I have to believe that triniscout may have spoken a few "home truths" and I do not totally disagree with him.We can all remember when Yorke was in his "pomp" he refused to come back and play for TT on several occassions,not only that but he feigned injury to avoid playing for TT.Latapy showed a little more interest but not much more.Yorke suddenly came back to us when he realized that he could showcase his skills to get back into the English Premier League.Now that he has achieved that he has retired and so to has Latapy and now Lawrence.Looking at those fellas play gives reason to believe that they still have plenty to give TT so I dont understand their reason for quitting international football.They could at least be part of the set up in the early qualifying stages.It is not like we are over flowing wit players to take their place,their pride for Trinidad is questionable.I do not understand why those 3 have chosen to retire,is it because they are now comfortable and do not need Trinidad anymore.As trininscout asked,do they give a little to some of the schools,just a little not much.The African players do so much for their children back in Africa.Our players could do well to learn about love from the Africans.
Stern John seems to be the exception.
Yorke and Latas' commitment to the TNT cause (note i didn't say love for their country) has always been sketchy at best. However, there is no possible way one can link that to their post WC retirements.
To begin with, anyone who vex with a 38-39 year old for trying to reduce the number of games he would possibly play in a year smoking something a lot more serious than 40 cigarettes a week.
As far as Yorke go, whether he's fit enough to remain part of the national team setup, you have to consider that the guy has been part of the setup for almost 20 years now. If there's one point that has to be made, as long as Yorke is a fixture on the NT, some young promising youth is going to be benched, or even not selected at all. Call it 'Tobago Love' if you will, but it might be some necessary medicine.
Also you can't blame the guy for wanting to bow out on a high note. Half of greatness is knowing when to stay and when to go... That is the ONLY mistake Michael Jordan ever make.
I could be wrong about Dennis, but it sounded like his retirement was intimately linked to the players impasse (he didn't want to continue to refuse calls from his country - is a former armyman we talking about), and he didn't want to betray his comrades in arms involved in the lawsuit. It was the easy way out. I'm convinced that if everything is resolved amicably he would go back on his position.
As far as generosity goes, these guys are like anybody else, making a living. Nobody complains (well few do) if a sucessful businessman comes across as stingy. At the end of the day, generosity is a character trait, not an obligation. Ah also seriously doubt that League 2/League 1, Scottish 1st division etc does pay de kind of money for men to suddenly decide to become community godfather
