Barnes named new Jamaica coach

[reggae-fan]

Barnes named new coach of Jamaica


By Jonathan Stevenson


Barnes has been keen to get back into management since leaving Celtic


England and Liverpool great John Barnes has been named as the new national coach of Jamaica.
The 44-year-old Jamaican-born former England winger has been chosen to replace Brazilian Rene Simoes, who was sacked as technical director last week.
"The Jamaica Football Federation announces the appointment of Mr Barnes and he will take up official duties on 1 November," said a statement.
Barnes' last post in management ended with the sack at Celtic in 2000.
The JFF statement continued: "Mr Barnes will be in charge of the preparation of the national team for the Digicel Caribbean Cup (DCC) between 1 and 15 December and the Concacaf Gold Cup scheduled for June 2009.
"He will also be in charge of the final round of World Cup Qualifiers in 2009, should Jamaica advance to this stage of the competition.
"Mr Barnes' contract will be reviewed following the aforementioned events."
Jamaica are currently last in their four-team World Cup qualifying group on one point from three games, with three games remaining. To have a chance of advancing to the final stage of the Concacaf qualifying round, they must beat Mexico, Honduras and Canada and hope other results go their way. Former Hull and Tranmere midfielder Theodore Whitmore will take charge of those World Cup games, staying on as Barnes' assistant after.

[Trini _2026]

Seem like JA  throw in the towel

[reggae-fan]

Seem like JA  throw in the towel

Not neccisarily. With 3 home games remaining, and with Simoes continued non-selection of key players, this is an attempt to turn things around. There is no way all of 4 kids should have been given debuts in critical world cup qualifying games while seasoned players watch form the sidelines.

In any case, our fortunes are not totally in our hands. We can win all our remaining games and still not make it to the Hex.

[assrancid]

Seem like JA  throw in the towel

Not neccisarily. With 3 home games remaining, and with Simoes continued non-selection of key players, this is an attempt to turn things around. There is no way all of 4 kids should have been given debuts in critical world cup qualifying games while seasoned players watch form the sidelines.

In any case, our fortunes are not totally in our hands. We can win all our remaining games and still not make it to the Hex.

Oh shut up!

Qualifying was always and is always in the hands of teams playing.
That is why you win when you have to.

If I recall properly you were singing the pariases of the return of Burrell and Simoes like they wre some new brand of beef patty!

Now you complain that the patty stale.  Just shut up already!

[kounty]

Seem like JA  throw in the towel

my sentiments exactly 

[Touches]

Theodore Whitmore will take charge of those World Cup games, staying on as Barnes' assistant after.

Anytime Whitmore qualify JA for the HEX it will be an injustice and a travesty for him to be an assistant after.

The selection of barnes is a smokescreen to pacify the public.

It is only fair whitmore gets the job if he passes the exam.

[Babalawo]

Seem like JA  throw in the towel

my sentiments exactly 

quitters

[palos]

"He will also be in charge of the final round of World Cup Qualifiers in 2009, should Jamaica advance to this stage of the competition.

BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! 

[reggae-fan]

Theodore Whitmore will take charge of those World Cup games, staying on as Barnes' assistant after.

Anytime Whitmore qualify JA for the HEX it will be an injustice and a travesty for him to be an assistant after.

The selection of barnes is a smokescreen to pacify the public.

It is only fair whitmore gets the job if he passes the exam.

Dont understand why you guys are getting excited (or is it that you are getting worried?). Jamaica has picked up a road point so far, and still have an opportunity to win all 3 remaining home games. Didnt you guys drop 2 home pointx to guatemala the other day? A victory for Guatemala in the next game could effectively put you in a worse situation that which Jamaica finds itself now.  Its not a matter of Ja throwing in the towel, its a matter of the JFF having the balls to take action before its too late.

I like Simoes as a coach, but unfortunately for him, his selectinn policy left alot to be desired.

[ON DE BLOCK]

isn't barnes half trini? 

[just cool]

Theodore Whitmore will take charge of those World Cup games, staying on as Barnes' assistant after.

Anytime Whitmore qualify JA for the HEX it will be an injustice and a travesty for him to be an assistant after.

The selection of barnes is a smokescreen to pacify the public.

It is only fair whitmore gets the job if he passes the exam.

Dont understand why you guys are getting excited (or is it that you are getting worried?). Jamaica has picked up a road point so far, and still have an opportunity to win all 3 remaining home games. Didnt you guys drop 2 home pointx to guatemala the other day? A victory for Guatemala in the next game could effectively end your campaign.  Its not a matter of Ja throwing in the towel, its a matter of the JFF having the balls to take action before its too late.

I like Simoes as a coach, but unfortunately for him, his selectinn policy left alot to be desired.

Doh mind dem nah RF, God is Good, and i wish allyuh all the best. Good luck with the next three games since it's look's like ah all central american hex with the US as the only exception! God forbid that should happen. @ least 2 caribbean teams in the hex would be nice.                                  positive.

[WestCoast]

isn't barnes half trini? 

he fadda is ah naturalised Jamaican who was born in TnT

[asylumseeker]

Theodore Whitmore will take charge of those World Cup games, staying on as Barnes' assistant after.

Anytime Whitmore qualify JA for the HEX it will be an injustice and a travesty for him to be an assistant after.

The selection of barnes is a smokescreen to pacify the public.

It is only fair whitmore gets the job if he passes the exam.

Good scene for Whitmore. Regardless of the outcome of WCQ ... this is a good scene for him ... at the end of the day he'll have attained more current/recent WCQ experience than JB.

Whitmore has lots of support in Jamaica to fill this role and I think the "JFF" arrived at this solution in recognition of this ... as well as the fact that any foreign coach coming in wouldn't have a clue about the players. Top to bottom this is the best man to run things from here on in ... thing is, even if he pulls it off, I doubt the Jamaican public would be willing to entrust the Hex to him. Enter any scapegoat here.

Jamaica will be looking for a coach in fairly short order. I doubt JB will be around a year from now.

[Dinner Mints]

Seem like JA  throw in the towel

Not neccisarily. With 3 home games remaining, and with Simoes continued non-selection of key players, this is an attempt to turn things around. There is no way all of 4 kids should have been given debuts in critical world cup qualifying games while seasoned players watch form the sidelines.

In any case, our fortunes are not totally in our hands. We can win all our remaining games and still not make it to the Hex.

Oh shut up!

Qualifying was always and is always in the hands of teams playing.
That is why you win when you have to.

If I recall properly you were singing the pariases of the return of Burrell and Simoes like they wre some new brand of beef patty!

Now you complain that the patty stale.  Just shut up already!

Different reggae-fan (not Reggaefan). I think. Version 2.0 actually seems polite.

[assrancid]

my apologies/

I do hope tht Jamaica makes it, but the other RF.....stinks

[spideybuff]

I guess Technical Director in Jamaica and Technical Director in Trinidad is two different things...must be the accent cause that.

[reggae-fan]

isn't barnes half trini? 

Yes, his dad was born in T&T but abandoned you guys for a better life in Jamaica

[reggae-fan]

Theodore Whitmore will take charge of those World Cup games, staying on as Barnes' assistant after.

Anytime Whitmore qualify JA for the HEX it will be an injustice and a travesty for him to be an assistant after.

The selection of barnes is a smokescreen to pacify the public.

It is only fair whitmore gets the job if he passes the exam.

Good scene for Whitmore. Regardless of the outcome of WCQ ... this is a good scene for him ... at the end of the day he'll have attained more current/recent WCQ experience than JB.

Whitmore has lots of support in Jamaica to fill this role and I think the "JFF" arrived at this solution in recognition of this ... as well as the fact that any foreign coach coming in wouldn't have a clue about the players. Top to bottom this is the best man to run things from here on in ... thing is, even if he pulls it off, I doubt the Jamaican public would be willing to entrust the Hex to him. Enter any scapegoat here.

Jamaica will be looking for a coach in fairly short order. I doubt JB will be around a year from now.

Barnes signed a one year contract. The idea is that he will work with Whitmore during the Hex (if we get there), during the Caribbean cup, and then the gold cup. After that, he will be re-assesed. If we make the Hex and qualify for the Gold cup, then expect Barnes' contract to be extended beyond one year. And 'm convinced that if we make the Hex, we going all the way to SA.

[weary1969]

Reggae-fan like u gettin on like reggaefan what betta life in JA not even when all yuh $ was higher than d US it was betta than TNT

[palos]

And 'm convinced that if we make the Hex, we going all the way to SA.

1 - You were convinced you would make the Hex too.  Not so sure anymore?

2 - For you to make the Hex, not only would you have to win your next 3 games, but you would have to hope that BOTH Mexico AND Canada beat Honduras in Honduras.  The maximum points you can get is 10.  Honduras already has 6 points with 2 homes games left out of their 3.  If they beat Canada and draw against Mexico in Tegucicalpa, they too will have 10 points and they have a superior goal difference to Jamaica.

Mexico MIGHT beat Honduras in Honduras...but Mexico would all have qualified by then so that eh no certainty.  Canada NOT beatin Honduras nowhere on dis planet.

But keep hope halive bro.

[reggae-fan]

Reggae-fan like u gettin on like reggaefan what betta life in JA not even when all yuh $ was higher than d US it was betta than TNT

What the value of the $ have to do with anything? you obviously dont understand economics.

I doubt Barnes would leave T&T for Jamaica to live a sub-standard life. the man left for better opportunities in the Jamaica military.

Now lets get back to football.

[weary1969]

Yeah real opportunities dat is what d woman did name. I know d man family in TNT ok as 4 knowin economics u eh understand it

[andre samuel]

I didnt want to get into this, but i seeing some real shit here.  Trinidad is the financial capital of the Caribbean by far.  This is our second oil boom so i dont know what better opportunity allyuh talking about....lol.

anyways, good luck to jamaica for the remainder of the campaign.  But they have thrown in the towel.  If John Barnes was with the side from now, i could understand that, but they already gave up on this campaign. 

Simoes mess allyuh up bad but alyuh shoulda never fire him.  All he did was lose to mex and honduras away and it have no shame in that.  Allyuh position bad because Honduras beat Canada in Canada while allyuh draw.  So u guess to save money de decided to cut their loses.

I really hope that we can beat Guatemala to at least make it one caribbean team in de HEX

ah love it!!

[Trini _2026]

And 'm convinced that if we make the Hex, we going all the way to SA.

1 - You were convinced you would make the Hex too.  Not so sure anymore?

2 - For you to make the Hex, not only would you have to win your next 3 games, but you would have to hope that BOTH Mexico AND Canada beat Honduras in Honduras.  The maximum points you can get is 10.  Honduras already has 6 points with 2 homes games left out of their 3.  If they beat Canada and draw against Mexico in Tegucicalpa, they too will have 10 points and they have a superior goal difference to Jamaica.

Mexico MIGHT beat Honduras in Honduras...but Mexico would all have qualified by then so that eh no certainty.  Canada NOT beatin Honduras nowhere on dis planet.

But keep hope halive bro.

Also Mexico has 3 road games and where is the easiest place for them to earn points RF ....!!! 

[judge101]

man jam and haiti vex meh boy now it lookn like onlyT&T will be in the hex should they beat guatemala they have them central am looking good boy wham to the caribbean

[kaliman2006]

Allyuh leave reggae-fan alone nah! Lewwe not get on dese bad vibes dis hour of the day.

As Monkey Genius say, this version actually seems more polite than the other one.

[fishs]

Simoes should of not been given the job in the first place.
Jamaica had it hard , a psycho coach, a mirror TTFF and hurricane.

John Barnes as coach ?
No credentials for this level, is like all the calls for Latas to be our coach, pure sentiment and loss of reality.

 Ah real sorry for JA but they could continue on the SA journey by supporting TT.

[warmonga]

Seem like JA  throw in the towel

Throw in towel? Dats a very good move By Jamaica.. No one like Theodore Whitmore knows the A squad for Jamaica.. trus mi You will see at least 7 new players starting for JA  in there next game . When I say new I meant players like King and de rest who wasdroped to play a bunch of school boys..
Good luck jamaica..
war

[Toussaint]

man jam and haiti vex meh boy now it lookn like onlyT&T will be in the hex should they beat guatemala they have them central am looking good boy wham to the caribbean

No excuses. I am totally disappointed in both Haiti and Jamaica, but moreso in Haiti. Jamaica actually only had one really bad game and that was of course in Mexico where they did not show their natural fighting spirit.

But, Haiti? Total meltdown. Haiti's last coaching staff totally messed up the team. The central americans are cruising unchallenged to the hex.

The way I see it, TnT is alone in this fight.

[weary1969]

We in d fight but we need a General