendly

« on: August 16, 2016, 01:23:25 PM »

like we have to wait for the sculptors to finish the statue of limitations

  all yuh fellas iz d best

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What about Track & Field / Re: IOC Rio 2016 Olympics: Fri.5th~Sun.21st Aug 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

« on: August 16, 2016, 01:21:26 PM »

Records will be broken. Van Niekerk will go out hard in lane 8. Everyone will be chasing him. Ian Morris, say good bye to your record. Cedenio looks like he is in SUB 44 form. I think it will be a special night.

Memorable quote right there

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What about Track & Field / Re: IOC Rio 2016 Olympics: Fri.5th~Sun.21st Aug 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

« on: August 16, 2016, 01:14:40 PM »

NBC working hard to rehabilitate Gatlin's image.

Capital steups @ dem.

Ent, they can rehab all the silver medals in the world.

I saw a meme which said he have enough silver to betray Christ. They go kill oui with these memes.

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What about Track & Field / Re: IOC Rio 2016 Olympics: Fri.5th~Sun.21st Aug 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

« on: August 16, 2016, 01:12:22 PM »

Gatlin probably the only American w/o Jamaican roots who can recite the JA anthem word for word

Ha Ha Ha  allyuh good oui.

ENT for the memorable quote category

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Cricket Anyone / Re: TEST SERIES VS INDIA

« on: August 15, 2016, 09:57:56 AM »

I stop following this series long time

When I heard the squad the old Patos came to mind. They partying hard by Bravo all in white