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Football / Re: Funny read: Top 10 ‘How The Hell Did They Get So Many Brazil Caps’?

« on: January 05, 2010, 02:55:09 PM »

One thing about Brazil is that they get and accept invitations to a lot of tournaments worldwide and they often send their C teams. I remember when they came to participate in a Shell Cup hosted in Trini and they came with a U20 squad to play our senior teams 

and how they do? we beat them? i have a vague recollection of the in trinidad.

I didn't think they were in our group, can't even remember if they made it to the semi's, it was around '97....calling Tallman....do you have the stats on this?

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Football / Re: Funny read: Top 10 ‘How The Hell Did They Get So Many Brazil Caps’?

« on: January 05, 2010, 02:23:54 PM »

One thing about Brazil is that they get and accept invitations to a lot of tournaments worldwide and they often send their C teams. I remember when they came to participate in a Shell Cup hosted in Trini and they came with a U20 squad to play our senior teams 

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Football / Re: The greatest goals of the decade

« on: December 11, 2009, 03:43:14 PM »

Yea boy...bull pistle and planass after dat one wheyyyyy

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Football / Re: Guerra suffers pay-cut for breach of contract.

« on: December 11, 2009, 03:29:13 PM »

Anytime you have a so called "name" for yourself playing local football, all kinda men does try to come get you to play and all kinda minor league fuh small money. When word gets out that these guys are playing everybody in the area does come out to see and they gain a rep from the people as big time players. Professional players and aspiring players should be disciplined enough not get caught up in those minor league games. One for the risk of injury and two you pick-up alot of bad habbits in those leagues, don't get me wrong the skill is there but the bad habbits are reflected on pitch and that's one of the reasons why our players can't make it very far on the international scene.

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Football / Re: The greatest goals of the decade

« on: December 11, 2009, 03:11:53 PM »

Rivaldo goal take win simply because it crowned off a hattrick which to me will go down as the best single-handed performance I've ever seen...

1) 3rd goal in a hattrick of class goals
2) Bicycle from on top the box, under tight marking
3) Final minute of the game
4) Must win game to qualify for champs league
5) Club president couldn't contain himself and subsequently issued a formal apology.

It doh get better than that. 

Kicker...agreed that was a boss goal by Rivaldo especially in the atmosphere of a thrilling game like that. I remember watching that game and being a big time Rivaldo fan, I and all couldn't contain myself. Now that Bergkamp goal to me was remarkable, as a striker I think it was a beauty to watch bc of the finesse and creativity....I and all get ketch and went the wrong way and I was watching lol

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Football / Re: The greatest goals of the decade

« on: December 11, 2009, 02:00:09 PM »

That Berkamp goal was pure class....that gets my vote for #1

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Football / Re: This fella put Alibey to shame oui!

« on: December 01, 2009, 01:00:49 PM »

Yea dread that is probably the worst miss I've seen and trust me I've seen some impossible misses (myself included  ).....but if I'd miss that one, I might've sub myself

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Football / Re: The debate for goal line technology

« on: November 24, 2009, 12:13:02 PM »

The linesman was right there and saw everything perfect and still no red?....That was a dotish foul but then again he got away so it must of been a smart one  

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Football / Re: Who have de best 1st touch

« on: November 20, 2009, 02:57:14 PM »

Zidane is de boss when it comes to first touch and ball control....he does it effortlessly.

Can it be taught? Or yuh have tuh be born with it?

I believe it's a combination of both however constant practice of the Right techiniques in controling the ball is a must.

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Football / Re: Who have de best 1st touch

« on: November 18, 2009, 07:20:50 PM »

Zidane is de boss when it comes to first touch and ball control....he does it effortlessly.

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Football / Re: Player Salaries in various leagues

« on: November 17, 2009, 09:10:14 PM »

I wonder what is the average salary range for players in the TT pro league? I'm sure the top players are paid well but can the average player make a decent living playing football?

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Bahrain game (16-Nov-2005).

« on: November 17, 2009, 08:48:37 PM »

What Bahrain goal was disallowed for?

It seemed to me a legit goal.

One Bahraini was standing his ground and the other one win the ball...is a hard luck for the keeper?

I think they get rob.

Same ting I was watching, I didn't see any foul on the keeper.....first I thought was offside but the linesman wasn't anywhere in line to call that. They didn't even give us the replay on that one but it seemed like the ref was anticipating a foul and jumped the gun.

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Football / Re: Baygo boy passed on....

« on: October 27, 2009, 02:38:10 PM »

RIP Baygo Boy.

I know an Andy Salandy, did he work at a university in the US and was involved in youth soccer?

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Football / Re: Love this article....To go Pro or not

« on: October 27, 2009, 02:33:51 PM »

To be a highly competitve nation producing top quality players, 15-16 is the age where these players have to exposed to some sort of professional club or academy to be groomed and have a better chance of making career in football, at least overseas in our case. Unfortunately in T&T most 15-16 year olds haven't taken CXC yet and that is essential to have almost any sort of career as opposed to being a high school drop out. This is why if these players along with their families and clubs make the decision to leave school early sign with a local professional club, there should be some plan in place to ensure that they still take classes (maybe privately) so they can still take their CXC examinations. Even if these players are not sold to a club abroad, when they're done playing at home at at least have some form of education.
It will be interesting to see what the clubs in England do with youth players in acadamies, do they make them take O'levels? Didn't Beckham make his debut for United senior team at 16 yrs after playing on the reserves? I wonder what kind of educational plan they had in place for players like him?

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Football / Re: Love this article....To go Pro or not

« on: October 26, 2009, 07:19:21 PM »

I see both sides of the argument but this is an area that whoever is identifying such potential with 15-16 year old players have to be very careful because their future is at stake and if they really HAVE the potential to play at the highest level that's the prime age for their development. Now these clubs in Euorpe and south America for example provides an education for these players so I think the local pro clubs along with the league should pay close attention to this and ensure that these players still earn an education i.e. private schooling. Although this is against the norm in T&T, this is the age where the future professionals are moulded but again, it's NOT for everyone and top scouts have to determine who has what it takes to really make it at the next level.

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Football / Re: Marc Borde wins bMobile Super League Player of the Month

« on: October 18, 2009, 11:17:26 AM »

Which one is Marc? I don know him.

Marc is the person on the left with the short haircut...very skillful player

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Mexico Game (14-Oct-09).

« on: October 14, 2009, 08:52:05 PM »

waz de PLAN for 2014

I going and look for some Brazilian mamas, regardless..lol

Jus be careful yuh ain get ketch like we boy Ronaldo

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Football / Re: Question time: Dwight Yorke

« on: October 14, 2009, 08:43:24 PM »

23 grand a week and you spent it all.....like Yorke was makin it rain and poppin champange on a regular

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Football / Re: Some Pics from Egypt

« on: October 02, 2009, 04:05:26 PM »

Thanks for that report and pics breds, good to hear you guys were safe and ejoyed the experience.....is either the people in Egypt are really nice or you were paying that taxi driver by the hour

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Football / Re: Are we losing our magic.

« on: September 28, 2009, 11:17:57 PM »

My whole thing is this, our team will not be able to compete and win big games often when our players are not exposed to playing at a high level consistiently meaning week in and week out. Granted that the game today could've gone either way, if our players were used to playing top flight football with players there age we would know how to battle in close contests like that especially from the stand point of being able to concentrate for the entire duration of the game. It's not easy to go beat and Italian team just like that, it's more than just being able to control and pass....whcih we still need to improve on btw.
Almost of T&T's national players around the age of 14-17 critical developmental ages, play secondary schools football which is the standard to assess our young talent and when you look at the other players from the European and South American countries, the top players are in an academy linked to a professional club being developed by quality coaches and playing at a high level week in and week out. If you look at the roster of the Italians and see the clubs their palyers are linked to and compare it to ours....HUGE difference.
If you compare a 5 year old child in Trinidad and a 5 year old child in England for example, they both are run and kick the ball roughly the same way. If you compare these two players 15 years later at the age of 20 and say they both represent their country, the English player is far more technical, mentally stronger, fitter, makes better decisions...on average than the Trinidad player. Why? Something is different in each player's development during that 15 years, those players are exposed to things we're not. Until we find a way to develop our players in an enviornment where they practice and play at a high level from young, rubbing shoulders with the best, we'll never be able to compete consistiently, in our outside CONCACAF!!! We might shock a big team once in a while but if we want to be a power house, forget that!

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Football / Re: My Last Day in Egypt

« on: September 26, 2009, 01:37:11 PM »

Good stuff....I'm sure it wasn't easy for you and your wife sitting in between those Egyptian fans and much yet celebrating when we scored. I might've held my wife's hand and tell her we better sit down in the people and dem place, if I was in your shoes  Good to hear their fans were highly respectful and glad to hear you enjoyed the experience.

Bless

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Football / Re: Jake Thomson

« on: September 25, 2009, 12:31:44 PM »

This fella along with Hyland and some extent Gay is playing at a higher level than any of our other players in our current U20 squad and that was highly evident the way he played in yesterday's game. Yes I know it's only ONE game but the qualities he demonstrated in terms of composure, decision making, delivery, etc. should give him a chance on our senior squad. I know we have at least 2 more games to go in the U20 WC and he can have a bad game or even two but the amount of players who have gotten a chance on our senior team that has never given a display the way Jake did in that one game at a national level, so why not give him the chance as well? Especially when we have nothing to lose for WCQ.....are going to wait until he's 25?

BTW he's was on a list this summer as one of the top youth footballers in England and in my opinion that alone should give him a shot!

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Football / Re: Jake Thomson

« on: September 24, 2009, 08:25:21 PM »

Thompson one performance better than any of the other 12 wing back we try umpteen times excluding JJloyd.

Put him in the Costa Rica match.

He go hold he own, he could trap, pass, he have some speed... he might even be able to give Kenwyne a proper cross.

Also too he have some ball sense between he ears...and dat is what many TT players lacking.

Ent...he looked like a man amongst boys on the pitch today 

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Football / Re: A look back: Portugal 1991

« on: September 23, 2009, 11:34:27 AM »

Great memories I remembered growing up I was though Shawn Boney was a gaint...the biggest football player I've seen in Trini.

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Football / Re: U-20s touch down in Egypt today.

« on: September 21, 2009, 06:50:00 PM »

But for real E-man

Where you be finding these things.

Niceness

Wie gehts E-man. Wo hast du dieses bild gefunden. Ich habe das noch nie gesehen. Danke fur alles.

ebay some guy wants $400 for it.
Ein Kerl verlangt etwa $400 dafur - wahnsinn!

stimmt,

danke

someone selling that for $400?

buhweydemuddaassisdis

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Football / Re: Thomson: Stern convinced me to play for T&T

« on: September 15, 2009, 03:00:31 PM »

Is this a same player who was rated in the top 10 English youth players recently?

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Football / Re: what is the future outlook for t&t football

« on: September 08, 2009, 09:36:34 AM »

Who tell u we not going SA? Just give me their names and phone numbers please so ah cud cuss dem. I might be d only fool around here as far as dis topic go. But guess what, one of my idols, Mr.Obama has thought me to believe. In my opinion we have players to do it, is d attitude and effort must improve immediately. We are in a very deep hole, but we could still do it. May d man above bless TnT, all the supporters on dis forum and dis beautiful country that I live in. YES WE CAN.

Agreed we have a VERY slim chance of placing 4th and sports can be funny sometimes, just look at USA in the confederations cup. No need to throw in the towel just yet but at this stage let's put the players on the field who will go out there fight and play with some national pride! If we have to loose let USA play their hearts out and EARN that victory, no cake walk like in the first round at Nashville. It's up to us from here on, whether step on the field hang our heads and play lacadasical or we go out the with a do or die mentality at play as if our lives are on the line....which it is. If we don't, let's change our name from Warriors until we deserve that title again.

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Football / Re: Top 10 WAGs

« on: August 30, 2009, 01:31:26 PM »

If I's a man growing up could only afford doubles and as such, when I take my date out we go and buy two doubles with slight and a juice and we happy like pappy.

As time goes by, I have some money so I go and buy some KFC instead...that doh mean I doh like doubles no more, u know? It just mean that i could afford some KFC too.

Maybe I going through a phase where the KFC is the real thing after a late night as opposed to a doubles or a corn soup. I still love my doubles and corn soup but is just i could afford KFC now so why i must say no to the KFC because it from foreign?

Even if i go for a local something on the same level as the KFC(or better), like a Royal Castle, it is close up late at night when i want something, while the KFC there always happy to give me nuff breast, thigh and legs.So if is easier access for I man after a late night of partying, you mught get accustommed to the regular supply of that and doh want to fight up to get no Royal Castle. It doh mean I doh like Royal Castle tho...


  if Royal Castle extend operating hours, they go generate more business...cuz when man hungry/thirsty yuh have to work with the options available when everywhere else close.

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Football / Re: Where would Celtic & Rangers finish if they played in the EPL?

« on: August 26, 2009, 10:08:14 PM »

They would be in the top 7 considering that they play in the EPL....it will be more attractive for top players to go play with them....I wished Hyland had gone to Celtic if it's true they really wanted him, would've been a tremendous opportunity for him.

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Football / Re: Yorke could join MLS team. ?

« on: August 25, 2009, 08:14:21 PM »

Preview of what he will bring to the MLS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpR6CWjF4UM&feature=fvw