I may be jumping the gun a bit, but I thought it might make sense to get this out as early a spossible. Any modifications/suggestions are welcome. Can the Warrior Nation endorse it? I apologise if not and promise to modify it to suit..
To whom it may concern
All conscientious fans of football in this country would join me in saying that Trinidad and Tobago’s qualification for the World Cup should also signal the start of a new era in how the sport is administered in this country.
However, recent news seems to indicate that this new hope seems to be nothing more than an illusion. Recently we were informed that Trinidad and Tobago would play host the Caribbean Women’s Final Round Qualification for the Womens Gold Cup from the 6th to the 10 of September. Almost simultaneously we were relayed the happy news of the officialisation of a high calibre friendly involving the men’s national team on September 6th against our eternal rivals, the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica.
What a feast of football on that day – Jamaica’s women take on their Bermudan counterparts at 5 pm followed by the Soca Princesses against the Surinam women’s team at 7 pm and to crown it off The Soca Warriors vs the Reggae Boyz.
Good news you say? Of course, but for one small thing. The women’s matches are being played in the Manny Ramjohn stadium while the ‘big match’ is going to be played in Port of Spain.
Now the time of the Soca Warrior’s match has not yet been clarified, but logic would dictate that’s such a high profile match as Trinidad and Tobago-Jamaica will take place after working hours.
How do I as a die hard supporter of ALL Trini football organise myself to see both matches? The simple answer is I don’t. I choose, and unless I live (or work) in south and the hassle of getting to the National Stadium is just too much, I’m hardly likely to choose T&T-Surinam over T&T-Jamaica.
The supporters club of all Trinbago football, the Warrior Nation, would like to call on all fans to appeal for the Trinidad and Tobago women’s match to be played as part of a double header with the Soca Warrior’s match so as to allow the National Women’s team to display their worth in front of crowds they are unlikely to encounter before actually qualifying for the Gold Cup. If this is not possible, at least the powers that be can have the date of one of the matches changed so as not to rob the women’s team of the chance of being supported by a decent sized crowd.
Yours in Trinbago Football