Romany- “I will represent Trinidad and Tobago once again in the future”
Canadian born player, Ainsley Romany, is optimistic that he will represent Trinidad and Tobago in the future once again. Romany, whose parents are Trinidadians, now plays with TV Badensted in the German Landesliga (4th division). Before signing with TV Badensted, Romany was on trial with Hanover 96 of the German Bundesliga. There he teamed up with Julian DeGuzman (Canadian International) who now plays with Deportivo La Coruna. In 2000, Ainsley played under Coach Peter Grandville and alongside Silvio, Jace and Colin in the warm up games against Panama and Honduras. Also showing interest in Ainsley is Anders Ljunggren, manager of FC Norrkoping. However, conditions in Sweden do not allow for outdoor football at this point in time. As a result, Ainsley Romany, Fabien Lewis and Carron Williams were informed by Mr. Ljunggren that they would have to attend the trial when conditions get better since the team do not have an indoor complex to their disposal. Ainsley only goal is to get on Trinidad national team again and knows he need to play at a higher level professional.
“Baltimore Blast wants to make Joel Bailey a Franchise"
Ed Hale, owner of Baltimore Blast, wants to make Joel Bailey a Franchise player. Hale admires Bailey skills and attitude towards the game and thus wants Bailey to remain at the club as long as he can. Bailey, the former Naparima College standout, SSFL “Player of the year” and NSCAA/Adidas Division II All-American while at Wheeling Jesuit University also plays with the Montreal Impact (reigning A League champs). Bailey plays football all year round from A-League (outdoor with the Montreal Impacts) to MISL (indoor with the Baltimore Blast).
“Carron Williams destine to make his mark”
Carron Williams, a.k.a “speedy Gonzales” is destine to make an impact in the professional arena. The former FIU (Florida International University) star has seen a national championship at University at Mobile alongside star striker Teba McKnight and 3 consecutive NCAA play offs while at FIU. With his college career pass and done, he wants to play at the next level. Williams was invited to attend try out with Virginia Beach Marines and was selected to return for a second screening session with all the “big guns” of the club but did not return since he thought that they were wasting his time. Anders Ljunggren, manager of FC Norrkoping (Swedish 4th division team) has also shown interest in Carron joining the club. However, because conditions ruin the visit to Sweden for Williams, he will now embark on an opportunity offered to him by Charleston Battery to join there team in camp.
“Work permit problems for Wilshire”
Former national under 17 and 20 stand out, Kwame Wilshire has encountered some problems while on trial in Russia and Turkey. Although the 23 year old midfielder has impressed the coaches, the problem he faced was getting his work permit. The authorities tried to work things out for the 23 year old, their attempts proved futile. Wilshire is now in England and trying to make a final attempt to play abroad before he leaves for his home country. He has shown great interest playing for Tobago United in the PFL if he returns home since he knows and likes Peter Grandville style of coach (having played under him in 2000).
“Under 21 hoping to have all cylinders firing”
The boss himself, Lincoln Phillips, is getting things in place for the national “Under 21 team.” Mr. Phillips has made several phone calls and arrangements to fly in 10 players next Sunday to join the national “Under 21 team” for the Caribbean games. Nine of the ten players are college based players and Ricky Shakes. The problem now that these college players face is that they have to be out of school for a long period, risking their eligibility for this upcoming season. Nevertheless, the under 21 team seems to be heading in the right direction with preparations.
