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Re: Superstar Rangers/St Ann's Rangers/La Horquetta Rangers Thread
« Reply #90 on: March 15, 2023, 05:08:33 PM »
Please forgive me here but can you enlighten me as to where else this occurs? ---- where an organization/entity owns more than 1 team in the same league like with our leagues

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Easy, Pachuca and Leon (Mexico) would be an example.

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« Reply #91 on: March 15, 2023, 05:54:16 PM »
 Does this mean he controls two votes ?
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« Reply #92 on: March 16, 2023, 08:57:18 AM »
Ah doh know what the factual arrangements are, but in my view the more interesting observation is what was stated previously:  it can happen where it is not stated it cyah happen.

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« Reply #93 on: March 16, 2023, 02:18:31 PM »
asylum is correct. Got this from Wiki.

Interestingly, the Cornish are credited for bringing soccer (futbol) to Mexico. In 2012, billionaire Carlos Slim purchased a 30% stake in Grupo Pachuca, which owns Pachuca and Leon. Since getting promoted to the Primera Division in 1998, Pachuca has been one of the most successful clubs in Mexico.

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« Reply #94 on: March 17, 2023, 12:54:29 PM »
La Horquetta Rangers edge St Vincent and the Grenadines
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ISAIAH LEE netted the only goal as T&T professional club Terminix La Horquetta Rangers opened the St Vincent and the Grenadines leg of their Caribbean tour with a closely-fought 1-0 win over the “Vincey Heat” at Victoria Park in Kingstown, Wednesday night.

Rangers are on a pre-season tour, prior to competing in the TT Premier Football League. They have already played three matches in Grenada, winning 2-0 over St Lucia, losing 3-2 to the Grenada men’s national team and also drawing a return match against the Spice Boys 1-1 . Rangers will end the Caribbean series with a second match against SVG tomorrow from 3 p.m.

Wednesday night, Rangers found SVG their equal during a goalless first half, but were ahead just seven minutes into the second period through Lee. The young striker, a member of Trinidad and Tobago’s 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, beat Josh Stowe, with a powerful, diagonal shot, the ball going low and past the dive of the Grenada goalkeeper.

Also going close were Rangers captain Tyrone Charles, who only just failed to connect with Ataullah Guerra’s dangerous pass at the far post, while Guerra screwed a shot wide when free and with plenty of time from just on top of the penalty area.

The match was a fast-paced affair in which Rangers head coach Dave Quamina gave a couple of other players a first start, among them midfielder Josiah Edwards and the defensive pair of Akim Andrew and Emmanuel Thomas.

Striker Cleon Westfield came close to getting a goal for the Vincey Heat early in the second half, his shot from the left flank bringing a good save out of goalkeeper Jabari Brice, who has started the last two matches for Rangers after Jabari St Hillare began the first two against St Lucia and Grenada. However, Kevin Francis went even closer and almost brought SVG level in added-on time, his shot from 35-metres beating keeper Brice but rebounding off an upright.
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Re: Superstar Rangers/St Ann's Rangers/La Horquetta Rangers Thread
« Reply #95 on: March 17, 2023, 01:03:00 PM »
asylum is correct. Got this from Wiki.

Interestingly, the Cornish are credited for bringing soccer (futbol) to Mexico. In 2012, billionaire Carlos Slim purchased a 30% stake in Grupo Pachuca, which owns Pachuca and Leon. Since getting promoted to the Primera Division in 1998, Pachuca has been one of the most successful clubs in Mexico.

I appreciate the corroboration, Deeks. Now I'll add that it's not unique to Grupo Pachuca. For instance, both Santos Laguna and Atlas are owned by another entity. Eyebrow-raising but that's the reality.

By the way, Victoria Swift was at Leon with Marta Cox. Cox was moved to Pachuca to reinforce that squad, while Swift didn't continue with Leon.

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« Reply #96 on: March 17, 2023, 06:12:18 PM »
Thanks. I am looking at Police and Connection. Connection 1-0. Police putting real pressure. How they eh score, I eh know. Lord, the grounds hard and dusty. Pity Gary did not put turf field instead of grass. Nice vibe and atmosphere!!!!

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Re: Superstar Rangers/St Ann's Rangers/La Horquetta Rangers Thread
« Reply #97 on: March 24, 2023, 01:21:50 AM »
Rangers boss not sending players to train with T&T.
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express).


Defiant Ferguson

A DEFIANT Richard Ferguson, managing director of local professional football club Terminix La Horquetta Rangers, insists that while he will make his players available for national selection on FIFA match days, he will not release them otherwise to train with the national team.

Ferguson was responding to a Trinidad Express enquiry, after national coach Angus Eve hinted that Rangers was among the local clubs not looking at the “bigger picture” when it came to developing the national squad.

Speaking via Zoom, Eve hinted that he had not selected players from local clubs Rangers and Point Fortin Civic for upcoming CONCACAF Nations League matches, because they had not been part of recent national team preparations.

Eve is the third T&T coach who has expressed difficulty getting Rangers footballers released for national team preparations, following similar complaints by former head coaches Dennis Lawrence and Terry Fenwick.

Ferguson was appointed managing director of Rangers after Terminix Trinidad Limited purchased St Ann’s Rangers FC in June, 2018, moved the club to the La Horquetta community and changed its name to Terminix La Horquetta Rangers FC.

Ferguson a Trinidad and Tobago Football Association presidential aspirant, insisted that he is within his rights to withhold his players outside of official FIFA match-day windows.

“When there is a FIFA window we have to release the players. But if is he’s asking for them to go and train.... nah. That isn’t happening,” stated Ferguson.

“We does train harder than them,” he declared.

“I am not sending no players to train,” Ferguson insisted. “We training three times a week, eight hours a day. To send them to train other than that, they will get injured. I does pay my players. He (Eve) does not pay them.”

Ferguson supported his argument that Rangers had not boycotted the national team by pointing out that Real Gill had scored a goal for T&T against St Martin on January 29, and defender Russ Russell Jr also came on as a substitute.

Ferguson was reminded that while dominating the local professional league, teams such as Defence Force and W Connection had in the past always released their top players to train with the national team.

W Connection at one point played a national final with youth players such as then 15-year-old Mark Ramdeen included.

“That is W Connection. We are Rangers, a different club,” Ferguson insisted.

“We does ask him (Eve) to play us a game and he never does. He will play Army three times a week. He will play Police. He will play Club Sando. But he will never play Rangers.”

Rangers recently played five international games in ten days on a successful Caribbean tour, which ended with Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the senior national team of St Vincent and the Grenadines.

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« Reply #98 on: March 24, 2023, 02:16:36 PM »
"I does pay my players. He (Eve) does not pay them.”

“We does ask him (Eve) to play us a game and he never does. He will play Army three times a week. He will play Police. He will play Club Sando. But he will never play Rangers.”

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« Reply #99 on: March 24, 2023, 03:05:40 PM »
About as valuable as Credit Suisse on Monday.

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Re: Superstar Rangers/St Ann's Rangers/La Horquetta Rangers Thread
« Reply #100 on: March 26, 2023, 01:12:20 AM »
Ballpest doubles in Central FC's comback win vs Jabloteh.
By Sherdon Pierre (T&T Newsday).


CENTRAL FC player Keron "Ballpest" Cummings scored two goals to record a 3-2 comeback victory over a determined San Juan Jabloteh on Saturday at the Phase Two La Horquetta Recreation Grounds, La Horquetta.

Keron "Ballpest" Cummings gave Central the early scoring from the penalty spot in the third minute. Cummings calmly placed the ball to the right of the diving goalkeeper Jesse Peters.

Ten minutes later, Dantaye Gilbert tapped in close range in the 13th minute to score Jabloteh's first goal of the campaign and tie the match 1-1.

Jabloteh's Trevis Byron gave his team the 2-1 lead with a scorching long-range shot from distance in the 36th minute catching goalie Hakeem Lucas off guard. His terrific goal is in the lead for goal of the tournament.

Central flipped the script in the second half and applied pressure to the young Jabloteh team. Maurice Dick levelled the score in the 51st and former national midfielder and skipper Cummings completed his double in the 81st to seal the victory for his team.

Central FC move on to ten points at the top of the table.

In another match, W Connection and Morvant Caledonia United played to a goalless draw at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium on Saturday.

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Re: Superstar Rangers/St Ann's Rangers/La Horquetta Rangers Thread
« Reply #101 on: March 27, 2023, 08:08:03 AM »
"I does pay my players. He (Eve) does not pay them.”

“We does ask him (Eve) to play us a game and he never does. He will play Army three times a week. He will play Police. He will play Club Sando. But he will never play Rangers.”


What allyuh think ?

According to him, Rangers "does train harder" than the national team. They are currently in 7th spot out of 12 teams the TT PFL.

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of a better training system.

Maybe he is trying to make a point about the haphazard approach of the national governing body. 




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« Reply #102 on: March 27, 2023, 12:57:20 PM »
Yeah, but they have also played only 2 matches. Recall they were on tour.

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« Reply #103 on: March 27, 2023, 01:51:54 PM »
According to him, Rangers "does train harder" than the national team. They are currently in 7th spot out of 12 teams the TT PFL.

Zandolie, Rangers have only played one or two games so far. They have games in hand because they were on tour up the islands.

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« Reply #104 on: March 27, 2023, 04:45:02 PM »

It would be good if this fella was vindicated by having an outstanding season. But other local players have been doing well under national team training.

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« Reply #105 on: March 27, 2023, 08:02:44 PM »
I guess he is licking his chops now
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« Reply #106 on: March 28, 2023, 05:30:42 PM »
I guess he is licking his chops now

I hope is not that petty. I agreed with him to a point. He looked after his players during the covid. In addition, many players have been injured on national duty. And have had real issues with health bills. He don't want that for his players. But from now on I do hope he release his players. I was told that there are other players from other clubs who could have mad the team. But were not selected.

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Re: Superstar Rangers/St Ann's Rangers/La Horquetta Rangers Thread
« Reply #107 on: May 17, 2023, 12:15:30 AM »
Rangers highest local club in Concacaf rankings, TT Pro League ranked 13th.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).


La Horquetta Rangers is the highest-ranked T&T Premier Football League on a list of 184 clubs issued by CONCACAF following the launch of an innovative new ranking system for clubs and leagues in the region on Monday.

According to the CONCACAF, the new club ranking is based on the performances of individual clubs in official international and domestic competitions, while the league ranking only considers international matches.

As a starting point for the new club ranking, the region’s men’s clubs have been ranked based on their results since 2017 in the following official international and domestic club competitions: Concacaf Champions League, Concacaf Regional Cups (Leagues Cup, Central American Cup, and Caribbean Cup), Domestic first division professional league, Member Association Cups (which qualify for Concacaf competitions), and FIFA Club World Cup

According to CONCACAF performances in these competitions this season (2023), and going forward in the coming years, will continue to be used to determine the new club ranking.

The CONCACAF release added: The new rankings will be an important part of the Confederation’s revamped club ecosystem and will be key a factor in determining draw seedings for official Concacaf club competitions beginning with the new 2023 Central American and Caribbean Cups and onwards, and next year’s eagerly anticipated expanded CONCACAF Champions League.

Formally known as Superstar Rangers Football Club and St. Ann’s Rangers Football Club, the club now owned by businessman Richard Ferguson and fourth on the current T&TPFL table has a ranking of 104th with 1,027 points to be the highest of the 12 T&T professional clubs, and fourth best among Caribbean Football Union representatives behind Haiti’s Violette ( (71st/1,076 points), Dominican Republic’s Cibao FC (84th/1,058), and Haiti’s Arcahaie FC (103rd/1,032 points).

Rangers, who won their own Ascension Football Tournament last year, one year after Defence Force captured the title has been in existence for over forty-eight (48) years and operating under Superstar Rangers FC for over thirty-five (35) years. Nine years ago, we changed the club’s name to St. Ann’s Rangers Football Club to reflect the location of the club was that of the community of St. Ann’s.

The club was then purchased by Terminix Trinidad Limited in 2018 and from January 2019 the club was moved to the community of La Horquetta hence the club’s name was changed again to reflect this move, to Terminix La Horquetta Rangers FC.

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New rankings system launched
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CONCACAF launched yesterday an innovative, new ranking system for clubs and leagues in the confederation that will help determine draw seedings for its Champions League and other new tournaments.

The new rankings will be an important part of revamped club ecosystem in CONCACAF and will come into effect from the start of the new Central American and Caribbean Cup tournaments and onwards, and the expanded Champions League next year.

According to a CONCACAF news release: “The new dynamic rankings will be regularly updated following international club competitions, domestic league, and cup matches. They will be publicly available on [the CONCACAF website.

“In addition to determining draw seedings for CONCACAF club competitions, the ranking system will also provide fans with an engaging way to track the progress of their favourite club and league week after week, as they compete with the very best in the confederation.”

The news release indicated that the men’s clubs in the confederation have been ranked based on their results in a slew of official international and domestic club competitions over the past six years as a starting point for the new rankings.

The competitions include the Champions League, as well as the Leagues Cup, Central American Cup, and Caribbean Cup, domestic top division professional leagues, member association cup tournaments, and the FIFA Club World Cup.

The CONCACAF news release added: “Performances in these competitions from this season and going forward will continue to be used to determine the new club ranking.

“The competitions are weighted in terms of the ranking points available in every match, with international matches awarding more ranking points than domestic top division league and cup matches.”

The news release stated: “The calculating formula has been developed in a way that allows clubs to know ahead of each match how many ranking points they can gain or lose depending on the result (win, draw, or loss). Clubs gain more ranking points for defeating a higher-ranked opponent and lose more ranking points should they be defeated by a lower-ranked opponent. Home-field advantage is also a factor.”

In addition to an individual club ranking, CONCACAF is launching a league ranking index to determine the strength of domestic professional leagues based on the performances of their clubs in international competitions.

For the League ranking, only international matches will be considered and matches from the CONCACAF Champions League will award twice the points in comparison to Leagues Cup, Central American Cup, and Caribbean Cup.

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Re: Superstar/St Ann's/La Horquetta Rangers Thread
« Reply #108 on: November 27, 2023, 03:41:53 PM »
Rangers turn to youth, look for 'balance' in TTPFL
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday)


AFTER a fourth-placed finish in the inaugural T&T Premier Football League (TTPFL) season, Terminix La Horquetta Rangers head coach Dave Quamina has promised to unleash a more youthful looking team in the league’s second season as his team tries to strike the right balance. The new TTPFL season kicked off on Friday night with a double-header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, with reigning tier one champions Defence Force emerging as the lone winners on the night after a resounding 5-0 victory over newcomers 1976 FC Phoenix.

Rangers’ TTFPL campaign kicked off with a matchup against Heritage Petroleum Point Fortin Civic at the Mahaica Sporting Complex in Point Fortin yesterday.

Last season, with players such as Tyrone Charles, 34, Ataullah Guerra, 36, Daneil Cyrus, 32, Kadeem Corbin, 27, Real Gill, 20, and Kaihim Thomas, 20, at their disposal for most of the season, Rangers finished five points back of third-placed Tiger Tanks Club Sando and missed out on qualification for Concacaf Caribbean club football as a result.

Both Corbin and Gill transferred to Sando during the league campaign last season, with the former now at last season’s runner-up AC PoS. Thomas tasted TTPFL success as he made a timely transfer to Defence Force last season, and he was joined at the Army by former Rangers goalkeeper Jabari St Hillaire who was called up by Soca Warriors coach Angus Eve for the 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League A campaign.

Quamina said Rangers have lost good, young talent, but they have also taken measures to replace those players within the squad. Rangers have drafted in former Central FC striker Kesean St Rose, ex-Jabloteh defender Jelani Peters and former national under-17 winger Tyrese “Boy Boy” Bailey.

Last year’s Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) MVP Tarik Lee, who featured sparingly for Rangers last season, is still within the ranks, alongside the aforementioned veteran trio of Charles, Cyrus and Guerra, who have over 120 T&T international appearances combined.

“I think all teams are going into the season with their (expectations) high. Football is played on the day. You cannot predict a season until it starts,” Quamina told Newsday in an interview done before the start of the season.

“Last season was competitive so we are going to try and see how close we could be to the top. We have a lot of young players this time around so we will be trying to do better than we did last season.”

Rangers arguably went into the inaugural TTPFL season as one of the favourites, particularly after a dominant showing in the 2022 Ascension Invitational tournament. They started the season brightly and looked to be contenders, but ran out of steam and faded badly. Club owner Richard Ferguson even publicly admonished his players following a 1-0 win against Jabloteh at their Phase 2 La Horquetta home ground in May.

When asked if Rangers felt any pressure going into the new season, Quamina said, “I think all the teams are under pressure. One of the teams you may have to watch this year is the Point Fortin (Civic) team. They have assembled a good squad. They have assembled a good bunch of players so that is a team you have to watch.

“You still have to watch the Defence Force and Police. It will be a competitive (season) this time around. It will not be a walkover. I do not think there are any so-called big teams.” He added, “Last season was not one of our better seasons pertaining to conceding goals. I think we were up there with the top teams in the goal scoring department but (defensively we were not at our best).

“We are trying to have a balanced seasoning pertaining to goal-scoring and defending. Football is played both ways so we are trying to work on that.”

Rangers’ Phase 2 La Horquetta home base has almost become the local benchmark for the right mix of football and entertainment, with hundreds of spectators flocking to the venue to enjoy the on-field football drama and the off-field performances and parties.

“We will try to please the fans by coming out and trying to perform and make the La Horquetta community proud from the first game to the last game. We will give our best. All the teams have an opportunity and a chance to play for something because teams (want Concacaf Caribbean Cup) glory.”

On Wednesday, the TTPFL announced an increase in the prize money for both the tier one and tier two competitions, with a total of $800,000 in prizes to be distributed across the two divisions. The championship-winning team in tier one will receive $250,000 – doubling the amount given to last season’s winners. Quamina anticipates a fight to the finish.

“I think about four or five teams have a very good chance of coming into the mix for the Concacaf club tournaments so we will see how it goes. All the teams have to work on the day. It will not be a walkover.”

TTPFL knockout finalists last season, it remains to be seen which version of the Rangers team will show up for this TTPFL campaign.
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