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Football / Re: Colin Murray keeps cards close.
« on: November 01, 2012, 06:06:52 AM »
Camps kept his cards pretty close as well. Anyone see a familiar pattern?
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Tim Kee and Lincoln Phillips is pardners, so you already know what kind off lackadacial work you will be getting.
That Jony and milk we drink yesterday Tim Kee was sweet, we must do that again.
Murray is no better, but Corneal is a football leach icon since we know football in T&T, so Murray will win, Corneals control football from long ago.
Huh??? That makes no sense in relation to the question. I'll try again; how many players from the '79 netball team are available to attend? Taking into consideration a netball team is usually less in numbers......
Maybe because the netball team were joint World Champions.
They invite the 1979 netball team
Just curious, how many are on the '79 netball team? If its no more than 7, then it seems the invitations are partially based on numbers rather than poor planning.
If 23 on a football team and you using numbers, then 3 from 23 is a total skew of 7 from 7?
Also, read the article again, especially the last part about Harford apologising. Poor planning, frenism and toatl dotish people.
They invite the 1979 netball team
He should get diciplined and the entire staff should learn from the event. Banning him from coaching is not necessary.
Things happen
you face punishment and learn from it.
Players and staff as awhole should be educated about dehaydration so they can learn the early signs especially in a hot climate like trinidad.
running laps whole day is an important part of football conditioning but players must be allowed to rehydrate frequently.
A national U20 players should be able to undergo 2 hrs of strenous exercise with frequent water breaks no problem.
This could happen in a regular session if the coach is not smart enough to allow water breaks.
the fact that is happen as punishment is irrelevant.
This should be a learning experience for both coaches and players...
$2m flag or $1m Hoops for Life prize money?
T&T Guardian.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
The past week has been very exciting indeed for sport, especially given the fact that politicians were speaking on a topic most of them know nothing about—Sport. I read with interest the comments of certain factions of the population who went to task in trying to dunk the Government’s Hoops for Life project. The running costs and prizes for the first year has been estimated at $12 million.
The first prize is a whopping $1 million for the successful community. I looked on in amazement as some bashed the idea and the amount of money being given out as prizes and I wonder if they were in agreement when $2 million was spent to erect a massive national flag at the Jean Pierre Complex. This Hoops for Life programme has many advantages and one of the primary ones is the fact that youngsters who get a stage to showcase their talent and to prove to everyone but most importantly themselves that they are special and worth something.
One of the major problems faced by the youths in depressed crime-ridden areas is that some tend to think that they are less than the “normal” person. They may feel society, and in some cases their parents, let them down badly and that somebody owes them something. This could be why many become aggressive and target the more privileged members of the society.
Now this programme is giving them a chance at making a positive change to their lifestyle. Those opposed to the idea of having this league run off are saying that the youths would use the funds from the league to buy guns and drugs. This league will directly benefit 600 youngsters and they will be paid $250 per week by their club. What about those, who would take their money and save it, to benefit them later on? What about those who would buy groceries with the money?
Some are also saying that there will be threats flying left, right and centre for players from a certain community to underperform for other teams to win. Well, no one cannot guarantee this but then you will have to threaten a player for five games and once the player is not performing the coach would not play him. Also the army and police will be directly involved in this tournament as partners and they would be looking to keep things peaceful in the high crime areas.
As I see it, this is an opportunity for the police and army to also gather crime intelligence on certain areas because they will be posted in these areas regularly and would have the chance to integrate with the citizenry in these areas. The government is putting very stringent disciplinary measures in place for this tournament, with an aim to instilling a new level of control over participants’ behaviour. One of the pre-requisites of registering is to play that once you commit a crime after July 14, you cannot enter.
So those who have committed crimes before are given a chance to redeem themselves but those who want to go ahead and still continue down that path, will not be tolerated. Among some of the other regulations is the dress code and players will have to stick by this or face sanction from the league. Even their socks have to match, as wearing different colour socks or dirty socks will lead to them being debarred from playing. This is leading to a professional set-up but more importantly, the players are being taught lessons that would serve them well in their all-round development.
Discipline is critical if one has to achieve anything in this world and lets hope that some of the youngsters take away the positives from this programme. Even if the life of one young person is saved, then the money is worth it. Now I can see the boast in these areas moving from who is the best with a gun, to who is the best basketballer.
Sport is very infectious and once the competition gets going and interest builds then the entire community will be looking to come on board. Once this is done, the youngsters will be going all out to impress the fans and make a statement. This project is all about replacing the negatives with the positives of sport. It is not expected to happen overnight but it is a step in the right direction and one that can reap tremendous rewards in the end.
There is also opportunity for the non-playing members of the community to benefit from the project, as they will be able to sell food and other stuff at the venues. The police and army will also be ensuring that the area is ‘cleaned’ of drugs and other undesirables and this could lead to great community fun in a safe environment.
The Minister of Sport Anil Roberts, the Minister of National Security and senior cabinet Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal must be commended for their efforts in bringing this to fruition and hopefully they would be able to achieve the desired results. I would like to encourage the youths of the nation who love the game to get involved with your community team and take part in this very historic event. This is just the beginning of something that could go very far indeed.
The legacy of this tournament may not only be a reduction in crime but a major fillip for basketball in this country, as the sport has been on a downward spiral over the last few years. And probably for the first time in the history of the sport, the entire basketball fraternity fully supports the venture. At the end of the day, even if the programme is discontinued, the country would have basketballers with improved skills set and this would lead to better national teams taking part in regional tournaments. Let’s all get on board this effort as supporters and do whatever we can to make this a success because a step with the intent of going in the right direction is better than no step at all.
Tempo..d only reason yuh could gallarie yuhself iz because Lincoln catch d last cycle of the train..of we best players since 89. I would love to see Terry Fenwick given that post.....he could reinvigorate...this program more than Lincoln IMHO....!!
I sent the reporter an email outlining that glaring error and a link to Liburd's interview with the PM that illustrates the opposite.QuoteWarner, minister for works and infrastructure in the Trinidad and Tobago government, has now been placed under investigation by his own government.
He has?
It would appear so.But why nothing from COP or PNM about this?
Dread the PNM rel stickin
Fuad say the court case with the private civil matter......never mind it involves public funds.......aye these people good yes......
But I understand yuh know.......ah mean after all a detailed audit just might see the trail leading to Ross Advertising and any organisations/persons linked with the UNC election campaigns........
But the longest rope have an end........Kamla could run all she want but she cyar hide.....
And once again, Trinidad & Tobago is internationally embarrassed by Warner, Camps and Groden. What must people in places like Australia, Iceland or Syria think of us?
Huh?? I dunno FS, either there must be a sarcasm font for your brand of humor or you have to be out of your mind. Syria, for real?! Iceland just went through an epic financial fraud meltdown. Who gives a flip about what others think. While we can and should learn from others, WE have to set our own high standards and measure ourselves against those standards. I could give a damn what a country that sponsors state terrorism thinks.
I kinda think thats the point. Even countries with bad reputations don't appear to be stealing from Earthquake victims!!
And once again, Trinidad & Tobago is internationally embarrassed by Warner, Camps and Groden. What must people in places like Australia, Iceland or Syria think of us?
"Brent (Sancho) claims he was blacklisted and this prevented them from furthering their careers." How can Eve even say this? There is documentary evidence that this was the case. Those players damaged their careers to stand up for their rights and in the process, expose the massive financial mismanagement and disrespect for players that has plagued T&T football for 30 years. Yet even as he's trying to subversively take a piece of the pie, he values his career too high to fight for the very future of those young boys that he claims to care about, while sneering at a distance at Sancho et al.
When I read that statement, "claims" I was very disappointed in Eve. Men like Kelvin Jack and Brent Sancho have put their careers on the line to fight for justice and dignity. I am so disappointed with the spinelessness of my countrymen. I'm very ashamed of their behavior.
We are all happy about the job Eve is doing with the U23s and want to see their success. But we can't continue to live in an old wodd house infested with rats and ashamed to have visitors over. Have we NO pride? We can do MUCH better. All it takes is having some pride and integrity. Transparency, accountability, and some pride in the shirt from the players, man.