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Football / Very disappointed with Mr. Jack Warner

« on: April 04, 2005, 08:12:56 AM »

After I read this article, I had to wonder if Mr. Warner is aware that FIFA has a campaign to stamp out racism.

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=70425771

I must say he always seems to amaze me.

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Football / Dutch Digest reports

« on: April 01, 2005, 10:07:09 AM »

Leo Beenhakker has stated that he has signed no contract with TTFF. "I have been contacted by the TTFF but me signing any contract is news to me."

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Jokes / Here this one

« on: March 24, 2005, 12:35:25 PM »

All man sit down in a dressing room preparing to play some golf.
A cell phone ring and a man pick it up.
Woman on de line     "Hello, darling I just saw a lovely leather coat for six hundred dollars.
what do you think.
The man     "If you like it buy it."
Woman        "Also Mercedes called they have the special edition One hundred Thousand."
Man             "ok but I want it with all the features."
Woman        "Great I will tell them."
Woman         "Also the Real Estate agent called and the huse you liked was knocked down from one million to nine hundred thousand."
Man            " Buy it now."
Woman        "Ok love will do, bye."
The man put down the cell and realize all he friends watching him. He just laugh and say
"anyone know who cell this is"

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Football / Canada Based

« on: March 24, 2005, 11:08:41 AM »

I just read where Fox Sports World Canada showing the T&T vs Costa Rica game 

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Football / Interesting discussion on accountability & TTFF

« on: March 22, 2005, 01:13:20 PM »

recently I was party to a conversation that basically came down to this.
The Government of T&T was not willing to give monies to the TTFF because they cannot get a guarantee of accountability. they could not give TTFF 6 million US and then investigate them if they thought funds were not spent properly. They cannot make them open the books.  Why? Simply because FIFA mandate states that no Government may intervene into the matters of its Football Federation. If they do the country will be bannedfrom FIFA and all tournaments.
  Talk about having a good thing going. No wonder so many Federations are always hit with corruption charges but their peoples remain in position. So all FIFA does is get the right man in place and he could be there for life.
Anyway this could be the main reason why the sport is not getting $$$ from both Givernment and the Private businesses. Private businesses would not be able to go to the Gov't for help either.

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Football / Champions League

« on: March 10, 2005, 07:37:53 AM »

Barca are a very beautiful footballing side, but they are out due to a lack of discipline defensively early in the game. Too bad! I hate to see them go but this has been their history with the exception of 89 (I believe).

Real played a tight game but I believe Zidane should have been left in the game, he was play very well and defeinding. Soory I am no fan of Figo and once again he was poor. Giving away the ball and falling down once he is simply touched. Roberto Carlos had an off day and that is never good for Real. Raul is untouchable and consequently Real payed the price once again, I can never understand this because being dropped could be the best medicine for him. 

A while back I said Lyon are one of the teams I have enjoyed watching for over 4 years now and against VB they were unstoppable. Not sure they have enough quality to go all the way. But having sold so many players last year its amazing how well they have regrouped.

Chelski seem to be simply hard to beat. I won't say much because I have already said I do not like watching them play. Possibly the team to beat though.

Milan looks the most balanced team in the competition, They can play with style yet defend solidly. Very dependent on Schevchenko's goals but Inzagi is on his way back and Crespo in some form. Favorites at this point.

Juventus are typical Capello team, hard working unit, very organized and hard to beat. A complete squad that depends on the team playing well as a unit rather than any special individual. Can't say I like watching them

Liverpool so far the surprise team for me but not sure they have enough quality. On the day though they can surprise. 

PSV I have not seen enough last time I saw them they put me to sleep

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Football / Nigeria take action

« on: March 08, 2005, 07:20:07 AM »

Nigerian FA sacks five top officials
 
 
LAGOS, March 7 (Reuters) - The Nigerian Football Association has sacked five key officials and accepted the resignation of its secretary general following a probe into corruption, NFA chairman Ibrahim Galadima said on Monday.
The changes at the top of the footballing body will be seen as a victory for the government, which had been threatened with an international ban by the world's ruling body FIFA when it tried to sack the same officials last year.


Taiwo Ogunjobi's resignation and the sackings were endorsed last week by the NFA board at a meeting which reviewed the report of a panel that looked into alleged misappropriation of funds by the top officials, Galadima said.

'The board accepted the resignation of Ogunjobi ... and the sacking of five of the NFA's six heads of department because their appointments were irregular,' Galadima said by phone from the Nigerian capital Abuja.

The three-man panel established that the association's funds were mismanaged, but stopped short of indicting any of the six officials, Galadima said.

Sports minister Musa Mohammed had fired Ogunjobi and the association's six managers in December, but reinstated them in January after soccer's world ruling body FIFA threatened to slam an international ban on the former African soccer champions.

FIFA statutes prohibit governmental interference in national associations.

The officials were suspended shortly after their recall and a panel set up to probe allegations of financial mismanagement against them.

'This time the sackings have been done by the board which hired them, so I don't anticipate any objections from FIFA,' Galadima said.

The NFA, which has trimmed its workforce to around 50 from 125, would be run by an interim team until replacements for the six officials are found, Galadima said.

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Football / T&T Will Qualify! Here me out

« on: March 07, 2005, 07:24:54 AM »

I believe T&T will qualify for the WC. Here me out on this one.

USA & Mexico will qualify that is almost certain hopefully Mexico qualify early and begin to experiment by the time they have to play T&T (Points possible). But i believe Guatemala have peaked too early and will not be the force they were in the first rounds 6 points very possible. Costa Rica are seriously in trouble through injury, this was an ageing squad with youth who lack experience in the mix . Now with all the injuries they will struggle in the earlies, good time to play them 4 points very possible . Panama are an unknown but dam hard to beat in Panama, if concentration is good and T&T play them the right way 6 points is possible from these game.

Now T&t may not be playing wel,l but since when has that been necessary. Last campaign the squad peaked early after playing well and we all know what happened. Teams that stumble along always seem to pull through mainly because the opposition do not know how to approach them. T&T has the potential to put together very good games and it may just come at the right time. MARK THESE WORDS