there seems to be some sort of effort by the younger generation to discredit a man(russell latapy) who anyone who is anyone over the age of 25 in this country both in and out of football will humble with great respect and admiration for an icon's legacy. george best never played in a world cup and yet is still considered one of the best to ever play the game. i know ignorance is bliss with the youth of today, but you dont need a master's to understand the respect afforded among his peers.trinidad and tobago football has a long history of great players that i, you and many of us has not seen and surely not in their prime should we say because they never played in the epl or la liga they were just ok players. we live in a world of technolgy today we did not have back then, most of the past greats just have the memories of thier generation and if that can live on into other generations ,there had to be something special about thoses players.( VIDEO TAPE OR NOT ). TO THOSE I HAVE AND HAVE NOT SEEN 
I am assuming this post is principally directed towards me. If it isn't so then I withdraw the following statement.
1) I have never, I repeat, never attempted to discredit Russell Latapy's genius in his prime or even nowadays at 35 + years.
2) I have never, I repeat never, claimed that he was an average player because he didn't play in one of the bigger european leagues.
3) My post was intended as a kickstarter for some kind of initiative to make an archive of video and print evidence (which exists because he didn't play in Portugal in pre historic times) In no way was I calling into question the memories of those who have had the occassion to see him play.
Memory is a funny thing. It tends to get distorted and disappear with time. When in 50 years, few if any Trinidadians know who Russell Latapy, people like yourself will be the first ones to criticise the 'younger ones' for not having preserved his legacy. I am moving to avoid such a situation.
Now imagine this. You go to some small country with relatively little footballing pedigree. The older natives spend their time reminiscing about the greatest player they have ever seen. You've never heard of the man, and apparently, he, for some reason or the other, wasn't able to get picked up in the elite competition of the sport. You're going to be sceptical right? What are you going to ask the natives for if you want proof of his worth?
Today's generation refuses to accept anything on anyone else's say so, its that simple. Thats why we are branded as having problems with authority and why generally we have difficulty accepting religious dogma. Call me a doubting Thomas (which i'm not, by the way). When the legacy disappears it won't be my loss. It'll be all Trinidad and Tobago's...
