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Football / Re: Thread for USA Women vs T&T Women Games (06 & 10 - Dec-2015)
« on: December 08, 2015, 11:08:45 PM »
Bakes, I'aint sayin nothing..but wha is all that talk above bout  ;-)

Yuh right, yuh ent saying nothing... what is what "talk above" about?  Did you read anything saying the USSF accepts responsibility for the cancellation? Ah know they still teach English in 'Montreux,' so it shouldn't be hard to see that Gulati just trying to take front and stave off a growing PR problem.

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Football / Re: Thread for USA Women vs T&T Women Games (06 & 10 - Dec-2015)
« on: December 07, 2015, 08:32:16 PM »
Stadium management did a piss poor job in laying the turf, but ultimately the USSF has to shoulder the blame for this one. I honestly don't know they scheduled this game at that stadium in the first place.  The only thing that comes to mind is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor (the site of the attack, and memorial is less than a mile away) and perhaps they were planning on using this as a means of honoring the vets and memories of those who died.  Happy for the ladies that they at least got a chance to hit the beach, and Palos is correct, Waikiki is gorgeous.  Pity they didn't have a little more time to make the most of the visit.  The one downside is the extreme expense in traveling literally to the other side of the world.  If you were to find Hawaii on a globe it is almost exactly opposite TnT longitudinally.

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Football / Re: Thread for USA Women vs T&T Women Games (06 & 10 - Dec-2015)
« on: December 07, 2015, 05:06:28 PM »

And what if TTFA incurred no cost whatsoever for the team to go to Hawaii?

The TTFA paid for the flight... but again, any responsibility for compensating the FA would lie with the party who breached the agreement, and if the USSF is not the one's causing the breach then they would never, in any way shape or form be responsible... except in the court of public opinion, since the public don't know any better.

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Football / Re: Thread for USA Women vs T&T Women Games (06 & 10 - Dec-2015)
« on: December 07, 2015, 04:15:05 PM »

The USSF is 100 % to blame. Who do you think is responsible for sending an advanced scout to ensure a pitch is up to par. Whenever the USA men's play a USSF facilities scout is sent out months in advance to inspect and any defencies are reported and the facility is expected to fix or they run the risk of losing a friendly. With less than 30 days the facility is revisited to ensure any orders to fix are in compliance. Their was no advanced scout sent out to Hawaii. Why is the bigger question. They relied on the word of an independent contractor which obviously the contractor did not do their due dligence to ensure the field was safe for play.  :bs:


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I don't mean this in a disrespectful way, but one of us knows what they're talking about, and it's not you.  I have no interest in going back and forth on this because it's not going to get anywhere.  Responsibility lies with Aloha stadium, end of story.  Do you know how far in advance this facility was booked?  Do you know what assurances were given as to the widening of the pitch and the quality of work that was to be done? Procurement for this facility was done no differently than is regularly done for other US national team friendlies, the breakdown happened on the local level and one needs to look no further than Aloha Stadium operations.

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Football / Re: Thread for USA Women vs T&T Women Games (06 & 10 - Dec-2015)
« on: December 07, 2015, 03:08:34 PM »
.not at all.. just google
http://www.hawaiisoccerassociation.com/    and
http://stadiums.pointafter.com/d/c/Hawaii

however, i'm sure field conditions don't change drastically in a couple days/weeks..but I don't know their weather systems either, that's why I can't offer no suggestion or definite comment ..it could be, very likely be, in the smaller fields, the fan base could not be accommodated..but informed a week before, we could have flown anywhere closer than hawaii..that can take days to recover too..just sayin..nothing substantial
..i know here, one minute is  nice..next minute is snowstorm..but is not we career involved..man does get beat and left in snowbank an ting...shame to come out, cause ppl deadin with laugh..just jokin only happen once.

add: if it's all about the money..then as long as we doh lorse..in the snow bank

Hawaii is a volcanic chain of islands, meaning it's very mountainous... there aren't that many areas where you could even build a proper pitch.  Flat, open fields notwithstanding, there's also the issue of capacity.  Even Aloha Stadium only hosts 50,000 spectators, and capacity aside, it's probably the only one that could field an international match.  The problem is with the field size, which forced them to lay down additional turf to make the narrower NFL field wide enough to meet international match standards.  The manner in which the turf was laid caused it to separate in areas creating seams...

https://twitter.com/hopesolo/status/673387951653388288/photo/1

That's not the fault of the USSF, that's the fault of Stadium management.  I don't know when this match was planned, but I'm sure it wasn't that far in advance that there was reasonable time for inspection and what not... and that's not even taking into consideration the Stadium schedule, was it even feasible to lay down the turf and discover the issues earlier.  People does just react sometimes without really thinking the issue through.

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Football / Re: Thread for USA Women vs T&T Women Games (06 & 10 - Dec-2015)
« on: December 07, 2015, 12:17:08 PM »
sure it have more understory here..even so, in the whole ah Honolulu, another appropriate field wasn't in sight ? an US soccer didn't verify the field conditions before ? dem better pay TTFA for their off field games, since they want to jam Fifa

How familiar are you with Honolulu (or Oahu for that matter)?

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Football / Re: T&T Women Soca Warriors Thread
« on: December 04, 2015, 11:17:35 AM »
Great news to see Attin-Johnson back. The sickening polarization, player-unfriendly vibe, HR-challenged atmosphere of the Uncle Tim / Renraw era was here, nicely corrected in this instance, by new President DJW who found a way to bring back the captain Maylee and make all the players happy. Players being happy over Sharon O'Brien being happy is more important.
How many of us would have been prone to say "eff Maylee, leh we overs she, and call her shittong anyway" like Uncle Tim and disciples would?
Again we see again why Uncle Tim had to go and why we must be prepared to change from our old ways.

Well done DJW. We should continue to embrace you, not fear you.

You have a real obsession dred... a fixation even.  Tim Kee has effectively been fired and everybody trying to move on.  You should do the same.

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Football / Re: FIFA News Thread.
« on: December 03, 2015, 02:12:13 AM »
FIFA Corruption Case Brings Another Wave of Pre-Dawn Arrests
By REBECCA R. RUIZ, MATT APUZZO and SAM BORDENDEC. 3, 2015 (New York Times)


ZURICH — Swiss authorities began a new series of pre-dawn arrests Thursday in the broad investigation, led by United States officials, into corruption in international soccer. More than a dozen people were expected to be charged, law enforcement officials said, nearly doubling the size of an already huge case that has upended FIFA, soccer’s multibillion-dollar governing body.
Some of the arrests took place at the same luxury hotel where other FIFA officials were arrested in May. Swiss police entered the hotel, the Baur au Lac, through a side door at 6 a.m. local time. A hotel manager told visitors in the lobby they had to leave the property because of “an extreme situation.”

The police were targeting current and former senior soccer officials on charges that include racketeering, money laundering and fraud, authorities said. The new charges were expected to hit South and Central American soccer leaders particularly hard, the officials said.

Alfredo Hawit of Honduras and Juan Ángel Napout of Paraguay were among those arrested, multiple people familiar with the investigation said. Hawit is the president of Concacaf, the regional confederation that includes North and Central America and the Caribbean. Napout is the president of Conmebol, the South American confederation. Both are FIFA vice presidents and members of the powerful executive committee.

Hawit assumed control of Concacaf last spring, following the indictment of Jeffrey Webb, the confederation’s former president. Reacting to the allegations contained in the United States indictment unsealed last spring, Hawit said in a statement that he was “profoundly disappointed” that the organization was once again “the victim of fraud.”

The arrests, coming as FIFA’s leaders gathered in Zurich, served as a high-profile reminder that despite the organization’s promises of reform, soccer’s top officials remain under intense legal scrutiny by the investigation.

“FIFA became aware of the actions taken today by the U.S. Department of Justice,” FIFA said in a statement. “FIFA will continue to cooperate fully with the U.S. investigation as permitted by Swiss law, as well as with the investigation being led by the Swiss Office of the Attorney General.”

The full roster of people charged Thursday morning was not immediately clear. Law enforcement officials said the list did not include Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s longtime president, or Jérôme Valcke, his suspended deputy.

Swiss authorities confirmed on Thursday morning that they had taken two FIFA officials into custody and that those individuals were accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes related to the sale of marketing rights for World Cup qualifying matches and soccer tournaments in Latin America.

Local authorities in Zurich were expected to hold hearings for those two individuals later in the day, Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice said.

The apprehended people may submit to being extradited to the United States immediately, but if they oppose it, authorities said, Switzerland will await a formal extradition request from American prosecutors within 40 days.

In May, United States officials announced charges against 18 people of 12 nationalities. They described two decades of corruption in which officials rigged World Cup bids and steered marketing and broadcast contracts in exchange for bribes — paid out through convoluted financial deals and briefcases full of cash. Mr. Blatter quickly announced plans to resign.

The United States Justice Department was expected to unseal indictments in the case as early as Thursday morning, according to several law enforcement officials who were briefed on the case and spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation. F.B.I. and United States tax agents, along with federal prosecutors in New York, have spent years building the case against FIFA. They promised this spring to rid the organization of corruption.

Melanie Newman, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department in Washington, had no comment Thursday morning.

United States authorities have long predicted more charges in the case, but the number of people involved — nearly as many as were charged in May — was not expected.

The arrests came about three hours before members of FIFA’s executive committee were to begin the second part of their two-day meeting to discuss governance reforms. The mood among the soccer officials after Wednesday’s meetings was mostly upbeat; one high-ranking official said there was a “sense of purpose” from the leadership during the meetings, a feeling that the reforms would be a strong step in the right direction after the turmoil of the past six months.

Television crews reported the scene in front of the Baur au Lac hotel early Thursday morning. Credit Pascal Mora for The New York Times
On Wednesday night, a group of about 40 to 50 soccer officials — including the executive committee members and their spouses or companions, as well as many top FIFA administrators such as Markus Kattner, the acting secretary general, and Marco Villiger, the organization’s chief lawyer — attended a lavish dinner at Sonnenberg, an upscale restaurant known for its view of the city. A wide array of choices were available — the restaurant is known for its meat dishes — and afterward a number of officials went to the bar at the Baur au Lac for the customary nightcap.

The hotel, which sits along the banks of Lake Zurich, gained notoriety after it was the site of the arrests in May but has had a long relationship with FIFA. In the aftermath of the May arrests, FIFA approached soccer officials who were coming to Zurich for business trips in subsequent months and offered the choice of booking accommodation at another hotel in the city (provided, of course, the rates were not substantially higher than the negotiated package rates FIFA receives at the Baur au Lac, where rooms for the public start at $650).

A few officials accepted the offer, choosing to stay at other hotels, such as the Park Hyatt, during meetings in July and September. For the most part, however, tradition ruled and, despite its history, the Baur au Lac was full with soccer leaders yet again this week.

As one official, speaking in the lobby of the hotel on Wednesday, said, “Things change slowly around here.”

Members of FIFA’s executive committee are meeting in Zurich this week to approve a set of reform measures. The group is under pressure not just from investigators but also from sponsors. Five World Cup sponsors, including Adidas, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola, signed a letter this week urging FIFA to ensure independent oversight of the reforms.

A new election to select a replacement for Mr. Blatter is set for February. He has been under suspension, along with several other top officials, since Switzerland announced in late September that he was the focus of a separate criminal inquiry. Several other countries, including Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago, have opened investigations of their own.

This spring’s arrests were met around the world with a mixture of praise and derision. Many soccer fans were thrilled that American law enforcement officials had set their sights on FIFA, which had been dogged by corruption allegations for years but faced few consequences. Mr. Blatter, however, said the charges were retribution for United States’s not being chosen to host the 2022 World Cup. “It doesn’t smell good,” he said.

More broadly, the case raised questions about how the American government interprets its own authority to prosecute people for crimes committed overseas. To do so, the law requires some link between the crime and the United States. In the FIFA case, the government said American banks were used in the scheme. That has been enough to establish jurisdiction in other cases, a precedent that has been particularly useful in prosecuting international terrorism suspects.

Whether or not an American courthouse was the ideal venue for the case, Justice Department have said, it became clear that FIFA was operating corruptly for years and no other country was doing anything about it. “They clearly thought the U.S. was a safe financial haven for them,” Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said this spring.
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Sam Borden reported from Zurich, and Rebecca R. Ruiz and Matt Apuzzo from Washington. Michael S. Schmidt contributed reporting from Washington, William K. Rashbaum from New York and Calum MacKenzie from Zurich.

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Football / Re: David John Williams Thread.
« on: December 01, 2015, 08:51:31 PM »
I don't think DJW's statement about making some amendments/improvements to the TTFA constitution were naive.
He did say in his first after election interview that he does not plan to change the TTFA constitution away from FIFA guidelines but rather wants to clarify some of the silent sections in the constitution which revealed themselves during the election campaign that can be interrupted in a variety of ways.

Things can always be improved and T&T football supporters can always ask for the new TTFA President to list exactly what he views as currently silent that he wants to clarify in the constitution so that it can be more clearly interpreted. DJW can also be asked to get any new proposed amendments sanctioned by FIFA so that they are all within the FIFA guidelines while helping to improve the TTFA constitution.

Tim Kee must however be commended for the positive changes he made to the TTFA constitution under the guidance of FIFA.

I listened to the interview myself, so trust me when I say they were very naive statements, and are no different from what he said on the campaign trail, and what he said in his manifesto.  I criticized his statements then and my criticism stands now.  Statutory drafting is one of the things that I do, in fact I just did a constitutional amendment for a non-profit client of mine, so I actually know what I'm talking about.  I invite you and others to pay close attention to what Luca Nicola says from around the 1:00 mark to about the 2:00 mark:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/TYnvwjE9j0w" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/TYnvwjE9j0w</a>

People are speaking without knowledge.  FIFA went through a very painstaking process in amending its own constitution.  It then gave every member association a deadline by which to comply and bring their own statutes in compliance with FIFA's.  There is no leeway to deviate from that model.  Maybe some of you only now start paying attention to this TTFA constitutional amendment, but this is not a new issue for me.  From the work of the Independent Reform Commission, to the actual work on the reform of the contitution itself, I have been involved in very closely monitoring the process. 

FIFA Head of Member Associations, Primo Corvaro (who again was there to monitor the elections) spent the better part of a week in TnT about 18 months ago, working with the reform panel in clearly modeling the new constitution on FIFA's own, and mirroring Article for Article, the provisions of the new TTFA Constitution, on FIFA's Constitution.  No constitutional amendment, on any level, should be undertaken lightly, it's just not something you trifle with.  It is very unfortunate that Williams apparently hasn't acquainted himself with the level of care and attention which went into drafting the present constitution, or else he wouldn't be speaking so loosely about something so important.

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Football / Re: Re: TTFA News Thread.
« on: December 01, 2015, 04:40:40 PM »
Not paying Latas didn't come with the prospect of no WC participation ... and that involved significantly more $££$$.

Why are you people always quick to make these shallow comparisons?  The only reason Latas' situation was different was because he didn't take the dispute before FIFA's Disciplinary Committee... he went straight to court.

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Football / Re: David John Williams Thread.
« on: December 01, 2015, 04:35:07 PM »
Not only that, but wasn't Tim Kee president? why didn't he hired them then if he knew this?

It's not a matter of "hiring" them... these are elected positions.

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Football / Re: David John Williams Thread.
« on: December 01, 2015, 04:31:42 PM »
Unless I hear wrong, John-Williams said that he wanted to possibly add some things that he felt were missing, not necessarily make changes to what was already there. In any event, it would have to go through some approval process.


The larger point is that the Constitution must not be trifled with just to pursue fantasies entertained on the campaign trail.  The present Constitution was the result of a very painstaking process mandated and supervised by FIFA, any changes can only come with the seal of approval by FIFA.  To do otherwise would be to the FA's detriment, as it likely would invoke sanctions all the way up to suspension.  It's a very naive statement, frankly.

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Ah like Fuentes' word choice: "non-operational".

It's more accurate than Lasana's... can't speak for the Coaches Association, but FPATT never really got off the ground.  For something to be "defunct," by definition it must have at some point been operational.

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Would have preferred to see two independent VPs in there though.
Joann Salazar, Colin Murray and John Sabga would have been great as the 3 VPs.
DJW and his 3 VPS. Hmm. Slippery slope. I wish them all the best though and really hope they are all embracing in their approach.
Certainly interesting time ahead.
Good Luck Presi.


Would have liked to see Sabga involved... but now is time for him to put his money where his mouth is and get some corporate backing for the TTFA.  I think you should make your own push with your former folks at PHL.

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ah find de forum rather quiet tonight for what is transpiring for the future of T&T football.

Mixed bag for me personally.  I think voting Tim Kee out was the rightest thing, I think his decision-making down the stretch has been very questionable where it concerns the clear conflict of interest in overpaying his son on a no-bid contract to re-do the website.  I think he handcuffed Phillips all along the way in preventing a smoother administration of things properly within the purview of the General Secretariat.  The final disgrace was him jettisoning Phillips on some pretextual nonsense, admitting he was wrong, but still refusing to undo the mess that he made.  His own arrogance in the end was his downfall... good riddance.

As for David John Williams... I like the ideas he presented in his manifesto, but there are still questions left to be answered.  There needs to be a clear separation of his interests in W-Connection while President, and I worry about the involvement of Jamal Shabazz.  This traitor can't even get a visa to enter the US and should not be anywhere our national set-up.  Yet he was one of the more visible campaigners for DJW. 

Final three comments:

1) sweetiepaper yuh hitch yuh horse to the wrong wagon.  Yuh deny RR connections to Jack high and low, and in the end it turns out he's an active politician within Jack's ILP... smh. 

2) Wish there was a way for Clint Taylor to be more of an active participant in the administration of TnT football.  His candidacy was always a longshot, but I get a real good vibe from him.  In the end his inexperience did him in, not even sure he submitted a manifesto, but he should use this opportunity to grow and come back stronger in 4 years.

3) In the end, this has been the most hotly-contested, most transparent electoral process the TTFA has been through in a generation.  Not only that, but armed with a proper framework, in the form of the new Constitution, I expect the TTFA to grow from strength to strength.  The new administration might get the credit and reap the rewards, but this much we should give to Tim Kee and Phillips, without them leading the charge this reform would never have seen the light of day.

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breeds me ain't arguing with you. as a matter of fact I agree with you about Cordner. However yuh ain't answer meh question about slack in slack out with Waldrum and de TTFA. You cannot have a coach one month when yuh have money yuh have him and de next month you use somebody else  because yuh don't have money and den yuh have money again yuh bring him back in......... dat is congo line too. 
I won't cut the TTFA any slack because they clearly taking notes from their leader... but the coaching situation isn't as critical as it might seem.  Even when Randy Waldrum not there, Ben Waldrum coaches the team so continuity isn't affected.  Randy Waldrum's issue is the lack of funding for the program in general... and it's legitimate.  I don't begrudge the women their right to be upset about how the program is treated, but on this one I can't side with Cordner.

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Players treating the national team like a conga line.  Joke.

dey probably just following the TTFA........ is Waldrum in or out? 

You have money to pay Waldrum?  How are the two even comparable?  A player says she not playing for the national team... because she doh like de manager... not the coach... the f**king manager.  Next thing yuh know she back in the team like nothing happen.  And you here talking shit about Waldrum?  Allyuh not serious.

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Players treating the national team like a conga line.  Joke.

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I am not sure if to post here on in a random TnT Women's Football thread Socapro just created  :D

Anyway these two players may want to evaluate their attitudes before returning to TnT squad because the team won the Championship with good team chemistry so we do t want attitudes coming in and interfering with chemistry.

Sando, you have a point. But these ladies, in their minds have some legitimate reasons for their stance. We would like for them to suck it up and  give it a go for the team, the nation, etc. But how long this been going on. At some point you just tired of promises. I think they want the TTFA to bring back the Houston coach pronto. For whatever reasons, he brings the best out of the ladies. They feel that way and should be given the benefit of doubt. They are the players, not us. I think, I hoping they will play. But clearly look at the situation. Olympic qualifying and TTFA election. You think these ladies should not be in camp already doing serious training with the coach. But we have election campaign. I think the women should have had the priority over elections.

The only thing I disagree with is Kennya saying she wouldn't play for the national team because of the manager.  I don't know what the manager did to make her say that, but I'm sure she has her reasons.  That being said, you can't let such pettiness get in the way of representing your country.  Other than that, I agree with everything you say here Deeks... the other day Arin King posted pretty much the same thing verbatim on her FB wall.  There are legitimate grievances... even the U-20 women struggling from administrative screw ups and they getting ready for their own round of qualifications.

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Although I've clearly indicated my support for one of the candidates. As others have indicated, regardless of what happens tomorrow, Trinidad and Tobago football would have been better for it. We have a new constitution (that still needs quite a bit of work. But is a great start).

Such as?  As campaign manager for one of the candidates you no longer speak as just another poster, but presumably you or your candidate would have taken an indepth look at the Constitution... if you're criticizing it.  So tell us... in what ways is the constitution deficient?

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Football / Re: T&T Warrior Fan Zone, Episode 3 (T&T 0 v US 0)
« on: November 25, 2015, 09:31:25 PM »
Good stuff Andre and crew.

p.s. Alviana sweet boy... lawd.

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While I am tempted to call him a Jack Warner stooge, I wouldn't go so far, since I don't know the exact extent of their relationship, but I know that despite Sweetiepaper's denials, the relationship there is longstanding.

That aside, Ramdhan is clueless... this so-called manifesto reveals as much.  It is empty campaign speech and it speaks to how little we expect from people in public and quasi-public office that folks here are actually praising it.

Institute Good Governance and Structure

What is wrong with the present "governance and structure"?
How does he propose to change it?  Because whatever governance and structure there is, it is constitutionally mandated.  The only way to change it is to change the Constitution, which cannot be modified at this present point because:

1. They literally just changed the Constitution
2. That change was mandated by FIFA to bring it into compliance with FIFA's own statutes.

So to change the Constitution would be to make it non-compliant with FIFA's statutes which would result in the TTFA being suspended.

So put another way, Ramdhan only talking shit, any changes to present "governance and structure" would result in a FIFA suspension.  Then again, maybe that is exactly what Jack angling for.

Establishment of a Proper Home (Office) for TTFA

What is improper about the home office at the HCS?  Can the TTFA afford to pay rent elsewhere in Port of Spain?  Or anywhere else?  If the MoS is offering office space for free, is moving somewhere else where you'd have to pay rent the best use of limited resources?

Ensuring World Cup Qualification

How??  How can anybody "ensure" that?

- Formation of Relevant Sub-Committees

Again... this goes to "governance and structure".  Not only is this redundant (maybe he should call it his "eleven point manifesto") but again it cannot be done without incurring suspension.

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Football / The In Memory Of Thread (Red, White & Black)
« on: November 23, 2015, 12:14:51 PM »
I'm not sure if we have a local version of this thread, but if we do I couldn't find it.  Mods please move and merge accordingly.

RIP to former St. Augustine coaching legend Kenny Thomas who passed away last week.

"Simple... SIMPLE!!"


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I knew Selby from the Malvern days, A decent lad with football on his mind and ideas to take us forward.
 Well we are taking about T&T  and the politics always play a major part in funding and sponsorship.
 With PNM in power and the Minister of Sports  and TimKee in the same bed , it follows that the best bet would be to put back Mr Timkee.
 Having said that , if the new executives are not going with Cap  in hand to beg the Govt and have plans to raise Funds and gain sponsorship , then Selby is the best of the lot.
 If the truth be told is mere exchange with the others. This election is crucial with World cup Qualifiers both with the men and women. We owe it to the players to get it right this time.

I agree with this post. Watching the options from the outside he looking like the only one who i really seeing as there for the sport first as opposed to self. He might not be the man to take us to the future but I think he is the best bet to restore confidence in the TTFA for corporate Trinidad to invest and get the organisation running properly. John Williams is a business man and I know ppl figure he in it for money. Ironically, the Referees dont have enough respect within the game to command the organisation and well Tim Kee is tainted.

But I not voting and most people who are tend to look for what the person in charge will do for them as opposed to what is best for all so it  will go to whoever promise the most

What coporate ties does Selby have, and what about him gives you confidence that he can lead this organization?  Selby Browne is a relic, both he and his ideas are old.  Having seen him commenting on the situation long before he decided to throw his hat in the ring, it is clear that he had not been keeping up with developments, but rather just lazily parroting what he read in the media.  This isn't a social club, otherwise he might be ably qualified for the position.  This position demands a degree of business nous, the capability to understand budgeting, accounting and no small degree of diplomacy. 

Tim Kee and John Williams appear from the outside looking in to be the two best candidates in this regard, and neither of them are perfect.  Based on his erratic behavior of late I don't really have much confidence in Tim Kee, and John Williams seems deluded enough to not recognize/admit that a clear conflict of interest arises where it concerns his simultaneous ownership of W-Connection, and holding office as TTFA President, should it come to pass.

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Ronda Jean Rousey (Trini blood)



http://ethnicelebs.com/ronda-rousey

 ;D



Here's the story of her great-grandfather...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/x2TtFP3h9_Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/x2TtFP3h9_Y</a>

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Football / Re: Russell Latapy Thread
« on: November 22, 2015, 08:59:33 PM »
How about Marvin Faustin an Hutson Charles?

Have they been paid?
Haven't they been waiting as long as Latas?

VB

Why yuh don't chip in to help pay them?  Yuh acting as though the TTFA can't start paying off all creditors one by one, that they must pay everybody all at once.

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Football / Re: Now Latapy sues TTFF ...for $5m
« on: November 22, 2015, 08:55:57 PM »
Glad that he is finally getting some of what was owed to him, I'm sure that must have been some stress.

What's the difference with Latapy getting $500K under this government compared to the WC players getting their payment from the previous government?

For one thing the government had committed to helping pay the salaries of coaches and staff.  Latapy was a coach whose salary would have been guaranteed under this committment, it's merely making good on the promise to help.  No different from the government stepping in to pay Hart's salary and pay stipend to the players.  With the WC players there was no such arrangement. 

Not only that, the PP government repeatedly rebuffed appeals from the TTFA to help pay the debt to the WC players... in fact Kamla made it clear the payment wasn't in satisfaction of the debt, but essentially a gift to the players.  It wasn't tied to the government's support of football or sport in general, it was naked campaigning.  The WC players didn't get their payment, they got a payment under nebulous circumstances.  The differences are clearly apparent and not that difficult to discern.

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Football / Re: Reform commission for TTFA.
« on: November 19, 2015, 11:23:28 PM »
Now might be a good time to revisit Page 2 of this thread.

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Really can't see the justification for such. But Win, Lose or Draw, I would hate for that to happen. That would really be the end of T&T football

That should read "Article 7"... not 17.

No offense, but the fact that none ah allyuh (who vying or helping vie for the Presidency) ent pick up on de heights yet is actually cause for great worry.  This pool ah candidates eh ready.

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Watch out for real character assassination over the next 10 days.

Unlikely that anything will happen 10 days from now.  Elections will be postponed and FIFA will likely invoke Article 7 and step in.

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