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Football / any T.V OR RADIO coverage for the USA GUA game?
« on: March 30, 2005, 06:25:22 PM »
any links radio OR T.V feeds fuh the GUA USA game or Panama Mex game?
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Football / Serious Talk from JA about 2010
« on: March 30, 2005, 06:07:13 PM »
Let us take note as we have a foot in the present , we need to have one in the future. Hear dem Loud ; we need to have some progressive thinkin now. whatever changes we make now could well serve us for the 2010 as well.
Lets stop repeating the same mistakes from each year.
Now here is what the JFF are saying:
THE ROAD TO SOUTH AFRICA 2010
The grief and disappointment that normally engulf a football mad nation after elimination from the coveted World Cup Finals is all a part of the natural order of things. The emotions being felt by Jamaica are similar to those experienced by Brazil in 1966 when Pele and company were hacked out of England, and by frenzied red-clad Trinidad & Tobago in 1989 when the US broke their bubble. The thing to do is to learn from the positives of the failed World Cup 2006 experience that will chart a successful course to South Africa 2010.
One of the good things that came out of the unsuccessful campaign is that Jamaica clearly emerged as the number three team in CONCACAF. Next World Cup campaign Jamaica will qualify for 2010 as the winner of the CONCACAF zone. The thing not to do is to have a knee-jerk reaction that panics the JFF into dismantling the senior program, and discard many competent players who have committed their international football future to Jamaica. Also, Jamaica would have done well to retain the services of the Brazilian, Sabastiao Lazaroni for the long term.
The JFF should begin the journey on the road to South Africa 2010 by replacing the entire coaching staff. There are many bright and talented coaches in Jamaica at the moment including, but not limited to Lenworth Hyde Sr., Donovan Hayles, Leebert Halliman, Neville Bell, David Hunt, Barrington Gaynor, and Glen Bailey who are having much success. Even the enigmatic Carlton "Spanner" Dennis who has led Santos' domination of KSAFA, JFF's largest Confed, deserves his moment in the sun. And, a more logical choice for Interim Technical Director was Jeffery Maxwell, the most tactically prepared coach in Jamaica.
Some technical errors were made in the 1-1 draw with the US that led to elimination from further World Cup competition. If one truly believes in divine intervention, then the arrival of Jason Euwell in time for a must win game would be regarded as a "God-send". Instead, Euwell, the most accomplished of the English acquisitions, languished on the bench for seventy minutes. Then, playing 4-4-2 in a must win situation against an experimental US team was a grave tactical error. Also, the insistence of playing Theodore Whitmore in midfield at age thirty-two when he has clearly demonstrated a lack of pace and minimal work rate in that sector was irreparable.
It is reported that the JFF lost $500 Million in revenue from the ten World Cup qualifying games that will not be played. But other revenue opportunities can be created by launching Jamaica's Road to South Africa 2010 campaign now, and inviting the best teams in the World to the Office. England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Argentina, and World champions Brazil comes to mind. The Jamaican public has shown the unrelenting desire to come to the Office to watch their beloved Reggae Boyz compete against the best in the World.
The goal now is to improve Jamaica's rank in FIFA, striving to reach the top twenty by 2010. To achieve such results, JFF must maintain the 2006 squad of players complimented by the under twenty program. National football programs are constantly evolving. The US failed to win a game in France 98, and did not score even one goal. Yet, they rebound in Japan 2002 to reach the quarterfinals. The Brazil team that won the World Cup in 1994 was together for over twelve years.
Two demerits to Red Stripe for abandoning the national football program, and giving new meaning to the term, "Wagonist", and kudos to Digicel and Supreme Ventures for staying the course. Consistent with the premise of football evolution, it seems to be Trinidad's time to take their place on the grand stage. Let the entire Caribbean support Trinidad's campaign as they supported Jamaica in France 98. And maybe Dwight Yorke will make his first appearance at the World Cup Finals. -
Lets stop repeating the same mistakes from each year.
Now here is what the JFF are saying:
THE ROAD TO SOUTH AFRICA 2010
The grief and disappointment that normally engulf a football mad nation after elimination from the coveted World Cup Finals is all a part of the natural order of things. The emotions being felt by Jamaica are similar to those experienced by Brazil in 1966 when Pele and company were hacked out of England, and by frenzied red-clad Trinidad & Tobago in 1989 when the US broke their bubble. The thing to do is to learn from the positives of the failed World Cup 2006 experience that will chart a successful course to South Africa 2010.
One of the good things that came out of the unsuccessful campaign is that Jamaica clearly emerged as the number three team in CONCACAF. Next World Cup campaign Jamaica will qualify for 2010 as the winner of the CONCACAF zone. The thing not to do is to have a knee-jerk reaction that panics the JFF into dismantling the senior program, and discard many competent players who have committed their international football future to Jamaica. Also, Jamaica would have done well to retain the services of the Brazilian, Sabastiao Lazaroni for the long term.
The JFF should begin the journey on the road to South Africa 2010 by replacing the entire coaching staff. There are many bright and talented coaches in Jamaica at the moment including, but not limited to Lenworth Hyde Sr., Donovan Hayles, Leebert Halliman, Neville Bell, David Hunt, Barrington Gaynor, and Glen Bailey who are having much success. Even the enigmatic Carlton "Spanner" Dennis who has led Santos' domination of KSAFA, JFF's largest Confed, deserves his moment in the sun. And, a more logical choice for Interim Technical Director was Jeffery Maxwell, the most tactically prepared coach in Jamaica.
Some technical errors were made in the 1-1 draw with the US that led to elimination from further World Cup competition. If one truly believes in divine intervention, then the arrival of Jason Euwell in time for a must win game would be regarded as a "God-send". Instead, Euwell, the most accomplished of the English acquisitions, languished on the bench for seventy minutes. Then, playing 4-4-2 in a must win situation against an experimental US team was a grave tactical error. Also, the insistence of playing Theodore Whitmore in midfield at age thirty-two when he has clearly demonstrated a lack of pace and minimal work rate in that sector was irreparable.
It is reported that the JFF lost $500 Million in revenue from the ten World Cup qualifying games that will not be played. But other revenue opportunities can be created by launching Jamaica's Road to South Africa 2010 campaign now, and inviting the best teams in the World to the Office. England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Argentina, and World champions Brazil comes to mind. The Jamaican public has shown the unrelenting desire to come to the Office to watch their beloved Reggae Boyz compete against the best in the World.
The goal now is to improve Jamaica's rank in FIFA, striving to reach the top twenty by 2010. To achieve such results, JFF must maintain the 2006 squad of players complimented by the under twenty program. National football programs are constantly evolving. The US failed to win a game in France 98, and did not score even one goal. Yet, they rebound in Japan 2002 to reach the quarterfinals. The Brazil team that won the World Cup in 1994 was together for over twelve years.
Two demerits to Red Stripe for abandoning the national football program, and giving new meaning to the term, "Wagonist", and kudos to Digicel and Supreme Ventures for staying the course. Consistent with the premise of football evolution, it seems to be Trinidad's time to take their place on the grand stage. Let the entire Caribbean support Trinidad's campaign as they supported Jamaica in France 98. And maybe Dwight Yorke will make his first appearance at the World Cup Finals. -
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Football / VIEW TNT CR game highlights here.
« on: March 30, 2005, 05:11:23 PM »
Game high light: this shows we had some very good chances.
http://www.teletica.com/deportes/
http://www.teletica.com/deportes/
http://www.teletica.com/deportes/
http://www.teletica.com/deportes/
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Football / THERE IS HOPE
« on: March 30, 2005, 01:52:29 PM »
England 0 - Azerbijan 0 - HT.
If this team could come back after a demoralizing 8-0 defeat, make 8 cahnges to their line up and hold England to a draw at half time, ther is hope.
This gives me a sense of hope that we too could fight back into this thing.
If this team could come back after a demoralizing 8-0 defeat, make 8 cahnges to their line up and hold England to a draw at half time, ther is hope.
This gives me a sense of hope that we too could fight back into this thing.
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Football / Black Magic: Why Africa's sons will play in WOrld Cup finals
« on: March 29, 2005, 11:43:58 PM »
Black Magic: Why Africa's Sons
Will Play the Final
By ROBERT OTANI
Nobody, not even the most optimistic football fan in Africa, expects one of the four remaining African representatives to the World Cup – Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa or Tunisia – to reach the final, let alone win it.
But one can be certain that the winning team will contain a number of players with roots in Africa.
Of course, the reigning champions, France, are a mosaic of nationalities, with most of the team being made up of players from West Africa and the Caribbean. However, this is not the only European team with a high proportion of African players. England, Denmark, Germany, Poland and Belgium all have players of African descent in their teams.
South American countries like Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay, as well as North America and the Caribbean, have had blacks in the national teams ever since the World Cup was first staged in 1930 in Uruguay, which it won as the host nation. Needless to say, many of its players were black. But black players have in the recent years "invaded" European countries that had in the past been hostile to the black race.
Portugal has the distinction of being the the first European nation to field a black player on its national side during the 1966 World Cup in England. Mozambican-born Eusebio made history, becoming the tournament's top scorer for his adopted country. Perhaps because of his African origin, Eusebio was never venerated in the same way as was Brazil's Pele, although many football historians say he was the finest soccer player the world has ever known.
England won the cup in 1966 and since then have never won it again. The closest they have come to doing so was the semi-final in Italy in 1990 against Germany. Germany were leading 3-1 with the match nearing the final whistle. In desperation, England brought on John Barnes, a black, as a substitute. From the left flank, Barnes twice lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper and cancelled the deficit to make it 3-3 tie at full time. Germany won the subsequent penalty shoot-out, but England learnt one lesson: whatever the tournament, they could only sideline blacks in the national team at their own peril.
Since then, blacks such as Ian Wright, Paul Ince, Les Ferdinand and now Emile Heskey and Sol Campbell have become a fixture in the English national team. The are no less than five blacks in the England team who are sure to be on the starting line-up. Almost the whole defence is manned by blacks – Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole.
Then there are also the rookies Darius Vassel and Trevor Sinclair. Heskey is Michael Owen's striking partner at both Liverpool and the national team.
France follows with no fewer than six blacks in the line up. The French squad includes strikers Thierry Henry, youthful Djibril Cisse and Silvain Wiltord, defenders Marcel Desailly (the captain) Lilian Thuram, David Trezeguet and midfielder Patrick Viera.
Almost all of these great sons of Africa took part in the 1998 final in which France demolished defending champions Brazil 3-0 through two headers by midfield general Zinedine Zidane and Emmanuel Petit.
Even relatively conservative European nations like Germany and Poland cannot resist the black magic. Germany has its stable Ghanaian-born Gerald Asamoah, just as Poland needed the magic of the goal-scoring machine Nigerian-born Emmanuel Olisadebe to qualify for this year's tournament.
Although most of the black players in the European sides have come from outside Africa, especially the Caribbean, all have their origins on the continent, from where their forefathers were transported as slaves.
A few of these great blacks came from Africa only the other day. Viera, arguably the best defensive midfielder in the world at the moment, migrated from Senegal. Desailly and Asamoah are from Ghana; Makelele and the Mpenza brothers – Mbo and Emile – of Belgium, are from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nearly all the great European soccer nations have at least one black player in the national team. The only exception is Italy, whose current World Cup squad is all white. But it is only a matter of time before the "black magic" finds a home in the Azzuri outfit.
A week to the kick-off, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pele, predicted that this year's cup would go to Italy, France, Italy or Argentina.
More importantly, he also said that the world would see the best of African football so far. After Senegal beat France 1-0 in the opening match and recovered from a goal to hold Denmark to a one-all draw last Thursday, it appeared this prediction was coming to pass. Cameroon too improved their chances of qualifying for the second round after squeezing a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia on the same day. The big disappointment was Nigeria, who crashed out of the cup Friday
The world is watching France, Brazil, England and Portugal. But one thing that is for sure is that on the day of the final, there will be one or more black players on the field.
Will Play the Final
By ROBERT OTANI
Nobody, not even the most optimistic football fan in Africa, expects one of the four remaining African representatives to the World Cup – Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa or Tunisia – to reach the final, let alone win it.
But one can be certain that the winning team will contain a number of players with roots in Africa.
Of course, the reigning champions, France, are a mosaic of nationalities, with most of the team being made up of players from West Africa and the Caribbean. However, this is not the only European team with a high proportion of African players. England, Denmark, Germany, Poland and Belgium all have players of African descent in their teams.
South American countries like Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay, as well as North America and the Caribbean, have had blacks in the national teams ever since the World Cup was first staged in 1930 in Uruguay, which it won as the host nation. Needless to say, many of its players were black. But black players have in the recent years "invaded" European countries that had in the past been hostile to the black race.
Portugal has the distinction of being the the first European nation to field a black player on its national side during the 1966 World Cup in England. Mozambican-born Eusebio made history, becoming the tournament's top scorer for his adopted country. Perhaps because of his African origin, Eusebio was never venerated in the same way as was Brazil's Pele, although many football historians say he was the finest soccer player the world has ever known.
England won the cup in 1966 and since then have never won it again. The closest they have come to doing so was the semi-final in Italy in 1990 against Germany. Germany were leading 3-1 with the match nearing the final whistle. In desperation, England brought on John Barnes, a black, as a substitute. From the left flank, Barnes twice lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper and cancelled the deficit to make it 3-3 tie at full time. Germany won the subsequent penalty shoot-out, but England learnt one lesson: whatever the tournament, they could only sideline blacks in the national team at their own peril.
Since then, blacks such as Ian Wright, Paul Ince, Les Ferdinand and now Emile Heskey and Sol Campbell have become a fixture in the English national team. The are no less than five blacks in the England team who are sure to be on the starting line-up. Almost the whole defence is manned by blacks – Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole.
Then there are also the rookies Darius Vassel and Trevor Sinclair. Heskey is Michael Owen's striking partner at both Liverpool and the national team.
France follows with no fewer than six blacks in the line up. The French squad includes strikers Thierry Henry, youthful Djibril Cisse and Silvain Wiltord, defenders Marcel Desailly (the captain) Lilian Thuram, David Trezeguet and midfielder Patrick Viera.
Almost all of these great sons of Africa took part in the 1998 final in which France demolished defending champions Brazil 3-0 through two headers by midfield general Zinedine Zidane and Emmanuel Petit.
Even relatively conservative European nations like Germany and Poland cannot resist the black magic. Germany has its stable Ghanaian-born Gerald Asamoah, just as Poland needed the magic of the goal-scoring machine Nigerian-born Emmanuel Olisadebe to qualify for this year's tournament.
Although most of the black players in the European sides have come from outside Africa, especially the Caribbean, all have their origins on the continent, from where their forefathers were transported as slaves.
A few of these great blacks came from Africa only the other day. Viera, arguably the best defensive midfielder in the world at the moment, migrated from Senegal. Desailly and Asamoah are from Ghana; Makelele and the Mpenza brothers – Mbo and Emile – of Belgium, are from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nearly all the great European soccer nations have at least one black player in the national team. The only exception is Italy, whose current World Cup squad is all white. But it is only a matter of time before the "black magic" finds a home in the Azzuri outfit.
A week to the kick-off, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pele, predicted that this year's cup would go to Italy, France, Italy or Argentina.
More importantly, he also said that the world would see the best of African football so far. After Senegal beat France 1-0 in the opening match and recovered from a goal to hold Denmark to a one-all draw last Thursday, it appeared this prediction was coming to pass. Cameroon too improved their chances of qualifying for the second round after squeezing a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia on the same day. The big disappointment was Nigeria, who crashed out of the cup Friday
The world is watching France, Brazil, England and Portugal. But one thing that is for sure is that on the day of the final, there will be one or more black players on the field.
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Football / PLEDGE YUH SUPPORT For TNT HERE.
« on: March 29, 2005, 04:54:48 PM »
The Trinidad & Tobago Pledge.
I solemnly pledge
To dedicate my life
To the service of my God
And my country.
I will honour
My parents, my teachers,
My leaders and my elders
And those in authority.
I will be
Clean and honest
In all my thoughts,
My words and my deeds.
I will strive
In everything I do
To work together with my fellowmen
Of every creed and race
For the greater happiness of all
And the honour and glory
Of my country.
I solemnly pledge
To dedicate my life
To the service of my God
And my country.
I will honour
My parents, my teachers,
My leaders and my elders
And those in authority.
I will be
Clean and honest
In all my thoughts,
My words and my deeds.
I will strive
In everything I do
To work together with my fellowmen
Of every creed and race
For the greater happiness of all
And the honour and glory
Of my country.
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Football / Building a team for 2010:New Warriors
« on: March 29, 2005, 02:46:00 PM »
As this WCQ looks bleak at the moment, which players should we be looking at that may hit maturity and be ready fo 2010?
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Football / On a positive Note
« on: March 28, 2005, 10:53:35 PM »
BSC, We are creatures of habit, but change is possible if you have the desire. Motivation for self-improvement stems from caring about yourself and the TEAM. You can do it if you open up to the idea of change and stay focused on the positive end result. Here are tips to affect lasting change with our football team.
Know Yourself: When people make behavioural changes without identifying their motivations, behaviours are less likely to stick. Think about what we want to change and why. Write it down in the form of an affirmation and frequently say it out aloud. Keep the whole team in at break until all men could recite it by heart.
Make a Plan: Outline incremental, achievable goals and build in rewards along the way. Everyman go get a mango and a sugar cake fuh doing the right thing. Measure your progress. "When it comes to tackling , one of the most effective methods is self-monitoring,. "Systematically observing and recording target behaviours, such as reduced opposition tendencis. strategies, helps you stay on course."
Create an environment for success: If you want to play better, rid your self of doubts, run an extra mile in training and keep healthy snacks on hand. To exercise more, make sure your workout gear is always clean and put it where you can see it. To facilitate self-monitoring, keep a journal and pens readily available.
Swap Bad for Good: Our bad habits fill a need. As you break old patterns you still need a way to meet these needs. Identify what the payoff is for the bad behaviour and find a positive way to meet it. If you party too much when you're tired or stressed out, try napping, meditating, or going for a walk instead. If you order high-calorie takeout to save time, prepare a healthy meal but use paper plates to cut down on cleanup. Or learn what you can order that won't throw you off track.
Join Forces: Numerous studies have shown that if you partner up with one or more people with similar goals, you're more likely to achieve them. Find friends on the Message Boards or at your meeting. Look for other opportunities, such as enlisting a friend for regular walks or trips to the gym.
Strategise for Relapses: If you have a plan for how to deal with failure, you'll spend less negative energy on the relapse and be able to get back on track.
What yuh think BSC; after all, anything might wuck fuh dis team. right? Because it eh seem like we have a concrete plan so why not try this? yuh may even want tuh promise de boys some good Tobago 'tun tun' from Scarbrough.
Know Yourself: When people make behavioural changes without identifying their motivations, behaviours are less likely to stick. Think about what we want to change and why. Write it down in the form of an affirmation and frequently say it out aloud. Keep the whole team in at break until all men could recite it by heart.
Make a Plan: Outline incremental, achievable goals and build in rewards along the way. Everyman go get a mango and a sugar cake fuh doing the right thing. Measure your progress. "When it comes to tackling , one of the most effective methods is self-monitoring,. "Systematically observing and recording target behaviours, such as reduced opposition tendencis. strategies, helps you stay on course."
Create an environment for success: If you want to play better, rid your self of doubts, run an extra mile in training and keep healthy snacks on hand. To exercise more, make sure your workout gear is always clean and put it where you can see it. To facilitate self-monitoring, keep a journal and pens readily available.
Swap Bad for Good: Our bad habits fill a need. As you break old patterns you still need a way to meet these needs. Identify what the payoff is for the bad behaviour and find a positive way to meet it. If you party too much when you're tired or stressed out, try napping, meditating, or going for a walk instead. If you order high-calorie takeout to save time, prepare a healthy meal but use paper plates to cut down on cleanup. Or learn what you can order that won't throw you off track.
Join Forces: Numerous studies have shown that if you partner up with one or more people with similar goals, you're more likely to achieve them. Find friends on the Message Boards or at your meeting. Look for other opportunities, such as enlisting a friend for regular walks or trips to the gym.
Strategise for Relapses: If you have a plan for how to deal with failure, you'll spend less negative energy on the relapse and be able to get back on track.
What yuh think BSC; after all, anything might wuck fuh dis team. right? Because it eh seem like we have a concrete plan so why not try this? yuh may even want tuh promise de boys some good Tobago 'tun tun' from Scarbrough.
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Football / What do u think the collective wisdom of TTF is doing now?
« on: March 28, 2005, 10:25:46 PM »
Well if you could imagine the worst humilitation of yuh football career. Tell meh what do yuh think the whole lot of them is doing today? I mean Jack, he advisors, BSC the whole technical staff:
A. They paying whapee
B. They busting mark - see they all see sh..t
c. They consulting bankers as they want to liquidate all they assets and flee TNT
D. They drowing they sorrows in a good bush party/ river lime in Valencia
F. All men just relaxing in Tobago-- NO PROBLEMS MAN
G. Trying to decide if it's Costa Rica or Barbados they playing on Wednesday
H. Deciding what time it is
I. Trying to create a contest ' NAME THAT TEAM'
J. Finding a reputable obeah man in Grande
K. each man need tuh find a deputy
L. Planning a fete match as a friendly prior to the game on Wednesday
M.Experiencing an identity crisis; are we soca warriors? Warriors? or just WORRIERS?
N. Contacting Azerbaijan for a fun match; maybe they could beat someone convincingly
A. They paying whapee
B. They busting mark - see they all see sh..t
c. They consulting bankers as they want to liquidate all they assets and flee TNT
D. They drowing they sorrows in a good bush party/ river lime in Valencia
F. All men just relaxing in Tobago-- NO PROBLEMS MAN
G. Trying to decide if it's Costa Rica or Barbados they playing on Wednesday
H. Deciding what time it is
I. Trying to create a contest ' NAME THAT TEAM'
J. Finding a reputable obeah man in Grande
K. each man need tuh find a deputy
L. Planning a fete match as a friendly prior to the game on Wednesday
M.Experiencing an identity crisis; are we soca warriors? Warriors? or just WORRIERS?
N. Contacting Azerbaijan for a fun match; maybe they could beat someone convincingly
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Football / NAME CHANGE: SAME SCORE
« on: March 27, 2005, 09:56:22 PM »
Well well well; some differance dropping the "soca" had on the team Mr .Warner!!!!
Seems like we performed better when we thinking fete gaiety and etc...... it just had a fun approach to we style of thinking.
What you think is the next solution sar? why not shorten the name now to "WAR" maybe we go think about going to war and take the game a little more seriously.
Seems like we performed better when we thinking fete gaiety and etc...... it just had a fun approach to we style of thinking.
What you think is the next solution sar? why not shorten the name now to "WAR" maybe we go think about going to war and take the game a little more seriously.
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Football / GAME UP DATES
« on: March 26, 2005, 09:01:07 PM »
Guatemala 1-0 after 17 minutes
Shaka Hislop made a real boo-boo...long range shot from well outsdie from the4 skipper ramirez and it went throuhg the 'keepers hands and squeezed betwen him and the right post and just dribbled across the line.
Really bad mistake by a keeper of this calibre....Cliff Williams said he made a faux pas...not sure if that is the right word.
Shaka Hislop made a real boo-boo...long range shot from well outsdie from the4 skipper ramirez and it went throuhg the 'keepers hands and squeezed betwen him and the right post and just dribbled across the line.
Really bad mistake by a keeper of this calibre....Cliff Williams said he made a faux pas...not sure if that is the right word.
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Football / Guatemala v Trinidad and Tobago game locations in CANADA
« on: March 26, 2005, 04:20:51 PM »
Guatemala v Trinidad and Tobago [Sat, Mar 26 at 9:00 PM E.T.]
British Columbia
Vancouver
Croatian Cultural Center
3250 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5N 4E4
(604) 879-0154
Ontario
North York
Inside The Corner Pocket
1625 Wilson Avenue
North York, Ontario
M3L 1A5
(416) 244-1984
Renna's Sports Bar
30 Beverly Hills Drive
North York, Ontario
M3L 1A1
(416) 247-7304
Toronto
AC Ranch
1220 St. Clair Avenue W.
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 1B4
(416) 654-4883
La Romana Sports Bar
1284 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 1C1
(416) 652-6292
Motivos
1042 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 1A5
(416) 652-3855
Plaza Flamingo
423 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 1T1
(416) 895-6570
Sports Palace
4100 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 2B9
(416) 803-0041
Swan Club
933 St. Claire Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M6C 1C7
(416) 742-8999
Villa Sports Bar
1384 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 1C6
(416) 654-1200
Woodbridge
La Pupusa Loca
Unit #11 - 4000 Steeles Avenue
Woodbridge, Ontario
L4L 4V9
(647) 293-6950
Quebec
Montreal
Brasserie Au Coin du Metro
10719 Lajeunesse Boulevard
Montreal, Quebec
H3L 2E7
(514) 389-4929
Champs Bar & Restaurant
3956 Boulevard St-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1Y3
(514) 987-6444
El Caballero Sports Club
7474 Rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1Y3
(514) 279-1011
British Columbia
Vancouver
Croatian Cultural Center
3250 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5N 4E4
(604) 879-0154
Ontario
North York
Inside The Corner Pocket
1625 Wilson Avenue
North York, Ontario
M3L 1A5
(416) 244-1984
Renna's Sports Bar
30 Beverly Hills Drive
North York, Ontario
M3L 1A1
(416) 247-7304
Toronto
AC Ranch
1220 St. Clair Avenue W.
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 1B4
(416) 654-4883
La Romana Sports Bar
1284 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 1C1
(416) 652-6292
Motivos
1042 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 1A5
(416) 652-3855
Plaza Flamingo
423 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 1T1
(416) 895-6570
Sports Palace
4100 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M3J 2B9
(416) 803-0041
Swan Club
933 St. Claire Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M6C 1C7
(416) 742-8999
Villa Sports Bar
1384 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 1C6
(416) 654-1200
Woodbridge
La Pupusa Loca
Unit #11 - 4000 Steeles Avenue
Woodbridge, Ontario
L4L 4V9
(647) 293-6950
Quebec
Montreal
Brasserie Au Coin du Metro
10719 Lajeunesse Boulevard
Montreal, Quebec
H3L 2E7
(514) 389-4929
Champs Bar & Restaurant
3956 Boulevard St-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1Y3
(514) 987-6444
El Caballero Sports Club
7474 Rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal, Quebec
H2W 1Y3
(514) 279-1011
613
Football / POST this in the locker room BSC
« on: March 26, 2005, 01:03:11 PM »
ARROGANCE OF THE U.S.A.
Quote Sheet: U.S. & Mexico in the Media
3/24/05 6:30 PM
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM
"0-21-1? It really doesn't mean anything to me. We really have this belief that we should have a good chance to win when we go anywhere in (North or) Central America and the Caribbean. First of all, we're better prepared than we've ever been."
Landon Donovan, describing his approach to the game this Sunday
“I once saw Cobi cough up something that looked like a brownie. It's like never smoking your whole life, then being told to smoke a pack of cigarettes and try to function normally. You get sick.”
Former national team forward Eric Wynalda, describing the air quality in Mexico City
“This is what we live to do, to play in front of 100,000 people. With the three weeks of camp that we've had and the efforts the guys have put out and the results that we've got, I think we're prepared."
Pablo Mastroeni, on the preparations for Mexico
“I think our team has the confidence they can win every time they step on the field, and that includes on Sunday in Mexico City. And I think we will step on that field Sunday trying to win. I'm not certain that there have been many U.S. teams in the past that really believed that.”
U.S. Manager Bruce Arena, on the team's confidence heading into Sunday.
If them have all the confidence them I now understand why there is none left for our team. We need to adopt this kind of thinking when we face all our opposition. PLEASE BSC instill this thinking in we boys.
I like that sense of belief and conviction that the U.S.A. brings to the table. This mental mind set is 99% of where success lies.
As part of my coaching philosophy, I always say to my teams " you need to THINK SUCCESS, TALK SUCCESS AND EXPECT SUCCESS"
Quote Sheet: U.S. & Mexico in the Media
3/24/05 6:30 PM
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM
"0-21-1? It really doesn't mean anything to me. We really have this belief that we should have a good chance to win when we go anywhere in (North or) Central America and the Caribbean. First of all, we're better prepared than we've ever been."
Landon Donovan, describing his approach to the game this Sunday
“I once saw Cobi cough up something that looked like a brownie. It's like never smoking your whole life, then being told to smoke a pack of cigarettes and try to function normally. You get sick.”
Former national team forward Eric Wynalda, describing the air quality in Mexico City
“This is what we live to do, to play in front of 100,000 people. With the three weeks of camp that we've had and the efforts the guys have put out and the results that we've got, I think we're prepared."
Pablo Mastroeni, on the preparations for Mexico
“I think our team has the confidence they can win every time they step on the field, and that includes on Sunday in Mexico City. And I think we will step on that field Sunday trying to win. I'm not certain that there have been many U.S. teams in the past that really believed that.”
U.S. Manager Bruce Arena, on the team's confidence heading into Sunday.
If them have all the confidence them I now understand why there is none left for our team. We need to adopt this kind of thinking when we face all our opposition. PLEASE BSC instill this thinking in we boys.
I like that sense of belief and conviction that the U.S.A. brings to the table. This mental mind set is 99% of where success lies.
As part of my coaching philosophy, I always say to my teams " you need to THINK SUCCESS, TALK SUCCESS AND EXPECT SUCCESS"
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Football / Free Advice to Mr. Warner and TTF: What we need to do to Win
« on: March 22, 2005, 12:51:51 AM »
I implore all Trinis and those who want to be to present ideas on what we need to do to be successful in the Gold Cup and WCQ:
We must not only rely on skill, we must control the tempo, speed and the attack of the Latin American teams.
NEXT.........
We must not only rely on skill, we must control the tempo, speed and the attack of the Latin American teams.
NEXT.........
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Football / The making of a W.C.TNT Dream Team
« on: March 20, 2005, 10:18:00 AM »
To dream is just that- a dream. In dreams like fantasies, everything could conceivably work the way we waant it to work. Therefore I dare all to dream a little. Do we have a team that could really make our dreams come true?
If we do not, then what are the essential ingredients needed to fulfill this dream?
I will start by posing the following questions:
Is the team "MATCH READY?"
Do we have the level of fitness and conditioning to keep up with the pace of the Latin Americans?
Do we have avaliable system in place to maximize the talent and strengths of the individual players?
Are we a team of individual strengths or individuals with molded into a cohesive unit?
From management to coaching to players: are we on the same page with a common purpose, commom vision and commanding presence?
Fellow Trinis lets join in prayers and chart out the dream for the team.
If we do not, then what are the essential ingredients needed to fulfill this dream?
I will start by posing the following questions:
Is the team "MATCH READY?"
Do we have the level of fitness and conditioning to keep up with the pace of the Latin Americans?
Do we have avaliable system in place to maximize the talent and strengths of the individual players?
Are we a team of individual strengths or individuals with molded into a cohesive unit?
From management to coaching to players: are we on the same page with a common purpose, commom vision and commanding presence?
Fellow Trinis lets join in prayers and chart out the dream for the team.
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Football / Gold Cup Tickets now on SALE
« on: March 17, 2005, 04:53:00 PM »
Gold Cup 2005 tickets on sale
For Immediate Release
www.CONCACAF.com
Contact: Steven Torres, CONCACAF, Media Officer
steve.torres@concacaf.net
2005 CONCACAF GOLD CUP TICKETS GO ON SALE
NEW YORK (Thursday, 17 March 2005) CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) announced that tickets for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup are available from today, at each of the seven stadiums in the six USA cities that will host the event from 6-24 July.
Ticket prices for single dates start as low as $20 in some venues for first round doubleheaders. Discounts are available for group tickets and for packages of tickets to all the match days in the same city. All tickets are subject to availability.
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Ticket Purchase Information:
Round 1 Group A
Orange Bowl (Miami) Tickets priced $20-$35 06.July Colombia Panama 19:00
Trinidad & Tobago Honduras 21:00
09.July Panama Trinidad & Tobago 19:00
Honduras Colombia 21:00
11.July Colombia Trinidad & Tobago 19:00
Honduras Panama 21:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 305 669 0101
Round 1 Group B
Qwest Field (Seattle) Tickets priced $25-$65
07.July Canada Costa Rica 17:30
Cuba USA 19:30
09.July Costa Rica Cuba 11:30
USA Canada 13:30
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 206 381 8057
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 206 622 3415
Ticketmaster: +1 206 628 0888
Gillette Stadium (Foxboro) Tickets priced $22-$40
12.July USA Costa Rica 19:00
Canada Cuba 21:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 877 GET REVS (+1 877 438 7387)
Ticketmaster: +1 617 931 2222
Round 1 Group C
Home Depot Center (Los Angeles) Tickets priced $25-$50 08.July South Africa Mexico 19:00
Guatemala Jamaica 21:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 877 3 GALAXY (+1 877 3 42 5299)
Ticketmaster: +1 213 480 3232
L.A. Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles) Tickets priced $25-$50 10.July Mexico Guatemala 12:00
Jamaica South Africa 14:00
Tickets, groups: +1 213 747 7111
Ticketmaster: +1 213 480 3232
Reliant Stadium (Houston) Tickets priced $20-50 13.July Guatemala South Africa 19:00
Mexico Jamaica 21:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 832 667 2002, ext 2
Ticketmaster: +1 713 629 3700
Quarterfinals
Gillette Stadium (Foxboro) Tickets priced $30-$60 16.July QF1: A1 B2 13:00
QF2: B1 3A or 3C 16:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 877 GET REVS (+1 877 438 7387)
Ticketmaster: +1 617 931 2222
Reliant Stadium (Houston) Tickets priced $25-55 17.July QF3: C1 3A or 3B 14:00
QF4: C2 A2 17:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 832 667 2002, ext 2
Ticketmaster: +1 713 629 3700
Seimfinals & Final
Giants Stadium (NY/NJ) Tickets priced $30-$90 21.July SF1: QF1 QF2 18:00
SF2: QF3 QF4 21:00
24. July FINAL 15:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 888 4 METROTIX (+1 888 4 63876849)
Ticketmaster(NY): +1 212 307 7171
Ticketmaster (NJ): +1 201 507 8900
Ticketmaster(Espanol): +1 212 307 4757
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup will consist of three groups of four teams for the first round with the top two from each group, along with the best two third-placed teams progressing to the quarterfinals for a total of 10 doubleheaders from 6-17 July throughout six stadiums in the USA.
Group A, which will stage all its matches at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, will have Colombia, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago.Group B, playing games in Seattle's Qwest Field before moving to the Gillette Stadium in Foxboro near Boston, includes Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba and the USA.
The final group, Group C, will see Guatemala, Jamaica, South Africa and the reigning CONCACAF Gold Cup champions Mexico. The group games are scheduled for two stadiums in the Los Angeles Area, Carson's Home Depot Center and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, before moving to Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas for the last day of first round play.
The quarterfinal matches will take place on Saturday, 16 July (two games in Foxboro), and Sunday, 17 July (two games in Houston).The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals and final is scheduled for Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Thursday, 21 July and Sunday, 24 July, respectively.
2005 CONCACAF GOLD CUP MATCH SCHEDULE
Group A Group B Group C
Honduras Costa Rica South Africa
Panama USA Guatemala
Trinidad & Tobago Canada Mexico
Colombia Cuba Jamaica
Date Match Venue Local Time Teams
FIRST ROUND
06.July 1 Orange Bowl Miami 19:00 Colombia Panama
2 Orange Bowl Miami 21:00 Trinidad & Tobago Honduras
07.July 3 Qwest Field Seattle 17:30 Canada Costa Rica
4 Qwest Field Seattle 19:30 Cuba USA
08.July 5 Home Depot Center - L.A 19:00 South Africa Mexico
6 Home Depot Center L.A 21:00 Guatemala Jamaica
09.July 7 Qwest Field Seattle 11:30 Costa Rica Cuba
8 Qwest Field Seattle 13:30 USA Canada
9 Orange Bowl Miami 19:00 Panama Trinidad & Tobago
10 Orange Bowl Miami 21:00 Honduras Colombia
10.July 11 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 12:00 Mexico Guatemala
12 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 14:00 Jamaica South Africa
11.July 13 Orange Bowl Miami 19:00 Colombia Trinidad & Tobago
14 Orange Bowl Miami 21:00 Honduras Panama
12.July 15 Gillette Stadium Foxboro 19:00 USA Costa Rica
16 Gillette Stadium Foxboro 21:00 Canada Cuba
13.July 17 Reliant Stadium Houston 19:00 Guatemala South Africa
18 Reliant Stadium Houston 21:00 Mexico Jamaica
QUARTERFINALS 16.July QF1 Gillette Stadium Foxboro 13:00 QF1: A1 B2
QF2 Gillette Stadium Foxboro 16:00 QF2: B1 3A or 3C
17.July QF3 Reliant Stadium Houston 14:00 QF3: C1 3A or 3B
QF4 Reliant Stadium Houston 17:00 QF4: C2 A2
SEMIFINALS 21.July SF1 Giants Stadium NY/NJ 18:00 SF1: QF1 QF2
SF2 Giants Stadium NY/NJ 21:00 SF2: QF3 QF4
FINAL 24.July Final Giants Stadium NY/NJ 15:00 SF1 SF2
About CONCACAF
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Fdration Internationale de Football Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. It is composed of 40 national associations, from Canada in the north to Surinam in the south.
About the CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is CONCACAFs showpiece event for mens national teams as it crowns the regional champion. The USA won the inaugural competition in 1991, defeating Honduras before 40,000 fans at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in California. Mexico then won three consecutive titles, the third in 1998 before a crowd of 91,000 in Los Angeles, before Canada won its first major international honor in more than 100 years of football history in 2000. After the USA claimed the 2002 title, Mexico returned to the top of the Confederation with their fourth crown in 2003. The 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup will take place in a record seven venues in six cities across the USA from 6 24 July.
About SUM
Founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York City, Soccer United Marketing (SUM) is the largest promoter of international soccer matches in the United States. SUM entered into a partnership in Fall 2004 with CONCACAF to design and execute operations, marketing and promotional plans for the 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
GOLD CUP HISTORY
YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP VENUES
1991 USA Honduras Los Angeles, Pasadena (USA)
1993 Mexico USA Dallas (USA); Ciudad de Mxico (Mxico)
1996 Mexico Brazil Anaheim, San Diego, Los Angeles (USA)
1998 Mexico USA Oakland, Miami, Los Angeles (USA)
2000 Canada Colombia San Diego, Miami, Los Angeles (USA)
2002 USA Costa Rica Pasadena, Miami (USA)
2003 Mexico Brazil Foxboro, Miami (USA); Ciudad de Mxico (Mxico)
For Immediate Release
www.CONCACAF.com
Contact: Steven Torres, CONCACAF, Media Officer
steve.torres@concacaf.net
2005 CONCACAF GOLD CUP TICKETS GO ON SALE
NEW YORK (Thursday, 17 March 2005) CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) announced that tickets for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup are available from today, at each of the seven stadiums in the six USA cities that will host the event from 6-24 July.
Ticket prices for single dates start as low as $20 in some venues for first round doubleheaders. Discounts are available for group tickets and for packages of tickets to all the match days in the same city. All tickets are subject to availability.
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Ticket Purchase Information:
Round 1 Group A
Orange Bowl (Miami) Tickets priced $20-$35 06.July Colombia Panama 19:00
Trinidad & Tobago Honduras 21:00
09.July Panama Trinidad & Tobago 19:00
Honduras Colombia 21:00
11.July Colombia Trinidad & Tobago 19:00
Honduras Panama 21:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 305 669 0101
Round 1 Group B
Qwest Field (Seattle) Tickets priced $25-$65
07.July Canada Costa Rica 17:30
Cuba USA 19:30
09.July Costa Rica Cuba 11:30
USA Canada 13:30
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 206 381 8057
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 206 622 3415
Ticketmaster: +1 206 628 0888
Gillette Stadium (Foxboro) Tickets priced $22-$40
12.July USA Costa Rica 19:00
Canada Cuba 21:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 877 GET REVS (+1 877 438 7387)
Ticketmaster: +1 617 931 2222
Round 1 Group C
Home Depot Center (Los Angeles) Tickets priced $25-$50 08.July South Africa Mexico 19:00
Guatemala Jamaica 21:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 877 3 GALAXY (+1 877 3 42 5299)
Ticketmaster: +1 213 480 3232
L.A. Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles) Tickets priced $25-$50 10.July Mexico Guatemala 12:00
Jamaica South Africa 14:00
Tickets, groups: +1 213 747 7111
Ticketmaster: +1 213 480 3232
Reliant Stadium (Houston) Tickets priced $20-50 13.July Guatemala South Africa 19:00
Mexico Jamaica 21:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 832 667 2002, ext 2
Ticketmaster: +1 713 629 3700
Quarterfinals
Gillette Stadium (Foxboro) Tickets priced $30-$60 16.July QF1: A1 B2 13:00
QF2: B1 3A or 3C 16:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 877 GET REVS (+1 877 438 7387)
Ticketmaster: +1 617 931 2222
Reliant Stadium (Houston) Tickets priced $25-55 17.July QF3: C1 3A or 3B 14:00
QF4: C2 A2 17:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 832 667 2002, ext 2
Ticketmaster: +1 713 629 3700
Seimfinals & Final
Giants Stadium (NY/NJ) Tickets priced $30-$90 21.July SF1: QF1 QF2 18:00
SF2: QF3 QF4 21:00
24. July FINAL 15:00
Tickets, packages, groups: +1 888 4 METROTIX (+1 888 4 63876849)
Ticketmaster(NY): +1 212 307 7171
Ticketmaster (NJ): +1 201 507 8900
Ticketmaster(Espanol): +1 212 307 4757
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup will consist of three groups of four teams for the first round with the top two from each group, along with the best two third-placed teams progressing to the quarterfinals for a total of 10 doubleheaders from 6-17 July throughout six stadiums in the USA.
Group A, which will stage all its matches at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, will have Colombia, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago.Group B, playing games in Seattle's Qwest Field before moving to the Gillette Stadium in Foxboro near Boston, includes Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba and the USA.
The final group, Group C, will see Guatemala, Jamaica, South Africa and the reigning CONCACAF Gold Cup champions Mexico. The group games are scheduled for two stadiums in the Los Angeles Area, Carson's Home Depot Center and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, before moving to Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas for the last day of first round play.
The quarterfinal matches will take place on Saturday, 16 July (two games in Foxboro), and Sunday, 17 July (two games in Houston).The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals and final is scheduled for Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Thursday, 21 July and Sunday, 24 July, respectively.
2005 CONCACAF GOLD CUP MATCH SCHEDULE
Group A Group B Group C
Honduras Costa Rica South Africa
Panama USA Guatemala
Trinidad & Tobago Canada Mexico
Colombia Cuba Jamaica
Date Match Venue Local Time Teams
FIRST ROUND
06.July 1 Orange Bowl Miami 19:00 Colombia Panama
2 Orange Bowl Miami 21:00 Trinidad & Tobago Honduras
07.July 3 Qwest Field Seattle 17:30 Canada Costa Rica
4 Qwest Field Seattle 19:30 Cuba USA
08.July 5 Home Depot Center - L.A 19:00 South Africa Mexico
6 Home Depot Center L.A 21:00 Guatemala Jamaica
09.July 7 Qwest Field Seattle 11:30 Costa Rica Cuba
8 Qwest Field Seattle 13:30 USA Canada
9 Orange Bowl Miami 19:00 Panama Trinidad & Tobago
10 Orange Bowl Miami 21:00 Honduras Colombia
10.July 11 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 12:00 Mexico Guatemala
12 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 14:00 Jamaica South Africa
11.July 13 Orange Bowl Miami 19:00 Colombia Trinidad & Tobago
14 Orange Bowl Miami 21:00 Honduras Panama
12.July 15 Gillette Stadium Foxboro 19:00 USA Costa Rica
16 Gillette Stadium Foxboro 21:00 Canada Cuba
13.July 17 Reliant Stadium Houston 19:00 Guatemala South Africa
18 Reliant Stadium Houston 21:00 Mexico Jamaica
QUARTERFINALS 16.July QF1 Gillette Stadium Foxboro 13:00 QF1: A1 B2
QF2 Gillette Stadium Foxboro 16:00 QF2: B1 3A or 3C
17.July QF3 Reliant Stadium Houston 14:00 QF3: C1 3A or 3B
QF4 Reliant Stadium Houston 17:00 QF4: C2 A2
SEMIFINALS 21.July SF1 Giants Stadium NY/NJ 18:00 SF1: QF1 QF2
SF2 Giants Stadium NY/NJ 21:00 SF2: QF3 QF4
FINAL 24.July Final Giants Stadium NY/NJ 15:00 SF1 SF2
About CONCACAF
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Fdration Internationale de Football Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. It is composed of 40 national associations, from Canada in the north to Surinam in the south.
About the CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is CONCACAFs showpiece event for mens national teams as it crowns the regional champion. The USA won the inaugural competition in 1991, defeating Honduras before 40,000 fans at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in California. Mexico then won three consecutive titles, the third in 1998 before a crowd of 91,000 in Los Angeles, before Canada won its first major international honor in more than 100 years of football history in 2000. After the USA claimed the 2002 title, Mexico returned to the top of the Confederation with their fourth crown in 2003. The 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup will take place in a record seven venues in six cities across the USA from 6 24 July.
About SUM
Founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York City, Soccer United Marketing (SUM) is the largest promoter of international soccer matches in the United States. SUM entered into a partnership in Fall 2004 with CONCACAF to design and execute operations, marketing and promotional plans for the 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
GOLD CUP HISTORY
YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP VENUES
1991 USA Honduras Los Angeles, Pasadena (USA)
1993 Mexico USA Dallas (USA); Ciudad de Mxico (Mxico)
1996 Mexico Brazil Anaheim, San Diego, Los Angeles (USA)
1998 Mexico USA Oakland, Miami, Los Angeles (USA)
2000 Canada Colombia San Diego, Miami, Los Angeles (USA)
2002 USA Costa Rica Pasadena, Miami (USA)
2003 Mexico Brazil Foxboro, Miami (USA); Ciudad de Mxico (Mxico)
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Football / What about a: CARIBBEAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE?
« on: March 17, 2005, 12:11:05 PM »
As Caribbean nations we need to develop a sense of passion, pride, and self esteem about our perchance for football. We have the talent, we have the facilities and we have the knowledge. So why do we always have to rely on foreign coaches, and techniques to elevate our level and to bring a sense of salvation to our game?
I say we spend more time elevating the status, training and the economics for our players. We should look at forming a Caribbean Professional Football League (C.P.F.L.) Let's develop some regional rivalry and expand the skill base in our respective nations within the region.
I say we spend more time elevating the status, training and the economics for our players. We should look at forming a Caribbean Professional Football League (C.P.F.L.) Let's develop some regional rivalry and expand the skill base in our respective nations within the region.
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Football / Do we have a Football culture
« on: March 17, 2005, 10:09:36 AM »
I read on another island's forum aquestion pertaing to football culture. To question the legitamacy of our football culture is a bit erroneous. In deed we do have a footballculture as Brazil has one and England has one. Does it look the same ? That is the question.
If you were to examine the residual remnants of our colonial past, it would suffice to say that a culture of football is endimic to us as cricket.
To say we have an approach to it that is different from the U.S.A. would be more appropoe.
As West Indians, we do have a proclivity and perchant for approaching certain activities in particular ways. Sometimes we are successful and sometimes we are not. It is the same with the U.S. They do not always dominate on the world athletic scene.
Approaches to training , facilities and economics are just some factors. Motivation, talent, abilities and a range of variables also influence outcomes.
I do beleiev that if we can field a regional Cricket team to compete internationally, why do we not consider a regional football team? and Olympic Athletic team?
If you were to examine the residual remnants of our colonial past, it would suffice to say that a culture of football is endimic to us as cricket.
To say we have an approach to it that is different from the U.S.A. would be more appropoe.
As West Indians, we do have a proclivity and perchant for approaching certain activities in particular ways. Sometimes we are successful and sometimes we are not. It is the same with the U.S. They do not always dominate on the world athletic scene.
Approaches to training , facilities and economics are just some factors. Motivation, talent, abilities and a range of variables also influence outcomes.
I do beleiev that if we can field a regional Cricket team to compete internationally, why do we not consider a regional football team? and Olympic Athletic team?
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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Hollywood and the black & white issue
« on: March 17, 2005, 09:49:13 AM »
Smith and Diaz ban
It infuriates me to read such about such outlandish attitudes as projected by Hollywood. Yet there seems to be no problem portraying white men in intimate encounters with black females. (BodyGuard- I will not pay to see that show).
Yet the "gatekeepers" are not as receptive to put black males in intimate scenes with white women of distinction.
Smith and Diaz kissing ban
(BANG) - Will Smith claims he was banned from kissing Cameron Diaz on screen because of American racism.
The actor said Hollywood panders to the nation's problem of seeing a black man and white woman getting intimate and stopped the co-stars kissing in new movie 'Hitch'.
To avoid controversy, Smith says he smooched Latin beauty Eva Mendes instead.
The 36-year-old 'Men in Black' star is quoted by Britain's Daily Mirror as saying: "How are you not going to consider Cameron Diaz? But Hollywood is nervous about a black man kissing a white woman on screen.
"In the US, it's still a racial issue. Ironically, Hollywood is happy to do it if the film is about racism. But otherwise they simply won't do it and ignore it."
Meanwhile, Will has confessed he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith have marriage counselling to keep their relationship on track.
The star says one of their first ever dates was an appointment with a psychoanalyst after being inspired by the self-help book 'Women Who Run With Wolves' by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
He said: "We wanted to start this off right, with someone to tell us what we were doing."
It infuriates me to read such about such outlandish attitudes as projected by Hollywood. Yet there seems to be no problem portraying white men in intimate encounters with black females. (BodyGuard- I will not pay to see that show).
Yet the "gatekeepers" are not as receptive to put black males in intimate scenes with white women of distinction.
Smith and Diaz kissing ban
(BANG) - Will Smith claims he was banned from kissing Cameron Diaz on screen because of American racism.
The actor said Hollywood panders to the nation's problem of seeing a black man and white woman getting intimate and stopped the co-stars kissing in new movie 'Hitch'.
To avoid controversy, Smith says he smooched Latin beauty Eva Mendes instead.
The 36-year-old 'Men in Black' star is quoted by Britain's Daily Mirror as saying: "How are you not going to consider Cameron Diaz? But Hollywood is nervous about a black man kissing a white woman on screen.
"In the US, it's still a racial issue. Ironically, Hollywood is happy to do it if the film is about racism. But otherwise they simply won't do it and ignore it."
Meanwhile, Will has confessed he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith have marriage counselling to keep their relationship on track.
The star says one of their first ever dates was an appointment with a psychoanalyst after being inspired by the self-help book 'Women Who Run With Wolves' by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
He said: "We wanted to start this off right, with someone to tell us what we were doing."
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Football / Scouting the U.S WCQ sessions
« on: March 16, 2005, 06:45:02 PM »
Looking to Peak
U.S. MNT Continue Training in Colorado
Air
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (March 14, 2005) - After an impressive 3-0 victory over Colombia, the U.S. Men's National Team moved operations to the elevation of Colorado Springs, returning to work Monday after having Sunday off and two days of training already under their belt. Working amidst the majestic presence of Pike's Peak (click here for a photo gallery), the group continues the process of acclimatization. Their first real test will come March 19 in Albuquerque, when the U.S. hosts Honduras at University Stadium. Kickoff for the match is set for 2 p.m. MT, and the match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and HDNet. Fans can also follow the match live on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics. For ticket info, click here.
The Albuquerque match will serve as a final tune-up before two tough World Cup qualifiers in a matter of four days. The U.S. will travel south to face Mexico at Estadio Azteca on March 27 live on ESPN2 and Telemundo at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT, then head back to the States to host Guatemala on March 30 live on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala.
U.S. MNT Continue Training in Colorado
Air
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (March 14, 2005) - After an impressive 3-0 victory over Colombia, the U.S. Men's National Team moved operations to the elevation of Colorado Springs, returning to work Monday after having Sunday off and two days of training already under their belt. Working amidst the majestic presence of Pike's Peak (click here for a photo gallery), the group continues the process of acclimatization. Their first real test will come March 19 in Albuquerque, when the U.S. hosts Honduras at University Stadium. Kickoff for the match is set for 2 p.m. MT, and the match will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and HDNet. Fans can also follow the match live on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics. For ticket info, click here.
The Albuquerque match will serve as a final tune-up before two tough World Cup qualifiers in a matter of four days. The U.S. will travel south to face Mexico at Estadio Azteca on March 27 live on ESPN2 and Telemundo at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT, then head back to the States to host Guatemala on March 30 live on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala.
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Football / Defensive Help & Scorer
« on: March 14, 2005, 06:03:12 PM »
With the recent rash of injuries, why is Dennis Lawrence not summoned? Is he out of sorts with the present coach? What about Ian Cox?
What about Jason Scotland?
What about Jason Scotland?
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Football / Feasibility study of the supportive structures for our athletes
« on: March 13, 2005, 01:52:30 PM »
Constant blaming our success or lack thereof of the team's performance on the ineptitute leadership is a bit fallacious. The leaders are not the ones playing or performing. Again the decision are not all on one-- the coach: we do have a Technical advisor and other so called experienced fellows supporting a coach's decision. It is true that the call for decision making about the game preparation, team line up and strategies is upon the coach, but is there not room for consultation and advising prior to and after a game?
Let's examine our systems, our preparation, our proclivity for relying on foreign trained professionals to just create team chemistry on short notice. Let's examine how we mentally prepapre our athletes to perform. Do we have the scales of economy to support training programs which calls for a rigor and exposure to top class competitions?
We are producing athletes who are attractive on the world stage so at the grass roots level some development is happening to nurture that talent.
What is the climate like in our land to support our atlethes mentally? emotionally? physically? how does our national psyche translates to the way we approach our sporting endeavours?
To do a complete assessment on the social fabric and the athletic fabric of our programs may yield some answers as to what we believe we can accomplish. If we have a professional league, yet we have a coach/leader not putting enough faith in these local players, then what is the purpose of calling it a professioanl organization?
Let's examine our systems, our preparation, our proclivity for relying on foreign trained professionals to just create team chemistry on short notice. Let's examine how we mentally prepapre our athletes to perform. Do we have the scales of economy to support training programs which calls for a rigor and exposure to top class competitions?
We are producing athletes who are attractive on the world stage so at the grass roots level some development is happening to nurture that talent.
What is the climate like in our land to support our atlethes mentally? emotionally? physically? how does our national psyche translates to the way we approach our sporting endeavours?
To do a complete assessment on the social fabric and the athletic fabric of our programs may yield some answers as to what we believe we can accomplish. If we have a professional league, yet we have a coach/leader not putting enough faith in these local players, then what is the purpose of calling it a professioanl organization?
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Football / AnyOne for Miami GOLD CUP FEVER?
« on: March 06, 2005, 11:49:22 AM »
I am trying to see if we could organize a TRINI POSSE for Miami Gold Cup games. If we have enough interest maybe we could look for : flight packages/ accomodation packages and game. Leh we start the move fuh the GOLD CUP FEVER.
State you point of departure.: ALBERTA CANADA
State you point of departure.: ALBERTA CANADA
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Football / Nicer Brighter more Trini colors
« on: March 05, 2005, 09:09:30 PM »
Good ah seeing changes alraedy.Keep up the tweeking folks. Yuh doing ah great job.Kepe de site clean and FREE; doh do like HOMEVIEW and TRINI.com and then start getting people excited abut coverages; then they turn around and charging fuh everything. When thos esite were first lunch everything was FREE them oh gosh is a two cents here and there!!!!
The marketing ploy is a clever one; Hook the customers. create ademand the CHRAGE The arse outa them!!!!! Why we cah have a site bringing live SOCCER COVERAGE? Tell meh nah when the NET transmissions are there?
Ah know we trinis we always have an angle.
The marketing ploy is a clever one; Hook the customers. create ademand the CHRAGE The arse outa them!!!!! Why we cah have a site bringing live SOCCER COVERAGE? Tell meh nah when the NET transmissions are there?
Ah know we trinis we always have an angle.
625
Football / Tallman S.O.S Florida Lime I July
« on: March 05, 2005, 08:31:49 PM »
First compliments to avery clean and professional site/forum. It is gratifying to have aforum for everyone to express opinions and ideas regarding our football team.
Suffice to say, despite some 'knee jerk'' reactions, most fans would like to see the best for the team.
Tallman, I am surmising that you are in Miami Florida?
Why not begin organizing a lime/ hotels/ accomodations for bus loads of trin fans around the globe to come supprt the team in Florida? Could you pool soem places to offer discounts/ family packages?
I would like ot bring my family down from Canada for a week to take in the games. Maybe soem ticket prices. Leh we begin to organize aTrini Posse section lime now. The them of the posse is "WE GO MAKE MAS FUH GOLD'
Possibilities?
Suffice to say, despite some 'knee jerk'' reactions, most fans would like to see the best for the team.
Tallman, I am surmising that you are in Miami Florida?
Why not begin organizing a lime/ hotels/ accomodations for bus loads of trin fans around the globe to come supprt the team in Florida? Could you pool soem places to offer discounts/ family packages?
I would like ot bring my family down from Canada for a week to take in the games. Maybe soem ticket prices. Leh we begin to organize aTrini Posse section lime now. The them of the posse is "WE GO MAKE MAS FUH GOLD'
Possibilities?
626
Football / Ode to Latas
« on: March 05, 2005, 05:37:39 PM »
Oh great Lata
What is the matter
Yuh doh have ta
If yuh no watta
Play balla
yuh no gotta
go on with yuh matter
ah go catch yuh lata
What is the matter
Yuh doh have ta
If yuh no watta
Play balla
yuh no gotta
go on with yuh matter
ah go catch yuh lata
627
Football / Canada's choice of coach
« on: March 05, 2005, 02:26:26 PM »
Canada's coach is local; never coached in any big leagues; mind you Canada is not even in WCQ either. If this so call rich nation can groom alocal who are we do deny our local coah an opportunity?
The year 2004 began with a new head coach at the helm in former Canadian international defender Frank Yallop, who was hired on December 16, 2003.[/b] Yallop's first order of business was to hold a North American based training camp in Ft. Lauderdale in January. He followed that up with a 1-0 debut win over Barbados in Bridgetown with veteran Carlo Corazzin netting the game's only goal. The team continued with a 1-0 defeat to Wales on May 30 in Wrexham, Wales before beginning World Cup Qualifying with two 4-0 wins against Belize in Kingston, Ontario. Canada was eventually eliminated from the World Cup after placing fourth in their group in the semi-final round.
The year 2004 began with a new head coach at the helm in former Canadian international defender Frank Yallop, who was hired on December 16, 2003.[/b] Yallop's first order of business was to hold a North American based training camp in Ft. Lauderdale in January. He followed that up with a 1-0 debut win over Barbados in Bridgetown with veteran Carlo Corazzin netting the game's only goal. The team continued with a 1-0 defeat to Wales on May 30 in Wrexham, Wales before beginning World Cup Qualifying with two 4-0 wins against Belize in Kingston, Ontario. Canada was eventually eliminated from the World Cup after placing fourth in their group in the semi-final round.
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Football / Time for a change of Paradigms
« on: March 05, 2005, 01:54:44 PM »
Well I think it is about time we begin shredding the remants of "colonial" precepts. We as a regional entity should begin to put in place contextual principles which are applicable to our region.
These principles must cover a wide spectrum to inclue: Education, Economics, Political, Social, Athletics, and Judicary systems of governence.
To rely on the British system as the set pattern is antiquated and gives too much credance to the residual remnants of the colonial masters and Eurocentric systems. Even in sports, we follow too much of the British games and hold them up as icons of what the game ought to be about. We need to create our level of game to a point that it cn be on par with the world and it must have aflair and brand of soccer that is unprecedent comparable to when Brazil unleashed Pele to the world.
We have to decide by examining different systems of thinking as to which would best suit our regional needs. Maybe by examining world wide models we could forge a Caribbean system that would be applicable to the needs of the citizens in our region.
These principles must cover a wide spectrum to inclue: Education, Economics, Political, Social, Athletics, and Judicary systems of governence.
To rely on the British system as the set pattern is antiquated and gives too much credance to the residual remnants of the colonial masters and Eurocentric systems. Even in sports, we follow too much of the British games and hold them up as icons of what the game ought to be about. We need to create our level of game to a point that it cn be on par with the world and it must have aflair and brand of soccer that is unprecedent comparable to when Brazil unleashed Pele to the world.
We have to decide by examining different systems of thinking as to which would best suit our regional needs. Maybe by examining world wide models we could forge a Caribbean system that would be applicable to the needs of the citizens in our region.
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Football / Local coach vs foreign coach.
« on: March 05, 2005, 01:42:03 PM »
Is this a fact?
Our local coaches cannot compete consistently against any successful coach that comes from a country with a professional league. There may be an exception here or there, but basically I haven't really seen a coach come out of a third world country/ no professional league country and compete consistently against even the mediocre of the foriegn professional coaches. Bottom line on this is when a coach has a certain level of accountability for winning and losing and it impacts not only his bottom line but the existence of the club then this cauldron of competition produces a superior coach.
The coach at Joe Public or Harbor View may all be great guys with great football knowledge but they are still playing in a puppy league,. I believe it is imperative that the best young coaches from Trinidad and Ja have to go out and get some experience in say even a Mexican league, English 1st division, MLS and be successful at the helm for a period of time, then theese guys can qualify to coach a national team.
The same is true for our ballas, every yardman (Jakan) believes that for every UB40 on the team, that the local bred players are superior, not even the actual performnace on the field ever changes that perception, we see time and again that the main force in Jamaica wins are the foreign based players who bring a whole different attitude to ball,m it is not about no star, as Ja has no star balla, I haven't seen one yet, but what I have seen are good players who know thier role and fit into the system well. We in Ja still have yet to see a player of the quality of Yorke and what he has done on a club level.
This is why it does burn me and others on this board that we failed to make the hex as this was our best side, the most professional and the best orgainzed side with a superior coach who taught them consistently about keeping the shape of the defence and a style of play that made them very competitive, and its importance in defending and letting the opposing team do the work to win the game vs giving the game away via mistakes which Trinidad seems to do so often, I just cannot understand how Trin gives up so many home goals vs US and Mexico, it must be a lack of discipline and organization overall. The main reason the Jakan team won the Digi cup in my mind was the application of what Laza was preaching and Downwell has taken up from the defensive end and the inclusion of the MLS players on the side, without that we would have probably lost every game in my opinion and in truth we really didn't win convincingly from all the reports.
That is why I think it is critical that Ja field their best side at the Gold cup and we continue to develop the style and form of play which we developed prior to the Hex, it is probably the most crucial thing to get the continuity from the Laza era, the team must do it's best and the style must be established now with this team and continued to the next Gold Cup in 2007, if we can do that then we can filter in the youth movement 2006-2008 and carve out our place in the 2010 Cup.
Forward
Our local coaches cannot compete consistently against any successful coach that comes from a country with a professional league. There may be an exception here or there, but basically I haven't really seen a coach come out of a third world country/ no professional league country and compete consistently against even the mediocre of the foriegn professional coaches. Bottom line on this is when a coach has a certain level of accountability for winning and losing and it impacts not only his bottom line but the existence of the club then this cauldron of competition produces a superior coach.
The coach at Joe Public or Harbor View may all be great guys with great football knowledge but they are still playing in a puppy league,. I believe it is imperative that the best young coaches from Trinidad and Ja have to go out and get some experience in say even a Mexican league, English 1st division, MLS and be successful at the helm for a period of time, then theese guys can qualify to coach a national team.
The same is true for our ballas, every yardman (Jakan) believes that for every UB40 on the team, that the local bred players are superior, not even the actual performnace on the field ever changes that perception, we see time and again that the main force in Jamaica wins are the foreign based players who bring a whole different attitude to ball,m it is not about no star, as Ja has no star balla, I haven't seen one yet, but what I have seen are good players who know thier role and fit into the system well. We in Ja still have yet to see a player of the quality of Yorke and what he has done on a club level.
This is why it does burn me and others on this board that we failed to make the hex as this was our best side, the most professional and the best orgainzed side with a superior coach who taught them consistently about keeping the shape of the defence and a style of play that made them very competitive, and its importance in defending and letting the opposing team do the work to win the game vs giving the game away via mistakes which Trinidad seems to do so often, I just cannot understand how Trin gives up so many home goals vs US and Mexico, it must be a lack of discipline and organization overall. The main reason the Jakan team won the Digi cup in my mind was the application of what Laza was preaching and Downwell has taken up from the defensive end and the inclusion of the MLS players on the side, without that we would have probably lost every game in my opinion and in truth we really didn't win convincingly from all the reports.
That is why I think it is critical that Ja field their best side at the Gold cup and we continue to develop the style and form of play which we developed prior to the Hex, it is probably the most crucial thing to get the continuity from the Laza era, the team must do it's best and the style must be established now with this team and continued to the next Gold Cup in 2007, if we can do that then we can filter in the youth movement 2006-2008 and carve out our place in the 2010 Cup.
Forward
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Football / Reggae Boyz forum
« on: March 05, 2005, 01:39:57 PM »
http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/jdforum/default.aspx?forum=1
Th J.A. forum site is interactive ; allows one to post pictures and to setup titles etc. Could this new forum site allow for the same features as the reggaeboyze site?
Th J.A. forum site is interactive ; allows one to post pictures and to setup titles etc. Could this new forum site allow for the same features as the reggaeboyze site?