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Football / Re: Pick the NEW TnT Captain

« on: March 15, 2017, 05:53:57 AM »

Once KJ is selected , he is the Captain. This is Trinidad & Tobago change hard to come by.
 I would go Jan Williams.

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Football / Re: Thread for T&T vs Barbados Game (10-Mar-2017)

« on: March 10, 2017, 11:52:09 AM »

I expect 2goals minimum without conceding. This game is to look at style of play and how well Dennis has the Defence playing. I hope they break the bad habit of ball watching and leaving men unmarked.
 I guess the Coach will have an interest in Cummings, Paul , De Silva and Hashim. Some one should tell the hopefuls that Opportunity comes knocking once , so that they can give it their all at this game.

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Football / Re: Thread for T&T vs Barbados Game (10-Mar-2017)

« on: March 07, 2017, 05:12:38 AM »

Let us look at the positive. We will see what style of football Lawrence will bring to the table and who on this B team will be on the bench when the foreign players arrive for the big dance in march. I have this hunch that we will see an Everton style of football a la Martinez.

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Football / Re: RIP Weary (Joann Charles)

« on: March 03, 2017, 07:38:08 AM »

To Know , to Love and then to part is a sad state of many a human heart. When Touches called me and said Weary  has gone to higher service at such a young age , I wondered what was her illness. Having read this site about her illness, all I can say is she has gone to a place where there is no more sorrow and no more pain. She was truly a large part of this Soca warriors family and she kept us all honest.
 I remember her post of third World as being derogatory. To be absent in the body is to be present with the lord. May she rest in Peace and rise in Glory.

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Football / Re: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in South Korea

« on: February 11, 2017, 08:13:11 AM »

Let us hope Morgan was selected on ability and that he impressed the Coach rather than coming from a big name club. My concern is about Unity in the camp . We need everyone on the same page fighting for their spot. I know some will argue playing at a higher level and exposure and the likes- But is what happens in training and Commitment.

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Football / Re: Dennis Lawrence Thread

« on: January 23, 2017, 09:04:47 PM »

DJW mindset is- What you the Forumites think of me is none of my business.

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Football / Re: Dennis Lawrence might be T&T coach soon.

« on: January 21, 2017, 07:02:43 AM »

Watch it Sjahrain  with your comparisons. If the priest could play then who is DJW.
 Terribly out of Context . It is like comparing Apples and Oranges. DJW is in a league all by himself . He reminds me of Trump. Same personality type.

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Football / Re: Kelvin Jack ponders TTFA presidency.

« on: January 20, 2017, 06:31:12 AM »

Sorry Jack, Too little too late. He was just appointed to a FIFA committee , lots of travel and rubbing shoulders with Big wigs , like Mr Warner . Do you really believe that he would give up those perks,
 Thank you for trying and thank you for your passion about our Team . If the new coach could instill that passion , I am sure the results would be an improvement on what we have had lately.

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Football / Re: Charles-Fevrier hesitant about T&T job

« on: January 12, 2017, 12:40:11 PM »

I have the greatest of respect for Alvin Henderson. So I am at a loss to understand how he can remain on a team that has no testicular fortitude. I just cant fathom it. It cant be about the money, nor trips abroad . Somebody- Please. Whatever happened to Integrity with T&T. I guess anything goes and to add insult to injury , I see Jack Warner has become vocal once more and asking for the President's resignation. 2017 that Calypso is still relevant" Who is going to Guard the Guards"

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Football / Re: The Fire Tom Saintfiet Thread

« on: January 11, 2017, 12:07:45 PM »

Boat Cruise Jammers will be happy with Latas as a coach. He will join them on the boat lime and then they will run for 60 minutes and the Coach will say lack of Fitness was responsible for the late goals.
 Latas will bring his friend Dwight to help him out with , the necessary addition of liming after each session. In all fairness to  Saintfiet , he never stood a chance with this C team that others picked for him.

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Football / Re: T&T go down in opening Gold Cup playoff.

« on: January 06, 2017, 06:49:50 AM »

We are a classic case of what is known as the Dilbert Principle, the author of this principle had T&T  football in mind. Just look at what has been happening , we keep recycling the same ole- same - ole and then we bring back some tired legs in Glen and Edwards . Latapy may have been a better option. Unless we get the right driver to drive the bus and ask some folks to get off the bus , we will continue to be a one time wonder for a world cup place. :banginghead

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Football / Re: Time to convert back Cyrus into a striker.

« on: January 02, 2017, 07:41:32 AM »

The latest is that he has been converted to Boat jammers striker, not on the National Team but somewhere in Carenage.

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Football / Re: Saintfiet names 20 man Gold Cup Squad

« on: January 02, 2017, 07:38:33 AM »

Saintfiet consistent and demands discipline. No individual is bigger than the team. Give this coach some credit , he is up front with his disciplinary demands and it augurs well for the future. A. B. Trini is spot on in his contribution.

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Football / Re: Thread for T&T vs Nicaragua Games (27 & 30 -Dec-2016)

« on: December 31, 2016, 01:07:01 AM »

it is 201 am- Just got home. A win is a win and it builds confidence. Congrats to the coach and the team.
  This is a positive start and it breeds confidence for the Way Forward. so let us accentuate the positive but positive vibes as we move forward. let us look at our past score line against Nicaragua .
This win has to be a cause for celebration. Well done B team- for this is not our A team
 

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Football / Re: T&T football fans bacchanal Thread.

« on: December 21, 2016, 06:46:45 AM »

Thank you Gentlemen for your passion. It is Christmas time and we will bury the hatchet and think of Peace and Light and just as the birth of a baby brings great joy and Hope. Let us HOPE that the new Coach will bring some light to our footballing darkness. We all loved Hart but forgetting what lies behind and pressing forward to what lies ahead with Positive energy and best wishes to our Team.
 Merry Christmas to my Forum family. We must learn to agree to disagree but in a civil manner.

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Football / Re: "Third World" is a derogatory term - Do you know this SANTHIEF?

« on: December 16, 2016, 05:42:12 AM »

Keep them honest- Controversial . It is like calling African- Americans- You People.

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Football / Re: Thread for T&T vs Nicaragua Games (27 & 30 -Dec-2016)

« on: December 10, 2016, 09:32:06 AM »

Well this is good news for the New Coach and local players to step up to the plate. Congrats to the Federation for organizing this match. Nicaragua is a decent sweat. Let us hope the players  don't  get home sick . Christmas and Carnival are not good times for T&T ballers.

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Football / Re: Jamaal Shabazz Thread

« on: December 10, 2016, 09:26:25 AM »

A prescription for confusion . With Issa and now Jamal. It begs the Question what is the job description. An do we have the money to pay these two folks. Oh well , why are we surprised . Anything goes with our Federation.

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Football / Re: Expressing Thanks to Hart

« on: December 06, 2016, 09:27:16 PM »

Excellent tread and I hope that we get a lot of responses. For what it is worth , he had us playing some good ball , we were competitive and we showed that we can compete with the best in CONCACAF . The two meetings with Mexico and the drawn game with the USA  opened people eyes that we are no walk over. I heard that he had lost the dressing room hence the results in the latter stage and coaches are judged by results. But thanks are in order for what he had done and the belief in the team and the fans.

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Football / Re: TTFA set to appoint obscure Belgian; ex-Bangladesh coach

« on: December 06, 2016, 09:20:30 PM »

I hear they are about to hire a Piper Coach to lead us to Russia.
 Did some one forget to take their meds. If what I am reading is true about this man's CV and tract record , we need to protest and trouble the waters and boycott and lobby players to refuse this shameful appointment. Friends not to decide is in truth to decide  and the evil in this world is when good knowledgeable men in this Forum remain silent in the face of injustice . those who sit on the fence in this modern world would get electrocuted. Listen I have prayed too hard and for too long to have a few men destroy not only my national team but my country. Because the only thing that unites us at the moment is our Football team and Hart showed us some light amidst the darkness.

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Football / Re: TTFA News Thread.

« on: December 06, 2016, 07:04:40 AM »

I boast that we get the information about T&T football here on this Forum before anyone else.
 So give me the good news before Wednesday. Step up to the plate- Flex, Palos, Tallman

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Football / Re: Hart will always be my first choice, but David Nakhid has my vote..

« on: December 02, 2016, 04:20:35 PM »

Someone should design a T shirt with  the T&T Logo and in Bold print -Boat Cruise Jammers.
 Now that would be a marketing gem, not to mention the money in the owners pocket.

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Football / Re: 2016 SSFL Thread

« on: December 01, 2016, 05:05:44 AM »

Congrats to my Alma mater- A long time coming. Not since Chinapoo/ Veron Skinner did we look like Champions

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Football / Re: Terry Fenwick Thread.

« on: November 30, 2016, 07:07:01 AM »

I just read Online in one of the dailies that Fenwick begging for the Job. Honestly He made sense in terms of the time frame to get this team back on tract. I would give him a shot at this job if we are looking for a local.

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Football / Re: Foreign coaches lining up after Hart’s firing.

« on: November 29, 2016, 07:16:29 AM »

A good coach like Bielsa can get the best out of his players . Look at what has happened to Moses at Chelsea. Fitness and the ability to work hard with the right kind of motivation can lift the level of our players even though at the moment on a scale of one to Ten they are about 5.

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Football / Re: Foreign coaches lining up after Hart’s firing.

« on: November 26, 2016, 03:34:53 PM »

La Forrest- I hope the TTFA will surround the New- Local Coach with a set  of technically sound coaches, including himself- Really. Someone  remarked on this Forum that Hart had reached his level of Competence . Thus far and no further. I tend to agree based on his outing with Canada and Now T&T .
 A Honduran said to me today - Honduras is his nemesis. We did it before let us hope it can be done again. Hope is the eternal flame that burns in the Human heart.

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Football / Re: Thank you KJ, Boucaud, and Jan

« on: November 25, 2016, 06:31:26 AM »

The Trinity of Mischief- KJ, Boucaud and Jan - I cant see retiring them until a new coach arrives so it seems that the Trinity got Hart fired. The big Question is will the Medical staff return with the new Coach.
 Or should a new team be assembled.
 Same Shit another day.

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Football / Re: Klinsman Fired

« on: November 22, 2016, 06:09:12 AM »

I love the BBC report which says that they  brought Klinsman to play the free flowing German style of Football but the USA players just could not play that way. So Klinsman brought in Germany based players and the USA players did not like it so trouble in the Camp. Trouble brewing at home as well The Medical staff resigned- Hart not listening to the Doctor , lack of professional respect so he and his deputy
 rode off into the sunset. Latapy here we come. Same shit another day- Sorry that language is unbecoming of me , so let me put it this way- The more things change the more they stay the same.
 Tolerance is sinister when it reflects indifference but Anger is good when it reflects concern.

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Football / Re: Building a local team could be a step in the right direction.

« on: November 17, 2016, 01:19:14 PM »

Revisit Palos post and let us put this local talk to rest- Some of us are tired of the same thing.
 Let us take off the rose colored glasses- W e just cant cut it- Not only in discipline but fitness and footballing intelligence. Let us face it the cream will always rise to the top and go abroad else they will become a big fish in a small pond- Ask Arnold  Dwarika if you  think I lie. Having said that there was a small guy by the name of Toussaint who showed remarkable positioning and good ball sense with the ability to take on players and he even was a regular goal scorer but faded in the background from lack of International exposure.

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Football / Re: Another blow as Trinidad and Tobago falls 1-3 to Honduras in San Pedro Sula

« on: November 16, 2016, 06:56:38 AM »

Maybe we need a Latin Coach preferably one from Argentina. Costa Rica destroyed the USA yesterday with quick passing and players movement off the ball. When they attack with speed players found themselves in spaces to receive the ball - three four and five players. It could be our players problem is the fitness level. Hart allude to it and physicality. The good news is that we have time to address some of the glaring problems. My honest impression is that we need new players and some foreign recruitment .  Has this Coach lost the dressing room ? :