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Football / Metros top Jabloteh.

« on: March 16, 2005, 03:34:32 AM »

On location: Metros top Jabloteh.
MetroStars Media Relations.

Port of Spain, Trinidad - Forward John Wolyniec scored two goals and midfielder Mark Lisi netted the game winner in the 86' as the MetroStars defeated San Juan Jabloteh, 3-2, in an international club friendly played in front of 1,750 at Port of Spain's Hasely Crawford Stadium. This match marked the first of two games for the MetroStars Preseason Training in Trinidad presented by Continental Airlines, with the second coming on Friday, March 18 versus W. Connection.
Jabloteh jumped on the board first in the 26' after Kerry Baptiste drilled home an Ansil Elcock cross past Metros goalkeeper Zach Wells on the far post. However, Wolyniec answered with the equalizer just three minutes later when he hammered a Gilberto rebound past Jabloteh 'keeper Daurance Williams. The play was set up by Amado Guevara who struck a beautiful through ball that Gilberto chased down and fired on net. Williams deflected Gilberto's attempt, but Wolyniec was there for the putback.
The score remained at 1-1 until the 47' when Jabloteh forward Nicholas Addlery got behind the Metros defense and snuck one past Wells to make it 2-1 in favor of the home team.
Wolyniec again knotted the score, this time on a chip shot that soared just over the head of the outstretched Williams in the 61'. Forward Sergio Galvan Rey was credited with the assist after making a nice feed to the streaking Wolyniec from the left side.
The match turned extremely physical in the second half and a number of cautions were handed out to both squads. A brutal foul committed by Trent Noel in the 78' on Metros defender Ademir Dos Santos earned Noel a red card, and the subsequent dissent over the call by teammate Charles Pollard warranted a yellow, which was Pollard's second of the game.
The Metros capitalized on their two-man advantage minutes later after Lisi teed off from 23 yards away and hooked the ball past the diving Williams. The game winner was Lisi's first of the preseason.
Jabloteh lost another player in the 88' after Celestine was booked for his second yellow card of the contest, giving the Metros an 11-8 advantage for the final minutes of the contest.

Box Score: MetroStars vs. Jabloteh (March 15, 2005)

Team         1st  2nd  Total               
MetroStars   1     2      3
Jabloteh       1     1      2         

Scoring Summary:

JAB- Baptiste (Elcock) 26'
MET- Wolyniec (Gilberto, Guevara) 29'
JAB- Addlery 47'
MET- Wolyniec (Galvan Rey) 61'
MET- Lisi 86'

Discipline Summary:

JAB - Eve (Caution; Professional Foul) 32'
MET - Bradley (Caution; Professional Foul) 42'
JAB- Pollard (Caution; Dissent) 73'
MET- Guevara (Caution; Dissent) 73'
JAB- Celestine (Caution; Professional Foul) 75'
JAB- Noel (Sent Off; Professional Foul) 82'
JAB- Pollard (Second caution, Sent Off; Dissent) 82'
JAB- Celestine (Second caution, Sent Off; Professional Foul) 88'
MET- Lisi (Caution, Dissent) 89'

Attendance:

1,750

Weather:

70 degrees and calm.

San Juan Jabloteh:

Daurance Williams, Charles Pollard, Trent Noel, Keyeno Thomas, Angus Eve (Travis Mulraine 64'), Kerry Baptiste (Michael Celestine 59'), Ansil Elcock, Nicholas Addlery (Josh Johnson 59'), Nigel Daniel (Devon Mitchell 59'), Nigel Pierre, Aurtis Whitley (Nigel Codrington 78' Marcelle Francois 86').

Substitutes Not Used:

Brian James, Vernon Bailey, Dexter Franklyn, Jerol Forbes, Cyd Gray.

MetroStars:

Zach Wells, Tim Ward (Chris Corcoran 59'), Carlos Mendes, Jeff Parke Chris Leitch (Ademir Dos Santos 69'), Amado Guevara capt. (Pierre Bazie 76'), Michael Bradley (Mark Lisi 64'), Gilberto (Tim Regan 45'), Mahktar N'Diaye (Osni Neto 59'), John Wolyniec, Sergio Galvan Rey

Substitutes Not Used:

Jason Hernandez, Seth Stammler, Ramon Bailey, T.J Tomasson, Jeff Agoos.Up-Close with Touches.

Gents,

Well I cant say this is a report but I will fill you in on some action that took place.

When I left the stadium when they had a small scuffle on the field Jabloteh had 9 men. MetroStars were leading 3-2 and it was non stop action ALL night.

If we are to qualify for Germany all we have to do is let the Jabloteh side put on the national colours and run out.

This team would have won the Copa Caribe with ease and we would have distressed the Americans on Ash Wed.

Talk about Speed, tactical awareness, excellent possession, movement off the ball, fitness and most of all skills and aggression, with a real fighting spirit.

I saw Jabloteh vs Tivoli Gardens when they rough them up and manners them but tonight against the MetroStars, Jabloteh real play ball.

MetroStars took their chances well and the last goal was a real beauty a bullet from 30 yards.

The second item was a man running up the wing and crossing the ball for a player to slot home. I cant remember the first goal.

Jabloteh items were good a deadly cross was swung in and the deender fumbled with led to the Jabloteh striker putting it away.

They second item was some neat passes, a long ball sent tru where Nigel Pierre flicked the ball with a back header unto the fwd who ran away and slotted home.

Jabloteh scored another but it was deemed offside.

This Jabloteh squad was firing bullet at the post and there was a header on goal from a cross which came orf a defender. I dont know how it didn't score.

This is the first team to trap and pass accurately, plenty pretty flick and when they have the ball wich was about 70% of the time it was just wave after wave of attack and they look like scoring and they had a clue.

OVERS Stern John and Dwight Yorke and put in the Jabloteh forwards who have speed and who running.

Nigel Daniel have real speed and is the answer for the wingback position. The man was sending accurate pin point bullet crosses over and over with pressure on him, dribbling when necessary and he tackling good. Why he cant make the squad is anyones guess when the man know what he doing.

Also the most talented midfielder we have right now not on the socawarriors team.......Aurthis Whitley/Otis Seaton is the man. Fellas the man good...he tackling, have a bullet, he moving into space, he have speed and he have beat and skills for days. Bertie and the TTFF have to be real chupid to leave this man orf the side.

Even though Jabloteh lorse its because they had 9 men and even still they were running and playing ball. When you watch team playing good ball like Jabloteh you doe mind that they lorse, because you could say its hard luck, the amount of chances that were created and saved and the level of entertainment make you want to watch football.

As for MetroStars.........they didn't have a clue, they were chasing shadows whole game but when they got the fast break they fwds nippy and slot it home when it mattered.

Please TTFF/Bertie......the slow fwds we have ent cutting it. Trap and screen from Yorke and stern and the boom kick from the inefficient wingbacks ent cutting it.

Call back Shaka Hislop and Marvin Andrews and put in the Jabloteh team. We will make Germany easy.

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Football / ‘Warriors’ regroup for Honduras, Guatemala clashes.

« on: March 14, 2005, 05:07:46 PM »

‘Warriors’ regroup for Honduras, Guatemala clashes.
Issued By: Shaun Fuentes, TTFF Press Officer.[/size]

National football coach Bertille St Clair returned from London on Monday following his six-day visit with some of the country’s overseas-based professionals and will resume training at the Larry Gomes Stadium from 4:30pm on Tuesday.
St Clair reportedly held excellent meetings with some of the players including striker Dwight Yorke, Coventry City’s Stern John and Portsmouth goalie Shaka Hislop, as well as technical consultant Graham Taylor about this country’s recent matches and ones to follow beginning with the warm up international against Honduras at the Ted Hendricks Stadium in Miami on March 22.
“The trip was a useful in the sense that we held some excellent talks with some of the players about what we are aiming to achieve over the next few matches,” St Clair told TTFF Media. “The schedule here is still very hectic and this meant that we were not able to meet personally with some of the guys but we were all in touch and they have all expressed a huge amount of desire to put their best effort forward in the back to back qualifiers we have coming up against Guatemala and Costa Rica.”
For the friendly against Honduras which will also face the United States in another friendly on March 19, T&T is expected to have the full quota of overseas and home-based pros. But St Clair could not reveal the final list as some niggling injuries has caused a delay. Dallas FC striker Cornell Glen is struggling with an ankle strain and midfielder Denzil Theobald is also nursing an instep injury. The likes of Yorke, John, Hislop, Carlos Edwards, Marvin Andrews, Brent Sancho and Kenwyne Jones are almost certain to be in the line up.
“The guys are all confident and it’s important that we go into the friendly with the best team possible because what takes place on the field matters the most. And the friendly against Honduras is just the type of game we need before taking on the other two teams from Central America,” St Clair added.
John meantime scored for Coventry in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Cardiff City with St Clair sitting in the stands and is hoping to maintain his form with the T&T number 14 on his back.
“He knows I can score goals so it was that big of a deal scoring in front of him (St Clair),” John said. “But I think it was an important goal for the club because we are fighting relegation and hopefully I can keep them coming for the next set of games coming up for T&T.”
The local contingent departs for Miami on Sunday and will be met by the overseas-pros on the same day ahead of Wednesday’s friendly. Following the World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 26, T&T will then host Costa Rica on March 30 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Where is Calypso/Soca/Pan heading ?

« on: March 14, 2005, 05:12:08 AM »

'Pan factory for Tobago'
By: Earl Manmohan - Scarborough.

After one-year, the Pan Trinbago pan tuning and literacy course is coming to a close. The project, which encompasses the four regions of the National Steelband body was conceived in a collaborative effort between Pan Trinbago's Patrick Arnold and Chairman of the Tobago Region Rennison Quashie.
Commenting on the Tobago aspect of the project, Quashie said the association tried to get funding for the Tobago project from the THA and after not succeeding it went to the Community Development Fund under the control of Culture Minister Joan Yuille-Williams. Quashie was high in praise for the Culture Minister, adding that without her intervention the project could not get off the ground.
The project which included, pan making conducted by Neville Muralds, metallurgy done by Dr Copeland of UWI, Pan History by Melville Bryan and Music literacy taught by Gywnette Armstrong, started with 25 trainees, but according to Quashie, "we were able to hold on to 16 of the trainees."
Arnold is the co-ordinator of the Tobago end of the project that was located at the Pan Trinbago's outlet at Market Square, Scarborough. He said it would be moving to the Our Boys Pan Tent on Fort Street this week. Pan pioneer Neville 'Bass' Muraldo is spearheading the project and those who are receiving training are Philmore Robley, Raymond Nichols, Lawrence 'Wax' Crooks, Donald Edwards, Chris Renwick, Cecil Louis, Chris Alexander, Jannie Henry, Ester Phillips, Vernella Williams, Garnet St Louis, Keshel Williams, Ricia Julien, Wendy Job, Dionne Scotland and Denise Scotland.
Quashie who was a PNM candidate in the last THA election lost a hard fought battle for the Mason Hall/Providence seat to DAC's Ashworth Jack. Quashie made it clear that the intention of the pan body was to establish a Pan Factory in Tobago from the course. The trainees will all be employed in the Pan Factory, he added.
Quashie revealed that Tobago steelbands were busy at practice for the Pan In The 21st Century and Pan Down Memory Lane contests which begin later this month. Tobago's Black Rock Katzenjammers are the defending national champions in the Pan In The 21st Century contest.

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What about Track & Field / Faster than lightening.

« on: March 13, 2005, 07:32:05 AM »

Scott wins again at NCAA Indoors...
Fana on fire in 200 final.
Kwame Laurence klaurence@trinidadexpress.com.

Trinidad and Tobago's Candice Scott is the very first woman to capture three NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championship weight throw crowns. The University of Florida (UF) senior successfully defended her title, in Arkansas, yesterday, with a superb 24.17 metres heave, a new American collegiate record.
The winning throw was just short of Scott's 24.21m PR (personal record). The 24.21m effort. produced at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships late last month, was not recognised as a collegiate record because the implement was not re-certified after the throw.
Yesterday, Scott's 24.17m effort came in the first round of the competition. The 24-year-old field athlete fouled her next three attempts, before closing off her campaign with 23.05m and 23.95m throws.
Colorado State University student Loree Smith finished a distant second with a 22.65m effort, and the University of Georgia's Jenny Dahlgren (21.57m) copped third spot.
On Friday, Scott bagged women's shot put bronze with a personal best 17.65m throw.
Late on Friday, Fana Ashby seized silver in the women's 200 metres. The Auburn University senior got to the line in 22.91 seconds, a new national record. The impressive clocking improved on Ashby's 23.19 national indoor record, as well as the 23.01 seconds national outdoor standard, set by Angela Williams way back in 1989. The 22.91 run is also a new Auburn record.
In the preliminary round, Ashby clocked 23.25 seconds to finish first in heat four and fifth overall. Her compatriot, Louisiana State University (LSU) freshman Kelly-Ann Baptiste, was third in heat three and 13th overall, in 23.77.
In the finals, Ashby copped top spot in section one. However, Texas Southern University student Tremedia Brice won section two in 22.90 seconds to nudge the T&T sprinter out of the gold medal position. The University of Tennessee's Courtney Champion, who finished second in section one in 22.98, bagged bronze.
Ashby's 22.91 run earned her fifth spot on the IAAF's (International Association of Athletics Federations) 2005 indoor performance list. Last night, the 23-year-old sprinter faced the starter in the women's 60m final. On Friday, she won heat one in 7.24 seconds to advance to the championship race as the fastest qualifier. Baptiste, who was seventh in the same heat in 7.34, finished 14th overall.
Stann Waithe was part of the University of Michigan team that captured gold in the men's distance medley (1,200mx400mx800mx1,600m) relay. The T&T athlete split 45.8 seconds on the second leg. The Michigan quartet of Rondell Ruff, Waithe, Andrew Ellerton and Nate Brannen actually finished second to the University of Arkansas. However, Arkansas anchorman Said Ahmed dived for the line and was disqualified for illegal contact with Brannen. The Michigan quartet returned a time of nine minutes, 30.82 seconds. UCLA (9:33.60) and the University of Wisconsin (9:34.80) earned silver and bronze, respectively.
T&T-born American athlete Kerron Clement clocked 20.63 seconds to finish third in section two and sixth overall, in the men's 200m finals. In the preliminaries, the UF student got to the line in 20.50 to finish first in heat three and second overall.
Kerron Clement broke Michael Johnson's world record in the 400 meters Saturday night at the NCAA Indoor track and field championships.
Clement, just 19 years old, outran a strong field and stunned the crowd with a 44.57-second clocking, breaking Johnson's mark of 44.63 set on March 4, 1995, at the U.S. Indoor championships in Atlanta.
Clement, born in Trinidad, moved to the United States and was a highly sought high school athlete at La Porte, Texas, both as a hurdler and sprinter. He chose Florida over LSU, Texas, Tennessee and Baylor.
Clement, who wants to become a U.S. citizen and compete for the United States internationally and has turned down an offer to join his native Trinidad and Tobago, won the NCAA 400-meter hurdles outdoors last year as a freshman, and had considered that his best event — at least until Saturday night.
Clement's previous best in the 400 was 45.29 on the same track at the Southeastern Conference championships two weeks ago. He was sixth in the 200 meters on Friday night.
The record was the only world indoor mark held by Johnson, the five-time Olympic gold medalist. Johnson still holds the world outdoor records at 200 and 400 meters.
Clement and T&T/Auburn quarter-miler Damion Barry competed in last night's men's 400m final. And Barry's compatriot and Auburn teammate Sherridan Kirk faced the starter in the men's 800m championship race.
Sanchaze Ross copped fourth spot in the men's 60m hurdles final, at the NCAA Division 2 Championships, in Boston, yesterday. The University of Findlay student got home in 7.97 seconds, three-hundredths of a second slower than his preliminary round clocking. In the 4x400m relay, he anchored his school to sixth spot, in three minutes, 16.10 seconds. On Friday, Ross clocked 21.84 seconds to finish 11th overall in the 200m preliminaries.
Findlay copped 14th spot in the men's team competition, with 14 points. Abilene Christian University (84), Adams State University (46) and Lincoln University (43.5) finished first, second and third, respectively.
Lincoln's Simmy George was fifth in the women's 200m final in 24.58 seconds and sixth in the 60m final in 7.60. In the 200m preliminaries, the T&T sprinter clocked 24.46 and in the 60m preliminaries she got to the line in 7.58. Her compatriot, Northwest Missouri State University student Alisha Samuel, finished eighth in the women's 60m final in 7.69 seconds, two-hundredths of a second slower than her preliminary round run.
Lincoln copped third spot in the women's team competition, with 48 points, while Northwest Missouri State (1) finished 39th. St Augustine's University (53) captured the title, beating Abilene Christian (48.5) into second spot.

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Cricket Anyone / Door opens for Windies ‘seven’

« on: March 13, 2005, 07:09:55 AM »

Door opens for Windies ‘seven’

Bridgetown: The West Indies Cricket Board opened the door yesterday for captain Brian Lara and six other stars to be considered for the upcoming home series against South Africa and Pakistan. The WICB ruled the seven ineligible a week ago for having endorsement contracts with Cable and Wireless in conflict with the board’s chief sponsor, and telecommunications rival, Digicel.
But the board acknowledged receiving the seven individual contracts on Friday, and was examining them to make sure that they would not cause the players or WICB to be in breach of the US$20 million deal with Digicel.  The WICB revealed that the 22 other players invited by the  selectors had committed their availability by Friday’s deadline ensuring “the tours to the Caribbean by South Africa and Pakistan  will proceed as planned.”  They said that the selectors would pick a squad for the First Test, which begins on March 31, by next Thursday and that the players would assemble for a pre-tour camp in Barbados on March  23.
“The board’s primary consideration is what is best for West Indies cricket and its future,” the statement said. “Therefore, in the board’s view, the basis of discussion has to be to field the best team in the circumstances and not the best team at all costs.” Meanwhile, Digicel rejected Caribbean political leaders’ proposals for a solution to the four-month-old dispute.
Digicel said recommendations by the Caricom Prime Ministers Sub-Committee on Cricket, including limiting the players’ connection to cricket in Cable and Wireless advertisements, would  not protect Digicel’s multimillion dollar investment in West  Indies cricket. “This was conveyed to the committee last Monday, as this will only allow continued ambush marketing by Cable and Wireless of the title sponsorship rights that Digicel have in their contract  with the WICB,” Digicel said in a statement late on Friday. Cable and Wireless were reluctant to endorse all of the Sub-Committee’s recommendations, because they threatened to undermine their sponsorship of the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.Well-paid WI players offered TT$1.3m per year.
By Vinode Mamchan.

The West Indies players are among the top money earners in the Caribbean—which is one per cent of those so classified. According to president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Teddy Griffith. The regional cricket boss, in an address to the Caribbean on Friday stated that the players were well paid, despite the fact that the WICB lost an estimated US $14 million up to September.
Last year, the West Indies played 16 Test matches and 27 one day internationals. Using these figures to estimate the earnings for players, the top (Category A) West Indies players would have earned just over US $1.3m if the WICB had its way.
The West Indies Players Association, headed by Dinanath Ramnarine, is demanding US $2.679m.
The category C players, or the lowest earners, are being offered US $813,045 from the WICB. However, the WIPA is calling for US $1,103,266.
Griffith said his association is suggesting that the players signed Match/Tour contracts for the home series against South Africa, which begins at the end of the month.
He said that the Match/Tour Contract used in the VB Tour to Australia should be modified to replace the temporary Clause 5, inserted specifically for that tour, with the new Clause 5, on which substantial agreement had been reached by the two parties.
Griffith added that the prevailing scale of match/tour fees should apply and that the formula for payment for player compensation for commercial obligations undertaken during the term of the contract, be set at 17 percent of the net sponsorship fee received from Digicel.
The president added that both parties are too far away in terms of the financial aspect of the Retainer Contracts, hence the Match/Tour Contract needed to be used for the South African series.
He added that the Board’s current financial situation does not allow it to pay the salaries proposed by the WIPA.
Both parties have been working on the Retainer Contracts for well over a year now. The West Indies remain the only team whose players are not contracted. Here is a breakdown of what the WICB wants to pay and what the WIPA is holding our for.
Category A and Category A+ respectively, based on playing 16 Test matches and 27 ODIs in a year - would produce the following annual compensation.

FEES WICB WIPA

Retainer 79,200 135,000

Test Match $3,600 - 57,600 US$6,000 - 96,000

ODI Match US$1,440 - 38,880 US$5,000- 135,000

Appear 1/16 of US$573,750 - 35,860 1/16 of US$960,000 - 60,000

TOTAL 211,540 426,000

Category C WICB player and a Category C WIPA player

FEES WICB WIPA

Retainer 26,400 35,000

Test Match $2,500 - 40,000 US$3,000-48,000

ODI Match US$1,000- 27,000 US$1,200-32,400

Appearance 1/16 of US$573,750 -35,860 1/16 of US$960,000-60,000

TOTAL 129,260 175,400

Retainer Contract

WICB

Category A - US$79,200

Category B - US$31,680

Category C - US$26,400

WIPA

Category A+ - US$135,000

Category A - US$110,000

Category B - US$ 50,000

Category C - US$ 35,000

Based on the above and assuming a retained squad of 16 players the annual cost of the WICB proposal would be US $712,800 as against US $1,035,000 being proposed by WIPA - a difference of US $322,200 annually, or 45 percent above the WICB offer.

Match Fees

WICB

Category Tests ODIs

A US$3,600 US$1,440

B US$3,000 US$1,200

C US$2,500 US$1,000

WIPA

Category Tests ODIs

A+ US$6,000 US$2,500

A US$5,000 US$2,000

B US$4,000 US$1,500

C US$3,000 US$1,200

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Football / Brazil’s Bebeto, Jorginho to visit T&T on Wednesday.

« on: March 13, 2005, 06:45:13 AM »

Brazil’s Bebeto, Jorginho to visit T&T on Wednesday.
Issued by Shaun Fuentes, CFU/TTFF Press Officer.

Former Brazilian football stars Bebeto and Jorginho will be arriving in this country next Wednesday to participate in the Xchange Youth Leadership Workshop being held here next week.
The workshop is being organized by organised by UNICEF in collaboration with Trinidadian Organisers Island People and Xtatik.
The UNICEF  Regional Office of Latin America With the support of TRAFFIC USA, has invited Bebeto and Jorgino to present their social sport project currently being implemented  in Brazil. The project entitled "Bola pra Frente" is a sports-based project for communities in areas of deprivation such as the Social Inclusion Partnership areas in Brazil.
At the Caribbean Football Union Congress in Barbados last month, UNICEF delivered a presentation in which interesting ideas on how their organization could work with regional football to build a new movement of young people, families and communities working against violence. And out of that and the go ahead from CONCACAF and CFU President Jack Warner, UNICEF is now aiming to play a more active role in using its workshop for youngsters to inject a more positive lifestyle among the youth.
Technical Director of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation Lincoln Phillips has also been invited to attend the workshop and he will meet with the two members of Brazil’s 1994 Winning World Cup team. Bebeto and Jorgino have also expressed interest in viewing one of this country’s senior team training sessions and will most likely do so next Friday morning.
“I think it’s a wonderful opportunity for us to share experiences and advice,” Phillips told TTFF Media. “These two men are idols where they come from and they have tasted success at the highest level in football. They should definitely bring off a positive vibe and I think UNICEF and the other local organizations must be commended  for this sort of venture.”
Viviana Limpias, Communication Officer, UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean added that UNICEF  is  now incorporating the power and potential of sport, recreation and play into its work in countries around the world.
“The Xchange movement is about building a new positive lifestyle using sports, music and art as an entry. It should allow those running sports-based projects to demonstrate their impact” stated Limpias.
Christine Norton, Regional Gender & Adolescent Advisor, UNICEF, noted too that the workshop was not only timely but will build on the natural habits and skills of young people in order to enhance their own abilities.
“Brazil has been very successful in creating innovative programmes to reach young people and create learning communities.” Norton said. “These have had a positive impact not only for the country but on the lives of the young people,” she added.The workshop runs from March 14-18 at Pier 1, Chaguaramas during which time  young people from the Caribbean who range between the ages of 18 – 25 years, from the countries of Belize, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad will share experiences and circumstances peculiar to their societies.

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Football / Top T&T Strikers

« on: March 11, 2005, 08:31:40 AM »

So far for 2005:

Nigel Pierre - 4 (Azerbaijan, Jamaica, St Vincent & Antigua) - played 8 - started 5 - 3 as sub.

Cornell Glen - 3 (Barbados, Cuba & Haiti) - played 11 - started 7 - 4 as sub.

Conrad Smith - 2 (Azerbaijan & Barbados) - played 4 - started 2 - 2 as sub.

Angus Eve - 2 (USA & Barbados) - played 12 - started 4 - 8 as sub.

Gary Glasgow - 1 (St Vincent) - played 5 - started 2 - 2 as sub.

Stern John - 1 (Haiti) - played 4 - started 4.

Scott Sealy - 1 (Azerbaijan) played 8 - started 4 - 4 as sub.

Dwight Yorke - 0 - played 2 - started 2.

Leading 2006 World Cup scorer so far:

Stern John 6.

Errol McFarlane 3.

Did not play any games between January 2005 - March 26th 2005:

Arnold Dwarika, Jason Scotland, Errol McFarlane, Hector Sam and Jerren Nixon.

Date Published.
March 11, 2005.

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Football / West Ham, Leeds, Coventry look at Carlos Edwards.

« on: March 11, 2005, 04:51:19 AM »

West Ham, Leeds, Coventry look at Carlos Edwards.
By: fleX

Wrexham winger Carlos Edwards has played down speculation linking him with a move away from the Racecourse. The 26-year-old talented Trinidad & Tobago international has reportedly been watched by championship sides West Ham United, Leeds United and Coventry City.
However, Edwards maintains that the media interest surrounding his future does not affect him.
"In the past I've been told there are clubs interested in me and sniffing around but it doesn't affect me," said Edwards.
"As one of the better-known players at the club it's something that I've had to get used to, but I've never let it get on top of me. "If I have to leave Wrexham, then fine but until then I'm concentrating on Wrexham and trying to keep us up," he added.
Meanwhile, Dundee have just been granted dispensation to sign former Motherwell and Kilmarnock goalkeeper Francois Dubourdeau following injury to Trinidad & Tobago international Kelvin Jack. The Scottish based Jack has been jinx by injury since joining Dundee.
Cornell Glen who is currently in Spain on pre-season training with his new club FC Dallas is also nursing an ankle sprain. Unfortunately, Cornell has been injured for the most part of his stay with us in Spain. Like I said before, we will be looking to add a couple more bodies to strengthen our look at the forward position, added head coach Colin Clarke." Despite being injured Glen still had the chance to meet up with his international team-mate Derek Phillips during his time in Spain. FC Dallas defeated Phillip's new club Shamrock Rovers of Ireland's First Division by a 1-0 score line last Monday.
More news, young inspirational midfielder Denzil Theobald is also out injured and could miss Trinidad and Tobago’s next World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 26th and possible the home game against Costa Rica 4 days later. The talented midfielder has fractured his left instep and his foot will be in a cast for 10-12 days. “Yes I am disappointed, but I am always one to look at things in a positive light, but yes I would have certainly liked to play against Guatemala especially after having a good game against the USA, but I guess that’s how it is sometimes, ended Theobald.” After getting better though, Theobald is expected to jet off to England to pursue a trial spell after being invited by English Championship League Division club Queens Park Rangers. He says he is enjoying his stint with Caledonia AIA Fire, but says if a overseas contract comes his way he will welcome it with open arms,” says Theobald.

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Football / Lincoln Phillips welcomes former players as coaches.

« on: March 10, 2005, 05:47:49 PM »

 Lincoln Phillips welcomes former players as coaches.
Issued by Shaun Fuentes, TTFF Press Officer.

Technical Director of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, Lincoln Phillips, is welcoming the interest shown by former National captain Russell Latapy in coaching at a local and national level.
In light of Latapy’s recent statement, Phillips is also calling for other past nationals to come forward and get involved and he has already received positive feedback from some including former national midfielder Leroy De Leon.
Phillips pointed out though that in the midst of the current 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign, the recent “Latapy vs Nakhid” episode was inappropriate.
 “Our focus is wrong across the board in the midst of the World cup campaign with the arguments about who to bring in and who to fire and should be picked to play,” Phillips told TTFF Media.
“As it is now, our team that played against the United States last month should be the main focus because it is one that has showed huge potential after coming out of a lot of trial and error over the past few months. We have seen players emerge who can now represent us well at the level of a World Cup,” Phillips said emphatically.
In a conversation with TTFF Media on the weekend, Latapy stated that he could not return to duty for the country as a player but preferred to take on a more substantial role.
“To say the truth, I could probably say that there’s no person who has been a player for the country that wants to see the team qualify for a World Cup more than I do,” Latapy said. “I gave very strong thought about the call to return as a player but with all things considered, I really would prefer to take on a different role when it comes to the football in Trinidad and Tobago again.”
And Phillips commended Latapy for thinking along the lines of being a coach.
”As technical director I am delighted to hear someone like Latapy saying that he wants to come back and make a contribution. It’s good that he wants to coach because we want toget back the likes of Shaka Hislop, Brian Haynes, David Nakhid, Leroy De Leon, Richard Chinapoo, Steve David and others who have been outstanding men in our football. And to have the local guys like Brian Williams, Angus Eve and Anton Corneal is already a plus,” Phillips said.
“I remember looking up to Hugh Sealy when I was a kid and wanting to be like him. He was the ‘Black Panther’ back then and when I got into the Maple team I got that same name and went on to do pretty well as a player. I always had a Joey Gonsalves or a ‘Pa’ Aleong to get advice from and  I think that’s the same kind of impact someone like a Latapy or  a De Leon can have now.
“And as a country we have to do something to create opportunities for these outstanding people to come back and share with our upcoming ones. The is new direction that the TTFF is heading in with one of the main responsibilities being the development  of quality coaches,” ended Phillips who recently started conducting “D” License Coaching courses and will continue throughout this year at different levels.

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Football / Bertille St Clair off to get views from UK pros.

« on: March 08, 2005, 03:16:44 PM »

Bertille St Clair off to get views from UK pros.
Issued By: Shaun Fuentes, TTFF Press Officer.

Trinidad and Tobago head coach Bertille St Clair and manager Richard Braithwaite will depart for London on Wednesday for a six-day stay during which they will hold meetings with this country’s UK-based professionals.
The main purpose of the visit, according to Braithwaite, is to get as much feedback from the players on their thoughts from the recent matches, mainly the 2-1 defeat to the United States, as well as on the preparations for the rest of the “Journey to Germany” World Cup qualifying campaign.
“We are off to England for a series of meetings where we will review some of the recent matches. This is really to get the views of the players on what they thought and to outline the plans for the matches coming up,” Braithwaite told TTFF Media on Tuesday.
“It’s definitely important that we get as much feedback from the players. We have been with the locals throughout and it is equally essential to have as much involvement from the ones based in Europe, even the ones who were not involved in the match against the US,” Braithwaite added.
“Communication is a key factor, especially when you consider that so many of our players are based far off from Trinidad like Silvio Spann who is now in Japan and players like him we always try to stay in touch with over the period of him being away.”
The duo will also be in Birmingham, home of strikers Stern John and Dwight Yorke.
“It’s a good idea to have the officials of the team come up here and liaise with us because I think the effort involves a lot more that just what happens on the field. It’s a chance for us to exchange our views and ideas and these sort of meetings comes at a good time before our next two matches (against Guatemala on March 26 and Costa Rica on March 30),” John mentioned.
St Clair and Braithwaite will also go over to Scotland where the likes of Glasgow Rangers defender Marvin Andrews, Dundee’s Brent Sancho and Kelvin Jack, Falkirk’s Brent Rahim and Dundee United duo Collin Samuel and Jason Scotland are based.
They will also attend a couple matches on the weekend involving T&T’s pros. While St Clair is away, team trainers David Cumberbatch and Zeph Nicholas will concentrate on physical conditioning with the home-based pros.

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Football / Injury concerns but spirit still up in T&T camp.

« on: March 07, 2005, 04:41:22 PM »

Injury concerns but spirit still up in T&T camp.
Issued By: Shaun Fuentes, TTFF Press Officer.

Trinidad and Tobago may have to do without goalkeeper Clayton Ince for the upcoming 2006 World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 26 after the Crewe Alexandra man suffered a broken finger in training last week.
It is understood that Ince could be out for up to eight weeks after X-rays showed that he had broken the finger and he will now undergo treatment before hopefully returning for his club’s closing set of games.
But T&T official Richard Braithwaite spoke to Ince yesterday and the former Defence Force custodian said that he may still be able to recover in time for the match against Guatemala. “He explained that while he is on the sidelines now, the injury is not too serious and he should be ready for the next match,” Braithwaite told TTFF Media.
Portsmouth goalie Shaka Hislop could now have his arms full as Scottish-based goalie Kelvin Jack is also recovering from a thigh injury which leaves local-based Daurance Williams and Jan Michael Williams as the two back ups.
There was also untimely news coming out of Spain where speedy striker Cornell Glen twisted his ankle and will now miss the remainder of Dallas FC’s training camp. Glen did the damage while in training and will remain with the club there for further evaluation over the next few days. “He too has been in touch for us and it seems like a touch and go situation with him at this point,” said Braithwaite.
There was better news though for striker Nigel Pierre as swelling on his right eye has gone down and he has resumed training while Marlon Rojas should join his Real Salt Lake teammates for training this coming week after pulling his hamstring in the Digicel Caribbean Cup match against Jamaica last month. Rojas did not travel to Portugal to meet the team but instead traveled to Salt Lake where he attended the Real Salt Lake and the Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation "Three for All" 3v3 Soccer Fest, conducting interviews and signing autographs on Saturday. He will then join the team for their preseason camp in California from March 14-30.
Midfielder Arnold Dwarika is also in training with the national team and will continue at the next session carded for Tuesday morning at the Larry Gomes Stadium.
With all the debates going on over the readiness of the team for the matches coming up, particularly following the Digicel Cup, Hislop is still firm on the thought that the “Warriors” will rise to the challenge in the matches that matter the most.
“I think that some people may get carried away by some of the things that may have happened but it is important to realize that we are about qualifying for the World Cup. I have no doubt that this team will rise to the occasion and pull itself together for the upcoming matches. It’s fair to say that there will be concerns raised over bad performances but I certainly don’t think that the team will just fall off the road to Germany as some may be thinking,” Hislop told TTFF Media.