Truetrini wha happen, you vex cause you buddy Lincoln get bump or what?
or you catch a vaps
I think the TTFF does want the Football to develop.
Jack makes 10 times more money with development than without it.
Since we had the youth world cup and them make this world cup That is "Development"
That is big money!
trust me the TTFF want we to be hot like Brazil, They want all games to be played at a high standard and they want the teams to win.
They want a million Ronaldos running around so we can sell them for big money.
Of Course they want T and T football to develop.
but Wanting and doing is 2 different things.
Doing Involves
taking money and training coaches
taking money and building fields
Taking money and building clubs
wanting involves
Complaining about no money but collecting any lil gate receipts and TV money.
Going to the Govt and asking for millions
using inside position in football to get hands on tickets for resale at a profit
of Course they want TTFF football to develop but are they able to develop it...no.
Did the TTFF Develop, Stern John, Dwight Yorke, Russel latapy etc.
Or did they just try to maximize the financial benefits based on these players ability?
The biggest problem with Trinidad and Tobago football is not so much the TTFF but more so that we are amatures stuck in a professional world.
Our professional league is only 5-10 years old, In England there are teams that were founded in 1800's before our country was even born.
We as a country are not serious about development on the whole.
Football is just a by product.
Imagine water does still "GO" in Trinidad
Police does still give excuse that "we have no Vehicle" for emergency call
When Rain fall the big drain does always overflow.
Pot Holes does carh fix
if you want development do not look at the TTFF
Look at the clubs
W Connection, jabloteh, Joe Public
look at them when Big shot owners stop putting money into the club and they have to depend on gate receipts and player transfers to fund people work like the coaches.
Then you will see development.
You aint hear what the man say.
These PFL teams training and them aint even have no nets, The field water logged and muddy
let me give you a good analogy to make it seem simple
If you is a farmer but your own Hi Lo, in the morning when you wake up will you go out in the field and toil the soil in the Hot sun or will you walk into the Hi Lo and pick up a Big Red and a Kiss Cake.
The owners of these teams have money to keep them afloat.
Development is not a requirement.
If Jabloteh develops more better players? Does the coach get a bigger salary, does the team get bigger receipts.
yes they have youth teams in development, but is the entire franchise depending on the Develpment of said players.
Compare jabloteh development to the devolpment of a team in Holland ( a reknowned youth development location) In Holland one Klivert one Robben can be the difference between 10 -15 million dollars, that will pay salary for everybody from Toilet cleaner to Club manager for 2 -3 years. It can be the difference between you paying your Mortgage and homelessness.
In the morning when you walk up a Farmer from Jabloteh and a Farmer from Holland and you say you going to "DEVELOP" good crops of good players, Who toiling hard who day, who going the extra mile.
Who you think.
The TTFF does not need to Develop Football.
In Fact the TTFF does not have to develop TnT Football it is the job of football clubs!
When will TnT Football Clubs "DEVELOP" good players, when some one life depends on it.
A job is something you do because you have to do it to make money and survive in this world.
Who is Trinidad can actually say that my job is to develop football talent?
Who can say that?
Who in Trinidad can say that if I do not develop this player I will not get a salary, I will not pay my mortagage, I will not have money for retirement.
I really wish I can meet on of this people so they can show me the players they developed, they can show how much money they got over they years and the standard of living they were able to maintain based on said development!
The TTFF is an amature organization.
A group of pardners who does lime,
Have a lil meeting now and then, Control people who like to be in charge, who like to walk around town with a TTFF polo shirt,
Men who glad to get a lil free pass to attend a lil game and thing.
Where in this Job description you see "Development"
In this world you get what you want.
Jack Warner wanted TnT to make a World Cup and by hook no crook he fight and fight until we make it.
He went from 1 spot to 2 to 3 to 4. he get world class coach, he even get a charter plane to take them players to bahrain. He did not stop until he make it.
Show me one person in trinidad who Job it is to "Develop" Players !!!!!!
We dont have it because we dont want it!
True Trini ask yourself this Question.
If Gally (A well know good coach) come to 100 Trinidadians and said each one of you has to pay me $100 a week for the next 10 years that will be 5.2 Million TT, With that money I am going to concentrate on developing 25 current 10 year old who by the time they turn 20 will be so good we can sell them for millions millions more. Who would put the money.
And we talking about 5K TT a year which is small money, Man does spend more on KFC over a year.
Gally quicker to end up in St Ann's than to get a check from any body in Trinidad.
If you ask this question in football "Developed" countries you likely to hear people say if I gave you $200 a week can you develop 50 players.
Amature vs professional.